The 2013 Champion of Champions (officially the 2013 888casino Champion of Champions) was a professional non-

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tournament held between 19 and 24 November 2013 at the

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. The event was last held in

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won in the final 10–8 against

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won his 52nd professional title by defeating

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10–8 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: * Winner: £100,000 * Runner-up: £50,000 * Semi-finals: £20,000 * Group runner-up: £10,000 * Group semi-finals: £5,000 * Total: £270,000

Players

Players qualified for the event by winning important tournaments from the start of the 2012-13 season to the

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. The important events included all rankings events and winners the following non-rankings events:

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, 2013 Masters and 2013 Championship League. With only 14 different players winning one of the qualifying events, the remaining two places were allocated to the highest ranked players who had not already qualified. The following 16 players qualified for the tournament:

Main draw

Final

Century breaks

* 130, 130, 119, 103, 101

* 129, 125, 119, 113, 112, 105

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* 127, 112

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* 125

Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire (born 13 March 1981) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won six major ranking tournaments, including the 2004 UK Championship, and has twice since reached the finals of that event. Maguire turned professional in ...

* 117, 113, 103

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* 111, 109, 109

* 104

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* 102

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Champion of Champions, 2013

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