2012–13 snooker season
Series of snooker tournaments
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The 2012–13 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2012 and 6 May 2013. The season featured two new ranking events: the Wuxi Classic and the International Championship. The tour had a record five ranking events in China, and three new PTC events in Asia. The tour also visited Bulgaria for the first time in its history,[1] and returned to Poland, Belgium and Australia. Before the start of the season World Snooker requested every player to sign a players contract, that would allow players to choose which events they want to enter – no player was forced to play in any event.[2] At the end of the season Mark Selby was named the World Snooker Player of the Year, the Snooker Writers' Player of the Year and the Fans' Player of the Year and Ian Burns the Rookie of the Year. Ronnie O'Sullivan received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his fifth World title after playing just one competitive match during the season. Jimmy Robertson's 57 break in just 130 seconds at the Snooker Shoot Out received the "Magic Moment of the Year" award. Terry Griffiths, Joe Johnson, Peter Ebdon, Ken Doherty, Graeme Dott, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson were inducted into the Hall of Fame.[3]
Mark Selby (ENG) Mark Selby (ENG)Nations that hosted an event in the snooker calendar during the 2012–13 season | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 16 May 2012 – 6 May 2013 |
| Tournaments | 35 (11 ranking events) |
| Triple Crown winners | |
| UK Championship | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| Masters | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| World Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The season had a total of £7.1 million of prize money.[4] The World Championship, the UK Championship, the International Championship and the Masters were the four biggest tournaments in terms of prize money with the total pot being over half a million pounds at each event.[5] A further £5,000 was on offer at the televised stages of each ranking event for any player who compiled a maximum break and this prize rolled over from one tournament to the next if not won. A £500 rolling prize was given to any player who completed the feat in the qualifying stages of ranking events. A separate £500 rolling prize was also available in all the PTC events, but this prize was excluded from the Asian PTCs. If at any tournament a 147 was made by more than one player, then the prize was equally shared.[6]
New professional players
Countries
The 2012/2013 season was made up of 99 professional players. The top 64 players after the 2012 World Championships automatically qualified for the 2012/2013 season as did the top eight who were not in the top 64 from the Players Tour Championship Order of Merit. Another twelve places were available through the 2012 Q School; the rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. All players except those in the top 64 received a tour card for two seasons.[7] Listed below are the players who qualified for the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 season.
Calendar
The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[26][27][28]
World Snooker Tour
| Ranking event |
| ‡ Minor-ranking event |
| † Non-ranking event |
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May | Agnes Davies Memorial | Terry Griffiths Matchroom in Llanelli, Wales |  Jaique Ip (HKG) |
3–0 | So Man Yan (HKG) |
[58] | |
| 29 Sep | Northern Championship | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre in Chesterfield, England | Ng On Yee (HKG) |
3–0 | Maria Catalano (ENG) |
[59] | |
| 3 Nov | UK Ladies Championship | Jesters Snooker in Swindon, England | Maria Catalano (ENG) |
3–0 | Tina Owen-Sevilton (ENG) |
[60] | |
| 2 Mar | Connie Gough Memorial | Woking Snooker Centre in Woking, England | Maria Catalano (ENG) |
3–0 | Emma Bonney (ENG) |
[61] | |
| 14 Apr | 15 Apr | World Ladies Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England | Reanne Evans (ENG) |
6–3 | Maria Catalano (ENG) |
[62] |
Seniors events
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | 28 Oct | World Seniors Championship | Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, England | Nigel Bond (ENG) |
2–0 |  Tony Chappel (WAL) |
[63] |
Other events
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | 20 May | Austrian Open | BRP-Hall in Wels, Austria | Mark Williams (WAL) |
6–5 | Matthew Couch (ENG) |
[64] |
| 7 Jun | 10 Jun | Pink Ribbon | South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
4–0 | Peter Lines (ENG) |
[65][66] |
| 12 Jul | 15 Jul | Vienna Snooker Open | Theater Dschungel in Vienna, Austria | Simon Bedford (ENG) |
5–2 | Jamie Jones (WAL) |
[67] |
| 11 Sep | 14 Sep | General Cup | General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China |  Neil Robertson (AUS) |
7–6 | Ricky Walden (ENG) |
[68] |
| 11 Jan | 13 Jan | Dutch Open | De Dieze in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |  Luca Brecel (BEL) |
5–3 | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) |
[69] |
Official rankings
Seeding revision 1
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Seeding revision 2
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Seeding revision 3
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Seeding revision 4
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Seeding revision 5
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World ranking points
| No. | Ch [n 10] |
Player[77] | Season[n 11] | Tournament[n 12] | Season | Cut-off point[n 13] | Total[89] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 11/12 | PTC | WUC | AO | SM | IC | UK | GM | WEO | WOO | CO | WC | 12/13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 1 |  | Mark Selby |
0 | 36480 | 10240 | 3500 | 700 | 980 | 3040 | 8000 | 2500 | 1400 | 3500 | 5600 | 3800 | 43260 | 77485 | 76620 | 81380 | 80940 | 79740 |
| 2 |  5 | Neil Robertson |
0 | 37020 | 8520 | 980 | 1900 | 2660 | 6400 | 4000 | 3200 | 1900 | 4480 | 7000 | 1400 | 42440 | 62980 | 65180 | 65540 | 79460 | 79460 |
| 3 |  1 | Judd Trump |
0 | 35620 | 8240 | 2660 | 5600 | 8000 | 1120 | 1400 | 3200 | 3500 | 980 | 6400 | 41100 | 72075 | 79155 | 79275 | 78320 | 76720 | |
| 4 | 2 | Shaun Murphy |
0 | 27900 | 4800 | 980 | 2500 | 4480 | 5120 | 6400 | 2500 | 1400 | 2660 | 4480 | 5000 | 40320 | 63925 | 67140 | 68220 | 67020 | 68220 |
| 5 | 1 |  Stephen Maguire |
0 | 34520 | 7760 | 980 | 2660 | 3040 | 3040 | 1400 | 5000 | 2660 | 4480 | 1400 | 32420 | 63980 | 63080 | 60320 | 66940 | 66940 | |
| 6 | 10 | Stuart Bingham |
0 | 22340 | 9120 | 5600 | 700 | 3500 | 1120 | 4000 | 1400 | 4000 | 2660 | 3500 | 5000 | 40600 | 53700 | 54575 | 55255 | 61740 | 62940 |
| 7 | 5 |  Mark Allen |
0 | 30340 | 6820 | 2660 | 2660 | 4000 | 1120 | 1900 | 1900 | 7000 | 2660 | 1400 | 32120 | 53485 | 59800 | 56360 | 66060 | 62460 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ricky Walden |
0 | 23725 | 5200 | 7000 | 700 | 2660 | 4000 | 1120 | 1400 | 1400 | 3500 | 2660 | 6400 | 36040 | 54245 | 54125 | 53165 | 54765 | 59765 |
| 9 | 13 | Barry Hawkins |
0 | 19860 | 8220 | 1960 | 5000 | 1960 | 920 | 3040 | 3200 | 1400 | 2660 | 2660 | 8000 | 39020 | 47700 | 46915 | 47915 | 54680 | 58880 |
| 10 | 1 |  Ding Junhui |
0 | 23580 | 11720 | 980 | 1900 | 980 | 3040 | 1120 | 1900 | 3200 | 3500 | 980 | 5000 | 34320 | 56220 | 54280 | 53840 | 59300 | 57900 |
| 11 | 6 | John Higgins |
0 | 29320 | 7040 | 7000 | 1120 | 3040 | 575 | 1400 | 4480 | 980 | 1400 | 27035 | 61680 | 72040 | 70680 | 64955 | 56355 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Graeme Dott |
0 | 25380 | 5440 | 3500 | 3500 | 1120 | 3040 | 1900 | 1900 | 2660 | 2660 | 3800 | 29520 | 52225 | 52740 | 52500 | 56100 | 54900 | |
| 13 | 6 | Mark Davis |
0 | 21130 | 6760 | 4480 | 3200 | 1960 | 3040 | 5120 | 575 | 575 | 980 | 2660 | 3800 | 33150 | 48210 | 46670 | 50190 | 51630 | 54280 |
| 14 | 4 | Matthew Stevens |
0 | 27080 | 4280 | 0 | 1900 | 980 | 3040 | 4000 | 2500 | 1900 | 5600 | 980 | 1400 | 26580 | 53900 | 50140 | 52660 | 55060 | 53660 |
| 15 | 12 | Mark Williams |
0 | 26680 | 7680 | 3500 | 4480 | 1120 | 1120 | 1400 | 1400 | 980 | 3500 | 1400 | 26580 | 67740 | 64400 | 60320 | 58260 | 53260 | |
| 16 | 1 | Ali Carter |
0 | 21700 | 6620 | 980 | 700 | 3500 | 2240 | 5120 | 5000 | 575 | 0 | 2660 | 3800 | 31195 | 48900 | 47000 | 51760 | 52895 | 52895 |
Points distribution
2012/2013 points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events[90]
| Tournament | Round → | R96 | R80 | R64 | R48 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuxi Classic | Unseeded loser | 560 | 910 | 1260 | 1610 | 1960 | 2660 | 3500 | 4480 | 5600 | 7000 |
| Seeded loser | 280 | 455 | 630 | 805 | 980 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Australian Goldfields Open | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Shanghai Masters | Unseeded loser | 560 | 910 | 1260 | 1610 | 1960 | 2660 | 3500 | 4480 | 5600 | 7000 |
| Seeded loser | 280 | 455 | 630 | 805 | 980 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| International Championship | Unseeded loser | 640 | 1040 | 1440 | 1840 | 2240 | 3040 | 4000 | 5120 | 6400 | 8000 |
| Seeded loser | 320 | 520 | 720 | 920 | 1120 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| UK Championship | Unseeded loser | 640 | 1040 | 1440 | 1840 | 2240 | 3040 | 4000 | 5120 | 6400 | 8000 |
| Seeded loser | 320 | 520 | 720 | 920 | 1120 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| German Masters | Unseeded loser | 900 | – | 1150 | – | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| Seeded loser | 450 | – | 575 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Welsh Open | Unseeded loser | 900 | – | 1150 | – | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| Seeded loser | 450 | – | 575 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| World Open | Unseeded loser | 560 | 910 | 1260 | 1610 | 1960 | 2660 | 3500 | 4480 | 5600 | 7000 |
| Seeded loser | 280 | 455 | 630 | 805 | 980 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Players Tour Championship | Regular events | – | – | 360 | – | 560 | 760 | 1000 | 1280 | 1600 | 2000 |
| Finals | – | – | – | – | 840 | 1140 | 1500 | 1920 | 2400 | 3000 | |
| China Open | Unseeded loser | 560 | 910 | 1260 | 1610 | 1960 | 2660 | 3500 | 4480 | 5600 | 7000 |
| Seeded loser | 280 | 455 | 630 | 805 | 980 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| World Championship | Unseeded loser | 800 | 1300 | 1800 | 2300 | 2800 | 3800 | 5000 | 6400 | 8000 | 10000 |
| Seeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | – | – | – | – | – |
Notes
- The winner was Aditya Mehta, who was on the Main Tour the previous season, and therefore couldn't re-qualify via an amateur event.
- The winner was Hossein Vafaei, who already qualified for the Main Tour by winning IBSF World Snooker Championship.
- Event also known as the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic
- Event also known as the 2012 Gdynia Open
- Event also known as the 2012 Antwerp Open and 2012 Belgian Open
- Event also known as the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy and the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup
- Event also known as the 2012 Bulgarian Open
- Event also known as the 2012 Scottish Open
- The 2010/2011 points only included the ranking points that counted towards the next seedings update. See [78] for the points accumulated during the 2010/2011 season and see [76] for points accumulated during the 2011/2012 season. Players ranked outside of the top 64 at the beginning of the 2012/2013 season had any points accumulated from the previous seasons wiped, and started again on 0 points. Players on 0 points were ranked alphabetically.[79]
- See [80] for the points accumulated during the 2012/2013 season up to the first cut-off point; see [81] for the points accumulated between the first and second cut-off points; see [82] for the points accumulated between the second and third; see [83] for the points accumulated between the third and fourth cut-off points; see [84] for the points accumulated at the World Championship.