# 2013 World Open (snooker)

The 2013 Yearly Yuan-jiang Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 February–3 March 2013 at the Hainan International Exhibition Center in Haikou, China. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.
Mark Allen defended the title he won in 2012, by defeating Matthew Stevens 10–4 in the final. This was Allen's second ranking title.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Haikou on 25 and 26 February 2013.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 1–5 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| WC2 | Alan McManus (SCO) | 5–3 | Lin Shuai (CHN) |
| WC3 | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 5–4 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) |
| WC4 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 5–3 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC5 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 5–0 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
| WC6 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 5–4 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
| WC7 | Ian Burns (ENG) | 5–1 | Saleh Mohammad (AFG) |
| WC8 | Simon Bedford (ENG) | 2–5 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 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 | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 2 | 1 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mark Davis | 3 | | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | 1 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon | 2 | 11 | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | 7 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 5 | | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ding Junhui | 5 | 10 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | 10 | Ding Junhui | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhao Xintong | 2 | 9 | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John Higgins | 5 | 4 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Allen | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Matthew Stevens | 4 |
| 3 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Matthew Stevens | 4 |
| | Mark Joyce | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Joyce | 0 | 3 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ali Carter | w/d | | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | w/o | | | | 3 | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | 12 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Gilbert | 4 | 12 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | 12 | Matthew Stevens | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 2 | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Graeme Dott | 5 | 15 | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Burns | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Burns | 1 | 16 | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lyu Haotian | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Hainan International Exhibition Center, Haikou, China, 3 March 2013. :
| Mark Allen (1) Northern Ireland | 10–4 | Matthew Stevens (12) Wales |
| Afternoon: 74–44, 68–16 (52), 93–1 (93), 74–55 (58), 0–121 (67), 0–112 (112), 64–0, 112–0 (100), 5–51 Evening: 61–58, 0–100 (100), 74–7 (55), 66–47, 77–1 (68) |||
| 100 | Highest break | 112 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 3 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 18 and 21 December 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| Michael Wasley | 3 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Michael Leslie | 5 | Michael Leslie | 1 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 0 |
| Aditya Mehta | 4 | Anthony McGill | 5 | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Robert Milkins | 5 |
| Scott Donaldson | 5 | Scott Donaldson | 3 | Anthony McGill | 3 | Jack Lisowski | 2 |
| Liam Highfield | 5 | Barry Pinches | 1 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | Peter Ebdon | 5 |
| Daniel Wells | 2 | Liam Highfield | 5 | Liam Highfield | 5 | Liam Highfield | 4 |
| Robbie Williams | 5 | Andy Hicks | 2 | Michael White | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| David Grace | 2 | Robbie Williams | 5 | Robbie Williams | 0 | Michael White | 4 |
| Tian Pengfei | 5 | Liu Chuang | 5 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | Marco Fu | 5 |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | 3 | Tian Pengfei | 1 | Liu Chuang | 5 | Liu Chuang | 2 |
| Chen Zhe | 5 | Adam Duffy | 1 | Steve Davis | 4 | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Gareth Allen | 1 | Chen Zhe | 5 | Chen Zhe | 5 | Chen Zhe | 3 |
| Li Yan | 1 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Matthew Selt | 1 | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Duane Jones | 5 | Duane Jones | 3 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | 0 |
| Kurt Maflin | 3 | Alan McManus | 5 | Jamie Jones | 3 | Tom Ford | 3 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 5 | Martin O'Donnell | 1 | Alan McManus | 5 | Alan McManus | 5 |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | Joe Perry | 2 |
| Justin Astley | 5 | Justin Astley | 3 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Mark Joyce | 5 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 | Nigel Bond | 5 | Jamie Burnett | 3 |
| Mohamed Khairy | 1 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | Jimmy White | 4 | Nigel Bond | 5 |
| Paul Davison | 4 | Alfie Burden | 5 | David Gilbert | 5 | Mark King | 1 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 5 | Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | Alfie Burden | 1 | David Gilbert | 5 |
| Tony Drago | 4 | Mike Dunn | 5 | Yu Delu | 5 | Martin Gould | 5 |
| Sam Baird | 5 | Sam Baird | 3 | Mike Dunn | 1 | Yu Delu | 4 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 5 | Dave Harold | 5 | Dominic Dale | 5 |
| Joel Walker | 0 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 3 | Cao Yupeng | 2 | Dave Harold | 4 |
| Zhang Anda | 5 | Luca Brecel | 4 | Rory McLeod | 2 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| Michael Wild | 3 | Zhang Anda | 5 | Zhang Anda | 5 | Zhang Anda | 4 |
| Ian Burns | w/o | James Wattana | 2 | Ben Woollaston | 0 | Fergal O'Brien | 4 |
| Jamie O'Neill | w/d | Ian Burns | 5 | Ian Burns | 5 | Ian Burns | 5 |
| Pankaj Advani | 2 | Peter Lines | 0 | Gerard Greene | 4 | Ken Doherty | 4 |
| Simon Bedford | 5 | Simon Bedford | 5 | Simon Bedford | 5 | Simon Bedford | 5 |