2013 General Cup

General Cup
Tournament information
Dates9–13 September 2013 (2013-09-09 – 2013-09-13)
VenueGeneral Snooker Club
CountryHong Kong
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share$120,000
Final
ChampionEngland Mark Davis
Runner-upAustralia Neil Robertson
Score7–2
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Snooker tournament

The 2013 General Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 9–13 September 2013 at the General Snooker Club in Hong Kong.[1]

Mark Davis won his fourth professional title by defeating defending champion Neil Robertson 7–2 in the final.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

  • Winner: $120,000
  • Runner-up: $60,000
  • Semi-final: $40,000
  • Per century break: $2,000
  • Highest break: $20,000
  • Maximum break: $367,000[n 1]

Round robin stage

[4][5]

Group A

[6]

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS
1 England Barry Hawkins 3 2 8 5 +3 2
2 Australia Neil Robertson 3 2 7 4 +3 2
3 England Joe Perry 3 2 6 6 0 2
4 England Andrew Higginson 3 0 3 9 −6 0


  • Barry Hawkins 2–3 Joe Perry
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Andrew Higginson
  • Joe Perry 3–1 Andrew Higginson
  • Neil Robertson 1–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Barry Hawkins 3–1 Andrew Higginson
  • Neil Robertson 3–0 Joe Perry

Group B

[7]

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS
1 Hong Kong Marco Fu 3 3 9 5 +4 3
2 England Mark Davis 3 2 8 6 +2 2
3 England Ricky Walden 3 1 5 8 −3 1
4 England Shaun Murphy 3 0 6 9 −3 0
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Ricky Walden
  • Ricky Walden 1–3 Mark Davis
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Mark Davis
  • Ricky Walden 1–3 Marco Fu
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Marco Fu
  • Marco Fu 3–2 Mark Davis

Knock-out stage

[2][4][5]

Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 13 frames
      
England Barry Hawkins 1
England Mark Davis 6
England Mark Davis 7
Australia Neil Robertson 2
Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
Australia Neil Robertson 6

Notes

  1. ^ The maximum break prize money contained $147,000 and a diamond encrusted cue worth approximately $220,000.

References

  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Another Trophy For Davis". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  3. ^ "General Cup 2013" (Official poster) (Press release). Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b "General Cup (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Марк Дэвис – победитель General Cup International в Гонконге". Top-Snooker.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  6. ^ "General Cup, Group A (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  7. ^ "General Cup, Group B (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 September 2013.