2012 UK Championship

The 2012 williamhill.com UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–9 December 2012 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[1]

williamhill.com UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates1–9 December 2012
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£637,500
Winner's share£125,000
Highest break John Higgins (147)
Jack Lisowski (147)
Andy Hicks (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby
Runner-up Shaun Murphy
Score10–6
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For the first time in the history of snooker three maximum breaks were made in a ranking tournament, albeit at different venues. Andy Hicks made the 93rd official maximum break during his round 2 qualifying match against Daniel Wells. This was Hicks' first 147 break.[2] Just one day later Jack Lisowski compiled the 94th official maximum break during his round 3 qualifying match against Chen Zhe. This was Lisowski's first 147 break.[3] John Higgins made the 95th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Mark Davis. This was Higgins' seventh 147 break.[4] It also took the total number of maximum breaks for the season to seven.[5]

Judd Trump was the defending champion,[6] but he lost 5–6 against Mark Joyce in the last 32.[7][8]

Mark Selby won his third ranking title by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–6 in the final.[9] This was the tournament's first all-English final since 1992, when Jimmy White defeated John Parrott 16–9. By reaching the final Selby also regained number one position in the rankings from Trump.[10][11]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[12]

Main draw

[13][14][15][16]

Last 32
best of 11 frames 		Last 16
best of 11 frames 		Quarter-finals
best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
best of 17 frames 		Final
best of 19 frames
               
1 Judd Trump 5
Mark Joyce 6
Mark Joyce 2
14 Ali Carter 6
14 Ali Carter 6
Steve Davis 2
14 Ali Carter 6
9 Stuart Bingham 4
9 Stuart Bingham 6
Jack Lisowski 2
9 Stuart Bingham 6
7 Stephen Maguire 4
7 Stephen Maguire 6
Fergal O'Brien 2
14 Ali Carter 8
4 Shaun Murphy 9
6 Mark Williams 3
Mark King 6
  Mark King 4
Luca Brecel 6
11 Ricky Walden 5
Luca Brecel 6
Luca Brecel 5
4 Shaun Murphy 6
12 Graeme Dott 6
Martin Gould 5
12 Graeme Dott 2
4 Shaun Murphy 6
4 Shaun Murphy 6
Robert Milkins 3
4 Shaun Murphy 6
2 Mark Selby 10
3 John Higgins 6
Michael Holt 3
3 John Higgins 5
16 Mark Davis 6
16 Mark Davis 6
Cao Yupeng 1
16 Mark Davis 6
13 Matthew Stevens 4
13 Matthew Stevens 6
Dominic Dale 1
13 Matthew Stevens 6
Marco Fu 4
8 Mark Allen 3
Marco Fu 6
16 Mark Davis 4
2 Mark Selby 9
5 Neil Robertson 6
Tom Ford 1
5 Neil Robertson 6
15 Barry Hawkins 2
15 Barry Hawkins 6
Liang Wenbo 4
5 Neil Robertson 4
2 Mark Selby 6
10 Ding Junhui 4
Ryan Day 6
Ryan Day 4
2 Mark Selby 6
2 Mark Selby 6
Michael White 3

Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 9 December 2012.[15][17]
Shaun Murphy (4)
 England		 6–10 Mark Selby (2)
 England
Afternoon: 64–11, 49–58 (54), 0–82 (66), 83–0 (83), 98–35 (98), 67–39, 0–81 (70)
Evening: 1–77, 72–67 (Murphy 65, Selby 58), 38–70, 53–63, 78–8, 34–79 (51), 0–107 (98), 31–64, 37–69
98 Highest break 98
0 Century breaks 0
3 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

These matches were held between 20 and 23 November 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[18][19][20]

  Round 1
Best of 11 frames		   Round 2
Best of 11 frames		   Round 3
Best of 11 frames		   Round 4
Best of 11 frames
                               
David Grace 4   Andy Hicks 6   Mark Joyce 6   Jamie Cope 4
Daniel Wells 6   Daniel Wells 2   Andy Hicks 4   Mark Joyce 6
Pankaj Advani 6   Jimmy White 5   Steve Davis 6   Jamie Burnett 2
Sam Baird 2   Pankaj Advani 6   Pankaj Advani 5   Steve Davis 6
Chen Zhe 6   Aditya Mehta 4   Jack Lisowski 6   Joe Perry 4
Sean O'Sullivan 1   Chen Zhe 6   Chen Zhe 2   Jack Lisowski 6
Tian Pengfei 6   Alan McManus 2   David Gilbert 6   Fergal O'Brien 6
Joel Walker 4   Tian Pengfei 6   Tian Pengfei 3   David Gilbert 2
Li Yan 4   Adam Duffy 6   Xiao Guodong 6   Mark King 6
Fraser Patrick 6   Fraser Patrick 2   Adam Duffy 4   Xiao Guodong 0
Luca Brecel 6   Peter Lines 4   Liu Chuang 3   Peter Ebdon 1
Scott Donaldson 5   Luca Brecel 6   Luca Brecel 6   Luca Brecel 6
Robbie Williams 2   James Wattana 6   Ben Woollaston 6   Martin Gould 6
Jamie O'Neill 6   Jamie O'Neill 4   James Wattana 5   Ben Woollaston 3
Michael Wasley w/o   Jimmy Robertson 6   Rory McLeod 6   Robert Milkins 6
Hossein Vafaei w/d   Michael Wasley 5   Jimmy Robertson 3   Rory McLeod 5
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6   Barry Pinches 1   Jamie Jones 3   Michael Holt 6
Passakorn Suwannawat 5   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1
Liam Highfield 6   Cao Yupeng 6   Dave Harold 4   Marcus Campbell 4
Ben Judge 1   Liam Highfield 3   Cao Yupeng 6   Cao Yupeng 6
Ian Burns 6   Kurt Maflin 3   Anthony Hamilton 2   Dominic Dale 6
Michael Leslie 1   Ian Burns 6   Ian Burns 6   Ian Burns 2
Dechawat Poomjaeng 6   Rod Lawler 6   Gerard Greene 4   Marco Fu 6
Simon Bedford 3   Dechawat Poomjaeng 5   Rod Lawler 6   Rod Lawler 2
Paul Davison 6   Yu Delu 6   Nigel Bond 5   Tom Ford 6
Gareth Allen 2   Paul Davison 4   Yu Delu 6   Yu Delu 1
Zhang Anda w/o   Anthony McGill 6   Liang Wenbo 6   Andrew Higginson 0
Duane Jones w/d   Zhang Anda 2   Anthony McGill 5   Liang Wenbo 6
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 6   Alfie Burden 5   Matthew Selt 6   Ryan Day 6
Martin O'Donnell 5   Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 6   Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 4   Matthew Selt 3
Tony Drago 3   Mike Dunn 4   Michael White 6   Ken Doherty 3
Craig Steadman 6   Craig Steadman 6   Craig Steadman 3   Michael White 6

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

[21]

Qualifying stage centuries

[22]

References
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