2012 World Open (snooker)

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

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

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

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Haikou on 27 February 2012.[6][7][8][9]

Match Score
WC1 Sam Baird 3–5 Jin Long
WC2 Robert Milkins 5–3 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
WC3 Mark King 5–2 Hossein Vafaei
WC4 Tom Ford 5–4 Lyu Haotian
WC5 Jimmy Robertson 5–2 Zhou Yuelong
WC6 Joe Perry 5–0 Rouzi Maimaiti
WC7 Michael Holt 5–4 Zhu Yinghui
WC8 Nigel Bond 4–5 Lu Ning

Main draw

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

Final
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

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
                               
David Morris 5   Tony Drago 5   Matthew Selt 5   Marco Fu 5
Adam Wicheard 4   David Morris 3   Tony Drago 2   Matthew Selt 2
        David Gilbert 5   Jamie Burnett 5   Jamie Cope 5
        Passakorn Suwannawat 3   David Gilbert 3   Jamie Burnett 1
Sam Baird 5   Liu Chuang 1   Jimmy White 1   Mark Davis 4
Luca Brecel 3   Sam Baird 5   Sam Baird 5   Sam Baird 5
Sam Craigie 5   Barry Pinches 3   Robert Milkins 5   Ryan Day 0
Daniel Wells 2   Sam Craigie 5   Sam Craigie 1   Robert Milkins 5
        Peter Lines 2   Steve Davis 1   Barry Hawkins 5
        Ian McCulloch 5   Ian McCulloch 5   Ian McCulloch 4
        Xiao Guodong 3   Jack Lisowski 1   Marcus Campbell 5
        Alfie Burden 5   Alfie Burden 5   Alfie Burden 3
        Dave Harold 5   Joe Jogia 2   Dominic Dale 5
        Rod Lawler 1   Dave Harold 5   Dave Harold 4
Tian Pengfei 5   Adrian Gunnell 3   Mike Dunn 5   Stephen Hendry 5
Stuart Carrington 4   Tian Pengfei 5   Tian Pengfei 2   Mike Dunn 2
David Grace 3   Michael White 5   Liang Wenbo 5   Mark King 5
Aditya Mehta 5   Aditya Mehta 1   Michael White 4   Liang Wenbo 4
        Anthony McGill 5   Jamie Jones 5   Tom Ford 5
        Joe Swail 1   Anthony McGill 1   Jamie Jones 4
Andrew Norman 5   Jimmy Robertson 5   Ken Doherty 4   Rory McLeod 3
Paul Davison 1   Andrew Norman 2   Jimmy Robertson 5   Jimmy Robertson 5
Yu Delu 5   Andy Hicks 2   Alan McManus 1   Andrew Higginson 5
Cao Yupeng 2   Yu Delu 5   Yu Delu 5   Yu Delu 3
        Mark Joyce 4   Gerard Greene 5   Ricky Walden 5
        Kurt Maflin 5   Kurt Maflin 3   Gerard Greene 4
        Ben Woollaston 3   Anthony Hamilton 5   Joe Perry 5
        Liam Highfield 5   Liam Highfield 4   Anthony Hamilton 1
Andrew Pagett 2   Liu Song 4   Michael Holt 5   Peter Ebdon 3
Dechawat Poomjaeng 5   Dechawat Poomjaeng 5   Dechawat Poomjaeng 4   Michael Holt 5
Adam Duffy 5   James Wattana 2   Nigel Bond 5   Fergal O'Brien 4
Lucky Vatnani 2   Adam Duffy 5   Adam Duffy 3   Nigel Bond 5

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

[14]

References
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  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.
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