The 2013 Hong Kong Sevens was the 38th edition of the

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and the sixth tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. It was hosted by its long-time home,

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won the title by defeating

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26–19 in the final.

Format

The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. Building on the changes made for the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens, in which two separate 12-team competitions were contested, the

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(IRB) expanded the event to a total of 28 teams, again divided into two competitions. The main draw consisted of 16 teams—the same number that were involved in all regular series events. The contestants were the 15 core teams guaranteed of places in each series event, plus

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, which qualified as winner of the 2012 HSBC Asian Sevens Series. These teams competed in Pools A, B, C, and D. The winners and runners-up from each pool in the main draw qualified for the Cup quarterfinals. The losers of these quarterfinals competed in the Plate semifinals. The remaining 8 teams competed in the Bowl quarterfinals, with the losers of these matches competing in the Shield semifinals. The second competition was the newly instituted World Series Pre-Qualifier. It featured 12 teams, specifically two qualifiers from each of IRB's six regional sevens competitions. These teams played in Pools E, F, and G. The top two teams from each pool, plus the top two third-place teams, advanced to the knockout stage. The four quarterfinal winners advanced, along with Hong Kong, to the World Series Core Team Qualifier at the

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Teams

28 teams participated:

Main draw

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World Series pre-qualifier

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Main draw

The draw was made on February 21.

Pool stage

Pool A

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Knockout stage

Shield

Bowl

Plate

Cup

World Series pre-qualifier

Pool E

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Pool F

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Pool G

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Ranking matches

By making it to the semifinals,

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, and

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have qualified for the Promotion tournament, along with

and the bottom three core teams following the

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. The promotion tournament took place at the

References

External links

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