2013 Australian Goldfields Open
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The 2013 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–14 July 2013 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.
Michael White attempted a maximum break in his qualifying match against Nigel Bond, but he missed the final black at 140. With this he became the fifth player along with Mark Selby, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches and Robin Hull to do so in a professional tournament.
Shaun Murphy criticised his fellow professionals after eight of the top 16 players and reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan decided not to register for the event. Another top 16 player, Ding Junhui, withdrew from the tournament at the last minute due to a passport issue.
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Tom Ford in the last 16.
Marco Fu won his second ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 9–6 in the final.
Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was raised to $445,000 from the previous year's $435,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
| Winner: $70,000 Runner-up: $30,000 Semi-final: $20,000 Quarter-final: $15,000 Last 16: $10,000 Last 32: $7,500 Last 48: $1,600 Last 64: $750 Last 96: $150 | Non-televised highest break: $100 Televised highest break: $2,500 Total: $445,000 |
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Bendigo on 8 July.
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 5–4 | Steve Mifsud (AUS) |
| WC2 | Michael White (WAL) | 5–0 | Shaun Dalitz (AUS) |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 14 July 2013. | ||
| Marco Fu (9) Hong Kong | 9–6 | Neil Robertson (3) Australia |
| Afternoon: 122–11 (98), 0–86 (78), 8–125 (92), 87–54 (80), 83–19, 61–9, 4–65 (57), 84–31 Evening: 0–94 (57), 71–60 (Fu 58, Robertson 60), 98–0 (70), 33–69 (59), 38–70, 76–46, 108–1 (102) | ||
| 102 | Highest break | 92 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 30 May and 3 June 2013 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. In the match between Barry Pinches and Simon Bedford a 19-year-old record from the qualifying stage of the 1994 British Open was broken. The match lasted 449 minutes and 46 seconds, the longest ever best-of-nine-frame match in the history of professional snooker. The previous record was 434 minutes and 12 seconds in the match between Ian Williamson and Robby Foldvari.
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
- 141 – Paul Davison
- 140 – Michael White
- 137 – Stuart Carrington
- 136, 102 – Scott Donaldson
- 133, 100 – Ryan Day
- 130 – Alfie Burden
- 128 – Joel Walker
- 126 – Tian Pengfei
- 124 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 117 – Simon Bedford
- 115 – John Astley
- 115 – Mark Joyce
- 114, 108, 100 – Ashley Carty
- 112 – Luca Brecel
- 111 – Tony Drago
- 110 – Kurt Maflin
- 109 – Jamie Cope
- 107 – Jak Jones
- 101 – David Grace
- 100 – Craig Steadman
Televised stage centuries
- 138, 125, 111, 102, 102 – Neil Robertson
- 137 – Rory McLeod
- 136 – Alfie Burden
- 135 – Martin Gould
- 131, 130, 115, 102, 102 – Marco Fu
- 129 – Shaun Murphy
- 128 – Tom Ford
- 124, 112 – Paul Davison
- 123, 112 – Robert Milkins
- 122 – Michael White
- 116 – Ken Doherty
- 112 – Dominic Dale
- 109 – Ryan Day
- 104 – Mark Davis
External links
- at Facebook