The 2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 23 September 2012 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[1]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 17–23 September 2012 |
Venue | Shanghai Grand Stage |
City | Shanghai |
Country | China |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £410,000 |
Winner's share | £75,000 |
Highest break | John Higgins (SCO) (147) |
Final | |
Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
Runner-up | Judd Trump (ENG) |
Score | 10–9 |
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Mark Selby was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope.[4]
John Higgins won his 25th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final.[5][6] During the final Higgins made the 91st official maximum break. This was Higgins's sixth 147 break and also the third maximum break of the 2012/2013 season.[7]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]
These matches were played in Shanghai on 17 and 18 September 2012.[9][10][11][12]
Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | Mark King (ENG) | 5–3 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
WC2 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 5–2 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
WC3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 5–0 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
WC4 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–4 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
WC5 | Steve Davis (ENG) | 5–1 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
WC6 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2–5 | Chen Feilong (CHN) |
WC7 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 4–5 | Jin Long (CHN) |
WC8 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 4–5 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) |
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 23 September 2012.[9][14] | ||
John Higgins (5) Scotland |
10–9 | Judd Trump (2) England |
Afternoon: 0–112 (112), 0–121 (80), 12–92 (74), 16–111 (111), 50–74 (59), 147–0 (147), 37–69 (51), 62–51 (Trump 51), 0–63 (53) Evening: 89–0 (89), 74–22 (74), 78–12, 76–0 (76), 71–0 (71), 64–58, 2–119 (105), 69–31 (64), 47–63, 66–36 (61) | ||
147 | Highest break | 112 |
1 | Century breaks | 3 |
7 | 50+ breaks | 9 |
These matches took place between 24 and 27 July 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[15][16][17]
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