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1 Prize fund  





2 Wildcard round  





3 Main draw  





4 Final  





5 Qualifying  





6 Century breaks  



6.1  Qualifying stage centuries  





6.2  Televised stage centuries  







7 References  





8 External links  














2012 Wuxi Classic






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Wuxi Classic
Tournament information
Dates25 June – 1 July 2012 (2012-06-25 – 2012-07-01)
VenueWuxi City Sports Park Stadium
CityWuxi
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£405,000
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break Stuart Bingham (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Ricky Walden (ENG)
Runner-up Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Score10–4

2011

2013

The 2012 Wuxi Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 25 June–1 July 2012 at the Wuxi City Sports Park StadiuminWuxi, China. It was the first year of the tournament as a ranking event, having been non-ranking in its previous playings.[1] It was also the first ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[2]

Mark Selby was the defending champion,[3] but he lost in the quarter-finals 5–4 against Stuart Bingham.[4][5]

Ricky Walden won his second ranking title by defeating Bingham 10–4 in the final.[6][7] During the final Bingham made the 89th official maximum break. This was Bingham's third 147 break.[8]

Prize fund[edit]

It was announced on 2 May 2012, that this year's prize money would be £400,000, which would rise to £425,000 for next year and then to £450,000 for the following three years.[1] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9]

Wildcard round[edit]

These matches were played in Wuxi on 25 and 26 June 2012.[10][11][12][13]

Match Score
WC1  Ken Doherty (IRL) 5–4  Lu Ning (CHN)
WC2  Jamie Burnett (SCO) 5–3  Jin Long (CHN)
WC3  Michael White (WAL) 4–5  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
WC4  Rod Lawler (ENG) 5–2  Li Hang (CHN)
WC5  Dave Harold (ENG) 1–5  Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN)
WC6  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 5–2  Lyu Haotian (CHN)
WC7  Michael Holt (ENG) 1–5  Zhu Yinghui (CHN)
WC8  Robert Milkins (ENG) 5–2  Chen Feilong (CHN)

Main draw[edit]

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

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1England Mark Selby 5
England Barry Hawkins 2
1England Mark Selby 5
England Jamie Cope 0
12England Martin Gould 3
England Jamie Cope 5
1England Mark Selby 4
14England Stuart Bingham 5
14England Stuart Bingham 5
England Peter Ebdon 4
14England Stuart Bingham 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
5England Shaun Murphy 1
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
14England Stuart Bingham 6
England Mark Davis 5
6Australia Neil Robertson 1
Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
England Mark Davis 5
9China Ding Junhui 2
England Mark Davis 5
England Mark Davis 5
11Scotland Graeme Dott 0
11Scotland Graeme Dott 5
China Zhou Yuelong 1
11Scotland Graeme Dott 5
England Rod Lawler 4
4Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
England Rod Lawler 5
14England Stuart Bingham 4
13England Ricky Walden 10
3Wales Mark Williams 5
England Tom Ford 0
3Wales Mark Williams 5
10Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
10Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
China Rouzi Maimaiti 1
3Wales Mark Williams 3
Scotland Marcus Campbell 5
15England Ali Carter 3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2
Scotland Marcus Campbell 5
7England Stephen Lee 1
Scotland Marcus Campbell 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 1
13England Ricky Walden 6
8Wales Matthew Stevens w/d
England Joe Perry w/o
England Joe Perry 4
13England Ricky Walden 5
13England Ricky Walden 5
China Zhu Yinghui 0
13England Ricky Walden 5
England Robert Milkins 3
16England Andrew Higginson 3
England Robert Milkins 5
England Robert Milkins 5
2England Judd Trump 3
2England Judd Trump 5
Wales Dominic Dale 1

Final[edit]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore.
Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, Wuxi, China, 1 July 2012.[10][14]
Stuart Bingham (14)
 England
4–10 Ricky Walden (13)
 England
Afternoon: 57–59, 43–53, 1–69 (69), 22–62, 24–54, 147–0 (147), 1–57 (56), 33–65
Evening: 34–76, 24–74 (73), 103–0 (103), 100–0 (100), 92–20, 41–84 (74)
147 Highest break 74
3 Century breaks 0
3 50+ breaks 4

Qualifying[edit]

These matches were held between 5 and 8 June 2012 at the World Snooker AcademyinSheffield, England.[15][16][17] In the fourth frame of the match between Dominic Dale and Peter Lines, a 20-year-old record from the 1992 Asian Open was broken. They accumulated 192 points, then the most in a single frame in the history of snooker. Lines won the frame 108–84.[18] The previous record was 185, made when Sean Storey defeated Graham Cripsey 93–92.[19] The record stood until the quarter-finals of the 2023 UK Championship, when Mark Williams won frame eight of his match against Ding Junhui by a score of 101–94, for a total of 195 points.[20]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5England Jimmy Robertson5England Nigel Bond3England Barry Hawkins5
England Robbie Williams2Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh0England Jimmy Robertson5England Jimmy Robertson4
India Aditya Mehta5Thailand James Wattana1England Jimmy White1England Jamie Cope5
England Sam Baird3India Aditya Mehta5India Aditya Mehta5India Aditya Mehta4
India Pankaj Advani4England Simon Bedford5England Matthew Selt5England Peter Ebdon5
China Chen Zhe5China Chen Zhe0England Simon Bedford3England Matthew Selt4
Malta Tony Drago5England Adam Duffy3England Jack Lisowski5Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
England Sean O'Sullivan1Malta Tony Drago5Malta Tony Drago1England Jack Lisowski3
Belgium Luca Brecel5Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng4Scotland Jamie Burnett5Hong Kong Marco Fu2
Wales Daniel Wells1Belgium Luca Brecel5Belgium Luca Brecel4Scotland Jamie Burnett5
Iran Hossein Vafaeiw/dEngland Mark Joyce5England Rory McLeod5England Mark Davis5
Scotland Fraser Patrickw/oScotland Fraser Patrick3England Mark Joyce3England Rory McLeod2
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5Wales Michael White5China Xiao Guodong1England Anthony Hamilton4
England Ian Burns3Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon3Wales Michael White5Wales Michael White5
China Zhang Anda3China Yu Delu4China Liang Wenbo3Wales Jamie Jones2
England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler5
China Tian Pengfei5England Barry Pinches5Scotland Alan McManus2England Tom Ford5
Wales Duane Jones4China Tian Pengfei0England Barry Pinches5England Barry Pinches0
England David Grace2England Alfie Burden5England Dave Harold5England Mark King4
England Martin O'Donnell5England Martin O'Donnell3England Alfie Burden4England Dave Harold5
Australia Ben Judge1China Li Yan5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
England Adrian Gunnell5England Adrian Gunnell2China Li Yan1Northern Ireland Gerard Greene3
Scotland Michael Leslie2England David Gilbert5Scotland Anthony McGill4Scotland Marcus Campbell5
England Paul Davison5England Paul Davison3England David Gilbert5England David Gilbert4
England Liam Highfield4Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat5England Ben Woollaston1England Joe Perry5
England Michael Wasley5England Michael Wasley1Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat5Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat1
Norway Kurt Maflin5England Andy Hicks1England Steve Davis3England Michael Holt5
England Jamie O'Neill3Norway Kurt Maflin5Norway Kurt Maflin5Norway Kurt Maflin4
England Craig Steadman5China Liu Chuang5England Robert Milkins5Wales Ryan Day0
England Michael Wild3England Craig Steadman4China Liu Chuang4England Robert Milkins5
China Cao Yupeng4England Peter Lines5England Mike Dunn1Wales Dominic Dale5
England Joel Walker5England Joel Walker4England Peter Lines5England Peter Lines4

Century breaks[edit]

Qualifying stage centuries[edit]

[21]

Televised stage centuries[edit]

[22]

References[edit]

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