# Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3

The Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–9 September 2012 at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England.
Rod Lawler won the first professional title of his 22-year career by defeating Marco Fu 4–2 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 | £10,000 | 2,000 |
| Runner-up | £5,000 | 1,600 |
| Semi-finalist | £2,500 | 1,280 |
| Quarter-finalist | £1,500 | 1,000 |
| Last 16 | £1,000 | 760 |
| Last 32 | £600 | 560 |
| Last 64 | £200 | 360 |
| Total | £50,000 | – |
* $^1$ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

## Main draw
### Preliminary rounds
#### Round 1

Best of 7 frames
| Darren Bond | 4–1 | Rees Carter |
| Fraser Patrick | 4–1 | Kishan Hirani |
| Ben Harrison | 4–1 | Hans Blanckaert |
| Jordan Winbourne | w/o–w/d | Marc Robertson |
| Brandon Sargeant | 1–4 | Eden Sharav |
| Marc Davis | 2–4 | Oliver Lines |
| Christopher Keogan | 4–1 | Wayne Townsend |
| Sydney Wilson | 3–4 | Darrell Whitworth |
| Kyren Wilson | 4–0 | David Singh |
| Joe O'Connor | 4–2 | Franky McGovern |
| George Marter | 0–4 | Shane Castle |
| Liam Monk | 4–2 | Gary Steele |
| Itaro Santos | 4–1 | Williams Lemons |
| Dessie Sheehan | 4–3 | Robert Thickner |
| Ricky Norris | 4–0 | Greg Davis |
| Gareth Green | 4–0 | Craig Barber |
| Scott Bell | 4–1 | Anthony Harris |
| Edward Topharn | 1–4 | Andrew Marriott |
| Oliver Brown | 4–0 | Lewis Frampton |
| Joe Steele | 0–4 | Stuart Carrington |
| Jake Nicholson | 1–4 | Ian Glover |
| Henry Roper | 3–4 | Jamie Gibson |
| Jack Bradford | 0–4 | Rhys Clark |
| Gareth Allen | 4–0 | Elliot Slessor |
| Marc Harman | 4–3 | Adam Edge |
| Hassan Miah | 3–4 | Callum Downing |

#### Round 2

Best of 7 frames
| Alex Taubman | 4–3 | Darren Bond |
| Jamie Clarke | 2–4 | Fraser Patrick |
| Ryan Mears | 0–4 | Ben Harrison |
| Ben Fortey | 4–2 | Jordan Winbourne |
| Daniel Ward | 2–4 | Eden Sharav |
| Zak Surety | 4–2 | Steve Ventham |
| Phil O'Kane | 2–4 | Oliver Lines |
| Gavin Lewis | 0–4 | Mitchell Mann |
| Andrew Milliard | 4–0 | Christopher Keogan |
| Gareth Potts | w/d–w/o | Darrell Whitworth |
| Adam Bobat | 1–4 | Kyren Wilson |
| Reanne Evans | 4–0 | Joe O'Connor |
| Harvey Chandler | 4–2 | Shane Castle |
| Ryan Causton | 4–2 | Liam Monk |
| Adam Wicheard | 4–1 | Itaro Santos |
| Nico Elton | 4–0 | Dessie Sheehan |
| Sachin Plaha | 0–4 | Matthew Day |
| Chris Wakelin | 3–4 | Ricky Norris |
| Tom Maxfield | 2–4 | Gareth Green |
| Sam Harvey | 4–1 | Scott Bell |
| Louis Heathcote | 4–2 | Andrew Marriott |
| Sam Thistlewhite | 4–2 | Oliver Brown |
| Nick Jennings | 0–4 | Stuart Carrington |
| Chris Norbury | 3–4 | Ian Glover |
| Hassan Abdalla | w/d–w/o | Jamie Gibson |
| Sanderson Lam | 4–0 | Sean James Riach |
| Ross Muir | 1–4 | Rhys Clark |
| Richard Remelie | 4–2 | Gareth Allen |
| Ben Jones | 4–0 | Marc Harman |
| James Cahill | 2–4 | Callum Downing |

### 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 |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 2 | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 0 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 0 | | | |
| Alex Taubman | Alex Taubman | 0 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 1 | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 0 |
| Ben Harrison | Ben Harrison | 3 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 1 | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ben Fortey | Ben Fortey | 1 | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 2 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ben Judge | Ben Judge | 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 |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 1 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | Michael White | Michael White | 3 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 1 | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 0 | | | | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | | | | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 2 |
| Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 4 | Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 2 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 1 | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 4 | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 4 | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 3 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 1 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 3 | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 1 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Milliard | Andrew Milliard | 0 | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 |
| John Astley | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 3 |
| Darrell Whitworth | Darrell Whitworth | 0 | John Astley | John Astley | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 1 | | | | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 1 | Reanne Evans | Reanne Evans | 0 | | | | | | |
| Reanne Evans | Reanne Evans | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Harvey Chandler | Harvey Chandler | 0 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Causton | Ryan Causton | 1 | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | |
| Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 1 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | | | |
| Nico Elton | Nico Elton | 0 | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 1 |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 0 | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 1 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 2 | | | |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | Passakorn Suwannawat | 1 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 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 |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Norris | Ricky Norris | 2 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 4 | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 3 | | | | | | |
| Gareth Green | Gareth Green | 2 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 3 | | | |
| Sam Harvey | Sam Harvey | 1 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 2 | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | |
| Louis Heathcote | Louis Heathcote | 2 | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 3 |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 2 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 2 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wild | Michael Wild | 0 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 0 | | | |
| Sam Thistlewhite | Sam Thistlewhite | 1 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 1 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Li Yan | Li Yan | 0 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 3 | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 4 | | | | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 2 | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 2 | | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 1 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 1 | | | | | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 3 | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 3 | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 3 | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 2 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 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 |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Gibson | Jamie Gibson | 0 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 0 | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 2 | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 2 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 3 | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 0 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 |
| Rhys Clark | Rhys Clark | 0 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 0 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 4 | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 0 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 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 |
| David Grace | David Grace | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard Remelie | Richard Remelie | 2 | David Grace | David Grace | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ben Jones | Ben Jones | 0 | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 4 | | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 1 | | | |
| Callum Downing | Callum Downing | 2 | Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 3 | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 0 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 2 |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 3 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 3 | Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 4 | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 4 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 2 | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 2 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 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 |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 2 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 2 |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 0 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 0 | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | |