2012 Championship League

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Championship League
Championship League Snooker 2012 logo.jpg
Tournament information
Dates9 January – 22 March 2012 (2012-01-09 – 2012-03-22)
Venue
CityStock
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£205,000
Winner's share£10,000
Highest breakNorthern Ireland Mark Allen (144)
Final
ChampionChina Ding Junhui
Runner-upEngland Judd Trump
Score3–1
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The 2012 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 9 January to 22 March 2012 at the in Stock, England.

Matthew Stevens was the defending champion,[1] but he was eliminated in group four.

Ding Junhui won in the final 3–1 against Judd Trump and earned a place in the 2012 Premier League Snooker.

Prize fund[]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

  • Tournament total: £205,000

Group one[]

Group one matches were played on 9 and 10 January 2012.[3][4][5] Judd Trump was the first player to qualify for the final group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
SEL		 England
DAV		 England
MUR		 England
TRU		 Wales
STE		 England
HIG		 England
CAR		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Mark Selby x 3 3 3 3 1 3 16–11 5–1 6–5
2 Mark Davis 2 x 0 3 3 3 3 14–11 4–2 6–4
3 Shaun Murphy 2 3 x 2 3 3 2 15–12 3–3 6–3
4 Judd Trump 1 2 3 x 0 3 3 12–13 3–3 6–3
5 Matthew Stevens 1 1 2 3 x 1 3 11–12 2–4 6–2
6 Andrew Higginson 3 1 1 2 3 x 0 10–14 2–4 6–2
7 Ali Carter 2 1 3 0 0 3 x 9–14 2–4 6–2

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Mark Selby 1
4 England Judd Trump 3
4 England Judd Trump 3
3 England Shaun Murphy 2
2 England Mark Davis 1
3 England Shaun Murphy 3

Group two[]

Group two matches were played on 11 and 12 January 2012.[6][7][8] Shaun Murphy was the second player to qualify for the final group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
SEL		 England
MUR		 England
DAV		 Australia
ROB		 Wales
STE		 England
BIN		 Wales
WIL		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Mark Selby x 3 3 3 3 3 3 18–9 6–0 6–6
2 Shaun Murphy 1 x 3 2 1 3 3 13–10 3–3 6–3
3 Mark Davis 1 0 x 2 3 3 3 12–10 3–3 6–3
4 Neil Robertson 1 3 3 x 3 0 2 12–15 3–3 6–3
5 Matthew Stevens 2 3 1 2 x 3 2 13–14 2–4 6–2
6 Stuart Bingham 2 1 0 3 1 x 3 10–12 2–4 6–2
7 Mark Williams 2 0 0 3 3 0 x 8–16 2–4 6–2

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Mark Selby 3
4 Australia Neil Robertson 1
1 England Mark Selby 0
2 England Shaun Murphy 3
2 England Shaun Murphy 3
3 England Mark Davis 0

Group three[]

Group three matches were played on 23 and 24 January 2012.[9][10] Neil Robertson was the third player to qualify for the final group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
SEL		 Wales
STE		 Australia
ROB		 England
DAV		 England
COP		 England
GOU		 Scotland
HEN		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Mark Selby x 1 3 3 3 2 3 15–10 4–2 6–4
2 Matthew Stevens 3 x 2 3 3 1 3 15–11 4–2 6–4
3 Neil Robertson 0 3 x 2 3 3 3 14–11 4–2 6–4
4 Mark Davis 0 2 3 x 1 3 3 12–12 3–3 6–3
5 Jamie Cope 2 0 1 3 x 3 3 12–13 3–3 6–3
6 Martin Gould 3 3 1 0 1 x 3 11–14 3–3 6–3
7 Stephen Hendry 2 2 1 1 2 2 x 10–18 0–6 6–0

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Mark Selby 3
4 England Mark Davis 2
1 England Mark Selby 2
3 Australia Neil Robertson 3
2 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
3 Australia Neil Robertson 3

Group four[]

Group four matches were played on 25 and 26 January 2012.[11][12] Mark Davis was the fourth player to qualify for the final group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
SEL		 England
EBD		 England
DAV		 Northern Ireland
ALL		 England
COP		 Wales
STE		 England
LEE		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Mark Selby x 3 3 3 3 3 3 18–5 6–0 6–6
2 Peter Ebdon 0 x 1 3 3 3 3 13–9 4–2 6–4
3 Mark Davis 0 3 x 0 3 3 3 12–10 4–2 6–4
4 Mark Allen 2 0 3 x 2 3 3 13–11 3–3 6–3
5 Jamie Cope 0 1 1 3 x 3 2 10–16 2–4 6–2
6 Matthew Stevens 2 0 2 1 2 x 3 10–17 1–5 6–1
7 Stephen Lee 1 2 0 1 3 2 x 9–17 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Mark Selby 3
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
1 England Mark Selby 1
3 England Mark Davis 3
2 England Peter Ebdon 0
3 England Mark Davis 3

Group five[]

Group five matches were played on 6 and 7 February 2012.[13][14][15][16] Barry Hawkins was the fifth player to qualify for the final group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking Northern Ireland
ALL		 England
HAW		 England
EBD		 England
KIN		 England
COP		 England
SEL		 England
WAL		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Mark Allen x 3 3 2 3 3 3 17–10 5–1 6–5
2 Barry Hawkins 0 x 3 3 3 3 0 12–11 4–2 6–4
3 Peter Ebdon 1 2 x 3 2 3 3 14–12 3–3 6–3
4 Mark King 3 1 2 x 3 1 3 13–13 3–3 6–3
5 Jamie Cope 2 0 3 1 x 3 3 12–13 3–3 6–3
6 Mark Selby 2 2 1 3 2 x 3 13–13 2–4 6–2
7 Ricky Walden 2 3 0 1 0 0 x 6–15 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
4 England Mark King 3
England Mark King 2
England Barry Hawkins 3
2 England Barry Hawkins 3
3 England Peter Ebdon 2

Group six[]

Group six matches were played on 8 and 9 February 2012.[17][18] Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the final group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking Northern Ireland
ALL		 England
EBD		 Wales
DAL		 Scotland
CAM		 England
PER		 England
KIN		 England
COP		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Mark Allen x 3 3 3 2 3 3 17–8 5–1 6–5
2 Peter Ebdon 0 x 3 3 3 3 3 15–10 5–1 6–5
3 Dominic Dale 2 2 x 2 3 3 3 15–13 3–3 6–3
4 Marcus Campbell 2 1 3 x 3 3 1 13–13 3–3 6–3
5 Joe Perry 3 1 1 0 x 3 3 11–14 3–3 6–3
6 Mark King 1 1 1 2 2 x 3 10–16 1–5 6–1
7 Jamie Cope 0 2 2 3 1 1 x 9–16 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
4 Scotland Marcus Campbell 1
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
3 Wales Dominic Dale 2
2 England Peter Ebdon 2
3 Wales Dominic Dale 3

Group seven[]

Group seven matches were played on 19 and 20 March 2012.[19][20][21][22] Ding Junhui was the last player to qualify for the final group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
FOR		 China
DIN		 Scotland
CAM		 Wales
DAY		 England
EBD		 England
PER		 Wales
DAL		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Tom Ford x 3 3 3 0 3 3 15–8 5–1 6–5
2 Ding Junhui 1 x 3 2 3 3 3 15–11 4–2 6–4
3 Marcus Campbell 2 2 x 3 3 3 1 14–11 3–3 6–3
4 Ryan Day 1 3 0 x 2 3 3 12–11 3–3 6–3
5 Peter Ebdon 3 1 1 3 x 2 1 11–14 2–4 6–2
6 Joe Perry 1 2 1 0 3 x 3 10–16 2–4 6–2
7 Dominic Dale 0 0 3 0 3 2 x 8–14 2–4 6–2

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Tom Ford 3
4 Wales Ryan Day 2
1 England Tom Ford 0
2 China Ding Junhui 3
2 China Ding Junhui 3
3 Scotland Marcus Campbell 0

Final group[]

The matches of the final group were played on 21 and 22 March 2012.[23][24][25][26] Ding Junhui has qualified for the 2012 Premier League.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking China
DIN		 Northern Ireland
ALL		 England
TRU		 England
HAW		 England
MUR		 England
DAV		 Australia
ROB		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Ding Junhui x 3 2 3 2 3 3 16–9 4–2 6–4
2 Mark Allen 2 x 3 3 3 3 1 15–11 4–2 6–4
3 Judd Trump 3 1 x 2 3 2 3 14–13 3–3 6–3
4 Barry Hawkins 0 1 3 x 3 3 2 12–12 3–3 6–3
5 Shaun Murphy 3 1 1 0 x 3 3 11–15 3–3 6–3
6 Mark Davis 1 2 3 1 2 x 3 12–15 2–4 6–2
7 Neil Robertson 0 3 1 3 2 1 x 10–15 2–4 6–2

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 China Ding Junhui 3
4 England Barry Hawkins 1
1 China Ding Junhui 3
3 England Judd Trump 1
2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 0
3 England Judd Trump 3

Century breaks[]

Total: 111

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