2013 williamhill.com UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates26 November – 8 December 2013 (2013-11-26 – 2013-12-08)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£755,000
Winner's share£150,000
Highest break Mark Selby (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up Mark Selby (ENG)
Score10–7
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The 2013 UK Championship (officially the 2013 williamhill.com UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 November–8 December 2013 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1]

Mark Selby made the 100th official maximum break during his semi-final match against Ricky Walden. This was Selby's second official 147 break and the third maximum break in the 2013/2014 season.[2]

Neil Robertson won his ninth ranking title by defeating defending champion Selby 10–7 in the final,[3] despite trailing 1–5 and 3–6 during the match.[4] Robertson became the eighth player to win all Triple Crown events at least once,[5] and the first overseas player to achieve this feat.[6] Selby became the first defending champion to reach the final of the UK Championship since Mark Williams in 2000.[7]

Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £700,000 from the previous year's £625,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

Main draw

[10][11][12][13]

Top half

Section 1

Last 128
Best of 11 frames 		Last 64
Best of 11 frames 		Last 32
Best of 11 frames 		Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
1  Mark Selby (ENG) 6
A  Shane Castle (ENG) 4
1 England Mark Selby 6
64 China Tian Pengfei 3
64  Tian Pengfei (CHN) 6
65  Pankaj Advani (IND) 1
1 England Mark Selby 6
96 England Stuart Carrington 0
32  Ken Doherty (IRL) 5
97  John Astley (ENG) 6
97 England John Astley 1
96 England Stuart Carrington 6
33  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 2
96  Stuart Carrington (ENG) 6
1 England Mark Selby 6
16 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
16  Graeme Dott (SCO) 6
113  Fraser Patrick (SCO) 2
16 Scotland Graeme Dott 6
49 England Nigel Bond 5
49  Nigel Bond (ENG) 6
80  Craig Steadman (ENG) 3
16 Scotland Graeme Dott 6
17 England Ali Carter 3
17  Ali Carter (ENG) 6
112  Ratchayothin Yotharuck (THA) 1
17 England Ali Carter 6
48 England Jimmy Robertson 0
48  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 6
81  Li Yan (CHN) 3

Section 2

Last 128
Best of 11 frames 		Last 64
Best of 11 frames 		Last 32
Best of 11 frames 		Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
41  Jamie Jones (WAL) 0
88  Gary Wilson (ENG) 6
88 England Gary Wilson 6
105 Australia Vinnie Calabrese 3
24  Dominic Dale (WAL) 5
105  Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) 6
88 England Gary Wilson 4
9 England Barry Hawkins 6
56  Cao Yupeng (CHN) 3
73  Zhang Anda (CHN) 6
73 China Zhang Anda 3
9 England Barry Hawkins 6
9  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6
120  Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) 0
9 England Barry Hawkins 6
8 England Shaun Murphy 5
40  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 4
89  Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) 6
89 England Sean O'Sullivan 4
104 Thailand Noppon Saengkham 6
25  Tom Ford (ENG) 2
104  Noppon Saengkham (THA) 6
104 Thailand Noppon Saengkham 2
8 England Shaun Murphy 6
57  Gerard Greene (NIR) 4
72  Paul Davison (ENG) 6
72 England Paul Davison 3
8 England Shaun Murphy 6
8  Shaun Murphy (ENG) w/o
121  Lee Spick (ENG) w/d

Section 3

Last 128
Best of 11 frames 		Last 64
Best of 11 frames 		Last 32
Best of 11 frames 		Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
5  Judd Trump (ENG) 6
A  Gareth Green (ENG) 2
5 England Judd Trump 6
60 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 0
60  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 6
69  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 5
5 England Judd Trump 6
28 China Xiao Guodong 2
28  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 6
101  Andrew Pagett (WAL) 1
28 China Xiao Guodong 6
92 England Jamie O'Neill 2
37  Mark Joyce (ENG) 2
92  Jamie O'Neill (ENG) 6
5 England Judd Trump 4
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
12  Mark Allen (NIR) 6
117  Jak Jones (WAL) 1
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
53 England Dave Harold 3
53  Dave Harold (ENG) 6
76  Chen Zhe (CHN) 1
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
21 England Michael Holt 5
21  Michael Holt (ENG) 6
108  Lee Page (ENG) 1
21 England Michael Holt 6
44 Scotland Alan McManus 4
44  Alan McManus (SCO) 6
85  Joel Walker (ENG) 5

Section 4

Last 128
Best of 11 frames 		Last 64
Best of 11 frames 		Last 32
Best of 11 frames 		Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
45  Rory McLeod (ENG) 6
84  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 3
45 England Rory McLeod 3
20 Wales Mark Williams 6
20  Mark Williams (WAL) 6
109  Allan Taylor (ENG) 2
20 Wales Mark Williams 5
13 England Ricky Walden 6
52  Peter Lines (ENG) 6
77  Sam Baird (ENG) 2
52 England Peter Lines 2
13 England Ricky Walden 6
13  Ricky Walden (ENG) 6
116  Cao Xinlong (CHN) 0
13 England Ricky Walden 6
4 China Ding Junhui 4
36  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 6
93  Alex Davies (ENG) 2
36 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 6
29 England Mark King 3
29  Mark King (ENG) 6
100  Ross Muir (SCO) 1
36 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
4 China Ding Junhui 6
61  James Wattana (THA) 6
68  Ian Burns (ENG) 2
61 Thailand James Wattana 1
4 China Ding Junhui 6
4  Ding Junhui (CHN) 6
A  Antony Parsons (ENG) 3

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128
Best of 11 frames 		Last 64
Best of 11 frames 		Last 32
Best of 11 frames 		Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
3  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6
A  Dylan Mitchell (ENG) 0
3 Australia Neil Robertson 6
67 England Robbie Williams 1
62  Aditya Mehta (IND) 2
67  Robbie Williams (ENG) 6
3 Australia Neil Robertson 6
94 China Li Hang 3
30  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 6
99  Hammad Miah (ENG) 2
30 England Andrew Higginson 4
94 China Li Hang 6
35  David Gilbert (ENG) 4
94  Li Hang (CHN) 6
3 Australia Neil Robertson 6
19 England Joe Perry 1
14  Mark Davis (ENG) 6
115  Robin Hull (FIN) 2
14 England Mark Davis 5
78 Scotland Scott Donaldson 6
51  Matthew Selt (ENG) 4
78  Scott Donaldson (SCO) 6
78 Scotland Scott Donaldson 3
19 England Joe Perry 6
19  Joe Perry (ENG) 6
110  James Cahill (ENG) 3
19 England Joe Perry 6
83 Wales Daniel Wells 3
46  Alfie Burden (ENG) 4
83  Daniel Wells (WAL) 6

Section 6

Last 128
Best of 11 frames 		Last 64
Best of 11 frames 		Last 32
Best of 11 frames 		Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
43  Jamie Burnett (SCO) 6
86  Simon Bedford (ENG) 4
43 Scotland Jamie Burnett 6
107 England Chris Wakelin 5
22  Ryan Day (WAL) 5
107  Chris Wakelin (ENG) 6
43 Scotland Jamie Burnett 4
11 Scotland John Higgins 6
54  Rod Lawler (ENG) 6
75  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) 3
54 England Rod Lawler 1
11 Scotland John Higgins 6
11  John Higgins (SCO) 6
118  Alex Borg (MLT) 2
11 Scotland John Higgins 3
6 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
38  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 4
91  Michael Leslie (SCO) 6
91 Scotland Michael Leslie 3
27 China Liang Wenbo 6
27  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 6
102  Elliot Slessor (ENG) 2
27 China Liang Wenbo 5
6 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
59  Mike Dunn (ENG) 4
70  Luca Brecel (BEL) 6
70 Belgium Luca Brecel 5
6 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
6  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6
A  Sanderson Lam (ENG) 2

Section 7

Last 128
Best of 11 frames 		Last 64
Best of 11 frames 		Last 32
Best of 11 frames 		Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
7  Marco Fu (HKG) 5
A  Mitchell Travis (ENG) 6
A England Mitchell Travis 6
58 Norway Kurt Maflin 4
58  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 6
71  Liam Highfield (ENG) 4
A England Mitchell Travis 1
90 Republic of Ireland David Morris 6
26  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6
103  Andrew Norman (ENG) 1
26 England Peter Ebdon 1
90 Republic of Ireland David Morris 6
39  Jamie Cope (ENG) 4
90  David Morris (IRL) 6
90 Republic of Ireland David Morris 1
10 England Stuart Bingham 6
10  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6
119  Ahmed Saif (QAT) 0
10 England Stuart Bingham 6
55 England Jimmy White 2
55  Jimmy White (ENG) 6
74  Michael Wasley (ENG) 4
10 England Stuart Bingham 6
42 Scotland Anthony McGill 2
23  Martin Gould (ENG) 3
106  Chris Norbury (ENG) 6
106 England Chris Norbury 0
42 Scotland Anthony McGill 6
42  Anthony McGill (SCO) 6
87  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 5

Section 8

Last 128
Best of 11 frames 		Last 64
Best of 11 frames 		Last 32
Best of 11 frames 		Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
47  Yu Delu (CHN) 6
82  David Grace (ENG) 3
47 China Yu Delu 5
18 Wales Matthew Stevens 6
18  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 6
111  Ryan Clark (ENG) 4
18 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
15 England Robert Milkins 6
50  Liu Chuang (CHN) 6
79  Tony Drago (MLT) 1
50 China Liu Chuang 5
15 England Robert Milkins 6
15  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6
114  Patrick Einsle (GER) 3
15 England Robert Milkins 0
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
34  Michael White (WAL) 6
95  Joe Swail (NIR) 0
34 Wales Michael White 4
31 Scotland Marcus Campbell 6
31  Marcus Campbell (SCO) 6
98  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 5
31 Scotland Marcus Campbell 2
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
63  Adam Duffy (ENG) 6
66  Barry Pinches (ENG) 5
63 England Adam Duffy 3
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6
A  Rhys Clark (SCO) 0

Finals

Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
         
1 England Mark Selby 6
9 England Barry Hawkins 5
1 England Mark Selby 9
13 England Ricky Walden 5
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
13 England Ricky Walden 6
1 England Mark Selby 7
3 Australia Neil Robertson 10
3 Australia Neil Robertson 6
6 Scotland Stephen Maguire 2
3 Australia Neil Robertson 9
10 England Stuart Bingham 8
10 England Stuart Bingham 6
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 8 December 2013.[13][14]
Mark Selby (1)
 England		 7–10 Neil Robertson (3)
 Australia
Afternoon: 130–1 (130), 0–76 (63), 75–10, 89–0, 68–22 (57), 68–39, 21–65 (54), 0–123 (123)
Evening: 70–22, 0–101 (56), 0–122 (122), 0–132 (132), 26–71, 28–61, 116–0 (74), 47–59, 36–82 (57)
130 Highest break 132
1 Century breaks 3
3 50+ breaks 7

Century breaks

[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-04. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Selby Makes Historic 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Neil Robertson captures snooker's triple crown". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Neil Robertson comes from behind to see off Mark Selby and claim UK snooker title". Metro. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Neil Robertson fights back against Mark Selby to win UK Championship". theguardian.com. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Neil Robertson fights back to take UK Championship crown". RTÉ.ie. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Hall of Fame: UK Championship". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Rhys Clark 6–0 at UK Championship". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "UK Championship 2013 draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "williamhill.com UK Championship 2013 format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "UK Snooker Championship 2013: Schedule and scores". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2013-12-01. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  13. 1 2 "williamhill.com UK Championship (2013)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  14. ↑ "UK Championship: Final – Match 127 – Mark Selby v Neil Robertson". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  15. ↑ "UK Championship: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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