Players Tour Championship 2012/2013

The Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 18 June 2012 and ended on 17 March 2013, with events held in England, across Europe and in China. In this season the European events formed the European Tour and events were held in China for the first time under the Asian Players Tour Championship name. The thirteen regular minor-ranking events were concluded with the Finals. The European Tour was sponsored by Betfair.

Schedule

Date		Tournament Name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner–up	Score	References
06–18	06–22	CHN	Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 1	Zhangjiagang Sports Center	Zhangjiagang	England Stuart Bingham	England Stephen Lee	4–3
07–18	07–22	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 1	South West Snooker Academy	Gloucester	Scotland Stephen Maguire	England Jack Lisowski	4–3
08–08	08–12	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 2	South West Snooker Academy	Gloucester	England Martin Gould	Scotland Stephen Maguire	4–3
08–23	08–26	GER	European Tour – Event 1	Stadthalle	Fürth	England Mark Selby	Northern Ireland Joe Swail	4–1
09–05	09–09	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 3	South West Snooker Academy	Gloucester	England Rod Lawler	Hong Kong Marco Fu	4–2
09–23	09–27	CHN	Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 2	Yixing Sports Centre	Yixing	England Stephen Lee	China Ding Junhui	4–0
08–16	08–18	ENG	European Tour – Event 2	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Australia Neil Robertson	Scotland Jamie Burnett	4–3
10–05	10–07	POL	Gdynia Sports Arena	Gdynia
10–17	10–21	BEL	European Tour – Event 3	Lotto Arena	Antwerp	Northern Ireland Mark Allen	England Mark Selby	4–1
11–05	11–09	CHN	Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 3	Henan Province Sports Stadium	Zhengzhou	England Stuart Bingham	China Li Hang	4–3
11–11	11–14	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 4	South West Snooker Academy	Gloucester	Scotland John Higgins	England Judd Trump	4–2
11–15	11–18	BUL	European Tour – Event 4	Princess Hotel	Sofia	England Judd Trump	Scotland John Higgins	4–0
12–13	12–16	SCO	European Tour – Event 5	Ravenscraig Sports Facility	Ravenscraig	China Ding Junhui	Scotland Anthony McGill	4–2
11–26	11–27	ENG	European Tour – Event 6	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	England Mark Selby	Scotland Graeme Dott	4–3
01–04	01–06	GER	Event Forum	Fürstenfeldbruck
03–12	03–17	IRL	Players Tour Championship – Finals	Bailey Allen Hall	Galway	China Ding Junhui	Australia Neil Robertson	4–3

Order of Merit

UK/Europe

Player already qualified for the Finals through the Asian Order of Merit

After 10 out of 10 events:

Rank	Player	Total Points	Events Played
UK	Europe	Total
1	England Mark Selby	34,900	4	5	9
2	England Judd Trump	22,250	4	4	8
3	Scotland Stephen Maguire	20,100	4	3	7
4	Scotland John Higgins	19,150	3	5	8
5	Australia Neil Robertson	19,050	2	5	7
6	China Ding Junhui	18,100	2	4	6
7	England Rod Lawler	16,400	4	6	10
8	Northern Ireland Mark Allen	16,050	3	5	8
9	England Martin Gould	15,950	4	6	10
10	England Ben Woollaston	11,300	4	6	10
11	Scotland Graeme Dott	10,500	4	5	9
12	Scotland Jamie Burnett	9,950	4	4	8
13	England Jack Lisowski	9,850	4	6	10
14	England Andrew Higginson	9,850	4	6	10
15	England Barry Hawkins	9,550	4	6	10
16	Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty	9,400	3	6	9
17	Scotland Anthony McGill	9,400	4	6	10
18	Northern Ireland Joe Swail	8,600	4	6	10
19	England Ali Carter	8,550	4	4	8
20	England Joe Perry	8,300	4	6	10
21	Hong Kong Marco Fu	8,100	4	4	8
22	Wales Mark Williams	8,100	4	4	8
23	Norway Kurt Maflin	7,550	3	6	9
24	England Mark Davis	7,550	4	6	10
25	England Alfie Burden	7,550	4	6	10
26	England Mark Joyce	7,400	4	6	10

(Top 26 players out of 442)

Asian

Already qualified for the Finals by winning an APTC event.

After 3 out of 3 events:

Rank	Player	Total Points	Events Played
1	England Stuart Bingham	20,600	3
2	England Stephen Lee	15,000	2
3	China Ding Junhui	7,100	3
4	China Li Hang	5,400	3
5	England Robert Milkins	5,000	3
6	England Tom Ford	4,500	3
7	China Cao Yupeng	4,200	3
8	China Xiao Guodong	3,700	3

(Top 8 players out of 113)

Finals

The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 took place between 12–17 March 2013 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland. It was contested by the top 25 players on the Order of Merit, who have played in at least 5 events (2 in the UK and 3 in Europe); the three APTC winners and the top four from the Asian Order of Merit, who didn't win an APTC tournament. If a player qualified from both Order of Merits, than the highest position counted and the next player on the other list qualified. If a player finished on both lists on the same place, than the PTC Order of Merit takes precedence and the next player from the APTC Order of Merit qualified. If an APTC event winner, who qualified through the APTC Tour and finished in the top 25 on the PTC Order of Merit, then the next highest player on the PTC Order of Merit qualified. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.