Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates8–14 July 2013 (2013-07-08 2013-07-14)
VenueBendigo Stadium
CityBendigo
CountryAustralia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund$445,000
Winner's share$70,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (138)
Final
Champion Marco Fu (HKG)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score9–6
2012
2014

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.[1]

Michael White attempted a maximum break in his qualifying match against Nigel Bond, but he missed the final black at 140.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] Another top 16 player, Ding Junhui, withdrew from the tournament at the last minute due to a passport issue.[5]

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,[6][7] but he lost 4–5 against Tom Ford in the last 16.[8]

Marco Fu won his second ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 9–6 in the final.[9][10]

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:[11]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Bendigo on 8 July.[12][13][14][15][16]

MatchScore
WC1 Mike Dunn (ENG)5–4 Steve Mifsud (AUS)
WC2 Michael White (WAL)5–0 Shaun Dalitz (AUS)

Main draw

[13][14][15][16]

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 17 frames
               
1 England Barry Hawkins 5
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 1
1 England Barry Hawkins 4
14 England Tom Ford 5
14 England Tom Ford 5
Wales Ryan Day 3
14 England Tom Ford 3
10 England Robert Milkins 5
10 England Robert Milkins 5
England Ben Woollaston 3
10 England Robert Milkins 5
England Rory McLeod 2
7 China Ding Junhui w/d
England Rory McLeod w/o
10 England Robert Milkins 4
9 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
6 England Ricky Walden 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2
13 Wales Dominic Dale 5
13 Wales Dominic Dale 5
England Mike Dunn 4
13 Wales Dominic Dale 1
9 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
9 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2
9 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
4 England Shaun Murphy 2
4 England Shaun Murphy 5
Wales Michael White 1
9 Hong Kong Marco Fu 9
3 Australia Neil Robertson 6
3 Australia Neil Robertson 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 1
3 Australia Neil Robertson 5
England Jamie Cope 3
15 England Martin Gould 4
England Jamie Cope 5
3 Australia Neil Robertson 5
11 England Joe Perry 2
11 England Joe Perry 5
China Xiao Guodong 0
11 England Joe Perry 5
5 England Stuart Bingham 3
5 England Stuart Bingham 5
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 1
3 Australia Neil Robertson 6
2 England Mark Selby 3
8 England Mark Davis 5
England Paul Davison 4
8 England Mark Davis 5
England Alfie Burden 3
16 England Michael Holt 2
England Alfie Burden 5
8 England Mark Davis 3
2 England Mark Selby 5
12 England Andrew Higginson 1
China Zhang Anda 5
China Zhang Anda 1
2 England Mark Selby 5
2 England Mark Selby 5
England Ian Burns 4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 14 July 2013.[16][17]
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.[18][19][20] 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.[21] The previous record was 434 minutes and 12 seconds in the match between Ian Williamson and Robby Foldvari.[22]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Northern Ireland Joe Swail5India Pankaj Advani5
England Darren Cook2Northern Ireland Joe Swail4India Pankaj Advani3Scotland Jamie Burnett2
England Stuart Carrington5Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5
England Mitchell Mann1England Stuart Carrington3
Malta Tony Drago5Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
England Christopher Keogan2Malta Tony Drago5Malta Tony Drago5Wales Ryan Day5
England Gary Wilson5China Tian Pengfei5China Tian Pengfei3Malta Tony Drago3
Scotland Dylan Craig0England Gary Wilson4
Scotland Michael Leslie5China Yu Delu5
Germany Phil Barnes3Scotland Michael Leslie1China Yu Delu3England Ben Woollaston5
England Joel Walker5England Jimmy White5England Jimmy White5England Jimmy White1
England Oliver Brown3England Joel Walker1
Wales Jak Jones4England Adam Duffy5
England Gareth Green5England Gareth Green3England Adam Duffy3England Rory McLeod5
Scotland Scott Donaldson5England Jimmy Robertson4Scotland Scott Donaldson5Scotland Scott Donaldson3
England Shane Castle3Scotland Scott Donaldson5
England Kyren Wilson5Scotland Alan McManus3
Wales Andrew Rogers2England Kyren Wilson5England Kyren Wilson4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Germany Patrick Einsle4Thailand James Wattana5Thailand James Wattana5Thailand James Wattana2
England Zak Surety5England Zak Surety1
England Craig Steadman5Norway Kurt Maflin4
England Antony Parsons3England Craig Steadman5England Craig Steadman1England Peter Ebdon2
England Allan Taylor4England Mike Dunn5England Mike Dunn5England Mike Dunn5
England Saqib Nasir5England Saqib Nasir4
England Simon Bedford5England Barry Pinches4
Isle of Man Darryl Hill1England Simon Bedford5England Simon Bedford5Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
England Elliot Slessor5China Cao Yupeng2England Elliot Slessor2England Simon Bedford0
Wales Jamie Clarke4England Elliot Slessor5
China Li Hang5China Liu Chuang5
Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau1China Li Hang4China Liu Chuang1Wales Michael White5
England Jamie O'Neill5England Nigel Bond5England Nigel Bond5England Nigel Bond1
England Phil O'Kane1England Jamie O'Neill3
Scotland Ross Muir5England Rod Lawler1
England James Cahill1Scotland Ross Muir5Scotland Ross Muir2Scotland Marcus Campbell5
Wales Daniel Wells5England Liam Highfield5England Liam Highfield5England Liam Highfield4
England Mitchell Travis1Wales Daniel Wells1
England Chris Norbury2England Sam Baird4
England Matthew Day5England Matthew Day5England Matthew Day3England Jamie Cope5
England Ryan Clark5Belgium Luca Brecel5Belgium Luca Brecel5Belgium Luca Brecel1
Australia Vinnie Calabrese3England Ryan Clark1
Egypt Mohamed Khairy3England Robbie Williams5
England Darrell Whitworth5England Darrell Whitworth1England Robbie Williams5China Xiao Guodong5
England Lee Page5India Aditya Mehta5India Aditya Mehta4England Robbie Williams1
England Chris Wakelin3England Lee Page0
Wales Andrew Pagett3Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon1
Thailand Noppon Saengkham5Thailand Noppon Saengkham5Thailand Noppon Saengkham5Wales Jamie Jones1
China Li Yan5Scotland Anthony McGill5Scotland Anthony McGill1Thailand Noppon Saengkham5
England Dylan Mitchell1China Li Yan2
England Alex Davies5England Peter Lines5
England Ben Harrison3England Alex Davies4England Peter Lines1England Mark King3
England Andrew Norman5England Paul Davison5England Paul Davison5England Paul Davison5
Republic of Ireland David Morris0England Andrew Norman4
England John Astley5England Alfie Burden5
England Darren Bond3England John Astley2England Alfie Burden5England Mark Joyce3
China Lyu Haotian4England Michael Wasley5England Michael Wasley4England Alfie Burden5
England Ashley Carty5England Ashley Carty3
England David Grace4China Zhang Anda5
England Oliver Lines5England Oliver Lines4China Zhang Anda5England David Gilbert4
England Hammad Miah5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4China Zhang Anda5
England Sydney Wilson4England Hammad Miah2
England Sean O'Sullivan5China Chen Zhe5
England Sanderson Lam2England Sean O'Sullivan1China Chen Zhe2England Matthew Selt2
England Martin O'Donnell2England Ian Burns5England Ian Burns5England Ian Burns5
England Ryan Causton5England Ryan Causton3

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[23]

Televised stage centuries

[24]

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