2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

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 Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Republic of Ireland. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[2]

2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates12–17 March 2013
VenueBailey Allen Hall
CityGalway
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£301,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Ding Junhui (147)
Final
Champion Ding Junhui
Runner-up Neil Robertson
Score4–3
← ET6
Last →

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 fundRanking points
Winner£100,0003,000
Runner-up£40,0002,400
Semi-finalist£20,0001,920
Quarter-finalist£9,5001,500
Last 16£5,0001,140
Last 32£2,500840
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
01 Mark Selby 34,900 0 34,900
02 Stuart Bingham 4,950 20,600 25,550
03 Ding Junhui 18,100 7,100 25,200
04 Judd Trump 22,250 0 22,250
05 Stephen Maguire 20,100 200 20,300
06 John Higgins 19,150 0 19,150
07 Neil Robertson 19,050 0 19,050
08 Rod Lawler 16,400 0 16,400
09 Mark Allen 16,050 0 16,050
10 Martin Gould 15,950 0 15,950
11 Ben Woollaston 11,300 2,500 13,800
12 Barry Hawkins 9,550 1,500 11,050
13 Ken Doherty 9,400 1,500 10,900
14 Graeme Dott 10,500 0 10,500
15 Robert Milkins 5,400 5,000 10,400
16 Marco Fu 8,100 2,200 10,300
17 Mark Williams 8,100 2,000 10,100
18 Andrew Higginson 9,850 200 10,050
19 Jamie Burnett 9,950 0 9,950
20 Jack Lisowski 9,850 0 9,850
21 Anthony McGill 9,400 0 9,400
22 Joe Perry 8,300 1,000 9,300
23 Tom Ford 4,700 4,500 9,200
24 Mark Davis 7,550 1,200 8,750
25 Joe Swail 8,600 0 8,600
26 Ali Carter 8,550 0 8,550
27 Alfie Burden 7,550 200 7,750
28 Kurt Maflin 7,550 0 7,550
29 Xiao Guodong 3,850 3,700 7,550
30 Mark Joyce 7,400 0 7,400
31 Cao Yupeng 2,050 4,200 6,250
32 Li Hang 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 3
20 Jack Lisowski 4
20 Jack Lisowski 3
23 Tom Ford 4
10 Martin Gould 2
23 Tom Ford 4
23 Tom Ford 4
16 Marco Fu 1
16 Marco Fu 4
30 Mark Joyce 2
16 Marco Fu 4
26 Ali Carter 1
6 John Higgins 2
26 Ali Carter 4
23 Tom Ford 3
7 Neil Robertson 4
7 Neil Robertson 4
19 Jamie Burnett 2
7 Neil Robertson 4
12 Barry Hawkins 1
12 Barry Hawkins 4
32 Li Hang 0
7 Neil Robertson 4
29 Xiao Guodong 1
14 Graeme Dott 1
29 Xiao Guodong 4
29 Xiao Guodong 4
27 Alfie Burden 2
4 Judd Trump 3
27 Alfie Burden 4
7 Neil Robertson 3
3 Ding Junhui 4
3 Ding Junhui 4
18 Andrew Higginson 3
3 Ding Junhui 4
21 Anthony McGill 3
15 Robert Milkins 2
21 Anthony McGill 4
3 Ding Junhui 4
9 Mark Allen 3
9 Mark Allen 4
24 Mark Davis 0
9 Mark Allen 4
25 Joe Swail 0
5 Stephen Maguire 3
25 Joe Swail 4
3 Ding Junhui 4
28 Kurt Maflin 0
8 Rod Lawler 4
31 Cao Yupeng 2
8 Rod Lawler 3
28 Kurt Maflin 4
13 Ken Doherty 2
28 Kurt Maflin 4
28 Kurt Maflin 4
11 Ben Woollaston 3
11 Ben Woollaston 4
17 Mark Williams 3
11 Ben Woollaston 4
22 Joe Perry 3
2 Stuart Bingham 2
22 Joe Perry 4

Final
Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Bailey Allen Hall, 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]

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