2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

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2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Players Tour Championship 2012-2013 – Finals poster.jpg
Tournament information
Dates12–17 March 2013 (2013-03-12 – 2013-03-17)
Venue
CityGalway
CountryRepublic of Ireland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£301,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Ding Junhui (CHN) (147)
Final
Champion Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score4–3
← ET6
Last →

The 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (also known as the 2013 Dafabet Players Tour Championship Grand Finals for sponsorship purposes[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 17 March 2013 at the in Galway, Republic of Ireland. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[2]

Stephen Lee was the defending champion,[3] but he couldn't compete due to his suspension from professional snooker.[4]

Ding Junhui won his sixth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–3 in the final.[5][6] Ding also made the 97th official maximum break during his quarter-final match against Mark Allen. This was Ding's fifth 147 break and the ninth in the 2012/2013 season.[7][8]

Prize fund and ranking points[]

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[9][10]

Prize fund Ranking points
Winner £100,000 3,000
Runner-up £40,000 2,400
Semi-finalist £20,000 1,920
Quarter-finalist £9,500 1,500
Last 16 £5,000 1,140
Last 32 £2,500 840
Highest break £2,000 –
Maximum break[7] £1,000 –
Total £301,000 –

Seeding list[]

The players competed in 13 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the PTC and APTC Order of Merits. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.[11]

Rank Player PTC[12][13] APTC[14][15] Total points
1  Mark Selby (ENG) 34,900 0 34,900
2  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 4,950 20,600 25,550
3  Ding Junhui (CHN) 18,100 7,100 25,200
4  Judd Trump (ENG) 22,250 0 22,250
5  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 20,100 200 20,300
6  John Higgins (SCO) 19,150 0 19,150
7  Neil Robertson (AUS) 19,050 0 19,050
8  Rod Lawler (ENG) 16,400 0 16,400
9  Mark Allen (NIR) 16,050 0 16,050
10  Martin Gould (ENG) 15,950 0 15,950
11  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 11,300 2,500 13,800
12  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 9,550 1,500 11,050
13  Ken Doherty (IRL) 9,400 1,500 10,900
14  Graeme Dott (SCO) 10,500 0 10,500
15  Robert Milkins (ENG) 5,400 5,000 10,400
16  Marco Fu (HKG) 8,100 2,200 10,300
17  Mark Williams (WAL) 8,100 2,000 10,100
18  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 9,850 200 10,050
19  Jamie Burnett (SCO) 9,950 0 9,950
20  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 9,850 0 9,850
21  Anthony McGill (SCO) 9,400 0 9,400
22  Joe Perry (ENG) 8,300 1,000 9,300
23  Tom Ford (ENG) 4,700 4,500 9,200
24  Mark Davis (ENG) 7,550 1,200 8,750
25  Joe Swail (NIR) 8,600 0 8,600
26  Ali Carter (ENG) 8,550 0 8,550
27  Alfie Burden (ENG) 7,550 200 7,750
28  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 7,550 0 7,550
29  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 3,850 3,700 7,550
30  Mark Joyce (ENG) 7,400 0 7,400
31  Cao Yupeng (CHN) 2,050 4,200 6,250
32  Li Hang (CHN) 0 5,400 5,400

Main draw[]

[16][17][18][19]

Last 32
Best of 7 frames 		Last 16
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Final
Best of 7 frames
               
1  Mark Selby (ENG) 3
20  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 4
20 England Jack Lisowski 3
23 England Tom Ford 4
10  Martin Gould (ENG) 2
23  Tom Ford (ENG) 4
23 England Tom Ford 4
16 Hong Kong Marco Fu 1
16  Marco Fu (HKG) 4
30  Mark Joyce (ENG) 2
16 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
26 England Ali Carter 1
6  John Higgins (SCO) 2
26  Ali Carter (ENG) 4
23 England Tom Ford 3
7 Australia Neil Robertson 4
7  Neil Robertson (AUS) 4
19  Jamie Burnett (SCO) 2
7 Australia Neil Robertson 4
12 England Barry Hawkins 1
12  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 4
32  Li Hang (CHN) 0
7 Australia Neil Robertson 4
29 China Xiao Guodong 1
14  Graeme Dott (SCO) 1
29  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 4
29 China Xiao Guodong 4
27 England Alfie Burden 2
4  Judd Trump (ENG) 3
27  Alfie Burden (ENG) 4
7 Australia Neil Robertson 3
3 China Ding Junhui 4
3  Ding Junhui (CHN) 4
18  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 3
3 China Ding Junhui 4
21 Scotland Anthony McGill 3
15  Robert Milkins (ENG) 2
21  Anthony McGill (SCO) 4
3 China Ding Junhui 4
9 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
9  Mark Allen (NIR) 4
24  Mark Davis (ENG) 0
9 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
25 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 0
5  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 3
25  Joe Swail (NIR) 4
3 China Ding Junhui 4
28 Norway Kurt Maflin 0
8  Rod Lawler (ENG) 4
31  Cao Yupeng (CHN) 2
8 England Rod Lawler 3
28 Norway Kurt Maflin 4
13  Ken Doherty (IRL) 2
28  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 4
28 Norway Kurt Maflin 4
11 England Ben Woollaston 3
11  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 4
17  Mark Williams (WAL) 3
11 England Ben Woollaston 4
22 England Joe Perry 3
2  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 2
22  Joe Perry (ENG) 4

Final[]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
, Galway, Republic of Ireland, 17 March 2013.[19][20]
Neil Robertson (7)
 Australia 		3–4 Ding Junhui (3)
 China
88–45 (88), 80–0 (58), 72–55 (60, 51), 0–122 (52, 70), 0–130 (130), 44–70, 7–98 (98)
88 Highest break 130
0 Century breaks 1
3 50+ breaks 5

Century breaks[]

[21]

References[]

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  18. ^ "2013 Dafabet PTC Grand Final results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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  20. ^ "Final – Match 31 – Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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