2012 International Championship

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International Championship
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Tournament information
Dates28 October – 4 November 2012 (2012-10-28 – 2012-11-04)
Venue
CityChengdu
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£600,000[1]
Winner's share£125,000[2]
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (142)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score10–8
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The 2012 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 October and 4 November 2012 at the in Chengdu, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[3] It was named as the "first overseas 'major'", as the tournament had the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship.[2]

Judd Trump won the third ranking title of his career by defeating Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final.[4][5][6] Trump also became the world number one as a result of reaching the final.[7]

Prize fund[]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

Wildcard round[]

These matches were played in Chengdu on 28 and 29 October 2012.[2][9][10][11][12][13]

Match Score
WC1  Michael White (WAL) 5–6  Lyu Haotian (CHN)
WC2  Ken Doherty (IRL) 5–6  Zhao Xintong (CHN)
WC3  Pankaj Advani (IND) w/d–w/o  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
WC4  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 6–3  Chen Feilong (CHN)
WC5  Aditya Mehta (IND) 6–5   (CHN)
WC6  Cao Yupeng (CHN) 6–5  Wang Yuchen (CHN)
WC7  Jamie Burnett (SCO) 6–0  Niu Zhuang (CHN)
WC8  Barry Pinches (ENG) 5–6  Lu Ning (CHN)

Main draw[]

[9][10][11][12][13]

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 England Ronnie O'Sullivan w/d
China Lyu Haotian w/o
China Lyu Haotian 6
Wales Dominic Dale 5
15 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
Wales Dominic Dale 6
China Lyu Haotian 2
7 Australia Neil Robertson 6
12 Wales Matthew Stevens 6
China Zhao Xintong 5
12 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
7 Australia Neil Robertson 6
7 Australia Neil Robertson 6
Wales Ryan Day 3
7 Australia Neil Robertson 9
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
6 England Shaun Murphy 6
England Andrew Higginson 0
6 England Shaun Murphy 6
10 China Ding Junhui 4
10 China Ding Junhui 6
China Zhou Yuelong 1
6 England Shaun Murphy 6
Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
16 England Martin Gould 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
England Mark Davis 4
4 Wales Mark Williams 4
England Mark Davis 6
7 Australia Neil Robertson 8
3 England Judd Trump 10
3 England Judd Trump 6
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 3
3 England Judd Trump 6
India Aditya Mehta 0
13 England Stuart Bingham 4
India Aditya Mehta 6
3 England Judd Trump 6
14 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
14 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
England Robert Milkins 2
14 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
China Cao Yupeng 2
8 Scotland John Higgins 3
China Cao Yupeng 6
3 England Judd Trump 9
England Peter Ebdon 1
5 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
5 Scotland Stephen Maguire 1
England Peter Ebdon 6
9 England Stephen Lee w/d
England Peter Ebdon w/o
England Peter Ebdon 6
11 England Ricky Walden 0
11 England Ricky Walden 6
China Lu Ning 4
11 England Ricky Walden 6
2 England Mark Selby 3
2 England Mark Selby 6
England Ali Carter 3

Final[]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
, Chengdu, China, 4 November 2012.[9][14]
Neil Robertson (7)
 Australia 		8–10 Judd Trump (3)
 England
Afternoon: 21–72 (61), 41–84, 99–25 (77), 83–14 (68), 82–20 (59), 92–0 (51), 0–102 (67), 59–67, 73–23 (50)
Evening: 12–70 (65), 17–68, 71–37 (68), 88–42 (88), 88–1 (73), 13–66, 0–96 (96), 3–119 (119), 12–95
88 Highest break 119
0 Century breaks 1
8 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying[]

These matches took place between 19 and 22 August 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[15][16][17]

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

Century breaks[]

Qualifying stage centuries[]

[18]

Televised stage centuries[]

[19]

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