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:
Winner: $70,000 Runner-up: $30,000 Semi-final: $20,000 Quarter-final: $15,000 Last 16: $10,000 Last 32: $7,500 Last 48: $1,600 Last 64: $750 Last 96: $150
Non-televised highest break: $100 Televised highest break: $2,500 Total: $445,000
Wildcard round These matches were played in Bendigo on 8 July.
Match Score WC1 5–4 WC2 5–0
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 14 July 2013. Marco Fu (9) 9–6 Neil Robertson (3) Afternoon: 122–11 (98), , , , , , , Evening: 0–94 (57), , , , , , 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.
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
References
External links 2013 Australian Goldfields Open – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook