2012 China Open (snooker)

Summary

The 2012 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 March and 1 April 2012 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China.

Bank of Beijing China Open
Tournament information
Dates26 March – 1 April 2012 (2012-03-26 – 2012-04-01)
VenueBeijing University Students' Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break Mark Selby (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Score10–9
2011
2013

Judd Trump was the defending champion,[1] but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.[2]

Mark Selby withdrew from his second round match against Ding Junhui due to a neck injury.[3]

Peter Ebdon won his ninth and final ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 10–9 in the final.[4]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

Wildcard round edit

These matches were played in Beijing on 26 and 27 March.[6][7][8]

Match Score
WC1   Jimmy White (ENG) 5–3   Omar Alkojah (SYR)
WC2   Mark King (ENG) 5–3   Zhu Yinghui (CHN)
WC3   Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 4–5   Jin Long (CHN)
WC4   Michael Holt (ENG) 3–5   Li Hang (CHN)
WC5   Ben Woollaston (ENG) 5–1   Chen Feilong (CHN)
WC6   Jamie Jones (WAL) 3–5   Lu Ning (CHN)
WC7   Peter Ebdon (ENG) 5–2   Lyu Haotian (CHN)
WC8   Rory McLeod (ENG) 5–0   Zhou Yuelong (CHN)

Main draw edit

[6][7][8][9]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1   Judd Trump 5
  Jimmy White 3
1   Judd Trump 5
14   Stuart Bingham 3
14   Stuart Bingham 5
  Joe Perry 4
1   Judd Trump 3
15   Stephen Lee 5
15   Stephen Lee 5
  Tom Ford 1
15   Stephen Lee 5
7   Graeme Dott 3
7   Graeme Dott 5
  Mark King 2
15   Stephen Lee 2
8   Stephen Maguire 6
8   Stephen Maguire 5
  Barry Hawkins 1
8   Stephen Maguire 5
  Ricky Walden 4
10   Mark Allen 2
  Ricky Walden 5
8   Stephen Maguire 5
16   Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
16   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Marcus Campbell 4
16   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
4   Mark Williams 1
4   Mark Williams 5
  Jin Long 1
8   Stephen Maguire 9
  Peter Ebdon 10
3   Mark Selby 5
  Li Hang 0
3   Mark Selby w/d
9   Ding Junhui w/o
9   Ding Junhui 5
  Ben Woollaston 4
9   Ding Junhui 5
11   Ali Carter 2
11   Ali Carter 5
  Dominic Dale 4
11   Ali Carter 5
  Lu Ning 1
6   Shaun Murphy 2
  Lu Ning 5
9   Ding Junhui 3
  Peter Ebdon 6
5   Neil Robertson 5
  Jamie Cope 4
5   Neil Robertson 5
  Stephen Hendry 3
12   Martin Gould 4
  Stephen Hendry 5
5   Neil Robertson 3
  Peter Ebdon 5
13   Matthew Stevens 3
  Peter Ebdon 5
  Peter Ebdon 5
2   John Higgins 4
2   John Higgins 5
  Rory McLeod 1

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 1 April 2012.[8]
Stephen Maguire (8)
  Scotland
9–10 Peter Ebdon
  England
Afternoon: 27–63, 61–1 (53), 0–108 (107), 55–72 (64), 36–74, 0–124 (124)
Evening: 84–32 (84), 14–60 (52), 57–44, 98–0 (98), 0–103 (103), 74–3 (65), 29–98 (65), 75–18 (70), 76–0, 97–0 (97), 4–103 (103), 66–49, 24–62
98 Highest break 124
0 Century breaks 4
6 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying edit

These matches took place between 21 and 24 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[10][11][12]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
  James Wattana2  Jimmy White5  Andrew Higginson3
  Liam Highfield5  Liam Highfield3  Jimmy White5
  Andrew Pagett4  Andy Hicks3  Anthony Hamilton5  Joe Perry5
  Luca Brecel5  Luca Brecel5  Luca Brecel3  Anthony Hamilton1
  David Grace5  Barry Pinches3  Matthew Selt4  Tom Ford5
  Daniel Wells1  David Grace5  David Grace5  David Grace4
  Adrian Gunnell5  Joe Jogia2  Mark King5
  Joe Swail0  Adrian Gunnell5  Adrian Gunnell1
  Andrew Norman5  Liu Chuang5  Robert Milkins2  Barry Hawkins5
  Stuart Carrington3  Andrew Norman2  Liu Chuang5  Liu Chuang0
  Sam Craigie5  Liu Song1  Gerard Greene3  Ricky Walden5
  Adam Wicheard3  Sam Craigie5  Sam Craigie5  Sam Craigie3
  Michael White5  Ken Doherty5  Marcus Campbell5
  David Gilbert0  Michael White4  Ken Doherty2
  Li Yan5  Mike Dunn4  Fergal O'Brien5
  Ian McCulloch4  Li Yan5  Li Yan4
  David Morris5  Peter Lines5  Michael Holt5  Mark Davis4
  Paul Davison4  David Morris1  Peter Lines1  Michael Holt5
  Tian Pengfei5  Ben Woollaston5  Nigel Bond2  Ryan Day4
  Sam Baird0  Tian Pengfei3  Ben Woollaston5  Ben Woollaston5
  Dave Harold5  Jack Lisowski5  Dominic Dale5
  Alfie Burden3  Dave Harold3  Jack Lisowski2
  Kurt Maflin4  Tony Drago3  Jamie Jones5  Marco Fu1
  Cao Yupeng5  Cao Yupeng5  Cao Yupeng3  Jamie Jones5
  Passakorn Suwannawat4  Anthony McGill3  Alan McManus5  Jamie Cope5
  Aditya Mehta5  Aditya Mehta5  Aditya Mehta3  Alan McManus4
  Yu Delu5  Mark Joyce2  Jamie Burnett1  Stephen Hendry5
  Kacper Filipiak0  Yu Delu5  Yu Delu5  Yu Delu1
  Adam Duffy5  Xiao Guodong5  Liang Wenbo5  Peter Ebdon5
  Lucky Vatnani0  Adam Duffy1  Xiao Guodong2  Liang Wenbo0
  Jimmy Robertson4  Steve Davis5  Rory McLeod5
  Rod Lawler5  Rod Lawler4  Steve Davis1

Century breaks edit

Qualifying stage centuries edit

[13]

Televised stage centuries edit

[14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Judd Trump beats Mark Selby in China Open final". BBC Sport. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. ^ Houlihan, Owen. "Lee comes up Trumps". wiltshiretimes.co.uk. Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Selby withdraws from China Open". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Peter Ebdon beats Stephen Maguire in final thriller". BBC Sport. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  6. ^ a b "2012 China Open draw and schedule" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  7. ^ a b "2012 China Open results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  8. ^ a b c "Bank of Beijing China Open (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  9. ^ "China Open scores and schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  10. ^ "2012 China Open qualifiers draw and schedule" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  11. ^ "2012 China Open qualifiers results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  12. ^ "Bank of Beijing China Open Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  13. ^ "Qualifying century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Televised century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 1 April 2012.

External links edit

  • 2012 Bank of Beijing China Open pictures (by Top147.com) on Facebook