The 2013

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was a professional non-

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tournament that was played from 7 January to 21 March 2013 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in

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Ding Junhui Ding Junhui (; born 1 April 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport. Throughout his career, he has won 14 major ranking titles, including three UK Championships (2005 ...

was the defending champion. but he lost 0–3 against

Martin Gould Martin Gould (born 14 September 1981) is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. He has appeared in four ranking finals and won one ranking title, the 2016 German Masters. Career Gould began his prof ...

in the semi-finals of the winners group. Gould won his fourth professional title by defeating

Ali Carter Allister Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professional snooker player. He has twice been the World Championship runner-up, in 2008 and 2012, losing both finals to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He has won four ranking titles and briefly reached numb ...

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 John Higgins, (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won 31 career ranking titles, placing him in third position on the all-time list of ranking event winners, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan (39) and Stephen Hendry ( ...

was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

*Judd Trump 1–3 John Higgins *Shaun Murphy 0–3 Ali Carter *Matthew Stevens 3–2 Mark Davis *Martin Gould 3–0 Judd Trump *John Higgins 3–0 Shaun Murphy *Ali Carter 3–0 Matthew Stevens *Mark Davis 3–0 Martin Gould *Judd Trump 3–0 Shaun Murphy *John Higgins 3–2 Ali Carter *Matthew Stevens 0–3 Martin Gould *Shaun Murphy 3–2 Martin Gould *Mark Davis 3–0 Ali Carter *Judd Trump 3–1 Mark Davis *John Higgins 3–2 Matthew Stevens *Ali Carter 2–3 Martin Gould *Shaun Murphy 2–3 Mark Davis *John Higgins 3–1 Martin Gould *Judd Trump 3–2 Matthew Stevens *Shaun Murphy 3–0 Matthew Stevens *John Higgins 0–3 Mark Davis *Judd Trump 0–3 Ali Carter

Table

Play-offs

Group two

Group two matches were played on 9 and 10 January 2013.

was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

*Ali Carter 3–0 Mark Davis *Martin Gould 3–2 Judd Trump *Stephen Maguire 1–3 Neil Robertson *Stuart Bingham 0–3 Ali Carter *Mark Davis 2–3 Martin Gould *Judd Trump 1–3 Stephen Maguire *Neil Robertson 3–0 Stuart Bingham *Ali Carter 3–2 Martin Gould *Mark Davis 2–3 Judd Trump *Stephen Maguire 1–3 Stuart Bingham *Martin Gould 0–3 Stuart Bingham *Neil Robertson 3–1 Judd Trump *Ali Carter 3–2 Neil Robertson *Mark Davis 0–3 Stephen Maguire *Judd Trump 3–2 Stuart Bingham *Martin Gould 3–1 Neil Robertson *Mark Davis 3–1 Stuart Bingham *Ali Carter 2–3 Stephen Maguire *Martin Gould 3–0 Stephen Maguire *Mark Davis 3–1 Neil Robertson *Ali Carter 3–2 Judd Trump

Table

Play-offs

Group three

Group three matches were played on 21 and 22 January 2013.

was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

*Martin Gould 2–3 Neil Robertson *Stephen Maguire 3–2 Judd Trump *Mark Selby 3–1 Mark Williams *Ding Junhui 3–1 Martin Gould *Neil Robertson 0–3 Stephen Maguire *Judd Trump 1–3 Mark Selby *Mark Williams 0–3 Ding Junhui *Martin Gould 2–3 Stephen Maguire *Neil Robertson 2–3 Judd Trump *Mark Selby 3–1 Ding Junhui *Stephen Maguire 3–1 Ding Junhui *Mark Williams 3–1 Judd Trump *Judd Trump 3–0 Ding Junhui *Stephen Maguire 1–3 Mark Williams *Martin Gould 3–1 Mark Williams *Neil Robertson 1–3 Mark Selby *Neil Robertson 1–3 Ding Junhui *Martin Gould 3–2 Mark Selby *Stephen Maguire 3–1 Mark Selby *Neil Robertson 3–1 Mark Williams *Martin Gould 0–3 Judd Trump

Table

Play-offs

Group four

Group four matches were played on 23 and 24 January 2013.

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was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

*Judd Trump 2–3 Stephen Maguire *Mark Selby 0–3 Martin Gould *Ricky Walden 1–3 Mark Allen *Barry Hawkins 1–3 Judd Trump *Stephen Maguire 0–3 Mark Selby *Martin Gould 0–3 Ricky Walden *Mark Allen 3–1 Barry Hawkins *Judd Trump 3–1 Mark Selby *Stephen Maguire 3–0 Martin Gould *Ricky Walden 1–3 Barry Hawkins *Mark Selby 3–2 Barry Hawkins *Mark Allen 3–0 Martin Gould *Judd Trump 0–3 Mark Allen *Stephen Maguire 3–0 Ricky Walden *Martin Gould 3–2 Barry Hawkins *Mark Selby 0–3 Mark Allen *Stephen Maguire 2–3 Barry Hawkins *Judd Trump 2–3 Ricky Walden *Mark Selby 2–3 Ricky Walden *Stephen Maguire 1–3 Mark Allen *Judd Trump 1–3 Martin Gould

Table

Play-offs

Group five

Group five matches were played on 4 and 5 February 2013.

was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

*Stephen Maguire 3–0 Ricky Walden *Martin Gould 0–3 Barry Hawkins *Joe Perry 3–2 Peter Ebdon *Ryan Day 0–3 Stephen Maguire *Ricky Walden 3–1 Martin Gould *Barry Hawkins 1–3 Joe Perry *Peter Ebdon 1–3 Ryan Day *Stephen Maguire 3–2 Martin Gould *Ricky Walden 1–3 Barry Hawkins *Joe Perry 1–3 Ryan Day *Martin Gould 3–0 Ryan Day *Peter Ebdon 0–3 Barry Hawkins *Stephen Maguire 3–0 Peter Ebdon *Ricky Walden 3–1 Joe Perry *Barry Hawkins 3–1 Ryan Day *Martin Gould 3–1 Peter Ebdon *Ricky Walden 1–3 Ryan Day *Stephen Maguire 3–2 Joe Perry *Martin Gould 3–2 Joe Perry *Ricky Walden 3–0 Peter Ebdon *Stephen Maguire 2–3 Barry Hawkins

Table

Play-offs

Group six

Group six matches were played on 6 and 7 February 2013.

Barry Hawkins Barry Hawkins (born 23 April 1979) is an English professional snooker player from Ditton, Kent. He turned professional in 1996, but only rose to prominence in the 2004–05 snooker season, when he reached the last 16 of the 2004 UK Championsh ...

was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

*Stephen Maguire 0–3 Barry Hawkins *Ricky Walden 1–3 Ryan Day *Marcus Campbell 2–3 Marco Fu *Dominic Dale 3–1 Stephen Maguire *Barry Hawkins 1–3 Ricky Walden *Ryan Day 3–1 Marcus Campbell *Marco Fu 2–3 Dominic Dale *Stephen Maguire 3–0 Ricky Walden *Barry Hawkins 3–0 Ryan Day *Marcus Campbell 3–0 Dominic Dale *Ricky Walden 3–2 Dominic Dale *Marco Fu 1–3 Ryan Day *Stephen Maguire 3–2 Marco Fu *Barry Hawkins 3–0 Marcus Campbell *Ryan Day 1–3 Dominic Dale *Ricky Walden 0–3 Marco Fu *Barry Hawkins 3–1 Dominic Dale *Stephen Maguire 3–1 Marcus Campbell *Ricky Walden 3–0 Marcus Campbell *Barry Hawkins 1–3 Marco Fu *Stephen Maguire 3–2 Ryan Day

Table

Play-offs

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 18 and 19 March 2013.

Marco Fu Marco Fu Ka-chun, MH, JP (, born 8 January 1978) is a Hong Kong professional snooker player. He is a three-time snooker world rankings, ranking event winner, having won the 2007 Grand Prix (snooker), 2007 Grand Prix, the 2013 Australian ...

was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

*Stephen Maguire 3–0 Marco Fu *Ryan Day 2–3 Dominic Dale *Andrew Higginson 3–0 Tom Ford *Robert Milkins 3–1 Stephen Maguire *Marco Fu 3–1 Ryan Day *Dominic Dale 2–3 Andrew Higginson *Tom Ford 0–3 Robert Milkins *Stephen Maguire 3–0 Ryan Day *Marco Fu 3–1 Dominic Dale *Andrew Higginson 1–3 Robert Milkins *Ryan Day 3–0 Robert Milkins *Tom Ford 1–3 Dominic Dale *Stephen Maguire 2–3 Tom Ford *Marco Fu 3–2 Andrew Higginson *Dominic Dale 3–2 Robert Milkins *Ryan Day 2–3 Tom Ford *Marco Fu 3–1 Robert Milkins *Stephen Maguire 3–2 Andrew Higginson *Ryan Day 2–3 Andrew Higginson *Marco Fu 3–1 Tom Ford *Stephen Maguire 3–0 Dominic Dale

Table

Play-offs

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 20 and 21 March 2013.

won his first Championship League title.

Matches

*John Higgins 1–3 Ali Carter *Ding Junhui 3–1 Mark Allen *Martin Gould 2–3 Barry Hawkins *Marco Fu 0–3 John Higgins *Ali Carter 3–1 Ding Junhui *Mark Allen 0–3 Martin Gould *Barry Hawkins 0–3 Marco Fu *John Higgins 1–3 Ding Junhui *Ali Carter 2–3 Mark Allen *Martin Gould 2–3 Marco Fu *Ding Junhui 3–2 Marco Fu *Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark Allen *John Higgins 0–3 Barry Hawkins *Ali Carter 0–3 Martin Gould *Mark Allen 0–3 Marco Fu *Ding Junhui 3–2 Barry Hawkins *Ali Carter 3–1 Marco Fu *John Higgins 3–0 Martin Gould *Ding Junhui 1–3 Martin Gould *Ali Carter 3–0 Barry Hawkins *John Higgins 1–3 Mark Allen

Table

Play-offs

Century breaks

Total: 89 * 146 (4), 128, 118, 109, 109, 109, 109, 103

Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire (born 13 March 1981) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won six major ranking tournaments, including the 2004 UK Championship, and has twice since reached the finals of that event. Maguire turned professional i ...

* 143 (W), 141, 139, 134, 128, 122, 120, 103, 101

* 140 (7), 137, 134, 130, 129, 112, 107, 103, 101

* 140, 137 (3), 132, 122, 103

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 ...

* 140 (1), 117, 112, 103, 102, 102

* 139 (5), 139, 137 (3), 133 (2), 125, 119, 113, 101, 100, 100, 100

* 137 (3), 136, 122, 113, 112, 110

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 ranki ...

* 137 (6), 133, 104, 101 Ryan Day * 133 (2), 114, 113, 109

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 ...

* 133, 102 Joe Perry * 131, 126, 103, 102

* 130, 127, 114, 107

Ricky Walden Ricky Walden (born 11 November 1982) is an English professional snooker player from Chester. Walden turned professional in 2000 and it took him eight years to win his first ranking title at the Shanghai Masters. He has since won the 2012 Wuxi ...

* 130, 118, 114, 104, 101

Shaun Murphy Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Snooker Championship, 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight Cue stick, cue action and his lo ...

* 129, 124, 119, 105, 100

* 129

Andrew Higginson Andrew Higginson (born 13 December 1977) is an English former professional snooker player from Widnes, Cheshire. He is best known for being the surprise finalist of the 2007 Welsh Open. Career Early years After some success in amateur tourn ...

* 126, 125, 113, 109, 109, 106, 100

* 122

Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham (born 21 May 1976) is an English professional snooker player who is a former world and Masters champion. Bingham won the 1996 World Amateur Championship but enjoyed little sustained success in the early part of his professional ...

* 107

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* 102

Matthew Stevens Matthew Stevens (born 11 September 1977) is a Welsh professional snooker player. He has won two of the game's Triple Crown events, the Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been a two-time runner-up in the other triple ...

''Bold: highest break in the indicated group.''

Winnings

''Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in

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References

External links

* {{Snooker season 2012/2013

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