# 2013 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2013 Welsh Open (officially the 2013 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 February 2013 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2012/2013 season, and the first time that BetVictor sponsored the event.
At the tournament Pankaj Advani became the first Indian player to reach the quarter-final of a ranking event.
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 5–6 against Stuart Bingham.
Stephen Maguire won his fifth ranking title by defeating Bingham 9–8 in the final.

## Prize fund

Prize money for the event this year was increased from £201,500 to £250,000, with the winner to receive £50,000 instead of £30,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | 0 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | 2 | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | 4 | | | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 0 | | | | | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | |
| Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | |
| Ian Burns | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 1 | Neil Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 0 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | 4 | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | 1 | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 9 |
| Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 9 |
| Dominic Dale | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | 3 | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 4 | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | 2 | | | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Pankaj Advani | 2 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | Pankaj Advani | 2 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 2 | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pankaj Advani | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Pankaj Advani | 4 | Pankaj Advani | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 2 | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | 2 | | | | | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 4 | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Zhu Ying. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 17 February 2013. :
| Stuart Bingham England | 8–9 | Stephen Maguire Scotland |
| Afternoon: 1–100 (71), 22–77 (62), 63–26 (56), 12–114 (114), 86–0 (79), 0–110 (110), 133–0 (55, 78), 73–25 Evening: 89–11 (73), 16–108 (71), 119–0 (118), 71–8, 50–51, 40–67, 0–77 (77), 72–59 (Bingham 58), 5–92 (82) |||
| 118 | Highest break | 114 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 7 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 6 and 9 February 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England, and on 11 February 2013 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

### Round 1

| Ben Woollaston | 2–4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng |
| Dave Harold | 2–4 | Aditya Mehta |
| Jamie Jones | 1–4 | Passakorn Suwannawat |
| Barry Pinches | 4–1 | Simon Bedford |
| Gerard Greene | 4–3 | David Grace |
| Luca Brecel | 1–4 | Sam Baird |
| Michael White | 2–4 | Paul Davison |
| Liu Chuang | 4–2 | Chen Zhe |
| Andy Hicks | 3–4 | Duane Jones |
| Jack Lisowski | 1–4 | Ian Burns |
| Yu Delu | 0–4 | Craig Steadman |
| Matthew Selt | 4–1 | Jordan Brown |
| Cao Yupeng | 2–4 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Xiao Guodong | 3–4 | Justin Astley |
| David Gilbert | 4–0 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
| Rory McLeod | 2–4 | Gareth Allen |
| Mike Dunn | 4–1 | Liam Highfield |
| James Wattana | 3–4 | Daniel Wells |
| Adam Duffy | 4–2 | Mohamed Khairy |
| Anthony McGill | 1–4 | Michael Wasley |
| Rod Lawler | 4–3 | Li Yan |
| Nigel Bond | 4–1 | Joel Walker |
| Peter Lines | 1–4 | Pankaj Advani |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4–3 | Michael Leslie |
| Mark Joyce | 4–2 | Tian Pengfei |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4–1 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Liang Wenbo | 4–0 | Tony Drago |
| Alfie Burden | 4–3 | Scott Donaldson |
| Jimmy White | 2–4 | Zhang Anda |
| Alan McManus | 4–2 | Jamie O'Neill |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4–3 | Robbie Williams |
| Steve Davis | 4–2 | Kurt Maflin |

### Round 2

| Ding Junhui | 4–2 | Dechawat Poomjaeng |
| Mark King | 4–0 | Aditya Mehta |
| Marco Fu | 4–1 | Passakorn Suwannawat |
| Mark Allen | 4–2 | Barry Pinches |
| Ali Carter | 2–4 | Gerard Greene |
| Martin Gould | 3–4 | Sam Baird |
| Robert Milkins | 4–2 | Paul Davison |
| Mark Williams | 4–1 | Liu Chuang |
| Neil Robertson | 4–3 | Duane Jones |
| Jamie Cope | w/d–w/o | Ian Burns |
| Jamie Burnett | 1–4 | Craig Steadman |
| Stuart Bingham | 4–2 | Matthew Selt |
| Ricky Walden | 4–2 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Tom Ford | 4–0 | Justin Astley |
| Ken Doherty | 4–0 | David Gilbert |
| John Higgins | 4–1 | Gareth Allen |
| Judd Trump | 4–0 | Mike Dunn |
| Dominic Dale | 4–1 | Daniel Wells |
| Andrew Higginson | 4–0 | Adam Duffy |
| Mark Davis | 2–4 | Michael Wasley |
| Graeme Dott | 4–1 | Rod Lawler |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4–1 | Nigel Bond |
| Peter Ebdon | 3–4 | Pankaj Advani |
| Shaun Murphy | 4–2 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
| Stephen Maguire | 4–3 | Mark Joyce |
| Marcus Campbell | 1–4 | Anthony Hamilton |
| Ryan Day | 1–4 | Liang Wenbo |
| Matthew Stevens | 4–2 | Alfie Burden |
| Barry Hawkins | 4–1 | Zhang Anda |
| Michael Holt | 0–4 | Alan McManus |
| Joe Perry | 4–1 | Jimmy Robertson |
| Mark Selby | 4–0 | Steve Davis |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matches were held over and played in Newport.