2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Snooker tournament
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The 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2013 Dafabet Players Tour Championship Grand Final)[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 17 March 2013 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[2]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–17 March 2013 |
| Venue | Bailey Allen Hall |
| City | Galway |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £301,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Ding Junhui (CHN) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| Runner-up |  Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Score | 4–3 |
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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] This was the 250th ranking event to be staged in snooker.
Prize fund and ranking points
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 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mark Selby (ENG) |
34,900 | 0 | 34,900 |
| 2 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
4,950 | 20,600 | 25,550 |
| 3 | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
18,100 | 7,100 | 25,200 |
| 4 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
22,250 | 0 | 22,250 |
| 5 |  Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
20,100 | 200 | 20,300 |
| 6 | John Higgins (SCO) |
19,150 | 0 | 19,150 |
| 7 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
19,050 | 0 | 19,050 |
| 8 | Rod Lawler (ENG) |
16,400 | 0 | 16,400 |
| 9 |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
16,050 | 0 | 16,050 |
| 10 | Martin Gould (ENG) |
15,950 | 0 | 15,950 |
| 11 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) |
11,300 | 2,500 | 13,800 |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
9,550 | 1,500 | 11,050 |
| 13 |  Ken Doherty (IRL) |
9,400 | 1,500 | 10,900 |
| 14 | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
10,500 | 0 | 10,500 |
| 15 | Robert Milkins (ENG) |
5,400 | 5,000 | 10,400 |
| 16 |  Marco Fu (HKG) |
8,100 | 2,200 | 10,300 |
| 17 |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
8,100 | 2,000 | 10,100 |
| 18 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) |
9,850 | 200 | 10,050 |
| 19 | Jamie Burnett (SCO) |
9,950 | 0 | 9,950 |
| 20 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) |
9,850 | 0 | 9,850 |
| 21 | Anthony McGill (SCO) |
9,400 | 0 | 9,400 |
| 22 | Joe Perry (ENG) |
8,300 | 1,000 | 9,300 |
| 23 | Tom Ford (ENG) |
4,700 | 4,500 | 9,200 |
| 24 | Mark Davis (ENG) |
7,550 | 1,200 | 8,750 |
| 25 | Joe Swail (NIR) |
8,600 | 0 | 8,600 |
| 26 | Ali Carter (ENG) |
8,550 | 0 | 8,550 |
| 27 | Alfie Burden (ENG) |
7,550 | 200 | 7,750 |
| 28 |  Kurt Maflin (NOR) |
7,550 | 0 | 7,550 |
| 29 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) |
3,850 | 3,700 | 7,550 |
| 30 | Mark Joyce (ENG) |
7,400 | 0 | 7,400 |
| 31 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) |
2,050 | 4,200 | 6,250 |
| 32 | Li Hang (CHN) |
0 | 5,400 | 5,400 |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Bailey Allen Hall, Galway, 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
- 147, 138, 133, 130, 130, 118, 108, 101 – Ding Junhui
- 134 – Tom Ford
- 125 – Mark Allen
- 118 – John Higgins
- 113 – Alfie Burden
- 105 – Ken Doherty
- 104 – Marco Fu
- 100 – Martin Gould
- 100 – Barry Hawkins