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Players Tour Championship 2012/2013


The Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 18 June 2012 and ended on 17 March 2013, with events held in England, across Europe and in China. In this season the European events formed the European Tour and events were held in China for the first time under the Asian Players Tour Championship name. The thirteen regular minor-ranking events were concluded with the Finals. The European Tour was sponsored by Betfair.

Schedule

DateDates use the month day formatTournament NameVenueCityWinnerRunner–upScoreReferences
06–1806–22CHNAsian Players Tour Championship – Event 1Zhangjiagang Sports CenterZhangjiagangENG Stuart BinghamENG Stephen Lee
07–1807–22ENGPlayers Tour Championship – Event 1South West Snooker AcademyGloucesterSCO Stephen MaguireENG Jack Lisowski
08–0808–12ENGPlayers Tour Championship – Event 2South West Snooker AcademyGloucesterENG Martin GouldSCO Stephen Maguire
08–2308–26GEREuropean Tour – Event 1Event also known as the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic.StadthalleFürthENG Mark SelbyNIR Joe Swail
09–0509–09ENGPlayers Tour Championship – Event 3South West Snooker AcademyGloucesterENG Rod LawlerHKG Marco Fu
09–2309–27CHNAsian Players Tour Championship – Event 2Yixing Sports CentreYixingENG Stephen LeeCHN Ding Junhui
08–1608–18ENGEuropean Tour – Event 2Event also known as the 2012 Gdynia Open.World Snooker AcademySheffieldAUS Neil RobertsonSCO Jamie Burnett
10–0510–07POLGdynia Sports ArenaGdynia
10–1710–21BELEuropean Tour – Event 3Event also known as the 2012 Antwerp Open and 2012 Belgian Open.Lotto ArenaAntwerpNIR Mark AllenENG Mark Selby
11–0511–09CHNAsian Players Tour Championship – Event 3Henan Province Sports StadiumZhengzhouENG Stuart BinghamCHN Li Hang
11–1111–14ENGPlayers Tour Championship – Event 4Event also known as the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy and the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup.South West Snooker AcademyGloucesterSCO John HigginsENG Judd Trump
11–1511–18BULEuropean Tour – Event 4Event also known as the 2012 Bulgarian Open.Princess HotelSofiaENG Judd TrumpSCO John Higgins
12–1312–16SCOEuropean Tour – Event 5Event also known as the 2012 Scottish Open.Ravenscraig Sports FacilityRavenscraigCHN Ding JunhuiSCO Anthony McGill
11–2611–27ENGEuropean Tour – Event 6Event also known as the 2013 Munich Open and the 2013 FFB Open.World Snooker AcademySheffieldENG Mark SelbySCO Graeme Dott
01–0401–06GEREvent ForumFürstenfeldbruck
03–1203–17IRLPlayers Tour Championship – FinalsEvent also known as the 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals.Bailey Allen HallGalwayCHN Ding JunhuiAUS Neil Robertson

Order of Merit

UK/Europe

Player already qualified for the Finals through the Asian Order of Merit

After 10 out of 10 events:

RankPlayerTotal PointsEvents PlayedUKEuropeTotal
1ENG Mark Selby34,900459
2ENG Judd Trump22,250448
3SCO Stephen Maguire20,100437
4SCO John Higgins19,150358
5AUS Neil Robertson19,050257
6CHN Ding Junhui18,100246
7ENG Rod Lawler16,4004610
8NIR Mark Allen16,050358
9ENG Martin Gould15,9504610
10ENG Ben Woollaston11,3004610
11SCO Graeme Dott10,500459
12SCO Jamie Burnett9,950448
13ENG Jack Lisowski9,8504610
14ENG Andrew Higginson9,8504610
15ENG Barry Hawkins9,5504610
16IRL Ken Doherty9,400369
17SCO Anthony McGill9,4004610
18NIR Joe Swail8,6004610
19ENG Ali Carter8,550448
20ENG Joe Perry8,3004610
21HKG Marco Fu8,100448
22WAL Mark Williams8,100448
23NOR Kurt Maflin7,550369
24ENG Mark Davis7,5504610
25ENG Alfie Burden7,5504610
26ENG Mark Joyce7,4004610

Asian

Already qualified for the Finals by winning an APTC event.

After 3 out of 3 events:

RankPlayerTotal PointsEvents Played
1ENG Stuart Bingham20,6003
2ENG Stephen LeeStephen Lee has qualified by winning an APTC event, however, due to his suspension he was replaced by Xiao Guodong.15,0002
3CHN Ding Junhui7,1003
4CHN Li Hang5,4003
5ENG Robert Milkins5,0003
6ENG Tom Ford4,5003
7CHN Cao Yupeng4,2003
8CHN Xiao Guodong3,7003

Finals

Main article: Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Finals

The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 took place between 12–17 March 2013 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland. It was contested by the top 25 players on the Order of Merit, who have played in at least 5 events (2 in the UK and 3 in Europe); the three APTC winners and the top four from the Asian Order of Merit, who didn't win an APTC tournament. If a player qualified from both Order of Merits, than the highest position counted and the next player on the other list qualified. If a player finished on both lists on the same place, than the PTC Order of Merit takes precedence and the next player from the APTC Order of Merit qualified. If an APTC event winner, who qualified through the APTC Tour and finished in the top 25 on the PTC Order of Merit, then the next highest player on the PTC Order of Merit qualified. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.

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Notes

References

References

  1. "Betfair Sponsor New European Tour". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  2. "2012/13 Calendar". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  3. "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org.
  4. "Finals 2012/2013". Snooker.org.
  5. "Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event One (2012)". Snooker.org.
  6. "Players Tour Championship Event One (2012)". Snooker.org.
  7. "Players Tour Championship Event Two (2012)". Snooker.org.
  8. "Betfair European Tour Event One (2012)". Snooker.org.
  9. "Players Tour Championship Event Three (2012)". Snooker.org.
  10. "Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event Two (2012)". Snooker.org.
  11. "Betfair European Tour Event Two (2012)". Snooker.org.
  12. "Betfair European Tour Event Three (2012)". Snooker.org.
  13. "Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event Three (2012)". Snooker.org.
  14. "Players Tour Championship Event Four (2012)". Snooker.org.
  15. "Betfair European Tour Event Four (2012)". Snooker.org.
  16. "Betfair European Tour Event Five (2012)". Snooker.org.
  17. "Betfair European Tour Event Six (2013)". Snooker.org.
  18. "Dafabet Players Tour Championship Finals (2013)". Snooker.org.
  19. "Order of Merit issued after Munich Open 2013 (ET6)". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  20. "Order of Merit 2012/2013". Snooker.org.
  21. "Asian Order of Merit after APTC3". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  22. "Asian Order of Merit 2012/2013". Snooker.org.
  23. (2 May 2012). "Announcements From Barry Hearn". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  24. "Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 - Entry pack for events 1-4". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  25. "Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013: Entry Pack for Event 2". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  26. "Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013: Entry Pack for Event 3". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  27. "The Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 season qualifying criteria". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
  28. "Final – Match 31 – Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
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