The 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2013 Dafabet Players Tour Championship Grand Final)[1] was a professional rankingsnooker tournament that took place between 12 and 17 March 2013 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Republic of Ireland. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[2]
Stephen Lee was the defending champion,[3] but he couldn't compete due to his suspension from professional snooker.[4]
Ding Junhui won his sixth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–3 in the final.[5][6] Ding also made the 97th official maximum break during his quarter-final match against Mark Allen. This was Ding's fifth 147 break and the ninth in the 2012/2013 season.[7][8] This was the 250th ranking event to be staged in snooker.
Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[9][10]
The players competed in 13 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the PTC and APTC Order of Merits. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.[11]