2013 Wuxi Classic
Snooker tournament
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The 2013 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 17 and 23 June 2013 at the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China. It was the first ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–23 June 2013 |
| Venue | Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium |
| City | Wuxi |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £470,000 |
| Winner's share | £80,000 |
| Highest break | 138 (x2) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Runner-up |  John Higgins (SCO) |
| Score | 10–7 |
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The tournament was the first to use the new format, similar to the one used in the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events, where every player, including members of the top 16, started in the first round.[2] Some of the sport's biggest names did not reach the tournament's final stage. Reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew for personal reasons shortly before his qualifying match against Michael Wasley.[3] World number one Mark Selby lost his qualifying match 3–5 to Andrew Pagett.[4] World number four Shaun Murphy also exited the tournament at the qualifying stage, losing 1–5 to Alex Davies.[5]
Nine-time women's world champion Reanne Evans defeated Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–4 in her qualifying match to become the first woman ever to reach the final stages of a major professional ranking tournament.[6][7] Evans was chosen as one of four players to play against local opponents in the wildcard round, and she lost 2–5 against Chinese teenager Zhu Yinghui.[8][9]
Ricky Walden was the defending champion,[10][11] but he lost 2–5 against Jimmy White in the last 64.[9][12]
Neil Robertson won his eighth ranking title by defeating John Higgins 10–7 in the final.[13][14] Robertson also made the 98th official maximum break during his qualifying match against Mohamed Khairy. This was Robertson's second 147 break and the first in the 2013/2014 season.[15]
Prize fund
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Wuxi on 17 June 2013.[18][19][20][21][22]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5–4 |  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
| WC2 | Reanne Evans (ENG) | 2–5 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC3 | Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) | 5–4 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| WC4 | Adam Duffy (ENG) | 3–5 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
Main draw
Top half
Bottom half
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, Wuxi, China, 23 June 2013.[22][23] | ||
| Neil Robertson Australia |
10–7 | John Higgins Scotland |
| Afternoon: 80–6 (61), 0–78 (78), 31–83 (56), 99–0 (91), 32–78 (70), 1–111 (93), 16–82 (82), 72–0 (52), 118–6 (113) Evening: 91–0, 106–6 (57), 66–52, 83–0 (59), 1–67 (66), 71–9, 53–66, 97–0 (65) | ||
| 113 | Highest break | 93 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 27 and 29 May 2013 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[24][25][26][27]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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