2013 World Open (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 25 February–3 March 2013 |
| Venue | Hainan International Exhibition Center |
| City | Haikou |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £425,000 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Highest break |  John Higgins (141) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Allen |
| Runner-up |  Matthew Stevens |
| Score | 10–4 |
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The 2013 Yearly Yuan-jiang Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 February–3 March 2013 at the Hainan International Exhibition Center in Haikou, China. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season,[1] and the first time ITV broadcast a ranking event since the 1993 British Open.[2]
Mark Allen defended the title he won in 2012, by defeating Matthew Stevens 10–4 in the final.[3][4] This was Allen's second ranking title.[5]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Haikou on 25 and 26 February 2013.[7][8][9][10]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 |  Andrew Higginson
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1–5 |  Zhao Xintong
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| WC2 | Alan McManus
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5–3 | Lin Shuai
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| WC3 | Mark Joyce
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5–4 |  Noppon Saengkham
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| WC4 | Nigel Bond
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5–3 | Zhu Yinghui
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| WC5 | David Gilbert
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5–0 | Lu Ning
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| WC6 | Jamie Cope
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5–4 | Wang Yuchen
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| WC7 | Ian Burns
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5–1 |  Saleh Mohammad
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| WC8 | Simon Bedford
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2–5 | Lyu Haotian
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Hainan International Exhibition Center, Haikou, China, 3 March 2013.[10][11] | ||
| Mark Allen (1) Northern Ireland
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10–4 | Matthew Stevens (12) Wales
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| Afternoon: 74–44, 68–16 (52), 93–1 (93), 74–55 (58), 0–121 (67), 0–112 (112), 64–0, 112–0 (100), 5–51 Evening: 61–58, 0–100 (100), 74–7 (55), 66–47, 77–1 (68) | ||
| 100 | Highest break | 112 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 18 and 21 December 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[12][13][14]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Metcalfe, Nick (6 February 2013). "ITV to show first ranking event in 20 years as deal agreed to screen snooker's World Open". London: Mail Online. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Allen defends Haikou World Open title". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Happe, Liam. "Allen beats Stevens to retain Haikou title". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Mark Allen beats Matthew Stevens to retain World Open title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ a b "2013 Haikou World Open draw and provisional order of play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 World Open results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Haikou Open 2013: Schedule and results from China". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Yearly Yuan-jiang Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Final – Match 39 – Mark Allen v Matthew Stevens". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2013 Haikou World Open qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "2013 Haikou World Open qualifying results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Yearly Yuan-jiang Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Haikou World Open Qualifiers Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Haikou World Open Century Breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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