Tournament information | |
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Dates | 8–14 July 2013 |
Venue | Bendigo Stadium |
City | Bendigo |
Country | Australia |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | $445,000 |
Winner's share | $70,000 |
Highest break | Neil Robertson ( AUS) (138) |
Final | |
Champion | Marco Fu ( HKG) |
Runner-up | Neil Robertson ( AUS) |
Score | 9–6 |
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The 2013 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–14 July 2013 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2013/2014 season. [1]
Michael White attempted a maximum break in his qualifying match against Nigel Bond, but he missed the final black at 140. [2] With this he became the fifth player along with Mark Selby, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches and Robin Hull to do so in a professional tournament. [3]
Shaun Murphy criticised his fellow professionals after eight of the top 16 players and reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan decided not to register for the event. [4] Another top 16 player, Ding Junhui, withdrew from the tournament at the last minute due to a passport issue. [5]
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, [6] [7] but he lost 4–5 against Tom Ford in the last 16. [8]
Marco Fu won his second ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 9–6 in the final. [9] [10]
The total prize money of the event was raised to $445,000 from the previous year's $435,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [11]
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These matches were played in Bendigo on 8 July. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | Mike Dunn ( ENG) | 5–4 | Steve Mifsud ( AUS) |
WC2 | Michael White ( WAL) | 5–0 | Shaun Dalitz ( AUS) |
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:
Leo Scullion. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 14 July 2013. [16] [17] | ||
Marco Fu (9) Hong Kong |
9–6 |
Neil Robertson (3) Australia |
Afternoon: 122–11 (98), 0–86 (78), 8–125 (92), 87–54 (80), 83–19, 61–9, 4–65 (57), 84–31 Evening: 0–94 (57), 71–60 (Fu 58, Robertson 60), 98–0 (70), 33–69 (59), 38–70, 76–46, 108–1 (102) | ||
102 | Highest break | 92 |
1 | Century breaks | 0 |
5 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
These matches were held between 30 May and 3 June 2013 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. [18] [19] [20] In the match between Barry Pinches and Simon Bedford a 19-year-old record from the qualifying stage of the 1994 British Open was broken. The match lasted 449 minutes and 46 seconds, the longest ever best-of-nine-frame match in the history of professional snooker. [21] The previous record was 434 minutes and 12 seconds in the match between Ian Williamson and Robby Foldvari. [22]