2013 World Open (snooker)

The 2013 Yearly Yuan-jiang Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 February–3 March 2013 at the Hainan International Exhibition Center in Haikou, China. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.^[1]

Yearly Yuan-jiang Gujinggong Liquor
Haikou World Open

Tournament information
Dates	25 February – 3 March 2013 (2013-02-25 – 2013-03-03)
Venue	Hainan International Exhibition Center
City	Haikou
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£425,000
Winner's share	£85,000
Highest break	John Higgins (SCO) (141)
Final
Champion	Mark Allen (NIR)
Runner-up	Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Score	10–4
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Mark Allen defended the title he won in 2012, by defeating Matthew Stevens 10–4 in the final.^[2][3] This was Allen's second ranking title.^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

Winner: £85,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £11,000 Last 16: £7,500 Last 32: £6,000 Last 48: £2,300 Last 64: £1,500

Non-televised highest break: £700 Televised highest break: £3,500 Total: £425,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Haikou on 25 and 26 February 2013.^[6][7][8][9]

Match		Score
WC1	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	1–5	Zhao Xintong (CHN)
WC2	Alan McManus (SCO)	5–3	Lin Shuai (CHN)
WC3	Mark Joyce (ENG)	5–4	Noppon Saengkham (THA)
WC4	Nigel Bond (ENG)	5–3	Zhu Yinghui (CHN)
WC5	David Gilbert (ENG)	5–0	Lu Ning (CHN)
WC6	Jamie Cope (ENG)	5–4	Wang Yuchen (CHN)
WC7	Ian Burns (ENG)	5–1	Saleh Mohammad (AFG)
WC8	Simon Bedford (ENG)	2–5	Lyu Haotian (CHN)

Main draw

^[6][7][8][9]

	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Mark Allen	5
		Ryan Day	2
						1	Mark Allen	5
							Robert Milkins	2
	15	Mark Davis	3
		Robert Milkins	5
											1	Mark Allen	5
											11	Ricky Walden	1
	11	Ricky Walden	5
		Peter Ebdon	2
						11	Ricky Walden	5
						7	Stephen Maguire	4
	7	Stephen Maguire	5
		Marcus Campbell	3
																1	Mark Allen	6
																4	John Higgins	2
	8	Mark Williams	2
		Marco Fu	5
							Marco Fu	2
						10	Ding Junhui	5
	10	Ding Junhui	5
		Michael Holt	4
											10	Ding Junhui	0
											4	John Higgins	5
	9	Stuart Bingham	5
		Zhao Xintong	2
						9	Stuart Bingham	0
						4	John Higgins	5
	4	John Higgins	5
		Alan McManus	3
																					1	Mark Allen	10
																					12	Matthew Stevens	4
	3	Judd Trump	5
		Mark Joyce	0
						3	Judd Trump	5
							Nigel Bond	1
	14	Ali Carter	w/d
		Nigel Bond	w/o
											3	Judd Trump	3
											12	Matthew Stevens	5
	12	Matthew Stevens	5
		David Gilbert	4
						12	Matthew Stevens	5
						5	Shaun Murphy	3
	5	Shaun Murphy	5
		Martin Gould	4
																12	Matthew Stevens	6
																6	Neil Robertson	5
	6	Neil Robertson	5
		Dominic Dale	2
						6	Neil Robertson	5
						15	Graeme Dott	0
	15	Graeme Dott	5
		Jamie Cope	2
											6	Neil Robertson	5
											2	Mark Selby	3
	16	Barry Hawkins	5
		Ian Burns	1
						16	Barry Hawkins	1
						2	Mark Selby	5
	2	Mark Selby	5
		Lyu Haotian	0

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Hainan International Exhibition Center, Haikou, China, 3 March 2013.[9][10]
Mark Allen (1)  Northern Ireland	10–4	Matthew Stevens (12)  Wales
Afternoon: 74–44, 68–16 (52), 93–1 (93), 74–55 (58), 0–121 (67), 0–112 (112), 64–0, 112–0 (100), 5–51 Evening: 61–58, 0–100 (100), 74–7 (55), 66–47, 77–1 (68)
100	Highest break	112
1	Century breaks	2
6	50+ breaks	3

Qualifying

These matches were held between 18 and 21 December 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.^[11][12][13]

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames				Round 2 Best of 9 frames				Round 3 Best of 9 frames				Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Michael Wasley	3			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5			Anthony Hamilton	1			Ryan Day	5
	Michael Leslie	5			Michael Leslie	1			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	0
	Aditya Mehta	4			Anthony McGill	5			Jack Lisowski	5			Robert Milkins	5
	Scott Donaldson	5			Scott Donaldson	3			Anthony McGill	3			Jack Lisowski	2
	Liam Highfield	5			Barry Pinches	1			Liang Wenbo	4			Peter Ebdon	5
	Daniel Wells	2			Liam Highfield	5			Liam Highfield	5			Liam Highfield	4
	Robbie Williams	5			Andy Hicks	2			Michael White	5			Marcus Campbell	5
	David Grace	2			Robbie Williams	5			Robbie Williams	0			Michael White	4
	Tian Pengfei	5			Liu Chuang	5			Xiao Guodong	4			Marco Fu	5
	Passakorn Suwannawat	3			Tian Pengfei	1			Liu Chuang	5			Liu Chuang	2
	Chen Zhe	5			Adam Duffy	1			Steve Davis	4			Michael Holt	5
	Gareth Allen	1			Chen Zhe	5			Chen Zhe	5			Chen Zhe	3
	Li Yan	1			Rod Lawler	5			Matthew Selt	1			Andrew Higginson	5
	Duane Jones	5			Duane Jones	3			Rod Lawler	5			Rod Lawler	0
	Kurt Maflin	3			Alan McManus	5			Jamie Jones	3			Tom Ford	3
	Martin O'Donnell	5			Martin O'Donnell	1			Alan McManus	5			Alan McManus	5
	Craig Steadman	4			Mark Joyce	5			Jimmy Robertson	0			Joe Perry	2
	Justin Astley	5			Justin Astley	3			Mark Joyce	5			Mark Joyce	5
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	5			Jimmy White	5			Nigel Bond	5			Jamie Burnett	3
	Mohamed Khairy	1			Dechawat Poomjaeng	4			Jimmy White	4			Nigel Bond	5
	Paul Davison	4			Alfie Burden	5			David Gilbert	5			Mark King	1
	Sean O'Sullivan	5			Sean O'Sullivan	1			Alfie Burden	1			David Gilbert	5
	Tony Drago	4			Mike Dunn	5			Yu Delu	5			Martin Gould	5
	Sam Baird	5			Sam Baird	3			Mike Dunn	1			Yu Delu	4
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	5			Cao Yupeng	5			Dave Harold	5			Dominic Dale	5
	Joel Walker	0			Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	3			Cao Yupeng	2			Dave Harold	4
	Zhang Anda	5			Luca Brecel	4			Rory McLeod	2			Jamie Cope	5
	Michael Wild	3			Zhang Anda	5			Zhang Anda	5			Zhang Anda	4
	Ian Burns	w/o			James Wattana	2			Ben Woollaston	0			Fergal O'Brien	4
	Jamie O'Neill	w/d			Ian Burns	5			Ian Burns	5			Ian Burns	5
	Pankaj Advani	2			Peter Lines	0			Gerard Greene	4			Ken Doherty	4
	Simon Bedford	5			Simon Bedford	5			Simon Bedford	5			Simon Bedford	5

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

^[14]

134, 103 – Andrew Higginson 134 – Sean O'Sullivan 133, 116 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 131 – Zhang Anda 123 – Scott Donaldson 122 – Xiao Guodong 122 – Marco Fu 121, 100 – Kurt Maflin

120 – Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 118, 101 – Michael White 115 – Li Yan 111 – Jamie Cope 110 – Alan McManus 101 – Robert Milkins 100 – Chen Zhe

Televised stage centuries

^[15]

141, 113, 105 – John Higgins 139 – Graeme Dott 127 – Ding Junhui 126 – Stuart Bingham 125, 104 – Ricky Walden 119, 100 – Mark Allen

118, 110 – Shaun Murphy 112, 100 – Matthew Stevens 112 – Barry Hawkins 111, 104, 102 – Judd Trump 107, 107 – Neil Robertson 100 – Mark Davis