European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 1

Betfair European Tour 2012/2013
Event 1
Tournament information
Dates 23–26 August 2012
Venue Stadthalle
City Fürth
Country Germany
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund €71,895
Winner's share €12,000
Highest break 147
Final
Champion England Mark Selby
Runner-up Northern Ireland Joe Swail
Score 4–1
← PTC2
PTC3 →

The Betfair European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 1 (also known as the 2012 Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23–26 August 2012 in Fürth, Germany.[2]

Ken Doherty made the 90th official maximum break during his last 128 match against Julian Treiber. This was Doherty's first official 147 break and also the second maximum break in the 2012/2013 season.[3] Doherty also became the first player from Ireland to make an official maximum break.[4]

Mark Selby successfully defended his 2011 title[5] by beating Joe Swail 4–1 in the final.[6] Swail became the first player not on the Main Tour to reach the final of a PTC event, having been relegated the previous season.

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[1][7][8]

Prize fund Ranking points1
Winner €12,000 2,000
Runner-up €6,000 1,600
Semi-finalist €3,000 1,280
Quarter-finalist €2,000 1,000
Last 16 €1,250 760
Last 32 €750 560
Last 64 €500 360
Maximum break[9] €1,895 –
Total €71,895 –

Main draw

[10][11][12]

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

England Oliver Lines 4–0 Germany Thomas Scholl
India David Singh w/d–w/o Brazil Itaro Santos
Germany Ronny Buchholz 0–4 Wales Alex Taubman
England John Astley 4–0 Sweden Ron Florax
Belgium Sybren Sokolowski 0–4 England Dean Goddard
Italy Angelo Rizzo 1–4 England Adam Wicheard
Wales Simon Morgan 0–4 Belgium Wan Chooi Tang
England Oliver Brown w/o–w/d England Adrian Gunnell
England Lee Page w/o–w/d Bahrain Eyad Mohammed Al-Ansari
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 4–0 Netherlands Laurin Winters
Bahrain Hussain Fuad w/d–w/o Germany Hendrik Henschke
Bahrain Rami Ali w/d–w/o Germany Stefan Schenk
Germany Hendrik Glax 4–2 Germany Klaus-Dieter Geiger
England Gary Steele 4–0 Germany Ralf Günzel
England Chris Norbury 4–0 Belgium Hans Blanckaert
Belgium Jeff Jacobs w/o–w/d India Lucky Vatnani
Germany Dieter Meier 2–4 England Ricky Norris
Germany Robert Drahn w/d–w/o Croatia Tin Venos
England Mitchell Mann w/o–w/d Bahrain Wael Al Qassimi
Switzerland Sebastian Lahruis 0–4 Belgium Alain Van Der Steen
Bahrain Mohammed Al Shaikh w/d–w/o Germany Julian Treiber
Malta Aaron Busuttil w/o–w/d United Arab Emirates Ali Abdul Kareem
England Robert Valiant w/d–w/o England John Parkin
Austria Benjamin Buser w/d–w/o England Jeff Cundy
Northern Ireland Johnny Kells 4–3 Germany Kilian Baur-Pantoulier
Germany Rüdiger Fehrmann 4–3 Germany Robert Hofheinz
Germany Phil Barnes 4–3 Germany Norbert Eckstein
Iceland Brynjar Valdimaisson w/o–w/d Bahrain Mohamed Omar
Croatia Dragan Roša 4–1 Italy Michele Battaglia
England James Cahill 1–4 England Mark Vincent
Germany Patrick Einsle 4–0 Turkey Ali Kirim
Bahrain Habib Subah w/d–w/o Germany Nicole Breitenstein
England Reanne Evans 1–4 Austria Andreas Ploner
Pakistan Shahram Changezi w/d–w/o England Terry Challenger
Bahrain Husain Mahmood w/d–w/o England Stuart Carrington
England Ian Glover 4–0 Germany Stefan Gerst
France Stéphane Ochoïski 1–4 England Sam Harvey
France Alois Riegel 1–4 Germany Bernd Strnad
Germany Michael Seidel 0–4 Wales Duane Jones
Germany Jörg Petersen 1–4 Germany Luca Kaufmann
England Elliot Slessor 1–4 Wales Jack Bradford
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4–0 Croatia Bero Cerinski
Scotland Marc Davis 4–3 Germany Sascha Breuer
Netherlands Maurice Le Duc w/d–w/o Belgium Tomasz Skalski
England Greg Davis 2–4 Wales Kishan Hirani
England Joe Steele 1–4 England Kyren Wilson
Germany Felix Freede 0–4 England Alex Davies
Germany Ronny Pawlitza 1–4 Germany Ole Steiner
Turkey Soner Sari 4–0 Germany Andreas Vetter
England Christopher Keogan w/o–w/d Netherlands Mario Wehrmann
Germany Tobias Hirmer 4–1 Germany Sherief Shemeis
Germany Christof Biniarsch 0–4 England Liam Monk

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

England Oliver Lines 4–2 Brazil Itaro Santos
Wales Alex Taubman 2–4 England John Astley
England Justin Astley 4–1 England Dean Goddard
England Adam Wicheard 4–1 Belgium Wan Chooi Tang
England Oliver Brown 4–2 England Lee Page
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 4–0 Germany Hendrik Henschke
Germany Carl Rosenberger 4–3 Germany Stefan Schenk
Croatia Sanjin Kusan 4–0 Germany Hendrik Glax
England Gary Steele 0–4 England Chris Norbury
Belgium Jeff Jacobs 1–4 England Ricky Norris
Croatia Tin Venos 0–4 England Mitchell Mann
England Michael Wild 4–0 Belgium Alain Van Der Steen
Germany Stefan Merkel 3–4 Germany Julian Treiber
Germany Matthias Porn 0–4 Malta Aaron Busuttil
England John Parkin 2–4 England Jeff Cundy
Northern Ireland Johnny Kells 4–1 Germany Rüdiger Fehrmann
Germany Phil Barnes w/o–w/d Iceland Brynjar Valdimaisson
England Ben Harrison 4–0 Croatia Dragan Roša
Germany Andreas Hartung 0–4 England Mark Vincent
Germany Patrick Einsle 4–0 Germany Nicole Breitenstein
Austria Andreas Ploner 4–1 England Terry Challenger
England Stuart Carrington 0–4 England Ian Glover
England Sam Harvey 4–0 Germany Bernd Strnad
Wales Duane Jones 4–0 Germany Luca Kaufmann
Wales Jack Bradford 0–4 Northern Ireland Joe Swail
Scotland Marc Davis 4–1 Belgium Tomasz Skalski
Austria Dominik Scherübl 3–4 Wales Kishan Hirani
England Phil O'Kane 0–4 England Kyren Wilson
Germany Oliver Kremp 0–4 England Alex Davies
Croatia Darko Hojan 0–4 Germany Ole Steiner
Turkey Soner Sari 1–4 England Christopher Keogan
Germany Tobias Hirmer 1–4 England Liam Monk

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 England Jack Lisowski 4  
 England Oliver Lines 0      England Jack Lisowski 2  
 Wales Ryan Day w/o      Wales Ryan Day 4  
 Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat w/d        Wales Ryan Day 4  
 England Ryan Causton 3        England John Astley 2  
 England John Astley 4      England John Astley 4  
 England Gary Wilson 4      England Gary Wilson 1  
 Norway Kurt Maflin 2        Wales Ryan Day 4
 China Li Yan 4        Wales Jamie Jones 2
 England Justin Astley 3      China Li Yan 4  
 Wales Matthew Stevens 4      Wales Matthew Stevens 1  
 England Adam Wicheard 1        China Li Yan 3  
 Wales Jak Jones 4        Wales Jamie Jones 4  
 England Oliver Brown 2      Wales Jak Jones 1       
 England Jimmy Robertson 0      Wales Jamie Jones 4       
 Wales Jamie Jones 4  
Section 2
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 Scotland John Higgins 4  
 Scotland Michael Leslie 2      Scotland John Higgins 4  
 England Craig Steadman 4      England Craig Steadman 1  
 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 0        Scotland John Higgins 1  
 England Ian Burns 4        India Pankaj Advani 4  
 Germany Carl Rosenberger 0      England Ian Burns 1  
 India Pankaj Advani 4      India Pankaj Advani 4  
 England Martin O'Donnell 0        India Pankaj Advani 4
 England Dave Harold 3        England Mark King 3
 England Alfie Burden 4      England Alfie Burden 4  
 Wales Gareth Allen 0      England Martin Gould 3  
 England Martin Gould 4        England Alfie Burden 1  
 China Liu Chuang w/d        England Mark King 4  
 Croatia Sanjin Kusan w/o      Croatia Sanjin Kusan 0       
 China Cao Yupeng w/d      England Mark King 4       
 England Mark King w/o  
Section 3
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 3  
 England Chris Norbury 4      England Chris Norbury 2  
 Scotland Scott Donaldson 4      Scotland Scott Donaldson 4  
 England Ricky Norris 1        Scotland Scott Donaldson 3  
 Scotland Marcus Campbell 4        England Michael Wild 4  
 England Mitchell Mann 2      Scotland Marcus Campbell 0  
 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown 0      England Michael Wild 4  
 England Michael Wild 4        England Michael Wild 3
 China Yu Delu w/o        Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
 China Tian Pengfei w/d      China Yu Delu 4  
 England Paul Davison 4      England Paul Davison 2  
 England Matthew Selt 2        China Yu Delu 1  
 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4        Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4  
 Germany Julian Treiber 0      Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4       
 England Stephen Lee 4      England Stephen Lee 3       
 Malta Aaron Busuttil 0  
Section 4
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 England Robert Milkins 4  
 England Michael Wasley 3      England Robert Milkins 3  
 England Robbie Williams 4      England Robbie Williams 4  
 England Tom Ford 2        England Robbie Williams 4  
 England Steve Davis 2        England Jamie Cope 2  
 England Simon Bedford 4      England Simon Bedford 1  
 England Jamie Cope 4      England Jamie Cope 4  
 England Jeff Cundy 0        England Robbie Williams 3
 Thailand James Wattana w/d        England Mark Selby 4
 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene w/o      Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 0  
 England Mark Selby 4      England Mark Selby 4  
 England Sean O'Sullivan 0        England Mark Selby 4  
 England Ali Carter 4        England Mark Davis 3  
 Northern Ireland Johnny Kells 0      England Ali Carter 2       
 England Sam Baird 1      England Mark Davis 4       
 England Mark Davis 4  

Bottom half

Section 5
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 Wales Mark Williams 2  
 England Liam Highfield 4      England Liam Highfield 2  
 Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon w/d      Germany Phil Barnes 4  
 Germany Phil Barnes w/o        Germany Phil Barnes 3  
 England Andrew Norman 4        England Andrew Norman 4  
 England Ben Harrison 3      England Andrew Norman 4  
 Scotland Anthony McGill 2      England Nigel Bond 2  
 England Nigel Bond 4        England Andrew Norman 4
 England Ricky Walden 4        England Ricky Walden 3
 Malta Tony Drago 3      England Ricky Walden 4  
 England David Grace 4      England David Grace 2  
 England Mark Vincent 0        England Ricky Walden 4  
 England Joel Walker 4        Northern Ireland Mark Allen 1  
 England Barry Pinches 0      England Joel Walker 2       
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4      Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4       
 Germany Patrick Einsle 0  
Section 6
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 England Shaun Murphy 4  
 Austria Andreas Ploner 0      England Shaun Murphy 4  
 England Rod Lawler 4      England Rod Lawler 2  
 England Ian Glover 2        England Shaun Murphy 4  
 Scotland Alan McManus 4        Scotland Alan McManus 1  
 England Sam Harvey 1      Scotland Alan McManus 4  
 England Michael Holt 4      England Michael Holt 3  
 England Adam Duffy 2        England Shaun Murphy 2
 England Rory McLeod 4        Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
 India Aditya Mehta 2      England Rory McLeod 4  
 Belgium Luca Brecel 4      Belgium Luca Brecel 3  
 China Zhang Anda 0        England Rory McLeod 2  
 England Jimmy White 4        Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4  
 Wales Duane Jones 2      England Jimmy White 2       
 England Allan Taylor 3      Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4       
 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4  
Section 7
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng w/d  
 England David Gilbert w/o      England David Gilbert 3  
 Wales Michael White w/o      Wales Michael White 4  
 Egypt Mohamed Khairy w/d        Wales Michael White 4  
 England Joe Perry 4        England Joe Perry 3  
 China Chen Zhe 0      England Joe Perry 4  
 England Ben Woollaston 4      England Ben Woollaston 3  
 Australia Ben Judge 2        Wales Michael White 4
 China Xiao Guodong w/d        Wales Dominic Dale 2
 Scotland Marc Davis w/o      Scotland Marc Davis 0  
 Wales Dominic Dale w/o      Wales Dominic Dale 4  
 England Mike Dunn w/d        Wales Dominic Dale 4  
 Scotland Graeme Dott 4        England Stuart Bingham 0  
 Wales Kishan Hirani 1      Scotland Graeme Dott 2       
 England Stuart Bingham 4      England Stuart Bingham 4       
 Hong Kong Marco Fu 3  
Section 8
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		 Last 64
Best of 7 frames		 Last 32
Best of 7 frames		 Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 Australia Neil Robertson 4  
 Wales Daniel Wells 1      Australia Neil Robertson 1  
 England Barry Hawkins 4      England Barry Hawkins 4  
 England Kyren Wilson 2        England Barry Hawkins 4  
 England Judd Trump w/o        England Judd Trump 3  
 Iran Hossein Vafaei w/d      England Judd Trump 4  
 China Liang Wenbo 4      China Liang Wenbo 1  
 England Alex Davies 1        England Barry Hawkins 4
 England Mark Joyce 4        Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1
 Germany Ole Steiner 0      England Mark Joyce 4  
 England Anthony Hamilton 4      England Anthony Hamilton 3  
 England Christopher Keogan 1        England Mark Joyce 1  
 England Peter Lines 4        Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4  
 England Liam Monk 0      England Peter Lines 2       
 England Andrew Higginson 1      Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4       
 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4  

Finals

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		 Final
Best of 7 frames
 Wales Ryan Day 1  
 India Pankaj Advani 4      India Pankaj Advani 2  
 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 0      England Mark Selby 4  
 England Mark Selby 4        England Mark Selby 4
 England Andrew Norman 3        Northern Ireland Joe Swail 1
 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4      Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
 Wales Michael White 1      England Barry Hawkins 3    
 England Barry Hawkins 4  

Century breaks

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References

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