2012 Welsh Open (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
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| 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 |
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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]
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Main draw
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Final
[edit]| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 19 February 2012.[2][8] | ||
| Ding Junhui (9) China
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9–6 | Mark Selby (2) England
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| 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]
Century breaks
[edit]Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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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.