2013 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Final
Eight century breaks were scored in the final, equalling the record set in the 2002 final between Hendry and Peter Ebdon. At the age of 37, O'Sullivan became the oldest World Snooker Champion since 45-year-old Ray Reardon in 1978. This was O'Sullivan's fifth world championship but he did not rule out a similar season away from the tour, saying; "I had my year out and enjoyed my year out. I intend to play in some small events. Come December or January I'll have a better idea of what I'm going to do." As world champion, O'Sullivan was awarded a wild card place at the 2014 Masters, which he also won.


2013 World Snooker Championship, Main draw
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). The draw for the first round took place on 15 April 2013, one day after the qualifying, and was broadcast live by Talksport at 1:30 p.m. BST.


2013 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying, Preliminary qualifying
Four preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for invited amateur players and members not on the Main Tour; they took place on 4 and 5 April 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield. Names in bold denote match winners.


2013 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying, Main qualifying
The first three qualifying rounds for the tournament took place between 6 and 11 April 2013 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield,. The final round of qualifying took place between 13 and 14 April 2013 at the same venue.


2013 World Snooker Championship, Century breaks, Main stage centuries
A total of 55 century breaks were made during the main stage of the World Championship. Neil Robertson, the player who compiled the highest break of the tournament, received a cue stick made of gold.


2013 World Snooker Championship, Century breaks, Qualifying stage centuries
A total of 63 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the World Championship:


2013 World Snowshoe Championships
The 2013 World Snowshoe Championships was the 6th edition of the global snowshoe running competition, World Snowshoe Championships, organised by the World Snowshoe Federation and took place in Fondo on 6 January 2013.


2013 World Snowshoe Championships, Results
The race Ciaspolada, held on the distance of 5.6 km, has compiled two different ranking (male and female) overall, it was the mass start system and more than 100 competitors participated.


2013 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
The 2013 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships is a long track speed skating event that was held on January 26–27, 2013, in the Utah Olympic Oval, in Salt Lake City, United States.


2013 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, Rules
All participating skaters are allowed to skate the two 500 meters and one 1000 meters; 24 skaters may take part on the second 1000 meters. These 24 skaters are determined by the samalog standings after the three skated distances, and comparing these lists as follows:


2013 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, Men championships, Sprint results
NQ = Not qualified for the second 1000 m (only the best 24 are qualified)DQ = disqualified


2013 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, Women championships, Sprint results
NQ = Not qualified for the second 1000 m (only the best 24 are qualified)DQ = disqualified


2013 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2013 World Table Tennis Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from May 13 to May 20, 2013. The Championships were the 52nd edition of the World Table Tennis Championships.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships
These were the first Championships since 2003 in which China did not win all five competitions and the first since 1993 in which they won fewer than four gold medals. China's ten-Championships long streak of men's doubles titles came to an end as Chuang Chih-yuan and Chen Chien-an of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) beat a Chinese duo for their nation's first-ever gold medal. China's eleven-Championships long streak of mixed doubles titles (since 1989) came to an end as Kim Hyok-Bong and Kim Jong of North Korea beat a South Korean team in the finals. However, China did have the top four finishers in both the men's and women's singles and won 14 of 20 medals overall.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships
Zhang Jike took the men's title, marking his fourth consecutive World or Olympic first-place finish, while Li Xiaoxia won her first World title in the women's singles. Li also teamed up with Guo Yue to win the women's doubles title for China.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Host
Doha, one of the only two candidate cities, withdrew its bid after the Qatar Table Tennis Association was made aware that Paris wanted to mark the 10-year anniversary of the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships. As a result, Paris was selected as the host city. The decision was announced by ITTF in May 2010. The tournament was held at the 12,000 seat Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Schedule
Five different events were contested at the Championships. Qualification rounds were held from May 13 to 14.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Results
Entering the 2013 World Table Tennis Championship, China had not lost a single event since 2003 when Werner Schlager of Austria won the men's singles.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Results
Both men's semi-finals featured a matchup of two highly ranked Chinese players. In the first, the fourth-seed Zhang Jike dominated the world number-one Xu Xin in a victory of four sets to none (11–8, 11–2, 11–9, 12–10). In the other semi-final, the third-seed Wang Hao triumphed four sets to two (11–9, 11–7, 11–3, 7–11, 12–14, 11–3) over the second-ranked Ma Long.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Results
In the men's singles final, Zhang Jike beat his countryman Wang Hao 4–2 to claim his fourth straight major title. Zhang won the first set 11–7 and the second 11–8. Wang bounced back to take the third set 11–6. He continued his surge in the fourth set, taking an early lead and going up 10–7. However, Zhang maintained his composure, saving 4 setpoints, and took the hard-fought set 14–12.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Results
Wang took the fifth set 11–5 to stay alive in the best of seven match, before Zhang finished the match with an 11–7 fifth set, winning six points in a row at the end. The victorious Zhang threw his shirt into the crowd and run into the stands to celebrate with his parents who had never attended a world competition event before. "My parents had always wanted to watch me play during major world competitions, but I refused. This time I asked them to come here", he explained.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Results
Zhang had previously won the 2011 World Cup and 2012 Olympic Games, both also over Wang, as well as the 2011 World Championships. He has never lost to Wang in international competition. After the match, Wang announced it was his last World Championships, as he plans to retire in the near future.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Results
In men's doubles, Chuang Chih-yuan and Chen Chien-an captured Chinese Taipei's (Taiwan) first ever gold medal. The duo topped Ma Lin and Hao Shuai of China four sets to two. Ma and Hao won the first set 11–9, before dropping three in a row to Chuang and Chen (12–10, 11–6, 13–11). After Ma and Hao won the fifth set 11–9, Chuang and Chen finished off the match with an 11–8 sixth set.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Results
The secretary general of the Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association called the victory "an important milestone in our table tennis history," and the Taipei government awarded Chaung and Chen NT$900,000 (US$30,033) each for their accomplishment. Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou remarked "It’s a hard-won achievement that highlights the Taiwan spirit of perseverance and fortitude." Chinese Taipei had been competing in world championships since 1985. The country's previous best finish was second place in women's single by Chen Jing twenty years prior. China had won the men's doubles in the last ten World Championships.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Results
In women's singles, Li Xiaoxia of China claimed her first World Championships with a four set to two victory over compatriot Liu Shiwen. Li won the first set 11–8, but Liu bounced back with an easy 11–4 second set victory. Li captured the third set 11–7 and fourth 12–10. Liu stayed alive with an 11–6 fifth set and fended off two match point in the sixth before falling 13–11. Li had previously finished second at the World Championships in 2011 and 2007. Her victory allowed her to complete a career glad slam (World Cup, Olympic title, and World Championships). For Liu, it was her first World Championship Final appearance. Ding Ning and rising star Zhu Yuling, both also from China, took the bronze medals.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Results
The day after Li won the single's title, she joined with Guo Yue to add the women's double gold to her medal haul. Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen, also from China, took the first set 11–5, but it was all Li and Guo from there. Li and Guo, who are close friends, won the second set 11–5, and then the next three sets 11–7, 11–5, and 11–7, for a four set to one victory. Singapore's Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu took one of bronzes, with the other going to Chen Meng and Zhu Yuling if China.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Results
Entering the World Championships, China had won eleven straight mixed doubles titles (since 1989). However, no Chinese team made the finals in 2013. Instead, Kim Hyok-Bong and Kim Jong of North Korea beat Lee Sang-Su and Park Young-Sook of South Korea 4–2. The North Korean team won the first three sets, before dropping two straight. They recovered from their slide and won the match in the sixth set. It was the first-ever mixed doubles title for the nation and the first world title of any kind in 36 years.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
The 2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles was the 52nd edition of the men's doubles championship.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Chen Chien-an and Chuang Chih-yuan defeated Hao Shuai and Ma Lin 9–11, 12–10, 11–6, 13–11, 9–11, 11–8 in the final to win the title.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles, Seeds
Doubles matches were best of 5 games in qualification matches and best of 7 games in the 64-player sized main draw.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Zhang Jike successfully defended the title by defeating Wang Hao 11–7, 11–8, 6–11, 14–12, 5–11, 11–7 in the final.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
Singles matches were best of 7 games in qualification matches and best of 7 games in the 128-player sized main draw.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
The 2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles was the 52nd edition of the mixed doubles championship.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
Zhang Chao and Cao Zhen were the defending champions. Kim Hyok-Bong and Kim Jong defeated Lee Sang-Su and Park Young-Sook 11–6, 11–8, 11–3, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7 in the final to win the title.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles, Seeds
Doubles matches will be best of 5 games in qualification matches and best of 7 games in the 128-player sized main draw.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
The 2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles was the 51st edition of the women's doubles championship.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Guo Yue and Li Xiaoxia are the defending champions. Guo Yue and Li Xiaoxia defeated Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen 5–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–5, 11–7 in the final to win the title.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
Doubles matches will be best of 5 games in qualification matches and best of 7 games in the 64-player sized main draw.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Ding Ning was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Li Xiaoxia. Ding Ning had won the last two World Tennis Championships, 2011 and 2012. Li went on to win the title by defeating Liu Shiwen 11–8, 4–11, 11–7, 12–10, 6–11, 13–11 in the final.


2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
Singles matches were best of 7 games in qualification matches and best of 7 games in the 128-player sized main draw.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships
The 2013 World Taekwondo Championships was the 21st edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held in Puebla, Mexico from July 15 to July 21, 2013.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's bantamweight
The men's bantamweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 20. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's featherweight
The Men's featherweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 17. Featherweights were limited to a maximum of 68 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's finweight
The men's finweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 18. Finweights were limited to a maximum of 54 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's flyweight
The Men's flyweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 15. Flyweights were limited to a maximum of 58 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's heavyweight
The men's heavyweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 19. Heavyweights were limited to a minimum of 87 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's lightweight
The Men's lightweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 16. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 74 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's middleweight
The men's middleweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 19. Middleweights were limited to a minimum of 87 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's welterweight
The men's welterweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 21. Welterweights were limited to a minimum of 80 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's bantamweight
The women's bantamweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 18. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 53 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's featherweight
The women's featherweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 20. Featherweights were limited to a maximum of 57 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's finweight
The women's finweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 15. Finweights were limited to a maximum of 46 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's flyweight
The women's flyweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 16. Flyweights were limited to a maximum of 49 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's heavyweight
The women's heavyweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 18. Heavyweights were limited to a minimum of 73 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's lightweight
The women's lightweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 18. Llightweights were limited to a maximum of 62 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's middleweight
The women's middleweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 19. Middleweights were limited to a maximum of 73 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's welterweight
The women's welterweight is a competition featured at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Exhibition Center of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico on July 17. Welterweights were limited to a maximum of 67 kilograms in body mass.


2013 World Taekwondo Grand Prix
The 2013 World Taekwondo Grand Prix was the 1st edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix and was held in Manchester, United Kingdom from 13 to 15 December 2013.


2013 World TeamTennis season
The 2013 World TeamTennis season is the 38th season of the top professional tennis league in the United States.


2013 World TeamTennis season, Competition format
The 2013 World TeamTennis season includes 8 teams, split into two conferences (Eastern and Western). The Eastern Conference and Western Conference has 4 teams each. Each team plays a 14 match regular season schedule, with 7 home and 7 away matches.


2013 World TeamTennis season, Competition format
The top two teams from both the Western and Eastern Conference advance to the 2013 Mylan WTT Conference Championships which will be hosted on Thursday, July 25 by the top‐seeded team in each Conference. The 2013 Mylan WTT Finals will be contested on the home court of the Eastern Conference Champions.


2013 World Touring Car Championship
The 2013 World Touring Car Championship season was the tenth season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the ninth since the series was revived in 2005. The championship, which was reserved for cars run to Super 2000 regulations, began with the Race of Italy on 23 March and concluded with the Race of Macau in support of the Macau Grand Prix at the Guia Circuit on 17 November, after twenty-four races at twelve events.


2013 World Touring Car Championship
Yvan Muller secured the Drivers' Championship title in Japan, with two events remaining in the season. Honda won the Manufacturers' Championship. Chevrolet was the defending manufacturers' champion, but it did not support a team in 2013, and thus was unable to defend its title.


2013 World Touring Car Championship
James Nash won the Yokohama Drivers' Trophy for independent entries and RML won the Yokohama Teams' Trophy. The Lukoil Racing Team was the defending Yokohama Teams' Trophy winner, but was unable to defend its title as Lukoil closed their own team to support manufacturer Lada Sport team in 2013.


2013 World Touring Car Championship, Calendar
The 2013 championship was contested over twenty-four races, with two races held at each of twelve events throughout the year. The final calendar for the season was released in December 2012.


2013 World Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Drivers' Championship
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2013 World Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Yokohama Trophies
World Touring Car Championship promoter Eurosport Events organized the Yokohama Drivers' Trophy and the Yokohama Teams' Trophy within the 2013 FIA World Touring Car Championship.


2013 World Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Yokohama Trophies
Eligibility for the Yokohama Drivers' Trophy was decided by Eurosport Events, taking into consideration the Team's CV and records, the Driver's CV and records and the car's technical characteristics.


2013 World Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Yokohama Trophies
All the teams taking part in the championship were eligible to score points towards the Yokohama Teams' Trophy, with the exception of teams which incorporated a car manufacturer's name in the team's name.


2013 World Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Yokohama Trophies
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
The 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in Drummondville and Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada between December 29, 2012 and January 4, 2013. The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge is held by Hockey Canada annually to showcase young hockey talent from across Canada and other strong hockey countries. The primary venues used for the tournament are the Centre Marcel Dionne in Drummondville and the Colisée Desjardins in Victoriaville.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2013 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Wrocław, Poland. The event took place from October 20 to 27, 2013.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships, Medal table
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg
The men's competition in the +105 kg division was held on 26–27 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 105 kg
The men's competition in the –105 kg division was held on 26–27 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 105 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg
The men's competition in the –56 kg division was held on 21 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 62 kg
The men's competition in the –62 kg division was held on 22 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 62 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 69 kg
The men's competition in the –69 kg division was held on 23 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 69 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg
The men's competition in the –77 kg division was held on 24 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg
The men's competition in the –85 kg division was held on 24–25 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 94 kg
The men's competition in the –94 kg division was held on 26 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 94 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg
The women's competition in the +75 kg division was held on 25–26 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg
The women's competition in the –48 kg division was held on 20 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg
The women's competition in the –53 kg division was held on 21 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 58 kg
The women's competition in the –58 kg division was held on 22 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 58 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg
The women's competition in the –63 kg division was held on 23 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 69 kg
The women's competition in the –69 kg division was held on 23–24 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 69 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 75 kg
The women's competition in the –75 kg division was held on 25 October 2013 in Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland.


2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 75 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Sochi Olympic Curling Centre in Sochi, Russia. Canada won their third title after defeating Sweden in the final with a score of 4–3, becoming the first nation to win three world wheelchair curling titles.


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Qualification, Qualification event
Norway and Finland qualified from the qualifying event held in November 2012 in Lohja, Finland.


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Dennis ThiessenSecond: Ina ForrestLead: Sonja GaudetAlternate: Mark IdesonCoach: Joe Rea


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Liu WeiSecond: Xu GuangqinLead: He JunAlternate: Zhang QiangCoach: Li Jianrui


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Vesa HellmanSecond: Sari KarjalainenLead: Tuomo AarnikkaAlternate: Mina MojtahediCoach: Osku Kuutamo


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Jostein StordahlSecond: Sissel LøchenLead: Terje RafdalAlternate: Ole Fredrik SyversenCoach: Per Andreassen


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Marat RomanovSecond: Alexander ShevchenkoLead: Svetlana PakhomovaAlternate: Oxana SlesarenkoCoach: Anton Batugin


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Gregor EwanSecond: Bob McPhersonLead: Tom KillinAlternate: Angie MaloneCoach: Tony Zummack


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Branislav JakubecSecond: Dusan PitoňákLead: Monika KunkelováAlternate: Alena KánováCoach: František Pitoňák


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Jung Seung-wonSecond: Noh Byeong-ilLead: Kang Mi-sukAlternate: Bang Min-jaCoach: Park Kwon-il


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Glenn IkonenSecond: Patrik KallinLead: Kristina UlanderAlternate: Gert ErlandssonCoach: Mats Mabergs


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: David PalmerSecond: James JosephLead: Penny GreelyAlternate: Meghan LinoCoach: Steve Brown


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Round robin results, Draw 4
Draw 4 was postponed due to ice problems. The scheduled United States – South Korea game was moved to Draw 10, while the scheduled China – Norway and Slovakia – Sweden games were moved to Draw 11.


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
The qualification event of the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 3 to 8, 2012 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, which hosted the qualification tournaments for the past two World Wheelchair Curling Championships. The qualification event was open to any World Curling Federation affiliated national team not already qualified. The event's two top finishers, Norway and Finland, will join the top 8 finishers from the last World Wheelchair Curling Championship at this season's event in Sochi, Russia.


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
Of the 11 teams that competed, Italy and Norway last competed at the Worlds in 2012, Germany and the Czech Republic in 2011, Switzerland in 2009, Japan in 2008, Denmark in 2007, and Poland in 2005. Finland, Latvia and Turkey never appeared at a World Wheelchair Curling Championship prior to this season, and Turkey made its debut on the world wheelchair curling stage at the qualification event.


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
After the round robin, Finland, Norway, Italy, and Latvia advanced to the playoffs, where Finland played Norway for a spot in the World Championships and Italy played Latvia for a spot in the second qualifier. Norway, skipped by Rune Lorentsen, defeated Finland, skipped by Vesa Hellman, with a score of 8–3 to grab the first of two open spots in the World Championships. Finland was relegated to the second qualifier, while Italy, skipped by Paolo Ioriatti, defeated Latvia, skipped by Ojārs Briedis, with a score of 7–4 to advance to the second qualifier. In the Second Place Game, Finland defeated Italy with a score of 9–7 to claim the second spot in the World Championships.


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Martin TlukSecond: Stepan BenesLead: Michaeola CharvátocáAlternate: Jana BřinčilováCoach: Kateřina Urbanová


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Skip : Preben NielsenSecond: Rosita JensenLead: Henrik Harlev PetersenAlternates: Thomas Pedersen, Kasper PoulsenCoach: Per Christensen


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Caren TotzauerSecond: Martin SchlittLead: Uwe RaschkeAlternate: Christiane StegerCoach: Bernd Weißer


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Gabriele DallapiccolaSecond: Sergio DeflorianLead: Lucrezia CelentanoAlternate: Rosanna MenazziCoach: Giulio Regli


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Hiroshi WachiSecond: Sadao OgawaLead: Ayako SaitohAlternate: Aki OgawaCoach: Michiaki Saitoh


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Poļina RožkovaSecond: Ilmārs NicmanisLead: Aleksandrs DimbovskisAlternate: Vita MieziteCoach: Artis Zentelis


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Jostein StordahlSecond: Sissel LøchenLead: Terje RafdalAlternate: Per FagerhøiCoach: Per Andreassen


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Jarosław GoszSecond: Maciej KaraśLead: Agnieszka KachelAlternate: Jacek WodzyńskiCoach: Krzysztof Balcerzak


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Claudia HüttenmoserSecond: Eric DécorvetLead: Anton KehrliAlternate: Mireille GautheyCoach: Stephan Pfister


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Engin KurtSecond: Savaş ŞimşekLead: Birsen SapmazAlternate: Berk KamanliCoach: Gökçe Ulugay


2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Playoffs, 1 vs. 2
Norway is qualified to participate in the Worlds Finland moves to Second Place Game


2013 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2013 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the Titlis Glacier Mountain World Women's Curling Championship 2013 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Volvo Sports Centre in Riga, Latvia from March 16 to 24. It marked the first time that Latvia has hosted the World Women's Championship. This event was also a qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics, awarding points to countries based on performance at the worlds.


2013 World Women's Curling Championship
Scotland's Eve Muirhead won the event, becoming the youngest skip to ever win the women's curling championship at 22 years of age. She edged Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson, the previous year's silver medallist, in the final with a score of 6–5. Canada's Rachel Homan won the bronze medal after defeating Erika Brown of the United States with a score of 8–6.


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship:


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
With Mirjam Ott's Swiss rink losing in the Swiss Championships, there was no defending team at the 2013 Women's Worlds. Representing Switzerland instead was 1999 World Junior champion Silvana Tirinzoni. Returning from the 2012 World championships was the Margaretha Sigfridsson rink, who won silver in 2012 as well as in 2002 and 2009. The team was selected by the Swedish Curling Association, despite losing to Anette Norberg in the Swedish final, feeling that they would be a better representative.


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Also returning from 2012 was 2009 World Champion Wang Bingyu of China, 2-time European bronze medalist Lene Nielsen of Denmark, 2006 European silver medalist Diana Gaspari of Italy, reigning European champion Anna Sidorova of Russia and four-time World Junior champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland. Also, two-time world champion Andrea Schöpp of Germany, whose team represented Germany in 2012 is also returning, having missed the 2012 tournament due to a leg injury. Making her seventh appearance at the Worlds is U.S. skip, Erika Brown, who is a two-time world silver medalist. The host Latvian team was skipped by Iveta Staša-Šaršūne who finished last in her lone appearance in 2010. Making their World debuts was Canadian skip Rachel Homan, the 2010 World Junior silver medalist and Japanese skip Satsuki Fujisawa who is a two-time Pacific Junior champion.


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Rachel HomanThird: Emma MiskewSecond: Alison KreviazukLead: Lisa WeagleAlternate: Stephanie LeDrew


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Wang BingyuThird: Liu YinSecond: Yue QingshuangLead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Liu Jinli


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Lene NielsenThird: Helle SimonsenSecond: Jeanne EllegaardLead: Maria Poulsen Alternate: Mette de Neergaard


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Andrea SchöppThird: Imogen Oona LehmannSecond: Stella HeißLead: Corinna ScholzAlternate: Nicole Muskatewitz


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Diana GaspariThird: Giorgia ApollonioSecond: Chiara OlivieriLead: Claudia AlveràAlternate: Maria Gaspari


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Satsuki FujisawaThird: Miyo IchikawaSecond: Emi ShimizuLead: Chiaki MatsumuraAlternate: Miyuki Satoh


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Iveta Staša-ŠaršūneThird: Ieva KrustaSecond: Zanda BikšeLead: Dace MunčaAlternate: Una Ģērmane


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Anna SidorovaThird: Liudmila PrivivkovaSecond: Margarita FominaLead: Ekaterina GalkinaAlternate: Nkeiruka Ezekh


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Eve MuirheadThird: Anna SloanSecond: Vicki Adams Lead: Claire HamiltonAlternate: Lauren Gray


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Fourth: Maria PrytzThird: Christina BertrupSecond: Maria WennerströmSkip: Margaretha SigfridssonAlternate: Agnes Knochenhauer


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Silvana TirinzoniThird: Marlene AlbrechtSecond: Esther NeuenschwanderLead: Sandra GantenbeinAlternate: Manuela Siegrist


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Erika BrownThird: Debbie McCormickSecond: Jessica SchultzLead: Ann SwisshelmAlternate: Sarah Anderson


2013 World Women's Curling Championship, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+2).


2013 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, the 21st event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Serbia on 6–22 December 2013.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship
Brazil defeated Serbia 22–20 in the final to capture their first title and thus becoming the first nation from the Americas and only the second non-European country (after South Korea) to win the title.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship, Venues
Five venues in four cities had been selected to host the matches:


2013 World Women's Handball Championship, Venues, Bidding process
South Korea was the other applicant for the championship. The decision to select Serbia as the host was announced on 2 October 2010.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship, Group draw
The draw was held on 15 June 2013 at 11:30 local time.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship, Group stage
Twenty-four participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Knockout stage. The last two teams in each group played placement matches.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship, Group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams have finished tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were set to be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order


2013 World Women's Handball Championship, Knockout stage (place 1-16), Bracket, Final
The final was played at the Kombank Arena between Brazil and the host Serbia and was attended by 19,467 spectators. Referees of the match were Spain's Andreu Marín and Ignacio García. It was the first final ever for both teams with Brazil's previous best result being fifth place at the 2011 World Championship and third place for Serbia at the 2001 World Championship (then as FR Yugoslavia). Both teams advanced to the final after playing in Group B of the group stage with Brazil winning their match in the third round 25–23. On the way to the final in the knockout stage Brazil defeated the Netherlands, Hungary and Denmark, while Serbia won its matches against South Korea, Norway and Poland.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship, Knockout stage (place 1-16), Bracket, Final
The game started with an early 3–1 lead for the Brazilians, but Serbia came from behind to level the result and took control of the match with an 8–6 lead. Serbian players had the last lead in the match at 10–9 before Brazil went on with a 4–0 run to take a three-goals lead 13–10. The Serbian team scored before halftime to make it 13–11 at the break. In the second half, Brazil started furiously scoring three goals in a row to extend the lead to a margin of five making the result 16–11 in their favour.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship, Knockout stage (place 1-16), Bracket, Final
The Serbians did not give up and managed to cut their opponent's comfortable lead to only one goal with a 4–0 series. One of the driving forces for the comeback was the goalkeeper Katarina Tomašević who saved two penalties in one minute. The final entered with a tied result at 19–19 in the last four minutes. Brazil scored to take the lead, which was answered with an equaliser brought by Andrea Lekić to make it 20–20.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship, Knockout stage (place 1-16), Bracket, Final
However, the Brazilian team took the lead once again and after Dragana Cvijić missed to score for her team, Ana Paula Rodrigues scored to finish the match and set the final result 22–20. Alexandra do Nascimento with six and Cvijić with five goals were the best scorers for the both finalists. Brazil became the first South American country to win the World Women's Handball Championship and only the second non-European (after South Korea) to do so.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship, Statistics, Final ranking
Team roster: Fabiana Diniz, Alexandra do Nascimento, Samira Rocha, Daniela Piedade, Amanda de Andrade, Fernanda da Silva, Ana Paula Rodrigues, Bárbara Arenhart, Elaine Gomes, Mayssa Pessoa, Karoline de Souza, Eduarda Amorim, Deborah Nunes, Mariana Costa, Mayara Moura, Deonise Cavaleiro.Head Coach: Morten Soubak.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship squads
This article displays the squads for the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, held in Serbia, the 21st edition of the event. Each team consisted of up to 18 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship squads, Group B, Serbia
A preliminary squad was announced on 13 November 2013 while a 19-player list was published on 1 December 2013.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship squads, Group D, Romania
The final squad of 17 players was announced on 4 December 2013.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification
The European qualification for the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, in Serbia, was played over two rounds. The 2013 hosts Serbia, the 2011 holders Norway were qualified automatically for the World Championship. In the first round of qualification, 16 teams who were not participating at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship were split into four groups. The group winners and the remaining 12 teams from the European Championship played a playoff afterwards to determine the other nine qualifiers.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification, Group stage
The draw was held on July 24, 2012 at 11:00 at Vienna, Austria.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification, Group stage, Seedings
The seedings were announced on July 3, 2012. After Great Britain withdrew, an update was made.


2013 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification, Playoff round, Seedings
The seedings were announced on December 14, 2012. The draw took place on 16 December 2012 at 13:00 local time at Belgrade, Serbia.


2013 World Wrestling Championships
The 2013 World Wrestling Championships was the 9th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from September 16 to 22 in Budapest, Hungary.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 120 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 22.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 55 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 20.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 60 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 21.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 66 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 22.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 74 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 22.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 84 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 21.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 96 kilograms was a competition at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on September 21.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 120 kg
The men's freestyle 120 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 17.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 55 kg
The men's freestyle 55 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 16.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 60 kg
The men's freestyle 60 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 17.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 66 kg
The men's freestyle 66 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 16.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 74 kg
The men's freestyle 74 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 18.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 84 kg
The men's freestyle 84 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 17.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 96 kg
The men's freestyle 96 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 16.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 48 kg
The women's freestyle 48 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 18.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 51 kg
The women's freestyle 51 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 18.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 55 kg
The women's freestyle 55 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 19.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 59 kg
The women's freestyle 59 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 19.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 63 kg
The women's freestyle 63 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 19.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 67 kg
The women's freestyle 67 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 20.


2013 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 72 kg
The women's freestyle 67 kg is a competition featured at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on September 20.


2013 World Wushu Championships
The 2013 World Wushu Championships was the 12th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from November 1 to November 5, 2013. For the countries in Asia, this was also the qualifier for the 2014 Asian Games.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest
The 2013 World Yo-Yo Contest was the culminating yo-yo competition of the worldwide competitive circuit. The winners from this competition in any of the six championship divisions were deemed the current World Yo-Yo Champion until the 2014 World Champions were crowned. The competition was run by Gregory Cohen injunction with the . The competition took place at the Rozen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA from August 8–10, 2013.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, History
The first World Yo-Yo Contest was held in London, England, in 1932. The winner was Harvey Lowe. However, the contest was not held annually until 1992, when Dale Oliver started one in Montreal, Canada during that year's annual International Jugglers' Association's (IJA) convention. The contest was held during this convention until 1999, when it was held in Hawaii. The 2000 contest was held at Universal Studios in Orlando, but in 2001, the event moved to the Rosen Plaza Hotel, where it was held annually until 2013 by Gregory Cohen, owner and operator of YoYoGuy and Infinite Illusions. After the 2013 contest, an international coalition (the IYYF) was formed to organize a new, rotating contest which will be held in a different venue/country every year.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, 1A
Hungary's Janos Karancz became the first European to win the 1A division  at the World Yo-Yo Contest. 2013 was also the first, and only, year to feature a top-3 in 1A with no players from Japan or the United States. Coming into the competition, Janos had been undefeated sweeping the Hungarian National Title, and European Title; there was considerable expectation for him despite it being his first World Yo-Yo Contest. Notably, Hiroyuki Suzuki fell out of the top 5 for the first time since 2003.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, 2A
Following Shu Takada's 2012 World Title in the 2A division, 2013 was set up as a rematch between Takuma Yamamoto and Shu Takada. This time, despite a very innovative routine from Shu Takada, Takuma Yamamoto's elite technical skill proved too much to overcome, and he secured his second World Title, his first in 2008. Japan, once again, swept the top three with Ryu Yamashita taking third.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, 3A
Following an impressive win at the 2012 US National Yo-Yo Competition, Patrick Borgerding came into the 3A finals with considerable momentum. He challenged two-time defending champion Hank Freeman, but fell short. Hank Freeman completed a routine with only two minor mistakes—a record for the division—en route to securing his third consecutive World Title. Strong performances from Yasuki Tachibana, Alex Hattori, and Eric Tranton made the 2013 3A division perhaps the strongest it had ever been.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, 4A
2013 was an extremely unusual year, with every player accumulating at least one major deduction. After defending champion Rei Iwakura racked up thirteen major deductions, the door was left open for up and coming star Michael Nakamura to take the World Title. Chun Hin Chan became the first player outside of the United States or Japan to finish top-3 in the 4A division.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, 5A
Takeshi Matsuura came in first place, earning his fifth world title in the 5A division. In second place was 2007 5A World Champion Tyler Severance, and in third place was 2011 5A US National Chamption Samm Scott.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, 5A
The judging system awarded Matsuura's tricks with a near-perfect score of 95.1, more than 20 points above the runner-up's score of 73.0.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, AP
Japan's SP!N NATION won the AP division with a spectacular Cops and Robbers themed yo-yo skit.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, Championship Divisions
The World Yo-Yo Contest has 6 championship divisions that award the title of 'World Yo-Yo Champion'


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, Championship Divisions, Championship Division Structure
There are a series of preliminary rounds before the final round at the World Yo-Yo Contest. In the past, anyone could enter the World Yo-Yo Contest. Competitors were allowed a one-minute routine, and a set number of players would make the finals. The preliminary rounds have been evolving over the years to accommodate the growing popularity of competitive yo-yos around the world.


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, Championship Divisions, Championship Division Structure
In the 1A division, there was three rounds of competition. In 2A-5A, there was only the Preliminary (1 minute) and the Final (3 minute).


2013 World Yo-Yo Contest, Participating Nations
There are 33 countries currently registered  with the IYYF that have the right to seed a National Champion into the semi-final round at the World Yo-Yo Contest. IYYF is also in communication with several other countries  (denoted by *), but, currently, these countries do not have the right to seed a National Champion to the semi-finals.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics
The 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the eighth edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 10 and 14 July at the RSC Olimpiyskiy stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics
A record 1532 athletes (840 boys and 713 girls) from 165 nations entered themselves for the competition. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2013 (born in 1996 or 1997).


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 100 metres
The Boys' 100 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held  on 10 and 11 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 100 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 100 metres, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 110 metres hurdles
The Boys' 110 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held  on 10–12 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 110 metres hurdles, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 110 metres hurdles, Heats
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 110 metres hurdles, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres
The Boys' 200 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held  on 13 and 14 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 2000 metres steeplechase
The Boys' 2000 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 12 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 2000 metres steeplechase, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 2000 metres steeplechase, Heats
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres
The Boys' 400 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held  on 10–12 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres, Heats
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 8 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres hurdles
The Boys' 400 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held  on 10–12 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres hurdles, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres hurdles, Heats
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres hurdles, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 800 metres
The Boys' 800 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held  on 10–13 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 800 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 800 metres, Heats
Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 800 metres, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' long jump
The Boys' long jump at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 11 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' long jump, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' long jump, Qualification
Qualification rule: 7.35 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' octathlon
The Boys' octathlon at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 11 July. The competition was won by the Norwegian athlete Karsten Warholm who like the other medalists set a new personal best in the event. His result was 40 points behind the world youth record.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' octathlon, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' shot put
The Boys' shot put at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' shot put, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' shot put, Qualification
Qualification rule: 19.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 100 metres
The Girls' 100 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 11 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 100 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 100 metres, Heats
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 100 metres, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 100 metres hurdles
The Girls' 100 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 11 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 100 metres hurdles, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 100 metres hurdles, Heats
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 100 metres hurdles, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 1500 metres
The Girls' 1500 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 13 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 1500 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 1500 metres, Heats
Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 200 metres
The Girls' 200 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 12, 13 and 14 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 200 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 3000 metres
The Girls' 3000 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 3000 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres
The Girls' 400 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held  on 10–12 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres, Heats
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres, Final
The final was won by Sabrika Bakare in 52.77 seconds.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres hurdles
The Girls' 400 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10–12 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres hurdles, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres hurdles, Heats
Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres hurdles, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' discus throw
The Girls' discus throw at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' discus throw, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' discus throw, Qualification
Qualification rule: 48.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' high jump
The Girls' high jump at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 12 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' high jump, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' high jump, Qualification
Qualification rule: 1.79 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' javelin throw
The Girls' javelin throw at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 11 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' javelin throw, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' javelin throw, Final
Final rule: Top 8 after 3 rounds continue competition for rounds 4-6.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' javelin throw, Qualification
Qualification rule: 51.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' triple jump
The Girls' triple jump at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 12 July.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' triple jump, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' triple jump, Qualification
Qualification rule: 12.80 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified.


2013 World's Best Racehorse Rankings
The 2013 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, sponsored by Longines was the 2013 edition of the World's Best Racehorse Rankings. It was an assessment of Thoroughbred racehorses issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) in January 2012. It included horses aged three or older which competed in flat races during 2013. It was open to all horses irrespective of where they raced or were trained.


2013 World's Strongest Man
The 2013 World's Strongest Man was the 36th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held in Haitang Bay, Sanya, China, the same host city as the 2006 World's Strongest Man contest. The qualifying heats were held from August 17–20 and the finals on Aug. 23 & 24. The event was sponsored by the Commerce Casino and will be broadcast in the United States on the CBS Sports Network. Brian Shaw from the United States placed first, winning his second WSM title after winning in 2011. Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania was second after finishing 1st the year before, and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson from Iceland was third for the second year in a row.


2013 Wuxi Classic
The 2013 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 17 and 23 June 2013 at the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China. It was the first ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.


2013 Wuxi Classic
The tournament was the first to use the new format, similar to the one used in the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events, where every player, including members of the top 16, started in the first round. Some of the sport's biggest names did not reach the tournament's final stage. Reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew for personal reasons shortly before his qualifying match against Michael Wasley. World number one Mark Selby lost his qualifying match 3–5 to Andrew Pagett. World number four Shaun Murphy also exited the tournament at the qualifying stage, losing 1–5 to Alex Davies.


2013 Wuxi Classic
Nine-time women's world champion Reanne Evans defeated Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–4 in her qualifying match to become the first woman ever to reach the final stages of a major professional ranking tournament. Evans was chosen as one of four players to play against local opponents in the wildcard round, and she lost 2–5 against Chinese teenager Zhu Yinghui.


2013 Wuxi Classic
Ricky Walden was the defending champion, but he lost 2–5 against Jimmy White in the last 64.


2013 Wuxi Classic
Neil Robertson won his eighth ranking title by defeating John Higgins 10–7 in the final. Robertson also made the 98th official maximum break during his qualifying match against Mohamed Khairy. This was Robertson's second 147 break and the first in the 2013/2014 season.


2013 Wuxi Classic, Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was raised to £470,000 from the previous year's £400,000. This is £45,000 more than what was announced in 2012. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2013 Wuxi Classic, Wildcard round
These matches were played in Wuxi on 17 June 2013.


2013 Wuxi Classic, Qualifying
These matches were held between 27 and 29 May 2013 at The Capital Venue in Gloucester, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.


2013 Wyoming Cavalry season
The 2013 Wyoming Cavalry season is the team's fourteenth season as a football franchise and third in the current Indoor Football League (IFL). One of just nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2013 season, the Wyoming Cavalry are members of the Intense Conference. Led by head coach Ryan Lingenfelder, the team plays their home games at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming.


2013 Wyoming Cavalry season, Off-field moves
For the 2013 season, the Cavalry hired rookie head coach Ryan Lingenfelder to replace longtime head coach Dan "Majic" Maciejczak. Lingenfelder served as defensive coordinator of the Tri-Cities Fever for the previous three seasons.


2013 Wyoming Cavalry season, Off-field moves
Shortly before the 2013 season began, the owner of the Cheyenne Warriors died which forced that team to suspend operations and the IFL to revise its schedule to accommodate the now 9-team league. The Cavalry had been scheduled to play two games against the projected in-state rival.


2013 Wyoming Cavalry season, Off-field moves
The April 5 game against the Tri-Cities Fever was promoted as Meals on Wheels Drivers & Staff Appreciation Night. The May 3 game against the Colorado Ice was "Feed Casper Night" and Helping the Natrona County Homeless Children. The May 11 game against Tri-Cities was "Fly Casper Night" plus a "Ladies Wine Tasting & Fundraiser" for Crossroads Kitchen. The May 31 home finale versus the Cedar Rapids Titans will be "Breast Cancer Awareness Night".


2013 Wyoming Cavalry season, Roster moves
Barney O'Donnell III, a former St. Ambrose University standout and 2006 Cedar Rapids Gazette Athlete of the Year, joined the Cavalry to start the 2013 season as the team's primary quarterback.


2013 Wyoming Cavalry season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 12, 201324 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS


2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by fifth year head coach Dave Christensen and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.


2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Defensive coordinator Chris Tormey was fired mid-season after two straight losses in which the Cowboys surrendered more than 50 points a game; Christensen promoted defensive line coach Jamar Cain to interim coordinator.


2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team
On December 1, 2013, the university announced that head coach Dave Christensen had been fired from his position after five seasons with the program.


2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team, Statistics, Defense
Key: SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties


2013 XY8
2013 XY8 is a near-Earth Apollo asteroid that passed 0.00508 AU (760,000 km; 472,000 mi) from Earth on December 11, 2013. It passed by Earth at about 2 lunar distances, and was discovered 5 days previously, on December 7, 2013. At 30–70 metres (98–230 feet) across it is bigger than the estimated size of the Chelyabinsk meteor impact of 2013. 2013 XY8 has been observed by radar and has a well determined orbit. It will pass about 0.0007 AU (100,000 km; 65,000 mi) from the Moon on 11 December 2095. 2013 XY8 was detected by the Catalina Sky Survey and follow up observations were conducted with the  Faulkes Telescope South .


2013 XY8
It was described as being about the size of the Space Shuttle and was reported to be traveling at 14 kilometers per second (over 31 thousand miles per hour) relative to the Earth.


2013 XY8
2013 XY8 was noted for being analogous to 101955 Bennu.


2013 YP139
2013 YP139 is a dark sub-kilometer asteroid on a highly eccentric orbit, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 400 meters (1,300 feet) in diameter.


2013 YP139
It was first observed as 2002 MU7 by NEAT at Palomar Observatory on 29 June 2002, and by the WISE space telescope on 29 December 2013, under its current, principal provisional designation. This object was the first possible discovery of the reinstated NEOWISE program of the WISE telescope, following the program's hibernation in 2011.


2013 YP139, Orbit and classification
2013 YP139 belongs to the Apollo asteroids, which cross the orbit of Earth. They are the largest group of near-Earth objects with nearly 10 thousand known members.


2013 YP139, Orbit and classification
This object orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.76–4.0 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,357 days; semi-major axis of 2.40 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.68 and an inclination of 1° with respect to the ecliptic. Due to this close proximity, NASA has classified this object as a potential threat. At the time of the first WISE observations, this object was moving at a rate of 3.2° per day (for comparison the apparent diameter of the Moon is 0.5°).


2013 YP139, Orbit and classification, Close approaches
2013 YP139 has a minimum orbital intersection distance with Earth of 0.00397 AU (594,000 km; 369,000 mi), which corresponds to 1.6 lunar distances (LD). In August 2002 and December 2013, approached Earth at 4.1 LD and 94 LD, respectively. On 12 December 2069, it will pass Earth at a nominal distance of 0.007911 AU (1,180,000 km; 735,000 mi), or nearly 3 LD. It also makes close approaches to Jupiter, Venus, Mars and the Moon.


2013 YP139, First WISE observations
The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's Near-Earth Object WISE (NEOWISE) program was put into hibernation on 1 February 2011, following several program extensions, from which approximately 34,000 asteroids were detected. On 21 August 2013, however, the program was reactivated. The new mission of the NEOWISE was to identify the population of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects.


2013 YP139, First WISE observations
2013 YP139 was first observed on 29 December 2013, at a distance of 0.235 astronomical units (35,200,000 kilometres; 21,800,000 miles) from Earth, marking the first object detected since the program's reinstatement. The infrared brightness was the primary attribute used for ascertaining the approximate size of the asteroid. Over the course of half a day, the trajectory of the asteroid was observed against the stationary positioning of the stars in the background.


2013 YP139, First WISE observations
The data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer was transmitted to the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at the California Institute of Technology, located in Pasadena, California. To confirm the discovery, researchers at the University of Arizona utilized the Spacewatch telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona. 2013 YP139 is considered by NASA to be the first in what is expected to be thousands of objects to be detected by NEOWISE's new mission. Due to the trajectory of the asteroid, which puts it within a potentially dangerous range in over one hundred years following its discovery, NASA stated that they would keep a watchful eye on it.


2013 YP139, Physical characteristics
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, 2013 YP139 measures 0.402 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an exceptionally low albedo of 0.025. Estimates from 2014 gave a somewhat larger diameter of 0.650 kilometers (0.404 miles). Its very dark surface, has an albedo comparable to a piece of coal.


2013 Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger
The 2013 Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Yakima, Washington, United States, on July 8–14, 2013.


2013 Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger – Doubles
Samantha Crawford and Madison Keys were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but both players chose not to defend their title. Jan Abaza and Allie Will won the title, defeating Naomi Broady and Irina Falconi in the final, 7–5, 3–6, [10–3].


2013 Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger – Singles
Shelby Rogers was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but lost to Storm Sanders in the quarterfinals.


2013 Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger – Singles
Nicole Gibbs won the title, defeating Ivana Lisjak in the final, 6–1, 6–4.


2013 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 2013 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Tony Reno and played their home games at the Yale Bowl. They were a member of the Ivy League. The finished with a record with of 5–5 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play for a three-way tie for fourth place.


2013 Yasar Dogu Tournament
The 41st Yasar Dogu Tournament 2013, was a wrestling event held in Ankara, Turkey between 09 and 10 February 2013.


2013 Yasar Dogu Tournament
This international tournament includes competition men's freestyle wrestling. This ranking tournament was held in honor of the two time Olympic Champion, Yaşar Doğu.


2013 Yemeni League
The 2013 Yemeni League is the 21st edition of top level football in Yemen.


2013 Yemeni League
The season started on February 28 and finished on 8 July, played in one calendar year rather than the previous editions which have been played over two calendar years.


2013 Yemeni League, Teams
Shabab Al Baydaa, Al Sha'ab Sana'a, Al-Ahli Taizz and Najm Sba were relegated to the second tier after finishing in the bottom four places of the 2011–12 Yemeni League season. They were replaced by Al-Wahda San'a', Al Yarmuk Al Rawda, Al-Saqr and Al Rasheed Ta'izz. Al Rasheed and Al Saqr are back after withdrawing from the 2010–11 League campaign. Al-Wahda San'a' are back after one season out of the top flight and Al Yarmuk return, last being in the top flight back in the 2009–10 league season.


2013 Yeongwol Challenger Tennis
The 2013 Yeongwol Challenger Tennis was a professional tennis tournament played on carpet courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Yeongwol, South Korea between November 4 and 10, 2013.


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


2013 Yeongwol Challenger Tennis, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players used special exempt into the singles main draw:


2013 Yeongwol Challenger Tennis, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players used protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2013 Yeongwol Challenger Tennis – Doubles
The Croatian pairing of Marin Draganja and Mate Pavić overcame Chinese Taipei's Lee Hsin-han and Peng Hsien-yin 6–4, 4–6, [10–7] in the final.


2013 Yeongwol Challenger Tennis – Singles
Bradley Klahn became the first champion of the event defeating Taro Daniel in the final.


2013 Yerevan City Council election
Yerevan City Council election was held on May 5, 2013. The Republican Party of Armenia won 56% of the total vote, Prosperous Armenia had 23%, while Barev Yerevan won over 8%. The opposition parties and the local observers denounced the elections as "unfair".


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Background
The first Yerevan City Council election was held on 31 May 2009. The Republican Party of Armenia, which has been the ruling party in Armenia since 1999 won a majority in the legislature of Armenia's capital.


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Background
A disputed presidential election was held in Armenia on 18 February 2013. Since 19 February, Raffi Hovannisian, the runner-up of the election from the Heritage party claimed victory due to alleged electoral fraud that took place the day before. On 10 March 2013, after weeks of mass protests, Hovannisian announced about his decision to start a hunger strike calling incumbent and officially elected President Serzh Sargsyan to resign before 9 April, the inauguration day and find a "solution of this unprecedented pan-national fundamental issue before April 9."


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Background
On 15 March 2013, Hovannisian talking about his future plans while on hunger strike in the Freedom Square, stated that "Heritage Party will present its list next week: a man of the people will be the mayor of Yerevan. Yerevan will be returned to the people."


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Background
As the election day came closer, tensions between two former coalition members, PAP and RPA, grew, particularly on "young wings" level. A similar situation was witnessed prior to the 2012 parliamentary election.


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Campaign
Raffi Hovannisian who disputes the 18 February presidential election and plans to hold an unofficial inauguration at the same time as officially elected President Serzh Sargsyan on 9 April, joined Barev Yerevan alliance's first-day campaign with tree planting in central Yerevan. Barev Yerevan is made up of mostly his Heritage party members and activists.


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Campaign
All opposition parties including Heritage, ANC, ARF and Prosperous Armenia denounced the voting lists, claiming that the Republican Party registers people from outside of Yerevan. The ANC representatives claimed that the "Republicans, using their levers of state power, in this case the passport and visa department, are engaged in voter list trickery." On April 22, 2013, several ANC youth members were beaten up in Ajapnyak.


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Election and oversight
According to the Central Election Commission, over 1,700 observers (local and international) were registered for monitoring the election. For the first time, over 100 diaspora Armenians will be observing the elections.


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Election and oversight
"Under the election law that pertains to the Yerevan municipal vote, a political party, or a bloc of parties, that manages to receive more than 40 percent of the vote will automatically have its top candidate installed as mayor. If neither party or bloc can get that majority, the decision will be collectively upon the newly elected Council of Elders."


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Claims of violations and irregularities
According to the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, "groups of pro-government youths standing in or outside polling stations, keeping a watchful eye on voters and clearly influencing the process have been a fixture in Armenian elections." Throughout the election day, the opposition parties accused the ruling Republican party for alleged electoral violations. Most local observation mission also stated the elections were not fair.


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Reaction, Domestic
The results of the election were denounced by the main opposition parties.


2013 Yerevan City Council election, Reaction, International
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Election Observation Mission, the only international observation mission, led by Stewart Dickson stated that the "secrecy of ballot was respected in great part."


2013 Ykkönen
The 2013 Ykkönen season began on 29 April 2013 and ended on 5 October 2013. The winning team was directly promoted to the 2014 Veikkausliiga. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.


2013 Ykkönen, Overview
A total of ten teams will contest in the league, including seven sides from the 2012 season, Haka who was relegated from Veikkausliiga and AC Kajaani and Ilves who promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs.


2013 Ykkönen, Overview
FC Hämeenlinna and HIFK were relegated from 2012 Ykkönen. RoPS was promoted to the 2013 Veikkausliiga.


2013 Ynys Môn by-election
The Ynys Môn by-election 2013 is a by-election that was held for the Welsh Assembly constituency of Ynys Môn on Thursday 1 August 2013, following the resignation on 20 June 2013 of its sitting Assembly Member, Ieuan Wyn Jones.


2013 Ynys Môn by-election
The election was the third Assembly by-election to be held since its formation in 1999, and the first for over seven years (the previous contest being at Blaenau Gwent in June 2006).


2013 Ynys Môn by-election
Prior to the by-election, the governing Labour Party held exactly half the Assembly seats, meaning a gain for that party (who have held the equivalent seat in the House of Commons since 2001) would have given the Welsh government a two-seat majority.


2013 York Region Shooters season
The 2013 season was York Region Shooters's 16th season in the Canadian Soccer League. The club returned to the top four by finishing second in the First Division, and finished in the top four with the best offensive, and defensive record. The organization qualified for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season, but saw an early departure in the preliminary round. Their reserve side managed to also play in the postseason by finishing seventh in the Second Division. Their playoff journey began with victory in the opening round, but were eliminated in the following round. The club`s top goalscorer was Richard West with 19 goals who managed to end Kadian Lecky`s seven year streak.


2013 York Region Shooters season, Summary
In the off season a dispute occurred between the Canadian Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) after the CSA unexpectedly removed sanctioning to the CSL just months before kickoff. The issue was resolved after the CSL appealed to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC), where the sport arbitrator forced the governing body to reinstate sanctioning to the CSL for another season. Meanwhile York Region made preparations for the 2013 season by assigning longtime team manager John Pacione with head coach responsibilities.


2013 York Region Shooters season, Summary
Pacione assembled a roster with a mixture of imports with International and European experience along with Vaughan`s traditional veteran core players. In the initial stages of the season the club experienced a slight delay in performance, but quickly rebounded with an eight match undefeated streak. The team managed another undefeated streak with five matches, and concluded the regular season as runner`s up in the First Division.


2013 York Region Shooters season, Summary
Throughout the season York Region posted the second best defensive record, and the third best offensive record. The club also produced another solid home field performance by only losing two matches at home. In the postseason the Shooters were eliminated from the tournament in the opening round to London City SC in a penalty shootout. In the Second Division the reserve team was managed by league veteran Sam Medeiros, where they managed to secure a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the standings. In the preliminary round they defeated Niagara United B, but were knocked out by Toronto Croatia B in the semifinals.


2013 York Region Shooters season, Summary
York Region also formed a partnership with Empoli F.C. through the Italian Soccer Management, which provides opportunities for camps and scouting of players.


2013 York Region Shooters season, Club, First Division roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 York Region Shooters season, Club, Second Division roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 York Region Shooters season, Competitions summary, First division, Results summary
Last updated: October 7, 2013. Source: 2013 Canadian Soccer League season


2013 Yorkshire Bank 40
The 2013 Yorkshire Bank 40 tournament was the fourth and final season of the ECB 40 limited overs cricket competition for the English and Welsh first-class counties, plus Scotland, the Netherlands, and the Unicorns, a team of players who did not have first-class contracts.


2013 Yorkshire Bank 40
The competition consisted of three groups of seven teams, from which the top team from each group, plus the best second-placed team, progressed to the semi-finals. The groups were allocated randomly.


2013 Yorkshire Bank 40
In 2014, the ECB 40 was replaced with the 50-over Royal London One-Day Cup.


2013 Yorkshire Bank 40, Group stage, Group B, Table
Durham were deducted 0.25 points for breach of team salary payments in 2012.


2013 YouTube Music Awards
The 2013 YouTube Music Awards, abbreviated as the YTMA, was the inaugural music award show presented by YouTube. The inaugural award show was held on November 3, 2013, streamed live from Pier 36 in New York City, with additional shows in Seoul, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, and London.


2013 YouTube Music Awards
Unlike other award shows, the winners were entirely voted on by fans. The show was directed by Spike Jonze.


2013 YouTube Music Awards
"None of us have done anything live before or an awards show – in a way we're all like amateurs on YouTube ourselves, making our first video. So even if it's messy, it'll be live," Jonze admitted to Billboard.com.


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Announcement and promotion
On September 30, 2013, YouTube uploaded Announcing the first-ever YouTube Music Awards, on its own channel. The video revealed that the award show would be presented by Kia. Several of the nominees, such as Epic Rap Battles of History and Eminem promoted their videos, in hopes they would win. Innovation of the Year nominee, DeStorm Power, also made a video asking his fans to vote for him stating,


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Announcement and promotion
"Let's bring one home, and keep it in the family,"


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Announcement and promotion
referring to the fact that he is considered a homegrown YouTube musician. Kia served as the event's main sponsor.


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Live performances & streaming
The award show featured live performances in the form of music videos from music industry stars such as Lady Gaga, Eminem, Arcade Fire, and Avicii. The award show was live streamed on YouTube's official channel.


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Nominees
On Monday, October 21, 2013, YouTube announced the nominees for the six categories of its inaugural music award show. The nominees are based on video views, likes, comments, and subscriptions since September 2012. However, YouTube has not yet published the final stats results on the votes. Girls' Generation won the Video of the Year with "I Got a Boy".


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Nominees, Video of the Year
Video of the Year recognizes the video with most fan engagement based on views, likes, shares, and comments.


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Nominees, Artist of the Year
Artist of the Year recognizes the most watched, shared, liked, and subscribed-to artists.


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Nominees, Response of the Year
Response of the Year recognizes the best fan remixes, covers or parodies, based on views, likes, shares, and comments.


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Nominees, YouTube Breakthrough
Recognizing the artists with the greatest growth in views and subscribers.


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Nominees, Innovation of the Year
Innovation of the Year recognizes creative video innovations with the most views, likes, shares and comments.


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Reception
The show was documented for being unusual compared to other award shows, as well as having moments of awkward pauses and brief technical difficulties. Eminem's victory of Artist of the Year was, perhaps, the pinnacle of the feeling that the YouTube Music Awards' nominees were puzzling. This is because a frequent criticism was that being the YouTube Music Awards, homegrown YouTube musicians should have been more frequently nominated than they were. The Los Angeles Times stated,


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Reception
"He is hardly a YouTube sensation in the traditional sense. He's more of an MTV kind of guy. Shouldn't YouTube try harder to honor its own? ",


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Reception
Attendee and performer Tyler, the Creator, was also critical of the awards, noting the mainstream artist presence rather than independent YouTube musicians.


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Reception
"The 90-minute affair may have split the Internet audience down the middle, judging by comments posted on Twitter, in which some people complained of censorship, when the show's live stream stopped several times."


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Reception
YouTube disabling comments on the video of the award show was also heavily criticized by fans.


2013 YouTube Music Awards, Reception
Additionally, Girls' Generation, the Video of the Year's winner, received a considerable amount of negative backlash on Twitter from fans of the other candidates. Another winner, DeStorm, had his name mispronounced by hosts as he accepted his award. This was used as an example in a common criticism of the ceremony, which was that YouTube pushed its own content creators aside in favor of more traditional celebrities.


2013 Young Hollywood Awards
The 15th Annual Young Hollywood Awards were held on Thursday, August 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, previously recorded the day before. Aisha Tyler was the host while there were no nominees this year, the recipients were "honored" with the awards. This was the first year that the awards were televised.


2013 Youngstown State Penguins football team
The 2013 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Eric Wolford and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a four way tie for second place. They were not invited to the FCS Playoffs.


2013 Youth Parapan American Games
The 2013 Youth Parapan American Games (Spanish: Juegos Juveniles Parapanamericanos de 2013) were a multi-sport event held from 14 to 19 October 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They were the third edition of the Youth Parapan American Games and they were organized by the Ministry of Social Development, the Argentinian Paralympic Committee (COPAR), the ENARD and the International Paralympic Committee.


2013 Ypres Rally
The 2013 Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally, formally the 49. GEKO Ypres Rally, was the sixth round of the 2013 European Rally Championship season.


2013 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship
The 2013 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship was held from January 11 to 13 at the Fort Smith Curling Club in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. The winning team, skipped by Jamie Koe, represented the Northwest Territories and the Yukon at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier in Edmonton, Alberta.


2013 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship
Since the Yukon Curling Association declared that Yukon would not be fielding any teams for the event, the Northwest Territories Men's Championship constituted the Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship.


2013 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7).


2013 Zagreb local elections
Zagreb local elections, 2013 were held on 19 May 2013 in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, to elect the mayor and members of the Zagreb Assembly. A second round of mayoral election was held on 2 June 2013.


2013 Zambales local elections
Local elections will be held in the Province of Zambales in the Philippines on May 13, 2013 as part of the 2013 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the Two districts of Zambales.


2013 Zambales local elections, Provincial elections
The candidates for governor and vice governor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.


2013 Zambales local elections, Provincial elections
The Incumbent Governor Hermogenes "Jun" Ebdane is seeking for his reelection under the local party Sulong Zambales Party, His running mate is Incumbent Vice Gov. Ramon Lacbain. Gov. Ebdane is facing off former Gov. Amor Deloso of Liberal. In 2010, Ebdane won against to Deloso by a margin of 29,000. Deloso running mate is the daughter of Late Antonio M. Diaz, Rica Diaz Arambulo.


2013 Zambales local elections, Congressional elections
Each of Zambales Two legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.


2013 Zambales local elections, Congressional elections, 1st District
Incumbent Mitos Magsaysay is term limited; she is running for the Senate; her son, Jesus Vicente II, known as Jobo, is her party's nominee. Jesus Vicente is facing off three termer Olongapo City Mayor James Gordon Jr. and former Subic Mayor Jeffrey Khonghun.


2013 Zambales local elections, Congressional elections, 2nd District
Incumbent Jun Omar Ebdane succeeded Antonio M. Diaz in a special election when the latter died in 2011.


2013 Zambales local elections, Provincial Board elections
All 2 Districts of Zambales will elect Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial board members.


2013 Zambales local elections, City and municipal elections
All cities and municipalities of Zambales will elect mayor and vice-mayor this election. The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. Below is the list of mayoralty candidates of each city and municipalities per district.


2013 Zambales local elections, City and municipal elections, 1st District, Olongapo City
Incumbent Mayor James Gordon Jr. is term-limited; his wife former Vice Gov. Anne Gordon is his party's nominee. Anne opponents is vice mayor Rolen Paulino and Coun. Bugsy Delos Reyes