# 2013 Wuxi Classic

The 2013 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 17 and 23 June 2013 at the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China. It was the first ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.
The tournament was the first to use the new format, similar to the one used in the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events, where every player, including members of the top 16, started in the first round. Some of the sport's biggest names did not reach the tournament's final stage. Reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew for personal reasons shortly before his qualifying match against Michael Wasley. World number one Mark Selby lost his qualifying match 3–5 to Andrew Pagett. World number four Shaun Murphy also exited the tournament at the qualifying stage, losing 1–5 to Alex Davies.
Nine-time women's world champion Reanne Evans defeated Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–4 in her qualifying match to become the first woman ever to reach the final stages of a major professional ranking tournament. Evans was chosen as one of four players to play against local opponents in the wildcard round, and she lost 2–5 against Chinese teenager Zhu Yinghui.
Ricky Walden was the defending champion, but he lost 2–5 against Jimmy White in the last 64.
Neil Robertson won his eighth ranking title by defeating John Higgins 10–7 in the final. Robertson also made the 98th official maximum break during his qualifying match against Mohamed Khairy. This was Robertson's second 147 break and the first in the 2013/2014 season.

## Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £470,000 from the previous year's £400,000. This is £45,000 more than what was announced in 2012. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Wuxi on 17 June 2013.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5–4 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
| WC2 | Reanne Evans (ENG) | 2–5 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC3 | Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) | 5–4 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| WC4 | Adam Duffy (ENG) | 3–5 | Lu Ning (CHN) |

## Main draw
### Top half

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | 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 |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 0 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 5 | | | | | | | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Gareth Green | Gareth Green | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gareth Green | Gareth Green | 3 | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 0 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 2 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 |
| Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 5 | Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 2 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 3 | | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 3 | Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 3 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhu Yinghui | Zhu Yinghui | 2 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | 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 |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 3 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | |
| Vinnie Calabrese | Vinnie Calabrese | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vinnie Calabrese | Vinnie Calabrese | 1 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 5 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 5 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 1 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lu Ning | Lu Ning | 1 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | David Morris | David Morris | 2 | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | David Morris | David Morris | 2 | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 2 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 5 | Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 3 | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | David Morris | David Morris | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 5 | | | | | | | David Morris | David Morris | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | David Morris | David Morris | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 5 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, Wuxi, China, 23 June 2013. :
| Neil Robertson Australia | 10–7 | John Higgins Scotland |
| Afternoon: 80–6 (61), 0–78 (78), 31–83 (56), 99–0 (91), 32–78 (70), 1–111 (93), 16–82 (82), 72–0 (52), 118–6 (113) Evening: 91–0, 106–6 (57), 66–52, 83–0 (59), 1–67 (66), 71–9, 53–66, 97–0 (65) |||
| 113 | Highest break | 93 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 27 and 29 May 2013 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.
| Ricky Walden | 5–4 | Pankaj Advani |
| Jimmy White | 5–3 | Lee Page |
| Mike Dunn | 2–5 | John Astley |
| Robert Milkins | 5–3 | Robbie Williams |
| Tom Ford | 1–5 | Scott Donaldson |
| Liu Chuang | 4–5 | Gareth Green |
| Jimmy Robertson | 5–1 | Ryan Clark |
| Graeme Dott | 5–1 | Christopher Keogan |
| Mark Williams | 5–1 | Ross Muir |
| Barry Pinches | 2–5 | Liam Highfield |
| Tian Pengfei | 5–3 | Luca Brecel |
| Jack Lisowski | 5–1 | Hammad Miah |
| Ryan Day | 5–4 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5–3 | Jamie O'Neill |
| Yu Delu | 5–4 | Sanderson Lam |
| Stuart Bingham | 5–3 | Li Yan |
| Shaun Murphy | 1–5 | Alex Davies |
| Ian Burns | 2–5 | Joel Walker |
| Matthew Selt | 3–5 | Chen Zhe |
| Ben Woollaston | 5–1 | Dylan Mitchell |
| Michael White | 5–1 | Sam Baird |
| Cao Yupeng | 5–1 | Paul Davison |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5–3 | Ben Harrison |
| Barry Hawkins | 5–1 | Simon Bedford |
| Marco Fu | 5–1 | Daniel Wells |
| Nigel Bond | 5–3 | Chris Norbury |
| Rory McLeod | 5–0 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Mark King | 5–1 | Allan Taylor |
| Martin Gould | 5–4 | Ashley Carty |
| Kurt Maflin | 5–3 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4–5 | Reanne Evans |
| Neil Robertson | 5–0 | Mohamed Khairy |
| Mark Selby | 3–5 | Andrew Pagett |
| David Gilbert | 5–3 | Jak Jones |
| Alan McManus | 5–3 | Darryl Hill |
| Ken Doherty | 5–2 | Joe Swail |
| Joe Perry | 5–1 | Kyren Wilson |
| Jamie Cope | 5–1 | Zhang Anda |
| Jamie Burnett | 5–1 | Andrew Rogers |
| Ding Junhui | 5–4 | Aditya Mehta |
| John Higgins | 5–2 | Adam Wicheard |
| Anthony McGill | 3–5 | Vinnie Calabrese |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5–1 | Darren Cook |
| Dominic Dale | 5–1 | Mitchell Travis |
| Peter Ebdon | 5–1 | Chris Wakelin |
| Xiao Guodong | 5–3 | Andrew Norman |
| Mark Joyce | 3–5 | Li Hang |
| Judd Trump | 5–0 | Phil O'Kane |
| Mark Allen | 5–3 | Michael Leslie |
| Peter Lines | 5–3 | Sydney Wilson |
| Steve Davis | 5–2 | James Cahill |
| Andrew Higginson | 5–3 | Patrick Einsle |
| Liang Wenbo | 5–2 | Fraser Patrick |
| Jamie Jones | 5–3 | David Grace |
| Adam Duffy | 5–2 | Tony Drago |
| Matthew Stevens | 5–3 | Zak Surety |
| Ali Carter | 5–3 | Elliot Slessor |
| Alfie Burden | 5–3 | Stuart Carrington |
| Rod Lawler | 2–5 | Lyu Haotian |
| Marcus Campbell | 3–5 | Craig Steadman |
| Michael Holt | 3–5 | David Morris |
| James Wattana | 2–5 | Gary Wilson |
| Gerard Greene | 5–3 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | w/d–w/o | Michael Wasley |