2013 Championship League

The 2013 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 7 January to 21 March 2013 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

This article is about the snooker tournament. For the darts tournament, see 2013 Championship League Darts.
Championship League
Tournament information
Dates7 January–
21 March 2013
VenueCrondon Park Golf Club
CityStock
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)Matchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£205,000
Winner's share£10,000
Highest break Stephen Maguire (146)
Final
Champion Martin Gould
Runner-up Ali Carter
Score3–2
← 2012
2014 →

Ding Junhui was the defending champion.[1] but he lost 0–3 against Martin Gould in the semi-finals of the winners group.

Gould won his fourth professional title by defeating Ali Carter 3–2 in the final,[2] and earned a place at the 2013 Champion of Champions.[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

  • Tournament total: £205,000

Group one

Group one matches were played on 7 and 8 January 2013.[6][7] John Higgins was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table
Ranking
HIG
DAV
CAR
GOU
TRU
MUR
STE		Frame
W–L		Match
W–L		Pld–Pts
1 John Higgins x033333 15–95–16–5
2 Mark Davis 3x33132 15–84–26–4
3 Ali Carter 20x2333 13–93–36–3
4 Martin Gould 103x323 12–113–36–3
5 Judd Trump 1300x33 10–123–36–3
6 Shaun Murphy 02030x3 8–142–46–2
7 Matthew Stevens 230020x 7–171–56–1

Play-offs
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 John Higgins 3
4 Martin Gould 1
1 John Higgins 3
3 Ali Carter 1
2 Mark Davis 2
3 Ali Carter 3

Group two

Group two matches were played on 9 and 10 January 2013.[8][9] Ali Carter was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table
Ranking
CAR
GOU
ROB
MAG
TRU
DAV
BIN		Frame
W–L		Match
W–L		Pld–Pts
1 Ali Carter x332333 17–95–16–5
2 Martin Gould 2x33330 14–114–26–4
3 Neil Robertson 21x3313 13–113–36–3
4 Stephen Maguire 301x331 11–123–36–3
5 Judd Trump 2211x33 12–162–46–2
6 Mark Davis 02302x3 10–142–46–2
7 Stuart Bingham 030321x 9–132–46–2

Play-offs
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Ali Carter 3
4 Stephen Maguire 2
1 Ali Carter 3
2 Martin Gould 0
2 Martin Gould 3
3 Neil Robertson 1

Group three

Group three matches were played on 21 and 22 January 2013.[10][11] Ding Junhui was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table
Ranking
MAG
SEL
TRU
DIN
GOU
ROB
WIL		Frame
W–L		Match
W–L		Pld–Pts
1 Stephen Maguire x333331 16–95–16–5
2 Mark Selby 1x33233 15–104–26–4
3 Judd Trump 21x3331 13–113–36–3
4 Ding Junhui 110x333 11–113–36–3
5 Martin Gould 2301x23 11–152–46–2
6 Neil Robertson 01213x3 10–152–46–2
7 Mark Williams 313011x 9–142–46–2

Play-offs
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Stephen Maguire 1
4 Ding Junhui 3
4 Ding Junhui 3
3 Judd Trump 2
2 Mark Selby 1
3 Judd Trump 3

Group four

Group four matches were played on 23 and 24 January 2013.[12][13] Mark Allen was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table
Ranking
ALL
MAG
WAL
GOU
HAW
TRU
SEL		Frame
W–L		Match
W–L		Pld–Pts
1 Mark Allen x333333 18–36–06–6
2 Stephen Maguire 1x33230 12–113–36–3
3 Ricky Walden 10x3133 11–133–36–3
4 Martin Gould 000x333 9–123–36–3
5 Barry Hawkins 1332x12 12–152–46–2
6 Judd Trump 02213x3 11–142–46–2
7 Mark Selby 032031x 9–142–46–2

Play-offs
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Mark Allen 3
4 Martin Gould 0
1 Mark Allen 3
2 Stephen Maguire 2
2 Stephen Maguire 3
3 Ricky Walden 2

Group five

Group five matches were played on 4 and 5 February 2013.[14][15] Martin Gould was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table
Ranking
MAG
HAW
GOU
WAL
DAY
PER
EBD		Frame
W–L		Match
W–L		Pld–Pts
1 Stephen Maguire x233333 17–75–16–5
2 Barry Hawkins 3x33313 16–75–16–5
3 Martin Gould 20x1333 12–123–36–3
4 Ricky Walden 013x133 11–113–36–3
5 Ryan Day 0103x33 10–123–36–3
6 Joe Perry 23211x3 12–152–46–2
7 Peter Ebdon 001012x 4–180–66–0

Play-offs
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Stephen Maguire 3
4 Ricky Walden 0
1 Stephen Maguire 1
3 Martin Gould 3
2 Barry Hawkins 1
3 Martin Gould 3

Group six

Group six matches were played on 6 and 7 February 2013.[16][17] Barry Hawkins was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table
Ranking
HAW
MAG
FU
DAY
DAL
WAL
CAM		Frame
W–L		Match
W–L		Pld–Pts
1 Barry Hawkins x313313 14–74–26–4
2 Stephen Maguire 0x33133 13–114–26–4
3 Marco Fu 32x1233 14–123–36–3
4 Ryan Day 023x133 12–123–36–3
5 Dominic Dale 1333x20 12–133–36–3
6 Ricky Walden 30013x3 10–123–36–3
7 Marcus Campbell 012130x 7–151–56–1

Play-offs
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Barry Hawkins 3
4 Ryan Day 0
1 Barry Hawkins 3
2 Stephen Maguire 1
2 Stephen Maguire 3
3 Marco Fu 1

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 18 and 19 March 2013.[18][19] Marco Fu was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Table
Ranking
FU
MAG
HIG
MIL
DAL
FOR
DAY		Frame
W–L		Match
W–L		Pld–Pts
1 Marco Fu x033333 15–95–16–5
2 Stephen Maguire 3x31323 15–84–26–4
3 Andrew Higginson 22x1333 14–133–36–3
4 Robert Milkins 133x230 12–113–36–3
5 Dominic Dale 1023x33 12–143–36–3
6 Tom Ford 13001x3 8–162–46–2
7 Ryan Day 102322x 10–151–56–1

Play-offs
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Marco Fu 3
4 Robert Milkins 0
1 Marco Fu 3
2 Stephen Maguire 0
2 Stephen Maguire 3
3 Andrew Higginson 1

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 20 and 21 March 2013.[20][21] Martin Gould won his first Championship League title.

Matches

Table
Ranking
CAR
DIN
GOU
FU
ALL
HIG
HAW		Frame
W–L		Match
W–L		Pld–Pts
1 Ali Carter x303233 14–94–26–4
2 Ding Junhui 1x13333 14–124–26–4
3 Martin Gould 33x2302 13–103–36–3
4 Marco Fu 123x303 12–113–36–3
5 Mark Allen 3100x33 10–133–36–3
6 John Higgins 11331x0 9–122–46–2
7 Barry Hawkins 023013x 9–142–46–2

Play-offs
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Ali Carter 3
4 Marco Fu 0
1 Ali Carter 2
3 Martin Gould 3
2 Ding Junhui 0
3 Martin Gould 3

Century breaks

Total: 89

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