2013 World Seniors Championship

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Not to be confused with 2013 World Senior Curling Championships.

2013 World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates19–20 October 2013 (2013-10-19 – 2013-10-20)
VenueMountbatten Centre
CityPortsmouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£50,000
Winner's share£18,000
Highest breakEngland Steve Davis (94)
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upEngland Nigel Bond
Score2–1
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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.[1]

Steve Davis won the event by defeating defending champion Nigel Bond 2–1 in the final.[2][3]

Prize fund[edit]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

  • Winner: £18,000
  • Runner-up: £8,000
  • Semi-finalist: £4,000
  • Quarter-finalist: £2,000
  • Last 16: £1,000
  • Total: £50,000

Main draw[edit]

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.[4][5][6] The highest break of the tournament was 94 made by Steve Davis.[4]

Last 16[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

These matches were held on 3 October 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[7][8][9] There was only one century break during the qualifying. Philip Williams made a 100 break against Karl Townsend.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. ^ "World Seniors Championship: Steve Davis beats Nigel Bond 2–1 in Portsmouth final". Sky Sports. 20 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Davis On Top Of The World Again". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "888casino.com World Seniors Championship (2013)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  5. ^ "2013 888casino World Seniors Championship: Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  6. ^ "2013 World Seniors Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  7. ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  8. ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers Provisional Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  9. ^ "888casino.com World Seniors Championship Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  10. ^ "World Seniors Championship qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
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