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. 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.