European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 4

European Tour 2013/2014
Event 4
Tournament information
Dates	22–25 August 2013
Venue	Stadthalle
City	Fürth
Country	Germany
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Ian Burns (ENG) (133); Ricky Walden (ENG) (133)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Gerard Greene (NIR)
Score	4–0
	← ET3 AT2 →

The European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 4 (also known as the 2013 Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 25 August 2013 in Fürth, Germany.^[1]

Mark Selby was the defending champion,^[2] but he lost 2–4 against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the semi-finals.

O'Sullivan won his 51st professional title by defeating Gerard Greene 4–0 in the final.^[3] Greene reached his first final at an event carrying ranking points.^[4]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[5]^[6]^[7]

	Prize fund	Ranking points¹
Winner	€25,000	2,000
Runner-up	€12,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	€6,000	1,280
Quarter-finalist	€4,000	1,000
Last 16	€2,300	760
Last 32	€1,200	560
Last 64	€700	360
Total	€125,000	–

¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames


Sebastian Lahruis	0–4	Olivier Vandenboheede


Zack Richardson	4–0	Max Kribbe

Round 2

Best of 7 frames


Kevin Vandevoort	w/o–w/d	John Sutton
Peter Wagner	4–0	Carl Rosenberger
Ali Kirim	0–4	Saqib Nasir
Andreas Hartung	4–2	Anita Maflin
Gary Steele	0–4	Sanderson Lam
Martin Spiess	w/d–w/o	Daniel Dieudonne
Fabian Tost	1–4	Michael Wild
Ian Glover	4–0	Hannah Jones
Matthew Day	4–1	Henry Roper
Joe Delaney	w/d–w/o	Sanjin Kusan
Florian Werres	2–4	Ryan Causton
Jeff Jacobs	2–4	Alain Van Der Steen
Diana Schuler	0–4	Olivier Vandenboheede
Ross Higgins	4–0	Tobias Renner
Laurin Winters	0–4	Daniel Ward
Adam Edge	w/o–n/s	Bernd Strnad
Jurian Heusdens	4–1	Jimmy Carney
Sam Harvey	4–0	Angelo Rizzo
Norbert Hofheinz	0–4	Phil Barnes
Ronny Pawlitza	0–4	Oliver Lines
Ronny Buckholz	0–4	Mathijs Bokken
Gerhard Engelschalk	1–4	Sydney Wilson
Dominik Scherübl	4–2	Stéphane Ochoïski
Stefan Caspers	1–4	Pascal Camenzind
Kilian Bauer-Pantoulier	4–0	Michele Battaglia
Marc Davis	4–0	Ralph Müller
Kevin Van Hove	4–0	Nicole Breitenstein
Jan Eisenstein	1–4	Ben Jones


Jan Leichs	0–4	Wan Chooi Tan
Jack Bradford	4–0	Benjamin Buser
Rick Kraaijeveld	0–4	Stefan Schenk
Christian Rauscher	w/o–n/s	Marianyela Palacios
Sebastian Thron	w/o–w/d	Mark Vincent
Ralf Günzel	0–4	Zack Richardson
Oliver Kremp	0–4	Darren Cook
Stefan Gerst	3–4	Luca Kaufmann
Sean Hopkin	0–4	Oliver Brown
Oliver Metzger	2–4	Thomas Blang
Ryan Thomerson	3–4	Damian Wilks
Gareth Allen	3–4	Kishan Hirani
Roman Dietzel	0–4	Christopher Watts
Matthias Porn	0–4	Joe Steele
Matthias Leuthold	0–4	Daniel Schneider
Steven Hallworth	4–0	Thomas Kiesewetter
Christopher Keogan	2–4	Charlie Walters
Thomas Wealthy	4–0	Ralf Hemmerling
Adrian Schmidt	w/o–n/s	Filipe Cardoso
Tobias Hirmer	1–4	Joe Roberts
Tobias Stelter	0–4	Ashley Carty
Ben Harrison	w/d–w/o	David Singh
Lukas Kleckers	4–0	Andreas Ploner
Moritz Thomas	0–4	Jordan Brown
David Frew	0–4	Stefan Schneider
Soner Sari	2–4	Hans Blanckaert
Jamie Clarke	4–1	Tomasz Skalski
Reanne Evans	0–4	Martin Ball

Round 3

Best of 7 frames


Kevin Vandevoort	3–4	Peter Wagner
Saqib Nasir	4–0	Andreas Hartung
Sanderson Lam	4–0	Daniel Dieudonne
Michael Wild	0–4	Ian Glover
Matthew Day	4–0	Sanjin Kusan
Ryan Causton	4–1	Alain Van Der Steen
Olivier Vandenboheede	4–2	Ross Higgins
Daniel Ward	4–3	Adam Edge
Jurian Heusdens	4–3	Sam Harvey
Phil Barnes	1–4	Oliver Lines
Mathijs Bokken	0–4	Sydney Wilson
Dominik Scherübl	4–1	Pascal Camenzind
Kilian Bauer-Pantoulier	1–4	Marc Davis
Kevin Van Hove	1–4	Ben Jones


Wan Chooi Tan	4–3	Jack Bradford
Stefan Schenk	4–3	Christian Rauscher
Sebastian Thron	0–4	Zack Richardson
Darren Cook	4–1	Luca Kaufmann
Oliver Brown	4–0	Thomas Blang
Damian Wilks	0–4	Kishan Hirani
Christopher Watts	0–4	Joe Steele
Daniel Schneider	2–4	Steven Hallworth
Charlie Walters	4–1	Thomas Wealthy
Adrian Schmidt	0–4	Joe Roberts
Ashley Carty	3–4	David Singh
Lukas Kleckers	4–2	Jordan Brown
Stefan Schneider	0–4	Hans Blanckaert
Jamie Clarke	4–1	Martin Ball

Round 4

Best of 7 frames


Peter Wagner	0–4	Saqib Nasir
Sanderson Lam	0–4	Ian Glover
Matthew Day	4–3	Ryan Causton
Olivier Vandenboheede	1–4	Daniel Ward
Jurian Heusdens	0–4	Oliver Lines
Sydney Wilson	4–0	Dominik Scherübl
Marc Davis	1–4	Ben Jones


Wan Chooi Tan	4–1	Stefan Schenk
Zack Richardson	1–4	Darren Cook
Oliver Brown	2–4	Kishan Hirani
Joe Steele	1–4	Steven Hallworth
Charlie Walters	4–3	Joe Roberts
David Singh	4–1	Lukas Kleckers
Hans Blanckaert	0–4	Jamie Clarke

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

Mark Williams	w/d
Saqib Nasir	w/o	Saqib Nasir	3
Stuart Bingham	4	Stuart Bingham	4
Fraser Patrick	1			Stuart Bingham	4
Mark Davis	4			Mark Davis	2
Mark Allen	3	Mark Davis	4
Jamie Cope	3	Steve Davis	2
Steve Davis	4					Stuart Bingham	4
Sean O'Sullivan	4					David Morris	1
Passakorn Suwannawat	1	Sean O'Sullivan	2
David Grace	3	David Morris	4
David Morris	4			David Morris	4
Judd Trump	4			Judd Trump	2
Ian Glover	1	Judd Trump	4
Graeme Dott	4	Graeme Dott	2
Matthew Day	2

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

Chris Wakelin	4
Daniel Ward	1	Chris Wakelin	1
Ronnie O'Sullivan	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Ahmed Saif	0			Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Barry Pinches	0			Alex Davies	0
Alex Davies	4	Alex Davies	4
Stuart Carrington	4	Stuart Carrington	1
Oliver Lines	2					Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Anthony McGill	4					Anthony McGill	3
Sydney Wilson	2	Anthony McGill	4
Liam Highfield	2	Peter Lines	2
Peter Lines	4			Anthony McGill	4
Matthew Selt	4			Daniel Wells	1
Craig Steadman	1	Matthew Selt	3
Daniel Wells	4	Daniel Wells	4
Andrew Pagett	1

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

Patrick Einsle	3
Dechawat Poomjaeng	4	Dechawat Poomjaeng	0
Robert Milkins	4	Robert Milkins	4
James Wattana	1			Robert Milkins	4
Mike Dunn	w/d			Marco Fu	3
Marco Fu	w/o	Marco Fu	4
Joel Walker	w/o	Joel Walker	1
Jamie Burnett	w/d					Robert Milkins	4
Matthew Stevens	3					Martin Gould	1
Ben Jones	4	Ben Jones	0
Martin Gould	4	Martin Gould	4
Jimmy White	1			Martin Gould	4
Jimmy Robertson	4			Jimmy Robertson	2
Wan Chooi Tan	0	Jimmy Robertson	4
Tom Ford	4	Tom Ford	1
Chris Norbury	2

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

Tony Drago	0
Aditya Mehta	4	Aditya Mehta	4
Alan McManus	4	Alan McManus	0
Mohamed Khairy	0			Aditya Mehta	4
Gary Wilson	4			Anthony Hamilton	2
Noppon Saengkham	0	Gary Wilson	0
Anthony Hamilton	4	Anthony Hamilton	4
Ratchayothin Yotharuck	2					Aditya Mehta	1
Martin O'Donnell	4					Mark Selby	4
Darren Cook	3	Martin O'Donnell	4
Michael Leslie	4	Michael Leslie	1
Vinnie Calabrese	1			Martin O'Donnell	3
Mark Selby	4			Mark Selby	4
Tian Pengfei	2	Mark Selby	4
Rod Lawler	4	Rod Lawler	1
Adam Duffy	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

Neil Robertson	0
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
Andrew Norman	4	Andrew Norman	4
Rory McLeod	2			Andrew Norman	3
Robbie Williams	4			Joe Swail	4
Ross Muir	2	Robbie Williams	2
Joe Swail	4	Joe Swail	4
Kishan Hirani	1					Joe Swail	4
Pankaj Advani	4					Jamie Jones	2
Allan Taylor	0	Pankaj Advani	2
Jamie Jones	4	Jamie Jones	4
Lyu Haotian	2			Jamie Jones	4
Shaun Murphy	4			Kyren Wilson	1
Alex Borg	1	Shaun Murphy	1
Kyren Wilson	w/o	Kyren Wilson	4
Robin Hull	w/d

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

Michael Wasley	4
Ryan Clark	3	Michael Wasley	4
Scott Donaldson	4	Scott Donaldson	3
Lee Page	1			Michael Wasley	2
Fergal O'Brien	3			Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	4
Mark Joyce	4	Mark Joyce	2
Jamie O'Neill	2	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	4
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	4					Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	1
John Astley	w/o					Gerard Greene	4
Lee Spick	w/d	John Astley	4
Barry Hawkins	w/o	Barry Hawkins	3
Jak Jones	w/d			John Astley	2
Jack Lisowski	3			Gerard Greene	4
Gerard Greene	4	Gerard Greene	4
Dominic Dale	4	Dominic Dale	3
Alexander Ursenbacher	1

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

Joe Perry	3
Ken Doherty	4	Ken Doherty	4
Kurt Maflin	4	Kurt Maflin	2
Steven Hallworth	3			Ken Doherty	4
Alfie Burden	4			Alfie Burden	3
Elliot Slessor	1	Alfie Burden	4
David Gilbert	4	David Gilbert	2
Ding Junhui	1					Ken Doherty	2
Luca Brecel	4					Michael White	4
Paul Davison	2	Luca Brecel	3
Stephen Maguire	2	Michael White	4
Michael White	4			Michael White	4
Marcus Campbell	2			Sam Baird	2
Andrew Higginson	4	Andrew Higginson	1
Sam Baird	4	Sam Baird	4
Liu Chuang	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

Ryan Day	0
Ali Carter	4	Ali Carter	4
Ian Burns	4	Ian Burns	3
Charlie Walters	2			Ali Carter	4
Ben Woollaston	4			James Cahill	2
Cao Yupeng	1	Ben Woollaston	2
Nigel Bond	2	James Cahill	4
James Cahill	4					Ali Carter	4
Michael Holt	4					Ricky Walden	2
David Singh	0	Michael Holt	0
Ricky Walden	4	Ricky Walden	4
Jamie Clarke	1			Ricky Walden	4
Hammad Miah	2			Mark King	3
Xiao Guodong	4	Xiao Guodong	3
John Higgins	0	Mark King	4
Mark King	4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames

Stuart Bingham	0
Ronnie O'Sullivan	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Robert Milkins	2	Mark Selby	2
Mark Selby	4			Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Joe Swail	1			Gerard Greene	0
Gerard Greene	4	Gerard Greene	4
Michael White	3	Ali Carter	3
Ali Carter	4

Century breaks

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133, 116 – Ricky Walden
133, 108 – Ian Burns
127 – Oliver Brown
126 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
123 – Darren Cook
122 – Stuart Bingham
121 – Kurt Maflin
119, 104 – Michael White
118 – Mark Selby
116, 101 – Joe Swail
111 – Anthony McGill
110 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
108 – Marcus Campbell

104 – Alfie Burden
103 – David Grace
103 – Alan McManus
103 – David Gilbert
102, 100 – Ali Carter
101, 101 – Martin Gould
101 – Jamie Clarke
101 – Fergal O'Brien
100 – Ashley Carty
100 – Marco Fu
100 – Mark Joyce
100 – Gerard Greene
100 – Sam Baird

References

^ "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
^ "Selby retains Paul Hunter Classic title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
^ "Superb O'Sullivan wins Paul Hunter Classic". Eurosport UK. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
^ "O'Sullivan Triumphs in Germany". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
^ "European Tour 2013/2014 Entry pack for the Paul Hunter Classic (ET4)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
^ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ "The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2013/2014 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
^ "Paul Hunter Classic (ET4) Draw And Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^ "Paul Hunter Classic (ET4) Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
^ "European Tour Event Four (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
^ "ET4 Paul Hunter Classic Qualifying Centuries". SportStat on Facebook. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
^ "Paul Hunter Classic (ET4): century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

External links

2013 Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic – Pictures by Sandy Giet at Facebook

[1] "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

[2] "Selby retains Paul Hunter Classic title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2011.

[3] "Superb O'Sullivan wins Paul Hunter Classic". Eurosport UK. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.

[4] "O'Sullivan Triumphs in Germany". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

[5] "European Tour 2013/2014 Entry pack for the Paul Hunter Classic (ET4)" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

[6] "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

[7] "The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2013/2014 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[8] "Paul Hunter Classic (ET4) Draw And Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

[9] "Paul Hunter Classic (ET4) Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

[10] "European Tour Event Four (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

[11] "ET4 Paul Hunter Classic Qualifying Centuries". SportStat on Facebook. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

[12] "Paul Hunter Classic (ET4): century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

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Tournament information

Dates	22–25 August 2013 (2013-08-22 – 2013-08-25)
Venue	Stadthalle
City	Fürth
Country	Germany
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,000
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	Ian Burns (ENG) (133) Ricky Walden (ENG) (133)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Gerard Greene (NIR)
Score	4–0
← ET3 AT2 →