2012 Championship League

This article is about the snooker tournament. For the darts tournament, see 2012 Championship League Darts.
Championship League
Tournament information
Dates 9 January-
22 March 2012
Venue Crondon Park Golf Club
City Stock
Country England
Organisation(s) Matchroom Sport
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £205,000
Winner's share £10,000
Highest break 144
Final
Champion China Ding Junhui
Runner-up England Judd Trump
Score 3–1
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2013 →

The 2012 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 9 January to 22 March 2012 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Matthew Stevens was the defending champion,[1] but he was eliminated in group four.

Ding Junhui won in the final 3–1 against Judd Trump and earned a place in the 2012 Premier League Snooker.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

  • Group 1–7
    • Winner: £3,000
    • Runner-up: £2,000
    • Semi-final: £1,000
    • Frame-win (league stage): £100
    • Frame-win (play-offs): £300
    • Highest break: £500
  • Final group
    • Winner: £10,000
    • Runner-up: £5,000
    • Semi-final: £3,000
    • Frame-win: £300
    • Highest break: £1,000

Group one

Group one matches were played on 9 and 10 January 2012.[3][4][5] Judd Trump was the first player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

  • Matthew Stevens 1–3 Mark Selby
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Judd Trump
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Mark Davis
  • Andrew Higginson 3–1 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Selby 3–2 Shaun Murphy
  • Judd Trump 3–0 Ali Carter
  • Mark Davis 3–1 Andrew Higginson
  • Matthew Stevens 2–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Judd Trump
  • Ali Carter 3–0 Andrew Higginson
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Andrew Higginson
  • Mark Davis 3–2 Judd Trump
  • Matthew Stevens 1–3 Mark Davis
  • Mark Selby 3–2 Ali Carter
  • Judd Trump 3–2 Andrew Higginson
  • Shaun Murphy 3–0 Mark Davis
  • Mark Selby 1–3 Andrew Higginson
  • Matthew Stevens 3–0 Ali Carter
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Ali Carter
  • Mark Selby 3–2 Mark Davis
  • Judd Trump 0–3 Matthew Stevens

Table

Ranking England
SEL 		England
DAV 		England
MUR 		England
TRU 		Wales
STE 		England
HIG 		England
CAR 		Frame
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Pld–Pts
1 Mark Selby x 3 3 3 3 1 3 16–11 5–1 6–5
2 Mark Davis 2 x 0 3 3 3 3 14–11 4–2 6–4
3 Shaun Murphy 2 3 x 2 3 3 2 15–12 3–3 6–3
4 Judd Trump 1 2 3 x 0 3 3 12–13 3–3 6–3
5 Matthew Stevens 1 1 2 3 x 1 3 11–12 2–4 6–2
6 Andrew Higginson 3 1 1 2 3 x 0 10–14 2–4 6–2
7 Ali Carter 2 1 3 0 0 3 x 9–14 2–4 6–2

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Mark Selby 1
4 England Judd Trump 3
4 England Judd Trump 3
3 England Shaun Murphy 2
2 England Mark Davis 1
3 England Shaun Murphy 3

Group two

Group two matches were played on 11 and 12 January 2012.[6][7][8] Shaun Murphy was the second player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Mark Selby
  • Mark Davis 3–1 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Williams 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Stuart Bingham 1–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Mark Davis
  • Matthew Stevens 2–3 Mark Williams
  • Neil Robertson 0–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Shaun Murphy 3–0 Mark Davis
  • Mark Selby 3–2 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Williams 0–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Mark Davis 3–0 Stuart Bingham
  • Neil Robertson 3–2 Matthew Stevens
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Selby 3–2 Mark Williams
  • Matthew Stevens 3–1 Stuart Bingham
  • Mark Davis 2–3 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Selby 3–2 Stuart Bingham
  • Shaun Murphy 3–0 Mark Williams
  • Mark Davis 3–0 Mark Williams
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Neil Robertson
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Matthew Stevens

Table

Ranking England
SEL 		England
MUR 		England
DAV 		Australia
ROB 		Wales
STE 		England
BIN 		Wales
WIL 		Frame
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Pld–Pts
1 Mark Selby x 3 3 3 3 3 3 18–9 6–0 6–6
2 Shaun Murphy 1 x 3 2 1 3 3 13–10 3–3 6–3
3 Mark Davis 1 0 x 2 3 3 3 12–10 3–3 6–3
4 Neil Robertson 1 3 3 x 3 0 2 12–15 3–3 6–3
5 Matthew Stevens 2 3 1 2 x 3 2 13–14 2–4 6–2
6 Stuart Bingham 2 1 0 3 1 x 3 10–12 2–4 6–2
7 Mark Williams 2 0 0 3 3 0 x 8–16 2–4 6–2

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Mark Selby 3
4 Australia Neil Robertson 1
1 England Mark Selby 0
2 England Shaun Murphy 3
2 England Shaun Murphy 3
3 England Mark Davis 0

Group three

Group three matches were played on 23 and 24 January 2012.[9][10] Neil Robertson was the third player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

  • Mark Selby 3–0 Mark Davis
  • Neil Robertson 3–2 Matthew Stevens
  • Martin Gould 1–3 Jamie Cope
  • Stephen Hendry 2–3 Mark Selby
  • Mark Davis 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Matthew Stevens 1–3 Martin Gould
  • Jamie Cope 3–2 Stephen Hendry
  • Mark Selby 3–0 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Davis 2–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Martin Gould 3–2 Stephen Hendry
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Stephen Hendry
  • Jamie Cope 0–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Selby 3–2 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Davis 3–0 Martin Gould
  • Matthew Stevens 3–2 Stephen Hendry
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Davis 3–1 Stephen Hendry
  • Mark Selby 2–3 Martin Gould
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Martin Gould
  • Mark Davis 1–3 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Selby 1–3 Matthew Stevens

Table

Ranking England
SEL 		Wales
STE 		Australia
ROB 		England
DAV 		England
COP 		England
GOU 		Scotland
HEN 		Frame
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Pld–Pts
1 Mark Selby x 1 3 3 3 2 3 15–10 4–2 6–4
2 Matthew Stevens 3 x 2 3 3 1 3 15–11 4–2 6–4
3 Neil Robertson 0 3 x 2 3 3 3 14–11 4–2 6–4
4 Mark Davis 0 2 3 x 1 3 3 12–12 3–3 6–3
5 Jamie Cope 2 0 1 3 x 3 3 12–13 3–3 6–3
6 Martin Gould 3 3 1 0 1 x 3 11–14 3–3 6–3
7 Stephen Hendry 2 2 1 1 2 2 x 10–18 0–6 6–0

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Mark Selby 3
4 England Mark Davis 2
1 England Mark Selby 2
3 Australia Neil Robertson 3
2 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
3 Australia Neil Robertson 3

Group four

Group four matches were played on 25 and 26 January 2012.[11][12] Mark Davis was the fourth player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

  • Mark Selby 3–2 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Davis 3–1 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Allen 3–1 Stephen Lee
  • Peter Ebdon 0–3 Mark Selby
  • Matthew Stevens 2–3 Mark Davis
  • Jamie Cope 3–2 Mark Allen
  • Stephen Lee 2–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Mark Selby 3–0 Mark Davis
  • Matthew Stevens 2–3 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Allen 0–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Mark Davis 3–1 Peter Ebdon
  • Stephen Lee 3–2 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Stephen Lee
  • Matthew Stevens 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Jamie Cope 1–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Mark Davis 3–0 Stephen Lee
  • Matthew Stevens 0–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Mark Selby 3–2 Mark Allen
  • Matthew Stevens 3–2 Stephen Lee
  • Mark Davis 0–3 Mark Allen
  • Mark Selby 3–0 Jamie Cope

Table

Ranking England
SEL 		England
EBD 		England
DAV 		Northern Ireland
ALL 		England
COP 		Wales
STE 		England
LEE 		Frame
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Pld–Pts
1 Mark Selby x 3 3 3 3 3 3 18–5 6–0 6–6
2 Peter Ebdon 0 x 1 3 3 3 3 13–9 4–2 6–4
3 Mark Davis 0 3 x 0 3 3 3 12–10 4–2 6–4
4 Mark Allen 2 0 3 x 2 3 3 13–11 3–3 6–3
5 Jamie Cope 0 1 1 3 x 3 2 10–16 2–4 6–2
6 Matthew Stevens 2 0 2 1 2 x 3 10–17 1–5 6–1
7 Stephen Lee 1 2 0 1 3 2 x 9–17 1–5 6–1

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Mark Selby 3
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
1 England Mark Selby 1
3 England Mark Davis 3
2 England Peter Ebdon 0
3 England Mark Davis 3

Group five

Group five matches were played on 6 and 7 February 2012.[13][14][15][16] Barry Hawkins was the fifth player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

  • Peter Ebdon 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Jamie Cope 0–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Ricky Walden 1–3 Mark King
  • Mark Selby 2–3 Mark Allen
  • Mark Selby 1–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Jamie Cope
  • Barry Hawkins 0–3 Ricky Walden
  • Mark King 1–3 Mark Selby
  • Peter Ebdon 2–3 Jamie Cope
  • Barry Hawkins 3–1 Mark King
  • Mark Allen 2–3 Mark King
  • Ricky Walden 0–3 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Selby 3–0 Ricky Walden
  • Peter Ebdon 2–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Jamie Cope 1–3 Mark King
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Ricky Walden
  • Peter Ebdon 3–2 Mark King
  • Mark Selby 2–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Peter Ebdon 3–0 Ricky Walden
  • Mark Allen 3–0 Barry Hawkins
  • Mark Selby 2–3 Jamie Cope

Table

Ranking Northern Ireland
ALL 		England
HAW 		England
EBD 		England
KIN 		England
COP 		England
SEL 		England
WAL 		Frame
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Pld–Pts
1 Mark Allen x 3 3 2 3 3 3 17–10 5–1 6–5
2 Barry Hawkins 0 x 3 3 3 3 0 12–11 4–2 6–4
3 Peter Ebdon 1 2 x 3 2 3 3 14–12 3–3 6–3
4 Mark King 3 1 2 x 3 1 3 13–13 3–3 6–3
5 Jamie Cope 2 0 3 1 x 3 3 12–13 3–3 6–3
6 Mark Selby 2 2 1 3 2 x 3 13–13 2–4 6–2
7 Ricky Walden 2 3 0 1 0 0 x 6–15 1–5 6–1

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
4 England Mark King 3
England Mark King 2
England Barry Hawkins 3
2 England Barry Hawkins 3
3 England Peter Ebdon 2

Group six

Group six matches were played on 8 and 9 February 2012.[17][18] Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

  • Mark King 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Peter Ebdon 3–2 Jamie Cope
  • Marcus Campbell 3–1 Joe Perry
  • Dominic Dale 3–2 Mark King
  • Mark Allen 3–0 Peter Ebdon
  • Jamie Cope 3–1 Marcus Campbell
  • Joe Perry 1–3 Dominic Dale
  • Mark King 1–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Mark Allen 3–0 Jamie Cope
  • Marcus Campbell 3–2 Dominic Dale
  • Joe Perry 3–1 Jamie Cope
  • Peter Ebdon 3–2 Dominic Dale
  • Mark King 2–3 Joe Perry
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Marcus Campbell
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Joe Perry
  • Dominic Dale 3–2 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Dominic Dale
  • Mark King 2–3 Marcus Campbell
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Marcus Campbell
  • Mark King 3–1 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Allen 2–3 Joe Perry

Table

Ranking Northern Ireland
ALL 		England
EBD 		Wales
DAL 		Scotland
CAM 		England
PER 		England
KIN 		England
COP 		Frame
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Pld–Pts
1 Mark Allen x 3 3 3 2 3 3 17–8 5–1 6–5
2 Peter Ebdon 0 x 3 3 3 3 3 15–10 5–1 6–5
3 Dominic Dale 2 2 x 2 3 3 3 15–13 3–3 6–3
4 Marcus Campbell 2 1 3 x 3 3 1 13–13 3–3 6–3
5 Joe Perry 3 1 1 0 x 3 3 11–14 3–3 6–3
6 Mark King 1 1 1 2 2 x 3 10–16 1–5 6–1
7 Jamie Cope 0 2 2 3 1 1 x 9–16 1–5 6–1

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
4 Scotland Marcus Campbell 1
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
3 Wales Dominic Dale 2
2 England Peter Ebdon 2
3 Wales Dominic Dale 3

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 19 and 20 March 2012.[19][20][21][22] Ding Junhui was the last player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

  • Dominic Dale 3–1 Peter Ebdon
  • Marcus Campbell 3–1 Joe Perry
  • Ding Junhui 2–3 Ryan Day
  • Tom Ford 3–0 Dominic Dale
  • Peter Ebdon 1–3 Marcus Campbell
  • Joe Perry 2–3 Ding Junhui
  • Ryan Day 1–3 Tom Ford
  • Dominic Dale 3–1 Marcus Campbell
  • Peter Ebdon 2–3 Joe Perry
  • Ding Junhui 1–3 Tom Ford
  • Marcus Campbell 2–3 Tom Ford
  • Ryan Day 3–0 Joe Perry
  • Dominic Dale 0–3 Ryan Day
  • Peter Ebdon 1–3 Ding Junhui
  • Joe Perry 1–3 Tom Ford
  • Marcus Campbell 3–0 Ryan Day
  • Peter Ebdon 3–0 Tom Ford
  • Dominic Dale 0–3 Ding Junhui
  • Marcus Campbell 2–3 Ding Junhui
  • Peter Ebdon 3–2 Ryan Day
  • Dominic Dale 2–3 Joe Perry

Table

Ranking England
FOR 		China
DIN 		Scotland
CAM 		Wales
DAY 		England
EBD 		England
PER 		Wales
DAL 		Frame
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Pld–Pts
1 Tom Ford x 3 3 3 0 3 3 15–8 5–1 6–5
2 Ding Junhui 1 x 3 2 3 3 3 15–11 4–2 6–4
3 Marcus Campbell 2 2 x 3 3 3 1 14–11 3–3 6–3
4 Ryan Day 1 3 0 x 2 3 3 12–11 3–3 6–3
5 Peter Ebdon 3 1 1 3 x 2 1 11–14 2–4 6–2
6 Joe Perry 1 2 1 0 3 x 3 10–16 2–4 6–2
7 Dominic Dale 0 0 3 0 3 2 x 8–14 2–4 6–2

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Tom Ford 3
4 Wales Ryan Day 2
1 England Tom Ford 0
2 China Ding Junhui 3
2 China Ding Junhui 3
3 Scotland Marcus Campbell 0

Final group

The matches of the final group were played on 21 and 22 March 2012.[23][24][25][26] Ding Junhui has qualified for the 2012 Premier League.

Matches

  • Judd Trump 3–1 Shaun Murphy
  • Neil Robertson 1–3 Mark Davis
  • Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Ding Junhui 2–3 Judd Trump
  • Shaun Murphy 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Davis 1–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Mark Allen 2–3 Ding Junhui
  • Judd Trump 3–1 Neil Robertson
  • Shaun Murphy 3–2 Mark Davis
  • Barry Hawkins 0–3 Ding Junhui
  • Neil Robertson 0–3 Ding Junhui
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Mark Davis
  • Judd Trump 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Shaun Murphy 0–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Mark Davis 1–3 Ding Junhui
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Mark Allen
  • Shaun Murphy 3–2 Ding Junhui
  • Judd Trump 2–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Neil Robertson 3–2 Barry Hawkins
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Judd Trump 2–3 Mark Davis

Table

Ranking China
DIN 		Northern Ireland
ALL 		England
TRU 		England
HAW 		England
MUR 		England
DAV 		Australia
ROB 		Frame
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Pld–Pts
1 Ding Junhui x 3 2 3 2 3 3 16–9 4–2 6–4
2 Mark Allen 2 x 3 3 3 3 1 15–11 4–2 6–4
3 Judd Trump 3 1 x 2 3 2 3 14–13 3–3 6–3
4 Barry Hawkins 0 1 3 x 3 3 2 12–12 3–3 6–3
5 Shaun Murphy 3 1 1 0 x 3 3 11–15 3–3 6–3
6 Mark Davis 1 2 3 1 2 x 3 12–15 2–4 6–2
7 Neil Robertson 0 3 1 3 2 1 x 10–15 2–4 6–2

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 China Ding Junhui 3
4 England Barry Hawkins 1
1 China Ding Junhui 3
3 England Judd Trump 1
2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 0
3 England Judd Trump 3

Century breaks

[4][5][7][8][10][12][15][16][18][21][22][25][26]

References

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  2. ↑ "Prize fund for 2012 Championship League Snooker". premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
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