2013 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament July 2020 May 2013 2013 Betfair World Snooker Championship 200px 2013 04 20 2013 05 6 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England World Snooker Ranking event £1,111,000 £250,000 Neil Robertson AUS (143) Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG Barry Hawkins ENG 18–12 2012 2014 The 2013 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2013 Betfair World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2013 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 37th consecutive year the Crucible had hosted the World Snooker Championship; the 2013 event was the last ranking tournament of the 2012–13 snooker season. Sports betting company Betfair sponsored the event for the first time. Despite having missed virtually the entire season, defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan did not lose one session in the tournament and defeated Barry Hawkins 18–12 in the final to become a five-time World Champion, joining Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry as the only players to have successfully defended their titles at the Crucible. O'Sullivan broke Hendry's record of 127 career centuries at the Crucible, finishing the tournament with 131, and also became the first player to make six century breaks in a World Championship final. Of the 55 century breaks made during the event, Neil Robertson made the highest break, a 143, in his first-round loss to Robert Milkins. Overview The World Snooker Championship is an annual cue sport tournament and the official professional world championship of the game of snooker. Since 1977, the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield has hosted the event. During the tournament, 32 professional players compete in one-on-one snooker matches in a single elimination format, each of which is played over several frames. The event's 32-player lineup is selected using the snooker world rankings and a pre-tournament qualification round. English player Ronnie O'Sullivan won the previous year's championship by defeating fellow countryman Ali Carter in the final 18–11. The winner of the 2013 event earned prize money of £250,000, from a pool of £1,111,000. Sports betting company Betfair sponsored the event for the first time in 2013. Format right|thumb|The main draw of the 2013 tournament was played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.|alt=The Cruicible Theatre in Sheffield. The 2013 World Snooker Championship was held between 20 April and 6 May 2013 in Sheffield, England. It was the last of 11 rankings events in the 2012–13 snooker season on the World Snooker Tour. The tournament featured a 32-player main draw that took place at the Crucible Theatre and a 92-player qualifying draw that was played on 6 and 11 April 2015 at the English Institute of Sport. This was the 45th successive world championship to be contested using the knockout format after reverting from a challenge match system in the 1960s. Ordinarily the top-16 players in the world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players. Despite not playing a competitive event since the last world championship, Ronnie O'Sullivan was seeded first overall as the defending champion; the remaining 15 seeds were allocated using the latest world rankings, which were released after the China Open, the penultimate event of the season. The number of frames needed to win a match increased with each round of the main draw, starting with best-of-19-frames matches in the first round and ending with the final, which was played as a best-of-35-frames match. Prize fund The event had a prize fund of £1,111,000, of which the winner received £250,000. A breakdown of prize money for 2013 is shown below: Winner: £250,000 Runner-up: £125,000 Semi-final: £52,000 Quarter-final: £24,050 Last 16: £16,000 Last 32: £12,000 Last 48: £8,200 Last 64: £4,600 Non-televised highest break: £1,000 Televised highest break: £10,000 Total: £1,111,000 Tournament summary First round thumb|200px|alt= Interior of the Crucible Theatre with two snooker tables in the centre surrounded by seating|Interior of the Crucible Theatre before the third session of the first day The first round was played between 20 and 25 April 2013; matches were held as the best-of-19 frames over two sessions. Players Jack Lisowski, Michael White, Ben Woollaston, Dechawat Poomjaeng, Matthew Selt and Sam Baird made their debuts at the main stages of the event. Poomjaeng was only the third player from Thailand, after James Wattana and Tai Pichit, to reach the event. Two of the debuting players progressed to the second round; Michael White advanced by defeating two-time champion Mark Williams 10–6, while Dechawat Poomjaeng advanced by beating Stephen Maguire 10–9. Four Chinese players—a record for the event—had played in the 2012 competition but Ding Junhui was the only Chinese player to appear in 2013. Ding defeated Alan McManus 10–5 to reach the second round. Peter Ebdon was playing in his 22nd consecutive World Championship, equalling the number of consecutive appearances made by Steve Davis and putting him third for consecutive appearances behind Stephen Hendry on 27 and O'Sullivan on 26. In a repeat of the final of the 2006 event, Ebdon faced Graeme Dott; the match overran and was played over three sessions. Dott was ahead 8–6 after the second session and eventually won 10–6. The match lasted for more than seven hours; Ebdon had a high break of 37. Dott criticised Ebdon for his perceived slow play and called for a rule to limit the time a player could spend over a shot. The ending of the match between defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and Marcus Campbell was not aired on the BBC, which instead broadcast a repeat episode of the 1970s sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. The match was also unavailable on the BBC Red Button service, leading to viewers expressing their anger on social networks. The CEO of World Snooker Barry Hearn, apologised to fans on Twitter and wrote a formal letter of complaint to the BBC. O'Sullivan won the match 10–4; he had only played one competitive match in the minor-ranking PTC event since winning the title the year before. O'Sullivan said he wanted to "take some time off" and had refused to sign the player's contract for the following season. Robert Milkins defeated the 2010 champion Neil Robertson 8–10. Robertson made the highest break of the event—a 143 in frame six—and led 5–2 but Milkins tied the match at 8–8 before winning the next two frames. In other matches, four-time champion John Higgins lost 6–10 to Mark Davis whilst former finalist Matthew Stevens lost 7–10 to qualifier Marco Fu. Second round The second round was played between 25 and 30 April as the best of 25 frames over three sessions. Shaun Murphy defeated Graeme Dott 13–11 after leading 6–2 after the first session. Dott's elimination meant there were no Scottish players in the last eight for the first time since 1988. Michael White reached his first ranking event quarter-final by defeating Poomjaeng 13–3 after two of the three scheduled sessions. In the fourth frame, Poomjaeng used the spider to bridge over the blue ball but missed a red ball on three occasions and forfeited the frame. O'Sullivan became the first defending champion since Murphy in 2006 to reach the quarter-finals when he defeated Ali Carter, his opponent in the 2008 and 2012 World Championship finals, 13–8. Ricky Walden, in his first world championship second-round appearance, defeated Robert Milkins 13–11. Milkins trailed 3–9 but recovered to 10–11 and 11–12 but Walden won the frame he needed for victory. Barry Hawkins also reached his first Crucible quarter-final after defeating world number one Mark Selby 13–10. Quarter-finals The quarter-finals were played on 30 April and 1 May as best-of-25 frames matches over three sessions. In his match against Stuart Bingham, O'Sullivan won 11 of the first 12 frames and won the match 13–4 in the first frame of the third session. Judd Trump trailed 3–8 against Shaun Murphy but tied the score at 12–12 to force a deciding frame. The final frame lasted 53 minutes and was won by Trump. Ricky Walden defeated Michael White 13–6 and Hawkins defeated Ding Junhui 13–7, eliminating the two remaining non-English competitors from the tournament. Walden reached the semi-finals of the World Championship on his third attempt, despite not having previously won a match in his earlier appearances in the main stages of the event in 2009 and 2011. Semi-finals The semi-finals were played between 2 and 4 May 2013 over four sessions as the best-of-33 frames. This was the third semi-finals round in the modern history of snooker in which all of the players were English. O'Sullivan played Judd Trump in the first semi-final; in the 23rd frame, O'Sullivan received a reprimand from referee Michaela Tabb for allegedly making an obscene gesture with his cue. A World Snooker spokesman later stated eyewitnesses had also observed O'Sullivan making an inappropriate gesture but it was not captured on camera. O'Sullivan defeated Trump 17–11 and became the first defending champion to reach the final since Ken Doherty in 1998. In the other semi-final, Barry Hawkins trailed Ricky Walden 8–12 but won nine of the next eleven frames to win 17–14. Final thumb|200px|alt=Ronnie O'Sullivan holding the trophy after the final|Ronnie O'Sullivan won a fifth championship, defeating Barry Hawkins 18–12. The 2013 final between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Barry Hawkins was played on 5 and 6 May as the best-of-35 frames over four sessions and officiated by Jan Verhaas. O'Sullivan led 5–3 after the first session; Hawkins drew level at 7–7 but O'Sullivan won the last three frames of the day to take a 10–7 overnight lead. O'Sullivan's break of 103 in the 15th frame was his 128th century break at the Crucible Theatre, breaking Stephen Hendry's record of 127 Crucible centuries, and he extended the record to 131 century breaks. O'Sullivan won the third session by five frames to three to lead 15–10. O'Sullivan went on to win the final 18–12 to take his fifth world title and become the first defending champion to retain his title since Hendry in 1996 and the first player to score six century breaks in a world championship final. Eight century breaks were scored in the final, equalling the record set in the 2002 final between Hendry and Peter Ebdon. At the age of 37, O'Sullivan became the oldest World Snooker Champion since 45-year-old Ray Reardon in 1978. This was O'Sullivan's fifth world championship but he did not rule out a similar season away from the tour, saying; "I had my year out and enjoyed my year out. I intend to play in some small events. Come December or January I'll have a better idea of what I'm going to do." As world champion, O'Sullivan was awarded a wild card place at the 2014 Masters, which he also won. Main draw Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). The draw for the first round took place on 15 April 2013, one day after the qualifying, and was broadcast live by Talksport at 1:30 pm BST. numbered 175 First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 33 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 20 April Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (1) 10 Marcus Campbell SCO 4 22 & 23 April Ali Carter ENG (16) 10 Ben Woollaston ENG 4 24 & 25 April Stuart Bingham ENG (9) 10 Sam Baird ENG 2 21 & 22 April John Higgins SCO (8) 6 Mark Davis ENG 10 20 & 21 April Shaun Murphy ENG (5) 10 Martin Gould ENG 5 21 & 22 April Graeme Dott SCO (12) 10 Peter Ebdon ENG 6 23 & 24 April Matthew Stevens WAL (13) 7 Marco Fu HKG 10 23 & 24 April Judd Trump ENG (4) 10 Dominic Dale WAL 5 24 & 25 April Neil Robertson AUS (3) 8 Robert Milkins ENG 10 20 & 21 April Ricky Walden ENG (14) 10 Michael Holt ENG 1 20 & 21 April Mark Williams WAL (11) 6 Michael White WAL 10 22 & 23 April Stephen Maguire SCO (6) 9 Dechawat Poomjaeng THA 10 22 April Mark Allen NIR (7) 8 Mark King ENG 10 23 & 24 April Ding Junhui CHN (10) 10 Alan McManus SCO 5 20 & 21 April Barry Hawkins ENG (15) 10 Jack Lisowski ENG 3 23 & 24 April Mark Selby ENG (2) 10 Matthew Selt ENG 4 27, 28 & 29 April ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 13 ENG Ali Carter (16) 8 28 & 29 April ENG Stuart Bingham (9) 13 ENG Mark Davis 10 25 & 26 April ENG Shaun Murphy (5) 13 SCO Graeme Dott (12) 11 26 & 27 April HKG Marco Fu 7 ENG Judd Trump (4) 13 28 & 29 April ENG Robert Milkins 11 ENG Ricky Walden (14) 13 25 & 26 April WAL Michael White 13 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 3 27, 28 & 29 April ENG Mark King 9 CHN Ding Junhui (10) 13 26 & 27 April ENG Barry Hawkins (15) 13 ENG Mark Selby (2) 10 30 April & 1 May ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 13 ENG Stuart Bingham (9) 4 30 April & 1 May ENG Shaun Murphy (5) 12 ENG Judd Trump (4) 13 30 April & 1 May ENG Ricky Walden (14) 13 WAL Michael White 6 30 April & 1 May CHN Ding Junhui (10) 7 ENG Barry Hawkins (15) 13 2, 3 & 4 May ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 17 ENG Judd Trump (4) 11 2, 3 & 4 May ENG Ricky Walden (14) 14 ENG Barry Hawkins (15) 17 5 & 6 May ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 18 ENG Barry Hawkins (15) 12 (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 5 & 6 May. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 18–12 Barry Hawkins (15) O'Sullivan Hawkins 87frame winner (74) 4 92frame winner (92) 10 0 98frame winner (88) 0 81frame winner (81) 13 101frame winner (50) 76frame winner (76) 7 113frame winner (113) 0 104frame winner (100) 0 0 73frame winner 83frame winner 37 9 61frame winner 75frame winner 0 0 91frame winner (83) 4 133frame winner (133) 103frame winner (103) 0 117frame winner (106) 5 69frame winner 62 36 71frame winner 134frame winner (54, 76) 0 57frame winner (55) 56 0 90frame winner (90) 133frame winner (133) 0 75frame winner (67) 49 38 87frame winner 124frame winner (124) 7 0 131frame winner (127) 18 76frame winner (66) 77frame winner (77) 25 89frame winner (88) 8 89frame winner (86) 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5–3 5–4 5–3 3–2 133 133 6 2 ??? ??? Numbers in parentheses indicate breaks of 50 or more. Qualifying Preliminary qualifying Four preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for invited amateur players and members not on the Main Tour; they took place on 4 and 5 April 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield. Names in bold denote match winners. Round 1 ENG Ali Bassiri 0–5 ENG Surinder Gill ENG Del Smith 4–5 ENG Ian Barry Stark ENG Paul Wykes 5–2 FIN Robin Hull ENG Stephen Ormerod 5–0 IRL Bill Kelly Round 2 ENG Andrew Norman 5–1 ENG Philip Minchin ENG Les Dodd 5–4 ENG Surinder Gill IRL David Morris 1–5 NIR Joe Swail ENG Stephen Rowlings 5–4 ENG Ian Barry Stark ENG Justin Astley 5–2 ENG Tony Knowles IND Lucky Vatnani 3–5 ENG Paul Wykes IND David Singh 2–5 WAL Tony Chappel NIR Patrick Wallace 5–0 ENG Stephen Ormerod Round 3 ENG Andrew Norman 1–5 ENG Les Dodd NIR Joe Swail 5–2 ENG Stephen Rowlings ENG Justin Astley 5–2 ENG Paul Wykes WAL Tony Chappel 1–5 NIR Patrick Wallace Round 4 ENG Les Dodd 1–5 NIR Joe Swail ENG Justin Astley 5–2 NIR Patrick Wallace Main qualifying The first three qualifying rounds for the tournament took place between 6 and 11 April 2013 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield,. The final round of qualifying took place between 13 and 14 April 2013 at the same venue. 200 Round 1Best of 19 frames Round 2Best of 19 frames Round 3Best of 19 frames Round 4Best of 19 frames THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10 SCO Scott Donaldson 6 CHN Zhang Anda 10 THA Passakorn Suwannawat 6 THA Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 10 ENG Jamie O'Neill 8 ENG Michael Wasley 10 ENG Sean O'Sullivan 6 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 10 SCO Michael Leslie 4 IND Pankaj Advani 8 NIR Joe Swail 10 MLT Tony Drago 10 EGY Mohamed Khairy 3 IND Aditya Mehta 10 WAL Daniel Wells 7 BEL Luca Brecel 6 SCO Fraser Patrick 10 ENG Robbie Williams 7 CHN Li Yan 10 ENG Ian Burns 10 ENG Joel Walker 8 ENG Liam Highfield 10 ENG Simon Bedford 6 CHN Chen Zhe 7 ENG Sam Baird 10 ENG Paul Davison 10 ENG Justin Astley 8 ENG Craig Steadman 10 ENG David Grace 9 CHN Tian Pengfei 10 ENG Martin O'Donnell 5 NIR Gerard Greene 4 THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10 CHN Cao Yupeng 7 CHN Zhang Anda 10 ENG Mike Dunn 6 THA Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 10 THA James Wattana 10 ENG Michael Wasley 7 CHN Liu Chuang 9 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 10 ENG Adam Duffy 6 NIR Joe Swail 10 ENG Andy Hicks 7 MLT Tony Drago 10 SCO Alan McManus 10 IND Aditya Mehta 9 ENG Rod Lawler 10 SCO Fraser Patrick 5 ENG Jimmy Robertson 10 CHN Li Yan 2 CHN Yu Delu 10 ENG Ian Burns 2 ENG Barry Pinches 9 ENG Liam Highfield 10 ENG Peter Lines 9 ENG Sam Baird 10 ENG Alfie Burden 10 ENG Paul Davison 7 NOR Kurt Maflin 10 ENG Craig Steadman 6 ENG Jimmy White 10 CHN Tian Pengfei 7 ENG Ben Woollaston 10 THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3 WAL Michael White 10 CHN Zhang Anda 5 ENG Matthew Selt 10 THA Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 8 ENG Jack Lisowski 10 THA James Wattana 4 ENG Anthony Hamilton 4 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 10 ENG Mark Joyce 10 NIR Joe Swail 7 ENG Dave Gilbert 10 MLT Tony Drago 8 ENG Nigel Bond 8 SCO Alan McManus 10 SCO Anthony McGill 9 ENG Rod Lawler 10 CHN Liang Wenbo 10 ENG Jimmy Robertson 3 SCO Jamie Burnett 6 CHN Yu Delu 10 WAL Jamie Jones 9 ENG Liam Highfield 10 ENG Rory McLeod 9 ENG Sam Baird 10 ENG Dave Harold 9 ENG Alfie Burden 10 ENG Steve Davis 7 NOR Kurt Maflin 10 CHN Xiao Guodong 4 ENG Jimmy White 10 WAL Ryan Day 9 ENG Ben Woollaston 10 ENG Andrew Higginson 4 WAL Michael White 10 IRL Ken Doherty 9 ENG Matthew Selt 10 IRL Fergal O'Brien 4 ENG Jack Lisowski 10 ENG Jamie Cope 3 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 10 ENG Michael Holt 10 ENG Mark Joyce 7 HKG Marco Fu 10 ENG Dave Gilbert 6 ENG Tom Ford 5 SCO Alan McManus 10 ENG Martin Gould 10 ENG Rod Lawler 7 ENG Mark Davis 10 CHN Liang Wenbo 6 ENG Mark King 10 CHN Yu Delu 9 SCO Marcus Campbell 10 ENG Liam Highfield 4 ENG Joe Perry 3 ENG Sam Baird 10 WAL Dominic Dale 10 ENG Alfie Burden 5 ENG Peter Ebdon 10 NOR Kurt Maflin 8 ENG Robert Milkins 10 ENG Jimmy White 5 Century breaks Main stage centuries A total of 55 century breaks were made during the main stage of the World Championship. Neil Robertson, the player who compiled the highest break of the tournament, received a cue stick made of gold. 143 Neil Robertson 142, 127, 118, 117, 112, 109, 104 Judd Trump 140, 119, 113, 106, 105, 104 Ricky Walden 133, 133, 125, 124, 113, 111, 106, 106, 105, 104, 103, 102, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 133, 127, 114, 104, 100 Barry Hawkins 131, 129, 114, 107, 104, 103 Ding Junhui 128, 128, 112, 112, 106 Shaun Murphy 117 Marco Fu 111, 106 Stuart Bingham 106, 104 Robert Milkins 106 Ali Carter 103 Mark Selby 102, 101, 100 Michael White 100 Graeme Dott 100 Jack Lisowski Qualifying stage centuries A total of 63 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 142, 133, 113, 104 Sam Baird 140, 122, 117, 100 Yu Delu 139 Ryan Day 138, 117, 100 Ben Woollaston 138, 103 Matthew Selt 137 Robin Hull 136, 120, 104 Michael White 131, 128, 114, 100 Jack Lisowski 131, 102 Patrick Wallace 131 Dominic Dale 130 Jimmy White 129 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 128 Ken Doherty 128 Joe Perry 124 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UK and Ireland 23 April 2013 23 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130428080830/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-maguire-trails-poomjaeng-crucible-172530390.html 28 April 2013 live https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22188014 World Snooker Championship: O'Sullivan is hot favourite – Ebdon Ben Dir BBC Sport 19 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130419152349/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22188014 19 April 2013 live Dott Prevails in Ebdon Battle http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3153943,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 23 April 2013 23 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130424043051/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3153943,00.html 24 April 2013 live Dott wants rule change https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22268829 BBC Sport 23 April 2013 23 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130425070441/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22268829 25 April 2013 live Barry Hearn lodges complaint with BBC over World Snooker coverage 21 April 2013 The Guardian Press Association https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/21/barry-hearn-complaint-bbc-snooker 22 April 2013 London https://web.archive.org/web/20140301150729/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/21/barry-hearn-complaint-bbc-snooker 1 March 2014 live Ronnie O'Sullivan returns with victory against Marcus Campbell The Guardian 20 April 2013 26 July 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/20/ronnie-osullivan-marcus-campbell https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22429642 Ronnie O'Sullivan unsure over defending world snooker title BBC Sport 7 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130507094513/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22429642 7 May 2013 live Ronnie O'Sullivan to 'take some time off' from snooker BBC 6 June 2012 https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/18346651 https://web.archive.org/web/20190225023050/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/18346651 25 February 2019 Snooker's renaissance man BBC Sport 26 July 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/25006749 Owen Phillips 29 November 2013 Shaun Murphy holds off electrifying Graeme Dott to prevent a shock April 27, 2013 The Guardian 27 July 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/26/graeme-dott-static-shock-crucible Murphy in control, Robertson crashes out ESPN.co.uk April 25, 2013 27 July 2020 http://en.espn.co.uk/snooker/sport/story/204165.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22321415 World Snooker Championship 2013: No Scots in last eight BBC Sport 27 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130429060513/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22321415 29 April 2013 live http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3158487,00.html Poom Meets Doom As White Shines World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 30 April 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130501003730/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3158487%2C00.html 1 May 2013 http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3157404,00.html White Dominates Smiling Thai World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 30 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130430022043/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3157404,00.html 30 April 2013 live Kane Desmond Symcox Jon O'Sullivan magic overpowers gallant Carter at Crucible http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-fu-fights-back-trump-still-leads-sheffield-121556946.html Eurosport UK 21 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130521045644/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-fu-fights-back-trump-still-leads-sheffield-121556946.html 21 May 2013 live Walden Holds Nerve To Reach Last Eight http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3161921,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 May 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130503033231/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3161921%2C00.html 3 May 2013 Hafez Shamoon World Snooker Championship 2013: Hawkins knocks out Selby https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22322954 BBC Sport 21 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501005255/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22322954 1 May 2013 live Betfair World Championship – Quarter Final – Match 25: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Stuart Bingham http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13297?matchId=154777 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20180807161326/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13297?matchId=154777 7 August 2018 dead World Snooker Championship 2013: Trump levels Murphy match https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22362324 BBC Sport 21 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130511123537/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22362324 11 May 2013 live Dirs Ben https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22370248 World Snooker Championship 2013: Trump wins Murphy thriller 1 May 2013 BBC Sport 21 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130601144524/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22370248 1 June 2013 live Michael White faces world quarter-final against Ricky Walden Griffiths Gareth walesonline April 30, 2013 27 July 2020 https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/michael-white-faces-world-quarter-final-3307622 Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 24–25, 32–33 & 135 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/may/03/ronnie-osullivan-obscene-gesture-world-championship Ronnie O'Sullivan is warned over 'obscene' gesture The Guardian 4 May 2013 London 3 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130930195221/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/may/03/ronnie-osullivan-obscene-gesture-world-championship 30 September 2013 live Hall of Fame http://snooker.org/trn/hof.asp?pEvent=World&sort=Year Snooker.org 21 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130426001134/http://snooker.org/trn/hof.asp?pEvent=World&sort=Year 26 April 2013 live Hawkins sets up O'Sullivan showdown BBC Sport 26 July 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/22416142 May 4, 2013 Hawkins rallies back to spook Walden May 4, 2013 ESPN 26 July 2020 http://en.espn.co.uk/snooker/sport/story/205574.html Glendenning Barry Ronnie O'Sullivan takes 10–7 final lead after Barry Hawkins hits back https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/may/05/ronnie-osullivan-barry-hawkins The Guardian 21 May 2013 London 5 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131027215502/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/may/05/ronnie-osullivan-barry-hawkins 27 October 2013 live https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22421611 Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Barry Hawkins to win fifth World title BBC Sport 5 May 2013 25 April 2013 Ben Dirs https://web.archive.org/web/20130506023217/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22421611 6 May 2013 live Buzás Gábor Hiperdöntő http://tv.eurosport.hu/snooker/storynews_sto3745972.shtml Eurosport HU 7 May 2013 hu dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130510051735/http://tv.eurosport.hu/snooker/storynews_sto3745972.shtml 10 May 2013 http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3169509,00.html Rocket on Course For Fifth Title 6 May 2013 6 May 2013 worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association https://web.archive.org/web/20130508214703/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3169509,00.html 8 May 2013 live http://au.eurosport.com/snooker/o-sullivan-retains-world-title-against-hawkins-in-classic-final_sto3745220/story.shtml O'Sullivan masterful in retaining world title against spirited Hawkins Eurosport Australia 7 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130509050214/http://au.eurosport.com/snooker/o-sullivan-retains-world-title-against-hawkins-in-classic-final_sto3745220/story.shtml 9 May 2013 dead Tim Sandle http://digitaljournal.com/article/349621 Digital Journal Ronnie O'Sullivan is world snooker champion 6 May 2013 17 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130509065015/http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/349621 9 May 2013 live http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2013/0506/390674-ronnie-reaction/ Ronnie O'Sullivan won't rule out World Championship title defence despite earlier suggestions of retirement 7 May 2013 6 May 2013 Raidió Teilifís Éireann The 2014 Masters: Nerveless Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Selby to take his fifth title The Independent 26 July 2020 Ben Burnside 19 January 2014 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/the-2014-masters-nerveless-ronnie-o-sullivan-beats-mark-selby-to-take-his-fifth-title-9070685.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/the-2014-masters-nerveless-ronnie-o-sullivan-beats-mark-selby-to-take-his-fifth-title-9070685.html 1 May 2022 subscription live http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/fb4b1771-5562-4bc2-80b5-85d2ac27ab42.pdf 2013 Betfair World Championship Draw World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 7 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514153640/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/fb4b1771-5562-4bc2-80b5-85d2ac27ab42.pdf 14 May 2013 dead http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/f6/bb/0,,13165~179190,00.pdf 2013 Betfair World Snooker Championship Provisional Format worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 17 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130512051250/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/f6/bb/0,,13165~179190,00.pdf 12 May 2013 live http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3128562,00.html Top 16 Set For Crucible World Snooker 1 April 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130404090730/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3128562%2C00.html 4 April 2013 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/7d/bb/0,,13165~179069,00.pdf 2013 World Snooker Championship Members Not on a Tour Qualifying Draw and Format of Play worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 1 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130417233428/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/7d/bb/0,,13165~179069,00.pdf 17 April 2013 dead http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/b9a79248-067d-4dfc-a427-63b2ef03f4bd.pdf 2013 Betfair World Championship Pre-Qualifiers results World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 6 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194114/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/b9a79248-067d-4dfc-a427-63b2ef03f4bd.pdf 2 January 2014 dead Betfair World Championship Qualifiers results http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/b1d477d0-43ce-4f32-a3dd-4380fa926e5b.pdf World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 15 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305054822/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/b1d477d0-43ce-4f32-a3dd-4380fa926e5b.pdf 5 March 2016 dead Crucible Centuries http://snooker.org/Plr/wc_centuries.shtml Snooker.org 21 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130524105349/http://snooker.org/Plr/wc_centuries.shtml 24 May 2013 live Betfair World Championship Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13297 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130621022028/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13297 21 June 2013 live Crucible century breaks http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-crucible-century-breaks-212534935.html Eurosport UK 21 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130511053033/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-crucible-century-breaks-212534935.html 11 May 2013 live Betfair To Award Golden Cue http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3148409,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220085112/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3148409,00.html 20 December 2013 live Betfair World Championship Pre-qualifiers Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13299 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 6 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130406013941/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13299 6 April 2013 live Betfair World Championship Qualifiers Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13298 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 14 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130412085400/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13298 12 April 2013 live External links http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WorldChampionshipEvent 2013 Betfair World Championship picture gallery at Facebook 2013 2013 World Championship World 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