The 2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 23 September 2012 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[1]
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 17–23 September 2012 |
| Venue | Shanghai Grand Stage |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £410,000 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |  John Higgins (SCO) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
| Runner-up |  Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Score | 10–9 |
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Mark Selby was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope.[4]
John Higgins won his 25th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final.[5][6] During the final Higgins made the 91st official maximum break. This was Higgins's sixth 147 break and also the third maximum break of the 2012/2013 season.[7]
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]
Wildcard round
editThese matches were played in Shanghai on 17 and 18 September 2012.[9][10][11][12]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Mark King (ENG) |
5–3 |  Zhao Xintong (CHN)
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| WC2 |  Jamie Jones (WAL) |
5–2 | Lu Ning (CHN)
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| WC3 | Ryan Day (WAL) |
5–0 | Wang Yuchen (CHN)
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| WC4 | Robert Milkins (ENG) |
5–4 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
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| WC5 | Steve Davis (ENG) |
5–1 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN)
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| WC6 |  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) |
2–5 | Chen Feilong (CHN)
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| WC7 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) |
4–5 | Jin Long (CHN)
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| WC8 |  Marco Fu (HKG) |
4–5 | Lyu Haotian (CHN)
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Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 23 September 2012.[9][14] | ||
| John Higgins (5) Scotland
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10–9 | Judd Trump (2) England
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| Afternoon: 0–112 (112), 0–121 (80), 12–92 (74), 16–111 (111), 50–74 (59), 147–0 (147), 37–69 (51), 62–51 (Trump 51), 0–63 (53) Evening: 89–0 (89), 74–22 (74), 78–12, 76–0 (76), 71–0 (71), 64–58, 2–119 (105), 69–31 (64), 47–63, 66–36 (61) | ||
| 147 | Highest break | 112 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 9 |
Qualifying
editThese matches took place between 24 and 27 July 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[15][16][17]
Century breaks
editQualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
edit- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Mark Selby beats Mark Williams to win Shanghai Masters". BBC Sport. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ Kane, Desmond. "Selby exploits Williams error to win in Shanghai". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 11 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cope Sinks Champ Selby". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters: John Higgins edges Judd Trump in final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Higgins wins Shanghai thriller". ESPN. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Higgins Makes Maximum in Shanghai". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters (2012)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Shanghai Masters 2012 Draw and Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Shanghai Masters 2013 results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Shanghai Masters 2012: schedule and results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters 2012 Draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Final – Match 39 – John Higgins v Judd Trump". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "2012 Shanghai Masters Qualifiers Draw and Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters Qualifiers 2012 Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters qualifiers – Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters – Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.