2013 Australian Goldfields Open Explained

Tournament Name:Australian Goldfields Open
Venue:Bendigo Stadium
Location:Bendigo
Country:Australia
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:$445,000
Winners Share:$70,000
Highest Break: (138)
Score:9–6
Previous:2012
Next:2014

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.[1]

Michael White attempted a maximum break in his qualifying match against Nigel Bond, but he missed the final black at 140.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] Another top 16 player, Ding Junhui, withdrew from the tournament at the last minute due to a passport issue.[5]

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,[6] [7] but he lost 4–5 against Tom Ford in the last 16.[8]

Marco Fu won his second ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 9–6 in the final.[9] [10]

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:[11]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Bendigo on 8 July.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Match Score
WC1 5–4
WC2 5–0

Main draw

[13] [14] [15] [16]

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 14 July 2013.[17]
Marco Fu (9)
9–6Neil Robertson (3)
Afternoon: 122–11 (98),,,,,,,
Evening: 0–94 (57),,,,,,
102Highest break92
1Century breaks0
550+ breaks6

Qualifying

These matches were held between 30 May and 3 June 2013 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England.[18] [19] [20] 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.[21] The previous record was 434 minutes and 12 seconds in the match between Ian Williamson and Robby Foldvari.[22]

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[23]

Televised stage centuries

[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2013/2014 . Snooker.org . 22 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Doherty Earns Trip Down Under. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 3 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Selby Through Despite Black Blunder . worldsnooker.com . . 3 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130330092057/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3123662%2C00.html . 30 March 2013 .
  4. Web site: Nunns. Hector. Shaun Murphy hits out at rivals over Australian Open snub. The Times. 5 July 2013 . 8 July 2013.
  5. Web site: Ding Withdraws From Australia. World Snooker. 8 July 2013.
  6. News: Australian Open 2012: Barry Hawkins defeats Peter Ebdon. 15 July 2012 . BBC Sport. 15 July 2012.
  7. Web site: Lappe. Liam. Hawkins claims maiden ranking title. Eurosport UK. 15 July 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130209172146/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/news/hawkins-leads-goldfields-final-075547427.html. 9 February 2013.
  8. Web site: King. Travis. Underdogs have their day at Goldfields Open snooker. Bendigo Advertiser. 11 July 2013. 11 July 2013.
  9. Web site: Marco Fu wins Australian Open. Irish Independent. 14 July 2013. 14 July 2013.
  10. Web site: Robertson loses Aussie Open snooker final. Brisbane Times. 14 July 2013. 23 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230644/http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-sport/robertson-loses-aussie-open-snooker-final-20130714-2pyin.html. dead.
  11. Web site: Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14 . 1 May 2013 . worldsnooker.com . . 30 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012082213/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3194469%2C00.html . 12 October 2013 . dead .
  12. Web site: Letter to Tour Players from Barry Hearn . worldsnooker.com . . 8 April 2013 . 9 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130418080435/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/d3/bb/0,,13165~179155,00.pdf . 18 April 2013 . dead .
  13. Web site: Australian Goldfields Open draw and format. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 5 June 2013.
  14. Web site: Australian Goldfields Open 2013 results . . 14 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151211120515/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/5df8f558-1075-45a8-a5dd-fe4546357f06.pdf . 11 December 2015 . live .
  15. News: Australian Open 2013: Schedule and results. 5 July 2013 . BBC Sport. 9 July 2013.
  16. Web site: Australian Goldfields Open (2013) . Snooker.org . 22 May 2012.
  17. Web site: Final – Match 33 – Marco Fu v Neil Robertson . worldsnookerdata.com . . 14 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216053500/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13370?matchId=155015 . 16 December 2013 . live .
  18. Web site: Australian Goldfields Open 2013 Qualifiers Draw and Format. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 May 2013.
  19. Web site: Australian Goldfields Open 2013 qualifiers results . . 3 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130616205900/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/c5a6903f-8c5f-45b8-a8ee-0db1ea9754ac.pdf . 16 June 2013 . live .
  20. Web site: Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers (2013). Snooker.org. 22 May 2013.
  21. Web site: Hendon. David. Record Shattered Slowly. Snooker Scene Blog. 6 June 2013.
  22. Web site: Turner. Chris. Various Snooker Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20130210111343/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html. 10 February 2013. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 21 June 2012.
  23. Web site: Australian Open qualifiers: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 3 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607113649/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13371 . 7 June 2013 . live .
  24. Web site: Australian Open: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 14 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130711222135/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13370 . 11 July 2013 . live .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "2013 Australian Goldfields Open".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.