European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 1

The European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 1 (also known as the 2013 Victoria Bulgarian Open^[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–9 June 2013 at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[2]

European Tour 2013/2014
Event 1

Tournament information
Dates	6–9 June 2013 (2013-06-06 – 2013-06-09)
Venue	Universiada Hall
City	Sofia
Country	Bulgaria
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (142)  Anthony McGill (SCO) (142)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score	4–1
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Judd Trump was the defending champion,^[3] but he lost 2–4 against David Gilbert in the last 64.

John Higgins won his 41st professional title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–1 in the final.^[4] Ronnie O'Sullivan played in his first tournament outside of England since 2012 China Open, and he reached the semi-finals, where he lost to Higgins.^[5]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[6][7][8]

	Prize fund	Ranking points1
Winner	€25,000	2,000
Runner-up	€12,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	€6,000	1,280
Quarter-finalist	€4,000	1,000
Last 16	€2,300	760
Last 32	€1,200	560
Last 64	€700	360
Total	€125,000	–

• ¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

^[9][10][11]

Preliminary round

Best of 7 frames

Luchezar Gergov 0–4 Oliver Brown Lachezar Rusakov 0–4 Ryan Causton Gary Steele 1–4 Nikolai Vlashev

Damail Tugov 2–4 Ivelin Boyanov Matthew Day 4–1 Ivan Kupov Tiberiu Teodoru 0–4 Joe Steele

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Neil Robertson		4
	Ivaylo Pekov		0			Neil Robertson		4
	Kurt Maflin		4			Kurt Maflin		2
	Krasimir Kameshev		0								Neil Robertson		4
	Simon Bedford		4								Mike Dunn		1
	James Cahill		3			Simon Bedford		2
	Mike Dunn		4			Mike Dunn		4
	Julian Petrov		0													Neil Robertson		4
																Anthony Hamilton		1
						Adam Duffy		2
	Anthony Hamilton		4			Anthony Hamilton		4
	Oliver Brown		0								Anthony Hamilton		4
	Graeme Dott		4								Graeme Dott		2
	Konstantin Gochev		0			Graeme Dott		4
	Jamie O'Neill		4			Jamie O'Neill		3
	Cosmin Constantin		0

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
						Michael Holt		0
	Jimmy Robertson		4			Jimmy Robertson		4
	Stanislav Hadvipopov		0								Jimmy Robertson		4
	Jack Lisowski		4								Jack Lisowski		2
	Matthew Couch		3			Jack Lisowski		4
	Michael Wasley		4			Michael Wasley		1
	Ryan Causton		0													Jimmy Robertson		4
	Martin Gould		w/o													Anthony McGill		2
	Lee Spick		w/d			Martin Gould		2
	Anthony McGill		4			Anthony McGill		4
	Ahmed Saif		0								Anthony McGill		4
	Ryan Day		4								Ryan Day		0
	Sidney Wilson		0			Ryan Day		4
	Rory McLeod		1			John Astley		0
	John Astley		4

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Scott Donaldson		4
	Ross Muir		1			Scott Donaldson		4
	Michael White		4			Michael White		2
	Craig Barber		1								Scott Donaldson		4
	Jamie Jones		4								Jamie Jones		3
	Nikola Kemilev		0			Jamie Jones		4
	Alfie Burden		4			Alfie Burden		3
	Nikolai Vlashev		2													Scott Donaldson		4
	Matthew Stevens		4													Matthew Stevens		1
	Hristo Sirakov		0			Matthew Stevens		4
	Jamie Cope		4			Jamie Cope		2
	Paul Croitoru		1								Matthew Stevens		4
	Joe Perry		4								Sean O'Sullivan		0
	Joe Swail		3			Joe Perry		2
	Sean O'Sullivan		4			Sean O'Sullivan		4
	Ryan Clark		1

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Joyce		3
	Patrick Einsle		4			Patrick Einsle		1
	Tom Ford		4			Tom Ford		4
	Sam Harvey		1								Tom Ford		2
	Nigel Bond		4								Nigel Bond		4
	Alex Davies		2			Nigel Bond		4
	David Grace		4			David Grace		1
	Rareș Șinca		0													Nigel Bond		1
	Mark King		4													Barry Hawkins		4
	Christopher Keogan		0			Mark King		3
	Peter Ebdon		3			Gary Wilson		4
	Gary Wilson		4								Gary Wilson		3
	Barry Hawkins		4								Barry Hawkins		4
	Alexander Ursenbacher		0			Barry Hawkins		4
	Craig Steadman		3			Kyren Wilson		1
	Kyren Wilson		4

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Shaun Murphy		4
	Georgi Velichkov		0			Shaun Murphy		4
	Paul Davison		2			Hammad Miah		0
	Hammad Miah		4								Shaun Murphy		4
	Alan McManus		w/o								Alan McManus		1
	Jak Jones		w/d			Alan McManus		4
	Liam Highfield		4			Liam Highfield		1
	Nikolai Hristov		0													Shaun Murphy		0
	Luca Brecel		4													John Higgins		4
	Hans Blanckaert		0			Luca Brecel		4
	Rod Lawler		4			Rod Lawler		3
	Mark Vincent		0								Luca Brecel		0
	Andrew Higginson		4								John Higgins		4
	Toma Cristian Marinescu		0			Andrew Higginson		2
	John Higgins		4			John Higgins		4
	Bratislav Krustev		0

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Jimmy White		0
	Andrew Pagett		4			Andrew Pagett		2
	Peter Lines		1			Stuart Carrington		4
	Stuart Carrington		4								Stuart Carrington		4
	Tony Drago		4								Joel Walker		1
	Darren Cook		2			Tony Drago		3
	Joel Walker		4			Joel Walker		4
	Julian Serbeski		0													Stuart Carrington		1
	Steve Davis		4													Fergal O'Brien		4
	Ivelin Boyanov		0			Steve Davis		1
	Fergal O'Brien		4			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Allan Taylor		1								Fergal O'Brien		4
	Ben Woollaston		w/o								Ben Woollaston		1
	Chris Wakelin		w/d			Ben Woollaston		4
	Gerard Greene		w/o			Gerard Greene		2
	David Gray		w/d

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Williams		4
	Vinnie Calabrese		1			Mark Williams		4
	Dominic Dale		4			Dominic Dale		0
	Lee Page		2								Mark Williams		4
	Daniel Wells		4								Ken Doherty		3
	Matthew Day		1			Daniel Wells		3
	Ken Doherty		4			Ken Doherty		4
	Oliver Lines		3													Mark Williams		4
	Marcus Campbell		4													Sam Baird		1
	Elliot Slessor		3			Marcus Campbell		1
	Robert Milkins		4			Robert Milkins		4
	Kashif Khan		0								Robert Milkins		1
	Barry Pinches		4								Sam Baird		4
	Chris Norbury		1			Barry Pinches		1
	Sam Baird		4			Sam Baird		4
	Joe Steele		2

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Ian Burns		4
	Fraser Patrick		3			Ian Burns		4
	Robbie Williams		4			Robbie Williams		1
	Filipe Cardoso		0								Ian Burns		1
	Martin O'Donnell		3								Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Michael Leslie		4			Michael Leslie		1
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		4			Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Michael Wild		0													Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Mark Davis		4													Mark Davis		2
	Dimitar Mehandjiiski		0			Mark Davis		4
	Matthew Selt		4			Matthew Selt		2
	Salim Otti		0								Mark Davis		4
	David Gilbert		4								David Gilbert		3
	Michael Georgiou		1			David Gilbert		4
	Judd Trump		4			Judd Trump		2
	Sanderson Lam		0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Neil Robertson		4
	Jimmy Robertson		2			Neil Robertson		4
	Scott Donaldson		1			Barry Hawkins		3
	Barry Hawkins		4								Neil Robertson		1
	John Higgins		4								John Higgins		4
	Fergal O'Brien		2			John Higgins		4
	Mark Williams		0			Ronnie O'Sullivan		2
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		4

Century breaks

^[12]

142, 131, 115, 111, 106, 105, 105 – Neil Robertson 142, 126, 101, 100 – Anthony McGill 136 – David Gilbert 134 – Matthew Stevens 133, 102 – Mark Williams 130, 107 – Robert Milkins 129 – Stuart Carrington 126, 111, 105, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 124 – David Grace 123, 123, 115 – Barry Hawkins 121 – Judd Trump 120 – Mark King 119 – Jamie Jones 118, 112, 102, 100 – John Higgins

112, 110 – Anthony Hamilton 112 – Scott Donaldson 112 – Jack Lisowski 112 – Dominic Dale 108 – Kurt Maflin 105, 100 – Jimmy Robertson 105 – Alfie Burden 105 – Paul Davison 104 – Graeme Dott 104 – Daniel Wells 102 – Fraser Patrick 102 – Joel Walker 101 – Shaun Murphy