2013 World Seniors Championship
{{Distinguish|2013 World Senior Curling Championships}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=2013 World Seniors Championship
|logo=200px
|dates={{Start and end dates|2013|10|19|2013|10|20|df=y}}
|venue=Mountbatten Centre
|location=Portsmouth
|country=England
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Seniors event
|Total prize fund=£50,000
|winners_share=£18,000
|highest_break={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis (94)
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
|runner_up={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
|score=2–1
|previous=2012
|next=2015
}}
The 2013 World Seniors Championship (Known for sponsorship reasons as the 888casino World Seniors Championship) was a snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 20 October 2013 at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, England.{{cite web|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2013|title=Tournament Calendar 2013/2014|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=22 May 2013|archive-date=26 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126012931/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2013|url-status=live}}
Steve Davis won the event by defeating defending champion Nigel Bond 2–1 in the final.{{cite web|title=World Seniors Championship: Steve Davis beats Nigel Bond 2–1 in Portsmouth final|url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8983211|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=20 October 2013|date=20 October 2013|archive-date=25 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025144101/http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8983211/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Davis On Top Of The World Again|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3504283,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=22 October 2013|date=21 October 2013|archive-date=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021105752/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3504283,00.html|url-status=live}}
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|title=888casino.com World Seniors Championship (2013)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=276|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 August 2013|archive-date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018045649/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=276|url-status=live}}
- Winner: £18,000
- Runner-up: £8,000
- Semi-finalist: £4,000
- Quarter-finalist: £2,000
- Last 16: £1,000
- Total: £50,000
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Main draw
The draw for the last 16 was made on 12 August 2013 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster during the qualifying stage of the 2013 Indian Open. The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was made on a random basis. All matches were best of 3 frames and all frames were subject to a 30-second shot clock after ten minutes of play. All times are BST.{{cite web|title=2013 888casino World Seniors Championship: Provisional Format of Play|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/db/be/0,,13165~179931,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=4 October 2013|archive-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330143854/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/db/be/0,,13165~179931,00.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=2013 World Seniors Championship Results|url=http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=382|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=21 October 2013|archive-date=10 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210232226/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=382|url-status=live}} The highest break of the tournament was 94 made by Steve Davis.
===Last 16===
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- Saturday, 19 October – 13:00
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Dene O'Kane 0–2 {{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles 1–2 {{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan
- {{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago 0–2 {{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Harold
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis 2–0 {{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
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- Saturday, 19 October – 19:00
- {{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy 0–2 {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Alain Robidoux 1–2 {{flagicon|WAL}} Tony Chappel
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn 2–0 {{flagicon|WAL}} Philip Williams
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Johnson 0–2 {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
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=Quarter-finals=
- Sunday, 20 October – 13:00
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn 1–2 {{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
- {{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan 0–2 {{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Harold
- {{flagicon|WAL}} Tony Chappel 1–2 {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White 1–2 {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
=Semi-finals=
- Sunday, 20 October – 19:00
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Harold 1–2 {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
- {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry 0–2 {{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
=Final=
- Sunday, 20 October – 19:00
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis 2–1 {{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
Qualifying
These matches were held on 3 October 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.{{cite web |title=World Seniors Championship Qualifiers Draw & Results |url=http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/cb5f6879-6687-4fd3-a838-6f24770a68ce.pdf |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |date=4 October 2013 |accessdate=4 October 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215429/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/cb5f6879-6687-4fd3-a838-6f24770a68ce.pdf |archivedate=4 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|title=World Seniors Championship Qualifiers Provisional Format|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/4f/be/0,,13165~179791,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=30 August 2013|archive-date=21 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221221113/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/4f/be/0,,13165~179791,00.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=888casino.com World Seniors Championship Qualifiers (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=304|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 August 2013|archive-date=6 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006230317/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=304|url-status=live}} There was only one century break during the qualifying. Philip Williams made a 100 break against Karl Townsend.{{cite web|title=World Seniors Championship qualifiers: century breaks |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13500 |work=worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=3 October 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007020252/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13500 |archivedate=7 October 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}
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Best of 3 frames
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Best of 3 frames
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Best of 3 frames
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Best of 3 frames
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|RD3-seed03=
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|RD3-seed05=
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Best of 3 frames
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Best of 3 frames
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Best of 3 frames
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Best of 3 frames
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|RD2-seed04=
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|RD2-seed05=
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|RD2-score05=1
|RD2-seed06=
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|RD2-seed07=
|RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} John Welsh
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|RD4-seed03=
|RD4-team03={{flagicon|IRL}} Patsy Fagan
|RD4-score03=0
|RD4-seed04=
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|RD4-score04=2
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|RD5-seed02=
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}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
{{World Seniors Championship}}
{{Snooker season 2013/2014}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:World Seniors Championship, 2013}}
Category:2013 in English sport