2012 Welsh Open (snooker)

888真人 Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates 13–19 February 2012
Venue Newport Centre
City Newport
Country Wales
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £201,500
Winner's share £30,000
Highest break 145
Final
Champion China Ding Junhui
Runner-up England Mark Selby
Score 9–6
2011
2013

The 2012 888真人 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13–19 February 2012 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.[1][2] This was the first time, that 888真人 sponsored the event.[3]

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]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]

  • Winner: £30,000
  • Runner-up: £15,000
  • Semi-final: £7,500
  • Quarter-final: £5,600
  • Last 16: £4,000
  • Last 32: £2,500
  • Last 48: £1,600
  • Last 64: £1,250

  • Stage one highest break: £500
  • Stage two highest break: £1,000
  • Total: £201,500

Main draw

[2][8][9]

Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 Scotland John Higgins 4
China Liang Wenbo 1
1 Scotland John Higgins 3
9 China Ding Junhui 4
9 China Ding Junhui 4
England Mark Davis 0
9 China Ding Junhui 5
15 England Stephen Lee 4
15 England Stephen Lee 4
England Michael Holt 1
15 England Stephen Lee 4
England Tom Ford 1
7 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
England Tom Ford 4
9 China Ding Junhui 6
6 England Shaun Murphy 2
6 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Mark Joyce 2
6 England Shaun Murphy 4
England Steve Davis 0
11 England Ali Carter 3
England Steve Davis 4
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 0
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
Scotland Stephen Hendry 0
4 Australia Neil Robertson 1
Scotland Stephen Hendry 4
9 China Ding Junhui 9
2 England Mark Selby 6
3 Wales Mark Williams 4
England Andy Hicks 3
3 Wales Mark Williams 1
16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
Hong Kong Marco Fu 1
16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
5 England Judd Trump 3
14 England Stuart Bingham 4
England Mark King 2
14 England Stuart Bingham 1
5 England Judd Trump 4
5 England Judd Trump 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 0
16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
2 England Mark Selby 6
8 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
England Adam Wicheard 2
8 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
13 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
13 Wales Matthew Stevens 4
England Barry Hawkins 3
8 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
2 England Mark Selby 5
12 England Martin Gould 4
England Peter Ebdon 2
12 England Martin Gould 1
2 England Mark Selby 4
2 England Mark Selby 4
England Sam Baird 3

Final

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

Qualifying

These matches were held between 8 and 11 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[10][11][12]

  Round 1
Best of 7 frames
  Round 2
Best of 7 frames
  Round 3
Best of 7 frames
  Round 4
Best of 7 frames
                               
         England  Ben Woollaston 1   China  Liang Wenbo 4   England  Rory McLeod 1
       England  David Gilbert 4   England  David Gilbert 1   China  Liang Wenbo 4
China  Tian Pengfei 0   England  Adrian Gunnell 2   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 4   England  Mark Davis 4
China  Cao Yupeng 4   China  Cao Yupeng 4   China  Cao Yupeng 2   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 2
         England  Jimmy Robertson 2   England  Michael Holt 4   Wales  Ryan Day[nb 1] 0
       England  Alfie Burden 4   England  Alfie Burden 3   England  Michael Holt 4
         Wales  Michael White 1   England  Jimmy White 2   England  Tom Ford 4
       England  Ian McCulloch 4   England  Ian McCulloch 4   England  Ian McCulloch 3
England  David Grace 3   England  Mark Joyce 4   England  Joe Jogia 0   England  Andrew Higginson 3
Wales  Daniel Wells 4   Wales  Daniel Wells 3   England  Mark Joyce 4   England  Mark Joyce 4
England  Sam Craigie 2   England  Barry Pinches 1   England  Steve Davis 4   England  Ricky Walden 3
India  Lucky Vatnani 4   India  Lucky Vatnani 4   India  Lucky Vatnani 3   England  Steve Davis 4
         England  Peter Lines 2   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 4   England  Jamie Cope 2
       England  Rod Lawler 4   England  Rod Lawler 0   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 4
Norway  Kurt Maflin 4   Malta  Tony Drago 2   England  Robert Milkins 0   Scotland  Stephen Hendry 4
England  Stuart Carrington 3   Norway  Kurt Maflin 4   Norway  Kurt Maflin 4   Norway  Kurt Maflin 0
England  Andrew Norman 4   England  Andy Hicks 4   England  Anthony Hamilton 1   England  Joe Perry 2
India  Aditya Mehta 0   England  Andrew Norman 2   England  Andy Hicks 4   England  Andy Hicks 4
         China  Liu Chuang 4   England  Matthew Selt 4   Hong Kong  Marco Fu 4
       England  Liam Highfield 3   China  Liu Chuang 1   England  Matthew Selt 2
         England  Dave Harold 4   Scotland  Alan McManus 3   England  Mark King 4
       Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 0   England  Dave Harold 4   England  Dave Harold 1
Republic of Ireland  David Morris 4   China  Xiao Guodong 4   England  Mike Dunn 4   Republic of Ireland  Fergal O'Brien 4
England  Paul Davison 3   Republic of Ireland  David Morris 2   China  Xiao Guodong 3   England  Mike Dunn 3
Wales  Andrew Pagett 1   China  Liu Song 3   Wales  Jamie Jones 1   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 2
England  Adam Wicheard 4   England  Adam Wicheard 4   England  Adam Wicheard 4   England  Adam Wicheard 4
China  Yu Delu 4   Scotland  Anthony McGill 4   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 4   England  Barry Hawkins 4
Belgium  Luca Brecel 0   China  Yu Delu 2   Scotland  Anthony McGill 2   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 2
England  Adam Duffy w/o   Thailand  James Wattana 0   England  Jack Lisowski 2   England  Peter Ebdon 4
Thailand  Dechawat Poomjaeng w/d   England  Adam Duffy 4   England  Adam Duffy 4   England  Adam Duffy 0
Thailand  Passakorn Suwannawat 1   China  Li Yan 1   England  Nigel Bond 3   Wales  Dominic Dale[nb 1] 2
England  Sam Baird 4   England  Sam Baird 4   England  Sam Baird 4   England  Sam Baird 4
  1. 1 2 Matches were held over and played in Newport.

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

[14]

References

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  5. "Welsh Open: China's Ding Junhui beats Mark Selby 9–6 to lift title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  6. "Ding claims Welsh Open title". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  7. "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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  10. "2012 Welsh Open qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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  12. "888真人 Welsh Open Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  13. "Qualifying century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  14. "Televised century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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