2013 China Open (snooker)

Bank of Beijing China Open

Tournament information
Dates| 25–31 March 2013 (2013-03-25 – 2013-03-31)
Venue| Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City| Beijing
Country| China
Organisation| World Snooker
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £425,000
Winner's share| £85,000
Highest break|  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion|  Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up|  Mark Selby (ENG)
Score| 10–6

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The 2013 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 March 2013 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2012–13 season.[1]

Peter Ebdon was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 3–5 against Marcus Campbell in the last 32.[3]

Mark Selby attempted a maximum break in his last 32 match against Mark King, but missed the final black at 140. Thus he became the fourth player along with Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches and Robin Hull to do so in a professional tournament.[4]

Neil Robertson won his seventh ranking title by defeating Selby 10–6 in the final.[5][6]

## Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]

* Winner: £85,000
* Runner-up: £35,000
* Semi-final: £20,000
* Quarter-final: £11,000
* Last 16: £7,500
* Last 32: £6,000
* Last 48: £2,300
* Last 64: £1,500

* Non-televised highest break: £700
* Televised highest break: £3,500
* Total: £425,000

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## Wildcard round

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These matches were played in Beijing on 25 and 26 March.[8][9][10][11]

Match |  | Score |

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WC1 |  Anthony McGill (SCO) | 5–3 |  Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (IRI)
WC2 |  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5–1 |  Wang Yuchen (CHN)
WC3 |  Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 5–1 |  Lu Ning (CHN)
WC4 |  Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 5–1 |  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
WC5 |  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 5–2 |  Zhu Yinghui (CHN)
WC6 |  Rory McLeod (ENG) | 5–1 |  Hu Hao (CHN)
WC7 |  Mark Joyce (ENG) | w/d–w/o |  Lyu Haotian (CHN)
WC8 |  Jamie Cope (ENG) | 2–5 |  Zhao Xintong (CHN)

## Main draw

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[8][9][10][11]

| Last 32
Best of 9 frames | | | Last 16
Best of 9 frames | | | Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames | | | Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames | | | Final
Best of 19 frames |

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| 1 |  Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | |
|  |  Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| |  |  Marcus Campbell | 5 |
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| | | 14 |  Graeme Dott | 4 |
| 14 |  Graeme Dott | 5 |

|  |  Marco Fu | 3 |
| |  |  Marcus Campbell | 2 |
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| | | 6 |  Neil Robertson | 5 |
| 9 |  Mark Allen | 5 | |

|  |  Anthony McGill | 1 |
| | 9 |  Mark Allen | 1 |
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| | | 6 |  Neil Robertson | 5 |
| 6 |  Neil Robertson | 5 |

|  |  Jimmy Robertson | 0 |
| | 6 |  Neil Robertson | 6 |
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| | | 7 |  Stephen Maguire | 5 |
| 7 |  Stephen Maguire | 5 | | |

|  |  Michael Holt | 3 |
| | 7 |  Stephen Maguire | 5 |
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| | |  |  Barry Hawkins | 1 |
| 11 |  Ding Junhui | 3 |

|  |  Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| | 7 |  Stephen Maguire | 5 |
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| | | 10 |  Stuart Bingham | 1 |
| 10 |  Stuart Bingham | 5 | |

|  |  Liang Wenbo | 3 |
| | 10 |  Stuart Bingham | 5 |
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| | |  |  Robert Milkins | 3 |
| 4 |  John Higgins | 4 |

|  |  Robert Milkins | 5 |
| | 6 |  Neil Robertson | 10 |
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| | | 2 |  Mark Selby | 6 |
| 3 |  Judd Trump | 3 | | | |

|  |  Jack Lisowski | 5 |
| |  |  Jack Lisowski | 5 |
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| | | 16 |  Mark Davis | 4 |
| 16 |  Mark Davis | 5 |

|  |  Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3 |
| |  |  Jack Lisowski | 4 |
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| | | 5 |  Shaun Murphy | 5 |
| 13 |  Matthew Stevens | 2 | |

|  |  Rory McLeod | 5 |
| |  |  Rory McLeod | 3 |
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| | | 5 |  Shaun Murphy | 5 |
| 5 |  Shaun Murphy | 5 |

|  |  Andrew Higginson | 3 |
| | 5 |  Shaun Murphy | 2 |
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| | | 2 |  Mark Selby | 6 |
| 8 |  Mark Williams | 5 | | |

|  |  Lyu Haotian | 2 |
| | 8 |  Mark Williams | 5 |
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| | | 15 |  Ali Carter | 4 |
| 15 |  Ali Carter | 5 |

|  |  Zhao Xintong | 2 |
| | 8 |  Mark Williams | 1 |
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| | | 2 |  Mark Selby | 5 |
| 12 |  Ricky Walden | 5 | |

|  |  Ken Doherty | 2 |
| | 12 |  Ricky Walden | 2 |
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| | | 2 |  Mark Selby | 5 |
| 2 |  Mark Selby | 5 |

|  |  Mark King | 1 |

## Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 31 March 2013.[11][12]

Neil Robertson (6)
Australia | 10–6  | Mark Selby (2)
England
Afternoon: 0–100 (58), 78–16 (50), 91–31 (91), 71–68, 59–47, 84–40, 74–8
Evening: 29–82 (81), 0–125 (125), 50–79 (66), 133–0 (110), 60–34, 90–0 (90), 0–117 (116), 0–91 (63), 80–39
110  | Highest break  | 125
1  | Century breaks  | 2
4  | 50+ breaks  | 6

## Qualifying

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These matches took place between 9 and 12 January 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[13][14][15]

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| Round 1
Best of 9 frames| | | Round 2
Best of 9 frames| | | Round 3
Best of 9 frames| | | Round 4
Best of 9 frames
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|  Kurt Maflin| 5|  James Wattana| 1|  Xiao Guodong| 5|  Marcus Campbell| 5
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|  Michael Wild| 2| | |  Kurt Maflin| 5| | |  Kurt Maflin| 4| | |  Xiao Guodong| 4
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|  Li Yan| 2|  Liu Chuang| 5|  Jamie Jones| 5|  Marco Fu| 5
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|  Daniel Wells| 5| | |  Daniel Wells| 2| | |  Liu Chuang| 4| | |  Jamie Jones| 0
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|  Pankaj Advani| 4|  Anthony McGill| 5|  Yu Delu| 1|  Martin Gould| 2
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|  David Grace| 5| | |  David Grace| 2| | |  Anthony McGill| 5| | |  Anthony McGill| 5
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|  Robbie Williams| 5|  Jimmy White| 1|  Jimmy Robertson| 5|  Joe Perry| 1
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|  Mohamed Khairy| 1| | |  Robbie Williams| 5| | |  Robbie Williams| 3| | |  Jimmy Robertson| 5
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|  Paul Davison| 5|  Adam Duffy| 3|  Anthony Hamilton| 5|  Michael Holt| 5
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|  Joel Walker| 3| | |  Paul Davison| 5| | |  Paul Davison| 1| | |  Anthony Hamilton| 2
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|  Zhang Anda| 4|  Barry Pinches| 5|  Matthew Selt| 5|  Barry Hawkins| 5
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|  Fraser Patrick| 5| | |  Fraser Patrick| 0| | |  Barry Pinches| 3| | |  Matthew Selt| 1
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|  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon| 5|  Luca Brecel| 2|  Liang Wenbo| 5|  Tom Ford| 1
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|  Justin Astley| 1| | |  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon| 5| | |  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon| 3| | |  Liang Wenbo| 5
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|  Tony Drago| 5|  Alan McManus| 4|  Nigel Bond| 5|  Robert Milkins| 5
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|  Gareth Allen| 3| | |  Tony Drago| 5| | |  Tony Drago| 3| | |  Nigel Bond| 1
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|  Ian Burns| 5|  Rod Lawler| 1|  Jack Lisowski| 5|  Jamie Burnett| 3
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|  Michael Leslie| 2| | |  Ian Burns| 5| | |  Ian Burns| 2| | |  Jack Lisowski| 5
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|  Dechawat Poomjaeng| 5|  Cao Yupeng| 4|  Ben Woollaston| 3|  Fergal O'Brien| 1
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|  Sam Baird| 4| | |  Dechawat Poomjaeng| 5| | |  Dechawat Poomjaeng| 5| | |  Dechawat Poomjaeng| 5
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|  Craig Steadman| 2|  Alfie Burden| 1|  Rory McLeod| 5|  Ryan Day| 2
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|  Sean O'Sullivan| 5| | |  Sean O'Sullivan| 5| | |  Sean O'Sullivan| 3| | |  Rory McLeod| 5
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|  Tian Pengfei| 5|  Peter Lines| 1|  David Gilbert| 5|  Andrew Higginson| 5
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|  Martin O'Donnell| 1| | |  Tian Pengfei| 5| | |  Tian Pengfei| 3| | |  David Gilbert| 2
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|  Aditya Mehta| 5|  Mark Joyce| 5|  Gerard Greene| 2|  Dominic Dale| 4
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|  Simon Bedford| 0| | |  Aditya Mehta| 3| | |  Mark Joyce| 5| | |  Mark Joyce| 5
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|  Chen Zhe| 5|  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh| 3|  Michael White| 4|  Jamie Cope| 5
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|  Scott Donaldson| 4| | |  Chen Zhe| 5| | |  Chen Zhe| 5| | |  Chen Zhe| 4
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|  Michael Wasley| 5|  Andy Hicks| 5|  Dave Harold| 5|  Ken Doherty| 5
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|  Jamie O'Neill| 4| | |  Michael Wasley| 2| | |  Andy Hicks| 3| | |  Dave Harold| 3
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|  Liam Highfield| 5|  Mike Dunn| 5|  Steve Davis| 5|  Mark King| 5
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|  Passakorn Suwannawat| 2| | |  Liam Highfield| 3| | |  Mike Dunn| 3| | |  Steve Davis| 0
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## Century breaks

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### Qualifying stage centuries

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* 142, 103 – Sean O'Sullivan
* 141 – Marcus Campbell
* 140 – Chen Zhe
* 130 – Michael Holt
* 130 – Dave Harold
* 127 – Marco Fu
* 126 – Tian Pengfei
* 122 – Aditya Mehta

* 115, 114, 102 – Anthony McGill
* 108 – Andy Hicks
* 107 – Michael Wild
* 104, 102 – Kurt Maflin
* 103 – Liang Wenbo
* 100 – Robbie Williams
* 100 – Steve Davis

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### Televised stage centuries

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* 142, 126, 121 – Jimmy Robertson
* 140, 125, 116, 111, 104 – Mark Selby
* 138, 113, 113, 110, 110 – Neil Robertson
* 137, 124 – Shaun Murphy
* 136, 108 – Mark Williams
* 134, 110 – Rory McLeod
* 134 – Stuart Bingham
* 133, 102 – Stephen Maguire

* 131, 102 – Jack Lisowski
* 129 – Mark Allen
* 126 – Liang Wenbo
* 116 – John Higgins
* 109 – Robert Milkins
* 108 – Barry Hawkins
* 105, 101 – Michael Holt

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## References

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1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
2. ^ "Peter Ebdon beats Stephen Maguire in final thriller". BBC Sport. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
3. ^ "Scot Campbell beats China champ Ebdon". 27 March 2013.
4. ^ "Selby Through Despite Black Blunder". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
5. ^ "Robertson holds off Selby to win in China". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
6. ^ "Neil Robertson beats Mark Selby to win China Open title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
7. ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
8. ^ a b "2013 China Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
9. ^ a b "2013 China Open results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
10. ^ a b "China Open 2013: Schedule and results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
11. ^ a b c "Bank of Beijing China Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
12. ^ "Final – Match 39 – Neil Robertson v Mark Selby". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
13. ^ "2013 China Open qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
14. ^ "China Open 2013 qualifiers results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
15. ^ "Bank of Beijing China Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
16. ^ "China Open qualifiers centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
17. ^ "China Open century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

## External links

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* 2013 Bank of Beijing China Open – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook
* Mark Selby 140 ! only the black to go.... on YouTube

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