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{{Infobox snooker season
|duration      =16 May 2012 – 6 May 2013
|image         =Snooker Main Tour 2012-13.png
|image_size    =275px
|image_caption =Nations that hosted a [[World Snooker Tour]] event during the 2012/2013 season
|tournaments   =34 (11 ranking events)
|UK            ={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
|Masters       ={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
|WorldChamps   ={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
|previous      =[[2011–12 snooker season|2011–12]]
|next          =[[2013–14 snooker season|2013–14]]
}}

The '''2012–13 snooker season''' was a series of [[snooker]] tournaments played between 16&nbsp;May 2012 and 6&nbsp;May 2013. The season featured two new ranking events: the [[2012 Wuxi Classic|Wuxi Classic]] and the [[2012 International Championship|International Championship]]. The tour had a record five ranking events in China, and three new PTC events in Asia. The tour also visited Bulgaria for the first time in its history,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sofia So Good|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2814302,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=24 September 2012}}</ref> and returned to [[Poland]], [[Belgium]] and [[Australia]]. Before the start of the season [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] requested every player to sign a players contract, that would allow players to choose which events they want to enter – no player was forced to play in any event.<ref>{{cite web|last=Osborne|first=Chris|title=Ali Carter: Why 'The Captain' feels tied down|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/18430695|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=25 June 2012}}</ref> At the end of the season [[Mark Selby]] was named the ''World Snooker Player of the Year'', the ''Snooker Writers' Player of the Year'' and the ''Fans' Player of the Year'' and [[Ian Burns (snooker player)|Ian Burns]] the ''Rookie of the Year''. [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his fifth World title after playing just one competitive match during the season. [[Jimmy Robertson (snooker player)|Jimmy Robertson]]'s 57 break in just 130 seconds at the [[2013 Snooker Shoot-Out|Snooker Shoot Out]] received the "Magic Moment of the Year" award. [[Terry Griffiths]], [[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]], [[Peter Ebdon]], [[Ken Doherty]], [[Graeme Dott]], [[Shaun Murphy]] and [[Neil Robertson]] were inducted into the [[Hall of Fame (snooker)|Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Selby Named Player Of The Year|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3171742,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref>

The season had a total of [[Pound sterling|£]]7.1 million of prize money.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prize Money Summary|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2786187,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> The World Championship, the UK Championship, the International Championship and the Masters were the four biggest tournaments in terms of prize money with the total pot being over half a million pounds at each event.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tour 2012/2013: Provisional prize money summary|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/65/b3/0,,13165~176997,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=24 May 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6AhWe1ItY?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/65/b3/0,,13165~176997,00.pdf|archivedate=15 September 2012}}</ref> A further £5,000 was on offer at the televised stages of each ranking event for any player who compiled a [[maximum break]] and this prize rolled over from one tournament to the next if not won. A £500 rolling prize was given to any player who completed the feat in the qualifying stages of ranking events. A separate £500 rolling prize was also available in all the PTC events, but this prize was excluded from the Asian PTCs. If at any tournament a 147 was made by more than one player, then the prize was equally shared.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tour 2012/2013: 147 prize|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/66/b3/0,,13165~176998,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=24 May 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6AhWhtf7k?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/66/b3/0,,13165~176998,00.pdf|archivedate=15 September 2012}}</ref>

==New professional players==
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|Countries
| {{AUS}}
|-
| {{BEL}}
| {{CAN}}
| {{CHN}}
| {{EGY}}
|-
| {{ENG}} 
| {{IND}}
| {{IRI}}
| {{MLT}}
|-
| {{NOR}}
| {{SCO}}
| {{THA}}
| {{WAL}}
|}

The 2012/2013 season was made up of 99 professional players. [[Snooker world ranking points 2011/2012|The top 64 players]] after the [[2012 World Snooker Championship|2012 World Championships]] automatically qualified for the 2012/2013 season as did the top eight who were not in the top 64 from the [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012#Order of Merit|Players Tour Championship Order of Merit]]. Another twelve places were available through [[World Snooker Tour#Q School|Q School]]; the rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body nominations. All players except those in the top 64 received a tour card for two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tour 2012/2013 Season Provision Qualifying Criteria|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/45/a4/0,,13165~173125,00.pdf|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|work=worldsnooker.com|accessdate=4 May 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/67PzD04m3?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/45/a4/0,,13165~173125,00.pdf|archivedate=4 May 2012}}</ref> Listed below are the players who qualified for the 2012/2013 and [[Snooker season 2013/2014|2013/2014 season]].
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;{{nowrap|International champions:<ref name="Tour Players 2012/2013">{{cite web|title=Tour Players 2012/2013|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b5/0,,13165~177437,00.doc|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=19 June 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/68XCOLm8N?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b5/0,,13165~177437,00.doc|archivedate=19 June 2012}}</ref>}}
#[[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] winner: {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Hossein Vafaei]]<ref>{{cite web|title=IBSF World Mens Snooker Championship 2011|url=http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=27|publisher=[[International Billiards and Snooker Federation]]|accessdate=23 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127140033/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=27|archive-date=27 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hossein Set For Pro Tour|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2724224,00.html|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
#[[IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship]] winner: {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon]]<ref>{{cite web|title=IBSF World Under21 Snooker Championship 2011|url=http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=24|publisher=[[International Billiards and Snooker Federation]]|accessdate=23 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329100551/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=24|archive-date=29 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
#[[EBSA European Snooker Championships]] winner: {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Donaldson]]<ref>{{cite web|title=European Snooker Championships Men 2012 play-off results|url=http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2012/me/en/memd_2012.php|publisher=European Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=14 June 2012}}</ref>
#[[EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships]] winner: {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Michael Leslie]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael goes Wild in Sofia|url=http://ebsa.tv/news/?p=606|publisher=European Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=23 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Leslie's King Of The Castle|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2655420,00.html|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref>
#[[ACBS Asian Snooker Championship]] runner-up:<ref group="n">The winner was ''[[Aditya Mehta]]'', who was on the Main Tour [[Snooker season 2011/2012|the previous season]], and therefore couldn't re-qualify via an amateur event.</ref> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pankaj Arjan Advani|Pankaj Advani]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Championship 2012|url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2012/acbs/snooker.htm|publisher=Cue Sports India|accessdate=30 April 2012}}</ref>
#[[ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship]] runner-up:<ref group="n">The winner was ''[[Hossein Vafaei]]'', who already qualified for the Main Tour by winning IBSF World Snooker Championship.</ref> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Anda]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Championship 2012 – 13th Under-21 Snooker|url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2012/acbs/U21snooker.htm|publisher=Cue Sports India|accessdate=23 April 2012}}</ref>

;NGB nominations<ref name="Tour Players 2012/2013"/>
{{ordered list|start=7
| Chinese nomination 1: {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tian Pengfei]]
| Chinese nomination 2: {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cao Yupeng]]
| Indian nomination: {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aditya Mehta]]
| Thai nomination: {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thepchaiya Un-Nooh]]
| European nomination 1: {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Luca Brecel]]<ref name="Drago and Brecel">{{cite web|title=Announcements From Barry Hearn|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2745933,00.html|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=7 May 2012}}</ref> 
| European nomination 2: {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Tony Drago]]<ref name="Drago and Brecel"/>
| American nomination: {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Floyd Ziegler]]
| Oceania nomination: {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ben Judge]]
| African nomination: {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Mohamed Khairy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2762090,00.html|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|work=worldsnooker.com|accessdate=7 May 2012|date=6 May 2012|title=Khairy Earns Tour Place}}</ref>
}}
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;Players Tour Championship Order of Merit<ref name="Tour Players 2012/2013"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10&season=2011|title=Order of Merit|publisher=Snooker.org|date=8 January 2012|accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref>
{{ordered list|start=16
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Yan (snooker player)|Li Yan]]
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Passakorn Suwannawat]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Bedford]]
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Dechawat Poomjaeng]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Craig Steadman]]
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Kurt Maflin]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Grace (snooker player)|David Grace]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liam Highfield]]
}}

;{{nowrap|[[Q School (snooker)|Q School]]:<ref name="Tour Players 2012/2013"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Q School 1|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=170|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="MOD Ready To Rock">{{cite web|title=MOD Ready To Rock|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2775970,00.html|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|work=worldsnooker.com|accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Q School 2|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=171|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wells Digs Deep To Regain Tour Card|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2786829,00.html|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|work=worldsnooker.com|accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Q School 3|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=172|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=29 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Walker Steps Up|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2204168,00.html|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|work=worldsnooker.com|accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref>}}
{{ordered list|start=24
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin O'Donnell (snooker player)|Martin O'Donnell]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Baird]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Burns (snooker player)|Ian Burns]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Zhe]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Daniel Wells (snooker player)|Daniel Wells]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie O'Neill (snooker player)|Jamie O'Neill]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sean O'Sullivan (snooker player)|Sean O'Sullivan]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Davison]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rod Lawler]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Wasley]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joel Walker (snooker player)|Joel Walker]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robbie Williams (snooker player)|Robbie Williams]]
}}
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== Calendar ==
The following table outlines the results and dates for all the [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] and major invitational events.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012/13 Calendar|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Tournaments/FullCalendar|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|work=worldsnooker.com|accessdate=18 May 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506013305/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Tournaments/FullCalendar|archivedate=6 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tournament Calendar 2012/2013|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2012&template=2|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=7 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Finals 2012/2013|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2012&template=7|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=7 May 2012}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
|-
! colspan="2" width=90 align="center"| Date<ref group="n">Dates use the month day format</ref>
! width=65|Country
! Rank
! width=235 | Tournament name
! width=180 | Venue
! width=90 | City
! width=160| Winner
! width=160| Runner-up
! width=40| Score 
! width=20| References
|- style="background:#b6fcb6"
| 05–16
| 05–20
| {{flag|AUT}}
| P/A
| [[Austrian Open (snooker)|Austrian Open]]
| [[BRP-Hall]]
| [[Wels]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matthew Couch]]}}
| 6–5
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Austrian Snooker Open 2012 Final Rounds|url=http://snooker-wels.at/ASO2012/Last_16.pdf|publisher=Austrian Snooker Open|accessdate=21 May 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6AhWkteMW?url=http://snooker-wels.at/ASO2012/Last_16.pdf|archivedate=15 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
|- style="background:#b6fcb6"
| 06–07
| 06–10
| {{nowrap|{{flag|ENG}}}}
| P/A
| [[Pink Ribbon (snooker)|Pink Ribbon]]
| [[South West Snooker Academy]]
| [[Gloucester]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]]}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Lines]]
| 4–0
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Pink Ribbon|url=http://southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/2012-pink-ribbon.html|publisher=South West Snooker Academy|accessdate=11 June 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224140048/http://southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/2012-pink-ribbon.html|archivedate=24 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Pink Ribbon Results and Breaks|url=http://southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/2012-pink-ribbon-results.html|publisher=South West Snooker Academy|accessdate=11 June 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610194902/http://southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/2012-pink-ribbon-results.html|archivedate=10 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 06–18
| 06–22
| {{flag|CHN}}
| PT
| {{nowrap|[[Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 1|Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 1]]}}
| [[Zhangjiagang Sports Center]]
| [[Zhangjiagang]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]
| 4–3
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Guotai Liqueur Asian Players Tour Championship Event One (2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=226|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=22 June 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|06–25
|07–01
|{{flag|CHN}}
|WR
|{{nowrap|[[2012 Wuxi Classic|Wuxi Classic]]}}
|[[Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium]]
|[[Wuxi]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
|10–4
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=175 | title=Wuxi Classic (2012) | publisher=Snooker.org | accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ffdf9f;"
| 07–02
| 07–07
| {{flag|THA}}
| NR
| [[2012 Six-red World Championship|Six-red World Championship]]
| [[Montien Riverside Hotel]]
| [[Bangkok]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]]
| 8–4
| <ref>{{cite web|title=SangSom 6 Red World Championship (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=179|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=27 June 2012}}</ref>
|-
|07–09
|07–15
|{{flag|AUS}}
|WR
|[[2012 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]]
|[[Schweppes Centre|Bendigo Stadium]]
|[[Bendigo]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Hawkins]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
|9–3
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=177 | title=Australian Goldfields Open (2012) | publisher=Snooker.org | accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
|- style="background:#b6fcb6"
| 07–12
| 07–15
| {{flag|AUT}}
| P/A
| [[Vienna Snooker Open]]
| [[Theater Dschungel]]
| [[Vienna]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Bedford]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jamie Jones (snooker player)|Jamie Jones]]
| 5–2
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Vienna Snooker Open 2012|url=http://www.viennasnookeropen.at/frmCONTENT2012/index.php/en/|accessdate=7 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813100332/http://www.viennasnookeropen.at/frmCONTENT2012/index.php/en/|archivedate=13 August 2014}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 07–18
| 07–22
| {{flag|ENG}}
| PT
| [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 1|Players Tour Championship – Event 1]]
| [[South West Snooker Academy]]
| [[Gloucester]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Lisowski]]
| 4–3
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event One (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=180|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=13 July 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 08–08
| 08–12
| {{flag|ENG}}
| PT
| [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 2|Players Tour Championship – Event 2]]
| [[South West Snooker Academy]]
| [[Gloucester]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Gould]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]]
| 4–3
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Two (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=181|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 08–23
| 08–26
| {{flag|GER}}
| PT
| {{nowrap|[[European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 1|European Tour – Event 1]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2012 [[Paul Hunter Classic]].</ref>}}
| Stadthalle
| [[Fürth]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Joe Swail]]
| 4–1
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Betfair European Tour Event One (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=187|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 09–05
| 09–09
| {{flag|ENG}}
| PT
| [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3|Players Tour Championship – Event 3]]
| [[South West Snooker Academy]]
| [[Gloucester]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rod Lawler]]
| {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Marco Fu]]
| 4–2
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Three (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=189|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| 09–11
| 09–14
| {{flag|HKG}}
| NR
| [[2012 General Cup|General Cup]]
| [[General Snooker Club]]
| [[Hong Kong]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]]
| 7–6
| <ref>{{cite web|title=General Cup (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=319|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref>
|-
|09–17
|09–23
|{{flag|CHN}}
|WR
|[[2012 Shanghai Masters|Shanghai Masters]]
|[[Shanghai Indoor Stadium|Shanghai Grand Stage]]
|[[Shanghai]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]]
|10–9
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=182|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 09–23
| 09–27
| {{flag|CHN}}
| PT
| {{nowrap|[[Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 2|Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 2]]}}
| [[Yixing Sports Centre]]
| [[Yixing]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]]
| 4–0
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event Two (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=227|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 08–16
| 08–18
| {{flag|ENG}}
| rowspan="2"| PT
| rowspan="2"| [[European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 2|European Tour – Event 2]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2012 [[Gdynia Open]].</ref>
| [[English Institute of Sport – Sheffield|World Snooker Academy]]
| [[Sheffield]]
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]]
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jamie Burnett]]
| rowspan="2"| 4–3
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Betfair European Tour Event Two (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=193|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 10–05
| 10–07
| {{flag|POL}}
| [[Gdynia Sports Arena]]
| [[Gdynia]]
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 10–17
| 10–21
| {{flag|BEL}}
| PT
| [[European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 3|European Tour – Event 3]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2012 [[Antwerp Open (snooker)|Antwerp Open]] and 2012 Belgian Open.</ref>
| [[Lotto Arena]]
| [[Antwerp]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
| 4–1
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Betfair European Tour Event Three (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=195|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| 10–27
| 10–28
| {{flag|ENG}}
| NR
| [[2012 World Seniors Championship|World Seniors Championship]]
| [[Mountbatten Centre]]
| [[Portsmouth]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nigel Bond]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Tony Chappel]]
| 2–0
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=196|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|10–28
|11–04
|{{flag|CHN}}
|WR
|{{nowrap|[[2012 International Championship|International Championship]]}}
|[[Sichuan International Tennis Center]]
|[[Chengdu]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]]
|10–8
|<ref>{{cite web|title=International Championship (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=185|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 11–05
| 11–09
| {{flag|CHN}}
| PT
| {{nowrap|[[Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3|Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 3]]}}
| [[Henan Province Sports Stadium]]
| [[Zhengzhou]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Hang (snooker player)|Li Hang]]
| 4–3
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event Three (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=230|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 11–11
| 11–14
| {{flag|ENG}}
| PT
| [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 4|Players Tour Championship – Event 4]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2012 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy and the 2012 [[Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup]].</ref>
| [[South West Snooker Academy]]
| [[Gloucester]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]]
| 4–2
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Four (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=197|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 11–15
| 11–18
| {{flag|BUL}}
| PT
| [[European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 4|European Tour – Event 4]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2012 [[Bulgarian Open]].</ref>
| [[Princess Hotel Sofia|Princess Hotel]]
| [[Sofia]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]]
| 4–0
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Betfair European Tour Event Four (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=202|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| 08–16
| 11–25
| {{flag|ENG}}
| NR
| [[2012 Premier League Snooker|Premier League]]
| [[Grimsby Auditorium]]
| [[Grimsby]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]]
| 7–2
| <ref>{{cite web|title=PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker – Finals (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=184|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|{{nowrap|12–01}}
|{{nowrap|12–09}}
|{{flag|ENG}}
|WR
|{{nowrap|[[2012 UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]]}}
|[[Barbican Centre, York|Barbican Centre]]
|[[York]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]]
|10–6
|<ref>{{cite web|title=williamhill.com UK Championship (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=198|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 12–13
| 12–16
| {{flag|SCO}}
| PT
| [[European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 5|European Tour – Event 5]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2012 [[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]].</ref>
| [[Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility|Ravenscraig Sports Facility]]
| [[Ravenscraig]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Anthony McGill]]
| 4–2
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Betfair European Tour Event Five (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=203|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 11–26
| 11–27
| {{flag|ENG}}
| rowspan="2"| PT
| rowspan="2"| [[European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 6|European Tour – Event 6]]<ref group="n">Event also known as the 2013 Munich Open and the 2013 [[FFB Open]].</ref>
| [[English Institute of Sport – Sheffield|World Snooker Academy]]
| [[Sheffield]]
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Dott]]
| rowspan="2"| 4–3
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Betfair European Tour Event Six (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=247|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=2 January 2013}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="beige"
| 01–04
| 01–06
| {{flag|GER}}
| [[Event Forum]]
| [[Fürstenfeldbruck]]
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| 01–13
| 01–20
| {{flag|ENG}}
| NR
| [[2013 Masters (snooker)|Masters]]
| [[Alexandra Palace]]
| [[London]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]]
| 10–6
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Betfair Masters (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=217|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="ffdf9f"
| 01–25
| 01–27
| {{flag|ENG}}
| NR
| [[2013 Snooker Shoot-Out|Snooker Shoot Out]]
| [[Blackpool Tower#Tower Circus|Circus Arena]]
| [[Blackpool]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Gould]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
| 1–0
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Betfair Snooker Shoot-Out (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=218|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|01–30
|02–03
|{{flag|GER}}
|WR
|[[2013 German Masters|German Masters]]
|[[Tempodrom]]
|[[Berlin]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ali Carter]]
|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Marco Fu]]
|9–6
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Betfair German Masters (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=200|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|02–11
|02–17
|{{nowrap|{{flag|WAL}}}}
|WR
|[[2013 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
|[[Newport Centre (Wales)|Newport Centre]]
|[[Newport, Wales|Newport]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
|9–8
|<ref>{{cite web|title=BetVictor Welsh Open (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=219|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|02–25
|03–03
|{{flag|CHN}}
|WR
|[[2013 World Open (snooker)|World Open]]
|[[Hainan International Convention And Exhibition Center|Hainan International Exhibition Center]]
|[[Haikou]] 
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Matthew Stevens]]}}
|10–4
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Yearly Yuan-jiang Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=204|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref>
|- 
| 03–12
| 03–17
| {{flag|IRL}}
| WR
| [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Finals|Players Tour Championship Finals]]
| [[Bailey Allen Hall]]
| [[Galway]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]]
| 4–3
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Dafabet Players Tour Championship Finals (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=223|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| 01–07
| 03–21
| {{flag|ENG}}
| NR
| [[2013 Championship League|Championship League]]
| [[Crondon Park Golf Club]]
| [[Stock, Essex|Stock]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Gould]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ali Carter]]
| 3–2
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Championship League – Winners Group (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=207|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|03–25
|03–31
|{{flag|CHN}}
|WR
|[[2013 China Open (snooker)|China Open]]
|{{nowrap|[[Beijing University Students' Gymnasium]]}}
|[[Beijing]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]]
|10–6
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Bank of Beijing China Open (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=215|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|04–20
|05–06
|{{flag|ENG}}
|WR
|[[2013 World Snooker Championship|World Snooker Championship]]
|[[Crucible Theatre]]
|[[Sheffield]]
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Hawkins]]
|{{nowrap|18–12}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Betfair World Championship (2013)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=224|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> 
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" width=30%
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| WR = [[Snooker world rankings|World ranking]] event
|- bgcolor="beige"
| PT = [[Players Tour Championship]] [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013|2012/13]] event
|- style="background:#b6fcb6"
| P/A = [[Pro–am]] event
|- bgcolor="#ffdf9f"
| NR = Non-ranking event
|}

== Official rankings ==
{{main|Snooker world rankings 2012/2013}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}

=== Seeding revision 1 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! No.
! Ch.
! align="left"; width=160 | Name
! width=75| Points<ref>{{cite web|title=Rankings after 2012 World Championship|date=8 May 2012|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0,,13165~176157,00.pdf|format=PDF|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=19 May 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/69tDLWozD?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0,,13165~176157,00.pdf|archivedate=13 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=World Rankings 2011/2012 Updated after the 2012 World Championship|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=11&season=2011|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| 1 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]] || 74925
|-
| 2 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]] || 68975
|-
| 3 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] || 63560
|-
| 4 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]] || 61400
|-
| 5 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]] || 61320
|-
| 6 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]] || 59685
|-
| 7 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] || 59540
|-
| 8 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] || 56550
|-
| 9 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]}} || 53060
|-
| 10 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Matthew Stevens]] || 52760
|-
| 11 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]] || 52340
|-
| 12 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] || 50065
|-
| 13 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Dott]] || 49445
|-
| 14 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Gould]] || 47290
|-
| 15 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]] || 46945
|-
| 16 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]] || 46600
|}
{{col-3}}

=== Seeding revision 2 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! No.
! Ch.
! align="left"; width=160| Name
! width=75| Points<ref name="Revision 2SS">{{cite web|title=Rankings after 2012 UK PTC 2|date=13 August 2012|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/94/b7/0,,13165~178068,00.pdf|format=PDF|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=13 August 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/69tDQlnFZ?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/94/b7/0,,13165~178068,00.pdf|archivedate=13 August 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 1 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]] || 77485
|-
| 2 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]] || 72075
|-
| 3 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] || 67740
|-
| 4 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]] || 63980
|-
| 5 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]] || 63925
|-
| 6 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] || 62980
|-
| 7 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]] || 61680
|-
| 8 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] || 60670
|-
| 9 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]] || 56220
|-
| 10 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]] || 54245
|-
| 11 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Matthew Stevens]] || 53900
|-
| 12 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]] || 53700
|-
| 13 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] || 53485
|-
| 14 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Dott]] || 52225
|-
| 15 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]}} || 52060
|-
| 16 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Gould]] || 51650
|}
{{col-3}}

=== Seeding revision 3 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! No.
! Ch.
! align="left"; width=160| Name
! width=75| Points<ref name="Revision 3SS">{{cite web|title=Official world rankings issued after the International Championship 2012|date=5 November 2012|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/6a/b9/0,,13165~178538,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=6 November 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6ByNX4PBt?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/6a/b9/0,,13165~178538,00.pdf|archivedate=6 November 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 1 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]] || 79155
|-
| 2 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]] || 76620
|-
| 3 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]] || 72040
|-
| 4 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]] || 67140
|-
| 5 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] || 65180
|-
| 6 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] || 64400
|-
| 7 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]] || 63080
|-
| 8 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] || 59800
|-
| 9 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] || 59670
|-
| 10 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]] || 54575
|-
| 11 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]] || 54280
|-
| 12 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]] || 54125
|-
| 13 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Dott]] || 52740
|-
| 14 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Matthew Stevens]] || 50140
|-
| 15 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ali Carter]] || 47000
|-
| 16 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Hawkins]] || 46915
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}

=== Seeding revision 4 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! No.
! Ch.
! align="left"; width=160| Name
! width=75| Points<ref name="Revision 4SS">{{cite web|title=Official world rankings issued after the williamhill.com UK Championship 2012|date=10 December 2012|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/17/ba/0,,13165~178711,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=10 December 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6CoJ9ZObW?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/17/ba/0,,13165~178711,00.pdf|archivedate=10 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 1 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]] || 81380
|-
| 2 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]] || 79275
|-
| 3 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]] || 70680
|-
| 4 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]] || 68220
|-
| 5 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] || 65540
|-
| 6 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]] || 60320
|-
| 7 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] || 60320
|-
| 8 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] || 56360
|-
| 9 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] || 55430
|-
| 10 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]] || 55255
|-
| 11 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]] || 53840
|-
| 12 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]] || 53165
|-
| 13 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Matthew Stevens]] || 52660
|-
| 14 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Dott]] || 52500
|-
| 15 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ali Carter]] || 51760
|-
| 16 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]] || 50190
|}
{{col-3}}

=== Seeding revision 5 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! No.
! Ch.
! align="left"; width=160| Name
! width=75| Points<ref name="Revision 5SS">{{cite web|title=Official world rankings issued after the China Open 2013|date=2 April 2012|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/b3/bb/0,,13165~179123,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=2 April 2013|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6FZjO85uI?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/b3/bb/0,,13165~179123,00.pdf|archivedate=2 April 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 1 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]] || 80940
|-
| 2 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] || 79460
|-
| 3 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]] || 78320
|-
| 4 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]] || 67020
|-
| 5 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]] || 66940
|-
| 6 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] || 66060
|-
| 7 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]] || 64955
|-
| 8 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]] || 61740
|-
| 9 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]] || 59300
|-
| 10 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] || 58260
|-
| 11 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Dott]] || 56100
|-
| 12 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Matthew Stevens]] || 55060
|-
| 13 || {{fall}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]] || 54765
|-
| 14 || {{rise}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Hawkins]] || 54680
|-
| 15 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ali Carter]] || 52895
|-
| 16 || {{steady}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]] || 51630
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-end}}

== World ranking points ==
{{Main|Snooker world ranking points 2012/2013}}
{{:Snooker world ranking points 2012/2013}}

== Points distribution ==
2012/2013 points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2012/2013 Season|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/67/b3/0,,13165~176999,00.doc|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|format=DOC|accessdate=23 May 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/67sQJcfLr?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/67/b3/0,,13165~176999,00.doc|archivedate=23 May 2012}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center"
|-
! width=60 | Tournament
! width=100| Round →
! width=60 | ''R96''
! width=60 | ''R80''
! width=60 | ''R64''
! width=60 | ''R48''
! width=60 | ''R32''
! width=60 | ''R16''
! width=60 | ''QF''
! width=60 | ''SF''
! width=60 | ''F''
! width=60 | ''W''
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|'''Wuxi Classic'''
| align="left"|{{nowrap|Unseeded loser}}
| 560
| 910
| 1260
| 1610
| 1960
| 2660
| 3500
| 4480
| 5600
| 7000
|-
| align="left" | Seeded loser
| 280
| 455
| 630
| 805
| 980
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|'''Australian Goldfields Open'''
| align="left" | Unseeded loser
| 400
| 650
| 900
| 1150
| 1400
| 1900
| 2500
| 3200
| 4000
| 5000
|-
| align="left" | Seeded loser
| 200
| 325
| 450
| 575
| 700
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|'''Shanghai Masters'''
| align="left"|{{nowrap|Unseeded loser}}
| 560
| 910
| 1260
| 1610
| 1960
| 2660
| 3500
| 4480
| 5600
| 7000
|-
| align="left" | Seeded loser
| 280
| 455
| 630
| 805
| 980
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|'''International Championship'''
| align="left" | Unseeded loser
| 640
| 1040
| 1440
| 1840
| 2240
| 3040
| 4000
| 5120
| 6400
| 8000
|-
| align="left" | Seeded loser
| 320
| 520
| 720
| 920
| 1120
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|'''UK Championship'''
| align="left" | Unseeded loser
| 640
| 1040
| 1440
| 1840
| 2240
| 3040
| 4000
| 5120
| 6400
| 8000
|-
| align="left" | Seeded loser
| 320
| 520
| 720
| 920
| 1120
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|'''German Masters'''
| align="left" | Unseeded loser
| 900
| –
| 1150
| –
| 1400
| 1900
| 2500
| 3200
| 4000
| 5000
|-
| align="left" | Seeded loser
| 450
| –
| 575
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|'''Welsh Open'''
| align="left" | Unseeded loser
| 900
| –
| 1150
| –
| 1400
| 1900
| 2500
| 3200
| 4000
| 5000
|-
| align="left" | Seeded loser
| 450
| –
| 575
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|'''World Open'''
| align="left"| Unseeded loser
| 560
| 910
| 1260
| 1610
| 1960
| 2660
| 3500
| 4480
| 5600
| 7000
|-
| align="left"| Seeded loser
| 280
| 455
| 630
| 805
| 980
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|{{nowrap|'''Players Tour Championship'''}}
| align="left"| Regular events
| –
| –
| 360
| –
| 560
| 760
| 1000
| 1280
| 1600
| 2000
|-
| align="left"| Finals
| –
| –
| –
| –
| 840
| 1140
| 1500
| 1920
| 2400
| 3000
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|'''China Open'''
| align="left" | Unseeded loser
| 560
| 910
| 1260
| 1610
| 1960
| 2660
| 3500
| 4480
| 5600
| 7000
|-
| align="left" | Seeded loser
| 280
| 455
| 630
| 805
| 980
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
|rowspan="2" align="left"|{{nowrap|'''World Championship'''}}
| align="left" | Unseeded loser
| 800
| 1300
| 1800
| 2300
| 2800
| 3800
| 5000
| 6400
| 8000
| 10000
|-
| align="left" | Seeded loser
| 400
| 650
| 900
| 1150
| 1400
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|}

== Notes ==
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==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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{{Snooker season 2012/2013}}
{{Snooker seasons nav}}
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[[Category:Seasons in snooker|2012]]
[[Category:2012 in snooker|Season 2013]]
[[Category:2013 in snooker|Season 2012]]