2013 UK Championship

2013 williamhill.com UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates	26 November – 8 December 2013
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£755,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	Mark Selby (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up	Mark Selby (ENG)
Score	10–7
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The 2013 UK Championship (officially the 2013 williamhill.com UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 November–8 December 2013 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.^[1]

Mark Selby made the 100th official maximum break during his semi-final match against Ricky Walden. This was Selby's second official 147 break and the third maximum break in the 2013/2014 season.^[2]

Neil Robertson won his ninth ranking title by defeating defending champion Selby 10–7 in the final,^[3] despite trailing 1–5 and 3–6 during the match.^[4] Robertson became the eighth player to win all Triple Crown events at least once,^[5] and the first overseas player to achieve this feat.^[6] Selby became the first defending champion to reach the final of the UK Championship since Mark Williams in 2000.^[7]

Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £700,000 from the previous year's £625,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[8]

Winner: £150,000
Runner-up: £70,000
Semi-final: £30,000
Quarter-final: £20,000
Last 16: £12,000
Last 32: £9,000
Last 64: £3,000

Highest break: £4,000
Maximum break: £55,000^[9]
Total: £755,000

Main draw

^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

1	Mark Selby (ENG)	6

A	Shane Castle (ENG)	4
			1	Mark Selby	6

			64	Tian Pengfei	3
64	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	6

65	Pankaj Advani (IND)	1
						1	Mark Selby	6

						96	Stuart Carrington	0
32	Ken Doherty (IRL)	5

97	John Astley (ENG)	6
			97	John Astley	1

			96	Stuart Carrington	6
33	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	2

96	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	6
									1	Mark Selby	6

									16	Graeme Dott	2
16	Graeme Dott (SCO)	6

113	Fraser Patrick (SCO)	2
			16	Graeme Dott	6

			49	Nigel Bond	5
49	Nigel Bond (ENG)	6

80	Craig Steadman (ENG)	3
						16	Graeme Dott	6

						17	Ali Carter	3
17	Ali Carter (ENG)	6

112	Ratchayothin Yotharuck (THA)	1
			17	Ali Carter	6

			48	Jimmy Robertson	0
48	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	6

81	Li Yan (CHN)	3

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

41	Jamie Jones (WAL)	0

88	Gary Wilson (ENG)	6
			88	Gary Wilson	6

			105	Vinnie Calabrese	3
24	Dominic Dale (WAL)	5

105	Vinnie Calabrese (AUS)	6
						88	Gary Wilson	4

						9	Barry Hawkins	6
56	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	3

73	Zhang Anda (CHN)	6
			73	Zhang Anda	3

			9	Barry Hawkins	6
9	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6

120	Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	0
									9	Barry Hawkins	6

									8	Shaun Murphy	5
40	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	4

89	Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)	6
			89	Sean O'Sullivan	4

			104	Noppon Saengkham	6
25	Tom Ford (ENG)	2

104	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	6
						104	Noppon Saengkham	2

						8	Shaun Murphy	6
57	Gerard Greene (NIR)	4

72	Paul Davison (ENG)	6
			72	Paul Davison	3

			8	Shaun Murphy	6
8	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	w/o

121	Lee Spick (ENG)	w/d

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

5	Judd Trump (ENG)	6

A	Gareth Green (ENG)	2
			5	Judd Trump	6

			60	Dechawat Poomjaeng	0
60	Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)	6

69	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	5
						5	Judd Trump	6

						28	Xiao Guodong	2
28	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	6

101	Andrew Pagett (WAL)	1
			28	Xiao Guodong	6

			92	Jamie O'Neill	2
37	Mark Joyce (ENG)	2

92	Jamie O'Neill (ENG)	6
									5	Judd Trump	4

									12	Mark Allen	6
12	Mark Allen (NIR)	6

117	Jak Jones (WAL)	1
			12	Mark Allen	6

			53	Dave Harold	3
53	Dave Harold (ENG)	6

76	Chen Zhe (CHN)	1
						12	Mark Allen	6

						21	Michael Holt	5
21	Michael Holt (ENG)	6

108	Lee Page (ENG)	1
			21	Michael Holt	6

			44	Alan McManus	4
44	Alan McManus (SCO)	6

85	Joel Walker (ENG)	5

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

45	Rory McLeod (ENG)	6

84	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	3
			45	Rory McLeod	3

			20	Mark Williams	6
20	Mark Williams (WAL)	6

109	Allan Taylor (ENG)	2
						20	Mark Williams	5

						13	Ricky Walden	6
52	Peter Lines (ENG)	6

77	Sam Baird (ENG)	2
			52	Peter Lines	2

			13	Ricky Walden	6
13	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6

116	Cao Xinlong (CHN)	0
									13	Ricky Walden	6

									4	Ding Junhui	4
36	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	6

93	Alex Davies (ENG)	2
			36	Fergal O'Brien	6

			29	Mark King	3
29	Mark King (ENG)	6

100	Ross Muir (SCO)	1
						36	Fergal O'Brien	1

						4	Ding Junhui	6
61	James Wattana (THA)	6

68	Ian Burns (ENG)	2
			61	James Wattana	1

			4	Ding Junhui	6
4	Ding Junhui (CHN)	6

A	Antony Parsons (ENG)	3

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

3	Neil Robertson (AUS)	6

A	Dylan Mitchell (ENG)	0
			3	Neil Robertson	6

			67	Robbie Williams	1
62	Aditya Mehta (IND)	2

67	Robbie Williams (ENG)	6
						3	Neil Robertson	6

						94	Li Hang	3
30	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	6

99	Hammad Miah (ENG)	2
			30	Andrew Higginson	4

			94	Li Hang	6
35	David Gilbert (ENG)	4

94	Li Hang (CHN)	6
									3	Neil Robertson	6

									19	Joe Perry	1
14	Mark Davis (ENG)	6

115	Robin Hull (FIN)	2
			14	Mark Davis	5

			78	Scott Donaldson	6
51	Matthew Selt (ENG)	4

78	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	6
						78	Scott Donaldson	3

						19	Joe Perry	6
19	Joe Perry (ENG)	6

110	James Cahill (ENG)	3
			19	Joe Perry	6

			83	Daniel Wells	3
46	Alfie Burden (ENG)	4

83	Daniel Wells (WAL)	6

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

43	Jamie Burnett (SCO)	6

86	Simon Bedford (ENG)	4
			43	Jamie Burnett	6

			107	Chris Wakelin	5
22	Ryan Day (WAL)	5

107	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	6
						43	Jamie Burnett	4

						11	John Higgins	6
54	Rod Lawler (ENG)	6

75	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA)	3
			54	Rod Lawler	1

			11	John Higgins	6
11	John Higgins (SCO)	6

118	Alex Borg (MLT)	2
									11	John Higgins	3

									6	Stephen Maguire	6
38	Jack Lisowski (ENG)	4

91	Michael Leslie (SCO)	6
			91	Michael Leslie	3

			27	Liang Wenbo	6
27	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	6

102	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	2
						27	Liang Wenbo	5

						6	Stephen Maguire	6
59	Mike Dunn (ENG)	4

70	Luca Brecel (BEL)	6
			70	Luca Brecel	5

			6	Stephen Maguire	6
6	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	6

A	Sanderson Lam (ENG)	2

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

7	Marco Fu (HKG)	5

A	Mitchell Travis (ENG)	6
			A	Mitchell Travis	6

			58	Kurt Maflin	4
58	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	6

71	Liam Highfield (ENG)	4
						A	Mitchell Travis	1

						90	David Morris	6
26	Peter Ebdon (ENG)	6

103	Andrew Norman (ENG)	1
			26	Peter Ebdon	1

			90	David Morris	6
39	Jamie Cope (ENG)	4

90	David Morris (IRL)	6
									90	David Morris	1

									10	Stuart Bingham	6
10	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	6

119	Ahmed Saif (QAT)	0
			10	Stuart Bingham	6

			55	Jimmy White	2
55	Jimmy White (ENG)	6

74	Michael Wasley (ENG)	4
						10	Stuart Bingham	6

						42	Anthony McGill	2
23	Martin Gould (ENG)	3

106	Chris Norbury (ENG)	6
			106	Chris Norbury	0

			42	Anthony McGill	6
42	Anthony McGill (SCO)	6

87	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	5

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

47	Yu Delu (CHN)	6

82	David Grace (ENG)	3
			47	Yu Delu	5

			18	Matthew Stevens	6
18	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	6

111	Ryan Clark (ENG)	4
						18	Matthew Stevens	2

						15	Robert Milkins	6
50	Liu Chuang (CHN)	6

79	Tony Drago (MLT)	1
			50	Liu Chuang	5

			15	Robert Milkins	6
15	Robert Milkins (ENG)	6

114	Patrick Einsle (GER)	3
									15	Robert Milkins	0

									2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
34	Michael White (WAL)	6

95	Joe Swail (NIR)	0
			34	Michael White	4

			31	Marcus Campbell	6
31	Marcus Campbell (SCO)	6

98	Lyu Haotian (CHN)	5
						31	Marcus Campbell	2

						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
63	Adam Duffy (ENG)	6

66	Barry Pinches (ENG)	5
			63	Adam Duffy	3

			2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
2	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	6

A	Rhys Clark (SCO)	0

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames			Semi-finals Best of 17 frames			Final Best of 21 frames

1	Mark Selby	6

9	Barry Hawkins	5
			1	Mark Selby	9

			13	Ricky Walden	5
12	Mark Allen	2

13	Ricky Walden	6
						1	Mark Selby	5

						3	Neil Robertson	11
3	Neil Robertson	6

6	Stephen Maguire	2
			3	Neil Robertson	9

			10	Stuart Bingham	8
10	Stuart Bingham	6

2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Barbican Centre, York, England, 8 December 2013.^[13]^[14]
Mark Selby (1) England	7–10	Neil Robertson (3) Australia
Afternoon: 130–1 (130), 0–76 (63), 75–10, 89–0, 68–22 (57), 68–39, 21–65 (54), 0–123 (123) Evening: 70–22, 0–101 (56), 0–122 (122), 0–132 (132), 26–71, 28–61, 116–0 (74), 47–59, 36–82 (57)
130	Highest break	132
1	Century breaks	3
3	50+ breaks	7