# 2013 China Open (snooker)

The 2013 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 March 2013 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2012–13 season.
Peter Ebdon was the defending champion, but he lost 3–5 against Marcus Campbell in the last 32.
Mark Selby attempted a maximum break in his last 32 match against Mark King, but missed the final black at 140. Thus he became the fourth player along with Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches and Robin Hull to do so in a professional tournament.
Neil Robertson won his seventh ranking title by defeating Selby 10–6 in the final.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 25 and 26 March.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 5–3 | Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (IRI) |
| WC2 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5–1 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
| WC3 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 5–1 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
| WC4 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 5–1 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
| WC5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 5–2 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC6 | Rory McLeod (ENG) | 5–1 | Hu Hao (CHN) |
| WC7 | Mark Joyce (ENG) | w/d–w/o | Lyu Haotian (CHN) |
| WC8 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 2–5 | Zhao Xintong (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 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Graeme Dott | 5 | 14 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | Marcus Campbell | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony McGill | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony McGill | 1 | 9 | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | | | | | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | |
| 7 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 3 | 7 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | 7 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 3 | 10 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John Higgins | 4 | | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 6 |
| 3 | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 6 |
| | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark Davis | 5 | 16 | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3 | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rory McLeod | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rory McLeod | 5 | | Rory McLeod | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| | Lyu Haotian | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lyu Haotian | 2 | 8 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ali Carter | 5 | 15 | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | 8 | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 2 | 12 | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 31 March 2013. :
| Neil Robertson (6) Australia | 10–6 | Mark Selby (2) England |
| Afternoon: 0–100 (58), 78–16 (50), 91–31 (91), 71–68, 59–47, 84–40, 74–8 Evening: 29–82 (81), 0–125 (125), 50–79 (66), 133–0 (110), 60–34, 90–0 (90), 0–117 (116), 0–91 (63), 80–39 |||
| 110 | Highest break | 125 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 9 and 12 January 2013 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 |
| Kurt Maflin | 5 | James Wattana | 1 | Xiao Guodong | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| Michael Wild | 2 | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 4 |
| Li Yan | 2 | Liu Chuang | 5 | Jamie Jones | 5 | Marco Fu | 5 |
| Daniel Wells | 5 | Daniel Wells | 2 | Liu Chuang | 4 | Jamie Jones | 0 |
| Pankaj Advani | 4 | Anthony McGill | 5 | Yu Delu | 1 | Martin Gould | 2 |
| David Grace | 5 | David Grace | 2 | Anthony McGill | 5 | Anthony McGill | 5 |
| Robbie Williams | 5 | Jimmy White | 1 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Joe Perry | 1 |
| Mohamed Khairy | 1 | Robbie Williams | 5 | Robbie Williams | 3 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 |
| Paul Davison | 5 | Adam Duffy | 3 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Joel Walker | 3 | Paul Davison | 5 | Paul Davison | 1 | Anthony Hamilton | 2 |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Matthew Selt | 5 | Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| Fraser Patrick | 5 | Fraser Patrick | 0 | Barry Pinches | 3 | Matthew Selt | 1 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Luca Brecel | 2 | Liang Wenbo | 5 | Tom Ford | 1 |
| Justin Astley | 1 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 3 | Liang Wenbo | 5 |
| Tony Drago | 5 | Alan McManus | 4 | Nigel Bond | 5 | Robert Milkins | 5 |
| Gareth Allen | 3 | Tony Drago | 5 | Tony Drago | 3 | Nigel Bond | 1 |
| Ian Burns | 5 | Rod Lawler | 1 | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Jamie Burnett | 3 |
| Michael Leslie | 2 | Ian Burns | 5 | Ian Burns | 2 | Jack Lisowski | 5 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 4 | Ben Woollaston | 3 | Fergal O'Brien | 1 |
| Sam Baird | 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 |
| Craig Steadman | 2 | Alfie Burden | 1 | Rory McLeod | 5 | Ryan Day | 2 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 5 | Sean O'Sullivan | 5 | Sean O'Sullivan | 3 | Rory McLeod | 5 |
| Tian Pengfei | 5 | Peter Lines | 1 | David Gilbert | 5 | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 1 | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | 3 | David Gilbert | 2 |
| Aditya Mehta | 5 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Gerard Greene | 2 | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| Simon Bedford | 0 | Aditya Mehta | 3 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Mark Joyce | 5 |
| Chen Zhe | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | Michael White | 4 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | Chen Zhe | 5 | Chen Zhe | 5 | Chen Zhe | 4 |
| Michael Wasley | 5 | Andy Hicks | 5 | Dave Harold | 5 | Ken Doherty | 5 |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4 | Michael Wasley | 2 | Andy Hicks | 3 | Dave Harold | 3 |
| Liam Highfield | 5 | Mike Dunn | 5 | Steve Davis | 5 | Mark King | 5 |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | 2 | Liam Highfield | 3 | Mike Dunn | 3 | Steve Davis | 0 |