Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 2

Asian Players Tour Championship
2012/2013 Event 2
Tournament information
Dates	23–27 September 2012
Venue
City	Yixing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	Matthew Stevens (WAL) (137)
Final
Champion	Stephen Lee (ENG)
Runner-up	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Score	4–0
	← PTC3 ET2 →

The Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 2 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 27 September 2012 at the in Yixing, China.^[1]

Stephen Lee won his ninth professional title by defeating Ding Junhui 4–0 in the final.^[2] This win also guaranteed Lee a place in this season's Players Tour Championship Grand Finals,^[3]^[4] but he couldn't participate due to his suspension from professional snooker.^[5]

Prize fund and ranking points[]

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[6]^[7]^[8]

	Prize fund	Ranking points¹
Winner	£10,000	2,000
Runner-up	£5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	£2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	£1,500	1,000
Last 16	£1,000	760
Last 32	£600	560
Last 64	£200	360
Total	£50,000	–

¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw[]

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Top half[]

Section 1[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

		Stuart Bingham	4
Chou Hon Man	2	Wang Yuchen	0
Wang Yuchen	4			Stuart Bingham	3
Mark King	0			Niu Zhuang	4
Niu Zhuang	4	Niu Zhuang	4
Au Chi-wai	0	Cui Ming	1
Cui Ming	4					Niu Zhuang	2
						Jin Long	4
		Li Yan	4
Hu Hao	4	Hu Hao	2
Ryan Day	2			Li Yan	1
Michael Holt	4			Jin Long	4
A Bulajiang	0	Michael Holt	2
		Jin Long	4

Section 2[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

		Li Yuan	4
Chen Bo	2	Hossein Vafaei	2
Hossein Vafaei	4			Li Yuan	1
Cao Yupeng	4			Cao Yupeng	4
Jeya Selvan	0	Cao Yupeng	4
		Xu Xinjian	1
						Cao Yupeng	4
						Mark Williams	3
		Wang Linhan	4
Xie Bin	1	Guan Zhen	1
Guan Zhen	4			Wang Linhan	2
Ju Reti	4			Mark Williams	4
Lin Shuai	2	Ju Reti	0
		Mark Williams	4

Section 3[]

Last 128
Best of 7 frames

Last 64
Best of 7 frames

Last 32
Best of 7 frames

Last 16
Best of 7 frames

Ding Junhui

4

Oliver Brown

4

Oliver Brown

3

Zhong Weihao

0

Ding Junhui

4

Pa Ruke

4

Tang Jun

1

Leong Man Hoi

2

Pa Ruke

2

Tang Jun

4

Ding Junhui

4

Tom Ford

1

Yu Delu

3

Huang Hooyong

0

Ricky Walden

4

Ricky Walden

4

Ricky Walden

1

Aditya Mehta

w/d

Tom Ford

4

Andy Lee

w/o

Andy Lee

w/d

Tom Ford

w/o

Section 4[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

		Cai Jianzhong	0
Wan Nansen Sin Man	2	Liang Wenbo	4
Liang Wenbo	4			Liang Wenbo	2
Matthew Stevens	4			Matthew Stevens	4
Chen Feilong	1	Matthew Stevens	4
		Lin Yongzhi	1
						Matthew Stevens	3
						Marcus Campbell	4
		Marcus Campbell	4
Zhao Xintong	4	Zhao Xintong	1
Zhang Dongtao	0			Marcus Campbell	4
Zhou Yuelong	4			Zhou Yuelong	2
Lin Tang Ho Alan	0	Zhou Yuelong	4
		Zhang Anda	1

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

		Chen Zhe	4
Liu Fan	2	Wang Heng	0
Wang Heng	4			Chen Zhe	3
Shi Hanqing	4			Shi Hanqing	4
Luo Guangsheng	1	Shi Hanqing	4
Li Yujin	4	Li Yujin	2
Ben Judge	2					Shi Hanqing	2
						Barry Hawkins	4
		Rouzi Maimaiti	2
Yuan Sijun	0	Barry Hawkins	4
Barry Hawkins	4			Barry Hawkins	4
Rory McLeod	4			Zhang Yang	0
Ma Tingpeng	2	Rory McLeod	3
		Zhang Yang	4

Section 6[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

		Mei Xiwen	4
Zhang Yong	1	Paul Davison	1
Paul Davison	4			Mei Xiwen	1
Li Hang	4			Marco Fu	4
Sun Hongrui	2	Li Hang	2
		Marco Fu	4
						Marco Fu	1
						Xiao Guodong	4
		Cao Xinlong	4
Zhang Zihao	1	Lu Ning	2
Lu Ning	4			Cao Xinlong	1
Xiao Guodong	4			Xiao Guodong	4
Wang Zepeng	0	Xiao Guodong	4
		Tian Pengfei	3

Section 7[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

		Ben Woollaston	4
Liu Yiqi	2	Lyu Haotian	2
Lyu Haotian	4			Ben Woollaston	4
Ma Chunmao	w/d			Pan Weixing	3
Wang Bo	w/o	Wang Bo	2
		Pan Weixing	4
						Ben Woollaston	1
						Robert Milkins	4
		Mark Davis	4
Lei Zhen	1	Liu Chuang	3
Liu Chuang	4			Mark Davis	3
Daniel Wells	4			Robert Milkins	4
Fang Xiongman	0	Daniel Wells	0
		Robert Milkins	4

Section 8[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

		Zhu Yinghui	1
Pu Jingsong	2	Jamie Jones	4
Jamie Jones	4			Jamie Jones	2
Joe Perry	4			Joe Perry	4
Long Wang	0	Joe Perry	4
		Lu Chenwei	1
						Joe Perry	0
Chen Ruifu	4					Stephen Lee	4
Long Yun	0	Chen Ruifu	4
Li Wei	4	Li Wei	3
Da Hailin	2			Chen Ruifu	1
Zhou Jun	3			Stephen Lee	4
Zhang Yi	4	Zhang Yi	1
		Stephen Lee	4

Finals[]

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames

Jin Long	2
Cao Yupeng	4	Cao Yupeng	2
Ding Junhui	4	Ding Junhui	4
Marcus Campbell	2			Ding Junhui	0
Barry Hawkins	3			Stephen Lee	4
Xiao Guodong	4	Xiao Guodong	2
Robert Milkins	1	Stephen Lee	4
Stephen Lee	4

Century breaks[]

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137 – Matthew Stevens
113 – Stephen Lee
111 – Ricky Walden
110, 102 – Xiao Guodong
107, 105, 102 – Ding Junhui
104 – Hossein Vafaei

References[]

^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
^ "Lee beats Ding to win Asian PTC2". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
^ "Lee Takes Yixing Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
^ "Lee's Chinese takeaway". This is Wiltshire.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
^ Hayes, Roy (12 October 2012). "Stephen Lee suspended from snooker over 'suspicious' betting patterns". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
^ "Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Entry pack for event 2" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^ "The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2012/2013 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
^ "Asian Players Tour Championship (APTC2) Draw and Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^ "APTC2 results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^ "Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event Two (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^ "APTC Event 2 Century breaks". SportStat on Facebook. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[1] "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

[2] "Lee beats Ding to win Asian PTC2". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[3] "Lee Takes Yixing Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[4] "Lee's Chinese takeaway". This is Wiltshire.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[5] Hayes, Roy (12 October 2012). "Stephen Lee suspended from snooker over 'suspicious' betting patterns". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 October 2012.

[6] "Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Entry pack for event 2" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.

[7] "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

[8] "The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2012/2013 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.

[9] "Asian Players Tour Championship (APTC2) Draw and Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.

[10] "APTC2 results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

[11] "Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event Two (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 September 2012.

[12] "APTC Event 2 Century breaks". SportStat on Facebook. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

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Tournament information

Dates	23–27 September 2012 (2012-09-23 – 2012-09-27)
Venue
City	Yixing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	Matthew Stevens (WAL) (137)
Final
Champion	Stephen Lee (ENG)
Runner-up	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Score	4–0
← PTC3 ET2 →