2012–13 snooker season

Series of snooker tournaments 2012 05 16 2013 05 6 y Snooker Main Tour 2012-13.png 275px Nations that hosted an event in the snooker calendar during the 2012–13 season 35 (11 ranking events) Mark Selby ENG Mark Selby ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2012 and 6 May 2013. The season featured two new ranking events: the Wuxi Classic and the International Championship. The tour had a record five ranking events in China, and three new PTC events in Asia. The tour also visited Bulgaria for the first time in its history,Sofia So Good http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2814302,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 24 September 2012 and returned to Poland, Belgium and Australia. Before the start of the season World Snooker requested every player to sign a players contract, that would allow players to choose which events they want to enter – no player was forced to play in any event.Osborne Chris Ali Carter: Why 'The Captain' feels tied down 22 June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/18430695 BBC Sport 25 June 2012 At the end of the season Mark Selby was named the World Snooker Player of the Year, the Snooker Writers' Player of the Year and the Fans' Player of the Year and Ian Burns the Rookie of the Year. Ronnie O'Sullivan received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his fifth World title after playing just one competitive match during the season. Jimmy Robertson's 57 break in just 130 seconds at the Snooker Shoot Out received the "Magic Moment of the Year" award. Terry Griffiths, Joe Johnson, Peter Ebdon, Ken Doherty, Graeme Dott, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson were inducted into the Hall of Fame.Selby Named Player Of The Year http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3171742,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 10 May 2013 The season had a total of £7.1 million of prize money.Prize Money Summary http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2786187,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 24 May 2012 The World Championship, the UK Championship, the International Championship and the Masters were the four biggest tournaments in terms of prize money with the total pot being over half a million pounds at each event.The Tour 2012/2013: Provisional prize money summary http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/65/b3/0,,13165~176997,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 24 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130616132805/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/65/b3/0,,13165~176997,00.pdf dead 16 June 2013 A further £5,000 was on offer at the televised stages of each ranking event for any player who compiled a maximum break and this prize rolled over from one tournament to the next if not won. A £500 rolling prize was given to any player who completed the feat in the qualifying stages of ranking events. A separate £500 rolling prize was also available in all the PTC events, but this prize was excluded from the Asian PTCs. If at any tournament a 147 was made by more than one player, then the prize was equally shared.The Tour 2012/2013: 147 prize http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/66/b3/0,,13165~176998,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 24 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130616123603/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/66/b3/0,,13165~176998,00.pdf dead 16 June 2013 New professional players Countries The 2012/2013 season was made up of 99 professional players. The top 64 players after the 2012 World Championships automatically qualified for the 2012/2013 season as did the top eight who were not in the top 64 from the Players Tour Championship Order of Merit. Another twelve places were available through the 2012 Q School; the rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. All players except those in the top 64 received a tour card for two seasons.The Tour 2012/2013 Season Provision Qualifying Criteria http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/45/a4/0,,13165~173125,00.pdf World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association worldsnooker.com 4 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120510015929/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/45/a4/0,,13165~173125,00.pdf dead 10 May 2012 Listed below are the players who qualified for the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 season. 100% 60% International champions:Tour Players 2012/2013 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b5/0,,13165~177437,00.doc worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 19 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130616134513/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b5/0,,13165~177437,00.doc dead 16 June 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship winner: Hossein Vafaei IRIIBSF World Mens Snooker Championship 2011 http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=27 International Billiards and Snooker Federation 23 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130127140033/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=27 27 January 2013 deadHossein Set For Pro Tour http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2724224,00.html World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 17 May 2012 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship winner: Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon THAIBSF World Under21 Snooker Championship 2011 http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=24 International Billiards and Snooker Federation 23 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120329100551/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=24 29 March 2012 dead EBSA European Snooker Championships winner: Scott Donaldson SCOEuropean Snooker Championships Men 2012 play-off results http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2012/me/en/memd_2012.php European Billiards and Snooker Association 14 June 2012 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships winner: Michael Leslie SCOMichael goes Wild in Sofia http://ebsa.tv/news/?p=606 European Billiards and Snooker Association 23 April 2012Leslie's King Of The Castle http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2655420,00.html World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 17 May 2012 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship runner-up:The winner was Aditya Mehta, who was on the Main Tour the previous season, and therefore couldn't re-qualify via an amateur event. Pankaj Advani INDAsian Championship 2012 http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2012/acbs/snooker.htm Cue Sports India 30 April 2012 ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship runner-up:The winner was Hossein Vafaei, who already qualified for the Main Tour by winning IBSF World Snooker Championship. Zhang Anda CHNAsian Championship 2012 – 13th Under-21 Snooker http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2012/acbs/U21snooker.htm Cue Sports India 23 April 2012 NGB nominations 7 Chinese nomination 1: Tian Pengfei CHN Chinese nomination 2: Cao Yupeng CHN Indian nomination: Aditya Mehta IND Thai nomination: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh THA European nomination 1: Luca Brecel BELAnnouncements From Barry Hearn http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2745933,00.html World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 7 May 2012 European nomination 2: Tony Drago MLT American nomination: Floyd Ziegler CAN Oceania nomination: Ben Judge AUS African nomination: Mohamed Khairy EGYhttp://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2762090,00.html World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association worldsnooker.com 7 May 2012 6 May 2012 Khairy Earns Tour Place 40% Players Tour Championship Order of Merithttp://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10&season=2011 Order of Merit Snooker.org 8 January 2012 8 January 2012 16 Li Yan CHN Passakorn Suwannawat THA Simon Bedford ENG Dechawat Poomjaeng THA Craig Steadman ENG Kurt Maflin NOR David Grace ENG Liam Highfield ENG 2012 Q School:Q School 1 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=170 Snooker.org 17 May 2012MOD Ready To Rock http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2775970,00.html World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association worldsnooker.com 17 May 2012Q School 2 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=171 Snooker.org 23 May 2012Wells Digs Deep To Regain Tour Card http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2786829,00.html World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association worldsnooker.com 23 May 2012Q School 3 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=172 Snooker.org 29 May 2012Walker Steps Up http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2204168,00.html World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association worldsnooker.com 23 May 2012 24 Martin O'Donnell ENG Sam Baird ENG Ian Burns ENG Chen Zhe CHN Daniel Wells WAL Jamie O'Neill ENG Sean O'Sullivan ENG Paul Davison ENG Rod Lawler ENG Michael Wasley ENG Joel Walker ENG Robbie Williams ENG Calendar The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.2012/13 Calendar http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Tournaments/FullCalendar World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association worldsnooker.com 18 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130506013305/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Tournaments/FullCalendar 6 May 2013Tournament Calendar 2012/2013 http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2012&template=2 Snooker.org 7 May 2012Finals 2012/2013 http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2012&template=7 Snooker.org 7 May 2012 World Snooker Tour Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Final score Runner-up Ref. Reference 18 Jun 22 Jun Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 1 Zhangjiagang Sports Center in Zhangjiagang, China Stuart Bingham ENG 43 Stephen Lee ENG Guotai Liqueur Asian Players Tour Championship Event One (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=226 Snooker.org 22 June 2012 25 Jun 1 Jul Wuxi Classic Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China Ricky Walden ENG 104 Stuart Bingham ENG http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=175 Wuxi Classic (2012) Snooker.org 4 June 2012 2 Jul 7 Jul Six-red World Championship Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand Mark Davis ENG 84 Shaun Murphy ENG SangSom 6 Red World Championship (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=179 Snooker.org 27 June 2012 9 Jul 15 Jul Australian Goldfields Open Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia Barry Hawkins ENG 93 Peter Ebdon ENG http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=177 Australian Goldfields Open (2012) Snooker.org 4 June 2012 18 Jul 22 Jul Players Tour Championship – Event 1 South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England Stephen Maguire SCO 43 Jack Lisowski ENG Players Tour Championship Event One (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=180 Snooker.org 13 July 2012 8 Aug 12 Aug Players Tour Championship – Event 2 South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England Martin Gould ENG 43 Stephen Maguire SCO Players Tour Championship Event Two (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=181 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 23 Aug 26 Aug European Tour – Event 1Event also known as the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany Mark Selby ENG 41 Joe Swail NIR Betfair European Tour Event One (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=187 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 5 Sep 9 Sep Players Tour Championship – Event 3 South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England Rod Lawler ENG 42 Marco Fu HKG Players Tour Championship Event Three (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=189 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 17 Sep 23 Sep Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China John Higgins SCO 109 Judd Trump ENG Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=182 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 23 Sep 27 Sep Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 2 Yixing Sports Centre in Yixing, China Stephen Lee ENG 40 Ding Junhui CHN Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event Two (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=227 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 16 Aug 18 Aug European Tour – Event 2Event also known as the 2012 Gdynia Open World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England Neil Robertson AUS 43 Jamie Burnett SCO Betfair European Tour Event Two (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=193 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 5 Oct 7 Oct Gdynia Sports Arena in Gdynia, Poland 17 Oct 21 Oct European Tour – Event 3Event also known as the 2012 Antwerp Open and 2012 Belgian Open Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium Mark Allen NIR 41 Mark Selby ENG Betfair European Tour Event Three (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=195 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 28 Oct 4 Nov International Championship Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China Judd Trump ENG 108 Neil Robertson AUS International Championship (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=185 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 5 Nov 9 Nov Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 3 Henan Province Sports Stadium in Zhengzhou, China Stuart Bingham ENG 43 Li Hang CHN Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event Three (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=230 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 11 Nov 14 Nov Players Tour Championship – Event 4Event also known as the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy and the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England John Higgins SCO 42 Judd Trump ENG Players Tour Championship Event Four (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=197 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 15 Nov 18 Nov European Tour – Event 4Event also known as the 2012 Bulgarian Open Princess Hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria Judd Trump ENG 40 John Higgins SCO Betfair European Tour Event Four (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=202 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 16 Aug 25 Nov Premier League Grimsby Auditorium in Grimsby, England Stuart Bingham ENG 72 Judd Trump ENG PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker – Finals (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=184 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 1 Dec 9 Dec UK Championship Barbican Centre in York, England Mark Selby ENG 106 Shaun Murphy ENG williamhill.com UK Championship (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=198 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 13 Dec 16 Dec European Tour – Event 5Event also known as the 2012 Scottish Open Ravenscraig Sports Facility in Ravenscraig, Scotland Ding Junhui CHN 42 Anthony McGill SCO Betfair European Tour Event Five (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=203 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 26 Nov 27 Nov European Tour – Event 6Event also known as the 2013 Munich Open and the 2013 FFB Open World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England Mark Selby ENG 43 Graeme Dott SCO Betfair European Tour Event Six (2013) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=247 Snooker.org 2 January 2013 4 Jan 6 Jan Event Forum in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 13 Jan 20 Jan Masters Alexandra Palace in London, England Mark Selby ENG 106 Neil Robertson AUS Betfair Masters (2013) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=217 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 25 Jan 27 Jan Snooker Shoot Out Circus Arena in Blackpool, England Martin Gould ENG 10 Mark Allen NIR Betfair Snooker Shoot-Out (2013) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=218 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 30 Jan 3 Feb German Masters Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany Ali Carter ENG 96 Marco Fu HKG Betfair German Masters (2013) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=200 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 11 Feb 17 Feb Welsh Open Newport Centre in Newport, Wales Stephen Maguire SCO 98 Stuart Bingham ENG BetVictor Welsh Open (2013) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=219 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 25 Feb 3 Mar World Open Hainan International Exhibition Center in Haikou, China Mark Allen NIR 104 Matthew Stevens WAL Yearly Yuan-jiang Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open (2013) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=204 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 12 Mar 17 Mar Players Tour Championship Finals Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland Ding Junhui CHN 43 Neil Robertson AUS Dafabet Players Tour Championship Finals (2013) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=223 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 7 Jan 21 Mar Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England Martin Gould ENG 32 Ali Carter ENG Championship League – Winners Group (2013) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=207 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 25 Mar 31 Mar China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China Neil Robertson AUS 106 Mark Selby ENG Bank of Beijing China Open (2013) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=215 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 20 Apr 6 May World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 1812 Barry Hawkins ENG Betfair World Championship (2013) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=224 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 Ranking event Minor-ranking event Non-ranking event World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Final score Runner-up Ref. Reference 26 May Agnes Davies Memorial Terry Griffiths Matchroom in Llanelli, Wales Jaique Ip HKG 30 So Man Yan HKG 2012 Agnes Davies Memorial - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2012-agnes-davies-memorial/results Snookerscores.net 11 December 2023 29 Sep Northern Championship North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre in Chesterfield, England Ng On Yee HKG 30 Maria Catalano ENG 2012 Northern Championship - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2012-northern-championship/results Snookerscores.net 11 December 2023 3 Nov UK Ladies Championship Jesters Snooker in Swindon, England Maria Catalano ENG 30 Tina Owen-Sevilton ENG 2012 UK Ladies Championship - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2012-uk-ladies-championship/results Snookerscores.net 11 December 2023 2 Mar Connie Gough Memorial Woking Snooker Centre in Woking, England Maria Catalano ENG 30 Emma Bonney ENG 2013 Connie Gough Memorial - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2013-connie-gough-memorial/results Snookerscores.net 11 December 2023 14 Apr 15 Apr World Ladies Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England Reanne Evans ENG 63 Maria Catalano ENG 2013 World Ladies Snooker Championship - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2013-world-ladies-snooker-championship/results Snookerscores.net 11 December 2023 Seniors events Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Final score Runner-up Ref. Reference 27 Oct 28 Oct World Seniors Championship Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, England Nigel Bond ENG 20 Tony Chappel WAL Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=196 Snooker.org 30 July 2012 Other events Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Final score Runner-up Ref. Reference 16 May 20 May Austrian Open BRP-Hall in Wels, Austria Mark Williams WAL 65 Matthew Couch ENG Austrian Snooker Open 2012 Final Rounds http://snooker-wels.at/ASO2012/Last_16.pdf Austrian Snooker Open 21 May 2012 https://www.webcitation.org/6AhWkteMW?url=http://snooker-wels.at/ASO2012/Last_16.pdf 15 September 2012 dead 7 Jun 10 Jun Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England Stuart Bingham ENG 40 Peter Lines ENG 2012 Pink Ribbon http://southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/2012-pink-ribbon.html South West Snooker Academy 11 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131224140048/http://southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/2012-pink-ribbon.html 24 December 2013 dead2012 Pink Ribbon Results and Breaks http://southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/2012-pink-ribbon-results.html South West Snooker Academy 11 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610194902/http://southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/2012-pink-ribbon-results.html 10 June 2012 dead 12 Jul 15 Jul Vienna Snooker Open Theater Dschungel in Vienna, Austria Simon Bedford ENG 52 Jamie Jones WAL Vienna Snooker Open 2012 http://www.viennasnookeropen.at/frmCONTENT2012/index.php/en/ 7 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140813100332/http://www.viennasnookeropen.at/frmCONTENT2012/index.php/en/ 13 August 2014 11 Sep 14 Sep General Cup General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China Neil Robertson AUS 76 Ricky Walden ENG General Cup (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=319 Snooker.org 18 September 2013 11 Jan 13 Jan Dutch Open De Dieze in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Luca Brecel BEL 53 Bjorn Haneveer BEL Luca Brecel wint Interconnect Dutch Open Snooker http://www.knbb.nl/knbb/0/nieuws/2774/luca-brecel-wint-interconnect-dutch-open-snooker Dutch Billiards & Snooker Association https://web.archive.org/web/20130119033300/http://www.knbb.nl/knbb/0/nieuws/2774/luca-brecel-wint-interconnect-dutch-open-snooker 19 January 2013 nl Official rankings Snooker world rankings 2012/2013 Seeding revision 1 No. Ch. Name PointsRankings after 2012 World Championship 8 May 2012 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0,,13165~176157,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 19 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120522154016/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0,,13165~176157,00.pdf 22 May 2012 liveWorld Rankings 2011/2012 Updated after the 2012 World Championship http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=11&season=2011 Snooker.org 4 June 2012 1 Mark Selby ENG 74925 2 Judd Trump ENG 68975 3 Mark Williams WAL 63560 4 Stephen Maguire SCO 61400 5 John Higgins SCO 61320 6 Shaun Murphy ENG 59685 7 Neil Robertson AUS 59540 8 Stephen Lee ENG 56550 9 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 53060 10 Matthew Stevens WAL 52760 11 Ding Junhui CHN 52340 12 Mark Allen NIR 50065 13 Graeme Dott SCO 49445 14 Martin Gould ENG 47290 15 Ricky Walden ENG 46945 16 Stuart Bingham ENG 46600 Seeding revision 2 No. Ch. Name PointsRankings after 2012 UK PTC 2 13 August 2012 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/94/b7/0,,13165~178068,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 13 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130616140210/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/94/b7/0,,13165~178068,00.pdf dead 16 June 2013 1 Mark Selby ENG 77485 2 Judd Trump ENG 72075 3 Mark Williams WAL 67740 4 Stephen Maguire SCO 63980 5 Shaun Murphy ENG 63925 6 Neil Robertson AUS 62980 7 John Higgins SCO 61680 8 Stephen Lee ENG 60670 9 Ding Junhui CHN 56220 10 Ricky Walden ENG 54245 11 Matthew Stevens WAL 53900 12 Stuart Bingham ENG 53700 13 Mark Allen NIR 53485 14 Graeme Dott SCO 52225 15 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 52060 16 Martin Gould ENG 51650 Seeding revision 3 No. Ch. Name PointsOfficial world rankings issued after the International Championship 2012 5 November 2012 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/6a/b9/0,,13165~178538,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 6 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130616130312/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/6a/b9/0,,13165~178538,00.pdf dead 16 June 2013 1 Judd Trump ENG 79155 2 Mark Selby ENG 76620 3 John Higgins SCO 72040 4 Shaun Murphy ENG 67140 5 Neil Robertson AUS 65180 6 Mark Williams WAL 64400 7 Stephen Maguire SCO 63080 8 Mark Allen NIR 59800 9 Stephen Lee ENG 59670 10 Stuart Bingham ENG 54575 11 Ding Junhui CHN 54280 12 Ricky Walden ENG 54125 13 Graeme Dott SCO 52740 14 Matthew Stevens WAL 50140 15 Ali Carter ENG 47000 16 Barry Hawkins ENG 46915 Seeding revision 4 No. Ch. Name PointsOfficial world rankings issued after the williamhill.com UK Championship 2012 10 December 2012 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/17/ba/0,,13165~178711,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 10 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121224014925/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/17/ba/0,,13165~178711,00.pdf dead 24 December 2012 1 Mark Selby ENG 81380 2 Judd Trump ENG 79275 3 John Higgins SCO 70680 4 Shaun Murphy ENG 68220 5 Neil Robertson AUS 65540 6 Stephen Maguire SCO 60320 7 Mark Williams WAL 60320 8 Mark Allen NIR 56360 9 Stephen Lee ENG 55430 10 Stuart Bingham ENG 55255 11 Ding Junhui CHN 53840 12 Ricky Walden ENG 53165 13 Matthew Stevens WAL 52660 14 Graeme Dott SCO 52500 15 Ali Carter ENG 51760 16 Mark Davis ENG 50190 Seeding revision 5 No. Ch. Name PointsOfficial world rankings issued after the China Open 2013 2 April 2012 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/b3/bb/0,,13165~179123,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 2 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130418002242/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/b3/bb/0,,13165~179123,00.pdf dead 18 April 2013 1 Mark Selby ENG 80940 2 Neil Robertson AUS 79460 3 Judd Trump ENG 78320 4 Shaun Murphy ENG 67020 5 Stephen Maguire SCO 66940 6 Mark Allen NIR 66060 7 John Higgins SCO 64955 8 Stuart Bingham ENG 61740 9 Ding Junhui CHN 59300 10 Mark Williams WAL 58260 11 Graeme Dott SCO 56100 12 Matthew Stevens WAL 55060 13 Ricky Walden ENG 54765 14 Barry Hawkins ENG 54680 15 Ali Carter ENG 52895 16 Mark Davis ENG 51630 World ranking points Snooker world ranking points 2012/2013 Points distribution 2012/2013 points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking eventsThe Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2012/2013 Season http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/67/b3/0,,13165~176999,00.doc worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association DOC 23 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130616122820/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/67/b3/0,,13165~176999,00.doc dead 16 June 2013 Tournament Round → R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R16 QF SF F WWuxi ClassicUnseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000 Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – –Australian Goldfields Open Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –Shanghai MastersUnseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000 Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – –International Championship Unseeded loser 640 1040 1440 1840 2240 3040 4000 5120 6400 8000 Seeded loser 320 520 720 920 1120 – – – – –UK Championship Unseeded loser 640 1040 1440 1840 2240 3040 4000 5120 6400 8000 Seeded loser 320 520 720 920 1120 – – – – –German Masters Unseeded loser 900 – 1150 – 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser 450 – 575 – – – – – – –Welsh Open Unseeded loser 900 – 1150 – 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser 450 – 575 – – – – – – –World Open Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000 Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – –Players Tour Championship Regular events – – 360 – 560 760 1000 1280 1600 2000 Finals – – – – 840 1140 1500 1920 2400 3000China Open Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000 Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – –World Championship Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000 Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – – Notes 2 n References 30em External links May 2014 May 2014 2012 Season 2013 Season 2012