Welcome to neilrobertson.net, the official web site of Australian snooker professional Neil Robertson.
In 2010, Neil collected two professional titles: the World Championship and the World Open. He also joined an elite group of just 8 professional players (at the time) to have held the #1 world ranking, since rankings officially commenced in 1975.
In 2011, Neil added to his trophy cabinet with PTC6, the first professional tournament ever held in Poland, and PTC8 the inaugural Alex Higgins International Trophy held in Ireland.
In 2012, Neil claimed his first Masters title in January, becoming just the 11th professional player to have won both the World Championship and The Masters. He was also Runner-Up in the Grand Finals of the Players Tour Championship, claimed the ET2 title in Gdynia, Poland, and was Runner-Up in the inaugural International Championship in Chengdu, China.
In 2013, Neil was the Runner-Up at The Masters, Runner-Up at the PTC Grand Final, and won the China Open and Wuxi Classic. Neil's first ranking victory in China also made him the most successful professional from outside the UK. Neil was also Runner-Up in the 3rd Australian Goldfields Open, and won his first UK Championship.
In 2014, Neil was the Runner-Up at the China Open, won the Wuxi Classic, and was Runner-Up at the Australian Open.
In 2015, Neil was the Runner-Up at The Masters, won the Gdynia Open/ET6, won the Champion of Champions, and won the UK Championship.
03 May 2010: Australia has a new world champion
Neil defeated Graeme Dott 18-13 to claim his first world title, and extend his record to 5 wins from 5 ranking event finals, with 1 victory in each of the last 5 calendar years. Read about how Australia welcomed home their World Champion.
Neil's post-match interview:
Grand Prix 2009
Bahrain Championship 2008
Welsh Open 2007
Grand Prix 2006
Latest Results:
17 December: Scottish Open - Final
Neil came from 4-8 down to defeat Cao Yupeng 9-8 and claim the Scottish Open title.
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16 December: Scottish Open - Semi Final
Neil defeated John Higgins 6-3 to advance to the Final.
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15 December: Scottish Open - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Xiago Guodong 5-4 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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14 December: Scottish Open - Round 3 and 4
Neil defeated Chris Totten 4-0 and David Grace 4-2 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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13 December: Scottish Open - Round 2
Neil defeated Liam Highfield 4-2 to advance to Round 3.
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12 December: Scottish Open - Round 1
Neil defeated Rod Lawler 4-0 to advance to Round 2.
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05 December: UK Championship - Round 3
Neil was defeated 6-5 by Mark Joyce.
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02 December: UK Championship - Round 2
Neil defeated Ken Doherty 6-2 to advance to Round 3.
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30 November 2017: UK Championship - Round 1
Neil defeated Rod Lawler 6-1 to advance to Round 2.
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23 November 2017: Northern Ireland Open - Round 3
Neil was defeated 4-3 by Robert Milkins.
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22 November 2017: Northern Ireland Open - Round 2
Neil defeated Billy Joe Castle 4-0 to advance to Round 3.
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20 November 2017: Northern Ireland Open - Round 1
Neil defeated Jamie Jones 4-1 to advance to Round 2.
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09 November 2017: Champion of Champions - Round 1
Neil was defeated 4-1 by Ronnie O'Sullivan.
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01 November 2017: International Championship - Round 3
Neil was defeated 6-2 by Robbie Williams.
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31 October 2017: International Championship - Round 2
Neil trailed 0-3, 1-4, and 2-5 before winning the last four frames to defeat Matt Selt 6-5 to advance to Round 3.
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29 October 2017: International Championship - Round 1
Neil defeated Gary Wilson 6-2 to advance to Round 2.
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20 October 2017: English Open - Quarter Final
Neil was defeated 5-3 by Anthony McGill.
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19 October 2017: English Open - Round 3 and 4
Neil defeated Jimmy Robertson 4-2 and Aditya Mehta 4-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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18 October 2017: English Open - Round 2
Neil defeated Li Hang 4-3 to advance to Round 3.
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17 October 2017: English Open - Round 1
Neil defeated Billy Joe Castle 4-0 to advance to Round 2.
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13 October 2017: Shanghai Masters Qualifier
Neil was defeated 5-2 by Chris Totten.
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05 October 2017: European Masters - Round 3
Neil was defeated 4-2 by Mark Williams.
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04 October 2017: European Masters - Round 2
Neil defeated Peter Ebdon 4-0 to advance to Round 3.
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02 October 2017: European Masters - Round 1
Neil defeated Fang Xiongman 4-0 with breaks of 76, 134, 80, and 100, to advance to Round 2.
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27 September 2017: International Championship Qualifier
Neil defeated Craig Steadman 6-2 to qualify for the final stages in China in October.
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21 September 2017: World Open - Round 3
Neil was defeated 5-4 by Mark Allen in Round 3.
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20 September 2017: World Open - Round 2
Neil defeated Ben Woollaston 5-4 to advance to Round 3.
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18 September 2017: World Open - Round 1
Neil defeated Noppon Saengkham 5-1 to advance to Round 2.
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July 2017: Hong Kong Masters
Neil defeated Mark Selby 5-3 in the Quarter Finals, defeated Marco Fu 6-4 in the Semi Finals, and defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-3 in the Final to claim the Hong Kong Masters.
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July 2017: World Cup
Neil and his teammate Kurt Dunham represented Australia in the World Cup, narrowly missing the knock-out stages by finishing third in group C on 12 points.
Group Results:
Malta 3-2 Australia
Australia 4-1 Pakistan
Australia 4-1 Switzerland
Iran 4-1 Australia
England 4-1 Australia
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June 2017: Riga Masters
Neil was defeated 4-3 by Lukas Kleckers in Round 1.
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24 April 2017: World Championship - Round 2
Neil was defeated 13-11 by Marco Fu.
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23 April 2017: World Championship - Round 2
At the end of the first of three sessions Neil and Marco Fu were level at 4-4, and at the end of their second session they were level at 8-8.
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20 April 2017: World Championship - Round 1
Neil defeated Noppon Saengkham 10-4 to advance to Round 2.
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19 April 2017: World Championship - Round 1
At the end of the first of two sessions Neil leads Noppon Saengkham 8-1. In frame 6 Neil compiled his 500th career century, becoming just the 4th player to achieve this milestone.
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6-12 March 2017: Players Championship
Neil defeated Barry Hawkins 5-0 in Round 1, but was defeated by Ali Carter 5-3 in the Quarter Finals.
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1-5 March 2017: Gibraltar Open
Neil defeated Jaspal Bamotra 4-0, Chris Wakelin 4-2, Rhys Clark 4-2, and Jamie Jones 4-0 to reach the Quarter Finals, where he was defeated 4-2 by Ryan Day.
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15 February 2017: Welsh Open - Round 2
Neil was defeated 4-3 by Lee Walker.
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13 February 2017: Welsh Open - Round 1
Neil defeated Jimmy White 4-1 to advance to Round 2.
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09 February 2017: World Grand Prix - Round 2 & Quarter Final
Neil defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals, but was defeated 4-2 by Barry Hawkins.
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08 February 2017: World Grand Prix - Round 1
Neil defeated Ricky Walden 4-2 to advance to Round 2.
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02 February 2017: German Masters - Round 1
Neil was defeated 5-4 by Ben Woollaston.
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19 January 2017: The Masters - Quarter Final
Neil was defeated 6-3 by Ronnie O'Sullivan.
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17 January 2017: The Masters - Round 1
Neil defeated Ali Carter 6-3 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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15 December 2016: Scottish Open - Round 3 & 4
Neil defeated Joe Swail 4-2 to advance to Round 4, and was defeated 4-3 by Marco Fu.
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14 December 2016: Scottish Open - Round 2
Neil defeated Gary Wilson 4-2 to advance to Round 3.
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13 December 2016: Scottish Open - Round 1
Neil defeated Thor Chaun Leong 4-1 to advance to Round 2.
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09 December 2016: German Masters Qualifiers - Round 2
Neil defeated Christopher Keogan 5-1 to qualify for the final stages in February.
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08 December 2016: German Masters Qualifiers - Round 1
Neil defeated Lee Walker 5-2 to advance to Round 2.
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24 November 2016: UK Championship - Round 1
Neil was defeated 6-3 by Peter Lines.
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08 November 2016: Champion of Champions - Round 1
Neil was defeated 4-2 by Stuart Bingham.
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02 November 2016: China Championship - Round 1
Neil was defeated 6-5 by Michael Holt.
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26 October 2016: International Championship - Round 3
Neil was defeated 6-2 by Joe Perry.
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25 October 2016: International Championship - Round 2
Neil defeated Anthony Hamilton 6-4 to advance to Round 3.
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23 October 2016: International Championship - Round 1
Neil defeated Oliver Lines 6-0 to advance to Round 2.
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13 October 2016: English Open - Round 3
Neil was defeated 4-3 by Xiao Guodong.
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12 October 2016: English Open - Round 2
Neil defeated Duane Jones 4-1 to advance to Round 3.
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11 October 2016: English Open - Round 1
Neil defeated Hamza Akbar 4-1 to advance to Round 2.
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08 October 2016: European Masters - Semi Final
Neil was defeated 6-0 by Ronnie O'Sullivan.
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07 October 2016: European Masters - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Anthony McGill 4-2 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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05 October 2016: European Masters - Round 2
Neil defeated Rhys Clark 4-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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03 October 2016: European Masters - Round 1
Neil defeated Graeme Dott 4-2 to advance to Round 2.
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30 September 2016: International Championship Qualifier
Neil defeated Sam Craigie 6-5 to qualify for the final stages in October.
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28 September 2016: European Masters Qualifier - Round 2
Neil defeated Oliver Lines 4-1 to qualify for the final stages in October.
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27 September 2016: European Masters Qualifier - Round 1
Neil defeated Boonyarit Kaettikun 4-1 to advance to Round 2.
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21 September 2016: Shanghai Masters - Round 1
Neil was defeated 5-2 by Ryan Day.
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30 July 2016: World Open - Semi Final
Neil was defeated 6-2 by Joe Perry.
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29 July 2016: World Open - Quarter Final
Neil defeated David Gilbert 5-2 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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28 July 2016: World Open - Round 3
Neil defeated Ryan Day 5-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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27 July 2016: World Open - Round 2
Neil defeated Thor Chaun Leong 5-1 to advance to Round 3.
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26 July 2016: World Open - Round 1
Neil defeated Ian Burns 5-2 to advance to Round 2.
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24 June 2016: Riga Masters - Quarter Final, Semi Final, Final
Neil defeated Judd Trump 4-1, Darren Morgan 5-0, and Michael Holt 5-2 to claim the Riga Masters.
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23 June 2016: Riga Masters - Rounds 2 & 3 Neil defeated Stuart Carrington 4-1 and Matthew Stevens 4-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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22 June 2016: Riga Masters - Round 1 Neil defeated Michael Georgiou 4-1 to advance to Round 2.
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02 June 2016: Riga Masters Qualifiers Neil defeated Michael Collumb 4-2 to qualify for the Riga Masters in Latvia.
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31 May 2016: World Open Qualifiers Neil defeated Sydney Wilson 5-4 to qualify for the World Open in Yushan, China.
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19 April 2016: World Championship - Round 1 Neil was defeated 10-6 by Michael Holt.
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28 March 2016: China Open - Round 1 Neil was defeated 5-3 by Noppon Saengkham.
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08 March 2016: World Grand Prix - Round 1 Neil was defeated 4-3 by Peter Ebdon.
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21 February 2016: Welsh Open - Final Neil finished Runner-Up at the Welsh Open, defeated 9-5 in the final by Ronnie O'Sullivan.
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20 February 2016: Welsh Open - Semi Final Neil defeated Mark Allen 6-4 to advance to the Final.
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19 February 2016: Welsh Open - Quarter Final Neil defeated Ding Junhui 5-2 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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18 February 2016: Welsh Open - Round 4 Neil defeated Marco Fu 4-2 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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17 February 2016: Welsh Open - Round 3 Neil defeated Anthony McGill 4-2 to advance to the Last 16.
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16 February 2016: Welsh Open - Round 2 Neil defeated Stuart Carrington 4-1 to advance to Round 3.
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15 February 2016: Welsh Open - Round 1 Neil defeated Fraser Patrick 4-3 to advance to Round 2.
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10 February 2016: China Open Qualifier Neil defeated Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 5-3 to qualify for the final stages in March.
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15 January 2016: The Masters - Quarter Final Neil was defeated 6-5 by Judd Trump.
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13 January 2016: The Masters - Round 1 Neil defeated Marco Fu 6-0 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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18 December 2015: German Masters Qualifiers Neil was defeated 5-1 by Ashley Hugill in their Round 1 qualifier.
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06 December 2015: UK Championship - Final Neil defeated Liang Wenbo 10-5 to claim the UK Championship for the second time.
This was the first time two players from outside the UK have contested the final of the UK Championship, and Neil's maximum break in frame six was the first time a 147 break has been compiled in the final of a "Triple Crown" tournament.
05 December 2015: UK Championship - Semi Final Neil defeated Mark Selby 6-0 to advance to the Final.
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04 December 2015: UK Championship - Quarter Final Neil defeated John Higgins 6-5 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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03 December 2015: UK Championship - Round 4 Neil defeated Stephen Maguire 6-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals, with breaks of 126, 101, and 113.
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01 December 2015: UK Championship - Round 3 Neil defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6-2 to advance to Round 4.
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29 November 2015: UK Championship - Round 2 Neil defeated Aditya Mehta 6-2 to advance to Round 3.
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27 November 2015: UK Championship - Round 1 Neil defeated Alex Taubman 6-3 to advance to Round 2.
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15 November 2015: Champion of Champions - Final Neil defeated Mark Allen 10-5 to claim the title of Champion of Champions.
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14 November 2015: Champion of Champions - Semi Final Neil defeated Joe Perry 6-4 to advance to the Final.
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12 November 2015: Champion of Champions Neil defeated Rory McLeod 4-0 and Yan Bingtao 6-3 to advance to the Semi Finals of the Champion of Champions.
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29 October 2015: International Championship - Quarter Final Neil was defeated 6-4 by Mark Selby.
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28 October 2015: International Championship - Round 3 Neil defeated Graeme Dott 6-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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27 October 2015: International Championship - Round 2 Neil defeated Fergal O'Brien 6-3 to advance to the Last 16.
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26 October 2015: International Championship - Round 1 Neil defeated Martin O'Donnell 6-2 to advance to Round 2.
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10 October 2015: Ruhr Open (ET3) Neil was defeated 4-3 by James Cahill in Round 1.
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02 October 2015: International Championship - Qualifier Neil defeated Kuldesh Johal 6-3 to qualify for the final stages of the International Championship in China.
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14 - 20 September: Shanghai Masters - Round 1 Neil was defeated 5-4 by Jamie Cope.
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29 June - 05 July: Australian Open - Round 1 Neil was defeated 5-4 by Matt Selt.
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29 April: World Championship - Quarter Final At the end of their second session Neil trailed Barry Hawkins 7-8, and in the third session he was defeated 13-12.
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28 April: World Championship - Quarter Final At the end of their first session Neil trails Barry Hawkins 3-5.
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27 April: World Championship - Round 2 Neil defeated Ali Carter 13-5, with a high break of 145, to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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26 April: World Championship - Round 2 At the end of their second session, Neil leads Ali Carter 11-5.
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25 April: World Championship - Round 2 Neil leads Ali Carter 6-2 at the end of the first of three sessions.
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20 April: World Championship - Round 1 Neil defeated Jamie Jones 10-2 to advance to Round 2.
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19 April: World Championship - Round 1 At the end of their first session Neil leads Jamie Jones 7-2.
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30 March: China Open Neil was defeated 5-4 by Dechawat Poomjaeng in Round 1.
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26 March: Players Championship Grand Final - Round 2 Neil was defeated 4-1 by Mark Davis.
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24 March: Players Championship Grand Final Neil defeated Marco Fu 4-3 to advance to Round 2.
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18 March: World Grand Prix - Round 2 Neil was defeated 4-3 by Mark Davis.
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16 March: World Grand Prix Neil defeated Luca Brecel 4-0 to advance to Round 2.
28 February: Gdynia Open (ET6) Neil defeated Adam Duffy 4-3, Anthony Hamilton 4-0 and Tony Drago 4-0 to advance to the Last 16.
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19 February: Welsh Open - Round 4 Neil was defeated 4-2 by Gary Wilson.
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18 February: Welsh Open - Round 3 Neil defeated Jamie Cope 4-3 to advance to the Last 16.
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16 February: Welsh Open Neil defeated James Cahill 4-0 and David Morris 4-0 to advance to Round 3.
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14 February: China Open - Qualifier Neil defeated Lu Haotian 5-3 to qualify for the China Open in March.
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06 February: German Masters - Quarter Final Neil was defeated 5-4 by Stephen Maguire.
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05 February: German Masters - Round 2 Neil defeated Xiao Guodong 5-0 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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04 February: German Masters Neil defeated Fergal O'Brien 5-0 to advance to Round 2.
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18 January 2015: The Masters - Final Neil finished Runner-Up at The Masters, defeated 10-2 by Shaun Murphy.
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17 January 2015: The Masters - Semi Final
Neil defeated Ronnie O'Sulllivan 6-1 with breaks of 100, 66, 58, and 60 to reach the Final.
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15 January 2015: The Masters - Quarter Final
Neil
defeated Ali Carter 6-1 with breaks of 128, 98, 127, and 94 to reach the Semi Finals.
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13 January 2015: The Masters - Round 1
Neil defeated Robert Milkins 6-4 with breaks of 60, 77, 95, 117 and 76 to reach the Quarter Finals.
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19 December 2014: German Masters Qualifiers
Neil defeated Jamie Jones 5-2 to qualify for the final stages of the German Masters.
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18 December 2014: German Masters Qualifiers
Neil defeated Mitchell Mann 5-4 to advance to Round 2.
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03 December 2014: UK Championship - Round 4
Neil was defeated 6-5 by Graeme Dott in the Last 16.
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02 December 2014: UK Championship - Round 3
Neil defeated Peter Ebdon 6-2 to advance to Round 4.
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30 November 2014: UK Championship - Round 2
Neil defeated Kyren Wilson 6-5 to advance to Round 3.
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27 November 2014: UK Championship
Neil defeated Joe O'Connor 6-0 to advance to Round 2.
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22 November 2014: Ruhr Open (ET4)
Neil defeated Liang Wenbo 4-3 to reach the Quarter Finals but was defeated 4-2 by Stephen Maguire.
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21 November 2014: Ruhr Open (ET4)
Neil defeated Noppon Saengkham 4-2, Jak Jones 4-0, and Craig Steadman 4-2 to reach the Last 16.
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08 November 2014: Champion of Champions - Semi Final
Neil was defeated 6-4 by Judd Trump in the Semi Final.
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07 November 2014: Champion of Champions
Neil defeated Ali Carter 4-0 and Ricky Walden 6-3 to reach the Semi Finals.
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28 October 2014: International Championship - Round 2
Neil was defeated 6-5 by Joe Swail in the Last 32.
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27 October 2014: International Championship
Neil defeated Matt Selt 6-3 to advance to Round 2.
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04 October 2014: Bulgarian Open (ET3)
Neil defeated Steven Hallworth 4-1 to advance to Round 2, but was defeated 4-1 by Gerard Greene.
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23 September 2014: International Open Qualifier
Neil defeated Alex Borg 6-5 to qualify for the final stages in Chengdu.
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10 September 2014: Shanghai Masters
Neil was defeated 5-4 by Michael White in Round 1.
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24 August 2014: Paul Hunter Classic (ET2)
Neil was defeated 4-2 by Dechawat Poomjaeng in the Last 16.
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23 August 2014: Paul Hunter Classic (ET2)
Neil defeated Elliot Slessor 4-3, Jimmy Robertson 4-0, and Anthony McGill 4-3 to advance to the Last 16.
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08 August 2014: Riga Open (ET1)
Neil defeated Ross Muir 4-3 to advance to Round 4 but was defeated 3-4 by Jak Jones.
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02 August 2014: Interview
Pro Snooker Blog have published a comprehensive interview with Neil on a wide range of subjects on and off the table: Part 1 and Part 2.
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06 July 2014: Australian Open - Final
Neil finished Runner-Up, defeated 9-5 by Judd Trump.
In reaching the final, Neil accumulated enough ranking points to reach world #1 for the third time.
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05 July 2014: Australian Open - Semi Final
Neil defeated Mark Davis 6-2 to advance to the Final, with breaks of 84, 80, and 100.
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04 July 2014: Australian Open - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Robert Milkins 5-2 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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03 July 2014: Australian Open - Round 2
Neil defeated Jamie Jones 5-0 to advance to the Quarter Finals, with breaks of 103, 86, 140, and 80.
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02 July 2014: Australian Open - Round 1
Neil defeated Andrew Higginson 5-2 to advance to Round 2.
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29 June 2014: Wuxi Classic - Final
Neil defeated Joe Perry 10-9 to successfully defend his Wuxi Classic title and claim his 10th major ranking title.
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28 June 2014: Wuxi Classic - Semi Final
Neil defeated Barry Hawkins 6-3 to advance to the Final.
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27 June 2014: Wuxi Classic - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Shaun Murphy 5-4 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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26 June 2014: Wuxi Classic
Neil defeated Michael Holt 5-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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25 June 2014: Wuxi Classic
Neil defeated Michael Georgiou 5-3 to advance to Round 3.
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22 June 2014: Wuxi Classic
Neil's first round opponent had to withdraw so Neil received a walk-over into Round 2.
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24 May April 2014: Wuxi Classic Qualifier
Neil defeated Steven Hallworth 5-1 to qualify for the Wuxi Classic in June.
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03 May April 2014: World Championship - Semi Final
Neil finished his third session against Mark Selby level at 12-12, but in the last session was defeated 15-17.
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02 May April 2014: World Championship - Semi Final
At the end of their second session Neil trails Mark Selby 7-9.
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01 May April 2014: World Championship - Semi Final
At the end of the first of four sessions Neil trails Mark Selby 3-5.
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30 April 2014: World Championship - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Judd Trump 13-11 to advance to the Semi Finals.
Neil also compiled a 101 break to complete his remarkable "century of centuries" in a single season.
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29 April 2014: World Championship - Quarter Final
At the end of the first of three sessions Neil trails Judd Trump 2-6.
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28 April 2014: World Championship - Round 2
Neil defeated Mark Allen 13-7 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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27 April 2014: World Championship - Round 2
Neil ended the first of three sessions level with Mark Allen at 4-4, and the second session ahead at 9-7. Neil made 2 centuries taking his season tally to 99.
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24 April 2014: World Championship
Neil defeated Robbie Williams 10-2 to advance to Round 2. Neil made 4 century breaks (132, 103, 140, 102) taking his season tally to 97.
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06 April 2014: China Open - Final
Neil finished Runner-Up in the China Open, defeated 10-5 in the final by Ding Junhui.
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05 April 2014: China Open - Semi Final
Neil defeated Ali Carter 6-2 to advance to the Final.
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04 April 2014: China Open - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Graeme Dott 5-3 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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03 April 2014: China Open - Last 16
Neil defeated Yu Delu 5-4 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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02 April 2014: China Open
Neil defeated Mark Williams 5-4 to advanced to Round 3.
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31 March 2014: China Open
Neil defeated Anthony Hamilton 5-4 to advance to Round 2.
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25 March 2014: Players Championship Finals
Neil was defeated 4-2 by Shaun Murphy in Round 1.
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13 March 2014: Haikou World Open
Neil was defeated 5-4 by Marco Fu in the Last 16.
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12 March 2014: Haikou World Open
Neil defeated Rory McLeod 5-1 to advance to the Last 16.
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10 March 2014: Haikou World Open
Neil defeated Jamie Jones 5-1 to advance to Round 2.
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26 February 2014: Welsh Open
Neil was defeated 4-3 by Mark Williams in the Last 32.
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25 February 2014: Welsh Open
Neil defeated Rory McLeod 4-0 to advance to Round 3.
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21 February 2014: Welsh Open
Neil defeated Lu Haotian 4-1 to advance to Round 2.
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16 February 2014: China Open Qualifiers
Neil defeated Li Yan 5-3 to advance to the finals in Beijing, March 31 - April 6.
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11 February 2014: Championship League - Group 5
Neil finished last after the round robin stages, with 1 win and 5 losses, and is eliminated from the Championship League.
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08 February: Gdynia Open/ET8
Neil defeated Adam Stefanow 4-1 to advance to the Last 64, where he was defeated 4-3 by Alan McManus.
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30 January 2014: German Masters
Neil was defeated 5-1 by Tian Pengfei.
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29 January 2014: German Masters
Neil defeated Liu Chuang 5-1 to advance to Round 2.
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23 January 2014: Championship League - Group 4
Neil finished 2nd after the round robin stages, with 3 wins and 3 losses, eventually losing to Stephen Macguire 3-0 in the Final. Neil now advances to Group 5.
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21 January 2014: Championship League - Group 3
Neil finished 2nd after the round robin stages, with 4 wins and 2 losses, eventually losing to Ryan Day 3-2 in the Semi Final. Neil now advances to Group 4.
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17 January 2014: The Masters
Neil was defeated 6-2 by Stephen Macguire in their Quarter Final.
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15 January 2014: The Masters
Neil defeated Mark Allen 6-5 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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9 January 2014: Championship League - Group 2
Neil finished 3rd in his group on 4 points, with 4 wins and 2 losses, eventually defeated by Joe Perry 3-2 in their Semi Final. Neil now advances to Group 3.
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14 December: World Open Qualifier
Neil defeated Alexander Ursenbacher 5-0 to qualify for the World Open in March.
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12 December: German Masters Qualifier
Neil defeated Ian Burns 5-2 to qualify for the German Masters in January.
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09 December: UK Championship
Neil defeated Mark Selby 10-7 to claim his first UK Championship. Neil becomes just one of eight players and the only overseas players to claim snooker's Triple Crown of the Masters, World title, and UK Championship.
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06 December: UK Championship
Neil defeated Stuart Bingham 9-8 to advance to the Final.
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05 December: UK Championship
Neil defeated Stephen Maguire 6-2 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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04 December: UK Championship
Neil defeated Joe Perry 6-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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03 December: UK Championship
Neil defeated Li Hang 6-3 to advance to Round 4.
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02 December: UK Championship
Neil defeated Robbie Williams 6-1 to advance to Round 3.
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30 November: UK Championship
Neil defeated Dylan Mitchell 6-0 to advance to Round 2.
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23 November: Champion of Champions
Neil was defeated 6-5 by Ronnie O'Sullivan in their Semi Final.
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21 November: Champion of Champions
Neil defeated Martin Gould 4-3 and Ali Carter 6-5 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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10 November: Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup/ET6:
Neil defeated Kurt Maflin 4-1 to reach the Quarter Finals where he was defeated 4-2 by Mark Allen.
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09 November: Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup/ET6:
Neil defeated Fraser Patrick 4-0, Marco Fu 4-3, and Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-2 to advance to the Last 16.
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30 October 2013: International Championship
Neil was defeated 6-5 by Peter Ebdon in the Last 16.
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29 October 2013: International Championship
Neil defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6-1 to advance to the Last 16.
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28 October 2013: International Championship
Neil defeated Alex Davies 6-4 to advance to Round 2.
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18 October 2013: Indian Open
Neil was defeated 4-2 by Ding Junhui in the Quarter Finals.
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17 October 2013: Indian Open
Neil defeated Liang Wenbo 4-2 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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16 October 2013: Indian Open
Neil defeated Rod Lawler 4-2 to advance to Round 3.
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14 October 2013: Indian Open
Neil defeated Noppon Saengkham 4-1 to advance to Round 2, with 3 more century breaks (103, 103, 103).
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05 October 2013: Ruhr Open/ET5
Neil defeated Ahmed Saif 4-0 with 4 centuries in a row (108, 100, 105, 100), then defeated Robert Milkins 4-1 with 2 further centuries (104, 103), but was defeated in the Last 32 by Stuart Bingham 4-2.
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02 October 2013: International Championship Qualifiers
Neil defeated Li Hang 6-2 to qualify for the International Championship.
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20 September 2013: Shanghai Masters - Quarter Final
Neil was defeated 5-2 by Ding Junhui.
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19 September 2013: Shanghai Masters
Neil defeated Mark King 5-3 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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17 September 2013: Shanghai Masters
Neil defeated Wang Yuchen 5-1 to advance to Round 2.
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13 September 2013: General Cup
Neil was defeated in the final by Mark Davis 7-2.
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06 September 2013: 6-Red World Championship
Neil finished Runner-Up, defeated 8-4 by Mark Davis.
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06 September 2013: 6-Red World Championship
Neil defeated Shaun Murphy 6-3 and Stuart Bingham 7-4 to reach the Final of the 6 Red World Championship.
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05 September 2013: 6-Red World Championship
Neil defeated Issara Kaichawong 6-5 and Judd Trump 6-5 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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04 September 2013: 6-Red World Championship
Neil finished the top of the Group C table to qualify for the Knock-out stages:
Neil 5-4 Darren Morgan
Neil 5-1 Joe Perry
Neil 5-0 Jimmy White
Neil 5-2 Dechawat Poomjaeng
Neil 5-1 Amir Sarkhosh
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24 August 2013: Paul Hunter Classic/ET4
Neil was defeated 4-0 by Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.
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16 August 2013: Bluebell Wood Open/ET3
Neil was defeated 4-3 by Liang Wenbo in Round 1.
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11 August 2013: Indian Open Qualifier
Neil defeated Robin Hull 4-3 to advance to the final stages in Delhi in October.
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14 July 2013: Australian Goldfields Open - Final
Neil finished as Runner-Up at the Australian Goldfields Open, defeated 9-6 by Marco Fu.
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13 July 2013: Australian Goldfields Open - Semi Final
Neil defeated Mark Selby 6-3 to advance to the Final.
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12 July 2013: Australian Goldfields Open - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Joe Perry 5-2 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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10 July 2013: Australian Goldfields Open - Last 16
Neil defeated Jamie Cope 5-3 to advance to the Quarter Finals
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08 July 2013: Australian Goldfields Open
Neil defeated Marcus Campbell 5-1 to advance to the Last 16.
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23 June 2013: Wuxi Classic - Final
Neil defeated John Higgins 10-7 to claim his second ranking title in China.
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22 June 2013: Wuxi Classic - Semi Final
Neil defeated Robert Milkins 6-2 to advance to the Final.
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21 June 2013: Wuxi Classic - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Cao Yupeng 5-4 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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20 June 2013: Wuxi Classic - Last 16
Neil defeated Mark King 5-0 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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19 June 2013: Wuxi Classic
Neil defeated Martin Gould 5-2 to advance to the Last 16.
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18 June 2013: Wuxi Classic
Neil defeated Zhu Yinghui 5-2 to advance to the Last 32.
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09 June 2013: Bulgarian Open/ET1
Neil defeated Anthony Hamilton 4-1, Jimmy Robertson 4-2, and Barry Hawkins 4-3 to reach the Final of the Bulgarian Open, but was defeated in the Final 4-1 by John Higgins.
Neil's run to the final gave him enough world ranking points to reclaim the #1 spot.
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07 June 2013: Bulgarian Open/ET1
Neil defeated Iveilo Pekov 4-0, Kurt Maflin 4-2, and Mike Dunn 4-1 to advance to the Last 16.
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28 May 2013: Wuxi Classic Qualifiers
Neil defeated Mohamed Khairy 5-0 to qualify for the Wuxi Classic. In the second frame he compiled his second professional career maximum (147) break.
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09 May 2013: Snooker Hall of Fame
At the sport's annual awards ceremony in London, Neil and 6 other former world champions were inducted into the Snooker Hall of Fame (Terry Griffiths, Joe Johnson, Ken Doherty, Peter Ebdon, Shaun Murphy, Graeme Dott).
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25 April 2013: World Championship - Round 1
Neil was defeated 10-8 by Robert Milkins.
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24 April 2013: World Championship - Round 1
At the end of their first session Neil leads Robert Milkins 5-4.
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31 March 2013: China Open - Final
Neil defeated Mark Selby 10-6 to claim his first ranking event in China.
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29 March 2013: China Open - Semi Final
Neil defeated Stephen Maguire 6-5 to advance to the Final.
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28 March 2013: China Open - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Marcus Campbell 5-2 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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28 March 2013: China Open - Round 2
Neil defeated Mark Allen 5-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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27 March 2013: China Open - Round 1
Neil defeated Jimmy Robertson 5-0 to advance to the Last 16.
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17 March 2013: PTC Finals - Semi Final / Grand Final
Neil defeated Tom Ford 4-3 to reach the Final, but was defeated 4-3 by Ding Junhui.
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16 March 2013: PTC Finals - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Xia Guodong 4-1 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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15 March 2013: PTC Finals
Neil defeated Barry Hawkins 4-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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12 March 2013: PTC Finals
Neil defeated Jamie Burnett 4-2 to advance to the Last 16.
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02 March 2013: World Open - Semi Final
Neil was defeated 6-5 by Matthew Stevens.
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01 March 2013: World Open - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Mark Selby 5-3 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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28 February 2013: World Open - Last 16
Neil defeated Graeme Dott 5-0 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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26 February 2013: World Open
Neil defeated Dominic Dale 5-2 to advance to the Last 16.
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19 February 2013:
Rob Walker and the team at World Snooker couldn't resist the urge to shake things up at the Welsh Open:
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14 February 2013: Welsh Open
Neil defeated Duane Jones 4-3 in Qualifying Round 2, and defeated Ian Burns 4-1 in Round 1, before losing to Stuart Bingham 4-3 in Round 2.
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Tournament Schedule - Season 2012/2013:
Date
Tournament
Location
Status
Jun 18-22
A PTC 1
Zhangjiagang, China
DNE
Jun 25-Jul 1
Wuxi Classic
Wuxi, China
Complete
Jul 2-7
6 Red World Championship
Bangkok, Thailand
DNE
Jul 9-15
Australian Goldfields Open
Bendigo, Australia
Complete
Jul 20-22
UK PTC 1
Gloucester, England
DNE
Aug 10-12
UK PTC 2
Gloucester, England
Complete
Aug 23-26
ET 1 (Paul Hunter Classic)
Fuerth, Germany
Complete
Sep 6
Premier League (vs Mark Selby)
Biddulph, England
Complete
Sep 7-9
UK PTC 3
Gloucester, England
Complete
Sept 11-14
General Cup 2012
Hong Kong, China
Complete
Sep 17-23
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
Complete
Sep 23-27
A PTC 2
Yixing, China
DNE
Sep 27
Premier League (vs Shaun Murphy)
Banbury, England
Complete
Oct 4-7
ET 2 (Gdynia Open)
Gdynia, Poland
Complete
Oct 18
Premier League (vs Stuart Bingham)
Cornwall, England
Postponed
Oct 18-21
ET 3 (Antwerp Open)
Antwerp, Belgium
Complete
Oct 25
Premier League (vs Stuart Bingham)
Guildford, England
Complete
Oct 28-Nov 4
International Championship
China
Complete
Nov 5-9
A PTC 3
Zhengzhou, China
DNE
Nov 10-14
UK PTC 4
Gloucester, England
DNE
Nov 15
Premier League (vs Ding Junhui)
Durham, England
Complete
Nov 15-18
ET 4 (Bulgarian Open)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Complete
Nov 24-25
Premier League Final
Grimsby, England
Complete
Nov 26-27
ET 6 (Munich Open) Qualifiers
Sheffield, England
Complete
Dec 1-9
UK Championship
York, England
Complete
Dec 13-16
ET 5 (Scottish Open)
Ravenscraig, Scotland
Withdrawn
Jan 4-6
ET 6 (Munich Open)
Munich, Germany
Complete
Jan 7-10
Championship League 1
Stock, England
Complete
Jan 13-20
The Masters
London, England
Complete
Jan 21-24
Championship League 2
Stock, England
Complete
Jan 25-27
Snooker Shoot-Out
Blackpool, England
DNE
Jan 30-Feb 3
German Masters
Berlin, Germany
Complete
Feb 11-17
Welsh Open
Newport, Wales
Complete
Feb 25-Mar 3
World Open
Hainan, China
Complete
Mar 12-17
PTC Grand Finals
Galway, Ireland
Complete
Mar 25-31
China Open
Beijing, China
Complete
Apr 20-May 6
World Championship
Sheffield, England
Complete
TBC (To Be Confirmed) | DNE (Did Not Enter) | DNQ (Did Not Qualify)
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02 February 2013: German Masters - Semi Final
Neil was defeated by Ali Carter 6-2.
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01 February 2013: German Masters - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Shaun Murphy 5-4 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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31 January 2013: German Masters
Neil defeated Michael Wasley 5-1, and Andrew Higginson 5-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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30 January 2013: German Masters - Qualifying Round 2
Neil defeated Daniel Wells 5-0 to advance to the Last 32.
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22 January 2013: Championship League - Group 3 Neil was eliminated from Group 3 with 2 wins and 4 losses:
Day 1:
Neil 3-2 Martin Gould
Neil 0-3 Stephen Macguire
Neil 2-3 Judd Trump
Day 2:
Neil 1-3 Mark Selby
Neil 1-3 Ding Junhui
Neil 3-1 Mark Williams
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20 January 2013: The Masters - Final
Neil was defeated 10-6 by Mark Selby, to finish Runner-Up in his first Masters defence.
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19 January 2013: The Masters - Semi Final
Neil defeated Shaun Murphy 6-2 to advance to the Final.
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17 January 2013: The Masters - Quarter Final
Neil defeated Mark Allen 6-5 to advance to the Semi Finals.
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13 January 2013: The Masters - Round 1
Neil defeated Ding Junhui 6-5 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
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10 January 2013: Championship League - Group 2
Neil was defeated by Ali Carter 3-2, Martin Gould 3-1, and Mark Davis 3-1 before losing 3-1 to Martin Gould in the Semi Final of Group 2.
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09 January 2013: Championship League - Group 2
Neil defeated Stephen Maguire 3-1, Stuart Bingham 3-0, and Judd Trump 3-1 to head into the second day of Group 2 in equal first with Ali Carter on the Round-Robin ladder.
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04 January 2013: ET6 (Munich Open)
Neil was defeated 4-3 by Kurt Maflin.
