# 2013 Australian Goldfields Open

The 2013 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–14 July 2013 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.
Michael White attempted a maximum break in his qualifying match against Nigel Bond, but he missed the final black at 140. With this he became the fifth player along with Mark Selby, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches and Robin Hull to do so in a professional tournament.
Shaun Murphy criticised his fellow professionals after eight of the top 16 players and reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan decided not to register for the event. Another top 16 player, Ding Junhui, withdrew from the tournament at the last minute due to a passport issue.
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Tom Ford in the last 16.
Marco Fu won his second ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 9–6 in the final.

## Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to $445,000 from the previous year's $435,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Bendigo on 8 July.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 5–4 | Steve Mifsud (AUS) |
| WC2 | Michael White (WAL) | 5–0 | Shaun Dalitz (AUS) |

## 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 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| 1 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | 1 | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Tom Ford | 5 | 14 | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | 14 | Tom Ford | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ben Woollaston | 3 | 10 | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ding Junhui | w/d | | Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rory McLeod | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rory McLeod | w/o | | | | | | | | 10 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dominic Dale | 5 | 13 | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | 13 | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | 9 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 2 | 9 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Marco Fu | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Neil Robertson | 6 |
| 3 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Neil Robertson | 6 |
| | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 1 | 3 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jamie Cope | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Martin Gould | 4 | | Jamie Cope | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | 3 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xiao Guodong | 0 | 11 | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | |
| | Paul Davison | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Davison | 4 | 8 | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Michael Holt | 2 | | Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alfie Burden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alfie Burden | 5 | | | | 8 | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Anda | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Anda | 5 | | Zhang Anda | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 14 July 2013. :
| Marco Fu (9) Hong Kong | 9–6 | Neil Robertson (3) Australia |
| Afternoon: 122–11 (98), 0–86 (78), 8–125 (92), 87–54 (80), 83–19, 61–9, 4–65 (57), 84–31 Evening: 0–94 (57), 71–60 (Fu 58, Robertson 60), 98–0 (70), 33–69 (59), 38–70, 76–46, 108–1 (102) |||
| 102 | Highest break | 92 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 30 May and 3 June 2013 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. In the match between Barry Pinches and Simon Bedford a 19-year-old record from the qualifying stage of the 1994 British Open was broken. The match lasted 449 minutes and 46 seconds, the longest ever best-of-nine-frame match in the history of professional snooker. The previous record was 434 minutes and 12 seconds in the match between Ian Williamson and Robby Foldvari.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | 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 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 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 | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 5 | | | | | | |
| Darren Cook | Darren Cook | 2 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 3 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 2 |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 1 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 3 | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | Christopher Keogan | 2 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 5 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 5 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 5 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 3 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 3 |
| Dylan Craig | Dylan Craig | 0 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 5 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 5 | | | | | | |
| Phil Barnes | Phil Barnes | 3 | Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 1 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 3 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 5 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 1 |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 3 | Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 4 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 5 | | | | | | |
| Gareth Green | Gareth Green | 5 | Gareth Green | Gareth Green | 3 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 3 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 5 | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 3 |
| Shane Castle | Shane Castle | 3 | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Rogers | Andrew Rogers | 2 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 4 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 2 |
| Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 5 | Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 1 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 5 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Antony Parsons | Antony Parsons | 3 | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 5 | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 1 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 4 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 |
| Saqib Nasir | Saqib Nasir | 5 | Saqib Nasir | Saqib Nasir | 4 | | | | | | |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 5 | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | | | |
| Darryl Hill | Darryl Hill | 1 | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 5 | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 5 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 5 | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 2 | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 2 | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 0 |
| Jamie Clarke | Jamie Clarke | 4 | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 5 | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 5 | | | | | | |
| Josh Boileau | Josh Boileau | 1 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 4 | Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 1 | Michael White | Michael White | 5 |
| Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 5 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 |
| Phil O'Kane | Phil O'Kane | 1 | Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 5 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 1 | Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 5 | Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 2 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 5 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 5 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 |
| Mitchell Travis | Mitchell Travis | 1 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 1 | | | | | | |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 2 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 5 | Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 5 | Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 3 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| Ryan Clark | Ryan Clark | 5 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 1 |
| Vinnie Calabrese | Vinnie Calabrese | 3 | Ryan Clark | Ryan Clark | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mohamed Khairy | Mohamed Khairy | 3 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 5 | | | | | | |
| Darrell Whitworth | Darrell Whitworth | 5 | Darrell Whitworth | Darrell Whitworth | 1 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 5 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 5 |
| Lee Page | Lee Page | 5 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 1 |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 3 | Lee Page | Lee Page | 0 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 3 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 1 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 |
| Li Yan | Li Yan | 5 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 1 | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 |
| Dylan Mitchell | Dylan Mitchell | 1 | Li Yan | Li Yan | 2 | | | | | | |
| Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 5 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ben Harrison | Ben Harrison | 3 | Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 4 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 1 | Mark King | Mark King | 3 |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 5 | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 5 | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 5 | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 5 |
| David Morris | David Morris | 0 | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 4 | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 5 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 5 | | | | | | |
| Darren Bond | Darren Bond | 3 | John Astley | John Astley | 2 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 5 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 4 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 5 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 4 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 5 |
| Ashley Carty | Ashley Carty | 5 | Ashley Carty | Ashley Carty | 3 | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 4 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 5 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 5 | Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 4 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 5 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 5 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 5 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 5 |
| Sydney Wilson | Sydney Wilson | 4 | Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 5 | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 5 | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 2 | Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 2 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 2 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 5 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 5 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 5 |
| Ryan Causton | Ryan Causton | 5 | Ryan Causton | Ryan Causton | 3 | | | | | | |

## Century breaks
### Qualifying stage centuries

* 141 – Paul Davison
* 140 – Michael White
* 137 – Stuart Carrington
* 136, 102 – Scott Donaldson
* 133, 100 – Ryan Day
* 130 – Alfie Burden
* 128 – Joel Walker
* 126 – Tian Pengfei
* 124 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
* 117 – Simon Bedford
* 115 – John Astley
* 115 – Mark Joyce
* 114, 108, 100 – Ashley Carty
* 112 – Luca Brecel
* 111 – Tony Drago
* 110 – Kurt Maflin
* 109 – Jamie Cope
* 107 – Jak Jones
* 101 – David Grace
* 100 – Craig Steadman

### Televised stage centuries

* 138, 125, 111, 102, 102 – Neil Robertson
* 137 – Rory McLeod
* 136 – Alfie Burden
* 135 – Martin Gould
* 131, 130, 115, 102, 102 – Marco Fu
* 129 – Shaun Murphy
* 128 – Tom Ford
* 124, 112 – Paul Davison
* 123, 112 – Robert Milkins
* 122 – Michael White
* 116 – Ken Doherty
* 112 – Dominic Dale
* 109 – Ryan Day
* 104 – Mark Davis