2013 Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 8–14 July 2013 |
Venue | Bendigo Stadium |
City | Bendigo |
Country | Australia |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | $445,000 |
Winner's share | $70,000 |
Highest break | Neil Robertson (138) |
Final | |
Champion | Marco Fu |
Runner-up | Neil Robertson |
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]
Prize fund
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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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Bendigo on 8 July.[12][13][14][15][16]
Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | Mike Dunn | 5–4 | Steve Mifsud |
WC2 | Michael White | 5–0 | Shaun Dalitz |
Main draw
Final
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 |
Qualifying
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]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
- 141 Paul Davison
- 140 Michael White
- 137 Stuart Carrington
- 136, 102 Scott Donaldson
- 133, 100 Ryan Day
- 130 Alfie Burden
- 128 Joel Walker
- 126 Tian Pengfei
- 124 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 117 Simon Bedford
- 115 John Astley
- 115 Mark Joyce
- 114, 108, 100 Ashley Carty
- 112 Luca Brecel
- 111 Tony Drago
- 110 Kurt Maflin
- 109 Jamie Cope
- 107 Jak Jones
- 101 David Grace
- 100 Craig Steadman
Televised stage centuries
- 138, 125, 111, 102, 102 Neil Robertson
- 137 Rory McLeod
- 136 Alfie Burden
- 135 Martin Gould
- 131, 130, 115, 102, 102 Marco Fu
- 129 Shaun Murphy
- 128 Tom Ford
- 124, 112 Paul Davison
- 123, 112 Robert Milkins
- 122 Michael White
- 116 Ken Doherty
- 112 Dominic Dale
- 109 Ryan Day
- 104 Mark Davis
References
- ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ "Doherty Earns Trip Down Under". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Selby Through Despite Black Blunder". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ Nunns, Hector. "Shaun Murphy hits out at rivals over Australian Open snub". The Times. Retrieved 8 July 2013.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Ding Withdraws From Australia". World Snooker. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Open 2012: Barry Hawkins defeats Peter Ebdon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ Lappe, Liam. "Hawkins claims maiden ranking title". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ King, Travis (11 July 2013). "Underdogs have their day at Goldfields Open snooker". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ "Marco Fu wins Australian Open". Irish Independent. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Robertson loses Aussie Open snooker final". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Snooker. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 April 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- 1 2 "Australian Goldfields Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Australian Goldfields Open 2013 results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Australian Open 2013: Schedule and results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Australian Goldfields Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ "Final – Match 33 – Marco Fu v Neil Robertson". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Goldfields Open 2013 Qualifiers Draw and Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Goldfields Open 2013 qualifiers results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ Hendon, David. "Record Shattered Slowly". Snooker Scene Blog. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "Various Snooker Records". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Australian Open qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.