2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, Energy forum in Arlington
Cuccinelli pointed out McAuliffe's inconsistent stances on coal and offshore drilling (McAuliffe made anti-coal and anti-offshore drilling statements during his 2009 campaign but has attempted to take a more centrist position in 2013). Cuccinelli also pointed to the GreenTech scandal enveloping McAuliffe. McAuliffe offered few specifics on his own energy policy plans but attacked Cuccinelli for his lawsuit of a Virginia Tech professor and expert on global warming whom he investigated for fraud, and said Cuccinelli's views on social issues would drive away businesses.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, Fairfax County debate
The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and NBC4 hosted a debate between Cuccinelli and McAuliffe on September 25, 2013. NBC political journalist Chuck Todd moderated. The debate was held at the Capital One Bank headquarters in McLean, Virginia, and was aired live on NBC4 and NBC affiliates in Richmond, Charlottesville, Bristol and other Virginia cities. Throughout the debate, both McAuliffe and Cuccinelli attacked their opponent's records and views.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, Fairfax County debate
McAuliffe focused on Medicaid expansion, failed to answer a question about the price tag of his education plan, and was exposed for not knowing that a state constitutional amendment is required to reverse the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Cuccinelli focused on his experience in office, defended his social views, and dodged a question about which loopholes he would close. After the debate, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce endorsed McAuliffe.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, Fairfax County debate
A spokesman said the debate would exclude Sarvis for "no other reason other than our tradition to provide a forum for the two major-party candidates." Sarvis attended the debate and his campaign debuted a television ad, which aired in Northern Virginia. The Sarvis ad caused Peter Galuszka of The Washington Post to say Sarvis "won" the debate. Five days after the debate moderator Chuck Todd invited Sarvis onto his show, The Daily Rundown, and asked Sarvis questions from the debate.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, Virginia Tech debate
Virginia Tech and WDBJ sponsored a debate between McAuliffe and Cuccinelli on October 24, 2013.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, Virginia Tech debate
Prior to the debate, Cuccinelli agreed informally to participate, though his campaign asked questions about the rules, including to raise the threshold for a third-party candidate to participate, before formally agreeing. McAuliffe also agreed to the rules. Originally, the announced threshold for inclusion in the debate was ten percent in the polls. Later, it would be announced the threshold for inclusion in the debate was ten percent according to the RealClearPolitics average by the October 10 invitation deadline. On October 10, Sarvis was polling at 9% in the RealClearPolitics average, and WDBJ announced that Sarvis would not be included at the debate. Sarvis responded that the debate rules were "designed to exclude."


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Fundraising
McAuliffe's funds include $5.7 million from the Democratic Governors Association PAC; $950,000 from the Virginia League of Conservation Voters; over $294,000 he donated to himself; $250,000 from Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos; $120,000 from the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry; $100,005 from his father-in-law, Richard Swann; and $100,000 from Bill Clinton. Cuccinelli's funds include $3.97 million from the Republican Governors Association PAC and $500,000 from the Republican Party of Virginia McAuliffe has received 34 contributions of $100,000 or more; Cuccinelli has received six contributions of $100,000 or more.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Fundraising
72% of McAuliffe's campaign contributors are from Virginia, but in the first quarter of 2013, 78% of his total funds came from donors from outside Virginia. 33% of Cuccinelli's funds in the first quarter of 2013 came from donors outside Virginia.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Fundraising
Through the first quarter of 2013 ending on March 31, 2013, McAuliffe had raised $6.7 million, and Cuccinelli had raised $4.4 million.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Fundraising
In the second quarter of 2013, McAuliffe raised $2.2 million, Cuccinelli raised $1.1 million, and Sarvis raised approximately $2,500. Terry McAuliffe's top five donors are from outside Virginia. Three of Ken Cuccinelli's top five donors are from out-of-state.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Fundraising
From July 1, 2013, through August 31, 2013, McAuliffe raised $7,355,246; and Cuccinelli raised $5,688,222. Over that period, McAuliffe received 2,010 contributions of more than $100, and 5,476 contributions of $100 or less; while Cuccinelli received 3,193 contributions of more than $100, and 7,075 contributions of $100 or less. During the same period, McAuliffe's biggest donations included the DGA ($2.7 million); the Virginia League of Conservation Voters ($900,000); the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ($100,000); Laborers' International Union of North America Education Fund ($100,000); and the United Food and Commercial Workers Active Ballot Club Education Fund ($100,000). Cuccinelli's biggest donations included several energy companies and private individuals; his largest contribution over the period was $30,000. As of August 31, 2013, McAuliffe's campaign has $5,010,223 cash on hand, and Cuccinelli's campaign has $2,234,369 cash on hand.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Fundraising, Spending by outside groups
Tom Steyer's PAC NextGen Climate Action, Michael Bloomberg's PAC Independence USA, the National Education Association and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund have purchased a combined total of over $4.3 million worth of airtime for television ads supporting McAuliffe or opposing Cuccinelli. Americans for Prosperity, Citizens United, the Virginia Principles Fund PAC, National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund, the Ending Spending Fund, and the Fight for Tomorrow PAC have purchased a combined total of just over $2 million worth of airtime for television ads supporting Cuccinelli or opposing McAuliffe. Purple PAC, a Libertarian-leaning super PAC, spent over $300,000 in television ads designed to boost the Sarvis campaign before election day.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Results
Polls indicated McAuliffe would win comfortably on Election Day. However, the race was much closer than expected. Cuccinelli led for a good portion of the evening. However, Fairfax County, a suburb of Washington D.C., is heavily Democratic, and is often one of the last parts of the state to count their votes. With around 90% of the vote McAuliffe took the lead for the first time. McAuliffe's lead continued to grow as Fairfax County came in. With 96% of the vote counted, CNN called the race for McAuliffe. At 10:06 P.M. EST, Cuccinelli called McAuliffe to concede defeat. Ralph Northam, also a Democrat, won the race for lieutenant governor, making the governor and the lieutenant governor both Democrats for the first time since 2006.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Analysis
The result was somewhat surprising because many polls showed McAuliffe with a larger margin of victory over Cuccinelli than he ended up with. The Libertarian candidate was seen as having a large impact on the polls, his presence complicating them and adding "uncertainty to the ballot test". The polling for the lieutenant governor and attorney general elections, which did not feature a third-party candidate, was much more accurate. Although Sarvis also under-performed, his performance was among the three strongest of any Libertarian candidate running in a gubernatorial election and the best result for a third-party candidate in Virginia since 1965. Exit polls showed that, contrary to conventional wisdom, Sarvis pulled far more votes from McAuliffe than Cuccinelli.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. The incumbent Lieutenant Governor, Republican Bill Bolling, had originally planned to run for Governor of Virginia in the 2013 gubernatorial election, but withdrew upon the entry of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
On May 18, 2013, a Republican state convention in Richmond nominated minister and conservative activist E.W. Jackson over six others after four ballots. The Democratic primary on June 11, 2013 was won by State Senator Ralph Northam, who defeated Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States. Northam then defeated Jackson by a wide margin in the general election.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
As the Senate of Virginia was evenly split between 20 Democrats and 20 Republicans, the lieutenant gubernatorial election effectively decided which party had control of that chamber.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, Background
In early 2008, Bolling and then-Attorney General Bob McDonnell struck a deal in which Bolling agreed to run for re-election as lieutenant governor to allow McDonnell to run unopposed for governor in 2009, in exchange for McDonnell's support for Bolling for governor in 2013. The deal was widely known and as such, Bolling was effectively running for governor since 2009, and in April 2010, Bolling filed the necessary paperwork to run in 2013.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, Background
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, elected alongside McDonnell and Bolling in 2009, stated that he intended to run for re-election as attorney general in 2013, but did not rule out running for governor. In December 2011, Cuccinelli announced to his staff that he would run against Bolling for governor in 2013; the news went public, and in response, Bolling issued a statement accusing Cuccinelli of putting "his own personal ambition ahead of the best interests of the commonwealth and the Republican Party." Cuccinelli's announcement came two days before the annual statewide conference of Virginia Republicans, at which Bolling and his staff expressed being upset with Cuccinelli's decision.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, Background
Bolling, who was polling poorly against Cuccinelli, withdrew from the race on November 28, 2012. He cited the Republican Party's decision to move to a nominating convention rather than hold a primary. He ruled out running for another term as lieutenant governor and refused to endorse Cuccinelli.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, Republican nomination
The Republican Party chose its nominee at a convention in Richmond. Seven candidates were running, and after four rounds of balloting, E.W. Jackson was chosen as the nominee.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
The Virginia Democratic primary was held on June 11, 2013. Ralph Northam was chosen as the nominee.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, General election, September debate
The two candidates met in a debate held in Arlington on September 24, 2013. The debate was marked by sharp contrasts between the candidates on both issues and style. Northam was the aggressor in the debate, attacking Jackson over his controversial statements and personal history.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, General election, September debate
In response to repeated attacks from Northam on Jackson's history of controversial statements, Jackson read aloud a section of the Virginia Constitution that differentiates social opinions from one's ability to govern. Jackson said, "I know the difference between what I do [in church] and what I’m required to do here. ... If I’m elected, I’m going to serve all the people of Virginia regardless of what their religious background is. ... I’m not running to be preacher, theologian, bishop, pastor of Virginia. I’m running to be lieutenant governor of Virginia."


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, General election, September debate
Northam spoke at length on abortion, saying regulations and laws on abortion recently passed by the General Assembly represented "an assault on women's reproductive health care," and attacked Jackson for his support of those regulations and laws. Jackson responded simply, "I am unabashedly pro-life. I make no apologies for that."


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, General election, September debate
Jackson said he opposed a Medicaid expansion in Virginia, saying it would saddle Virginia with debt. Northam said he supported the expansion because if Virginia rejected it, the taxes it pays to the federal government would go to other states.


2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, General election, September debate
Both candidates sought to speak more personally about themselves. Northam talked about his career in the military and medicine, while Jackson talked about getting through a rough childhood to attend Harvard Law School and eventually entering ministry.


2013 Virginia's 31st House of Delegates district election
Virginia's 31st House of Delegates district election, 2013, held November 5, 2013, was a contest between incumbent Republican Scott Lingamfelter and Democratic challenger Jeremy McPike. McPike ran on the issues of quality of life, transportation, education, and energy. Lingamfelter wanted to streamline government.


2013 Visit Panamá Cup
The 2013 Visit Panamá Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Panama City, Panama between 15 and 21 April 2013.


2013 Visit Panamá Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Visit Panamá Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2013 Visit Panamá Cup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Visit Panamá Cup – Doubles
Júlio César Campozano and Alejandro González were the defending champions and reached the final, but lost to Jorge Aguilar and Sergio Galdós 4–6, 4–6.


2013 Visit Panamá Cup – Singles
Rogério Dutra da Silva was the defending champion but chose to compete in Campeonato Internacional de Tenis de Santos instead. Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo won the final against Alejandro González 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–4).


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival
The Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2013 was held from February 24, 2013 through Friday March 1, 2013. The musical event was broadcast via Chilean TV channel Chilevisión. The hosts of the event were Rafael Araneda and Eva Gómez.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival
The event was broadcast in Chile via Chilevisión and Chilevisión HD, and internationally via A&E for Latin America, TV Azteca for Mexico and Paravisión in Paraguay.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Development
The musical performers for the main show were announced on August 17, 2012. These included the Chilean acts 31 Minutos and Los Prisioneros former front man Jorge González. Urban and Reggaeton musician Daddy Yankee, who celebrates a huge success this year in the country with hits like "Limbo", "Lovumba" and "Pasarela", all of which were top 5 in Chilean charts. Another artist presented was Spanish Miguel Bosé. Miguel was promoting his latest album titled Papitwo, which includes the song "Aire Soy" with Ximena Sariñana. This song had moderate success on the national charts, peaking inside the top 20. Also confirmed as part of the judging panel was Mexican singer Gloria Trevi. On August 29, 2012, the municipality and Chilevisión also confirmed the band Maná as part of the show, performing live for the third time  at this venue. The last time they appeared was in 2003.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Development
On September 7, 2012, new musical acts were confirmed to perform live in the show, including the Jonas Brothers, who will reunite to perform after a career hiatus. The Chilean Francisca Valenzuela will join the judging panel, as well as perform in the main show. She had a successful year with her album Buen Soldado certified gold in Chile and hit singles topping the charts like "Quiero Verte Más" and "Buen Soldado". Romeo Santos will return, this time on his own, after his debut on this stage with his band Aventura in 2011.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Development
Also announced were the tropical sensation La Sonora de Tommy Rey, and the humoristic shows by Memo Bunke, Los Atletas de La Risa and Hermógenes con H. On September 29, 2012, Sir Elton John was confirmed for the festival. This marks his first time in this show, and he is considered to be one of the most important artists scheduled to perform for the event this year. New Spanish artist Pablo Alborán was also announced as a judge for the competition. He is known for huge pop hits like the song "Solamente Tu" which peaked at number 2 in the Chilean charts the past year.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Development
The latest artists confirmed were the Argentinian band Los Autenticos Decadentes and Reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. They have one of the hottest tracks of the summer, "Algo Me Gusta de Ti", which is enjoying heavy radio airplay. Both of them are scheduled to perform in the last day of the festival.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Development
Day 2 of the festival, featuring performers Romeo Santos and Daddy Yankee, was the first night sold out after ticket sales opened.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Development, Stage
The Preparations for the event include aspects such as television broadcasting and stage design. The production and features that have defined the stage by Madis, with a bet that appeals to nostalgia and focus on the public. "The closeness to the people is crucial, and will happen through cameras in the gallery, social networking integration and tell the story of the contest, these are some of the challenges we have set ourselves," says Álex Hernández, director of the festival. To tell the story will be a projection of the former led bandshell. "The digital reconstruction of the bandshell is something protagonist, is a great way walking about 150 meters, maneuver, i.e. movement and interaction. They want to appeal to something nostalgic, "says Marcelo Rojas, director of Madis, the company in charge of stage design.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Development, Stage
The scenario also includes a screen of 200 square meters, the largest that has been installed at a show in Chile, which will occupy the entire bottom, plus 150 meters side shields. "It is large, in order to give content to the music parallels besides the visual of each artist and to generate the skills and Festival Overture," says Hernandez. Another novelty is the construction of a place to the jury on the stage, right beside viewed from the front, in one of the walkways. "They assessed from above and be exposed in the show, being part of the show," adds the director.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Development, Stage
Along with this, for the 2013 version of the event was removed near the gallery platform was installed this year and where the animators Eva Gómez and Rafael Araneda interacted with the public. Instead they installed cameras that record what happens to the audience, that will make images of any person in the foreground.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Development, Stage
Regarding the technical elements, including this year's challenges include synchronization of everything from scenic aspects to lighting, to sound. The ultimate goal is that the telecast is of better bill, and that the audience at the Quinta Vergara live an international experience, indicated from the organization. "The idea is that the technology is at the service of emotions," said Hernandez. Meanwhile, Marcelo Rojas, explains: "It is mixing technology with scenic elements themselves, creating a new design. We use digital elements, via video, to enhance the scene. The idea is that everything is more theatrical. "


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Red carpet
A launch event was realized on February 22, 2013, in Casino Viña del Mar with a long red carpet in which celebrities, artists and festival participants walked, this was broadcast via Chilevisión in prime time with interviews and a Glam Cam 360°.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Chronology, Day 2
The show had a gypsy interlude when Santos changed his clothes. He also performed the song "Noche de Sexo" by Wisin & Yandel.


2013 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Chronology, Day 4
In a controversy, her short time on stage was because Jorge González asked that because he would not start his show so late and if that happened he will not sing.


2013 Vodacom Cup
The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as  Limpopo Blue Bulls and an invitational team, the  Pampas XV from Argentina.


2013 Vodacom Cup, Competition
There ware sixteen teams participating in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections, with eight teams in both the Northern and Southern Sections. Teams played all the teams in their section once over the course of the season, either at home or away.


2013 Vodacom Cup, Competition
Teams received four log points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus log points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2013 Vodacom Cup, Competition
The top four teams in each section qualified for the title play-offs. In the quarter finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished fourth in that section and the teams that finished second in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished third in that section. The winners of these quarter finals then played each other in the semi-finals, with the higher placed team having home advantage. The two semi-final winners then met in the final.


2013 Vodacom Cup, Teams, Team Listing
The following teams took part in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition:


2013 Volleyball Copa Latina
The 2013 Copa Latina is the fifth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, organized by the Peruvian Volleyball Federation and Frecuencia Latina, played by four countries from May 9–12, 2013 in Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima, Peru.


2013 Volleyball Copa Latina
This was the first edition of the Cup to be FIVB-recognized.


2013 Volleyball Copa Latina, Purpouse
The organizers called the cup a 'Revenge Cup' for the top 4 teams at the 2013 Junior Pan-American Cup, with its main purpose to be a preparation for the 2013 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship.


2013 Volleyball Copa Latina, Preliminary round
This edition of the tournament featured a round-robin system of matches, if the teams in the top two places will play for the gold medal and the teams in third and fourth places for the bronze medal.


2013 Volta Limburg Classic
The 2013 Volta Limburg Classic was the 40th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 30 March 2013. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Rüdiger Selig.


2013 Volta a Catalunya
The 2013 Volta a Catalunya was the 93rd running of the Volta a Catalunya cycling stage race. It started on 18 March in Calella, ended on 24 March in Barcelona, and consisted of seven stages. It was the fifth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season.


2013 Volta a Catalunya
The race was won by the Republic of Ireland's Dan Martin of the Garmin–Sharp team, who took the lead after winning the race's queen stage – the fourth stage – to Port Ainé–Rialp, and maintained the overall lead of the race until the end. As a result, Martin – who had previously finished the race in second place twice and fourth place over the previous four years – became the second Irish rider to win the race after Sean Kelly, who won the race in 1984 and 1986.


2013 Volta a Catalunya
Martin won the general classification by 17 seconds over runner-up Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha), while Lampre–Merida's Michele Scarponi completed the podium, 17 seconds behind Rodríguez and 34 seconds down on Martin; Scarponi had started the final stage in fifth place, but moved up after proficient attacking on the closing circuits at Barcelona's Montjuïc hill.


2013 Volta a Catalunya
The race's other classifications were dominated by the members of the race's opening stage breakaway; Cannondale's Cristiano Salerno was the winner of the red jersey for the mountains classification, while Christian Meier (Orica–GreenEDGE) was the winner of the white jersey for the sprints classification, as well as the yellow jersey for a special sprints classification, honouring the 100th edition of the Tour de France to be held later in the year. Garmin–Sharp were the winners of the teams classification, after also placing Tom Danielson in the top ten overall.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Teams
As the Volta a Catalunya was a UCI World Tour event, all UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, eighteen ProTeams were invited to the race, with four other squads given wildcard places, and as such, would have formed the event's 22-team peloton. Team Katusha subsequently regained their ProTour status after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Teams
Among the 174-rider start list – each team entered eight riders with the exception of Lampre–Merida and Orica–GreenEDGE, who entered seven – were four previous winners of the race. 2007 winner Vladimir Karpets served as a domestique for the 2009 winner Alejandro Valverde in the Movistar Team, while 2010 winner Joaquim Rodríguez was one of the pre-race favourites for Team Katusha. The other previous winner, Michele Scarponi – who won the 2011 edition of the race after Alberto Contador's results were expunged – also served as the leader of his team, leading the Lampre–Merida squad.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 1
For the second successive year, the Volta a Catalunya began with a circuit race around the town of Calella. As part of the itinerary, there were five categorised climbs including three ascents of the third-category Alt de Collsacreu, although the most difficult climb of the stage was the first-category Alt de Montseny climb, measuring 6 km (3.7 mi) at an average gradient of 5.6%.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 1
Also part of the route were three sprint points; two for the intermediate sprints classification – in Sant Esteve de Palautordera and Calella respectively – and one towards the special sprints classification, in honour of the 100th anniversary of the Tour de France, coming at the 97 km (60.3 mi) point of the stage, in Tordera. A pair of riders – Orica–GreenEDGE's Christian Meier and Cannondale rider Cristiano Salerno – made the primary breakaway from the field, just after the start of the stage.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 1
The duo managed to extend their advantage over the main field to in excess of eight-and-a-half minutes just after the first intermediate sprint point at Sant Esteve de Palautordera. At this point, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and the Movistar Team moved their riders to the front of the main field, in order to steadily bring back the lead gap. Meier picked up all the points in relation to the sprints classifications while Salerno accrued enough points in order to pick up the first red jersey as mountains classification leader.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 1
The leaders were caught on the day's final climb, the third passage of the Alt de Collsacreu. On the descent, Team Sky forced the pace through Bradley Wiggins, and the acceleration caused a break in the field and allowed thirteen riders to escape off the front. They remained clear all the way to Calella, where Omega Pharma–Quick-Step's Gianni Meersman prevailed in a sprint finish, to take the first leader's jersey via time bonuses.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 2
The second stage was set up for the sprinters, much like the first stage, with the race returning to Banyoles for a stage finish, after the town was not part of the race in 2012. After starting in Girona, the 160.7 km (99.9 mi) itinerary saw the peloton head south towards the coast at Tossa de Mar; it later remained along the coast until Palamós, before heading north and away from the coast.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 2
The course eventually headed towards the finish in Banyoles – around 20 km (12.4 mi) north of Girona – where four laps of a 9.2 km (5.7 mi) circuit were completed before the finish. On the route, there was only one categorised climb – the third-category Mirador de Sant Feliu, just outside Sant Feliu de Guíxols – while there were sprint points in Platja d'Aro and Banyoles, with a special sprint point in between, at the 103.5 km (64.3 mi) mark in Bordils.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 2
For the second day running, Orica–GreenEDGE's Christian Meier was part of the breakaway in order to boost his advantages in both the sprints and special sprints classifications, and to close in on the lead of Cannondale's Cristiano Salerno in the mountains classification. Meier was joined in the breakaway by Sojasun rider Christophe Laborie and Olivier Kaisen of the Lotto–Belisol team, with the trio going clear in the opening moments of the stage.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 2
Unlike the previous day, the breakaway was kept in check by the main field – led by the Omega Pharma–Quick-Step team-mates of the racer leader Gianni Meersman – and their maximum advantage over the course of the day was around three minutes. The trio's lead fluctuated between two-and-a-half and three minutes for most of the day, before being caught on the second lap of the Banyoles circuit.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 2
Ultimately, it came down to a sprint for the line – after a four-rider move was caught late on – where Blanco Pro Cycling were first to create a move for Robert Wagner but could not sustain the pace. Behind, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step took up the front with Andrew Fenn, and set it up for Meersman, who held off a late spurt from Daniele Ratto (Cannondale) to take back-to-back stage wins, extending his overall lead in the process.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 3
The first of two successive summit finishes, the third stage finished 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) above sea level at the ski resort of Vallter 2000 in Setcases, at the top of an hors catégorie ascent. The stage had started just above sea level in Vidreres, taking in two first-category climbs of the Alt de Sant Hilari and at the Túnel Collabós as part of the 180.1 km (111.9 mi) itinerary.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 3
Also on the route were intermediate sprint points in Vidreres itself, as well as Sant Esteve d'en Bas, with the special sprint point sandwiched in between, at the 90.5 km (56.2 mi) mark, in Anglès. The final climb to Vallter 2000 was around 12 km (7.5 mi) in length, with an average gradient of around 7.3%, reaching 14% in places. It was expected to shake up the general classification with overall leader Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) unlikely to hold his 14-second lead beyond the stage.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 3
Four riders – Martin Kohler of the BMC Racing Team, Cannondale's Lucas Sebastián Haedo, Karol Domagalski (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA) and Cofidis rider Nicolas Edet – advanced clear of the main field after 7 km (4.3 mi) of the stage, and managed to extend their advantage to a maximum of around seven-and-a-half minutes around 15 km (9.3 mi) later. The quartet remained together until the day's second first-category climb, at the Túnel Collabós, where Edet and Domagalski went on ahead of their two companions.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 3
At the summit of the climb, Edet and Domagalski held a lead of around five minutes over the peloton. As the two leaders moved towards the final climb, Haedo and Kohler were gradually being brought back to the main field, and the peloton eventually caught them in between climbs. Edet dropped Domagalski on the lower slopes of the final climb, and he resisted being caught until inside of 5 km (3.1 mi) remaining.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 3
Lotto–Belisol's Jurgen Van den Broeck was first to reach Edet, before Edet exhaustedly faded back to the peloton. Van Den Broeck remained off the front for a couple of kilometres, before Team Katusha and Garmin–Sharp brought him back with added impetus on the front of the main field. The latter squad's protected rider for the race, Tom Danielson – in his first race back after a six-month ban for admitting to doping earlier in his career – attacked before he was brought back shortly after.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 3
Bradley Wiggins was next to attack for Team Sky at the flamme rouge, and was closely followed by Movistar Team rider Nairo Quintana. Quintana followed Wiggins up the climb, and blocked off an attack by Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha), and soloed away to a six-second winning margin over team-mate Alejandro Valverde, who also beat Rodríguez and Wiggins to the line. As a result, Valverde assumed the race lead from Meersman, four seconds ahead of both Wiggins and Rodríguez.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 4
The queen stage of the 2013 Volta a Catalunya, the fourth stage was also its longest with the riders enduring a parcours of 217.7 km (135.3 mi) before reaching the summit finish at the Pyrenean ski station of Port Ainé.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 4
The climb to Port Ainé was one of five categorised climbs during the stage; of note, were the first-category Alt de Pedraforca climb a third of the way through the stage, as well as the two difficult hors-catégorie climbs of the Port de Cantó – 24.6 km (15.3 mi) at 4.8% – and the climb to Port Ainé, an 18.9 km (11.7 mi) long climb (at an average of 6.5%) with the finish at just below 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) above sea level. Both hors-catégorie climbs had been scheduled to be a part of the queen stage in 2012, but were omitted from the route due to heavy snow, which ultimately led to the stage being shortened, in progress.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 4
The race remained as a whole for the majority of the first hour of racing, with the breakaway only forming on the day's first climb, the Coll de Merolla, around 40 km (24.9 mi) into the stage. Initially, four riders – Astana's Fabio Aru, Ryder Hesjedal of Garmin–Sharp, RadioShack–Leopard rider Robert Kišerlovski and Yuri Trofimov for Team Katusha – got clear on the climb itself and were later joined on the descent by a further nineteen riders, swelling the lead group to a total of twenty-three.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 4
With most teams represented in the group, the gap to the peloton was allowed to reach around three minutes before the pace was accelerated. Around the halfway mark, the Movistar Team were reduced by two members, as both Eros Capecchi and the overall leader Alejandro Valverde had to abandon the race due to a crash, leaving both riders sore but unable to continue. Prior to Valverde's withdrawal, the pace dropped in the main field, allowing the breakaway to extend their lead over four minutes for a period.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 4
Team Sky took up the reins on the front of the peloton as the leaders hit the Port de Cantó, reducing the advantage of the leaders to around two-and-a-half minutes with around 50 km (31.1 mi) remaining of the stage. Towards the top of the ascent, Saxo–Tinkoff's Nicolas Roche put in a solo attack on his companions, and built up a lead of around a minute as he hit the bottom of the final climb to Port Ainé.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 4
Roche faded on the climb however, and was soon caught by a group of three riders, consisting of his cousin Dan Martin (Garmin–Sharp), Kišerlovski and the Movistar Team's Jesús Herrada. With 7.5 km (4.7 mi) remaining, Martin attacked on his own, and eventually soloed away to the stage victory. His two-minute lead had been cut to just 36 seconds by the time Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha) and Herrada's team-mate Nairo Quintana had crossed the finish, but the advantage was enough for Martin to take the race lead ahead of Rodríguez, by ten seconds.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 5
After several days in the Pyrenees, the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya was a primarily downhill stage from Rialp, travelling 156.5 km (97.2 mi) to the finish in the city of Lleida. There was only one categorised climb during the stage, with the second-category Port d'Âger climb coming around halfway through the stage, but was not seen to be excessively difficult as the average gradient was only 5% over its 9.6 km (6.0 mi) duration.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 5
The finish in Lleida was potentially tricky with several roundabouts to navigate on the run-in, but the finish was still suited for the sprinters to prevail over the rest of the field. For the second day running, the field remained together for the first hour of racing, after several attacks were chased down before they could garner a reputable gap. It was not until the 55 km (34.2 mi) mark before the day's primary breakaway was formed.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 5
Two riders ventured clear, as Lotto–Belisol's Olivier Kaisen and Cofidis rider Tristan Valentin moved ahead of the peloton. The duo built up a lead of around four minutes over the course of the following ten kilometres, before stabilising at around three-and-a-half minutes for the majority of the stage. Valentin took maximum points at the two remaining sprint points of the stage, while Kaisen led over the climb. Overall leader Dan Martin (Garmin–Sharp) gained a bonus second at the intermediate sprint in Alfarràs, to extend his lead over Team Katusha's Joaquim Rodríguez.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 5
Ultimately, Kaisen and Valentin were caught 15 km (9.3 mi) before the end of the stage, setting up a bunch sprint. Cofidis rider Stéphane Poulhies held the lead of the sprint out of the final right-hand corner, but he was passed before the line by Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r–La Mondiale), and the stage winner François Parisien of the Argos–Shimano team. Martin finished ninth on the stage, and extended his overall lead by three seconds over Rodríguez, after the group split on the final run-in.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 6
The penultimate stage of the race was seen as the one that was most suitable for a breakaway move to stick, out of the entire Volta a Catalunya. During an itinerary of 178.7 km (111.0 mi), the stage had a downhill start from Almacelles down towards an intermediate sprint in Alfarràs for the second consecutive day before steadily rising towards the first of two categorised climbs, via the special sprint point in the village of L'Espluga de Francolí.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 6
The first-category Alt de Prades was the first test, with an average gradient of 4% over 11 km (6.8 mi), while on the descent, there was the second intermediate sprint in Prades. The second-category Alt de Lilla, the day's other climb, came with just 14.5 km (9.0 mi) remaining, and was slightly steeper at 4.8% over 6.1 km (3.8 mi). From there, the race descended into the town of Valls, and to the finish in front of the sports centre named in honour of former Spanish cyclist Xavier Tondo; Tondo, who was from Valls, died in 2011 after being crushed by a garage door while preparing for a training ride.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 6
The stage began at a rapid pace, meaning that the capability for a breakaway to establish an advantage was limited. Indeed, by Alfarràs, Garmin–Sharp were still in control of the peloton and led out race leader Dan Martin in order for him to extend his overall lead, by claiming the three bonus seconds on offer at the line, with team-mates Koldo Fernández and Ryder Hesjedal following him across. The race remained together right into the second half of the stage and the Alt de Prades.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 6
It was there that eight riders attacked on the climb, and were given freedom by the bunch. With two members of the group – Astana's Egor Silin and Daniel Navarro of Cofidis – being within three minutes of Martin, Garmin–Sharp kept the lead group within range at around one-and-a-half minutes. The lead group was brought back with 4 km (2.5 mi) to go, setting up a sprint finish in Valls. Daniele Ratto (Cannondale) was first to launch the sprint, but he was overtaken by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step's Gianni Meersman, however both were beaten by a fast-finishing Simon Gerrans of Orica–GreenEDGE, to take the stage win by a bike length.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 7
The final stage of the race was the Volta's annual foray into Barcelona for the finish. After starting in El Vendrell, the race moved towards the coast at Calafell before the run-in towards Barcelona, which included the third-category Alt de la Maladona ascent. Once the race reached Barcelona, eight laps of a circuit around 6 km (3.7 mi) length were completed, with each lap containing a climb of the Montjuïc hill.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 7
The hill had most recently featured in the closing kilometres of the ninth stage of the 2012 Vuelta a España, when Joaquim Rodríguez and Philippe Gilbert attacked at the top of the climb and remained off the front of the race until the end, where Gilbert prevailed in a sprint finish. Much like the previous day, the stage's first hour was completed at a frenetic pace – at nearly 50 km/h (31 mph) – but did not deter a breakaway group forming and this was initiated at the first intermediate sprint point in the city of Vilanova i la Geltrú.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 7
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA's Karol Domagalski led across the line, ahead of Saxo–Tinkoff rider Karsten Kroon and Michał Gołaś of the Omega Pharma–Quick-Step team. They were joined by seven other riders, and extended their advantage over the Team Katusha-led peloton to around three-and-a-half minutes. The breakaway mopped up the bonus seconds at the other intermediate sprint point at Castelldefels, meaning that Rodríguez would have to play his hand nearer Montjuïc, in order to potentially leapfrog Dan Martin (Garmin–Sharp) overall. The breakaway manage to survive off the front of the race until 22 km (13.7 mi) from the end. A counter-attack followed from a group of four riders – David López of Team Sky, Vacansoleil–DCM's Thomas De Gendt, Tim Wellens (Lotto–Belisol) and Kroon's team-mate Chris Anker Sørensen – gaining distance off the front on the climb.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 7
Sørensen was dropped by his three companions not long after, while Movistar Team rider Nairo Quintana tried to attack from the peloton, but was brought back due to his close nature to both Martin and Rodríguez in the general classification. The lead group swelled to five riders several kilometres later, as Michele Scarponi of the Lampre–Merida team – fifth in the general classification overnight – and RadioShack–Leopard's Robert Kišerlovski bridged across a 20-second gap to reach the leaders.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 7
Martin's team-mates took station on the front of the peloton, in order to negate any potential gains that Scarponi could have got off the front. Ultimately, Scarponi failed to achieve enough seconds to take the overall victory, but the group of four riders (minus Wellens, who had been dropped) remained clear to the end, where De Gendt beat out López for the stage victory, taking both his – and his team's – first win of 2013. The bunch came across the line 21 seconds later, with Martin positioned in the group to become the first Irish winner of the race in 27 years. Scarponi's advantage enabled him to move up two places into third overall, passing Quintana and Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Classification leadership table
In the 2013 Volta a Catalunya, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses in intermediate sprints and at the finish in mass-start stages, the leader received a white and green jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2013 Volta a Catalunya, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Classification leadership table
Additionally, there was a sprints classification, which awarded a white jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 3 at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.


2013 Volta a Catalunya, Classification leadership table
The fourth jersey represented the special sprints classification, marked by a yellow jersey. This was in recognition of the 100th edition of the Tour de France to be held later in 2013, and was marked by a single sprint on each of the race's seven stages. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.


2013 Volta a Portugal
The 2013 Volta a Portugal was a men's road bicycle race held from 7 to 18 August 2013. It was the 75th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. As part of the 2013 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event. The Spanish cyclist Alejandro Marque from OFM-Quinta da Lixa won the race.


2013 Volta ao Algarve
The 2013 Volta ao Algarve was the 39th edition of the Volta ao Algarve cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, and was held from 14 to 17 February 2013, in Portugal.


2013 Volta ao Algarve
The race was won by Germany's Tony Martin, of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step courtesy of his dominant victory in the final ITT stage winning the time trial by over a minute. Martin's winning margin over his teammate and runner-up Michal Kwiatkowski was 58 seconds, and Dutch rider Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil–DCM) completed the podium, a further second behind Kwiatkowski and 59 seconds down on Martin. In the race's other classifications, Italian Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack–Leopard) won the points classification, Portugal's Hugo Sabido (LA Alumínios–Antarte) won the sprints classification, Italy's Manuele Boaro of Saxo–Tinkoff won the green jersey for the mountains classification, and RadioShack–Leopard finished at the head of the teams classification.


2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship
The 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 48th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 16–19 May, with the champion receiving €800,000. The format was 24 players split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage. It was an official money event on the European Tour.


2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland defeated Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, 2 & 1, in the final.


2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship, Format
The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking and the remaining eight randomly assigned to a pool. Within each pool, every player played each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points were awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advanced to the knock-out stage. In case of ties, sudden-death playoffs were used to determine rankings.


2013 Voronin Cup
The 2013 Mikhail Voronin Cup took place on December 2–4 in Moscow, Russia.


2013 Vuelta a Andalucía
The 2013 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 59th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía cycle race and was held on 17 February to 20 February 2013. The race started in San Fernando and finished in Rincón de la Victoria. The race was won by Alejandro Valverde.


2013 Vuelta a Asturias
The 2013 Vuelta a Asturias was the 57th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held on 11 and 12 May 2013. The race started in Oviedo and finished at Alto del Naranco. The race was won by Amets Txurruka of the Caja Rural–Seguros RGA team.


2013 Vuelta a Burgos
The 2013 Vuelta a Burgos (English: 2013 Tour of Burgos) is the 35th edition of the Vuelta a Burgos, an annual bicycle race which tours the province of Burgos. The stage race is part of the 2013 UCI Europe Tour, and is classified as a 2.HC event. It was won by Nairo Quintana of the Movistar Team.


2013 Vuelta a Burgos, Teams
16 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 9 UCI ProTeams, 5 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 2 UCI Continental Teams.


2013 Vuelta a Castilla y León
The 2013 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 28th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León cycle race and was held on 12 April to 14 April 2013. The race started in Arévalo and finished in Cervera de Pisuerga. The race was won by Rubén Plaza.


2013 Vuelta a Colombia
The 63rd edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from 9 to 23 June 2013. It was won by the Spanish cyclist Óscar Sevilla.


2013 Vuelta a España
The 2013 Vuelta a España was the 68th edition of the race. Chris Horner won the 2013 Vuelta at the age of 41 on the 15 September 2013 becoming the oldest ever Grand Tour winner. Horner beat his nearest challenger, Italian Vincenzo Nibali by finishing ahead of him in each of the final three mountainous stages before the final stage into Madrid.


2013 Vuelta a España
This Vuelta started in Galicia on August 24, 2013. The race spent 5 days in Galicia, then continued anticlockwise touring Spain through Castile and León, Extremadura, Andalusia, Aragon, Catalonia, La Rioja, Cantabria, and Asturias, before returning to Madrid for the finish on September 15. The Vuelta included excursions into two neighboring countries, Andorra and France. The top three stage winners received the following bonuses in the general classification: 10 seconds for winners of the stages, six seconds for runners-up, and four seconds for those in third place.


2013 Vuelta a España, Teams
The 19 UCI World Tour teams were automatically entitled to start the race; three wildcard teams were also invited.


2013 Vuelta a España, Race overview
For in-depth details see 2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 and 2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21


2013 Vuelta a España, Race overview
Stage one was a team time trial (TTT) which was won by Astana and resulted in Janez Brajkovic being awarded the red jersey. Stage two was won by Vincenzo Nibali who also took over the red jersey, but on the next stage Chris Horner would win and claim the lead.


2013 Vuelta a España, Race overview
The race would eventually evolve into a battle between Horner and Nibali, who was attempting to win a very rare Grand Tour Double as he had won the Giro a few months earlier. Horner meanwhile was more of an outside contender for victory and prior to the start of this Vuelta he had more or less acknowledged this by announcing during a team meeting that he could finish top 10. Privately however, he told his wife and friends that he could podium as he felt he was in very good form following the 2013 Tour of Utah. After winning on stage three he told his team he could podium and told his wife he could win. Daniel Moreno would win stage four as Nibali would win back the jersey and hold it for the next few stages.


2013 Vuelta a España, Race overview
Leopold König would win stage eight by one second over Daniel Moreno resulting in Nicholas Roche taking over the race lead. In stage nine Moreno would not be denied as he won his second stage, this one by four seconds, as he also took the red jersey from Roche by one second. Meanwhile, Nibali, Horner, former Vuelta champ Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodríguez were all within a minute of the lead.


2013 Vuelta a España, Race overview
Until this point in the race Directeur Sportif for Team Radioshack José Azevedo had considered Horner's statement declaring he could make the podium, but still ran the team with the plan he had come into the race with. Only after Horner won again on stage ten and reclaimed the red jersey did he declare full team support for the American for the rest of the race. Stage eleven was an individual time trial where Nibali put time into all of the riders close to him in the standings reclaiming the red jersey yet again.


2013 Vuelta a España, Race overview
Once again Nibali would maintain the lead for the next several stages. In stage eighteen Vasil Kiryienka would win the day as Horner took +0:25 out of Nibali to come within just three seconds of the lead. Stage nineteen saw the riders contend with the Monte Naranco where Rodríguez won the stage and pulled within a minute of Valverde for the final podium position.


2013 Vuelta a España, Race overview
Horner took another six seconds from Nibali and reclaimed the red jersey by three seconds, but for all intents and purposes they were neck and neck going into the final mountain stage, which culminated on the Alto de l'Angliru. Rodríguez and Valverde were not far behind going into this decisive stage and if Nibali and Horner were to attack one another to the breaking point, either of these two riders could be in a position to steal the race.


2013 Vuelta a España, Race overview
Horner was concerned about Nibali being considerably stronger than he was in the final sprint to the finish so his plan was to defeat him on the mountain. Nibali also intended to win on the mountain and he did attack Horner on numerous occasions, but Horner was able to seal his only grand tour victory by responding to every attack and eventually riding away from everyone except for the final surviving breakaway rider in Kenny Elissonde.


2013 Vuelta a España, Classification leadership table
There were four main classifications contested in the 2013 Vuelta a España, with the most important being the general classification. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the red jersey; the winner of this classification was considered the winner of the Vuelta. In 2013, there were time bonuses given on mass-start stages; ten seconds were awarded to the stage winner, with six for second and four for third.


2013 Vuelta a España, Classification leadership table
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awards a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists get points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points led the classification, and is identified with a green jersey. There was also a mountains classification. The organisation categorised some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reach the top of these climbs, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points led the classification, and was identified with a blue polka dot jersey.


2013 Vuelta a España, Classification leadership table
The fourth individual classification was the combination classification, marked by the white jersey. This classification is calculated by adding the numeral ranks of each cyclist in the general, points and mountains classifications – a rider must have a score in all classifications possible to qualify for the combination classification – with the lowest cumulative total signifying the winner of this competition.


2013 Vuelta a España, Classification leadership table
For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team is the team with the lowest total time. For the combativity award, a jury gives points after each stage to the cyclists they considered most combative. The cyclist with the most votes in all stages leads the classification. For the daily combative winner, the rider in question donned a dossard with a red background, on the following stage.


2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11
The 2013 Vuelta a España began on 24 August, and stage 11 occurred on 4 September. The 2013 edition began with a team time trial stage – where each member of a team started together racing against the clock – in Vilanova de Arousa with the second stage unusually a mountain stage. The eleventh stage, after the first rest day, is the only individual time trial of the race.


2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 1
For the fourth year in succession, the Vuelta began with a team time trial.


2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21
The 2013 Vuelta a España began on 23 August, and stage 12 occurs on 5 September. The second half of the race takes in most of the mountain stages, with 5 occurring in the last 9 days. This part of the race is where the winner should be confirmed, with large time gaps expected to appear during the mountain stages.


2013 Vuelta a Murcia
The 2013 Vuelta a Murcia was the 29th edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race and was held on 23 February 2013. The race started in Murcia and finished at the Castle of Lorca. The race was won by Daniel Navarro.


2013 Vålerenga Fotball season
The 2013 season was Vålerenga's 12th season back in the Tippeligaen since their promotion in 2000. It is their first season with Kjetil Rekdal as manager and they finished the season in 11th place in the Tippeligaen and they reached the Quarter-finals of the cup losing to Rosenborg.


2013 Vålerenga Fotball season, Squad
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2013 Vålerenga Fotball season, Transfers, Winter
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2013 Vålerenga Fotball season, Transfers, Winter
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2013 Vålerenga Fotball season, Transfers, Summer
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2013 Vålerenga Fotball season, Transfers, Summer
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2013 W-League Grand Final
The 2012–13 W-League Grand Final took place at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia on 27 January 2013. It was the final match in the W-League 2012–13 season, and was played between third-placed Melbourne Victory and fourth-placed Sydney FC. Sydney FC won the match 3–1 thanks to goals by Nicola Bolger, Samantha Kerr and Kyah Simon.


2013 WA State Challenge Cup
Western Australian soccer clubs from the top three State-Based Divisions, plus the Premier Division of the Sunday League, competed in 2013 for the WA State Challenge Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Cool Ridge Cup. This knockout competition was won by Bayswater City, their first title.


2013 WA State Challenge Cup, Preliminary round
A total of 30 Western Australian teams took part in this stage of the competition. It involved 12 clubs from the State League Division 1, 8 clubs from the State League Division 2 and 10 clubs from the 2013 Sunday League (Premier Division). A total of 12 teams were given a Bye to the First Round. All matches in this round were completed on 1 April 2013. The draw was as follows:


2013 WA State Challenge Cup, First round
A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition. 11 of the 12 Clubs from the State League Premier Division entered into the competition at this stage, with the exception of the Football West NTC team, who did not take part. All matches were completed by 28 April 2013.


2013 WA State Challenge Cup, Second round
A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches were completed by 3 June 2013.


2013 WA State Challenge Cup, Quarter finals
A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches in this round were completed by 22 June 2013.


2013 WA State Challenge Cup, Semi finals
A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches in this round were completed by 20 July 2013. The draw was as follows:


2013 WA State Challenge Cup, Final
The 2013 Cool Ridge Cup Final was held at the neutral venue of Litis Stadium on 24 August.


2013 WA State League Premier Division
The 2013 season of the Western Australian State League Premier Division started on 16 March between eleven clubs and the National Training Squad (NTC). The Season ended on 5 October with the Championship decider. Similar to 2012, the NTC did not play for competition points.


2013 WA State League Premier Division
Stirling Lions were the Premiers – their 7th title – and Bayswater City were Champions.


2013 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2013 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament was the 30th basketball tournament hosted by the WAC and was held March 12–16, 2013  at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The winner, New Mexico State University, received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The 2013 Championship game was televised on ESPNU. With the departure of Nevada, and Fresno State to the Mountain West, and Hawaiʻi to the Big West, and the additions of Denver, Seattle, Texas–Arlington, UTSA, and Texas State the WAC held a ten-team tournament for 2013.


2013 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship
The 2013 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship  will be the first beach soccer championship for West Asia, to be held from 1–5 May 2013, in Qeshm, Iran. Seven teams from the WAFF will participate in the inaugural event.


2013 WAFF U-16 Championship
The 2013 WAFF U-16 Championship is the fourth edition of the WAFF Youth Competition. The previous edition was an Under-15 age group competition held in Jordan in 2009.


2013 WAFF U-16 Championship, Tournament information
All games were hosted at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium. Initially, players and staff had been denied entry to the West Bank by Israeli authorities. Israel issued entry visas following an intervention from Jordanian prince and FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein. The competition has been temporarily postponed due to the issue.


2013 WAFF U-16 Championship, Statistics, Goalscorers
There have been 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.


2013 WAFL Grand Final
The 2013 WAFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the West Perth Football Club and the East Perth Football Club on Sunday 22 September 2013 at Patersons Stadium, to determine the premier team of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) for the 2013 season.


2013 WAFL Grand Final
West Perth won the game by 49 points - 20.11 (131) to 12.10 (82) - and Mark Hutchings of West Perth was awarded the Simpson Medal. The win gave West Perth's 19th WAFL premiership.


2013 WAFL season
The 2013 WAFL season was the 129th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). It saw long-time rivals West Perth and East Perth both play in their first Grand Final for more than a decade after a long series of finals failures in between. Claremont for the second time won four consecutive minor premierships but failed in both their finals.


2013 WAFL season, Finals
West Perth defender Dan Hunt played his 150th WAFL league match in the 2nd semi-final.


2013 WAFL season, Finals
Claremont player David Crawford made his 200th WAFL league appearance in the Preliminary Final.


2013 WAFU Nations Cup
The 2013 WAFU Nations Cup (known as the Go!TV WAFU Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an international home-based football competition. It was hosted in Ghana. The competition was organised by the West African Football Union (WAFU). It was originally scheduled to take place between October 24 and November 3, however it was delayed and began on 21 November.


2013 WAFU Nations Cup
All games were played in Ashanti. The venues were the Baba Yara Stadium and the Len Clay Stadium. Ghana won the title after beating Senegal 3–1 in the final.


2013 WAFU Nations Cup, Goalscorers
Saibou Badarou won the top-scorer award. He scored 3 goals.


2013 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2013 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 15 and March 23, 2013, at six conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Colorado College Tigers to win their 12th Broadmoor Trophy as the tournament's champions, and was awarded the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2013 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The first round of the postseason tournament features a best-of-three games format. All twelve conference teams participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 12 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top six seeded teams each earn home ice and host one of the lower seeded teams.


2013 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The winners of the first round series advance to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams are re-seeded No. 1 through No. 6 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top two teams automatically advancing to the semifinals. All Final Five games will be broadcast by Fox Sports North and carried by Root Sports Rocky Mountain and Fox College Sports Central.


2013 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2013 WDF World Cup
The 2013 WDF World Cup was the 19th edition of the WDF World Cup darts tournament, organised by the World Darts Federation. It was held in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada from October 1 to 5.


2013 WDF World Cup, Entered teams
27 countries/associations entered a team in the event, which is eleven less than 2011. Not all teams took part in all events (for example Switzerland did not enter the youth events).


2013 WDF World Cup, Entered teams
Guyana and  Uganda originally entered but both pulled out with visa issues


2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
The 2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was the 15th WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, played February 20–24 at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson.


2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Matt Kuchar won his first WGC event, 2&1 over runner-up Hunter Mahan, the defending champion. This was the first of four World Golf Championships in 2013. Weather delays due to snow disrupted the schedule.


2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Brackets
The championship is a single elimination match play event. The field consists of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking as of the February 10 ranking, seeded according to the February 17 rankings.


2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Brackets
Phil Mickelson (ranked 10 as of February 10) chose not to enter and was replaced by Shane Lowry (ranked 65 as of February 10). Brandt Snedeker (ranked 4) withdrew with a rib injury and was replaced by Freddie Jacobson (ranked 66 as of February 10). As of February 17, Lowry became the bottom seed (ranked 68).


2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Brackets
Russell Henley was the only player competing in his first WGC event.


2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Brackets, Weather delay
Snow forced the cancellation of play on Wednesday afternoon. None of the first round matches were completed and ten of the matches had not yet started when play was halted. Almost two inches of snow covered the course, practice putting green and the driving range.


2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Brackets, Weather delay
Overnight snow caused another delay on Thursday and play did not resume until 1pm local time. At the close of play, 2 of the 32 first round matches were still not completed: Carl Pettersson was 1up on Rickie Fowler after 17 holes while Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño and Francesco Molinari were all square after 15 holes. The revised schedule involves completing the second round on Friday with the third and fourth rounds on Saturday.


2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Brackets, Bobby Jones bracket
Shane Lowry became the first 64th seed to reach the third round in the 15-year history of the championship. The three previous 64th seeds to defeat the number 1 seed have all lost in the second round.


2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
The 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament played August 1–4 on the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the 15th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of the World Golf Championships (WGC) events held in 2013.


2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Aided by a second round 61 (−9), Tiger Woods won the event for the eighth time, seven strokes ahead of runners-up Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson. It was Woods' 18th WGC victory. The win was also the 79th Tour title for Woods.


2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Venue, Course layout
The South Course, opened in 1929, was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.


2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Field
The field consisted of players drawn primarily from the Official World Golf Ranking and the winners of the world-wide tournaments with the strongest fields.


2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Field
1. Playing members of the 2012 United States and European Ryder Cup teams. Keegan Bradley (2,3,4), Nicolas Colsaerts (2,3), Luke Donald (2,3,4), Jason Dufner (2,3), Jim Furyk (2,3), Sergio García (2,3,4), Peter Hanson (2,3,4), Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Zach Johnson (2,3), Martin Kaymer (2,3), Matt Kuchar (2,3,4), Paul Lawrie (2,4), Graeme McDowell (2,3,4), Rory McIlroy (2,3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Francesco Molinari (2,3), Ian Poulter (2,3,4), Justin Rose (2,3,4), Webb Simpson (2,3), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,4), Steve Stricker (2,3), Bubba Watson (2,3), Lee Westwood (2,3), Tiger Woods (2,3,4)


2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Field
2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 22, 2013. Jonas Blixt (3,4), Ángel Cabrera (3), Jason Day (3), Jamie Donaldson (3,4), Ernie Els (3,4), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3,4), Rickie Fowler (3), Bill Haas (3,4), Branden Grace (3,4), Billy Horschel (3,4), Martin Laird (3,4), Matteo Manassero (3,4), Hideki Matsuyama (3), Ryan Moore (3,4), Thorbjørn Olesen (3), Scott Piercy (3), Carl Pettersson (3), Charl Schwartzel (3,4,5), Adam Scott (3,4), Henrik Stenson (3), Richard Sterne (3), Kevin Streelman (3,4), Bo Van Pelt (3), Nick Watney (3,4)


2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Field
3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 29, 2013. David Lynn


2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Field
4. Tournament winners, whose victories are considered official, of tournaments from the Federation Tours since the prior season's Bridgestone Invitational with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more. Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Bae Sang-moon, Paul Casey, Ken Duke, Harris English, Derek Ernst, Tommy Gainey, Stephen Gallacher, Brian Gay, Russell Henley, Mikko Ilonen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Shane Lowry, John Merrick, D. A. Points, Richie Ramsay, Brett Rumford, Michael Thompson, Boo Weekley, Chris Wood


2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Field
5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship
The 2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship was a golf tournament played March 7–10 on the TPC Blue Monster course at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida, a suburb west of Miami. It was the 14th WGC-Cadillac Championship tournament, and the second of the World Golf Championships events to be staged in 2013.


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship
Tiger Woods won with a score of 19-under-par, two strokes ahead of runner-up Steve Stricker. It was the seventh time Woods had won the event and was his 17th WGC victory.


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Course layout
The tournament is played on the TPC Blue Monster course.


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
The field consisted of players from the top of the Official World Golf Ranking and the money lists/Order of Merit from the six main professional golf tours. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. A total of 69 players qualified but four of these did not play and the field was reduced to 65. Michael Hendry, John Huh, Scott Jamieson, John Merrick and Michael Thompson played in their first WGC event.


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
1.


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 25, 2013Keegan Bradley (2,3), Tim Clark, George Coetzee (2,6,9), Nicolas Colsaerts (2,5), Jason Day (2), Luke Donald (2,3,5), Jamie Donaldson (2,5,6), Jason Dufner (2,3), Ernie Els (2,3), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (2,5), Rickie Fowler (2,3), Jim Furyk (2,3), Sergio García (2,3), Robert Garrigus (2,3), Branden Grace (2,5,9), Bill Haas (2), Peter Hanson (2,5), Pádraig Harrington, Freddie Jacobson (2), Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Zach Johnson (2,3), Martin Kaymer (2), Matt Kuchar (2,3,4), Paul Lawrie (2,5), Hunter Mahan (2,3,4), Matteo Manassero (2,5), Graeme McDowell (2,5), Rory McIlroy (2,3,5), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Francesco Molinari (2,5), Ryan Moore (2,3), Alex Norén, Thorbjørn Olesen (2,5,6), Louis Oosthuizen (2,3,5,6), Carl Pettersson (2,3), Scott Piercy (2,3), Ian Poulter (2,5,6), Justin Rose (2,3,5), Charl Schwartzel (2,5,6), Adam Scott (2,3), John Senden (2,3), Webb Simpson (2,3), Steve Stricker (2,3), Bo Van Pelt (2,3), Nick Watney (2,3), Bubba Watson (2,3), Lee Westwood (2,3,5), Tiger Woods (2,3,4)


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of March 4, 2013David Lynn (5), Geoff Ogilvy, Michael Thompson


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
3. The top 30 players from the final 2012 FedExCup Points ListJohn Huh


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
4. The top 10 players from the 2013 FedExCup Points List, as of March 4, 2013Brian Gay, Russell Henley, Charles Howell III, John Merrick


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
5. The top 20 players from the final 2012 European Tour Order of MeritRafa Cabrera-Bello, Marcel Siem


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
6. The top 10 players from the 2013 European Tour Order of Merit, as of February 25, 2013 Stephen Gallacher, Scott Jamieson, Richard Sterne, Chris Wood


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
7. The top 2 players from the final 2012 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
8. The top 2 players from the final 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of MeritMichael Hendry


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
9. The top 2 players from the final 2012 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit


2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, Field
10. The top 2 players from the final 2012 Asian Tour Order of MeritMarcus Fraser, Thaworn Wiratchant


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions
The 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played from 31 October to 3 November at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the fifth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2013 calendar year.


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions
Dustin Johnson broke the tournament scoring record for his first WGC win; he finished three strokes ahead of runner-up Ian Poulter, the defending champion.


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions. Players who qualify from multiple categories will be listed in the first category in which they are eligible with the other qualifying categories in parentheses next to the player's name.


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
This was the first WGC event for 11 players: Baek Seuk-hyun, Graham DeLaet, Tommy Fleetwood, Huang Mingjie, Huang Wenyi, Jin Jeong, Masahiro Kawamura, Li Haotong, Jordan Spieth, Peter Uihlein and Jimmy Walker.


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
Jonas Blixt (12), Ken Duke, Derek Ernst, Brian Gay, Bill Haas (12), Billy Horschel (12), Graeme McDowell (5,12), John Merrick, D. A. Points, Henrik Stenson (8,12), Kevin Streelman (12), Michael Thompson, Boo Weekley (12)


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
Graham DeLaet (12), Dustin Johnson (12), Brandt Snedeker (12), Jordan Spieth (12), Nick Watney (12)


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
Thomas Bjørn (12), Grégory Bourdy, Paul Casey, Jamie Donaldson (12), Ernie Els (12), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher, David Howell, Raphaël Jacquelin, David Lynn (12), Matteo Manassero (10,12), Rory McIlroy (12), Louis Oosthuizen (12), Brett Rumford (10), Chris Wood


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
Sergio García (10,12), Branden Grace (8,12), Mikko Ilonen, Richard Sterne (8,12), Peter Uihlein


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
George Coetzee (OoM), Darren Fichardt, Martin Kaymer (12), Jaco van Zyl (OoM)


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
Mark Brown (OoM), Michael Hendry (OoM), Jin Jeong, Daniel Popovic


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Baek Seuk-hyun (OoM), Gaganjeet Bhullar (OoM), Scott Hend (OoM), Thongchai Jaidee (OoM), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12)


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
Huang Mingjie, Huang Wenyi, Li Haotong, Liang Wenchong, Hu Mu, Wu Ashun


2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, Field
Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Peter Hanson, Hideki Matsuyama, Francesco Molinari, Ryan Moore, Scott Piercy, Bo Van Pelt, Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood


2013 WK League
The 2013 WK League was the fifth season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season began on 18 March 2013 and ended on 7 October 2013. Goyang Daekyo were the defending champions.


2013 WK League, Playoff and championship
The playoff is played one leg and championship final is played over two legs.


2013 WKU Hilltoppers football team
The 2013 WKU Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Bobby Petrino and played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 4–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not selected to play in a bowl game. This was their last season as a member of the Sun Belt as they moved to Conference USA in the 2014 season.


2013 WNBA All-Star Game
The 2013 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on  July 27, 2013 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT, the current home of the Connecticut Sun. This was the 11th edition of the WNBA All-Star Game, and was played during the 2013 WNBA season. This was the third time the event had been held in Connecticut, the others being the 2005 and 2009 games.


2013 WNBA All-Star Game
Starters for the game were selected by fan voting. Fans were able to select three frontcourt players and two guards. Chicago Sky rookie Elena Delle Donne led voting with 35,646 votes, the first rookie ever to do so.


2013 WNBA All-Star Game, Coaches
Coaches were determined by the previous year's conference championships. Lin Dunn, coach of the defending WNBA and East champion Indiana Fever coached the Eastern Conference, while Cheryl Reeve, coach of the defending West champion Minnesota Lynx, coached the West. It was the first time coaching the All-Star Game for both coaches.


2013 WNBA All-Star Game, Players, Eastern Conference
In addition to Elena Delle Donne, Tamika Catchings of the Fever and Angel McCoughtry of the Atlanta Dream were voted as frontcourt starters for the East, with Epiphanny Prince of Chicago and Cappie Pondexter of the New York Liberty at guard. Delle Donne was unable to play due to a concussion, and was replaced in the starting lineup by Tina Charles of Connecticut.


2013 WNBA All-Star Game, Players, Eastern Conference
Reserves included Ivory Latta  and Crystal Langhorne of the Washington Mystics, Sylvia Fowles of the Chicago Sky, Allison Hightower of the Sun, Shavonte Zellous of the Fever, and Érika de Souza of the Dream, who was named to the team as an injury replacement for Delle Donne.


2013 WNBA All-Star Game, Players, Western Conference
Forward Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks was the top vote getter in the West, and was joined in the frontcourt by Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury and Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx. Starting guards for the West were Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx and Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury. Griner was unable to play due to a knee injury, and was replaced in the starting lineup by Rebekkah Brunson of the Lynx.


2013 WNBA All-Star Game, Players, Western Conference
Reserves included Lindsay Whalen of the Lynx, Kristi Toliver and Nneka Ogwumike of the Sparks, Glory Johnson of the Tulsa Shock, and Danielle Robinson of the San Antonio Silver Stars. Veteran forward Tina Thompson of the Seattle Storm was named as an injury replacement for Griner, marking her record ninth appearance in an All-Star Game.


2013 WNBA All-Star Game, Rosters, Game
The West jumped out to an early lead, but saw it evaporate by halftime, and trailed by as many as 11 during the third quarter. Candace Parker then took over, finishing with an All-Star record 23 points, as the West defeated the East 102-98.


2013 WNBA Finals
The 2013 WNBA Finals was the playoff series for the 2013 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Minnesota Lynx, champions of the Western Conference, defeated the Atlanta Dream, champions of the Eastern Conference.


2013 WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals were under a 2–2–1 rotation. The Lynx held home-court advantage as they had a better regular season record (26–8) than the Dream (17–17). The meeting is a rematch of the  2011 WNBA Finals, in which the Lynx defeated the Dream in three games.


2013 WNBA Finals
The Lynx won the first game of the series 84–59, and the second 88–63. They finished the sweep with an 86–77 win in Atlanta, becoming the second WNBA team to sweep through the playoffs since the best-of-five finals format was adopted.


2013 WNBA Finals, Background, Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream finished 17-17, good for second place in the Eastern Conference. They defeated the Washington Mystics in three games in the conference semifinals, and swept fourth-seeded Indiana, the defending WNBA champions, who had upset the top seed, the Chicago Sky, in the first round.


2013 WNBA Finals, Background, Atlanta Dream
The Dream featured Angel McCoughtry, who won her second consecutive scoring title in 2013, as well as Brazilian center Erika de Souza. However, the Dream played the Finals without Sancho Lyttle, who had gone down with an injury during the season.


2013 WNBA Finals, Background, Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx finished with the best record in the WNBA for the third straight year.. The Lynx swept both fourth-seeded Seattle and pre-season favorites Phoenix to win their third consecutive Western Conference crown.


2013 WNBA Finals, Background, Minnesota Lynx
The Lynx returned their core nucleus of Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Maya Moore, and Lindsay Whalen, all of whom played on the Lynx's 2011 championship team.


2013 WNBA Finals, Series summary, Game 1
The Minnesota Lynx came out determined not to lose game one at home as they had in the 2012 WNBA Finals. Maya Moore led the Lynx with 23 points, and Monica Wright added 20 off the bench as the Lynx cruised past the dream 84-59. Angel McCoughtry led the Dream with 17 points.


2013 WNBA Finals, Series summary, Game 2
The Lynx came out on fire in Game 2, opening up an 11-point lead after the first quarter that they would never relinquish. Seimone Augustus led the Lynx in scoring with 20 points, and all five starters finished the game in double figures. Angel McCoughtry was hampered by foul trouble throughout the night, and ultimately fouled out in the fourth quarter.


2013 WNBA Finals, Series summary, Game 3
The Lynx opened up an 8-point lead at the end of the first quarter, but Atlanta battled back several times, cutting the lead to 3 at halftime. Ultimately, however, the balanced attack of Minnesota was simply too much for the Dream to overcome; the Lynx won 86–77, earning their second WNBA title in three years, and becoming the second WNBA team to sweep the playoffs. Maya Moore of the Lynx was named WNBA Finals MVP.


2013 WNBA Playoffs
The 2013 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2013 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences will qualify for the playoffs, seeded 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a best-of-three format, and the final in a best-of-five format.


2013 WNBA Playoffs
The Minnesota Lynx won the 2013 WNBA Finals, sweeping the Atlanta Dream in three games. The Lynx became the second WNBA team to sweep through the playoffs since the WNBA adopted the best-of-five format for the finals. The Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury in the Western Conference Finals, and the Seattle Storm in the conference semifinals. The Mercury had reached the Finals by defeating the Los Angeles Sparks in three games.


2013 WNBA Playoffs
The Atlanta Dream won the Eastern Conference sweeping the defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever in two games. The Dream had defeated the Washington Mystics in the conference semifinals. The Fever had reached the Eastern Conference Finals by upsetting the top-seeded Chicago Sky.


2013 WNBA Playoffs
The Lynx won their third straight Western Conference Championship and second WNBA title in three years. The Dream, meanwhile, failed to win a title despite making their third trip to the finals in four years.


2013 WNBA draft
The 2013 WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 15, 2013 at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut at 8:00 pm EDT. The first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD), with the second and third rounds shown on ESPNU.


2013 WNBA draft, Draft lottery
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2013 draft occurred on September 26, 2012. For the first time in league history, the lottery was televised (during SportsCenter at 6:30 pm ET).


2013 WNBA draft, Draft lottery
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2013 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:


2013 WNBA draft, Invited players
The WNBA announced on April 11, 2013 that 12 players had been invited to attend the draft. Unless indicated otherwise, all players listed are Americans who played at U.S. colleges.


2013 WNBA draft, Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 2013 draft but have played at least one game in the WNBA.


2013 WNBA season
The 2013 WNBA season was the 17th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 24, and playoffs concluded on October 10. The Minnesota Lynx won their second league championship, defeating the Atlanta Dream three games to none in the 2013 WNBA Finals. The year represented a positive turning point for the long-struggling league. Both attendance and television viewership were up, driven by an influx of talented rookies, multiple teams reported that they were near a break-even point, and at least one franchise announced that it was profitable.


2013 WNBA season, 2013 WNBA Draft
The WNBA Draft lottery was held on September 26, 2012. The lottery teams were the Washington Mystics, Phoenix Mercury, Tulsa Shock and Chicago Sky. The top pick was awarded to Phoenix Mercury. Center Brittney Griner was drafted first overall by the Phoenix Mercury.


2013 WNBA season, TV and Internet coverage
About 70+ games were aired on ESPN2, ABC and NBA TV. WNBA LiveAccess will offer complement - approximately 190 live games.


2013 WNBA season, Regular season
The WNBA touted three exciting rookies -- Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury, Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Sky, and Skylar Diggins of the Tulsa Shock -- as "three to see" going into the 2013 season. Griner - a tall, athletic center who had been dominant in college -- was seen as such a potential game-changer that many picked the Mercury to win the WNBA championship.


2013 WNBA season, Regular season
It was Delle Donne, however, who turned out to have the breakout season, leading the Sky to the best record in the Eastern Conference, and their first trip to the playoffs. Griner was hampered by injuries, but her Phoenix team finished third in the West, and made it to the conference finals.


2013 WNBA season, Regular season
The Minnesota Lynx finished with the best record in the WNBA for the third consecutive season, behind the play of Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen, and Maya Moore.


2013 WNBA season, Regular season
Joining the Sky in the playoffs were the defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever, who finished fourth after surviving a rash of injuries during the season; the Atlanta Dream, led by league scoring champion Angel McCoughtry; and the Washington Mystics, who were hoping to win their first playoff game since 2004.


2013 WNBA season, Regular season
The Los Angeles Sparks finished second in the West, behind the play of league MVP Candace Parker. They lost to Phoenix in the conference semifinals. Finally, the Seattle Storm surprised many by earning the final entry into the playoffs, allowing veteran and future hall-of-famer Tina Thompson to retire from a playoff team.


2013 WNBA season, Playoffs and Finals
The opening round of the WNBA playoffs saw a rash of road team victories. Only the Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever went unbeaten on their home floors. The Chicago Sky, the top overall seed in the East, were swept by the Fever, while the Seattle Storm lost to the top-seeded Lynx in two games. In the Atlanta-Washington series, the road team won the first two games of the series, before Atlanta finally prevailed at home. Finally, in the matchup between the Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks, the road teams went 3-0, with Phoenix advancing.


2013 WNBA season, Playoffs and Finals
The conference finals were over quickly. Both the Atlanta Dream and Minnesota Lynx swept their opponents, setting up a rematch of the 2011 WNBA Finals. In the Finals, the Lynx once again swept the Dream, becoming the second WNBA team to sweep through the playoffs since the best-of-five finals format was adopted.


2013 WNBA season, Awards, Players of the Week
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.


2013 WNBA season, Awards, Players of the Month
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.


2013 WNBA season, Awards, Rookie of the Month
The following players were named the Rookie of the Month.


2013 WNBL Finals
The 2013 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2012–13 season. The Dandenong Rangers were the defending champions but were defeated in the preliminary final by Townsville.


2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
The 2013 WPA 9-ball World Championship was the 22nd event in the annual WPA World Nine-ball Championship. The event took place from September 2 to 13, 2013 in Doha, Qatar.


2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Germany's Thorsten Hohmann became world champion by a 13–6 victory over Philippine Antonio Gabica, in the final. This was Hohmann's second 9-ball World championship, having also won the 2003 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Hohmann defeated defending champion Darren Appleton in an early stage of the event.


2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Format
The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.


2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Format, Prize money
The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Thorsten Hohmann winning $36,000.


2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Results, Preliminary round
The following 32 players won once in the preliminary round and lost twice, which means early retirement and places 65 to 96:


2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Results, Preliminary round
The following 32 players lost twice in the preliminary round, which means early retirement and places 97-128.


2013 WPSL season
The 2013 Women's Premier Soccer League season is the 17th season of the WPSL.


2013 WPSL season, Standings, Midwest Conference
FC St. Louis dropped out of competition after scheduling but before the season started, forfeiting all of its matches as 3-0 wins for the opposing teams.


2013 WSA World Series
The WSA World Series 2013 is a series of women's squash tournaments which are part of the Women's Squash Association (WSA) World Tour for the 2013 squash season. The WSA World Series tournaments are some of the most prestigious events on the women's tour. Nicol David won the 2013 WSA World Series followed by Laura Massaro and Raneem El Weleily.


2013 WSA World Series, WSA World Series Ranking Points
WSA World Series events also have a separate World Series ranking. Points for this are calculated on a cumulative basis after each World Series event.


2013 WSA World Tour
The WSA World Tour 2013 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2013 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Penang in Malaysia in March 2014. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments.


2013 WSA World Tour, 2013 Calendar
The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour Listed below are the most important events on the tour.


2013 WSA World Tour, Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WSA World Rankings top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2013 season:


2013 WSBL season
The 2013 WSBL season was the 25th season of the Women's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Saturday 27 July. The finals began on Friday 2 August and ended on Friday 30 August, when the Wanneroo Wolves defeated the Kalamunda Eastern Suns in the WSBL Grand Final.


2013 WSBL season, Regular season
The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Saturday 27 July after 20 rounds of competition.


2013 WSBL season, Finals
The finals began on Friday 2 August and ended on Friday 30 August with the WSBL Grand Final.


2013 WTA 125K series
The WTA 125K series is the secondary professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association. The 2013 WTA 125K series calendar consisted of five tournaments, each with a total prize fund of $125,000. A sixth tournament in Pune was earlier scheduled but cancelled.


2013 WTA 125K series, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2013 WTA 125K series. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).


2013 WTA Awards
The 2013 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2013 WTA Tour.


2013 WTA Awards, The awards
These awards are decided by either the media, the players, the association, or the fans. Nominees were announced by the WTA's Twitter account.


2013 WTA Premier tournaments
The 2013 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2013 WTA Tour. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis. The WTA Premier tournaments are divided into three levels which all rank below the Grand Slam events and above the WTA International tournaments.


2013 WTA Shenzhen Open
The 2013 Shenzhen Open (known as 2013 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Shenzhen Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 31 December 2012 to 6 January 2013.


2013 WTA Shenzhen Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 WTA Shenzhen Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: