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2012 World Open (snooker)

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Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open
Tournament information
Dates27 February – 4 March 2012 (2012-02-27 – 2012-03-04)
VenueHaikou Stadium
CityHaikou
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£400,500
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break Stephen Lee (ENG) (138)
Final
Champion Mark Allen (NIR)
Runner-up Stephen Lee (ENG)
Score10–1
2010
2013

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

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

Wildcard round

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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

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[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 Scotland John Higgins 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
1 Scotland John Higgins 5
England Jamie Cope 0
12 England Martin Gould 4
England Jamie Cope 5
1 Scotland John Higgins 3
England Robert Milkins 5
9 China Ding Junhui 1
China Jin Long 5
  China Jin Long 2
England Robert Milkins 5
8 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
England Robert Milkins 5
England Robert Milkins 2
15 England Stephen Lee 6
7 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
England Barry Hawkins 2
7 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 3
11 England Ali Carter w/d
Scotland Marcus Campbell w/o
7 Scotland Graeme Dott 1
15 England Stephen Lee 5
15 England Stephen Lee 5
Wales Dominic Dale 0
15 England Stephen Lee 5
4 Australia Neil Robertson 2
4 Australia Neil Robertson 5
Scotland Stephen Hendry 3
15 England Stephen Lee 1
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10
3 Wales Mark Williams 1
England Mark King 5
  England Mark King 5
England Tom Ford 4
16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan w/d
England Tom Ford w/o
England Mark King 1
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
England Jimmy Robertson 1
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
5 England Judd Trump 4
5 England Judd Trump 5
England Andrew Higginson 0
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
2 England Mark Selby 5
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Ricky Walden 3
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Joe Perry 3
13 Wales Matthew Stevens 4
England Joe Perry 5
6 England Shaun Murphy 0
2 England Mark Selby 5
14 England Stuart Bingham 0
England Michael Holt 5
England Michael Holt 3
2 England Mark Selby 5
2 England Mark Selby 5
China Lu Ning 3

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Haikou Stadium, Haikou, China, 4 March 2012.[8]
Stephen Lee (15)
 England
1–10 Mark Allen (10)
 Northern Ireland
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)
67 Highest break 127
0 Century breaks 4
1 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying

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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
Republic of Ireland David Morris5Malta Tony Drago5England Matthew Selt5Hong Kong Marco Fu5
England Adam Wicheard4Republic of Ireland David Morris3Malta Tony Drago2England Matthew Selt2
England David Gilbert5Scotland Jamie Burnett5England Jamie Cope5
Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat3England David Gilbert3Scotland Jamie Burnett1
England Sam Baird5China Liu Chuang1England Jimmy White1England Mark Davis4
Belgium Luca Brecel3England Sam Baird5England Sam Baird5England Sam Baird5
England Sam Craigie5England Barry Pinches3England Robert Milkins5Wales Ryan Day0
Wales Daniel Wells2England Sam Craigie5England Sam Craigie1England Robert Milkins5
England Peter Lines2England Steve Davis1England Barry Hawkins5
England Ian McCulloch5England Ian McCulloch5England Ian McCulloch4
China Xiao Guodong3England Jack Lisowski1Scotland Marcus Campbell5
England Alfie Burden5England Alfie Burden5England Alfie Burden3
England Dave Harold5England Joe Jogia2Wales Dominic Dale5
England Rod Lawler1England Dave Harold5England Dave Harold4
China Tian Pengfei5England Adrian Gunnell3England Mike Dunn5Scotland Stephen Hendry5
England Stuart Carrington4China Tian Pengfei5China Tian Pengfei2England Mike Dunn2
England David Grace3Wales Michael White5China Liang Wenbo5England Mark King5
India Aditya Mehta5India Aditya Mehta1Wales Michael White4China Liang Wenbo4
Scotland Anthony McGill5Wales Jamie Jones5England Tom Ford5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail1Scotland Anthony McGill1Wales Jamie Jones4
England Andrew Norman5England Jimmy Robertson5Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4England Rory McLeod3
England Paul Davison1England Andrew Norman2England Jimmy Robertson5England Jimmy Robertson5
China Yu Delu5England Andy Hicks2Scotland Alan McManus1England Andrew Higginson5
China Cao Yupeng2China Yu Delu5China Yu Delu5China Yu Delu3
England Mark Joyce4Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5England Ricky Walden5
Norway Kurt Maflin5Norway Kurt Maflin3Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4
England Ben Woollaston3England Anthony Hamilton5England Joe Perry5
England Liam Highfield5England Liam Highfield4England Anthony Hamilton1
Wales Andrew Pagett2China Liu Song4England Michael Holt5England Peter Ebdon3
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng4England Michael Holt5
England Adam Duffy5Thailand James Wattana2England Nigel Bond5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
India Lucky Vatnani2England Adam Duffy5England Adam Duffy3England Nigel Bond5

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ "O'Sullivan Withdraws From Haikou". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Controversial Allen thrashes Lee 10–1 in Haikou final". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Haikou World Open Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b c "Haikou World Open (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  9. ^ a b "2012 World Open scores and schedule". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  10. ^ "2012 Haikou World Open qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "World Open Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Qualifying century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Televised century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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