Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3

Players Tour Championship 2012/2013
Event 3

Tournament information
Dates	5–9 September 2012
Venue	South West Snooker Academy
City	Gloucester
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	139
Final
Champion	Rod Lawler
Runner-up	Marco Fu
Score	4–2
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The Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–9 September 2012 at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England.^[1][2]

Rod Lawler won the first professional title of his 22-year career by defeating Marco Fu 4–2 in the final.^[3]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[4][5][6]

	Prize fund	Ranking points^1
Winner	£10,000	2,000
Runner-up	£5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	£2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	£1,500	1,000
Last 16	£1,000	760
Last 32	£600	560
Last 64	£200	360
Total	£50,000	–

• ¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Darren Bond 4–1 Rees Carter Fraser Patrick 4–1 Kishan Hirani Ben Harrison 4–1 Hans Blanckaert Jordan Winbourne w/o–w/d Marc Robertson Brandon Sargeant 1–4 Eden Sharav Marc Davis 2–4 Oliver Lines Christopher Keogan 4–1 Wayne Townsend Sydney Wilson 3–4 Darrell Whitworth Kyren Wilson 4–0 David Singh Joe O'Connor 4–2 Franky McGovern George Marter 0–4 Shane Castle Liam Monk 4–2 Gary Steele Itaro Santos 4–1 Williams Lemons

Dessie Sheehan 4–3 Robert Thickner Ricky Norris 4–0 Greg Davis Gareth Green 4–0 Craig Barber Scott Bell 4–1 Anthony Harris Edward Topharn 1–4 Andrew Marriott Oliver Brown 4–0 Lewis Frampton Joe Steele 0–4 Stuart Carrington Jake Nicholson 1–4 Ian Glover Henry Roper 3–4 Jamie Gibson Jack Bradford 0–4 Rhys Clark Gareth Allen 4–0 Elliot Slessor Marc Harman 4–3 Adam Edge Hassan Miah 3–4 Callum Downing

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Alex Taubman 4–3 Darren Bond Jamie Clarke 2–4 Fraser Patrick Ryan Mears 0–4 Ben Harrison Ben Fortey 4–2 Jordan Winbourne Daniel Ward 2–4 Eden Sharav Zak Surety 4–2 Steve Ventham Phil O'Kane 2–4 Oliver Lines Gavin Lewis 0–4 Mitchell Mann Andrew Milliard 4–0 Christopher Keogan Gareth Potts w/d–w/o Darrell Whitworth Adam Bobat 1–4 Kyren Wilson Reanne Evans 4–0 Joe O'Connor Harvey Chandler 4–2 Shane Castle Ryan Causton 4–2 Liam Monk Adam Wicheard 4–1 Itaro Santos

Nico Elton 4–0 Dessie Sheehan Sachin Plaha 0–4 Matthew Day Chris Wakelin 3–4 Ricky Norris Tom Maxfield 2–4 Gareth Green Sam Harvey 4–1 Scott Bell Louis Heathcote 4–2 Andrew Marriott Sam Thistlewhite 4–2 Oliver Brown Nick Jennings 0–4 Stuart Carrington Chris Norbury 3–4 Ian Glover Hassan Abdalla w/d–w/o Jamie Gibson Sanderson Lam 4–0 Sean James Riach Ross Muir 1–4 Rhys Clark Richard Remelie 4–2 Gareth Allen Ben Jones 4–0 Marc Harman James Cahill 2–4 Callum Downing

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Stephen Maguire		2
	Marco Fu		4			Marco Fu		4
	Robbie Williams		4			Robbie Williams		2
	Barry Pinches		0								Marco Fu		4
	Matthew Stevens		4								Mark Williams		0
	Alex Taubman		0			Matthew Stevens		0
	Mark Williams		4			Mark Williams		4
	Fraser Patrick		1													Marco Fu		4
	Luca Brecel		4													Ricky Walden		0
	Ben Harrison		3			Luca Brecel		1
	Xiao Guodong		4			Xiao Guodong		4
	Ben Fortey		1								Xiao Guodong		1
	Ryan Day		4								Ricky Walden		4
	Joel Walker		2			Ryan Day		1
	Ricky Walden		4			Ricky Walden		4
	Ben Judge		0

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Liang Wenbo		4
	Eden Sharav		1			Liang Wenbo		4
	Michael White		4			Michael White		3
	Sam Baird		2								Liang Wenbo		1
	Jimmy White		1								Ali Carter		4
	Aditya Mehta		4			Aditya Mehta		1
	Ali Carter		4			Ali Carter		4
	Sean O'Sullivan		0													Ali Carter		4
	Jack Lisowski		2													Chen Zhe		2
	Zak Surety		4			Zak Surety		4
	Joe Perry		3			Oliver Lines		2
	Oliver Lines		4								Zak Surety		1
	Andrew Higginson		3								Chen Zhe		4
	Chen Zhe		4			Chen Zhe		4
	Ian Burns		4			Ian Burns		2
	Graeme Dott		3

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Barry Hawkins		4
	Tony Drago		3			Barry Hawkins		3
	Shaun Murphy		4			Shaun Murphy		4
	Mitchell Mann		1								Shaun Murphy		4
	Mark Joyce		4								Mark King		3
	Michael Wasley		1			Mark Joyce		3
	Mark King		4			Mark King		4
	Andrew Milliard		0													Shaun Murphy		4
	John Astley		4													Jamie Cope		3
	Darrell Whitworth		0			John Astley		0
	Jamie Cope		4			Jamie Cope		4
	Mike Dunn		1								Jamie Cope		4
	Jamie Burnett		4								Jamie Burnett		1
	Kyren Wilson		3			Jamie Burnett		4
	Andrew Norman		1			Reanne Evans		0
	Reanne Evans		4

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Robert Milkins		4
	Harvey Chandler		0			Robert Milkins		4
	Dave Harold		4			Dave Harold		0
	Ryan Causton		1								Robert Milkins		4
	Mark Davis		4								Mark Davis		2
	Adam Wicheard		1			Mark Davis		4
	Jamie Jones		4			Jamie Jones		3
	Nico Elton		0													Robert Milkins		4
	Anthony Hamilton		0													Judd Trump		1
	Zhang Anda		4			Zhang Anda		0
	Judd Trump		4			Judd Trump		4
	Anthony McGill		1								Judd Trump		4
	Joe Swail		4								Joe Swail		2
	Passakorn Suwannawat		1			Joe Swail		4
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		4			Dechawat Poomjaeng		1
	Matthew Day		1

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Martin Gould		4
	Ricky Norris		2			Martin Gould		4
	Craig Steadman		4			Craig Steadman		3
	Gareth Green		2								Martin Gould		4
	Marcus Campbell		4								Rory McLeod		3
	Sam Harvey		1			Marcus Campbell		2
	Rory McLeod		4			Rory McLeod		4
	Louis Heathcote		2													Martin Gould		3
	Peter Lines		4													Stephen Lee		4
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon		2			Peter Lines		2
	Michael Wild		0			Stephen Lee		4
	Stephen Lee		4								Stephen Lee		4
	John Higgins		4								Alfie Burden		0
	Sam Thistlewhite		1			John Higgins		1
	Alfie Burden		4			Alfie Burden		4
	Martin O'Donnell		3

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Simon Bedford		4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		3			Simon Bedford		4
	Li Yan		0			Adam Duffy		3
	Adam Duffy		4								Simon Bedford		2
	Jak Jones		2								Rod Lawler		4
	Stuart Carrington		4			Stuart Carrington		1
	Rod Lawler		4			Rod Lawler		4
	Ian Glover		1													Rod Lawler		4
	Cao Yupeng		3													Stuart Bingham		3
	Peter Ebdon		4			Peter Ebdon		3
	Alan McManus		4			Alan McManus		4
	Matthew Selt		3								Alan McManus		3
	Neil Robertson		4								Stuart Bingham		4
	Michael Leslie		2			Neil Robertson		0
	Stuart Bingham		4			Stuart Bingham		4
	David Gilbert		0

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Allen		4
	Jamie Gibson		0			Mark Allen		3
	Ken Doherty		4			Ken Doherty		4
	Sanderson Lam		0								Ken Doherty		4
	Yu Delu		4								Ding Junhui		2
	Jimmy Robertson		2			Yu Delu		3
	Scott Donaldson		0			Ding Junhui		4
	Ding Junhui		4													Ken Doherty		3
	Gary Wilson		4													Fergal O'Brien		4
	Rhys Clark		0			Gary Wilson		0
	Andrew Pagett		0			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Fergal O'Brien		4								Fergal O'Brien		4
	Paul Davison		4								Michael Holt		2
	Tom Ford		3			Paul Davison		0
	Michael Holt		4			Michael Holt		4
	Gerard Greene		2

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	David Grace		4
	Richard Remelie		2			David Grace		3
	Ben Woollaston		4			Ben Woollaston		4
	Ben Jones		0								Ben Woollaston		4
	Liu Chuang		4								Steve Davis		1
	Callum Downing		2			Liu Chuang		3
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		0			Steve Davis		4
	Steve Davis		4													Ben Woollaston		2
	Dominic Dale		4													Dominic Dale		4
	Daniel Wells		3			Dominic Dale		4
	Allan Taylor		3			Jamie O'Neill		1
	Jamie O'Neill		4								Dominic Dale		4
	James Wattana		4								Mark Selby		2
	Andy Hicks		2			James Wattana		2
	Mark Selby		4			Mark Selby		4
	Liam Highfield		2

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Marco Fu		4
	Ali Carter		2			Marco Fu		4
	Shaun Murphy		4			Shaun Murphy		0
	Robert Milkins		1								Marco Fu		2
	Stephen Lee		3								Rod Lawler		4
	Rod Lawler		4			Rod Lawler		4
	Fergal O'Brien		0			Dominic Dale		0
	Dominic Dale		4

Century breaks

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139 Alfie Burden 138, 129, 102 Michael White 136 Stephen Lee 134 Alan McManus 130, 114, 114 Rod Lawler 130 Barry Hawkins 128 Ryan Day 124, 113 Michael Holt 124, 106, 105 Robert Milkins 123 Stuart Bingham 119, 116 Joe Swail 117, 116, 116, 114, 105, 102 Marco Fu 117 Mark Selby 115 Chen Zhe 113, 108, 103 Dominic Dale 112 Kyren Wilson

112 Mark Allen 108, 107, 105, 100 Fergal O'Brien 108 Passakorn Suwannawat 107, 100 Mark Joyce 107, 100 Jamie Cope 106 Liam Highfield 106 James Wattana 105 Luca Brecel 105 Jamie Jones 103 Matthew Stevens 102 Joe Perry 101 Mark Davis 101 Simon Bedford 100, 100 Ding Junhui 100 Judd Trump 100 Martin Gould

References

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External links

• UKPTC3: Picture Perfect at Pro Snooker Blog