# 2012–13 snooker season

The 2012–13 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2012 and 6 May 2013. The season featured two new ranking events: the Wuxi Classic and the International Championship. The tour had a record five ranking events in China, and three new PTC events in Asia. The tour also visited Bulgaria for the first time in its history, and returned to Poland, Belgium and Australia. Before the start of the season World Snooker requested every player to sign a players contract, that would allow players to choose which events they want to enter – no player was forced to play in any event. At the end of the season Mark Selby was named the World Snooker Player of the Year, the Snooker Writers' Player of the Year and the Fans' Player of the Year and Ian Burns the Rookie of the Year. Ronnie O'Sullivan received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his fifth World title after playing just one competitive match during the season. Jimmy Robertson's 57 break in just 130 seconds at the Snooker Shoot Out received the "Magic Moment of the Year" award. Terry Griffiths, Joe Johnson, Peter Ebdon, Ken Doherty, Graeme Dott, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The season had a total of £7.1 million of prize money. The World Championship, the UK Championship, the International Championship and the Masters were the four biggest tournaments in terms of prize money with the total pot being over half a million pounds at each event. A further £5,000 was on offer at the televised stages of each ranking event for any player who compiled a maximum break and this prize rolled over from one tournament to the next if not won. A £500 rolling prize was given to any player who completed the feat in the qualifying stages of ranking events. A separate £500 rolling prize was also available in all the PTC events, but this prize was excluded from the Asian PTCs. If at any tournament a 147 was made by more than one player, then the prize was equally shared.

## New professional players

Countries
* Australia
* Belgium
* Canada
* China
* Egypt
* England
* India
* Iran
* Malta
* Norway
* Scotland
* Thailand
* Wales
The 2012/2013 season was made up of 99 professional players. The top 64 players after the 2012 World Championships automatically qualified for the 2012/2013 season as did the top eight who were not in the top 64 from the Players Tour Championship Order of Merit. Another twelve places were available through the 2012 Q School; the rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. All players except those in the top 64 received a tour card for two seasons. Listed below are the players who qualified for the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 season.

## Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.

### World Snooker Tour

| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 18 Jun | 22 Jun | Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 1‡ | Zhangjiagang Sports Center in Zhangjiagang, China | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 4‍–‍3 | Stephen Lee (ENG) |
| 25 Jun | 1 Jul | Wuxi Classic | Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 10‍–‍4 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
| 2 Jul | 7 Jul | Six-red World Championship† | Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand | Mark Davis (ENG) | 8‍–‍4 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| 9 Jul | 15 Jul | Australian Goldfields Open | Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 9‍–‍3 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
| 18 Jul | 22 Jul | Players Tour Championship – Event 1‡ | South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 4‍–‍3 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) |
| 8 Aug | 12 Aug | Players Tour Championship – Event 2‡ | South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England | Martin Gould (ENG) | 4‍–‍3 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
| 23 Aug | 26 Aug | European Tour – Event 1‡ | Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany | Mark Selby (ENG) | 4‍–‍1 | Joe Swail (NIR) |
| 5 Sep | 9 Sep | Players Tour Championship – Event 3‡ | South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 4‍–‍2 | Marco Fu (HKG) |
| 17 Sep | 23 Sep | Shanghai Masters | Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China | John Higgins (SCO) | 10‍–‍9 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 23 Sep | 27 Sep | Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 2‡ | Yixing Sports Centre in Yixing, China | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 4‍–‍0 | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| 16 Aug | 18 Aug | European Tour – Event 2‡ | World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 4‍–‍3 | Jamie Burnett (SCO) |
| 5 Oct | 7 Oct | European Tour – Event 2‡ | Gdynia Sports Arena in Gdynia, Poland | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 4‍–‍3 | Jamie Burnett (SCO) |
| 17 Oct | 21 Oct | European Tour – Event 3‡ | Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium | Mark Allen (NIR) | 4‍–‍1 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| 28 Oct | 4 Nov | International Championship | Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China | Judd Trump (ENG) | 10‍–‍8 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 5 Nov | 9 Nov | Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 3‡ | Henan Province Sports Stadium in Zhengzhou, China | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 4‍–‍3 | Li Hang (CHN) |
| 11 Nov | 14 Nov | Players Tour Championship – Event 4‡ | South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England | John Higgins (SCO) | 4‍–‍2 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 15 Nov | 18 Nov | European Tour – Event 4‡ | Princess Hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria | Judd Trump (ENG) | 4‍–‍0 | John Higgins (SCO) |
| 16 Aug | 25 Nov | Premier League† | Grimsby Auditorium in Grimsby, England | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 7‍–‍2 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 1 Dec | 9 Dec | UK Championship | Barbican Centre in York, England | Mark Selby (ENG) | 10‍–‍6 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| 13 Dec | 16 Dec | European Tour – Event 5‡ | Ravenscraig Sports Facility in Ravenscraig, Scotland | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 4‍–‍2 | Anthony McGill (SCO) |
| 26 Nov | 27 Nov | European Tour – Event 6‡ | World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England | Mark Selby (ENG) | 4‍–‍3 | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| 4 Jan | 6 Jan | European Tour – Event 6‡ | Event Forum in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany | Mark Selby (ENG) | 4‍–‍3 | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| 13 Jan | 20 Jan | Masters† | Alexandra Palace in London, England | Mark Selby (ENG) | 10‍–‍6 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 25 Jan | 27 Jan | Snooker Shoot Out† | Circus Arena in Blackpool, England | Martin Gould (ENG) | 1‍–‍0 | Mark Allen (NIR) |
| 30 Jan | 3 Feb | German Masters | Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany | Ali Carter (ENG) | 9‍–‍6 | Marco Fu (HKG) |
| 11 Feb | 17 Feb | Welsh Open | Newport Centre in Newport, Wales | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 9‍–‍8 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
| 25 Feb | 3 Mar | World Open | Hainan International Exhibition Center in Haikou, China | Mark Allen (NIR) | 10‍–‍4 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) |
| 12 Mar | 17 Mar | Players Tour Championship Finals | Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 4‍–‍3 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 7 Jan | 21 Mar | Championship League† | Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England | Martin Gould (ENG) | 3‍–‍2 | Ali Carter (ENG) |
| 25 Mar | 31 Mar | China Open | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 10‍–‍6 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| 20 Apr | 6 May | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 18‍–‍12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
* Ranking event
* ‡ Minor-ranking event
* † Non-ranking event

### World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 26 May | 26 May | Agnes Davies Memorial | Terry Griffiths Matchroom in Llanelli, Wales | Jaique Ip (HKG) | 3‍–‍0 | So Man Yan (HKG) |
| 29 Sep | 29 Sep | Northern Championship | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre in Chesterfield, England | Ng On Yee (HKG) | 3‍–‍0 | Maria Catalano (ENG) |
| 3 Nov | 3 Nov | UK Ladies Championship | Jesters Snooker in Swindon, England | Maria Catalano (ENG) | 3‍–‍0 | Tina Owen-Sevilton (ENG) |
| 2 Mar | 2 Mar | Connie Gough Memorial | Woking Snooker Centre in Woking, England | Maria Catalano (ENG) | 3‍–‍0 | Emma Bonney (ENG) |
| 14 Apr | 15 Apr | World Ladies Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England | Reanne Evans (ENG) | 6‍–‍3 | Maria Catalano (ENG) |

### Seniors events

| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| 27 Oct | 28 Oct | World Seniors Championship | Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, England | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 2‍–‍0 | Tony Chappel (WAL) | |

### Other events

| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 16 May | 20 May | Austrian Open | BRP-Hall in Wels, Austria | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6‍–‍5 | Matthew Couch (ENG) |
| 7 Jun | 10 Jun | Pink Ribbon | South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 4‍–‍0 | Peter Lines (ENG) |
| 12 Jul | 15 Jul | Vienna Snooker Open | Theater Dschungel in Vienna, Austria | Simon Bedford (ENG) | 5‍–‍2 | Jamie Jones (WAL) |
| 11 Sep | 14 Sep | General Cup | General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 7‍–‍6 | Ricky Walden (ENG) |
| 11 Jan | 13 Jan | Dutch Open | De Dieze in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 5‍–‍3 | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) |

## World ranking points

| No. | Ch | Player | Season | Season | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Season | Cut-off point | Cut-off point | Cut-off point | Cut-off point | Total |
| No. | Ch | Player | 10/11 | 11/12 | PTC | WUC | AO | SM | IC | UK | GM | WEO | WOO | CO | WC | 12/13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 1 | | Mark Selby | 0 | 36480 | 10240 | 3500 | 700 | 980 | 3040 | 8000 | 2500 | 1400 | 3500 | 5600 | 3800 | 43260 | 77485 | 76620 | 81380 | 80940 | 79740 |
| 2 | 5 | Neil Robertson | 0 | 37020 | 8520 | 980 | 1900 | 2660 | 6400 | 4000 | 3200 | 1900 | 4480 | 7000 | 1400 | 42440 | 62980 | 65180 | 65540 | 79460 | 79460 |
| 3 | 1 | Judd Trump | 0 | 35620 | 8240 | 2660 | | 5600 | 8000 | 1120 | 1400 | 3200 | 3500 | 980 | 6400 | 41100 | 72075 | 79155 | 79275 | 78320 | 76720 |
| 4 | 2 | Shaun Murphy | 0 | 27900 | 4800 | 980 | 2500 | 4480 | 5120 | 6400 | 2500 | 1400 | 2660 | 4480 | 5000 | 40320 | 63925 | 67140 | 68220 | 67020 | 68220 |
| 5 | 1 | Stephen Maguire | 0 | 34520 | 7760 | 980 | | 2660 | 3040 | 3040 | 1400 | 5000 | 2660 | 4480 | 1400 | 32420 | 63980 | 63080 | 60320 | 66940 | 66940 |
| 6 | 10 | Stuart Bingham | 0 | 22340 | 9120 | 5600 | 700 | 3500 | 1120 | 4000 | 1400 | 4000 | 2660 | 3500 | 5000 | 40600 | 53700 | 54575 | 55255 | 61740 | 62940 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Allen | 0 | 30340 | 6820 | 2660 | | 2660 | 4000 | 1120 | 1900 | 1900 | 7000 | 2660 | 1400 | 32120 | 53485 | 59800 | 56360 | 66060 | 62460 |
| 8 | 7 | Ricky Walden | 0 | 23725 | 5200 | 7000 | 700 | 2660 | 4000 | 1120 | 1400 | 1400 | 3500 | 2660 | 6400 | 36040 | 54245 | 54125 | 53165 | 54765 | 59765 |
| 9 | 13 | Barry Hawkins | 0 | 19860 | 8220 | 1960 | 5000 | 1960 | 920 | 3040 | 3200 | 1400 | 2660 | 2660 | 8000 | 39020 | 47700 | 46915 | 47915 | 54680 | 58880 |
| 10 | 1 | Ding Junhui | 0 | 23580 | 11720 | 980 | 1900 | 980 | 3040 | 1120 | 1900 | 3200 | 3500 | 980 | 5000 | 34320 | 56220 | 54280 | 53840 | 59300 | 57900 |
| 11 | 6 | John Higgins | 0 | 29320 | 7040 | | | 7000 | 1120 | 3040 | 575 | 1400 | 4480 | 980 | 1400 | 27035 | 61680 | 72040 | 70680 | 64955 | 56355 |
| 12 | 1 | Graeme Dott | 0 | 25380 | 5440 | 3500 | | 3500 | 1120 | 3040 | 1900 | 1900 | 2660 | 2660 | 3800 | 29520 | 52225 | 52740 | 52500 | 56100 | 54900 |
| 13 | 6 | Mark Davis | 0 | 21130 | 6760 | 4480 | 3200 | 1960 | 3040 | 5120 | 575 | 575 | 980 | 2660 | 3800 | 33150 | 48210 | 46670 | 50190 | 51630 | 54280 |
| 14 | 4 | Matthew Stevens | 0 | 27080 | 4280 | 0 | 1900 | 980 | 3040 | 4000 | 2500 | 1900 | 5600 | 980 | 1400 | 26580 | 53900 | 50140 | 52660 | 55060 | 53660 |
| 15 | 12 | Mark Williams | 0 | 26680 | 7680 | 3500 | | 4480 | 1120 | 1120 | 1400 | 1400 | 980 | 3500 | 1400 | 26580 | 67740 | 64400 | 60320 | 58260 | 53260 |
| 16 | 1 | Ali Carter | 0 | 21700 | 6620 | 980 | 700 | 3500 | 2240 | 5120 | 5000 | 575 | 0 | 2660 | 3800 | 31195 | 48900 | 47000 | 51760 | 52895 | 52895 |

## Points distribution

2012/2013 points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events
| Tournament | Round → | R96 | R80 | R64 | R48 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | W |
| Wuxi Classic | Unseeded loser | 560 | 910 | 1260 | 1610 | 1960 | 2660 | 3500 | 4480 | 5600 | 7000 |
| Wuxi Classic | Seeded loser | 280 | 455 | 630 | 805 | 980 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Australian Goldfields Open | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| Australian Goldfields Open | Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shanghai Masters | Unseeded loser | 560 | 910 | 1260 | 1610 | 1960 | 2660 | 3500 | 4480 | 5600 | 7000 |
| Shanghai Masters | Seeded loser | 280 | 455 | 630 | 805 | 980 | – | – | – | – | – |
| International Championship | Unseeded loser | 640 | 1040 | 1440 | 1840 | 2240 | 3040 | 4000 | 5120 | 6400 | 8000 |
| International Championship | Seeded loser | 320 | 520 | 720 | 920 | 1120 | – | – | – | – | – |
| UK Championship | Unseeded loser | 640 | 1040 | 1440 | 1840 | 2240 | 3040 | 4000 | 5120 | 6400 | 8000 |
| UK Championship | Seeded loser | 320 | 520 | 720 | 920 | 1120 | – | – | – | – | – |
| German Masters | Unseeded loser | 900 | – | 1150 | – | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| German Masters | Seeded loser | 450 | – | 575 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Welsh Open | Unseeded loser | 900 | – | 1150 | – | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| Welsh Open | Seeded loser | 450 | – | 575 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| World Open | Unseeded loser | 560 | 910 | 1260 | 1610 | 1960 | 2660 | 3500 | 4480 | 5600 | 7000 |
| World Open | Seeded loser | 280 | 455 | 630 | 805 | 980 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Players Tour Championship | Regular events | – | – | 360 | – | 560 | 760 | 1000 | 1280 | 1600 | 2000 |
| Players Tour Championship | Finals | – | – | – | – | 840 | 1140 | 1500 | 1920 | 2400 | 3000 |
| China Open | Unseeded loser | 560 | 910 | 1260 | 1610 | 1960 | 2660 | 3500 | 4480 | 5600 | 7000 |
| China Open | Seeded loser | 280 | 455 | 630 | 805 | 980 | – | – | – | – | – |
| World Championship | Unseeded loser | 800 | 1300 | 1800 | 2300 | 2800 | 3800 | 5000 | 6400 | 8000 | 10000 |
| World Championship | Seeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | – | – | – | – | – |