2013 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2013 Welsh Open (officially the 2013 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 February 2013 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2012/2013 season, and the first time that BetVictor sponsored the event.

At the tournament Pankaj Advani became the first Indian player to reach the quarter-final of a ranking event.

Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 5–6 against Stuart Bingham.

Stephen Maguire won his fifth ranking title by defeating Bingham 9–8 in the final.

Prize fund
Prize money for the event this year was increased from £201,500 to £250,000, with the winner to receive £50,000 instead of £30,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


 * Winner: £50,000
 * Runner-up: £30,000
 * Semi-finals: £16,000
 * Quarter-finals: £10,000
 * Last 16: £4,000
 * Last 32: £2,000
 * Last 64: £1,000


 * Non-televised highest break: £500
 * Televised highest break: £1,500
 * Total: £250,000

Qualifying
These matches were held between 6 and 9 February 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England,  and on 11 February 2013 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

Qualifying stage centuries

 * 145 – Shaun Murphy
 * 140 – Ricky Walden
 * 136 – Alan McManus
 * 120 – Craig Steadman
 * 113 – Ken Doherty
 * 110 – David Gilbert
 * 107 – Jamie O'Neill


 * 107 – Martin O'Donnell
 * 105 – Michael White
 * 105 – Steve Davis
 * 104 – Sam Baird
 * 101 – Gerard Greene
 * 100 – Tom Ford
 * 100 – Graeme Dott

Televised stage centuries

 * 144 – Mark Selby
 * 137, 115, 107, 107, 104 – Ding Junhui
 * 127, 120, 118, 108 – Stuart Bingham
 * 121, 100 – Pankaj Advani
 * 114, 110, 106, 100 – Stephen Maguire
 * 114 – Dominic Dale
 * 111 – Joe Perry


 * 108 – Robert Milkins
 * 105 – Liang Wenbo
 * 101 – John Higgins
 * 101 – Tom Ford
 * 100 – Anthony Hamilton
 * 100 – Andrew Higginson
 * 100 – Judd Trump