2013 Australian Goldfields Open

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]

Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates8–14 July 2013
VenueBendigo Stadium
CityBendigo
CountryAustralia
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund$445,000
Winner's share$70,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (138)
Final
Champion Marco Fu
Runner-up Neil Robertson
Score9–6
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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]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Bendigo on 8 July.[12][13][14][15][16]

Match Score
WC1 Mike Dunn 5–4 Steve Mifsud
WC2 Michael White 5–0 Shaun Dalitz

Main draw

[13][14][15][16]

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 17 frames
               
1 Barry Hawkins 5
Dechawat Poomjaeng 1
1 Barry Hawkins 4
14 Tom Ford 5
14 Tom Ford 5
Ryan Day 3
14 Tom Ford 3
10 Robert Milkins 5
10 Robert Milkins 5
Ben Woollaston 3
10 Robert Milkins 5
Rory McLeod 2
7 Ding Junhui w/d
Rory McLeod w/o
10 Robert Milkins 4
9 Marco Fu 6
6 Ricky Walden 4
Fergal O'Brien 5
Fergal O'Brien 2
13 Dominic Dale 5
13 Dominic Dale 5
Mike Dunn 4
13 Dominic Dale 1
9 Marco Fu 5
9 Marco Fu 5
Ken Doherty 2
9 Marco Fu 5
4 Shaun Murphy 2
4 Shaun Murphy 5
Michael White 1
9 Marco Fu 9
3 Neil Robertson 6
3 Neil Robertson 5
Marcus Campbell 1
3 Neil Robertson 5
Jamie Cope 3
15 Martin Gould 4
Jamie Cope 5
3 Neil Robertson 5
11 Joe Perry 2
11 Joe Perry 5
Xiao Guodong 0
11 Joe Perry 5
5 Stuart Bingham 3
5 Stuart Bingham 5
Noppon Saengkham 1
3 Neil Robertson 6
2 Mark Selby 3
8 Mark Davis 5
Paul Davison 4
8 Mark Davis 5
Alfie Burden 3
16 Michael Holt 2
Alfie Burden 5
8 Mark Davis 3
2 Mark Selby 5
12 Andrew Higginson 1
Zhang Anda 5
Zhang Anda 1
2 Mark Selby 5
2 Mark Selby 5
Ian Burns 4

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]

  Round 1
Best of 9 frames		 Round 2
Best of 9 frames		 Round 3
Best of 9 frames		 Round 4
Best of 9 frames
                                     
Joe Swail 5   Pankaj Advani 5
Darren Cook 2   Joe Swail 4     Pankaj Advani 3     Jamie Burnett 2
Stuart Carrington 5   Dechawat Poomjaeng 5   Dechawat Poomjaeng 5     Dechawat Poomjaeng 5
Mitchell Mann 1   Stuart Carrington 3
Tony Drago 5   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
Christopher Keogan 2   Tony Drago 5     Tony Drago 5     Ryan Day 5
Gary Wilson 5   Tian Pengfei 5   Tian Pengfei 3     Tony Drago 3
Dylan Craig 0   Gary Wilson 4
Michael Leslie 5   Yu Delu 5
Phil Barnes 3   Michael Leslie 1     Yu Delu 3     Ben Woollaston 5
Joel Walker 5   Jimmy White 5   Jimmy White 5     Jimmy White 1
Oliver Brown 3   Joel Walker 1
Jak Jones 4   Adam Duffy 5
Gareth Green 5   Gareth Green 3     Adam Duffy 3     Rory McLeod 5
Scott Donaldson 5   Jimmy Robertson 4   Scott Donaldson 5     Scott Donaldson 3
Shane Castle 3   Scott Donaldson 5
Kyren Wilson 5   Alan McManus 3
Andrew Rogers 2   Kyren Wilson 5     Kyren Wilson 4     Fergal O'Brien 5
Patrick Einsle 4   James Wattana 5   James Wattana 5     James Wattana 2
Zak Surety 5   Zak Surety 1
Craig Steadman 5   Kurt Maflin 4
Antony Parsons 3   Craig Steadman 5     Craig Steadman 1     Peter Ebdon 2
Allan Taylor 4   Mike Dunn 5   Mike Dunn 5     Mike Dunn 5
Saqib Nasir 5   Saqib Nasir 4
Simon Bedford 5   Barry Pinches 4
Darryl Hill 1   Simon Bedford 5     Simon Bedford 5     Ken Doherty 5
Elliot Slessor 5   Cao Yupeng 2   Elliot Slessor 2     Simon Bedford 0
Jamie Rhys Clarke 4   Elliot Slessor 5
Li Hang 5   Liu Chuang 5
Josh Boileau 1   Li Hang 4     Liu Chuang 1     Michael White 5
Jamie O'Neill 5   Nigel Bond 5   Nigel Bond 5     Nigel Bond 1
Phil O'Kane 1   Jamie O'Neill 3
Ross Muir 5   Rod Lawler 1
James Cahill 1   Ross Muir 5     Ross Muir 2     Marcus Campbell 5
Daniel Wells 5   Liam Highfield 5   Liam Highfield 5     Liam Highfield 4
Mitchell Travis 1   Daniel Wells 1
Chris Norbury 2   Sam Baird 4
Matthew Day 5   Matthew Day 5     Matthew Day 3     Jamie Cope 5
Ryan Clark 5   Luca Brecel 5   Luca Brecel 5     Luca Brecel 1
Vinnie Calabrese 3   Ryan Clark 1
Mohamed Khairy 3   Robbie Williams 5
Darrell Whitworth 5   Darrell Whitworth 1     Robbie Williams 5     Xiao Guodong 5
Lee Page 5   Aditya Mehta 5   Aditya Mehta 4     Robbie Williams 1
Chris Wakelin 3   Lee Page 0
Andrew Pagett 3   Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 1
Noppon Saengkham 5   Noppon Saengkham 5     Noppon Saengkham 5     Jamie Jones 1
Li Yan 5   Anthony McGill 5   Anthony McGill 1     Noppon Saengkham 5
Dylan Mitchell 1   Li Yan 2
Alex Davies 5   Peter Lines 5
Ben Harrison 3   Alex Davies 4     Peter Lines 1     Mark King 3
Andrew Norman 5   Paul Davison 5   Paul Davison 5     Paul Davison 5
David Morris 0   Andrew Norman 4
John Astley 5   Alfie Burden 5
Darren Bond 3   John Astley 2     Alfie Burden 5     Mark Joyce 3
Lyu Haotian 4   Michael Wasley 5   Michael Wasley 4     Alfie Burden 5
Ashley Carty 5   Ashley Carty 3
David Grace 4   Zhang Anda 5
Oliver Lines 5   Oliver Lines 4     Zhang Anda 5     David Gilbert 4
Hammad Miah 5   Gerard Greene 5   Gerard Greene 4     Zhang Anda 5
Sydney Wilson 4   Hammad Miah 2
Sean O'Sullivan 5   Chen Zhe 5
Sanderson Lam 2   Sean O'Sullivan 1     Chen Zhe 2     Matthew Selt 2
Martin O'Donnell 2   Ian Burns 5   Ian Burns 5     Ian Burns 5
Ryan Causton 5   Ryan Causton 3

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[23]

Televised stage centuries

[24]

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