The 2012 Masters (officially the 2012 BGC Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 15 and 22 January 2012 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.[1] This was the first time that Stephen Hendry didn't participate at the Masters since his début in 1989,[2][3] and the first time that BGC Partners sponsored the event.[4]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 15–22 January 2012 |
Venue | Alexandra Palace |
City | London |
Country | England |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £500,000 |
Winner's share | £150,000 |
Highest break | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (141) |
Final | |
Champion | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
Runner-up | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
Score | 10–6 |
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Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 4–6 against Ronnie O'Sullivan.[5] Ronnie O'Sullivan made the highest break of the tournament in the second round against Judd Trump, making a 141.
Neil Robertson won his first Masters title by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–6 in the final.[6] This was Robertson's 10th professional title and his second Triple Crown title after winning the 2010 World Snooker Championship.
Defending champion Ding Junhui was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 2). Martin Gould was making his debut in the Masters.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Judd Trump | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Judd Trump | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Neil Robertson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Neil Robertson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Mark Williams | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Neil Robertson | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Mark Selby | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | John Higgins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Graeme Dott | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | John Higgins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 2 |
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore Alexandra Palace, London, England, 22 January 2012[9] | ||
Neil Robertson (5) Australia |
10–6 | Shaun Murphy (6) England |
Afternoon: 61–57, 30–93 (65), 7–116 (102), 120–6 (103), 74–37, 25–60 (53), 72–0 (72), 72–48 (60) Evening: 21–79, 101–32 (101), 57–14, 80–9 (76), 76–23 (76), 0–85 (52), 0–86 (86), 109–0 (70) | ||
103 | Highest break | 102 |
2 | Century breaks | 1 |
7 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Total: 21[11]