2012 China Open (snooker)

The 2012 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 March and 1 April 2012 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China.

Bank of Beijing China Open
Tournament information
Dates26 March – 1 April 2012 (2012-03-26 – 2012-04-01)
VenueBeijing University Students' Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break Mark Selby (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Score10–9
2011
2013

Judd Trump was the defending champion,[1] but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.[2]

Mark Selby withdrew from his second round match against Ding Junhui due to a neck injury.[3]

Peter Ebdon won his ninth and final ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 10–9 in the final.[4]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

Wildcard round edit

These matches were played in Beijing on 26 and 27 March.[6][7][8]

MatchScore
WC1  Jimmy White (ENG)5–3  Omar Alkojah (SYR)
WC2  Mark King (ENG)5–3  Zhu Yinghui (CHN)
WC3  Fergal O'Brien (IRL)4–5  Jin Long (CHN)
WC4  Michael Holt (ENG)3–5  Li Hang (CHN)
WC5  Ben Woollaston (ENG)5–1  Chen Feilong (CHN)
WC6  Jamie Jones (WAL)3–5  Lu Ning (CHN)
WC7  Peter Ebdon (ENG)5–2  Lyu Haotian (CHN)
WC8  Rory McLeod (ENG)5–0  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)

Main draw edit

[6][7][8][9]

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 19 frames
               
1 Judd Trump5
Jimmy White3
1 Judd Trump5
14 Stuart Bingham3
14 Stuart Bingham5
Joe Perry4
1 Judd Trump3
15 Stephen Lee5
15 Stephen Lee5
Tom Ford1
15 Stephen Lee5
7 Graeme Dott3
7 Graeme Dott5
Mark King2
15 Stephen Lee2
8 Stephen Maguire6
8 Stephen Maguire5
Barry Hawkins1
8 Stephen Maguire5
Ricky Walden4
10 Mark Allen2
Ricky Walden5
8 Stephen Maguire5
16 Ronnie O'Sullivan4
16 Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Marcus Campbell4
16 Ronnie O'Sullivan5
4 Mark Williams1
4 Mark Williams5
Jin Long1
8 Stephen Maguire9
Peter Ebdon10
3 Mark Selby5
Li Hang0
3 Mark Selbyw/d
9 Ding Junhuiw/o
9 Ding Junhui5
Ben Woollaston4
9 Ding Junhui5
11 Ali Carter2
11 Ali Carter5
Dominic Dale4
11 Ali Carter5
Lu Ning1
6 Shaun Murphy2
Lu Ning5
9 Ding Junhui3
Peter Ebdon6
5 Neil Robertson5
Jamie Cope4
5 Neil Robertson5
Stephen Hendry3
12 Martin Gould4
Stephen Hendry5
5 Neil Robertson3
Peter Ebdon5
13 Matthew Stevens3
Peter Ebdon5
Peter Ebdon5
2 John Higgins4
2 John Higgins5
Rory McLeod1

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 1 April 2012.[8]
Stephen Maguire (8)
 Scotland
9–10Peter Ebdon
 England
Afternoon: 27–63, 61–1 (53), 0–108 (107), 55–72 (64), 36–74, 0–124 (124)
Evening: 84–32 (84), 14–60 (52), 57–44, 98–0 (98), 0–103 (103), 74–3 (65), 29–98 (65), 75–18 (70), 76–0, 97–0 (97), 4–103 (103), 66–49, 24–62
98Highest break124
0Century breaks4
650+ breaks7

Qualifying edit

These matches took place between 21 and 24 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[10][11][12]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
James Wattana2 Jimmy White5 Andrew Higginson3
Liam Highfield5 Liam Highfield3 Jimmy White5
Andrew Pagett4 Andy Hicks3 Anthony Hamilton5 Joe Perry5
Luca Brecel5 Luca Brecel5 Luca Brecel3 Anthony Hamilton1
David Grace5 Barry Pinches3 Matthew Selt4 Tom Ford5
Daniel Wells1 David Grace5 David Grace5 David Grace4
Adrian Gunnell5 Joe Jogia2 Mark King5
Joe Swail0 Adrian Gunnell5 Adrian Gunnell1
Andrew Norman5 Liu Chuang5 Robert Milkins2 Barry Hawkins5
Stuart Carrington3 Andrew Norman2 Liu Chuang5 Liu Chuang0
Sam Craigie5 Liu Song1 Gerard Greene3 Ricky Walden5
Adam Wicheard3 Sam Craigie5 Sam Craigie5 Sam Craigie3
Michael White5 Ken Doherty5 Marcus Campbell5
David Gilbert0 Michael White4 Ken Doherty2
Li Yan5 Mike Dunn4 Fergal O'Brien5
Ian McCulloch4 Li Yan5 Li Yan4
David Morris5 Peter Lines5 Michael Holt5 Mark Davis4
Paul Davison4 David Morris1 Peter Lines1 Michael Holt5
Tian Pengfei5 Ben Woollaston5 Nigel Bond2 Ryan Day4
Sam Baird0 Tian Pengfei3 Ben Woollaston5 Ben Woollaston5
Dave Harold5 Jack Lisowski5 Dominic Dale5
Alfie Burden3 Dave Harold3 Jack Lisowski2
Kurt Maflin4 Tony Drago3 Jamie Jones5 Marco Fu1
Cao Yupeng5 Cao Yupeng5 Cao Yupeng3 Jamie Jones5
Passakorn Suwannawat4 Anthony McGill3 Alan McManus5 Jamie Cope5
Aditya Mehta5 Aditya Mehta5 Aditya Mehta3 Alan McManus4
Yu Delu5 Mark Joyce2 Jamie Burnett1 Stephen Hendry5
Kacper Filipiak0 Yu Delu5 Yu Delu5 Yu Delu1
Adam Duffy5 Xiao Guodong5 Liang Wenbo5 Peter Ebdon5
Lucky Vatnani0 Adam Duffy1 Xiao Guodong2 Liang Wenbo0
Jimmy Robertson4 Steve Davis5 Rory McLeod5
Rod Lawler5 Rod Lawler4 Steve Davis1

Century breaks edit

Qualifying stage centuries edit

[13]

Televised stage centuries edit

[14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Judd Trump beats Mark Selby in China Open final". BBC Sport. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. ^ Houlihan, Owen. "Lee comes up Trumps". wiltshiretimes.co.uk. Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Selby withdraws from China Open". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Peter Ebdon beats Stephen Maguire in final thriller". BBC Sport. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  6. ^ a b "2012 China Open draw and schedule" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  7. ^ a b "2012 China Open results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  8. ^ a b c "Bank of Beijing China Open (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  9. ^ "China Open scores and schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  10. ^ "2012 China Open qualifiers draw and schedule" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  11. ^ "2012 China Open qualifiers results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  12. ^ "Bank of Beijing China Open Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  13. ^ "Qualifying century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Televised century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 1 April 2012.

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