2013 Wuxi Classic Explained
The 2013 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 17 and 23 June 2013 at the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China. It was the first ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1]
The tournament was the first to use the new format, similar to the one used in the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events, where every player, including members of the top 16, started in the first round.[2] Some of the sport's biggest names did not reach the tournament's final stage. Reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew for personal reasons shortly before his qualifying match against Michael Wasley.[3] World number one Mark Selby lost his qualifying match 3–5 to Andrew Pagett.[4] World number four Shaun Murphy also exited the tournament at the qualifying stage, losing 1–5 to Alex Davies.[5]
Nine-time women's world champion Reanne Evans defeated Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–4 in her qualifying match to become the first woman ever to reach the final stages of a major professional ranking tournament.[6] [7] Evans was chosen as one of four players to play against local opponents in the wildcard round, and she lost 2–5 against Chinese teenager Zhu Yinghui.[8] [9]
Ricky Walden was the defending champion,[10] [11] but he lost 2–5 against Jimmy White in the last 64.[9] [12]
Neil Robertson won his eighth ranking title by defeating John Higgins 10–7 in the final.[13] [14] Robertson also made the 98th official maximum break during his qualifying match against Mohamed Khairy. This was Robertson's second 147 break and the first in the 2013/2014 season.[15]
Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was raised to £470,000 from the previous year's £400,000. This is £45,000 more than what was announced in 2012.[16] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[17]
- Winner: £80,000
- Runner-up: £35,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £11,500
- Last 16: £8,000
- Last 32: £6,500
- Last 64: £3,000
- Non-televised highest break: £0
- Televised highest break: £2,000
- Non-televised maximum break: £3,000[15]
- Total: £470,000
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Wuxi on 17 June 2013.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
Match | | Score | |
---|
WC1 | | 5–4 | |
WC2 | | 2–5 | |
WC3 | | 5–4 | |
WC4 | | 3–5 | | |
Main draw
[19] [20] [21] [22]
Bottom half
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, Wuxi, China, 23 June 2013.[23] |
Neil Robertson
| 10–7 | John Higgins
|
Afternoon: 80–6 (61), 0–78 (78),,,,,,, Evening: 91–0, 106–6 (57),,,,,, |
113 | Highest break | 93 |
1 | Century breaks | 0 |
7 | 50+ breaks | 6 | |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 27 and 29 May 2013 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[24] [25] [26] [27]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
[28]
Televised stage centuries
[29]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Tournament Calendar 2013/2014 . Snooker.org . 22 May 2012.
- Web site: New Season Starts in Gloucester . worldsnooker.com . . 22 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131129204538/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3172481%2C00.html . 29 November 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Ronnie O'Sullivan withdraws last-minute from first event of season. 31 May 2013. 27 May 2013. Eurosport UK. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101073628/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ronnie-osullivan-withdraws-last-minute-first-event-110940538.html. 1 November 2013.
- Web site: Mark Selby suffers Wuxi Classic defeat by Andrew Pagett. 1 June 2013. 27 May 2013. BBC Sport. https://web.archive.org/web/20131011105543/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22682698. 11 October 2013.
- Web site: Shaun Murphy fails to qualify for season-opening major. 1 June 2013. 30 May 2013. BBC Sport. https://web.archive.org/web/20130911062511/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22716590. 11 September 2013.
- News: Reanne Evans through to final stages of Wuxi Classic. 28 May 2013. BBC Sport. 1 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131011105311/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22689066. 11 October 2013.
- Web site: Evans first woman into snooker ranking tournament. 29 May 2013 . RTÉ.ie. 2 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101180606/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2013/0529/453320-evans-first-woman-into-snooker-tournament/. 1 November 2013.
- Web site: Reanne Evans loses in Wuxi Classic snooker wildcard round. 17 June 2013. BBC Sport. 17 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031083704/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22937129. 31 October 2013.
- Web site: Ladies champ Evans beaten, White stuns Walden at Wuxi Classic. Eurosport UK. 17 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131129205814/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ladies-champ-evans-beaten-wuxi-classic-063652877.html. 29 November 2013.
- News: Wuxi Classic: Ricky Walden defeats Stuart Bingham in final. July 2012 . BBC Sport. 1 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130108233328/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/18665008. 8 January 2013.
- Web site: Kane. Desmond. Walden sinks maximum man Bingham to win Wuxi final. Eurosport UK. 1 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120704140649/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/news/walden-leads-maximum-man-bingham-in-wuxi-final-102054563.html. 4 July 2012 .
- Web site: Whirlwind Blows Down Champ Walden . worldsnooker.com . . 17 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015011037/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3212091%2C00.html . 15 October 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Robertson Is Wuxi Wonder . worldsnooker.com . . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131129210333/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3218055%2C00.html . 29 November 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Robertson lifts Wuxi Classic . . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131204045028/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/8789253/- . 4 December 2013 . live . dmy .
- Web site: Robertson Fires 147 . worldsnooker.com . . 28 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131129210641/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3193480%2C00.html . 29 November 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Wuxi Classic Becomes World Ranking Event . worldsnooker.com . . 22 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105042807/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2757115%2C00.html . 5 November 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14 . 1 May 2013 . worldsnooker.com . . 30 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012082213/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3194469%2C00.html . 12 October 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn . worldsnooker.com . . 8 April 2013 . 9 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130418080435/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/d3/bb/0,,13165~179155,00.pdf . 18 April 2013 . dead . dmy .
- Web site: Wuxi Classic 2013 Draw And Format . worldsnooker.com . . 6 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010223/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1a/bd/0,,13165~179482,00.pdf . 3 December 2013 . live . dmy .
- Web site: Wuxi Classic 2013 results . . 24 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013256/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/83c3b82a-3984-4a7b-958a-68fea41604d2.pdf . 3 December 2013 . live . dmy .
- News: Wuxi Classic 2013: Schedule and results. 15 June 2013 . BBC Sport. 17 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131026122851/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22919548. 26 October 2013.
- Web site: Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic (2013). Snooker.org. 22 May 2012.
- Web site: Final – Match 67 – Neil Robertson v John Higgins . worldsnookerdata.com . . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215122415/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13368?matchId=154981 . 15 December 2013 . live . dmy .
- Web site: Wuxi Classic 2013 Qualifiers Draw . worldsnooker.com . . 24 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002751/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/89/bc/0,,13165~179337,00.pdf . 3 December 2013 . live . dmy .
- Web site: Wuxi Classic 2013 Qualifiers Format . worldsnooker.com . . 22 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002749/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/81/bc/0,,13165~179329,00.pdf . 3 December 2013 . live . dmy .
- Web site: Wuxi Classic qualifiers 2013 results . worldsnookerdata.com . . 29 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607120025/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/RoundList/Tournament/13369 . 7 June 2013 . live . dmy .
- Web site: Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic Qualifiers (2013). Snooker.org. 22 May 2013.
- Web site: Wuxi Classic qualifiers: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 29 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607113643/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13369 . 7 June 2013 . live . dmy .
- Web site: Wuxi Classic: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130620111846/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13368 . 20 June 2013 . live . dmy .