The 2012 Welsh Open (officially the 2012 888真人 Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 19 February 2012 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.[1][2] This was the first time, that 888真人 sponsored the event.[3]
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Dates | 13–19 February 2012 |
Venue | Newport Centre |
City | Newport |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £201,500 |
Winner's share | £30,000 |
Highest break | Mark Selby (ENG) (145) |
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Champion | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
Runner-up | Mark Selby (ENG) |
Score | 9–6 |
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John Higgins was the defending champion,[1] but he lost 3–4 against Ding Junhui in the last 16.[4]
Ding Junhui won his fifth ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–6 in the final.[5][6]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 19 February 2012.[2][8] | ||
Ding Junhui (9) China |
9–6 | Mark Selby (2) England |
Afternoon: 1–136 (103), 71–8 (64), 0–124 (124), 64–61, 66–40, 90–0 (90), 0–91 (66), 64–29 (51) Evening: 14–80 (73), 84–2 (83), 34–91 (91), 124–3 (124), 130–0 (130), 0–145 (145), 74–11 | ||
130 | Highest break | 145 |
2 | Century breaks | 3 |
6 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
These matches were held between 8 and 11 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[10][11][12]
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