2013 Masters (snooker)

{{short description|Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan 2013}}

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=2013 Betfair Masters

|logo=2013 Masters (snooker) logo.jpg

|dates={{Start and end dates|2013|01|13|2013|01|20|df=y}}

|venue=Alexandra Palace

|location=London

|country=England

|organisation=World Snooker

|format=Non-ranking event

|Total prize fund=£500,000

|winners_share=£175,000{{cite web|title=Masters Tickets – The Perfect Xmas Gift!|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/theMastersArticle/0,,13165~2996228,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=8 December 2012}}

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}} (138)

|winner={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}}

|score=10–6

|previous=2012

|next=2014

}}

The 2013 Masters (officially the 2013 Betfair Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 13 and 20 January 2013 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.{{cite web|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2012|title=Tournament Calendar 2012/2013|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 June 2012}} This was the first time that Betfair sponsored the event.{{cite web|title=Betfair Sponsor The Masters|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2974046,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=8 November 2012|access-date=13 January 2013}} The event was broadcast live on Eurosport and BBC.{{cite web|title=Eurosport Schedule|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/theMastersArticle/0,,13165~3040289,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=8 February 2013}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/20509052|title=Masters Snooker 2013: Ask the BBC experts|work=BBC Sport|date=27 November 2012 |access-date=16 January 2013}}

Mark Selby won his third Masters title by defeating defending champion Neil Robertson 10–6 in the final.{{cite web|last=Kane|first=Desmond|title=Selby repels Robertson to lift third Masters crown|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-selby-opens-lead-robertson-masters-final-163946911.html|publisher=Eurosport UK|access-date=21 January 2013}}{{cite news|last=Hafez|first=Shamoon|title=Masters snooker final 2013: Mark Selby beats Neil Robertson|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/21110882|work=BBC Sport|date=20 January 2013 |access-date=21 January 2013}} With this Selby became the sixth player to win the Masters more than two times after Cliff Thorburn, Stephen Hendry, Paul Hunter, Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Selby also became the first player to win back-to-back Triple Crown titles since Mark Williams 10 years before.{{cite web|title=Mark Selby savours back-to-back majors with Masters triumph over Neil Robertson|url=http://www.london24.com/sport/mark_selby_savours_back_to_back_majors_with_masters_triumph_over_neil_robertson_1_1800350|publisher=London 24|access-date=21 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017181300/http://www.london24.com/sport/mark_selby_savours_back_to_back_majors_with_masters_triumph_over_neil_robertson_1_1800350|archive-date=17 October 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Betfair Masters: Mark Selby claims title with 10–6 win over defending champion Neil Robertson|url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/8418603|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=21 January 2013}} This was Selby's 11th professional title.

Field

Defending champion Neil Robertson was the number 1 seed. World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan did not compete. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 3) except that Stephen Lee, ranked 9, did not play because he was suspended.{{cite web|title=WPBSA Statement – Stephen Lee Appeal Dismissed |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2958763,00.html |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026045957/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2958763%2C00.html |archive-date=26 October 2012 }} As a consequence Mark Davis, ranked 17, was invited and seeded 16.

Prize fund

The total prize money of £500,000 was unchanged from the previous year but the distribution was changed with the winner receiving £175,000, an increase of £25,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|title=Prize Money|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/theMastersArticle/0,,13165~3037957,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=13 January 2013}}

Winner: £175,000
Runner-up: £85,000
Semi-finals: £40,000
Quarter-finals: £20,000
Last 16: £9,000
Highest break: £8,000
Total: £500,000

Main draw

{{cite web|title=2013 Betfair Masters draw and format|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/72/b9/0,,13165~178546,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=8 November 2012}}{{cite web |title=2013 Betfair Masters results |url=http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/aee2ec69888a04f01a8c0c93c928c3cad_Print.pdf |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045021/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/aee2ec69888a04f01a8c0c93c928c3cad_Print.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=The Masters 2013: schedule and results|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/20950536|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113035055/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/20950536|archive-date=13 January 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Betfair Masters (2013)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=217|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=8 November 2012}}

{{16TeamBracket

| seed-width =

| team-width = 180

| score-width =

| RD1= Last 16
Best of 11 frames

| RD2= Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames

| RD3= Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames

| RD4= Final
Best of 19 frames

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}}

| RD1-score01=6

| RD1-seed02=10

| RD1-team02={{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}}

| RD1-score02=5

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03={{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}}

| RD1-score03=6

| RD1-seed04=16

| RD1-team04={{flagathlete|Mark Davis|ENG}}

| RD1-score04=2

| RD1-seed05=5

| RD1-team05={{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}}

| RD1-score05=6

| RD1-seed06=11

| RD1-team06={{flagathlete|Ricky Walden|ENG}}

| RD1-score06=4

| RD1-seed07=4

| RD1-team07={{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}}

| RD1-score07=6

| RD1-seed08=14

| RD1-team08={{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}}

| RD1-score08=3

| RD1-seed09=3

| RD1-team09={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

| RD1-score09=6

| RD1-seed10=9

| RD1-team10={{flagathlete|Stuart Bingham|ENG}}

| RD1-score10=5

| RD1-seed11=6

| RD1-team11={{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}}

| RD1-score11=6

| RD1-seed12=13

| RD1-team12={{flagathlete|Matthew Stevens|WAL}}

| RD1-score12=4

| RD1-seed13=7

| RD1-team13={{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}}

| RD1-score13=5

| RD1-seed14=12

| RD1-team14={{flagathlete|Graeme Dott|SCO}}

| RD1-score14=6

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team15={{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}}

| RD1-score15=6

| RD1-seed16=15

| RD1-team16={{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}}

| RD1-score16=5

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

| RD2-score01=6

| RD2-seed02=8

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen

| RD2-score02=5

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

| RD2-score03=6

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD2-score04=5

| RD2-seed05=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD2-score05=6

| RD2-seed06=6

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD2-score06=1

| RD2-seed07=12

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott

| RD2-score07=6

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump

| RD2-score08=1

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

| RD3-score01=6

| RD3-seed02=5

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

| RD3-score02=2

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD3-score03=6

| RD3-seed04=12

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott

| RD3-score04=5

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

| RD4-score01=6

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD4-score02=10

}}

Final

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"

colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri.
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 20 January 2013{{cite web |title=Match 15 / Final – Neil Robertson v Mark Selby |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13202?matchId=154494 |work=worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225224927/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13202?matchId=154494 |archive-date=25 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}

width="230" align="right" | Neil Robertson (1)
{{AUS}}

| width="100" align="center" | 6–10

| width="230" | Mark Selby (3)
{{ENG}}

colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Afternoon: 12–58, 1–73 (73), {{nowrap|23–102 (102)}}, {{nowrap|83–1 (78)}}, {{nowrap|1–84 (84)}}, {{nowrap|45–69}}, {{nowrap|74–9 (63)}}, {{nowrap|87–0 (72)}}
Evening: 8–80 (67), 48–63, {{nowrap|0–72}}, {{nowrap|81–6 (74)}}, {{nowrap|91–8 (83)}}, {{nowrap|69–50}}, {{nowrap|27–58}}, {{nowrap|9–84}}

align="right" | 83

| align="center" | Highest break

| 102

align="right" | 0

| align="center" | Century breaks

| 1

align="right" | 5

| align="center" | 50+ breaks

| 4

Century breaks

Total: 20{{cite web|title=The Masters Centuries |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13202 |work=worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=20 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225232055/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13202 |archive-date=25 February 2014 |url-status=live}}

138, 136 {{ndash}} Mark Allen
132, 127, 111, 105, 101, 100 {{ndash}} Neil Robertson
131, 110 {{ndash}} Stephen Maguire
130 {{ndash}} Shaun Murphy
127, 103 {{ndash}} Ding Junhui
117 {{ndash}} John Higgins
111, 111 {{ndash}} Graeme Dott
109 {{ndash}} Barry Hawkins
107, 105 {{ndash}} Judd Trump
102 {{ndash}} Mark Selby

References

External links

[http://s556.photobucket.com/user/MoniqueLimbos/library/The%20Masters%202013 The Masters 2013 pictures by MoniqueLimbos] at Photobucket
[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151164164657062.445587.10215162061&type=3 Behind the scenes shots of the 2013 Betfair Masters – Pictures by World Snooker] at Facebook

Category:Masters (snooker)