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2013 Champion Of Champions
The 2013 888casino Champion of Champions was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 19 and 24 November 2013 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England. This was the first time that 888casino sponsored the event, which was broadcast live on ITV4. The event was last held in 1980, when Doug Mountjoy won in the final 10–8 against John Virgo. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 52nd professional title by defeating Stuart Bingham 10–8 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: * Winner: £100,000 * Runner-up: £50,000 * Semi-finals: £20,000 * Group runner-up: £10,000 * Group semi-finals: £5,000 * Total: £270,000 Players Players qualified for the event by winning important tournaments from the start of the 2012-13 season to the 2013 Indian Open. The important events included all rankings events and winners the following non-rankings events: 2012 Premier League Snooker, 2013 Masters, 2013 Players Championship Grand Final and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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John Virgo
John Virgo (born 4 March 1946) is an English former professional snooker player who has since developed a career as a snooker commentator and TV personality. Snooker career Early professional career (1973–1978) Virgo's first notable appearance in a major tournament was during the 1973 American Pool Tournament for The Indoor League where he lost in the semi-final. He turned professional in 1976, at a time when players such as Ray Reardon, John Spencer and Eddie Charlton were at the forefront of the sport. Although he had just turned 30 upon turning pro, Virgo was still among the youngest players on the circuit at the time. In 1977, he reached the semi-finals of the 1977 UK Championship losing to eventual winner Patsy Fagan by a single frame 8–9. UK Champion and Top 10 player (1979–1990) Virgo's snooker-playing fortunes peaked in 1979 when he reached the semi-final of the World Championship, and went on to win the 1979 UK Championship (though this was not a ranking eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson (born 11 February 1982) is an Australian professional snooker player who is a former world champion and former world number one. The only Australian to have won a ranking event, he is also the only player from outside the United Kingdom to have completed snooker's Triple Crown, having won the World Championship in 2010, the Masters in 2012 and 2022, and the UK Championship in 2013, 2015 and 2020. He has claimed a career total of 23 ranking titles, having won at least one professional tournament every year since 2006. A prolific break-builder, Robertson has compiled more than 850 century breaks in professional competition, including five maximum breaks. He is the fourth player in professional snooker history to reach the 800-century mark, after Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and Judd Trump. In the 2013–14 season, he became the first player to make 100 centuries in a single season, finishing with a record 103 centuries. Life and career Early career Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 International Championship
The 2012 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 October and 4 November 2012 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. It was named as the "first overseas 'major'", as the tournament had the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship. Judd Trump won the third ranking title of his career by defeating Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final. Trump also became the world number one as a result of reaching the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £125,000 *Runner-up: £62,500 *Semi-final: £30,000 *Quarter-final: £17,500 *Last 16: £12,000 *Last 32: £7,000 *Last 48: £3,000 *Last 64: £1,500 *Non-televised highest break: £500 *Televised highest break: £2,000 *Total: £600,000 Wildcard round These matches were played in Chengdu on 28 and 29 October 2012. Main draw Final Qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judd Trump
Judd Trump (born 20 August 1989) is an English professional snooker player, a former world champion and former world number one. Widely regarded as one of the sport's most talented players, he is currently sixth on the list of all-time ranking event winners, with 23 ranking titles. Trump won his maiden ranking title at the 2011 China Open, was runner-up to John Higgins at the 2011 World Snooker Championship, and captured his first Triple Crown title at the 2011 UK Championship. By the end of the 2017–18 season, he had won eight ranking titles, but was facing persistent criticism that he was underachieving in the sport, given his talent. In the 2018–19 season, his form and focus notably improved. He completed his Triple Crown by winning both the Masters and World Championship, won two other ranking events, and became the first player to win over £1 million in prize money in a single season. In the 2019–20 season, he won six ranking events, setting a new record for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 UK Championship (snooker)
The 2012 williamhill.com UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–9 December 2012 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. For the first time in the history of snooker three maximum breaks were made in a ranking tournament, albeit at different venues. Andy Hicks made the 93rd official maximum break during his round 2 qualifying match against Daniel Wells. This was Hicks' first 147 break. Just one day later Jack Lisowski compiled the 94th official maximum break during his round 3 qualifying match against Chen Zhe. This was Lisowski's first 147 break. John Higgins made the 95th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Mark Davis. This was Higgins' seventh 147 break. It also took the total number of maximum breaks for the season to seven. Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost 5–6 against Mark Joyce in the last 32. Mark Selby won his third ranking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Selby
Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player, who is a four-time World Snooker Champion. Ranked world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total of 21 ranking titles, placing him eighth on the all-time list of ranking tournament winners. In addition to his four world titles, he has won the Masters three times and the UK Championship twice for a total of nine Triple Crown titles, putting him on a par with John Higgins, and behind only Ronnie O’Sullivan (21), Stephen Hendry (18) and Steve Davis (15). After winning the England Under-15 Championship in 1998, Selby turned professional in 1999, aged 16. He made his Crucible debut in 2005, and reached his first World Championship final in 2007, when he was runner-up to John Higgins. He won his first major title at the 2008 Masters, and his first ranking title at the 2008 Welsh Open. Between 2014 and 2017, he won the World Championship three times in four years. He has been w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Snooker Championship
The 2013 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2013 Betfair World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2013 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 37th consecutive year the Crucible had hosted the World Snooker Championship; the 2013 event was the last Snooker world rankings, ranking tournament of the 2012–13 snooker season. Sports betting company Betfair sponsored the event for the first time. Despite not having played a competitive match all season, defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan did not lose one session in the tournament and defeated Barry Hawkins 18–12 in the final to become a five-time World Champion, joining Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry as the only players to have successfully defended their titles at the Crucible. O'Sullivan broke Hendry's record of 127 career centuries at the Crucible, finishing the tournament with 131, and also became the first player to make six century br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Championship League
The 2013 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 7 January to 21 March 2013 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England. Ding Junhui was the defending champion. but he lost 0–3 against Martin Gould in the semi-finals of the winners group. Gould won his fourth professional title by defeating Ali Carter 3–2 in the final, and earned a place at the 2013 Champion of Champions. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Group 1–7 **Winner: £3,000 **Runner-up: £2,000 **Semi-final: £1,000 **Frame-win (league stage): £100 **Frame-win (play-offs): £300 **Highest break: £500 *Winners group **Winner: £10,000 **Runner-up: £5,000 **Semi-final: £3,000 **Frame-win (league stage): £200 **Frame-win (play-offs): £300 **Highest break: £1,000 *Tournament total: £177,200 Group one Group one matches were played on 7 and 8 January 2013. John Higgins was the first player to qualify for the winne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Finals
The 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2013 Dafabet Players Tour Championship Grand Final) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 17 March 2013 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Republic of Ireland. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. Stephen Lee was the defending champion, but he couldn't compete due to his suspension from professional snooker. Ding Junhui won his sixth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–3 in the final. Ding also made the 97th official maximum break during his quarter-final match against Mark Allen. This was Ding's fifth 147 break and the ninth in the 2012/2013 season. This was the 250th ranking event to be staged in snooker. Prize fund and ranking points The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below: Seeding list The players competed in 13 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the PTC and APTC Order of Merits. The seeding l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Masters (snooker)
The 2013 Masters (officially the 2013 Betfair Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 13 and 20 January 2013 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. This was the first time that Betfair sponsored the event. The event was broadcast live on Eurosport and BBC. Mark Selby won his third Masters title by defeating defending champion Neil Robertson 10–6 in the final. With this Selby became the sixth player to win the Masters more than two times after Cliff Thorburn, Stephen Hendry, Paul Hunter, Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Selby also became the first player to win back-to-back Triple Crown titles since Mark Williams 10 years before. This was Selby's 11th professional title. Field Defending champion Neil Robertson was the number 1 seed. World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan did not compete. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 3) except that Stephen Lee, ranked 9, did not play because he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Premier League Snooker
The 2012 PartyPoker.com Premier League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 16 August to 25 November 2012. This was the last edition of the tournament, as in 2013 it was replaced by the Champion of Champions. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he decided not to compete this year. Stuart Bingham won his eighth professional title by defeating Judd Trump 7–2 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: * Winner: £50,000 * Runner-up: £25,000 * Semi-final: £12,500 * Frame-win: £1,000 (only in league phase) * Century break: £1,000 (only in league phase) * Highest break: £5,000 * Maximum break: £25,000 * Total: £210,000 Players League phase Dates and venues Group one The top two qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
