2012 Welsh Open (snooker)

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

The 2012 Welsh Open (officially the 2012 888真人 Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 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 edit

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 edit

^[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	John Higgins	4

	Liang Wenbo	1
			1	John Higgins	3

			9	Ding Junhui	4
9	Ding Junhui	4

	Mark Davis	0
						9	Ding Junhui	5

						15	Stephen Lee	4
15	Stephen Lee	4

	Michael Holt	1
			15	Stephen Lee	4

				Tom Ford	1
7	Graeme Dott	2

	Tom Ford	4
									9	Ding Junhui	6

									6	Shaun Murphy	2
6	Shaun Murphy	4

	Mark Joyce	2
			6	Shaun Murphy	4

				Steve Davis	0
11	Ali Carter	3

	Steve Davis	4
						6	Shaun Murphy	5

						10	Mark Allen	4
10	Mark Allen	4

	Ken Doherty	0
			10	Mark Allen	4

				Stephen Hendry	0
4	Neil Robertson	1

	Stephen Hendry	4
												9	Ding Junhui	9

												2	Mark Selby	6
3	Mark Williams	4

	Andy Hicks	3
			3	Mark Williams	1

			16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4

	Marco Fu	1
						16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

						5	Judd Trump	3
14	Stuart Bingham	4

	Mark King	2
			14	Stuart Bingham	1

			5	Judd Trump	4
5	Judd Trump	4

	Fergal O'Brien	0
									16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2

									2	Mark Selby	6
8	Stephen Maguire	4

	Adam Wicheard	2
			8	Stephen Maguire	4

			13	Matthew Stevens	2
13	Matthew Stevens	4

	Barry Hawkins	3
						8	Stephen Maguire	3

						2	Mark Selby	5
12	Martin Gould	4

	Peter Ebdon	2
			12	Martin Gould	1

			2	Mark Selby	4
2	Mark Selby	4

	Sam Baird	3

Final edit

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 edit

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


		Ben Woollaston	1	Liang Wenbo	4	Rory McLeod	1

		David Gilbert	4	David Gilbert	1	Liang Wenbo	4


Tian Pengfei	0	Adrian Gunnell	2	Jamie Burnett	4	Mark Davis	4

Cao Yupeng	4	Cao Yupeng	4	Cao Yupeng	2	Jamie Burnett	2


		Jimmy Robertson	2	Michael Holt	4	Ryan Day^{[nb 1]}	0

		Alfie Burden	4	Alfie Burden	3	Michael Holt	4


		Michael White	1	Jimmy White	2	Tom Ford	4

		Ian McCulloch	4	Ian McCulloch	4	Ian McCulloch	3


David Grace	3	Mark Joyce	4	Joe Jogia	0	Andrew Higginson	3

Daniel Wells	4	Daniel Wells	3	Mark Joyce	4	Mark Joyce	4


Sam Craigie	2	Barry Pinches	1	Steve Davis	4	Ricky Walden	3

Lucky Vatnani	4	Lucky Vatnani	4	Lucky Vatnani	3	Steve Davis	4


		Peter Lines	2	Ken Doherty	4	Jamie Cope	2

		Rod Lawler	4	Rod Lawler	0	Ken Doherty	4


Kurt Maflin	4	Tony Drago	2	Robert Milkins	0	Stephen Hendry	4

Stuart Carrington	3	Kurt Maflin	4	Kurt Maflin	4	Kurt Maflin	0


Andrew Norman	4	Andy Hicks	4	Anthony Hamilton	1	Joe Perry	2

Aditya Mehta	0	Andrew Norman	2	Andy Hicks	4	Andy Hicks	4


		Liu Chuang	4	Matthew Selt	4	Marco Fu	4

		Liam Highfield	3	Liu Chuang	1	Matthew Selt	2


		Dave Harold	4	Alan McManus	3	Mark King	4

		Joe Swail	0	Dave Harold	4	Dave Harold	1


David Morris	4	Xiao Guodong	4	Mike Dunn	4	Fergal O'Brien	4

Paul Davison	3	David Morris	2	Xiao Guodong	3	Mike Dunn	3


Andrew Pagett	1	Liu Song	3	Jamie Jones	1	Marcus Campbell	2

Adam Wicheard	4	Adam Wicheard	4	Adam Wicheard	4	Adam Wicheard	4


Yu Delu	4	Anthony McGill	4	Gerard Greene	4	Barry Hawkins	4

Luca Brecel	0	Yu Delu	2	Anthony McGill	2	Gerard Greene	2


Adam Duffy	w/o	James Wattana	0	Jack Lisowski	2	Peter Ebdon	4

Dechawat Poomjaeng	w/d	Adam Duffy	4	Adam Duffy	4	Adam Duffy	0


Passakorn Suwannawat	1	Li Yan	1	Nigel Bond	3	Dominic Dale^{[nb 1]}	2

Sam Baird	4	Sam Baird	4	Sam Baird	4	Sam Baird	4

^ ^a ^b Matches were held over and played in Newport.

Century breaks edit

Qualifying stage centuries edit

^[13]

142, 113, 111 – Andy Hicks
141, 116, 100 – Sam Baird
138 – Stuart Carrington
137 – Paul Davison
135 – Kurt Maflin
134, 112 – David Morris
134 – Tom Ford
128 – Yu Delu
126 – Adam Duffy
123, 120, 104 – Xiao Guodong

122, 101 – Barry Hawkins
113 – Gerard Greene
113 – Steve Davis
112, 109 – David Gilbert
112 – Liu Chuang
111 – Mike Dunn
108, 106 – Ian McCulloch
106 – Tony Drago
102 – Marco Fu

Televised stage centuries edit

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145, 124, 110, 103 – Mark Selby
141 – Matthew Stevens
139, 125, 102, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
136 – Sam Baird
135 – Neil Robertson
133 – Mark Williams
131, 111, 101 – Stephen Maguire

130, 124 – Ding Junhui
129 – Stephen Lee
126 – Shaun Murphy
123 – Barry Hawkins
121, 117 – Steve Davis
121 – Mark Allen
109, 104, 100 – Judd Trump

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Welsh Open Snooker Returns To Newport". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "888真人 Welsh Open (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ "888真人Sponsor Welsh Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "Ding edges out Higgins; Murphy hits form in Newport; O'Sullivan win ensures Crucible spot". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
^ "Welsh Open: China's Ding Junhui beats Mark Selby 9–6 to lift title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
^ "Ding claims Welsh Open title". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 19 February 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b "2012 Welsh Open draw and format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
^ "2012 Welsh Open scores and match schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
^ "2012 Welsh Open qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ "2012 Welsh Open qualifiers results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
^ "888?? Welsh Open Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ "Qualifying century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
^ "Televised century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.

[holdover-13] Matches were held over and played in Newport.

[Welsh_Open_returns-1] "Welsh Open Snooker Returns To Newport". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[Snooker.org_MD_results-2] "888真人 Welsh Open (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[3] "888真人Sponsor Welsh Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[4] "Ding edges out Higgins; Murphy hits form in Newport; O'Sullivan win ensures Crucible spot". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

[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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

[BBC_results-8] "2012 Welsh Open draw and format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.

[9] "2012 Welsh Open scores and match schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

[10] "2012 Welsh Open qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[11] "2012 Welsh Open qualifiers results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

[Snooker.org_QD_results-12] "888?? Welsh Open Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[14] "Qualifying century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.

[15] "Televised century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.

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Tournament information

Dates	13–19 February 2012 (2012-02-13 – 2012-02-19)
Venue	Newport Centre
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£201,500
Winner's share	£30,000
Highest break	Mark Selby (ENG) (145)
Final
Champion	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up	Mark Selby (ENG)
Score	9–6
← 2011 2013 →