Players Tour Championship 2012/2013

The Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 18 June 2012 and ended on 17 March 2013, with events held in England, across Europe and in China. In this season the European events formed the European Tour and events were held in China for the first time under the Asian Players Tour Championship name. The thirteen regular minor-ranking events were concluded with the Finals. The European Tour was sponsored by Betfair.[1]

Schedule
Date[n 1] Tournament Name Venue City Winner Runner–up Score[2][3][4] References
06–18 06–22  CHN Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 1 Zhangjiagang Sports Center Zhangjiagang Stuart Bingham Stephen Lee 4–3 [5]
07–18 07–22  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 1 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Stephen Maguire Jack Lisowski 4–3 [6]
08–08 08–12  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 2 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Martin Gould Stephen Maguire 4–3 [7]
08–23 08–26  GER European Tour – Event 1[n 2] Stadthalle Fürth Mark Selby Joe Swail 4–1 [8]
09–05 09–09  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 3 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Rod Lawler Marco Fu 4–2 [9]
09–23 09–27  CHN Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 2 Yixing Sports Centre Yixing Stephen Lee Ding Junhui 4–0 [10]
08–16 08–18  ENG European Tour – Event 2[n 3] World Snooker Academy Sheffield Neil Robertson Jamie Burnett 4–3 [11]
10–05 10–07  POL Gdynia Sports Arena Gdynia
10–17 10–21  BEL European Tour – Event 3[n 4] Lotto Arena Antwerp Mark Allen Mark Selby 4–1 [12]
11–05 11–09  CHN Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 3 Henan Province Sports Stadium Zhengzhou Stuart Bingham Li Hang 4–3 [13]
11–11 11–14  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 4[n 5] South West Snooker Academy Gloucester John Higgins Judd Trump 4–2 [14]
11–15 11–18  BUL European Tour – Event 4[n 6] Princess Hotel Sofia Judd Trump John Higgins 4–0 [15]
12–13 12–16  SCO European Tour – Event 5[n 7] Ravenscraig Sports Facility Ravenscraig Ding Junhui Anthony McGill 4–2 [16]
11–26 11–27  ENG European Tour – Event 6[n 8] World Snooker Academy Sheffield Mark Selby Graeme Dott 4–3 [17]
01–04 01–06  GER Event Forum Fürstenfeldbruck
03–12 03–17  IRL Players Tour Championship – Finals[n 9] Bailey Allen Hall Galway Ding Junhui Neil Robertson 4–3 [18]

Order of Merit

UK/Europe
Player already qualified for the Finals through the Asian Order of Merit

After 10 out of 10 events:[19][20]

Rank Player Total Points Events Played
UK Europe Total
1 Mark Selby 34,900 4 5 9
2 Judd Trump 22,250 4 4 8
3 Stephen Maguire 20,100 4 3 7
4 John Higgins 19,150 3 5 8
5 Neil Robertson 19,050 2 5 7
6 Ding Junhui 18,100 2 4 6
7 Rod Lawler 16,400 4 6 10
8 Mark Allen 16,050 3 5 8
9 Martin Gould 15,950 4 6 10
10 Ben Woollaston 11,300 4 6 10
11 Graeme Dott 10,500 4 5 9
12 Jamie Burnett 9,950 4 4 8
13 Jack Lisowski 9,850 4 6 10
14 Andrew Higginson 9,850 4 6 10
15 Barry Hawkins 9,550 4 6 10
16 Ken Doherty 9,400 3 6 9
17 Anthony McGill 9,400 4 6 10
18 Joe Swail 8,600 4 6 10
19 Ali Carter 8,550 4 4 8
20 Joe Perry 8,300 4 6 10
21 Marco Fu 8,100 4 4 8
22 Mark Williams 8,100 4 4 8
23 Kurt Maflin 7,550 3 6 9
24 Mark Davis 7,550 4 6 10
25 Alfie Burden 7,550 4 6 10
26 Mark Joyce 7,400 4 6 10

(Top 26 players out of 442)

Asian
Already qualified for the Finals by winning an APTC event.

After 3 out of 3 events:[21][22]

Rank Player Total Points Events Played
1 Stuart Bingham 20,600 3
2 Stephen Lee[n 10] 15,000 2
3 Ding Junhui 7,100 3
4 Li Hang 5,400 3
5 Robert Milkins 5,000 3
6 Tom Ford 4,500 3
7 Cao Yupeng 4,200 3
8 Xiao Guodong[n 10] 3,700 3

(Top 8 players out of 113)

Finals
Main article: Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Finals

The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 took place between 12–17 March 2013 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland. It was contested by the top 25 players on the Order of Merit, who have played in at least 5 events (2 in the UK and 3 in Europe); the three APTC winners and the top four from the Asian Order of Merit, who didn't win an APTC tournament.[23][24][25] If a player qualified from both Order of Merits, than the highest position counted and the next player on the other list qualified. If a player finished on both lists on the same place, than the PTC Order of Merit takes precedence and the next player from the APTC Order of Merit qualified.[26] If an APTC event winner, who qualified through the APTC Tour and finished in the top 25 on the PTC Order of Merit, then the next highest player on the PTC Order of Merit qualified. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.[27]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Bailey Allen Hall, Galway, Ireland, 17 March 2013.[18][28]
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

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. Event also known as the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic.
  3. Event also known as the 2012 Gdynia Open.
  4. Event also known as the 2012 Antwerp Open and 2012 Belgian Open.
  5. Event also known as the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy and the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup.
  6. Event also known as the 2012 Bulgarian Open.
  7. Event also known as the 2012 Scottish Open.
  8. Event also known as the 2013 Munich Open and the 2013 FFB Open.
  9. Event also known as the 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals.
  10. Stephen Lee has qualified by winning an APTC event, however, due to his suspension he was replaced by Xiao Guodong.

References
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  9. "Players Tour Championship Event Three (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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  11. "Betfair European Tour Event Two (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  12. "Betfair European Tour Event Three (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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  14. "Players Tour Championship Event Four (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  15. "Betfair European Tour Event Four (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  16. "Betfair European Tour Event Five (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  17. "Betfair European Tour Event Six (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  18. "Dafabet Players Tour Championship Finals (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  19. "Order of Merit issued after Munich Open 2013 (ET6)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  20. "Order of Merit 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  21. "Asian Order of Merit after APTC3" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  22. "Asian Order of Merit 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  23. "Announcements From Barry Hearn". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  24. "Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 - Entry pack for events 1-4" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  25. "Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013: Entry Pack for Event 2" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  26. "Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013: Entry Pack for Event 3" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  27. "The Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 season qualifying criteria" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  28. "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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