2012 World Open (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 February – 4 March 2012 (2012年02月27日 – 2012年03月04日) |
| Venue | Haikou Stadium |
| City | Haikou |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,500 |
| Winner's share | 75,000ドル |
| Highest break | Stephen Lee (ENG) (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Mark Allen (NIR) |
| Runner-up | Stephen Lee (ENG) |
| Score | 10–1 |
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Snooker tournament
The 2012 Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open [1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 February – 4 March 2012 at the Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China.[2] It was the first time that the tournament was held outside the United Kingdom. It was televised on ITV4
Marco Fu made the 86th official maximum break during his round 4 qualifying match against Matthew Selt. This was Fu's second 147 break.[3]
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but lost 2–5 against Stephen Lee in the second round.
Mark Allen won his first ranking title by defeating Stephen Lee 10–1 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 Haikou on 27 February 2012.[6] [7] [8] [9]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Sam Baird (ENG) | 3–5 | Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC2 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–3 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) |
| WC3 | Mark King (ENG) | 5–2 | Hossein Vafaei (IRI) |
| WC4 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 5–4 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) |
| WC5 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5–2 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
| WC6 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 5–0 | Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN) |
| WC7 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 5–4 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC8 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 4–5 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
Main draw
[edit ] 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
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
Scotland John Higgins
5
1
Scotland John Higgins
5
12
England Martin Gould
4
1
Scotland John Higgins
3
9
China Ding Junhui
1
15
England Stephen Lee
6
7
Scotland Graeme Dott
5
7
Scotland Graeme Dott
5
11
England Ali Carter
w/d
7
Scotland Graeme Dott
1
15
England Stephen Lee
5
15
England Stephen Lee
5
15
England Stephen Lee
5
15
England Stephen Lee
1
10
Northern Ireland Mark Allen
10
3
Wales Mark Williams
1
16
England Ronnie O'Sullivan
w/d
5
England Judd Trump
4
5
England Judd Trump
5
2
England Mark Selby
5
6
England Shaun Murphy
5
6
England Shaun Murphy
5
13
Wales Matthew Stevens
4
6
England Shaun Murphy
0
2
England Mark Selby
5
14
England Stuart Bingham
0
2
England Mark Selby
5
2
England Mark Selby
5
Final
[edit ] Afternoon: 55–66, 0–104 (104), 26–59 (50), 7–127 (127), 2–59 (53), 68–55 (67, 55), 39–72, 67–76, 0–123 (123)
Evening: 18–69, 19–105 (104)
Evening: 18–69, 19–105 (104)
67
Highest break
127
0
Century breaks
4
1
50+ breaks
7
Qualifying
[edit ]These matches were held between 11 and 14 January 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
Best of 9 frames Round 2
Best of 9 frames Round 3
Best of 9 frames Round 4
Best of 9 frames
England Adam Wicheard 4 Republic of Ireland David Morris 3 Malta Tony Drago 2 England Matthew Selt 2
England Andrew Norman 5 England Jimmy Robertson 5 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4 England Rory McLeod 3
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 5 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 5 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 4 England Michael Holt 5
Century breaks
[edit ]Qualifying stage centuries
[edit ]- 147 – Marco Fu
- 138 – Marcus Campbell
- 137 – Mark Davis
- 136 – Yu Delu
- 135, 125 – Anthony Hamilton
- 132 – Kurt Maflin
- 123, 103 – Alfie Burden
- 122 – Robert Milkins
- 121, 104 – David Gilbert
- 120 – Joe Jogia
- 119, 118 – Tian Pengfei
- 118 – Liam Highfield
- 117 – Andrew Norman
- 116 – Andrew Higginson
- 116 – Michael Holt
- 113 – Sam Baird
- 110, 103 – Michael White
- 107 – Adrian Gunnell
- 106 – Sam Craigie
- 104, 100 – Jimmy Robertson
- 104 – Liang Wenbo
- 103 – Fergal O'Brien
- 100 – Ken Doherty
Televised stage centuries
[edit ]- 138, 120, 109 – Stephen Lee
- 136, 133 – John Higgins
- 136, 106 – Neil Robertson
- 135, 101, 101 – Michael Holt
- 131, 115 – Shaun Murphy
- 127, 123, 112, 105, 104, 104, 103, 101, 100, 100, 100 – Mark Allen
- 117, 112, 109, 108, 105, 102 – Mark Selby
- 117, 106, 102 – Robert Milkins
- 111, 104 – Judd Trump
- 100 – Tom Ford
References
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- ^ "Haikou To Stage World Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Fu Through With A 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Controversial Allen thrashes Lee 10–1 in Haikou final". espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Haikou World Open Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 Haikou World Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 Haikou World Open results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "Haikou World Open (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 World Open scores and schedule". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "2012 Haikou World Open qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "2012 Haikou World Open qualifiers results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "World Open Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Qualifying century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Televised century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.