2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

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2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Players Tour Championship 2011-2012 – Finals poster.png
Tournament information
Dates14–18 March 2012 (2012-03-14 – 2012-03-18)
Venue
CityGalway
CountryRepublic of Ireland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (131)
 Ricky Walden (ENG) (131)
Final
Champion Stephen Lee (ENG)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score4–0
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The 2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (also known as the 2012 Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals for sponsorship purposes[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 18 March 2012 at the in Galway, Republic of Ireland.[2]

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion,[3][4] but he finished 37th on the Order of Merit,[5][6] and didn't qualify.[7]

Stephen Lee won his fifth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–0 in the final. It was Lee's first ranking title for six years, and Robertson's first defeat in a televised final.[8]

Prize fund and ranking points[]

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[7][9]

Prize fund Ranking points
Winner £70,000 3,000
Runner-up £35,000 2,400
Semi-finalist £20,000 1,920
Quarter-finalist £10,000 1,500
Last 16 £5,000 1,140
Last 24 £2,750 840
Highest break £3,000 –
Total £250,000 –

Seeding list[]

The leading 24 players in the PTC Order of Merit qualified for the event, provided that they had played in at least 6 events (3 in the UK and 3 in Europe).[6]

Rank Player Total points
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 30,400
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 29,600
3  Neil Robertson (AUS) 28,100
4  Michael Holt (ENG) 17,500
5  Mark Selby (ENG) 17,100
6  Graeme Dott (SCO) 16,700
7  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 16,700
8  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 16,200
9  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 15,500
10  Martin Gould (ENG) 14,600
11  Joe Perry (ENG) 14,300
12  Tom Ford (ENG) 14,000
13  John Higgins (SCO) 13,100
14  Stephen Lee (ENG) 11,800
15  Ricky Walden (ENG) 11,600
16  Mark Davis (ENG) 10,500
17  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 9,600
18  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 9,100
19  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 8,000
20  Dominic Dale (WAL) 7,600
21  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 7,600
22  Ding Junhui (CHN) 7,600
23  Jamie Jones (WAL) 7,300
24  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 7,100

Main draw[]

[10][11][12]

  Last 24
Best of 7 frames 		Last 16
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Final
Best of 7 frames
                                               
18  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 4     1  Judd Trump (ENG) 2  
20  Dominic Dale (WAL) 2     18 China Xiao Guodong 4  
  18 China Xiao Guodong 1  
  7 England Andrew Higginson 4  
13  John Higgins (SCO) 3 7  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 4
23  Jamie Jones (WAL) 4     23 Wales Jamie Jones 3  
  7 England Andrew Higginson 2  
  14 England Stephen Lee 4  
9  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 2     5  Mark Selby (ENG) 4  
22  Ding Junhui (CHN) 4     22 China Ding Junhui 1  
  5 England Mark Selby 0
  14 England Stephen Lee 4  
10  Martin Gould (ENG) 1 4  Michael Holt (ENG) 1
14  Stephen Lee (ENG) 4     14 England Stephen Lee 4  
  14 England Stephen Lee 4
  3 Australia Neil Robertson 0
21  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 3     3  Neil Robertson (AUS) 4  
24  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 4     24 England Jack Lisowski 1  
  3 Australia Neil Robertson 4
  11 England Joe Perry 1  
19  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 0 6  Graeme Dott (SCO) 2
11  Joe Perry (ENG) 4     11 England Joe Perry 4  
  3 Australia Neil Robertson 4
  8 Scotland Stephen Maguire 0  
16  Mark Davis (ENG) 4     8  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 4  
12  Tom Ford (ENG) 1     16 England Mark Davis 2  
  8 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
  15 England Ricky Walden 3  
15  Ricky Walden (ENG) 4 2  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) w/d
17  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 0     15 England Ricky Walden w/o  

Final[]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
, Galway, Ireland, 18 March 2012.[12]
Stephen Lee (14)
 England 		4–0 Neil Robertson (3)
 Australia
65–48, 62–25 (52), 63–25, 73–66 (Lee 66)
66 Highest break 35
0 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 0

Century breaks[]

[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Betfair to sponsor PTC Grand Finals". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Snooker's elite are all cued up for Galway". Galway City Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Shaun Murphy wins PTC Grand Final in Dublin". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Shaun Murphy wins inaugural Players Championship final". BBC Sport. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  5. ^ "PTC Order of Merit after PTC12" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Order of Merit". Snooker.org. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Entry Pack for Event 11 and 12" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Lee downs Robertson to end title drought". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  9. ^ "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Grand Final Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

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