2012 Australian Goldfields Open

The 2012 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 9–15 July 2012 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[1]

Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates9–15 July 2012 (2012-07-09 – 2012-07-15)
VenueBendigo Stadium
CityBendigo
CountryAustralia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fundA$435,000
Winner's share$70,000
Highest break Cao Yupeng (CHN) (143)
Final
Champion Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Runner-up Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Score9–3
2011
2013

Stuart Bingham was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost in the first round 4–5 against Matthew Selt.[4][5]

Barry Hawkins won his first ranking title by defeating Peter Ebdon 9–3 in the final.[6][7]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

Wildcard round edit

These matches were played in Bendigo on 9 July.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

MatchScore
WC1  Cao Yupeng (CHN)5–2  Johl Younger (AUS)
WC2  Alan McManus (SCO)5–0  James Mifsud (AUS)

Main draw edit

[10][11][12][13][14]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 Stuart Bingham4
Matthew Selt5
Matthew Selt5
Ryan Day3
11 Andrew Higginson4
Ryan Day5
Matthew Selt3
14 Barry Hawkins5
14 Barry Hawkins5
Xiao Guodong1
14 Barry Hawkins5
6 Matthew Stevens2
6 Matthew Stevens5
Liang Wenbo3
14 Barry Hawkins6
12 Mark Davis4
8 Martin Gould5
Ken Doherty3
8 Martin Gould5
Cao Yupeng4
10 Ali Carter3
Cao Yupeng5
8 Martin Gould2
12 Mark Davis5
12 Mark Davis5
Jack Lisowski2
12 Mark Davis5
4 Neil Robertson1
4 Neil Robertson5
Nigel Bond1
14 Barry Hawkins9
13 Peter Ebdon3
3 Shaun Murphy5
Marcus Campbell4
3 Shaun Murphy5
Tom Ford1
15 Dominic Dale2
Tom Ford5
3 Shaun Murphy4
13 Peter Ebdon5
13 Peter Ebdon5
Michael Holt4
13 Peter Ebdon5
7 Ding Junhui4
7 Ding Junhui5
Alan McManus0
13 Peter Ebdon6
Marco Fu2
5 Stephen Lee5
Rory McLeod4
5 Stephen Lee5
Jamie Cope2
9 Ricky Walden4
Jamie Cope5
5 Stephen Lee1
Marco Fu5
16 Joe Perry1
Marco Fu5
Marco Fu5
Jamie Burnett1
2 Mark Selby3
Jamie Burnett5

Final edit

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 15 July 2012.[12][15]
Barry Hawkins (14)
 England
9–3Peter Ebdon (13)
 England
Afternoon: 27–69, 75–8 (57), 80–0 (74), 120–0 (106), 119–0 (114), 7–68 (63), 72–46, 32–64
Evening: 133–0 (133), 65–10, 74–12 (74), 73–40 (51)
133Highest break63
3Century breaks0
750+ breaks1

Qualifying edit

These matches were held between 12 and 15 June 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[14][16][17][18]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5 Adam Duffy3 Matthew Selt5 Jamie Jones2
Allan Taylor0 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3 Matthew Selt5
Hossein Vafaeiw/d Passakorn Suwannawat2 Michael White5 Ryan Day5
Mitchell Mannw/o Mitchell Mann5 Mitchell Mann2 Michael White2
Ben Judge0 Kurt Maflin5 Xiao Guodong5 Fergal O'Brien2
Robbie Williams5 Robbie Williams4 Kurt Maflin4 Xiao Guodong5
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5 Craig Steadman1 Peter Lines4 Liang Wenbo5
Adrian Gunnell1 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon1
Daniel Wells0 Simon Bedford2 Steve Davis0 Ken Doherty5
Michael Wild5 Michael Wild5 Michael Wild5 Michael Wild0
Cao Yupeng5 Alfie Burden2 Mike Dunn2 Anthony Hamiltonw/d
Paul Davison2 Cao Yupeng5 Cao Yupeng5 Cao Yupengw/o
Sam Baird5 Andy Hicks3 Dave Harold5 Jack Lisowski5
Jamie O'Neill0 Sam Baird5 Sam Baird4 Dave Harold2
Chen Zhe1 Yu Delu2 Nigel Bond5 Mark King4
Michael Wasley5 Michael Wasley5 Michael Wasley2 Nigel Bond5
Tian Pengfei5 Dechawat Poomjaeng5 Anthony McGill5 Marcus Campbell5
Joel Walker1 Tian Pengfei4 Dechawat Poomjaeng3 Anthony McGill0
Zhang Anda3 James Wattana5 Jimmy Robertson4 Tom Ford5
Fraser Patrick5 Fraser Patrick2 James Wattana5 James Wattana4
Ian Burns5 Liam Highfield5 Jimmy Whitew/d Michael Holt5
Sean O'Sullivan2 Ian Burns2 Liam Highfieldw/o Liam Highfield2
Michael Leslie2 Tony Drago5 Alan McManus5 Robert Milkins2
Duane Jones5 Duane Jones1 Tony Drago4 Alan McManus5
Aditya Mehta5 Barry Pinches5 Ben Woollaston1 Rory McLeod5
Lee Spick2 Aditya Mehta4 Barry Pinches5 Barry Pinches0
Pankaj Advani5 Li Yan1 Liu Chuang5 Jamie Cope5
Justin Astley1 Pankaj Advani5 Pankaj Advani2 Liu Chuang2
Luca Brecel4 Mark Joyce0 Gerard Greene5 Marco Fu5
Rod Lawler5 Rod Lawler5 Rod Lawler3 Gerard Greene2
Martin O'Donnell5 David Grace3 David Gilbert5 Jamie Burnett5
Jeff Cundy2 Martin O'Donnell5 Martin O'Donnell0 David Gilbert3

Century breaks edit

Qualifying stage centuries edit

[14][19]

Televised stage centuries edit

[14][20]

References edit

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  19. ^ "Australian Goldfields Open 2012 qualifiers centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  20. ^ "Australian Goldfields Open 2012 centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

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