European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 1
# European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 1

The European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 1 (also known as the 2013 Victoria Bulgarian Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–9 June 2013 at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost 2–4 against David Gilbert in the last 64.

John Higgins won his 41st professional title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–1 in the final. Ronnie O'Sullivan played in his first tournament outside of England since 2012 China Open, and he reached the semi-finals, where he lost to Higgins.

## Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:

| | Prize fund | Ranking $points^1$ |
| - | - | - |
| 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

### Preliminary round

Best of 7 frames

| Luchezar Gergov | 0–4 | Oliver Brown |
| - | - | - |
| Lachezar Rusakov | 0–4 | Ryan Causton |
| Gary Steele | 1–4 | Nikolai Vlashev |
| Damail Tugov | 2–4 | Ivelin Boyanov |
| Matthew Day | 4–1 | Ivan Kupov |
| Tiberiu Teodoru | 0–4 | Joe Steele |

### Main rounds

**Top half**

**Section 1**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ivaylo Pekov | Ivaylo Pekov | 0 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 2 | | | | | | |
| Krasimir Kameshev | Krasimir Kameshev | 0 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 4 | | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 1 | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 3 | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | | |
| Julian Petrov | Julian Petrov | 0 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 1 |
| | | | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 0 | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | |
| Konstantin Gochev | Konstantin Gochev | 0 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 4 | Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cosmin Constantin | Cosmin Constantin | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

**Top half**

**Section 2**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stanislav Hadvipopov | Stanislav Hadvipopov | 0 | | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 3 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 4 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Causton | Ryan Causton | 0 | | | | | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | w/o | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 2 |
| Lee Spick | Lee Spick | w/d | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ahmed Saif | Ahmed Saif | 0 | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 0 | | | |
| Sidney Wilson | Sidney Wilson | 0 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | John Astley | John Astley | 0 | | | | | | |
| John Astley | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

**Top half**

**Section 3**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 1 | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | Michael White | Michael White | 2 | | | | | | |
| Craig Barber | Craig Barber | 1 | | | | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 3 | | | |
| Nikola Kemilev | Nikola Kemilev | 0 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | | |
| Nikolai Vlashev | Nikolai Vlashev | 2 | | | | | | | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 4 |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 |
| Hristo Sirakov | Hristo Sirakov | 0 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | |
| Paul Croitoru | Paul Croitoru | 1 | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 0 | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 3 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Clark | Ryan Clark | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

**Top half**

**Section 4**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 4 | Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 1 | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Harvey | Sam Harvey | 1 | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 2 | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | |
| Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 2 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 4 | David Grace | David Grace | 1 | | | | | | |
| Rareș Șinca | Rareș Șinca | 0 | | | | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Christopher Keogan | Christopher Keogan | 0 | Mark King | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | 0 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 3 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

**Bottom half**

**Section 5**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgi Velichkov | Georgi Velichkov | 0 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 2 | Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 4 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | w/o | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | w/d | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 1 | | | | | | |
| Nikolai Hristov | Nikolai Hristov | 0 | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 0 |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 |
| Hans Blanckaert | Hans Blanckaert | 0 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark Vincent | Mark Vincent | 0 | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 0 | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | |
| Toma Cristian Marinescu | Toma Cristian Marinescu | 0 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bratislav Krustev | Bratislav Krustev | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

**Bottom half**

**Section 6**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 4 | Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 2 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 1 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | | Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 1 | | | |
| Darren Cook | Darren Cook | 2 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 3 | | | | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 4 | Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 4 | | | | | | |
| Julian Serbeski | Julian Serbeski | 0 | | | | | | | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 1 |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 |
| Ivelin Boyanov | Ivelin Boyanov | 0 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 1 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 1 | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | w/o | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 1 | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | w/d | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | w/o | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | w/d | | | | | | | | | |

**Bottom half**

**Section 7**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Vinnie Calabrese | Vinnie Calabrese | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 0 | | | | | | |
| Lee Page | Lee Page | 2 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | |
| Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 1 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 3 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 1 |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 3 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kashif Khan | Kashif Khan | 0 | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | | | |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 1 | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Steele | Joe Steele | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

**Bottom half**

**Section 8**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 3 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 1 | | | | | | |
| Filipe Cardoso | Filipe Cardoso | 0 | | | | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 1 | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 3 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 4 | Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wild | Michael Wild | 0 | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 |
| Dimitar Mehandjiiski | Dimitar Mehandjiiski | 0 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | |
| Salim Otti | Salim Otti | 0 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 1 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | Sanderson Lam | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

**Finals**

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 2 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 1 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 1 |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | |
