2013 Australian Goldfields Open

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.

Main draw

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	Barry Hawkins	5

	Dechawat Poomjaeng	1
			1	Barry Hawkins	4

			14	Tom Ford	5
14	Tom Ford	5

	Ryan Day	3
						14	Tom Ford	3

						10	Robert Milkins	5
10	Robert Milkins	5

	Ben Woollaston	3
			10	Robert Milkins	5

				Rory McLeod	2
7	Ding Junhui	w/d

	Rory McLeod	w/o
									10	Robert Milkins	4

									9	Marco Fu	6
6	Ricky Walden	4

	Fergal O'Brien	5
				Fergal O'Brien	2

			13	Dominic Dale	5
13	Dominic Dale	5

	Mike Dunn	4
						13	Dominic Dale	1

						9	Marco Fu	5
9	Marco Fu	5

	Ken Doherty	2
			9	Marco Fu	5

			4	Shaun Murphy	2
4	Shaun Murphy	5

	Michael White	1
												9	Marco Fu	9

												3	Neil Robertson	6
3	Neil Robertson	5

	Marcus Campbell	1
			3	Neil Robertson	5

				Jamie Cope	3
15	Martin Gould	4

	Jamie Cope	5
						3	Neil Robertson	5

						11	Joe Perry	2
11	Joe Perry	5

	Xiao Guodong	0
			11	Joe Perry	5

			5	Stuart Bingham	3
5	Stuart Bingham	5

	Noppon Saengkham	1
									3	Neil Robertson	6

									2	Mark Selby	3
8	Mark Davis	5

	Paul Davison	4
			8	Mark Davis	5

				Alfie Burden	3
16	Michael Holt	2

	Alfie Burden	5
						8	Mark Davis	3

						2	Mark Selby	5
12	Andrew Higginson	1

	Zhang Anda	5
				Zhang Anda	1

			2	Mark Selby	5
2	Mark Selby	5

	Ian Burns	4

Final

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.


Round 1 Best of 9 frames		Round 2 Best of 9 frames		Round 3 Best of 9 frames		Round 4 Best of 9 frames


Joe Swail	5	Pankaj Advani	5

Darren Cook	2	Joe Swail	4	Pankaj Advani	3	Jamie Burnett	2

Stuart Carrington	5	Dechawat Poomjaeng	5	Dechawat Poomjaeng	5	Dechawat Poomjaeng	5

Mitchell Mann	1	Stuart Carrington	3


Tony Drago	5	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

Christopher Keogan	2	Tony Drago	5	Tony Drago	5	Ryan Day	5

Gary Wilson	5	Tian Pengfei	5	Tian Pengfei	3	Tony Drago	3

Dylan Craig	0	Gary Wilson	4


Michael Leslie	5	Yu Delu	5

Phil Barnes	3	Michael Leslie	1	Yu Delu	3	Ben Woollaston	5

Joel Walker	5	Jimmy White	5	Jimmy White	5	Jimmy White	1

Oliver Brown	3	Joel Walker	1


Jak Jones	4	Adam Duffy	5

Gareth Green	5	Gareth Green	3	Adam Duffy	3	Rory McLeod	5

Scott Donaldson	5	Jimmy Robertson	4	Scott Donaldson	5	Scott Donaldson	3

Shane Castle	3	Scott Donaldson	5


Kyren Wilson	5	Alan McManus	3

Andrew Rogers	2	Kyren Wilson	5	Kyren Wilson	4	Fergal O'Brien	5

Patrick Einsle	4	James Wattana	5	James Wattana	5	James Wattana	2

Zak Surety	5	Zak Surety	1


Craig Steadman	5	Kurt Maflin	4

Antony Parsons	3	Craig Steadman	5	Craig Steadman	1	Peter Ebdon	2

Allan Taylor	4	Mike Dunn	5	Mike Dunn	5	Mike Dunn	5

Saqib Nasir	5	Saqib Nasir	4


Simon Bedford	5	Barry Pinches	4

Darryl Hill	1	Simon Bedford	5	Simon Bedford	5	Ken Doherty	5

Elliot Slessor	5	Cao Yupeng	2	Elliot Slessor	2	Simon Bedford	0

Jamie Clarke	4	Elliot Slessor	5


Li Hang	5	Liu Chuang	5

Josh Boileau	1	Li Hang	4	Liu Chuang	1	Michael White	5

Jamie O'Neill	5	Nigel Bond	5	Nigel Bond	5	Nigel Bond	1

Phil O'Kane	1	Jamie O'Neill	3


Ross Muir	5	Rod Lawler	1

James Cahill	1	Ross Muir	5	Ross Muir	2	Marcus Campbell	5

Daniel Wells	5	Liam Highfield	5	Liam Highfield	5	Liam Highfield	4

Mitchell Travis	1	Daniel Wells	1


Chris Norbury	2	Sam Baird	4

Matthew Day	5	Matthew Day	5	Matthew Day	3	Jamie Cope	5

Ryan Clark	5	Luca Brecel	5	Luca Brecel	5	Luca Brecel	1

Vinnie Calabrese	3	Ryan Clark	1


Mohamed Khairy	3	Robbie Williams	5

Darrell Whitworth	5	Darrell Whitworth	1	Robbie Williams	5	Xiao Guodong	5

Lee Page	5	Aditya Mehta	5	Aditya Mehta	4	Robbie Williams	1

Chris Wakelin	3	Lee Page	0


Andrew Pagett	3	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	1

Noppon Saengkham	5	Noppon Saengkham	5	Noppon Saengkham	5	Jamie Jones	1

Li Yan	5	Anthony McGill	5	Anthony McGill	1	Noppon Saengkham	5

Dylan Mitchell	1	Li Yan	2


Alex Davies	5	Peter Lines	5

Ben Harrison	3	Alex Davies	4	Peter Lines	1	Mark King	3

Andrew Norman	5	Paul Davison	5	Paul Davison	5	Paul Davison	5

David Morris	0	Andrew Norman	4


John Astley	5	Alfie Burden	5

Darren Bond	3	John Astley	2	Alfie Burden	5	Mark Joyce	3

Lyu Haotian	4	Michael Wasley	5	Michael Wasley	4	Alfie Burden	5

Ashley Carty	5	Ashley Carty	3


David Grace	4	Zhang Anda	5

Oliver Lines	5	Oliver Lines	4	Zhang Anda	5	David Gilbert	4

Hammad Miah	5	Gerard Greene	5	Gerard Greene	4	Zhang Anda	5

Sydney Wilson	4	Hammad Miah	2


Sean O'Sullivan	5	Chen Zhe	5

Sanderson Lam	2	Sean O'Sullivan	1	Chen Zhe	2	Matthew Selt	2

Martin O'Donnell	2	Ian Burns	5	Ian Burns	5	Ian Burns	5

Ryan Causton	5	Ryan Causton	3

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

References

External links

2013 Australian Goldfields Open – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook