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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 11–17 February 2013 |
| Venue | Newport Centre |
| City | Newport |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Selby (ENG) (144) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
| Score | 9–8 |
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The 2013 Welsh Open (officially the 2013 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 February 2013 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2012/2013 season,[1] and the first time that BetVictor sponsored the event.[2]
At the tournament Pankaj Advani became the first Indian player to reach the quarter-final of a ranking event.[3]
Ding Junhui was the defending champion,[4][5] but he lost in the semi-finals 5–6 against Stuart Bingham.
Stephen Maguire won his fifth ranking title by defeating Bingham 9–8 in the final.[6][7]
Prize fund
[edit]Prize money for the event this year was increased from £201,500 to £250,000, with the winner to receive £50,000 instead of £30,000.[8] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9]
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Main draw
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Final
[edit]| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Zhu Ying. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 17 February 2013.[13][14] | ||
| Stuart Bingham England | 8–9 | Stephen Maguire Scotland |
| Afternoon: 1–100 (71), 22–77 (62), 63–26 (56), 12–114 (114), 86–0 (79), 0–110 (110), 133–0 (55, 78), 73–25 Evening: 89–11 (73), 16–108 (71), 119–0 (118), 71–8, 50–51, 40–67, 0–77 (77), 72–59 (Bingham 58), 5–92 (82) | ||
| 118 | Highest break | 114 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying
[edit]These matches were held between 6 and 9 February 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England,[15][16][17] and on 11 February 2013 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.[10][11][12][13]
Round 1
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Round 2
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Century breaks
[edit]Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
[edit]- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "BetVictor Sponsor Welsh Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Welsh Open: Pankaj Advani first Indian player to reach last eight". BBC Sport. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Welsh Open: China's Ding Junhui beats Mark Selby 9–6 to lift title". BBC Sport. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Ding claims Welsh Open title". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 19 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Symcox, Jonathan. "Maguire drought over after dramatic Welsh Open win". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Welsh Open: Stephen Maguire edges Stuart Bingham in thriller". BBC Sport. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Snooker Stars Are Newport Bound". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 Welsh Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 BetVictor Welsh Open results". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Welsh Open 2013: Schedule and results from Newport". BBC Sport. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "BetVictor Welsh Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Final – Match 39 – Stuart Bingham v Stephen Maguire". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "2013 Welsh Open qualifying draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "2013 Welsh Open Qualifiers results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "BetVictor Welsh Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Welsh Open Qualifiers Century Breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Welsh Open Century Breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2013.