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Bank of Beijing China Open
Tournament information
Dates25–31 March 2013 (2013-03-25 – 2013-03-31)
Venue Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City Beijing
CountryChina
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £425,000
Winner's share£85,000
Highest break  Jimmy Robertson ( ENG) (142)
Final
Champion  Neil Robertson ( AUS)
Runner-up  Mark Selby ( ENG)
Score10–6
2012
2014

The 2013 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 March 2013 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2012–13 season. [1]

Peter Ebdon was the defending champion, [2] but he lost 3–5 against Marcus Campbell in the last 32. [3]

Mark Selby attempted a maximum break in his last 32 match against Mark King, but missed the final black at 140. Thus he became the fourth player along with Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches and Robin Hull to do so in a professional tournament. [4]

Neil Robertson won his seventh ranking title by defeating Selby 10–6 in the final. [5] [6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [7]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 25 and 26 March. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Match Score
WC1   Anthony McGill ( SCO) 5–3   Ehsan Heydari Nezhad ( IRI)
WC2   Jimmy Robertson ( ENG) 5–1   Wang Yuchen ( CHN)
WC3   Liang Wenbo ( CHN) 5–1   Lu Ning ( CHN)
WC4   Jack Lisowski ( ENG) 5–1   Zhou Yuelong ( CHN)
WC5   Dechawat Poomjaeng ( THA) 5–2   Zhu Yinghui ( CHN)
WC6   Rory McLeod ( ENG) 5–1   Hu Hao ( CHN)
WC7   Mark Joyce ( ENG) w/d–w/o   Lyu Haotian ( CHN)
WC8   Jamie Cope ( ENG) 2–5   Zhao Xintong ( CHN)

Main draw

[8] [9] [10] [11]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1 England Peter Ebdon 3
Scotland Marcus Campbell 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 5
14 Scotland Graeme Dott 4
14 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
Scotland Marcus Campbell 2
6 Australia Neil Robertson 5
9 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
Scotland Anthony McGill 1
9 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 1
6 Australia Neil Robertson 5
6 Australia Neil Robertson 5
England Jimmy Robertson 0
6 Australia Neil Robertson 6
7 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
7 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
England Michael Holt 3
7 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
England Barry Hawkins 1
11 China Ding Junhui 3
England Barry Hawkins 5
7 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
10 England Stuart Bingham 1
10 England Stuart Bingham 5
China Liang Wenbo 3
10 England Stuart Bingham 5
England Robert Milkins 3
4 Scotland John Higgins 4
England Robert Milkins 5
6 Australia Neil Robertson 10
2 England Mark Selby 6
3 England Judd Trump 3
England Jack Lisowski 5
England Jack Lisowski 5
16 England Mark Davis 4
16 England Mark Davis 5
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 3
England Jack Lisowski 4
5 England Shaun Murphy 5
13 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
England Rory McLeod 5
England Rory McLeod 3
5 England Shaun Murphy 5
5 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Andrew Higginson 3
5 England Shaun Murphy 2
2 England Mark Selby 6
8 Wales Mark Williams 5
China Lyu Haotian 2
8 Wales Mark Williams 5
15 England Ali Carter 4
15 England Ali Carter 5
China Zhao Xintong 2
8 Wales Mark Williams 1
2 England Mark Selby 5
12 England Ricky Walden 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2
12 England Ricky Walden 2
2 England Mark Selby 5
2 England Mark Selby 5
England Mark King 1

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 31 March 2013. [11] [12]
Neil Robertson (6)
  Australia
10–6 Mark Selby (2)
  England
Afternoon: 0–100 (58), 78–16 (50), 91–31 (91), 71–68, 59–47, 84–40, 74–8
Evening: 29–82 (81), 0–125 (125), 50–79 (66), 133–0 (110), 60–34, 90–0 (90), 0–117 (116), 0–91 (63), 80–39
110 Highest break 125
1 Century breaks 2
4 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

These matches took place between 9 and 12 January 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. [13] [14] [15]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Norway Kurt Maflin5 Thailand James Wattana1 China Xiao Guodong5 Scotland Marcus Campbell5
England Michael Wild2 Norway Kurt Maflin5 Norway Kurt Maflin4 China Xiao Guodong4
China Li Yan2 China Liu Chuang5 Wales Jamie Jones5 Hong Kong Marco Fu5
Wales Daniel Wells5 Wales Daniel Wells2 China Liu Chuang4 Wales Jamie Jones0
India Pankaj Advani4 Scotland Anthony McGill5 China Yu Delu1 England Martin Gould2
England David Grace5 England David Grace2 Scotland Anthony McGill5 Scotland Anthony McGill5
England Robbie Williams5 England Jimmy White1 England Jimmy Robertson5 England Joe Perry1
Egypt Mohamed Khairy1 England Robbie Williams5 England Robbie Williams3 England Jimmy Robertson5
England Paul Davison5 England Adam Duffy3 England Anthony Hamilton5 England Michael Holt5
England Joel Walker3 England Paul Davison5 England Paul Davison1 England Anthony Hamilton2
China Zhang Anda4 England Barry Pinches5 England Matthew Selt5 England Barry Hawkins5
Scotland Fraser Patrick5 Scotland Fraser Patrick0 England Barry Pinches3 England Matthew Selt1
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5 Belgium Luca Brecel2 China Liang Wenbo5 England Tom Ford1
England Justin Astley1 Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5 Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon3 China Liang Wenbo5
Malta Tony Drago5 Scotland Alan McManus4 England Nigel Bond5 England Robert Milkins5
Wales Gareth Allen3 Malta Tony Drago5 Malta Tony Drago3 England Nigel Bond1
England Ian Burns5 England Rod Lawler1 England Jack Lisowski5 Scotland Jamie Burnett3
Scotland Michael Leslie2 England Ian Burns5 England Ian Burns2 England Jack Lisowski5
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5 China Cao Yupeng4 England Ben Woollaston3 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien1
England Sam Baird4 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5
England Craig Steadman2 England Alfie Burden1 England Rory McLeod5 Wales Ryan Day2
England Sean O'Sullivan5 England Sean O'Sullivan5 England Sean O'Sullivan3 England Rory McLeod5
China Tian Pengfei5 England Peter Lines1 England David Gilbert5 England Andrew Higginson5
England Martin O'Donnell1 China Tian Pengfei5 China Tian Pengfei3 England David Gilbert2
India Aditya Mehta5 England Mark Joyce5 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2 Wales Dominic Dale4
England Simon Bedford0 India Aditya Mehta3 England Mark Joyce5 England Mark Joyce5
China Chen Zhe5 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3 Wales Michael White4 England Jamie Cope5
Scotland Scott Donaldson4 China Chen Zhe5 China Chen Zhe5 China Chen Zhe4
England Michael Wasley5 England Andy Hicks5 England Dave Harold5 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
England Jamie O'Neill4 England Michael Wasley2 England Andy Hicks3 England Dave Harold3
England Liam Highfield5 England Mike Dunn5 England Steve Davis5 England Mark King5
Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat2 England Liam Highfield3 England Mike Dunn3 England Steve Davis0

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[16]

Televised stage centuries

[17]

References

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  14. ^ "China Open 2013 qualifiers results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  15. ^ "Bank of Beijing China Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  16. ^ "China Open qualifiers centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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