2013 Azerbaijani presidential election, Reactions, International scandal
The Socialist Group in the European Parliament has distanced itself from the words of the observer mission EP / PACE, stating that the differences between the findings of the delegation of parliamentarians and the OSCE are so far away that it cannot be supported at all. The Greens/EFA Group of the European Parliament said that they do not endorse the statements made by the EP delegation. The Green foreign affairs spokesperson Werner Schulz said,


2013 Azerbaijani presidential election, Reactions, International scandal
The shortcomings of EP's own election observation mission to Azerbaijan call into question the existence of such short-term missions in general... The European Parliament loses credibility with statements ignoring the reality of the situation in the country. A handful of MEPs are endangering the European Parliament's reputation in fighting for human rights, democracy and rule of law.


2013 Azerbaijani presidential election, Reactions, International scandal
European Stability Initiative (ESI) think tank has published a detailed report on observation missions participating in Azerbaijani elections 2013 titled "Disgraced: Azerbaijan and the end of election monitoring as we know it". The report, which was the third one of its kind on Azerbaijan issued by ESI, highlighted the drawbacks of international short-term observer missions, bringing up facts on that many election observers were either bribed by the Azerbaijani government or had some other vested interest in praising the fraudulent elections. Other attempts to investigate the sources of funding of the organizations that observed the elections in Azerbaijan, have proved to be futile, which further reinforced the suspicion that their "experts" were funded by Azerbaijan.


2013 Azerbaijani presidential election, Aftermath
On 12 October around 4,000 people protested against the election results. About ten protesters were arrested, while others were beaten.


2013 B.G. Sports Club season
The 2013 season is B.G. Sports Club's 1st season in the Dhivehi League.


2013 B.G. Sports Club season, Month by Month review, November
BG completed their first signing for the upcoming 2013 Dhivehi League season, Mohamed Shaffaz of Victory Sports Club for one year. BG also completed the signing of VB Addu FC's defenders Ahmed Ashfan, Faruhad Ismail and Club Eagles' striker Ahmed Rilwan and goalkeeper Mohamed Yamaan. Maldives national football team player Ashad Ali, who signed to New Radiant from VB Addu FC for the 2013 season was also released to BG under his request to the New Radiant management. He signed a one-year deal with the club.


2013 B.G. Sports Club season, Month by Month review, December
BG agreed to sell Maldives national under-23 football team defender Ahmed Nooman to Club Eagles. BG started strengthening their team by signing New Radiant young striker Mohamed Imran and midfielder Mohamed Hussain, VB Addu FC's Adam Fazeeh, Victory's defender Ibrahim Sinaz and Valencia goalkeeper Ibrahim Ifrah Areef. Moreover, Vyansa's Ahmed Zaad and Mazhar Abdulla also completed their signing to BG.


2013 B.G. Sports Club season, Month by Month review, January
BG confirmed that Mohamed Shaazly will continue coaching to the club, and appointed Victory's former player and Club Eagles' former assistant coach Ismail Anil as the assistant coach.


2013 BB&T Atlanta Open
The 2013 BB&T Atlanta Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at Atlantic Station in Atlanta, United States between 20 and 28 July 2013. It was the men's first event of the 2013 US Open Series.


2013 BB&T Atlanta Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BB&T Atlanta Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 BB&T Atlanta Open – Doubles
Matthew Ebden and Ryan Harrison were the defending champions, but Ebden decided not to participate. Harrison played alongside his brother Christian Harrison, but lost in the first round to Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo. Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Igor Sijsling won the title, defeating Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–3.


2013 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles
Andy Roddick did not defend his title as he had retired from professional tennis in September 2012.


2013 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles
John Isner won the title after two previous final appearances, defeating Kevin Anderson in the final, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2).


2013 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
The 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award was presented on 15 December from the First Direct Arena in Leeds. It was the 60th presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main titular award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a ten-person shortlist.


2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
The event was presented by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan with musical performances from John Newman and Russell Watson. Sue Barker decided to step down as a presenter after 19 years.


2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
The winner of the main award was tennis player Andy Murray. Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson won the special BBC Sports Personality Diamond Award.


2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Basis of nominations
Prior to 2012, a panel of thirty sports journalists each submit a list of ten contenders. From these contenders a shortlist of ten nominees is determined—currently, in the event of a tie at the end of the nomination process, a panel of six former award winners determined the nominee by a Borda count. The shortlist was announced at the beginning of December, and the winner was determined on the night of the ceremony by a public telephone vote.


2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Basis of nominations
In 2011 the shortlist produced only contained male competitors, which caused media uproar. The selection process for contenders was changed for the 2012 (and future) awards as follows:


2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Basis of nominations
The BBC introduced an expert panel who were asked to devise a shortlist that reflected UK sporting achievements on the national and/or international stage, represented the breadth and depth of UK sports and took into account "impact" within and beyond the sport or sporting achievement in question.


2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Nominees
The nominees for the 2013 award and their share of the votes cast were as follows:


2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Other awards
In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were also announced:


2013 BBL Champions Cup
The 2013 BBL Champions Cup was the eighth edition of the super cup game in German basketball, and was played on September 28, 2013. The game was played in the O2 World in Berlin. Defending Basketball Bundesliga champions Brose Baskets took on BBL-Pokal winners Alba Berlin. Brose Baskets' Rakim Sanders was top scorer in the game, with 19 points. Alba Berlin won its first ever Champions Cup after winning the game 78–79.


2013 BBL-Pokal
The 2013 BBL-Pokal – officially named 2013 Beko BBL-Pokal because of sponsorship reasons – was the 46th season of the German Basketball Cup. It was the 4th season as the League Cup for the BBL. The Final Four was held at the O2 World in Berlin, which gained ALBA Berlin automatic qualification for the tournament. The other 6 participating teams were selected through the standings of the first half of the 2012–13 Basketball Bundesliga.


2013 BBL-Pokal
Home team ALBA Berlin won the BBL-Pokal, by beating ratiopharm Ulm 85–67 in the Final.


2013 BBL-Pokal, Participants
The following six teams qualified based on their standings in the 2012–13 Basketball Bundesliga.


2013 BBL-Pokal, Participants
ALBA Berlin was qualified because the Final Four was played at their home court.


2013 BBVA Compass Bowl
The 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl, the seventh edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on January 5, 2013 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama as part of the 2012–13 NCAA Bowl season. The game, which was telecasted at 12:00 p.m. CT on ESPN, featured the University of Pittsburgh Panthers of the Big East Conference versus the University of Mississippi Rebels of the Southeastern Conference.


2013 BBVA Compass Bowl
This was Pittsburgh's third consecutive appearance in the game, as well as its final game as a member of the Big East before they join the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013. The announced attendance for the game was a BBVA Compass Bowl record 59,135, eclipsing the previous attendance record of 42,610 in the 2010 edition. The University of Mississippi defeated the University of Pittsburgh 38–17.


2013 BC Lions season
The 2013 BC Lions season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. On September 27, the Lions defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to clinch a playoff spot for the 17th straight season, tying the mark for the third longest playoff streak in CFL history. The Lions finished the season in 3rd place in the West Division with an 11–7 record, but lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Semi-Final.


2013 BC Lions season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2013 CFL Draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Lions had seven selections in the draft, including three positions higher in rounds two and three after completing trades with Edmonton.


2013 BC Lions season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate import players. updated 2013-12-16 • 46 active, 8 inactive, 8 practice roster


2013 BCS National Championship Game
The 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game was a postseason college football bowl game that took place on Monday, January 7, 2013, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It featured the No. 1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide. The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42–14 for the national championship and took home the Championship Trophy.


2013 BCS National Championship Game
Alabama was the defending champion and represented the Southeastern Conference, which had participated in and emerged victorious from every standalone BCS Championship Game (since the format was introduced in the 2006–2007 season). Notre Dame did not belong to a conference and was the first independent team to play in the National Championship game since the start of the BCS.


2013 BCS National Championship Game
The National Championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame was anticipated as an historical matchup with a rich tradition in college football. Going into the holiday season after Alabama was assured a spot in the National Championship after beating Georgia in the SEC Championship, sportscasters from both sides weighed in on who was most likely to win. Despite the historical record of, at the time, 5–1 in favor of Notre Dame many sports betting centers had Alabama as a heavy favorite with point spreads favoring Alabama as high as ten points over Notre Dame. Many prominent sports writers predicted Notre Dame to win based on several factors including strong overall defense, an inconsistent Alabama team (often cited as being "exposed" against LSU and Texas A&M), and various intangibles such as destiny and generalized fatigue from the dominant performances of the Southeastern Conference.


2013 BCS National Championship Game
In the aftermath of an Alabama 42 to 14 victory (with the score being 35 to 0 at one point in the game), the BCS National Championship game was considered by Sports Illustrated's Michael Rosenberg to have failed to live up to its hype despite dominating television ratings. Mark Schlabach of ESPN expressed the wish that a playoff system had been in place wherein Oregon or Florida would have played against Alabama. Tom Coyne of Associated Press concluded that Alabama was more talented and physical with better preparation and execution of its game plan than Notre Dame. Specifically, inconsistent tackling, blown coverages, and porous defense were cited by Aaron Ellis of Forbes.com as major detriments to Notre Dame's efforts.


2013 BCS National Championship Game
With the win, Alabama won their second straight BCS championship, their third championship in four years, and their ninth AP championship overall.


2013 BCS National Championship Game, Point spread
While Notre Dame came into the game undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the country, as of January 3, 2013, the point spread on the game according to leading Las Vegas casinos projected Alabama to win by between 9.5 and 10 points. Two billion dollars were expected to be wagered on the game.


2013 BCS National Championship Game, Teams
It was the seventh meeting between Alabama and Notre Dame, but the teams' first since 1987. Heading into the game, Notre Dame led the series 5-1-0, which included two bowl victories. The two teams first met in the 1973 Sugar Bowl, with the Irish defeating the Crimson Tide, 24–23. Following the game, Notre Dame was voted national champions by the Associated Press while Alabama had been declared the champion by UPI in a poll taken prior to this Sugar Bowl contest, the last time the final U.P.I./Coaches poll was announced before the bowl games.


2013 BCS National Championship Game, Teams, Alabama
During the regular season, Alabama led the nation in total defense, giving up 246.00 yards per game, and in rushing defense by allowing 79.77 yards per game. The team also led the SEC in scoring defense (10.7 points per game) and rushing defense (79.9 yards per game), was second in scoring offense (38.5 points per game) and rushing offense (224.62 yards per game).


2013 BCS National Championship Game, Teams, Alabama
Key players for the Crimson Tide were quarterback A. J. McCarron, who led the nation in passing efficiency with a 173.08 rating; cornerback Dee Milliner, a Nagurski Award finalist; linebacker C.J. Mosley, a finalist in the Butkus Award; and center Barrett Jones, the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete/William V. Campbell Trophy recipient and the Rimington Trophy winner. McCarron gained 5,655 yards for Alabama, which include 5,692 passing yards and losing 37 rushing yards. Alabama averaged 224.6 rushing yards per game without allowing a sack all season.


2013 BCS National Championship Game, Teams, Notre Dame
During the regular season, Notre Dame was the national leader in scoring defense (10.3 points per game) and sixth in total defense (286.83 yards per game).


2013 BCS National Championship Game, Teams, Notre Dame
Key players for the Fighting Irish were freshman quarterback Everett Golson, who passed for 2,135 yards for 11 touchdowns and rushed for 305 yards for five touchdowns; senior linebacker and Heisman trophy finalist Manti Te'o, who had 103 tackles and seven interceptions, his third-straight 100-plus tackle season for a career 427 tackles; defensive end Stephon Tuitt, who ranked seventh with others in sacks/game (1.00) and needed two sacks to become the school's single-season record holder; guard Mike Golic Jr., who helped the team averaging more than 200 yards per game in both passing and rushing; and tight end Tyler Eifert, the John Mackey Award winner who caught 44 passes for 624 yards and four touchdowns.


2013 BCS National Championship Game, Starting lineups
Selected in an NFL Draft (number corresponds to draft round)


2013 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2013 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 36th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 28th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Christian Kist was the defending men's champion, having won the title for the first time in 2012, but was knocked out in the first round against Robbie Green. Scott Waites, the third seed and pre-tournament favourite, won his first world championship by defeating Tony O'Shea 7–1, who became the first man to lose his first three BDO World Championship finals. Anastasia Dobromyslova defended her world title by defeating Lisa Ashton & in doing so, won the world championship for the 3rd time.


2013 BDO World Darts Championship
Players from around the globe competed to reach the BBC and ESPN televised finals, which ran from 5 to 13 January at Frimley Green.


2013 BDO World Darts Championship, Format and qualifiers, Men's
The televised stages featured 32 players. The top 16 players in the BDO rankings over the 2011/12 season were seeded for the tournament.


2013 BDO World Darts Championship, Format and qualifiers, Women's
The televised stages featured 8 players. The top 2 players in the WDF/BDO rankings over the 2011/12 season were seeded for the tournament.


2013 BDO World Darts Championship, Prize money
The prize money was £258,000 for the men's event and £16,000 for the women's event.


2013 BDO World Darts Championship, Prize money
There was also a shared 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000, along with a High Checkout prize of £3,000 per event.


2013 BDO World Darts Championship, Results bracket, Men's
The draw for the tournament was made on 13 October 2012 live on ESPN. Final set of the game must be won by two clear legs, in case of a 5-5 a sudden-death leg is played.


2013 BDO World Darts Championship, TV coverage, BBC Sport
BBC Sport coverage is presented by Colin Murray and Bobby George who will present live coverage and highlights. Rob Walker returns as Darts Extra host and reporter during the live coverage. Commentary comes from Tony Green, Vassos Alexander and Jim Proudfoot who replaces David Croft who moved to Sky F1 for 2012.


2013 BDO World Darts Championship, TV coverage, ESPN UK
ESPN coverage is presented by Ray Stubbs who returns to host his 11th Lakeside after previously hosting from 2001 to 2009 on the BBC. He will host with BDO players; Nat Coombs will be relief host and reporter. Commentary is shared with the BBC and comes from Green, Alexander and Proudfoot.


2013 BDO World Darts Championship, TV coverage, ESPN UK
Both channels coverage comes from IMG Sports Media who provide the equipment, build the set, commentary boxes etc. and supply the output for both broadcasters.


2013 BDO World Darts Championship, Statistics, Men
Last updated: 12 January 2013Source: Match reports from the main draw


2013 BDO World Darts Championship, Statistics, Women
Last updated: 13 January 2013Source: Match reports from the main draw


2013 BEC Tero Sasana F.C. season
The 2013 season is BEC Tero Sasana's 17th season in the Thai Premier League of BEC Tero Sasana Football Club.


2013 BFL season
The 2013 season of the Belgian Football League (BFL) is the regular season played in the Belgium. The championship game is the Belgian Bowl XXVI.


2013 BFL season, Regular season, Regular season standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against


2013 BGL Luxembourg Open
The 2013 BGL Luxembourg Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts sponsored by BNP Paribas. It was the 18th edition of the BGL Luxembourg Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 14 October until 20 October 2013.


2013 BGL Luxembourg Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BGL Luxembourg Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2013 BGL Luxembourg Open – Doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, but chose not to participate. Stephanie Vogt and Yanina Wickmayer won the title, defeating Kristina Barrois and Laura Thorpe in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–4.


2013 BGL Luxembourg Open – Singles
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but decided not to participate. Caroline Wozniacki won the title, defeating Annika Beck in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2013 BH Telecom Indoors
The 2013 BH Telecom Indoors was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 11 and 17 March 2013.


2013 BH Telecom Indoors, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BH Telecom Indoors, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 BH Telecom Indoors – Doubles
Dustin Brown and Jonathan Marray were the defending champions but Marray decided not to participate. Brown played alongside Christopher Kas, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mirza Bašić and Tomislav Brkić. Bašić and Brkić defeated Karol Beck and Igor Zelenay 6–3, 7–5 in the final to continue their run as a wildcard pair, to win the title.


2013 BH Telecom Indoors – Singles
Jan Hernych was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Adrian Mannarino defeated Dustin Brown 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) in the final to win the title.


2013 BL76
2013 BL76 is a trans-Neptunian object and centaur from the scattered disk and Inner Oort cloud approximately 30 kilometers in diameter.


2013 BL76
Using an epoch of February 2017, it is the minor planet with the 5th largest heliocentric semi-major axis in the Solar System (larger ones include 2014 FE72, 2012 DR30, and 2005 VX3). 2013 BL76 has a barycentric semi-major axis of ~964 AU, which is the third largest barycentric semi-major axis of any minor planet.


2013 BL76, Possible comet
With an absolute magnitude (H) of 10.8 and an unknown albedo, the object has an estimated diameter of 15–40 km. Since it has not been seen out-gassing, it is not known if it is a comet or not. It might also be a damocloid, a type of minor planet that was originally a comet but lost most of its near-surface volatile materials after numerous orbits around the Sun. It also might be a dormant comet that simply has not been seen outgassing.


2013 BL76, Orbit
2013 BL76 came to perihelion 8.3 AU from the Sun on 27 October 2012, when it reached an apparent magnitude of about 20. In 1927, when it was 100 AU from the Sun, it had an apparent magnitude of about 30.8. For comparison dwarf planet 90377 Sedna had an apparent magnitude of 21.7 when it was 100 AU from the Sun. It comes to opposition at the start of September.


2013 BL76, Orbit
It will not be 50 AU from the Sun until 2045. After leaving the planetary region of the Solar System, 2013 BL76 will have a barycentric aphelion of 1920 AU with an orbital period of 29900 years.


2013 BL76, Orbit
The orbit of 2013 BL76 currently comes closer to Saturn than any of the other giant planets. In a 10 million year integration of the orbit, the nominal (best-fit) orbit acquires a perihelion point of 0.5 AU (inside the orbit of Venus), and one of the 3-sigma clones acquires a perihelion point of only 0.008 AU (1,200,000 km).


2013 BL76, Orbit
2013 BL76 travels in a technically retrograde orbit around the Sun. It is actually orbiting in a plane nearly perpendicular to that of the ecliptic. It has the 55th highest inclination of any known asteroid, after 2010 GW147 and before 2014 HS150.


2013 BMC Racing Team season
The 2013 season for the BMC Racing Team began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2013 BMW Open
The 2013 BMW Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 98th edition of the event, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at the MTTC Iphitos complex in Munich, Germany, from 29 April through 5 May 2013. Third-seeded Tommy Haas won the singles title.


2013 BMW Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 BMW Open – Doubles
František Čermák and Filip Polášek were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together. Čermak played alongside Michal Mertiňák, but lost in the first round to Marcos Baghdatis and Eric Butorac, while Polášek teamed up with Julian Knowle and lost in the semifinals to Jarkko Nieminen and Dmitry Tursunov. Nieminen and Tursunov went on to win the title, defeating Baghdatis and Butorac in the final, 6–1, 6–4.


2013 BMW Open – Singles
Philipp Kohlschreiber was the defending champion but lost in the final to Tommy Haas, 3–6, 6–7(3–7).


2013 BMW Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 BMW PGA Championship
The 2013 BMW PGA Championship was the 59th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, contested 23–26 May at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. Matteo Manassero  of Italy won the tournament on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff with Simon Khan and Marc Warren.


2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open
The 2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the BNP Paribas Katowice Open, in the International category of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at Spodek arena in Katowice, Poland, from April 8 through April 14, 2013.


2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open – Doubles
Lara Arruabarrena and Lourdes Domínguez Lino won the first edition of the tournament, defeating Raluca Olaru and Valeria Solovyeva in the final, 6–4, 7–5.


2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open – Singles
Roberta Vinci won the first edition of the tournament, defeating Petra Kvitová in the final, 7-6(2), 6–1.


2013 BNP Paribas Masters
The 2013 BNP Paribas Masters was a professional tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the tournament, which is part of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, between 28 October and 3 November 2013.


2013 BNP Paribas Masters, Singles main draw entrants, Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players. Ranking and seeding are according to ATP rankings on 21 October 2013. Accumulated points are according to ATP website on 28 October 2013.


2013 BNP Paribas Masters, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Masters, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna were the defending champions, but Bhupathi decided not to participate. Bopanna played alongside Édouard Roger-Vasselin.


2013 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won the title for a third time, defeating Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the final, 6–3, 6–3.


2013 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated the defending champion David Ferrer in the final, 7–5, 7–5, to win the Singles title at the 2013 Paris Masters.


2013 BNP Paribas Open
The 2013 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2013 Indian Wells Masters) was a professional tennis tournament that was played at Indian Wells, California, in March 2013. It was the 40th edition of the men's event (25th for the women), known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2013 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2013 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, United States, from March 7 through March 17, 2013, and were played on outdoor hard courts.


2013 BNP Paribas Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
The 2013 BNP Paribas Open will feature a significant increase in prize money from the previous year, with all players competing for a share of $5,244,125. All prize money is in US Dollars.


2013 BNP Paribas Open, Players, Men's Singles, Other entrants
The following players got wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Open, Players, Men's Doubles, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Open, Players, Women's Singles, Other entrants
The following players got wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Open, Players, Women's Singles, Other entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Open, Players, Women's Doubles, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Doubles
Marc López and Rafael Nadal were the defending champions, but Nadal decided not to participate this year. López played alongside Marcel Granollers, but lost in the second round to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares.


2013 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan won the title, defeating Treat Conrad Huey and Jerzy Janowicz 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] in the final. With the win, the Bryan brothers became the first team to achieve all nine ATP Masters 1000 events.


2013 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Men's Singles title at the 2013 Indian Wells Masters. It was Nadal's third singles title at Indian Wells, his record 22nd ATP Masters 1000 title, and his 53rd title overall.


2013 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost to Nadal in the quarterfinals.


2013 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Doubles
Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but chose not to play together. Huber partnered up with María José Martínez Sánchez, but lost in the first round to Daniela Hantuchová and Anabel Medina Garrigues, whilst Raymond played alongside Samantha Stosur, but lost in the second round to Kimiko Date-Krumm and Casey Dellacqua.


2013 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Doubles
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik 6–0, 5–7, [10–6] in the final.


2013 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match against Caroline Wozniacki.


2013 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Maria Sharapova won her second Indian Wells title, defeating Wozniacki in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2013 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
The 2013 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bordeaux, France between 13 and 19 May 2013.


2013 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Doubles
The defending champions are Martin Kližan and Igor Zelenay, but Kližan decided to compete in the 2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia instead. Christopher Kas and Oliver Marach defeated Nicholas Monroe and Simon Stadler 2–6, 6–4, [10–1] in the final to win the title.


2013 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Singles
Martin Kližan is the defending champion, but decided to compete in the 2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia instead. Gaël Monfils defeated Michaël Llodra in the final 7–5, 7–6(7–5) to win the title.


2013 BRD Arad Challenger
The 2013 BRD Arad Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Arad, Romania between 3 and 9 June 2013.


2013 BRD Arad Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BRD Arad Challenger, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 BRD Arad Challenger – Doubles
Nikola Mektić and Antonio Veić were the defending champions but Mektić chose to not competeVeić chose to compete with Franko Škugor and won the title, defeating Facundo Bagnis and Julio César Campozano 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [11–9] in the final.


2013 BRD Arad Challenger – Singles
Facundo Bagnis was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals. Adrian Ungur won the Romanian final against Marius Copil 6–4, 7–6(7–3).


2013 BRD Brașov Challenger
The 2013 BRD Brașov Challenger was a professional tennis tournament, played on clay courts, that took place in Brașov, Romania from 2 to 8 September, 2013. It was the 18th edition of the BRD Brașov Challenger tournament and part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour.


2013 BRD Brașov Challenger
In singles, Austrian player Andreas Haider-Maurer defeated fellow Austrian Gerald Melzer. In doubles, Ukrainian Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Jaroslav Pospíšil of the Czech Republic defeated Romanian players Teodor-Dacian Crăciun and Petru-Alexandru Luncanu.


2013 BRD Brașov Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BRD Brașov Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as a lucky loser the singles main draw:


2013 BRD Brașov Challenger – Doubles
Marius Copil and Victor Crivoi were the defending champions but Copil decided not to participate. Crivoi played alongside Patrick Ciorcilă, but lost to Jamie Delgado and Jordan Kerr in the first round.


2013 BRD Brașov Challenger – Doubles
Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Jaroslav Pospíšil defeated Teodor-Dacian Crăciun and Petru-Alexandru Luncanu in the finals 6–3, 6–1.


2013 BRD Brașov Challenger – Singles
Andreas Haider-Maurer is the defending champion, and successfully defended his championship by defeating Gerald Melzer in all-Austrian final by a score of 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 6–2.


2013 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy
The 2013 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts and held in Bucharest, Romania, from 21 to 28 April 2013. It was the 21st edition of the BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. The total financial commitment by this tournament was € 467,800.


2013 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy
It was an anniversary edition of the tournament, celebrating 40 years since Ilie Năstase became the first ever No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings.


2013 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Doubles
Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, but Lindstedt decided to participate in Barcelona instead. Tecău successfully defended the title alongside Max Mirnyi, defeating Lukáš Dlouhý and Oliver Marach in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–6].


2013 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Singles
Gilles Simon was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Lukáš Rosol. Rosol went on to win his first ATP World Tour title of his career, defeating Guillermo García-López in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2013 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 BRD Timișoara Challenger
The 2013 BRD Timișoara Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Timișoara, Romania between 30 June and 9 July 2013.


2013 BRD Timișoara Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 BRD Timișoara Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2013 BRD Timișoara Challenger – Doubles
Goran Tošić and Denis Zivkovic were the defending champions; however, Tošić did not participate. Zivkovic teamed up with Vahid Mirzadeh and lost to Radu Albot and Victor Crivoi in the Quarterfinals. Jonathan Eysseric and Nicolas Renavand defeated Ilija Vučić and Miljan Zekić 6–7(8–6), 6–2, [10–7] in the finals.


2013 BRD Timișoara Challenger – Singles
Victor Hănescu was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Andreas Haider-Maurer defeated Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to take the title.


2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship
The 2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Duratec single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2013 season was the inaugural BRDC Formula 4 Championship organized by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The season began at Silverstone Circuit on 27 April and ended on 29 September at Donington Park. The series had eight triple header events all held in the United Kingdom.


2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship
Jake Hughes became the first drivers' champion after taking four race wins. He finished ahead of HHC Motorsport's driver Charlie Robertson, who won in Brands Hatch and Donington Park. Hillspeed's driver Seb Morris completed the top three in the drivers' standings.


2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship, Calendar and results
The Brands Hatch (18–19 May) and Snetterton (15–16 June) weekends were in support of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and British GT respectively.


2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship, Standings, "Who zooms" award
This award was for the driver who made the most passes over the season.


2013 BS45
2013 BS45 (also written 2013 BS45) is a horseshoe companion to the Earth like 3753 Cruithne. Like Cruithne, it does not orbit the Earth in the normal sense and at times it is on the other side of the Sun, yet it still periodically comes nearer to the Earth in sort of halo orbit before again drifting away. While not a traditional natural satellite, it does not quite have normal heliocentric orbit either and these are sometimes called quasi-satellties or horseshoe orbits.


2013 BS45, Discovery, orbit and physical properties
2013 BS45 was discovered by James V. Scotti on 20 January 2013, observing for the Spacewatch project from Kitt Peak (KPNO). Its orbit is characterized by low eccentricity (0.084), low inclination (0.77º) and a semi-major axis of 0.993 AU; it is the most Earth-like among those of asteroids moving in Earth-like orbits. Upon discovery, it was classified as an Aten asteroid but also an Earth crosser by the Minor Planet Center. Its orbit is well determined; as of 26 August 2015, its orbit is based on 96 observations spanning a data-arc of 375 days. 2013 BS45 has an absolute magnitude of 25.9 which gives a characteristic diameter of 30 m. Radar observations indicate that it may be a very rapid rotator with a period of just a few minutes.


2013 BS45, Horseshoe companion to the Earth and orbital evolution
Recent calculations indicate that it follows a horseshoe orbit with respect to the Earth. Its orbital evolution is highly chaotic and its orbit is difficult to predict beyond a few thousand years. As for the available data, it had its closest encounter ever with Earth on 12 February 2013 at 0.013 AU, closer than in 1934, the previously closest approach at 0.014 AU. The next approach closer than 0.020 AU will take place on 2 September 2090 at 0.016 AU. Its orbit matches the expected properties of that of an object in the Arjuna class.


2013 BS45, Origin
2013 BS45 may have originated within the Venus-Earth-Mars region; alternatively, it may have come from the main asteroid belt like other Near-Earth Objects, then transitioned to an Amor-class asteroid before entering Earth's co-orbital region.


2013 BSWW Mundialito
The 2013 BSWW Mundialito was a beach soccer tournament that took place at Praia de Canide Norte in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, from 26 July to 28 July 2013. This competition with 4 teams was played in a round-robin format.


2013 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
The 2013 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix is the seventh season of the BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix.


2013 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix, Results, Performance by countries
Tabulated below are the Grand Prix performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:


2013 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships
The 2013 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships were held from 5 to 10 November 2013 in Dortmund, Germany.


2013 BWF Super Series
The 2013 BWF Super Series is the seventh season of the BWF Super Series. The season started with Premier series in Korea and ended in Hong Kong. The Masters Finals was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2013 BWF Super Series, Results, Performance by countries
Tabulated below are the Super Series performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:


2013 BWF Super Series Finals
The 2013 BWF Super Series Finals was a top level badminton competition which was held from December 11 to December 15, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The final was held by Badminton Association of Malaysia and sponsored by Malaysia. It was the final event of the BWF Super Series competition on the 2013 BWF Super Series schedule. The total purse for the event was $500,000.


2013 BWF Super Series Finals, Representatives by nation
§: Christinna Pedersen from Denmark, Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth from Indonesia and Ma Jin from China were the players who played in two categories (women's doubles and mixed doubles).


2013 BWF World Championships
The 2013 BWF World Championships were held on 5–11 August 2013 at the Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, China.


2013 BWF World Championships, Host city selection
Copenhagen, Guangzhou, and Macau submitted bids for this edition of championships. On 9 December 2011, Badminton World Federation decided to award the championships to Guangzhou during a meeting in Queenstown, New Zealand.


2013 BWF World Championships, Draw
The draw was held on 22 July at Guangzhou, China.


2013 BWF World Championships, Schedule
All five events started on the first day and concluded with the final on the last day.


2013 BWF World Championships, Participating countries
345 players from 49 countries participated at this year's edition. The number in parentheses indicate the player contributed by each country.


2013 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles
The Men's Doubles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Championships was held from August 5–11. Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng were the defending champions.


2013 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles
Indonesians Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan defeated Danes Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 21–13, 23–21 in the final.


2013 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2013 BWF World Championships – Men's singles
The Men's Singles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Championships was held from August 5–11. Lin Dan was the defending champion.


2013 BWF World Championships – Men's singles
Lin Dan defeated Lee Chong Wei 16–21, 21–13, 20–17r in the final.


2013 BWF World Championships – Men's singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2013 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles
The Mixed Doubles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Championships was held from August 5–11. Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei were the defending champions.


2013 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles
Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir defeated Xu Chen and Ma Jin 21–13, 16–21, 22–20 in the final.


2013 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2013 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles
The Women's Doubles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Championships was held from August 5–11. Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang were the defending champions. Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang defeated Eom Hye-won and Jang Ye-na 21–14, 18–21, 21–8 in the final.


2013 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2013 BWF World Championships – Women's singles
The Women's Singles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Championships was held from August 5–11. Wang Yihan was the defending champion. Ratchanok Inthanon defeated Li Xuerui 22–20, 18–21, 21–14 in the final.


2013 BWF World Championships – Women's singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships
The 2013 BWF World Junior Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand from October 23 to November 3, 2013.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys doubles
The Boys Doubles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships was held from October 29 until November 3. Last year tournament won by Hong Kong pair Lee Chun Hei and Ng Ka Long.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys doubles
In the all-Chinese final this year, Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen took the gold medal after beating their compatriots Huang Kaixiang and Zheng Siwei 14-21, 21-13, 22-20.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys singles
The Boys Singles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships was held from October 29 until November 3. Last year champion, Kento Momota couldn't defend his title due to the age eligibility.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys singles
South Korean Heo Kwang-hee won the gold medal after beating Wang Tzu-wei from Chinese Taipei 21-11, 21-12 in the final. It was first boys single gold medal for South Korea after 7 years.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls doubles
The Girls Doubles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships was held from October 29 until November 3. South Korean pair Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan won the tournament for the last 2 editions.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls doubles
South Korea continued their domination in girls doubles after Chae Yoo-jung and Kim Ji-won won the final match 21–19, 21–15 against Chen Qingchen her partner He Jiaxin from China.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls singles
The Girls Singles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships was held from October 29 until November 3. The winner of last edition was Nozomi Okuhara.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls singles
Akane Yamaguchi who lost in the final last year, made a redemption this year, after beating her compatriot Aya Ohori in the all-Japanese final 21-11, 21-13.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Mixed doubles
The Mixed Doubles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships was held from October 29 until November 3. Edi Subaktiar and Melati Daeva Oktaviani from Indonesia won the tournament last year.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Mixed doubles
This year, Chinese pair Huang Kaixiang / Chen Qingchen took the gold medal, beating The Indonesian's Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Masita Mahmudin by 21-18, 20-22, 23-21 in the thriller and classic final match that ended after about an hour.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Team event group stage
This article lists the complete results of the group stage of the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event in Bangkok, Thailand.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Team event knockout stage
This article lists the complete results of the knock out stage of the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event in Bangkok, Thailand.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Team event play offs stage
This article lists the complete results of the play offs stage of the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event in Bangkok, Thailand.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event
The Team event tournament of the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships was the fifteenth tournament of the BWF World Junior Championships. It was held from October 23–27, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 32 teams have confirmed their participation. The winner of the tournament would have Suhandinata Cup for about a year until the next BWF World Junior Championships Team Event is held.


2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event, Seedings
The seedings for teams competing in the tournament were released on October 11, 2013. It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the world junior ranking. The tournament was divided into four groups, with China and South Korea were the two top seeds, and 2 teams (Indonesia and Japan) in the seeded 3-4 were also put into the same group. another 4 teams were put in the second groups. Eight teams (seeded 9-16) were seeded into third groups and the last sixteen teams were seeded into last groups. The draw was held on the same day in Kuala Lumpur.


2013 BWF season
The 2013 BWF Season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2013 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. Besides the BWF World Championships, BWF promotes the sport of badminton through an extensive worldwide programme of events in four structure levels. They were the individual tournaments called Super Series, Grand Prix Events, International Challenge and International Series. Besides the individual tournaments, team events such as Thomas Cup & Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup are held every other year.


2013 BWF season
The 2013 BWF season calendar comprised the World Championships tournaments, the Sudirman Cup, the BWF Super Series (Super Series, Super Series Premier, Super Series Finals), the Grand Prix (Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix), the International Series (International Series and International Challenge), and Future Series.


2013 BWF season, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2013 calendar, with the Champions and Runners-up documented.


2013 BYU Cougars baseball team
The 2013 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood was in his 1st season as head coach of the Cougars. BYU's baseball team came off a 2012 season in which they were 22–27. The Cougars played their home games at Larry H. Miller Field, part of the Miller Park Baseball/ Softball Complex. Picked to finish sixth in the WCC, BYU stunned most people and finished in a 3-way tie for second place. The Cougars won the #3 seed in the WCC Tournament where they knocked out #1-seed Gonzaga. BYU lost twice to eventual tournament champion San Diego to finish the season 32–21.


2013 BYU Cougars baseball team, TV & Radio Information
All conference games, most home games, and select road games (at Utah, UNLV, and Utah Valley) were broadcast on KOVO with Brent Norton (play-by-play) calling the games for his 24th consecutive season. A rotating selection of analysts was used. Jeff Bills acted as analyst for games in California, Nevada, & Utah while Gary Pullins called the games in Oregon & Washington. Pullins was used as the sole analyst for the WCC Tournament. Many of these broadcasts were also broadcast on BYU Radio.


2013 BYU Cougars baseball team, TV & Radio Information
BYUtv broadcast 9 home games (Mar. 21 vs. Kansas, Mar. 29 vs. Pepperdine, Apr. 2 vs. Utah Valley, Apr. 12 vs. Portland, May 10–11 vs. San Francisco, and May 16–18 vs. Saint Mary's). BYUtv used a broadcast team of Robbie Bullough as play-by-play man on weekday games, Dave McCann as play-by-play man on Saturday's, and Gary Sheide as the analyst. The WCC Tournament games were broadcast on  with a team of Andy Masur (play-by-play), Keith Ramsey (analyst), and  (reporter).


2013 BYU Cougars baseball team, Post-season awards
4 BYU Cougars- Jaycob Brugman, Jacob Hanneman, Adam Law, and Brock Whitney were selected to the 2013 All-Conference Baseball Team.


2013 BYU Cougars baseball team, Post-season awards
4 members of the 2013 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 1 incoming Junior College Player, were drafted in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. NCAA Rules allow players drafted to return as long as they don't sign a contract with the team that has drafted them. Should they do so, they will be eligible to be drafted again next season as rights last only for 1 year for members who don't sign a contract with the team who drafts them. All the drafted Cougar players would sign the contracts and go professional instead of returning.


2013 BYU Cougars football team
The 2013 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the third year BYU competed as an independent. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the Fight Hunger Bowl where they lost to Washington, 31–16.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
After the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl, longtime assistant coach Lance Reynolds announced his retirement after 33 years of service at BYU (29 years as a coach and 4 years as a player). To fill the vacancy, BYU looked to an old face. Longtime assistant Robert Anae was brought back from the University of Arizona as the new offensive coordinator. In addition to his position as the offensive coordinator, Anae was given the responsibility of helping Bronco evaluate the entire offensive staff.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
On January 8, Mark Weber left BYU for Utah State after six years with the Cougars. Weber was hired by the Aggies as the new assistant head coach and as the offensive line coach.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
On Monday, January 14, Coach Mendenhall informed running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Joe DuPaix and tight ends Coach Ben Cahoon that their contracts would not be renewed for the 2013 season. It was also revealed that Brandon Doman's status with the university was uncertain for 2013. BYU announced they had interviewed Max Hall, Paul Peterson (Sacramento State offensive coordinator), and Steve Clark (Southern Utah offensive coordinator) for the position of quarterback coach for the 2013 season.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
On Tuesday, January 15, BYU announced that two coaches had been hired as part of the new offensive staff for the 2013 season. Garett Tujague was hired and Mark Atuaia was moved from the athletic director's office as the assistant to the AD over to the football coaching staff. BYU's official press release said that positions wouldn't be announced until the staff was finalized, but common rumors stated that Tujague would become the offensive lines coach and Atuaia would become the running backs coach.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
On Wednesday, January 16, BYU announced that Aaron Roderick had been hired as an assistant coach on the offensive side at BYU. Roderick was to join the Cougars after 8 years of service at Utah, and it was believed that he would serve as the receivers coach. Less than 24 hours after accepting the position at BYU, Roderick changed his mind and decided to return to the Utes for the 2013 season.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
The final coaching staff members were announced on Friday, February 15. Jason Beck was hired as the quarterback coach and Guy Holliday was hired as the wide receiver coach.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
On February 28, Bronco Mendenhall announced that Nick Howell had been promoted to the defensive coordinator position, Robert Anae was assistant head coach, and Kelly Popinga would serve as special teams coordinator.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, 2013 recruits
DeBeikes, England, Laulu-Pututau, Shumway, and Tapusoa served church missions right after graduation and did not join the BYU team until the 2015 season.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, 2013 returning missionaries
Eight return missionaries, 4 on the offensive side and 4 on the defensive side, returned and played their first action with BYU during the 2013 season.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, 2013 departures
The following Cougars graduated, transferred, or chose to serve two-year church missions after the 2012 season and didn't return to the team in 2013.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Before the season, Spring Game
The annual Spring Game was held on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Instead of doing a traditional 20-minute scrimmage with 5 minutes per quarter, the Cougars held a 50-play scrimmage that became more of a 75-play scrimmage. More than 12,000 fans turned out to see the first team offense and second team defense (titled BYU West) take on the second team offense and first team defense (BYU East). Several expected starters, including QB Taysom Hill, who had not been cleared for full contact, were held out of the scrimmage. The offense scored four touchdowns and added one field goal in a 15–13 victory by the West team.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Media, 2013 Media Day
Football Media Day was held on Wednesday, June 26, at 10 AM MDT. BYU announced  a 2-for-1 series with USC scheduled to begin in 2019, a 2015 affiliation with the Poinsettia Bowl, and the 3-year extension of head coach Bronco Mendenhall, pushing his contract through the 2016 season. New BYUtv Sports reporter Spencer Linton conducted webchats with some of BYU's returning starters, new starters, and head coaches. Trevor Matich returned from ESPN to act as a special analyst alongside BYUtv analysts Blaine Fowler, Jan Jorgensen, and Brian Logan. A TV special titled LaVell Edwards and the BYU Quarterback Factory was also held. Dave McCann acted as the panel host alongside LaVell Edwards, Robbie Bosco, Ty Detmer, Gifford Nielsen, Steve Sarkisian, Gary Sheide, Marc Wilson, Steve Young, Jim McMahon, and others.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Media, Cougar IMG Sports Network affiliates
KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)KIDO- Boise, ID [football only]KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, IDKMGR- Manti, UTKSUB- Cedar City, UTKDXU- St. George, UTKSHP- Las Vegas, NV [football only]


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Schedule
BYU faced schools from every BCS conference except the SEC: the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and the AAC. Additional Top 25 opponents were found in Notre Dame and Boise State as well as traditional rival Utah State. BYU played in the 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Virginia
BYUtv Panel: Alema Harrington, Brian Logan, David Nixon, and Andy Boyce. Sideline Reporters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Virginia
BYU and Virginia entered into the game with both teams debuting new offenses and hoping for the best. Bad news occurred for Cougar fans before game time as it was revealed Cody Hoffman had an ankle sprain and would be unable to play. The first quarter saw BYU's total yardage as nearly quadruple that of Virginia's, but neither team was able to score. As the two teams got ready to start the second quarter, lightning struck within 15 miles of the stadium. Both teams were sent to their locker rooms, and a two-hour lightning delay began.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Virginia
The lightning also caused havoc with the TV arrangements. ESPNU had another game to start broadcasting at 7 PM, but BYU at Virginia would only be in the second quarter. As a result, ESPN decided to move the entire nation, except for those in the states of Virginia and Utah, to the Washington State/ Auburn ESPNU game while the markets of Utah and Virginia would remain with the BYU/ Virginia game. The game would be made available on ESPN3 for the rest of the nation.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Virginia
However viewers on DirecTV and Dish Network had no choice but to move to the next game as they couldn't put in territorial restrictions. Dish Network was able to air the remainder of the game on Channel 147, an ESPN alternate station, but DirecTV fans were to go unhappy, unless they had internet access to ESPN3.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Virginia
The Cougars were able to strike first in the second quarter, and it provided hope for the Cougars as the Cougars had only lost three times in the Bronco Mendenhall era when BYU scored first. However a 53-yard field goal and a blocked punt gave Virginia the momentum, and they never looked back.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Virginia
Weather continued to cause problems for BYU and Virginia as the third quarter began. A heavy rain storm began, and while the degrees of heaviness would rotate throughout the remainder of the game, the rain would cause both teams to shift to a ground and pound attack strategy. Virginia would score 12 unanswered points, culminating in a great toe drag by Darius Jennings to give the Cavaliers the lead.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Virginia
Despite the toe drag, it would be the Virginia defense that would save the day for the Cavaliers. On a 3rd and 7 Hill threw the ball to sophomore running back Jamaal Williams, but the slickness of the ball and the continual rain caused it to slip from his hands. The ball would land in the hands of Virginia safety Anthony Harris. After a quick lateral Williams was able to bring the Cavs down at BYU's 13 yard line, but one play later Virginia would score the game's final touchdown. The Cougars would complete a 50-yard pass on the last play of the game, but it was too little, too late.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Virginia
Jamaal Williams led the Cougars with 33 carries for 144 yards. Taysom Hill carried the ball 11 times for 42 yards and a touchdown. He would also throw the ball 13 times for 175 yards and a touchdown.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Virginia
BYU owned every statistical category with 187 yards rushing compared to Virginia's 109. They would also out pass Virginia 175 to 114. However Virginia's wise ball control (34:09 to BYU's 25:51) allowed them to control the clock for 3 out of 4 quarters, and in the end it was the ball control, special teams blunders, a safety, and an interception that gave the Cavaliers a narrow 19 to 16 win.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Virginia
Despite the loss, BYU did manage to compile one award for the week.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Texas
At first many fans thought the game would be a repeat of last week as a severe thunderstorm hit Provo at 4 PM. Kickoff was immediately postponed from 5:06 PM as a 55-minute warmup was still required for both teams. Some of the players were able to go to the fans and interact with them before heading back to the locker room during the delay, giving the fans additional motivation. Nearly an hour after the storm hit, a start time of 6:52 was announced, resulting in a 1-hour, 46 minute lightning delay. The rain would continue on and off throughout the rest of the game, but no one expected the performance BYU put up.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Texas
Sophomore Quarterback Taysom Hill found lane after lane and was able to dominate the Texas line, setting a BYU record with 15.2 yards per rush, but he wasn't alone. For the second consecutive game Jamaal Williams would go over the century mark, and Paul Lasike would also add 86 rushing yards. It was part of a record performance for BYU- 550 rushing yards, which also became the most rushing yardage Texas has ever given up. For individual totals Hill had 259 yards rushing, the second highest rushing total for a BYU QB, and Williams had 182 yards rushing. Hill's passing yardage was less than impressive (9–26 with 129 yards and 1 interception), but with the running lanes throughout BYU was able to dominate and shock the #15 ranked Longhorns.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Texas
After the game, BYU swept the FBS Independent Player of the Week Awards and won a lot of other national attention awards.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Utah
The week of the game, BYU linebacker Spencer Hadley was suspended 5 games for an honor code violation.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Middle Tennessee
Coming into the game, it was bad news for BYU from the start.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Utah State
BYUtv Panel: Dave McCann, Alema Harrington, Brian Logan, and Blaine Fowler. Sideline Reporter:  Spencer Linton


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
On Friday it was announced that Spencer Hadley's suspension had been reduced to 3-games, and that he would be eligible to play against the Yellow Jackets if the coach would put him in. The news was only a small spark for the Cougars as they headed into the game. Running back's Jamaal Williams and Algernon Brown would run for their first TD's of the season, and Taysom Hill showed his passing performance against the Aggies wasn't a fluke, hitting Cody Hoffman for a 45-yard touchdown on their first possession of the game.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
Hill would later add a rushing touchdown of his own. The Cougars got out to an early 24–10 lead on the Yellow Jackets, and that lead would not let up. Hadley would play the entire second half, getting some 3rd down conversion sacks and tackles that prevented the Yellow Jackets from rallying. In the end BYU's defense would hold their 12th straight opponent under 21-points, and the Cougars would pick up their 3rd consecutive win. Hill completed 19/27 for 244 yards and a touchdown. Williams carried the ball 17 times for 89 yards while Hill added 15 carried for 87 yards. Hoffman led the Cougars receiving with 99-yards, and Falslev joined him with 69-yards. The Cougars D would score a touchdown for the third-consecutive game.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Houston
A high flying first half led to a number of new records for the BYU football team. The two sets of Cougars combined for 701 yards of offense and 72 points in the first half (456 for BYU, 245 for Houston). With his first reception of the game, Cody Hoffman became the all-time leading receiver in BYU history, surpassing TE Dennis Pitta. With his touchdown reception, Hoffman tied Austin Collie for the most touchdown receptions made by a receiver at BYU. Taysom Hill became the first person to rush for more than 100 yards against Houston this season.


2013 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Houston
BYU ran a record 115 plays, tying the all-time number of plays run in a FBS game by one-team and shattering their previous record of 95-plays in a game. BYU also made 41-first downs in the game, a new mark for most first downs in a game, and the 76-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Spencer became the most yardage the Cougars have given up in a pass this season.


2013 Babao Coal Mine explosions
The 2013 Babao Coal Mine explosions occurred in the Babao Coal Mine (八宝煤矿) in Jiangyuan District of the Baishan City, Jilin, China. A total of 53 people lost their lives in the explosions. The Babao Coal Mine is a state-owned colliery under the Tonghua Mining (Group) Co., Ltd.


2013 Babao Coal Mine explosions
The first explosion occurred on March 29, 2013 at about 22:36 local time. The explosion caused 36 people dead. 13 people were rescued. The original report of the first explosion was found to have hidden the death of 7 people.


2013 Babao Coal Mine explosions
The second explosion occurred on April 1, 2013 at about 10:00 local time. Preliminary report said that 6 people died and 11 were missing in the explosion. Later news coverage reported that all the 17 people had died in the explosion. It was reported that the second accident occurred when a rescue team was despatched without waiting for instructions and having a sound plan and should have been preventable.


2013 Babil governorate election
The Babil governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Nineveh.


2013 Baden Masters
The 2013 Baden Masters were held from August 30 to September 1 at the Curling Center Baden Regio in Baden, Switzerland. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was CHF 32,500, of which the winner, Brad Gushue, received CHF 11,000. Gushue defeated Thomas Ulsrud with a score of 4–3 in the final in an extra end to win his third Baden Masters title.


2013 Badminton Asia Championships
The 2013 Badminton Asia Championships was the 33rd edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Taipei, Taiwan, from April 16 to April 21.


2013 Baga massacre
The Baga massacre began on 16 April 2013 in the village of Baga, Nigeria, in Borno State, when as many as 200 civilians were killed, hundreds wounded, and over 2,000 houses and businesses worth millions of Naira were destroyed. Refugees, civilians officials, and human rights organizations accused the Nigerian Military of carrying out the massacre; some military officials blamed the insurgent group Boko Haram.


2013 Baga massacre, Background
Thousands of people have died in fighting in Nigeria since the beginning of 2009 Boko Haram uprising,  which began in northern Nigeria. The leader of the uprising, Mohammed Yusuf, was killed in Maiduguri of Borno State in 2009.


2013 Baga massacre, Background
According to The New York Times, the Nigerian military has employed "scorched-earth standards" in their fight against Boko Haram, with civilians routinely killed during operations in poor neighborhoods. Massacres prior to the Baga massacre were commonly employed as punitive measures against the civilian population, without legal consequences in Nigeria.


2013 Baga massacre, Background
The commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force Brigadier General Austin Edokpaye accused residents of Baga of shielding Boko Haram members prior to the attack.


2013 Baga massacre, Background
Baga is a small fishing village on the banks of lake Chad, near the borders of Chad and Niger.


2013 Baga massacre, Events
On the evening of 16 April, members of Boko Haram engaged government soldiers at a military post outside Baga, killing one of them. According to residents, soldiers returned with reinforcements supported by armored vehicles. Soldiers then allegedly doused homes in Baga with gasoline and set fire to the village, shooting villagers who attempted to flee. Some attempting to escape into Lake Chad drowned there, while others were able to escape into the surrounding bush. According to residents, the soldiers continued burning homes in Baga on April 17.


2013 Baga massacre, Events
Brigadier General Austin Edokpaye stated that only six civilians and one soldier were killed, while the army killed 30 "Boko Haram terrorists." He further stated that only 30 "thatched houses" were burned and that the fires were started by Boko Haram's weapons. Residents and civilian officials alleged that as many as 200 people were killed and more than 2,000 homes were burned. Casualties were reported to be especially high among children and the elderly. By April 17, 193 wounded victims had been admitted to a local health clinic. Satellite images analyzed by Human Rights Watch indicate that at least 2,275 buildings were destroyed and another 125 buildings were severely damaged.


2013 Baga massacre, Reactions
Following the massacre, the Nigerian government came under intense pressure from international governments and media, leading the Nigerian national assembly to call for an investigation. Journalists attempting to independently access the village were blocked by the Nigerian military.


2013 Baga massacre, Reactions, Nigerian army denial
Brigadier General Chris Olukolade stated that anyone blaming Nigerian soldiers sympathized with Boko Haram, which he said was responsible for the massacre and had shot at government soldiers from the village.


2013 Baga massacre, Reactions, U.S. Government condemnation
The United States's acting deputy State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell, on 22 April 2013, condemned the clash between the Nigerian security forces and Boko Haram militants in Baga, urging authorities to respect human rights.


2013 Baga massacre, Reactions, Nigeria orders probe
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan through his special adviser on media and publicity, Reuben Abati, ordered a full-scale investigation into the civilian casualties in the war between Boko Haram and Nigeria’s soldiers at the weekend.


2013 Baga massacre, Reactions, National Human Rights Commission investigation
Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission announced on April 29 2013 that it would conduct an investigation into the incident. In June 2013, the commission released an interim report. The report noted that the commission had been unable to visit Baga because of the inability of the security forces to guarantee the safety of commission personnel. The report, however, cited a police incident report that found that soldiers in Baga "started shooting indiscriminately at anybody in sight" and that five wards in Baga were "completely razed down by the soldiers.”


2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings
On 25 December 2013, three bombings occurred in two locations in Baghdad, Iraq. They targeted Christians, killing 38 people and wounding 70 others.


2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings, Bombings
Two bombs first exploded simultaneously in an outdoor market in the Christian section of Athorien in Baghdad. The market attack killed 11 people and wounded 14 others.


2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings, Bombings
A few minutes later, about half a mile away, a car bomb went off near St. John's Roman Catholic Church in Baghdad's southern Dora neighborhood. According to officials, "The bomb detonated at the end of Christmas prayers as worshippers were leaving the church." This bombing killed 27 and wounded another 56.


2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings, Bombings
In total, the bombings targeting the two Christian-populated sites killed 38 and wounded 70. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.


2013 Baghdad governorate election
The Baghdad governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Nineveh.


2013 Bahamian gambling referendum
A referendum on legalising web shops and establishing a national lottery was held in the Bahamas on 28 January 2013. Both proposals were rejected by voters.


2013 Bahamian gambling referendum, Background
Gambling is currently illegal for Bahamian citizens. However, illegal gambling establishments known as "web shops" allow betting on American lottery numbers. The referendum had been a campaign promise of the Progressive Liberal Party prior to the 2012 general elections. After winning the elections, plans were announced in Parliament on 1 November 2012 to hold a referendum on legalising web shops on 3 December. However, on 16 November a further announcement was made that the national lottery question would also be asked and a new date of 28 January 2013 was proposed.


2013 Bahamian gambling referendum, Background
Legalising and regulating the web shops was supported by Prime Minister Perry Christie, who claimed it could raise $20 million a year in tax revenues. However, religious groups opposed the move.


2013 Bahamian gambling referendum, Results
Do you support the regulation and taxation of Web Shop gaming?


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round
The 2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round was a pair of motor races held on 20 and 21 April 2013 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain as part of the GP2 Series. It was the second round of the 2013 GP2 Series and was run in support of the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix. The first race, a 32-lap feature event, was won by Racing Engineering driver Fabio Leimer from pole position. Stefano Coletti finished second for Rapax and Caterham Racing driver Alexander Rossi took third. Sam Bird won the following day's 30-lap sprint race for Russian Time, with Carlin's Felipe Nasr second and Coletti third.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round
Leimer held off the fast-starting Coletti to keep the lead and pulled out an significant gap in the following laps before ceding the lead to Adrian Quaife-Hobbs for ten laps after a mandatory pit stop for tyres. Leimer retook first place after Quaife-Hobbs's pit stop and held the position to win the race. Tom Dillmann started from pole position in the sprint race but lost the lead to teammate Bird before the end of the first lap. Coletti and Nasr gained on Bird in the final two laps as his tyres were worn. Coletti bowed out after running wide and lost second to Nasr before the final lap and Bird held off Nasr to win the race by 0.080 seconds, the closest margin of victory in GP2 Series history.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round
Leimer's feature race win was his second of the season and Bird's sprint event victory was the first for Russian Time after it took over from ISport International. Leimer lowered Coletti's lead in the Drivers' Championship to one point Nasr maintained third position and Bird's victory moved him to fourth. James Calado performed poorly and fell to fifth. Carlin lowered Rapax's lead in the Teams' Championship to two points. Racing Engineering fell to third and Russian Time moved to fourth with nine rounds left in the season.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Background
The 2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round was the second of eleven scheduled events in 2013. It was held on 20 and 21 April 2013 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, and supported the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix. Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the yellow-banded soft compound tyres and the orange-banded hard dry compound tyres to the race.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Background
Before the race Rapax driver Stefano Coletti led the Drivers' Championship with 36 points, eleven ahead of Fabio Leimer in second, who in turn, was a further point in front of Felipe Nasr in third. James Calado was fourth on 18 points and Stéphane Richelmi in fifth was six points behind him. Rapax led the Teams' Championship on 42 points; Racing Engineering was seven points behind in second and Carlin were in third with 32 points. ART Grand Prix were in fourth position with 18 points and Arden International were one point behind in fifth. Leimer and Coletti had won the season's previous two races in the opening round in Sepang three weeks prior. Calado and Nasr each took one second-place finish and Mitch Evans had finished in third once.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Background
A total of 26 drivers making up 13 teams were entered for the round with all of them piloting the Dallara GP2/11 car. There were two driver changes for the round. Having been in one of the Caterham Racing cars in the preceding round in Sepang, Ma Qinghua was replaced by the former Formula Renaullt 3.5 Series driver Alexander Rossi for the rest of the year. Robin Frijns, the reigning Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion and test and reserve driver for Sauber, was employed by Hilmer Motorsport to drive in lieu of Conor Daly who left the team after Sepang since he was on a one-round contract with them.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
One half an hour practice session was held on Thursday before the two races. Leimer for Racing Engineering set a benchmark which led the sole practice session—held in variable weather and on a warm track—at 1 minute, 41.361 seconds on the hard compound tyres, a second faster than any one else. His closest challenger was Sam Bird for Russian Time in second in front of third-placed Coletti. Rossi, Marcus Ericsson of DAMS, Nasr, Calado, Russian Time's Tom Dillmann, Johnny Cecotto Jr. of Arden International and Daniel Abt for ART Grand Prix were in positions four to ten.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
Frijns spun early on but recovered without external assistance. Smoke bellowed out of Cecotto's car at high-speed and he locked his tyres at turn one, overshooting into the sand. Julián Leal stalled at the exit of the pit lane and the stewards investigated whether his mechanics restarted the car outside the pit lane. Leal then narrowly avoided running into the rear of Rossi's car.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
Friday afternoon's 30-minute qualifying session saw the drivers' fastest lap times determine the starting order for the first race. The pole position winner was awarded four points for the Drivers' and Teams' Championships. Qualifying began in cloudy weather and most of the field drove onto the track when it started. Rainfall after the first five minutes was not heavy enough to affect the track. Simon Trummer was the early pace setter but was soon eclipsed by his teammate Coletti, who in turn, was suppressed by Ericsson.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
Leimer then set a new GP2 Series lap record of the track, which he lowered to a 1 minute, 39.427 seconds lap to take pole position. Ericsson appeared to challenge Leimer for pole but slowed after losing time in the final third of the lap to join him on the grid's front row with a time almost a second slower. Nasr equalled his qualifying result from the 2012 round in third. Coletti improved his own fastest lap to go fourth. Dillmann was best of the late improvers and qualified fifth. Richelmi was close by in sixth. Rossi was in the top three early on but fell to seventh by the end. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (MP Motorsport) locked his tyres on his lap and took eighth. Bird improved late in the session to secure ninth and Frijns took tenth.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
Calado was the fastest driver not to qualify in the top ten and was demoted ten places on the grid for causing an accident at the previous round in Sepang. Trummer moved to eleventh and Palmer twelfth, followed by Cecotto and Abt. Sergio Canamasas (Caterham Racing) set the 16th-fastest lap but was sent to the back of the grid after being adjudged by the race stewards to have deliberately forced Trident's Kevin Ceccon off the track while attempting to pass him after qualifying.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Practice and qualifying
Kevin Giovesi (Lazarus) was also penalised after the stewards ruled that he impeded Cecotto between turns nine and ten and dropped three places on the grid. Mitch Evans (Arden International) was the only driver to be affected by electrical problem in his car and pulled off onto a run-off area. Evans was restricted to starting 16th. The rest of the field lined up as Ceccon, Leal, René Binder (Lazarus), Jake Rosenzweig (Addax), Nathanaël Berthon (Trident), Pål Varhaug (Hilmer Motorsport), Rio Haryanto (Addax) and Daniël de Jong (MP Motorsport).


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races
The first race was held over 170 km (110 mi) or 60 minutes (which ever came first) and all drivers were required by regulations to make one pit stop. The first ten finishers scored points, with two given to the fastest lap holder. The grid for the second race was determined by the finishing order of the first but the first eight drivers were in reverse order of where they finished. It was run for 120 km (75 mi) or 45 minutes (which ever came first). In contrast to the prior race drivers were not required to make pit stops. The top eight finishers earned points towards their respective championships.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
The first race commenced on 15:45 Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00) on 20 April. The weather at the start was dry and sunny with an air temperature of 33 °C (91 °F) and a track temperature of 41 °C (106 °F). Ericsson stalled on the grid while the field began the formation lap and had to begin from the pit lane. As the five red lights went out to begin the race, Leimer held off the fast-starting Coletti to lead the field in the opening sequence of corners.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Coletti had forced Leimer to defend the lead at turn four and drew alongside through turns five and six but failed to overtake. Bird made a quick start, overtaking Rossi and Quaife-Hobbs on the centre of the circuit for third position. Palmer also made a fast getaway and ran in fifth place after passing Rossi on the main straight. De Jong became the first retirement after the first lap was over when he limped back to the pit lane. He was joined by Varhaug on lap five who had mechanical trouble.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Once the race had calmed down, Leimer was able to lead Coletti by two seconds by the start of lap five and set what was at that point the race's fastest lap. Both were also focused on ensuring their soft tyres lasted for as long as possible. The mandatory pit stops for the switch to the hard compound tyres began on the following lap when several drivers entered the pit lane. Quaife-Hobbs and Dillmann elected to run on an alternative strategy with the latter falling from fifth.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
During the pit stop sequence, Rossi re-passed Palmer and Frijns battled Leal for tenth and later Giovesi before his own stop. Canamasas was penalised for the second day running as the stewards imposed a drive-through penalty on him, deeming him to have deliberately forced Calado off the circuit. Bird and Nasr had slow pit stops and both drivers fell down the order. Leimer and Coletti made their stops from the top two at the end of the 10h lap and emerged ahead of those who had already made their pit stops.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Leimer's advantage over Coletti had dwindled to 1.3 seconds but he regained some of that lead by overtaking the battling Evans and Giovesi at turn four. Coletti was then delayed by the same traffic jam and was three seconds adrift of Leimer. The yet-to-stop Quaife-Hobbs led and was followed by Dillmann, Leal and Giovesi. Dilmann made his pit stop on the 18th lap and Leal followed on the next lap; Leal stalled as he drove away from his pit box and required assistance from mechanics to restart his car. He subsequently received a penalty for pit lane over-speeding.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
On the 20th lap and having led the last ten laps, Quaife-Hobbs was the last driver to enter the pit lane and Leimer regained first. Quaife-Hobbs fell behind Dillmann but re-passed him after getting his tyres up to temperature. Frijns moved to the inside of Richelmi on lap 21 into turn one but went into the side of Richelmi's car, damaging his front wing. Frijns drove slowly to the pit lane for repairs but Richelmi had to abandon his damaged car on the circuit. Evans became the race's final retirement on the 25th lap when he stopped on a run-off area with smoke bellowing from his car due to debris penetrating the radiator and overheating the engine.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Attention focused on a battle for seventh between Quaife-Hobbs, Dillmann and Trummer, which saw Trummer passed by the other cars in quick succession on lap 28. Nasr passed teammate Palmer for fifth on lap 30. Leimer held the lead for the rest of the race to achieve his second victory of 2013 and the fourth of his career. Coletti followed 1.9 seconds later in second and Rossi took third. Off the podium, Nasr finished close behind Rossi in fourth place with his teammate Palmer in fifth.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Feature race
Bird slowed in the closing laps but held on to take sixth and fellow Brit Quaife-Hobbs was seventh. Dillmann came in eighth and secured the pole position for the sprint race. Trummer and Cecotto finished ninth and tenth. Outside the top ten, Ceccon finished eleventh having moved up six from his starting position and Calado came twelfth. Ericsson recovered from his formation lap stall to take 13th. Abt, Haryanto, Rosenzweig, Berthon, Binder, Leal, Canamasas and Frijns rounded out the 21 classified finishers.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
The second race began at 10:50 local time on 21 April. The weather t the start were dry and sunny with an air temperature of 30 °C (86 °F) and a track temperature at 42 °C (108 °F). On the grid, pole position starter Dillmann made a clean getaway to hold off Quaife-Hobbs and keep the lead into the first corner. Quaife-Hobbs attempted to steer onto the inside but ran wide which contributed to some contact within the field. Coletti made a fast start and moved from seventh to third by driving on the outside at turn one.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
Bird initially got away from his starting position slowly but Quaife-Hobbs's blocked Coletti and allowed him into second place on the inside. Rossi was clipped by Nasr into the first corner, breaking Rossi's front wing. Leimer was on the inside into turn one and Rossi's nose cone made contact with the sidepod and the turning vane of Leimer's car. This affected Leimer for the rest of the event as debris was lodged in his car's sidepod. Haryanto and Ericsson both sustained damage after they hit each other and went to the pit lane before resuming.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
Bird drew close to teammate Dillmann and overtook him for the lead exiting the final corner. Dillmann fought back against Bird driving towards the first turn and the two went alongside each other. The two made minor contact in turns one and two, allowing Coletti to get a run on Dillmann and passed him for second. On the next lap, Nasr went to the inside of Dillmann into the first corner and took over third. Calado lost seventh to Palmer on lap four and withstood Abt, his teammate.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
The field settled down as drivers looked to conserve their tyres, and the top three pulled away from Dillmann. On the sixth lap, Bird came upon a large chunk of debris intto the first corner and locked his tyres trying to avoid running over it. Bird appeared to escape unhindered and the debris was removed by a trackside marshal. Further down the field, a battle for fifth place involved Quaife-Hobbs, Leimer and Palmer. By lap seven, one second covered the trio and Leimer looked for a way past Quaife-Hobbs but was cautious not to allow Palmer to take advantage of the situation. Further back, Berthon lost two positions after Evans and Leal overtook him.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
The damage to Ericsson's car became too problematic for him and became the race's sole retirement at its midway point while Binder visited the pit lane twice, putting him a lap behind the leader. Tyres began to show signs of degradation during this period and more action was observed: Ceccon passed Rosenzweig for 11th and caught Cecotto. Canamasas battled with Trummer over who would be the first driver to pass the ailing Berthon who elected to make a pit stop for new tyres. Frijns appeared to falter and fell behind Richelmi, Evans and Leal in quick succession to 16th.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
Quaife-Hobbs was inexperienced in tyre management in GP2 and him delaying Leimer meant the latter came under pressure. On the 19th lap, Palmer overtook Leimer on the inside at turn one for sixth after the latter ran wide in an attempt to defend position. Calado followed through for seventh at the fourth corner. Quaife-Hobbs's tyres were heavily worn and fell to eighth position when Calado, Palmer and Abt overtook him.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
As the race entered its final two laps, Coletti and Nasr gained on Bird whose tyres were worn out. The pressure on Bird was temporarily relieved when Coletti locked his tyres heading towards the tenth corner and then braked deep for the final turn. He overshot the corner and allowed Nasr through to second. Coletti appeared to have flat-spotted his tyres as a consequence and could not remain on the track and his chances for the victory were over.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Races, Sprint race
Nasr appeared to manage his tyre life better than other drivers and quickly drew close to Bird on the final lap and pulled alongside him under braking for the final turn. Bird went defensive and controlled the wheelspin in his tyres. Nasr got out of Bird's slipstream but could not pass Bird who held on to win the race. The margin of victory was 0.080 seconds, the closest in GP2 Series history. Coletti took third with a comfortable margin over Dillmann in fourth. Calado was fifth, Palmer sixth, Abt seventh and Quaife-Hobbs eighth. Leimer, Ceccon, Canamasas, Cecotto, Richelmi, Trummer, Evans, Leal, Giovesi, De Jong, Rosenzweig, Rossi, Varhaug, Berthon, Frijns, Haryanto and Binder were the final classified finishers. Bird's victory was the first for Russian Time after it took over ISport International.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Post-race
The top three drivers of both races appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and to participate later in a press conference. Leimer revealed his objective for the feature race was to execute a fast start but in spite of struggling which almost lost him a position to Coletti, declared himself "very happy" as he had waited for some time to achieve another victory in the GP2 Series.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Post-race
When asked if he was not worried about heavy overtaking and tyre management, he replied yes, "but I was much quicker than them so I was not using my tyres that much. It’s not the perfect situation for the tyres, but I still managed to save them." Coletti said he was happy with his team but felt he could have pushed harder earlier in the race due to the fear of wearing his tyres and decided to not take the risk.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Post-race
He commented that he did not inform his team he observed Leimer entering the pit lane on the same lap as him and believed he could have stayed on track for one additional lap. Rossi revealed his apprehension about how his tyres would behave and was uncertain on how to push it but was happy to finish third.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Post-race
Bird said his victory in the sprint race felt "fantastic", "Being back in GP2 is already feeling very good, being back in the feeder series to Formula One is a great place to be. To win for RUSSIAN TIME after only four races of existence is a very good feeling." He believed that he may have pushed too hard in the wrong time of the race, "it was just a case of keeping it on the racing line and hoping they'd battle it out behind me. Felipe's car was like a rocket at the end.


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Post-race
Big thanks to my new team: to win in our fourth race, with no pre-season testing, is amazing." Nasr spoke about car management and maintaining the pace levels with the leaders and believed he could have won in an alternative situation, adding, "But anyway, it’s still a good result. We came here to score big points and it’s quite good to go back to Europe knowing that we have a good car, a good team. It keeps getting better and better. I’m feeling quite confident."


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Post-race
Coletti believed his third-place finish contributed towards "a good weekend" for himself and commented that entering the season's European leg leading in points had given him more motivation and hoped to compete at the front of the field in Barcelona, "We’re still a few points ahead – ten I think. But like I said, we need to score big points in Race 1 and I think that in Barcelona we’ll be in the front."


2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round, Post-race
After the round, Coletti still led the Drivers' Championship but Leimer lowered his lead to one point less than it had been before the round. Nasr remained in third place on 48 points. After being in ninth beforehand, Bird moved to fourth position with 33 points while Calado fell to fifth on 24 points. Rapax kept the lead of Teams' Championship although their lead over Carlin was cut to two points. Racing Engineering's results dropped them to third while Russian Time were now in fourth having moved up from seventh. Arden International was fifth with nine rounds left in the season.


2013 Bahrain Grand Prix
The 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 21 April 2013 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Mercedes' Nico Rosberg started the race from pole. Sebastian Vettel won the race, with Lotus F1 drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean completing the podium.


2013 Bahrain Grand Prix
Contested over 57 laps, it was the fourth round of the 2013 season, and the ninth time that the Bahrain Grand Prix had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship. The controversial race went ahead despite ongoing protests which had been taking place since the cancellation of the 2011 event. This race also marked the 200th Grand Prix for Mark Webber.


2013 Bahrain Grand Prix
This was also the last Bahrain Grand Prix to take place during the daytime, as the event switched to a night race from the 2014 race onwards.


2013 Bahrain Grand Prix, Report, Background
Tyre supplier Pirelli had originally planned to bring their hard and soft compounds of tyre to the race, to be designated as the prime and the option respectively. However, the teams experienced problems with the soft compound at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the tyres degrading after just seven laps, which prompted Pirelli to alter their allocation for the Bahrain Grand Prix, changing the options from the soft compound to the medium. Before the race, a minute of silence was held as a mark of respect for those who had lost their lives in the Boston Marathon bombings six days earlier.