2012/13 snooker season

2012/13 snooker season
Season dates
Beginning of the season	June 18, 2012
End of season	May 6, 2013
Ranked tournaments	11
Minor ranking	13
Invitation tournaments	6th
number of players	99
Triple Crown Winner
UK Championship	Mark Selby
Masters	Mark Selby
World Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan
World ranking
Ranking first	Mark Selby Judd Trump
← 2011/12 2013/14 →

The 2012/13 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments that were part of the Main Tour .

A first version of the provisional calendar was published by the World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA) in late February 2012.

The International Championship in China was new to the calendar . Since the Wuxi Classic was raised from the status of an invitation tournament to that of a world ranking tournament, there are now five ranking tournaments in China. Thailand was the venue for the 6-Red World Championship , which was held between 2008 and 2010, but was not part of the main tour calendar despite professional participation.

The number of tournaments in the Players Tour Championship (PTC) was increased from 13 to 14 (including the final tournament), and the PTC also made a stop in Asia for the first time.

Season results

date	competition	venue	Art	winner	finalist	Result
June 25th to July 1st, 2012	Wuxi Classic 2012	Wuxi	World ranking tournament	Ricky Walden	Stuart Bingham	10: 4
July 2 to July 7, 2012	6-Red World Championship 2012	Bangkok	Invitation tournament	Mark Davis	Shaun Murphy	8: 4
July 9 to July 15, 2012	Australian Goldfields Open 2012	Bendigo	World ranking tournament	Barry Hawkins	Peter Ebdon	9: 3
September 17 to September 23, 2012	Shanghai Masters 2012	Shanghai	World ranking tournament	John Higgins	Judd Trump	10: 9
October 27 to October 28, 2012	World Seniors Championship 2012	Portsmouth	Invitation tournament	Nigel Bond	Tony Chappel	2-0
October 28 to November 4, 2012	International Championship 2012	Cheng you	World ranking tournament	Judd Trump	Neil Robertson	10: 8
August 16 to November 25, 2012	Premier League Snooker 2012	changing	Invitation tournament	Stuart Bingham	Judd Trump	7: 2
December 1 to December 9, 2012	UK Championship 2012	York	World ranking tournament	Mark Selby	Shaun Murphy	10: 6
January 13th to January 20th 2013	Masters 2013	London	Invitation tournament	Mark Selby	Neil Robertson	10: 6
January 25th to January 27th, 2013	Snooker Shoot-Out 2013	Blackpool	Invitation tournament	Martin Gould	Mark Allen	104: 0
January 30th to February 3rd, 2013	German Masters 2013	Berlin	World ranking tournament	Allister Carter	Marco Fu	9: 6
February 11th to February 17th 2013	Welsh Open 2013	Newport	World ranking tournament	Stephen Maguire	Stuart Bingham	9: 8
February 25 to March 3, 2013	Haikou World Open 2013	Haikou	World ranking tournament	Mark Allen	Matthew Stevens	10: 4
January 7th to March 21st, 2013	Championship League 2013	Stock, Essex	Invitation tournament	Martin Gould	Allister Carter	3: 2
March 25 to March 31, 2013	China Open 2013	Beijing	World ranking tournament	Neil Robertson	Mark Selby	10: 6
April 20 to May 6, 2013	World Championship 2013	Sheffield	World ranking tournament	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Barry Hawkins	18:12

Players Tour Championship

→ Main article : Players Tour Championship 2012/13

#	date	competition	venue	winner	finalist	Result
1	June 18 to June 22, 2012	APTC Event 1	Zhangjiagang	Stuart Bingham	Stephen Lee	4: 3
2	July 18 to July 22, 2012	PTC Event 1	Gloucester	Stephen Maguire	Jack Lisowski	4: 3
3	August 8 to August 12, 2012	PTC Event 2	Gloucester	Martin Gould	Stephen Maguire	4: 3
4th	August 23 to August 26, 2012	ET Event 1 - Paul Hunter Classic 2012	Fuerth	Mark Selby	Joe Swail	4: 1
5	September 5 to September 9, 2012	PTC Event 3	Gloucester	Rod Lawler	Marco Fu	4: 2
6th	September 23 to September 27, 2012	APTC Event 2	Yixing	Stephen Lee	Ding Junhui	4-0
7th	August 16 to August 18, 2012 October 5 to October 7, 2012	ET Event 2 - Gdynia Open 2012	Sheffield Gdynia	Neil Robertson	Jamie Burnett	4: 3
8th	October 17 to October 21, 2012	ET Event 3 - Antwerp Open 2012	Antwerp	Mark Allen	Mark Selby	4: 1
9	November 5 to November 9, 2012	APTC Event 3	Zhengzhou	Stuart Bingham	Li Hang	4: 3
10	November 11th to November 14th, 2012	PTC Event 4 - Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy 2012	Gloucester	John Higgins	Judd Trump	4: 2
11	November 15 to November 18, 2012	ET Event 4 - Bulgarian Open 2012	Sofia	Judd Trump	John Higgins	4-0
12	December 13th to December 16th, 2012	ET Event 5 - Scottish Open 2012	Ravenscraig	Ding Junhui	Anthony McGill	4: 2
13	November 26th to November 27th, 2012 January 4th to January 6th, 2013	ET Event 6 - Munich Open 2013	Sheffield Furstenfeldbruck	Mark Selby	Graeme Dott	4: 3
final	March 12 to March 17, 2013	Grand Finals	Galway	Ding Junhui	Neil Robertson	4: 3

World ranking

Since the 2010/11 season, the snooker world rankings have been updated after every tournament in which there are ranking points. This becomes the new seeding list for the following tournaments several times during the season - at the so-called cut-off points .

This change in the set of rules reflects the current level of performance of the snooker player better and also prevents the same players from clashing again and again. The ranking still covers a period of 24 months. This prevents a player with just one big tournament win from being able to get to the top of the ranking very quickly. Rather, one wants to see continual good performance rewarded.

Place 1–16 The season starts on June 5th, 2012 Cut off Point 1 August 13, 2012 Cut off Point 2 November 5th, 2012 Cut off Point 3 December 10, 2012 Cut off Point 4 April 1st, 2013 Season end May 7, 2013 1 Mark Selby Mark Selby Judd Trump Mark Selby Mark Selby Mark Selby 2 Judd Trump Judd Trump Mark Selby Judd Trump Neil Robertson Neil Robertson +5 3 Mark Williams Mark Williams John Higgins John Higgins Judd Trump Judd Trump −1 4th Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire Shaun Murphy Shaun Murphy Shaun Murphy Shaun Murphy +2 5 John Higgins Shaun Murphy Neil Robertson Neil Robertson Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire −1 6th Shaun Murphy Neil Robertson Mark Williams Stephen Maguire Mark Allen Stuart Bingham +10 7th Neil Robertson John Higgins Stephen Maguire Mark Williams John Higgins Mark Allen +5 8th Stephen Lee Stephen Lee Mark Allen Mark Allen Stuart Bingham Ricky Walden +7 9 Ronnie O'Sullivan Ding Junhui Stephen Lee Stephen Lee Ding Junhui Barry Hawkins +13 10 Matthew Stevens Ricky Walden Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham Mark Williams Ding Junhui +1 11 Ding Junhui Matthew Stevens Ding Junhui Ding Junhui Graeme Dott John Higgins −6 12 Mark Allen Stuart Bingham Ricky Walden Ricky Walden Matthew Stevens Graeme Dott +1 13 Graeme Dott Mark Allen Graeme Dott Matthew Stevens Ricky Walden Mark Davis +6 14th Martin Gould Graeme Dott Matthew Stevens Graeme Dott Barry Hawkins Matthew Stevens −4 15th Ricky Walden Ronnie O'Sullivan Allister Carter Allister Carter Allister Carter Mark Williams −12 16 Stuart Bingham Martin Gould Barry Hawkins Mark Davis Mark Davis Allister Carter +1

17th to 99th place The season starts on June 5th, 2012 Cut off Point 1 August 13, 2012 Cut off Point 2 November 5th, 2012 Cut off Point 3 December 10, 2012 Cut off Point 4 April 1st, 2013 Season end May 7, 2013 17th Allister Carter Allister Carter Mark Davis Barry Hawkins Marco Fu Marco Fu +11 18th Andrew Higginson Mark Davis Joe Perry Joe Perry Stephen Lee Robert Milkins +18 19th Mark Davis Barry Hawkins Martin Gould Martin Gould Robert Milkins Ronnie O'Sullivan -10 20th Peter Ebdon Peter Ebdon Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan Joe Perry Joe Perry +4 21st Stephen Hendry Andrew Higginson Peter Ebdon Dominic Dale Martin Gould Stephen Lee -13 22nd Barry Hawkins Marcus Campbell Ryan Day Peter Ebdon Andrew Higginson Andrew Higginson -4 23 Dominic Dale Joe Perry Marcus Campbell Ryan Day Dominic Dale Dominic Dale 24 Joe Perry Dominic Dale Marco Fu Marco Fu Tom Ford Tom Ford +2 25th Marcus Campbell Jamie Cope Dominic Dale Robert Milkins Michael Holt Martin Gould -11 26th Tom Ford Tom Ford Andrew Higginson Marcus Campbell Ken Doherty Michael Holt +7 27 Jamie Cope Stephen Hendry Tom Ford Tom Ford Marcus Campbell Ken Doherty +8 28 Marco Fu Marco Fu Robert Milkins Michael Holt Ronnie O'Sullivan Marcus Campbell -3 29 Jamie Jones Ryan Day Ken Doherty Andrew Higginson Ryan Day Mark King +2 30th Ryan Day Robert Milkins Michael Holt Mark King Mark King Peter Ebdon -10 31 Mark King Ken Doherty Jamie Cope Ken Doherty Peter Ebdon Ryan Day -1 32 Anthony Hamilton Michael Holt Mark King Jamie Cope Jamie Cope Liang Wenbo +5 33 Michael Holt Fergal O'Brien Stephen Hendry Fergal O'Brien Fergal O'Brien Ben Woollaston +10 34 Fergal O'Brien Jamie Jones Fergal O'Brien Jamie Burnett Liang Wenbo Michael White +20 35 Ken Doherty Mark King Jamie Burnett Ben Woollaston Ben Woollaston Jack Lisowski +5 36 Robert Milkins Jamie Burnett Jamie Jones Anthony Hamilton Jamie Burnett Fergal O'Brien -2 37 Liang Wenbo Anthony Hamilton Anthony Hamilton Michael White Jack Lisowski Xiao Guodong +4 38 Rory McLeod Jack Lisowski Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo Xiao Guodong Jamie Cope -11 39 Jamie Burnett Liang Wenbo Michael White Rory McLeod Rory McLeod Jamie Burnett 40 Jack Lisowski Rory McLeod Ben Woollaston Stephen Hendry Jamie Jones Jamie Jones -11 41 Xiao Guodong Matthew Selt Rory McLeod Jamie Jones Michael White David Gilbert +16 42 Gerard Greene Xiao Guodong Xiao Guodong Jack Lisowski Anthony Hamilton Mark Joyce +17 43 Ben Woollaston Ben Woollaston Jack Lisowski Xiao Guodong Dave Harold Anthony Hamilton -11 44 Matthew Selt Michael White Matthew Selt Matthew Selt Nigel Bond Matthew Selt 45 Nigel Bond Gerard Greene Nigel Bond Dave Harold Matthew Selt Rory McLeod -7 46 Jimmy White Nigel Bond Dave Harold Nigel Bond Mark Joyce Nigel Bond -1 47 Joe Jogia Dave Harold Liu Chuang Steve Davis David Gilbert Yu Delu +11 48 Dave Harold Alan McManus Gerard Greene David Gilbert Steve Davis Anthony McGill +2 49 Mike Dunn Jimmy White David Gilbert Yu Delu Anthony McGill Alan McManus +3 50 Anthony McGill Liu Chuang Steve Davis Jimmy Robertson Alan McManus Dave Harold -2 51 Steve Davis Steve Davis Mark Joyce Gerard Greene Jimmy Robertson Steve Davis 52 Alan McManus Anthony McGill Jimmy Robertson Liu Chuang Liu Chuang Jimmy Robertson +3 53 Peter Lines Peter Lines Jimmy White Anthony McGill Yu Delu Alfie Burden +7 54 Michael White Jimmy Robertson Alan McManus Mark Joyce Alfie Burden Liu Chuang +2 55 Jimmy Robertson Mike Dunn Anthony McGill Alan McManus Stephen Hendry Jimmy White -9 56 Liu Chuang David Gilbert Yu Delu Alfie Burden Gerard Greene Gerard Greene -14 57 David Gilbert Joe Jogia Alfie Burden Jimmy White Jimmy White Peter Lines -4 58 Yu Delu Alfie Burden Peter Lines Peter Lines Peter Lines Stephen Hendry -37 59 Mark Joyce Mark Joyce Mike Dunn James Wattana Mike Dunn Rod Lawler +14 60 Alfie Burden Yu Delu James Wattana Mike Dunn James Wattana Adam Duffy +2 61 Andy Hicks James Wattana Joe Jogia Barry Pinches Adam Duffy James Wattana +2 62 Adam Duffy Andy Hicks Barry Pinches Adam Duffy Barry Pinches Barry Pinches +2 63 James Wattana Barry Pinches Adam Duffy Andy Hicks Rod Lawler Mike Dunn -14 64 Barry Pinches Adam Duffy Andy Hicks Joe Jogia Andy Hicks Kurt Maflin +8 65 Tony Drago Rod Lawler Rod Lawler Cao Yupeng Cao Yupeng Andy Hicks -4 66 Liam Highfield Cao Yupeng Cao Yupeng Rod Lawler Kurt Maflin Cao Yupeng +4 67 Li Yan Kurt Maflin Aditya Mehta Luca Brecel Ian Burns Dechawat Poomjaeng +15 68 Li Yan Kurt Maflin Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Tian Pengfei Ian Burns New 69 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Pankaj Advani Tian Pengfei Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thepchaiya Un-Nooh New 70 Cao Yupeng Tony Drago Tian Pengfei Kurt Maflin Dechawat Poomjaeng Tian Pengfei +8 71 Tian Pengfei Paul Davison Aditya Mehta Luca Brecel Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon New 72 Kurt Maflin Chen Zhe Robbie Williams Paul Davison Pankaj Advani Luca Brecel +7 73 Rod Lawler Pankaj Advani Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Pankaj Advani Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Aditya Mehta +7 74 Passakorn Suwannawat Aditya Mehta Luca Brecel Ian Burns Aditya Mehta Pankaj Advani New 75 Luca Brecel Ian Burns Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Paul Davison Paul Davison +6 76 Sam Baird Michael Wasley Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Dechawat Poomjaeng Chen Zhe Liam Highfield -10 77 David Grace Simon Bedford Dechawat Poomjaeng Robbie Williams Robbie Williams Zhang Anda New 78 Tian Pengfei Dechawat Poomjaeng Liam Highfield Chen Zhe Liam Highfield Chen Zhe New 79 Luca Brecel Paul Davison Li Yan Li Yan Michael Wasley Robbie Williams New 80 Aditya Mehta Passakorn Suwannawat David Grace Liam Highfield Zhang Anda Michael Wasley New 81 Paul Davison Sam Baird Tony Drago Zhang Anda Craig Steadman Sam Baird -5 82 Dechawat Poomjaeng Ian Burns Chen Zhe Craig Steadman Tony Drago Tony Drago -17 83 Simon Bedford Robbie Williams Zhang Anda Tony Drago Sam Baird Craig Steadman New 84 Martin O'Donnell Michael Wasley Michael Wasley Li Yan Li Yan -17 85 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Craig Steadman David Grace Simon Bedford Simon Bedford -2 86 Craig Steadman Simon Bedford Daniel Wells Martin O'Donnell Martin O'Donnell New 87 Liam Highfield Sam Baird Simon Bedford Daniel Wells Daniel Wells New 88 David Grace Scott Donaldson Scott Donaldson David Grace David Grace -11 89 Jamie O'Neill Zhang Anda Martin O'Donnell Sam Baird Scott Donaldson Scott Donaldson New 90 Joel Walker Joel Walker Martin O'Donnell Joel Walker Joel Walker New 91 Ben Judge Passakorn Suwannawat Ben Judge Sean O'Sullivan Sean O'Sullivan New 92 Scott Donaldson Daniel Wells Joel Walker Passakorn Suwannawat Passakorn Suwannawat -18 93 Michael Leslie Ben Judge Passakorn Suwannawat Jamie O'Neill Jamie O'Neill -4 94 Jamie O'Neill Jamie O'Neill Jamie O'Neill Ben Judge Michael Leslie New 95 Sean O'Sullivan Sean O'Sullivan Sean O'Sullivan Michael Leslie Ben Judge New 96 Daniel Wells Michael Leslie Michael Leslie Mohamed Khairy Mohamed Khairy New 97 Mohamed Khairy Hossein Vafaei Hossein Vafaei Hossein Vafaei Hossein Vafaei New 98 Hossein Vafaei Mohamed Khairy Mohamed Khairy Floyd Ziegler Floyd Ziegler New 99 Floyd 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Qualification for the Main Tour 2012/13 and 2013/14

In addition to the 64 best-placed players in the world rankings at the end of the 2011/12 season, the remaining 35 starting places were awarded as follows:

Qualification through the PTC Order of Merit Li Yan Passakorn Suwannawat Simon Bedford Dechawat Poomjaeng Craig Steadman Kurt Maflin David Grace Liam Highfield International championships Hossein Vafaei ( IBSF amateur world champion ) Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon ( IBSF U21 World Champion ) Scott Donaldson ( EBSA European Champion ) Michael Leslie ( EBSA U21 European Champion ) Pankaj Advani ( ACBS Vice Asian Champion ) Zhang Anda ( ACBS U21 Vice Asian Champion )

Qualification via the Q School ( tournament 1 , tournament 2 and tournament 3 ) Martin O'Donnell Sam Baird Ian Burns Chen Zhe Daniel Wells Jamie O'Neill Sean O'Sullivan Paul Davison Rod Lawler Michael Wasley Joel Walker Robbie Williams

Nominations from the national or continental associations Luca Brecel (Europe) Tony Drago (Europe) Cao Yupeng (Asia) Tian Pengfei (Asia) Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Asia) Aditya Mehta (Asia) Floyd Ziegler (America) Ben Judge (Oceania) Mohamed Khairy (Africa)

Points key

Seeded players who lost their first game only received half the number of points (shown in brackets in the table below the regular number of points).

round	1 (Last 96)	2 (Last 80)	3 (Last 64)	4 (Last 48)	5 (Last 32)	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	Second	winner
	Places 65–80 vs. Seats 81–96	Places 49-64 vs. Winner round 1	33-48 places vs. Winner round 2	Seats 17–32 vs. Winner round 3	Places 1–16 vs. Winner round 4
Wuxi Classic	560 (280)	910 (455)	1260 (630)	1610 (805)	1960 (980)	2660	3500	4480	5600	7000
Australian Goldfields Open	400 (200)	650 (325)	900 (450)	1150 (575)	1400 (700)	1900	2500	3200	4000	5000
Shanghai Masters	560 (280)	910 (455)	1260 (630)	1610 (805)	1960 (980)	2660	3500	4480	5600	7000
International Championship	640 (320)	1040 (520)	1440 (720)	1840 (920)	2240 (1120)	3040	4000	5120	6400	8000
UK Championship	640 (320)	1040 (520)	1440 (720)	1840 (920)	2240 (1120)	3040	4000	5120	6400	8000
Haikou World Open	560 (280)	910 (455)	1260 (630)	1610 (805)	1960 (980)	2660	3500	4480	5600	7000
China Open	560 (280)	910 (455)	1260 (630)	1610 (805)	1960 (980)	2660	3500	4480	5600	7000
World Snooker Championship	800 (400)	1300 (650)	1800 (900)	2300 (1150)	2800 (1400)	3800	5000	6400	8000	10,000
round			1 (Last 96)	2 (Last 64)	3 (Last 32)	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	Second	winner
			33-64 places vs. Seats 65–96	Places 1–32 vs. Winner round 1
German Masters			900 (450)	1150 (575)	1400	1900	2500	3200	4000	5000
Welsh Open			900 (450)	1150 (575)	1400	1900	2500	3200	4000	5000
round			1 (Last 128)	2 (Last 64)	3 (Last 32)	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	Second	winner
			Places 65–96 and 32 amateurs vs. Places 1–64
Players Tour Championship (all 13 preliminary tournaments)			-	360	560	760	1000	1280	1600	2000
round					1 (Last 32)	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	Second	winner
					( Qualification via the 13 PTC pre-tournaments)
Players Tour Championship (final tournament)					840	1140	1500	1920	2400	3000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 2012/13 Calendar . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Tournament Calendar 2012/2013 . Snooker.org. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Finals 2012/2013 . Snooker.org. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
4. ↑ dots, not frames
5. ^ Betfair sponsor New European Tour . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
6. ↑ ^{a b} World ranking list after the 2012 World Cup (PDF; 125 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . May 8, 2012. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved on August 27, 2012.
7. ↑ ^{a b} World ranking list according to UK PTC 2 2012 (PDF; 114 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved on August 26, 2012.
8. ↑ ^{a b} World ranking list after the International Championship 2012 (PDF; 115 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . November 5, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved on November 6, 2012.
9. ↑ ^{a b} World rankings after the UK Championship 2012 (PDF; 114 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . December 10, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved on December 10, 2012.
10. ↑ ^{a b} World ranking list after the China Open 2013 (PDF; 119 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved on April 2, 2013.
11. ↑ ^{a b} World rankings after the 2013 World Cup (PDF; 133 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved on May 8, 2013.
12. ↑ announced a break from professional snooker of several months after the 2012 World Snooker Championship
13. ↑ Resignation after the end of the season
14. ↑ blocked for two years due to attempted betting manipulation during the snooker shoot-out 2012
15. ↑ The Tour 2012/2013 Season Provisional Qualifying Criteria (PDF; 52 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
16. ↑ Tour Players 2012/2013 (DOC; 103 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
17. ↑ The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2012/2013 Season (DOC; 57 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2012.

Web links

• A Look At The 2012/13 Tour Calendar… on Pro Snooker Blog.