# European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 4

The Betfair European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 4 (also known as the 2012 Victoria Bulgarian Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 18 November 2012 at the Princess Hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria. This was the first professional snooker tournament held in Bulgaria.
Tom Ford made the 92nd official maximum break during his last 32 match against Matthew Stevens. This was Ford's second official 147 break and also the fourth maximum break in the 2012/2013 season.
Judd Trump won his ninth professional title by defeating John Higgins 4–0 in the final.

## Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:
| | Prize fund | Ranking points$^1$ |
| Winner | €12,000 | 2,000 |
| Runner-up | €6,000 | 1,600 |
| Semi-finalist | €3,000 | 1,280 |
| Quarter-finalist | €2,000 | 1,000 |
| Last 16 | €1,250 | 760 |
| Last 32 | €750 | 560 |
| Last 64 | €500 | 360 |
| Maximum break | €3,111 | – |
| Total | €73,111 | – |
* $^1$ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

## Main draw
### Preliminary round

Best of 7 frames
| John Parkin | 4–3 | Christopher Keogan |
| Stuart Carrington | w/d–w/o | Dimitris Economou |
| Justin Astley | 4–0 | Dean Goddard |
| Bratislav Krustev | 1–4 | Kacper Filipiak |
| Jak Jones | w/d–w/o | Mitchell Mann |
| Adam Wicheard | w/o–w/d | Kyren Wilson |
| Vencislav Daskalov | 4–1 | Cosmin Constantin |
| Reanne Evans | 2–4 | Alain Van Der Steen |
| Gary Steele | w/o–w/d | Gerrit bij de Leij |
| Krasimir Kameshev | 0–4 | Nikola Kemilev |
| Nikolai Vlashev | 1–4 | Georgi Velichkov |
| Arshed Chodri | 0–4 | Dimitar Mehandjiiski |
| Gareth Allen | 4–1 | Radu Vilău |
| James Cahill | 4–1 | Ivan Kupov |
| Oliver Lines | 2–4 | Matthew Day |
| Salim Otti | 1–4 | Ivaylo Pekov |
| Tetyana Volovelska | 0–4 | Aaron Busuttil |

### Main rounds
#### Top half
##### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Damail Tugov | Damail Tugov | 0 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | w/o | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ben Harrison | Ben Harrison | w/d | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 3 | | | |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 4 | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | |
| Konstantinos Mavroforos | Konstantinos Mavroforos | 0 | Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 2 | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 1 |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 3 | | | | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 2 | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 3 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | |
| John Parkin | John Parkin | 1 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stanislav Hadvipopov | Stanislav Hadvipopov | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitris Economou | Dimitris Economou | w/d | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 3 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 2 | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 4 | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | | | |
| Jeff Cundy | Jeff Cundy | 2 | John Astley | John Astley | 1 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | |
| Justin Astley | Justin Astley | 2 | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Kacper Filipiak | Kacper Filipiak | 3 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 0 | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 1 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 4 | | | | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 2 | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 0 | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 3 | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | | | |
| Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 3 | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | |
| Vencislav Daskalov | Vencislav Daskalov | 0 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 0 | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 1 |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 1 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | w/d | Michael Wild | Michael Wild | 0 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wild | Michael Wild | w/o | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 1 | | | | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 2 | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 2 | | | | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alain Van Der Steen | Alain Van Der Steen | 0 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 2 | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 4 | | | | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 3 | | | |
| Gary Steele | Gary Steele | 0 | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | w/o | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | w/d | | | | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 2 |
| Jonathan Mabey | Jonathan Mabey | 1 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | |
| Nikola Kemilev | Nikola Kemilev | 0 | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 0 | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 0 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 0 | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liam Monk | Liam Monk | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Bottom half
##### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Harvey | Sam Harvey | 0 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 4 | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | |
| Phil Barnes | Phil Barnes | 3 | | | | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 2 | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 1 | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Georgi Velichkov | Georgi Velichkov | 0 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | Passakorn Suwannawat | 1 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rareș Șinca | Rareș Șinca | 0 | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | |
| Dimitar Mehandjiiski | Dimitar Mehandjiiski | 0 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 0 | Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 1 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Vincent | Mark Vincent | 4 | Mark Vincent | Mark Vincent | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | w/d | Li Yan | Li Yan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Li Yan | Li Yan | w/o | | | | Li Yan | Li Yan | 4 | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 3 | | | |
| Gareth Allen | Gareth Allen | 3 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 3 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | Li Yan | Li Yan | 1 |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 |
| Ben Judge | Ben Judge | 0 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 3 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 2 | | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | | | |
| Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 2 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Vergil Mavrodiev | Vergil Mavrodiev | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 2 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | |
| Luchezar Gergov | Luchezar Gergov | 0 | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 0 | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 1 | | | | | | | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 1 |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 |
| Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 2 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jack Bradford | Jack Bradford | 0 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 0 | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tomasz Skalski | Tomasz Skalski | 3 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ivaylo Pekov | Ivaylo Pekov | 1 | | | | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 2 | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | |
| Joe Steele | Joe Steele | 1 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 2 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 2 |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| Aaron Busuttil | Aaron Busuttil | 0 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 3 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | |
| Ryan Causton | Ryan Causton | 4 | Ryan Causton | Ryan Causton | 1 | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hans Blanckaert | Hans Blanckaert | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 0 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 0 |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 0 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 2 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |