2013 World Snooker Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 20 April–6 May 2013 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,111,000 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 |
| Highest break |
 Neil Robertson (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| Runner-up |
Barry Hawkins
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| Score | 18–12 |
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The 2013 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2013 Betfair World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2013 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 37th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and was the last ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. The event was sponsored by Betfair for the first time.
Despite having played only one competitive match all season, defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan did not lose a session in the tournament. He defeated Barry Hawkins 18–12 in the final to become a five-time World Champion, joining Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry as the only players ever to defend their titles successfully at the Crucible. He broke Hendry's record of 127 career Crucible centuries, finishing the tournament with 131. He also became the first player to make six century breaks in a World Championship final. The tournament was sponsored by online betting exchange Betfair.
On 26 April 2013, the first Ladies' Day was held at the Crucible, with events designed to promote the sport to girls and women.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). The draw for the first round took place on 15 April 2013, one day after the qualifying, and was broadcast live by Talksport at 1.30 pm BST.
The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for WPBSA members not on the Main Tour and took place on 4 and 5 April 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.
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