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2012 Wuxi Classic

FieldValue
tournament_nameWuxi Classic
dates
venueWuxi City Sports Park Stadium
locationWuxi
countryChina
organisationWorld Snooker
formatRanking event
Total prize fund£405,000
winners_share£75,000
highest_breakStuart Bingham (147)
winnerRicky Walden
runner_upStuart Bingham
score10–4
previous[2011](2011-wuxi-classic)
next[2013](2013-wuxi-classic)

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

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

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

Prize fund

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. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

  • Winner: £75,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £18,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £6,000
  • Last 48: £2,300
  • Last 64: £1,500
  • Non-televised highest break: £200
  • Televised highest break: £2,000
  • Televised maximum break: £5,000
  • Total: £405,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Wuxi on 25 and 26 June 2012.

MatchScore
WC1**Ken Doherty**
WC2**Jamie Burnett**
WC3Michael White
WC4**Rod Lawler**
WC5Dave Harold
WC6**Fergal O'Brien**
WC7Michael Holt
WC8**Robert Milkins**

Main draw

Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 11 frames Best of 19 frames | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Mark Selby | RD1-score01=5 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=ENG Barry Hawkins | RD1-score02=2 | RD1-seed03=12 | RD1-team03=ENG Martin Gould | RD1-score03=3 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ENG Jamie Cope | RD1-score04=5 | RD1-seed05=14 | RD1-team05=ENG Stuart Bingham | RD1-score05=5 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=ENG Peter Ebdon | RD1-score06=4 | RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07=ENG Shaun Murphy | RD1-score07=1 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=IRL Ken Doherty | RD1-score08=5 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=AUS Neil Robertson | RD1-score09=1 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=SCO Jamie Burnett | RD1-score10=5 | RD1-seed11=9 | RD1-team11=CHN Ding Junhui | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ENG Mark Davis | RD1-score12=5 | RD1-seed13=11 | RD1-team13=SCO Graeme Dott | RD1-score13=5 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=CHN Zhou Yuelong | RD1-score14=1 | RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-team15=SCO Stephen Maguire | RD1-score15=4 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=ENG Rod Lawler | RD1-score16=5 | RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=WAL Mark Williams | RD1-score17=5 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=ENG Tom Ford | RD1-score18=0 | RD1-seed19=10 | RD1-team19=NIR Mark Allen | RD1-score19=5 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=CHN Rouzi Maimaiti | RD1-score20=1 | RD1-seed21=15 | RD1-team21=ENG Ali Carter | RD1-score21=3 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=IRL Fergal O'Brien | RD1-score22=5 | RD1-seed23=7 | RD1-team23=ENG Stephen Lee | RD1-score23=1 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=SCO Marcus Campbell | RD1-score24=5 | RD1-seed25=8 | RD1-team25=WAL Matthew Stevens | RD1-score25=w/d | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=ENG Joe Perry | RD1-score26=w/o | RD1-seed27=13 | RD1-team27=ENG Ricky Walden | RD1-score27=5 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=CHN Zhu Yinghui | RD1-score28=0 | RD1-seed29=16 | RD1-team29=ENG Andrew Higginson | RD1-score29=3 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=ENG Robert Milkins | RD1-score30=5 | RD1-seed31=2 | RD1-team31=ENG Judd Trump | RD1-score31=5 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=WAL Dominic Dale | RD1-score32=1 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Mark Selby | RD2-score01=5 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ENG Jamie Cope | RD2-score02=0 | RD2-seed03=14 | RD2-team03=ENG Stuart Bingham | RD2-score03=5 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=IRL Ken Doherty | RD2-score04=4 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=SCO Jamie Burnett | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ENG Mark Davis | RD2-score06=5 | RD2-seed07=11 | RD2-team07=SCO Graeme Dott | RD2-score07=5 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=ENG Rod Lawler | RD2-score08=4 | RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=WAL Mark Williams | RD2-score09=5 | RD2-seed10=10 | RD2-team10=NIR Mark Allen | RD2-score10=3 | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=IRL Fergal O'Brien | RD2-score11=2 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=SCO Marcus Campbell | RD2-score12=5 | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=ENG Joe Perry | RD2-score13=4 | RD2-seed14=13 | RD2-team14=ENG Ricky Walden | RD2-score14=5 | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=ENG Robert Milkins | RD2-score15=5 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=ENG Judd Trump | RD2-score16=3 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ENG Mark Selby | RD3-score01=4 | RD3-seed02=14 | RD3-team02=ENG Stuart Bingham | RD3-score02=5 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=ENG Mark Davis | RD3-score03=5 | RD3-seed04=11 | RD3-team04=SCO Graeme Dott | RD3-score04=0 | RD3-seed05=3 | RD3-team05=WAL Mark Williams | RD3-score05=3 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=SCO Marcus Campbell | RD3-score06=5 | RD3-seed07=13 | RD3-team07=ENG Ricky Walden | RD3-score07=5 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=ENG Robert Milkins | RD3-score08=3 | RD4-seed01=14 | RD4-team01=ENG Stuart Bingham | RD4-score01=6 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=ENG Mark Davis | RD4-score02=5 | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=SCO Marcus Campbell | RD4-score03=1 | RD4-seed04=13 | RD4-team04=ENG Ricky Walden | RD4-score04=6 | RD5-seed01=14 | RD5-team01=ENG Stuart Bingham | RD5-score01=4 | RD5-seed02=13 | RD5-team02=ENG Ricky Walden | RD5-score02=10

Final

350+ breaks**4**

Qualifying

These matches were held between 5 and 8 June 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. 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. The previous record was 185, made when Sean Storey defeated Graham Cripsey 93–92. 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.

Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames | RD1-team01 =THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | RD1-score01 =5 | RD1-team02 =ENG Robbie Williams | RD1-score02 =2 | RD1-team03 =IND Aditya Mehta | RD1-score03 =5 | RD1-team04 =ENG Sam Baird | RD1-score04 =3 | RD1-team05 =IND Pankaj Advani | RD1-score05 =4 | RD1-team06 =CHN Chen Zhe | RD1-score06 =5 | RD1-team07 =MLT Tony Drago | RD1-score07 =5 | RD1-team08 =ENG Sean O'Sullivan | RD1-score08 =1 | RD1-team09 =BEL Luca Brecel | RD1-score09 =5 | RD1-team10 =WAL Daniel Wells | RD1-score10 =1 | RD1-team11 =IRI Hossein Vafaei | RD1-score11 =w/d | RD1-team12 =SCO Fraser Patrick | RD1-score12 =w/o | RD1-team13 =THA Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | RD1-score13 =5 | RD1-team14 =ENG Ian Burns | RD1-score14 =3 | RD1-team15 =CHN Zhang Anda | RD1-score15 =3 | RD1-team16 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD1-score16 =5 | RD1-team17 =CHN Tian Pengfei | RD1-score17 =5 | RD1-team18 =WAL Duane Jones | RD1-score18 =4 | RD1-team19 =ENG David Grace | RD1-score19 =2 | RD1-team20 =ENG Martin O'Donnell | RD1-score20 =5 | RD1-team21 =AUS Ben Judge | RD1-score21 =1 | RD1-team22 =ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD1-score22 =5 | RD1-team23 =SCO Michael Leslie | RD1-score23 =2 | RD1-team24 =ENG Paul Davison | RD1-score24 =5 | RD1-team25 =ENG Liam Highfield | RD1-score25 =4 | RD1-team26 =ENG Michael Wasley | RD1-score26 =5 | RD1-team27 =NOR Kurt Maflin | RD1-score27 =5 | RD1-team28 =ENG Jamie O'Neill | RD1-score28 =3 | RD1-team29 =ENG Craig Steadman | RD1-score29 =5 | RD1-team30 =ENG Michael Wild | RD1-score30 =3 | RD1-team31 =CHN Cao Yupeng | RD1-score31 =4 | RD1-team32 =ENG Joel Walker | RD1-score32 =5 | RD2-team01 =ENG Jimmy Robertson | RD2-score01 =5 | RD2-team02 =THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | RD2-score02 =0 | RD2-team03 =THA James Wattana | RD2-score03 =1 | RD2-team04 =IND Aditya Mehta | RD2-score04 =5 | RD2-team05 =ENG Simon Bedford | RD2-score05 =5 | RD2-team06 =CHN Chen Zhe | RD2-score06 =0 | RD2-team07 =ENG Adam Duffy | RD2-score07 =3 | RD2-team08 =MLT Tony Drago | RD2-score08 =5 | RD2-team09 =THA Dechawat Poomjaeng | RD2-score09 =4 | RD2-team10 =BEL Luca Brecel | RD2-score10 =5 | RD2-team11 =ENG Mark Joyce | RD2-score11 =5 | RD2-team12 =SCO Fraser Patrick | RD2-score12 =3 | RD2-team13 =WAL Michael White | RD2-score13 =5 | RD2-team14 =THA Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | RD2-score14 =3 | RD2-team15 =CHN Yu Delu | RD2-score15 =4 | RD2-team16 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD2-score16 =5 | RD2-team17 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD2-score17 =5 | RD2-team18 =CHN Tian Pengfei | RD2-score18 =0 | RD2-team19 =ENG Alfie Burden | RD2-score19 =5 | RD2-team20 =ENG Martin O'Donnell | RD2-score20 =3 | RD2-team21 =CHN Li Yan | RD2-score21 =5 | RD2-team22 =ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD2-score22 =2 | RD2-team23 =ENG David Gilbert | RD2-score23 =5 | RD2-team24 =ENG Paul Davison | RD2-score24 =3 | RD2-team25 =THA Passakorn Suwannawat | RD2-score25 =5 | RD2-team26 =ENG Michael Wasley | RD2-score26 =1 | RD2-team27 =ENG Andy Hicks | RD2-score27 =1 | RD2-team28 =NOR Kurt Maflin | RD2-score28 =5 | RD2-team29 =CHN Liu Chuang | RD2-score29 =5 | RD2-team30 =ENG Craig Steadman | RD2-score30 =4 | RD2-team31 =ENG Peter Lines | RD2-score31 =5 | RD2-team32 =ENG Joel Walker | RD2-score32 =4 | RD3-team01 =ENG Nigel Bond | RD3-score01 =3 | RD3-team02 =ENG Jimmy Robertson | RD3-score02 =5 | RD3-team03 =ENG Jimmy White | RD3-score03 =1 | RD3-team04 =IND Aditya Mehta | RD3-score04 =5 | RD3-team05 =ENG Matthew Selt | RD3-score05 =5 | RD3-team06 =ENG Simon Bedford | RD3-score06 =3 | RD3-team07 =ENG Jack Lisowski | RD3-score07 =5 | RD3-team08 =MLT Tony Drago | RD3-score08 =1 | RD3-team09 =SCO Jamie Burnett | RD3-score09 =5 | RD3-team10 =BEL Luca Brecel | RD3-score10 =4 | RD3-team11 =ENG Rory McLeod | RD3-score11 =5 | RD3-team12 =ENG Mark Joyce | RD3-score12 =3 | RD3-team13 =CHN Xiao Guodong | RD3-score13 =1 | RD3-team14 =WAL Michael White | RD3-score14 =5 | RD3-team15 =CHN Liang Wenbo | RD3-score15 =3 | RD3-team16 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD3-score16 =5 | RD3-team17 =SCO Alan McManus | RD3-score17 =2 | RD3-team18 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD3-score18 =5 | RD3-team19 =ENG Dave Harold | RD3-score19 =5 | RD3-team20 =ENG Alfie Burden | RD3-score20 =4 | RD3-team21 =NIR Gerard Greene | RD3-score21 =5 | RD3-team22 =CHN Li Yan | RD3-score22 =1 | RD3-team23 =SCO Anthony McGill | RD3-score23 =4 | RD3-team24 =ENG David Gilbert | RD3-score24 =5 | RD3-team25 =ENG Ben Woollaston | RD3-score25 =1 | RD3-team26 =THA Passakorn Suwannawat | RD3-score26 =5 | RD3-team27 =ENG Steve Davis | RD3-score27 =3 | RD3-team28 =NOR Kurt Maflin | RD3-score28 =5 | RD3-team29 =ENG Robert Milkins | RD3-score29 =5 | RD3-team30 =CHN Liu Chuang | RD3-score30 =4 | RD3-team31 =ENG Mike Dunn | RD3-score31 =1 | RD3-team32 =ENG Peter Lines | RD3-score32 =5 | RD4-team01 =ENG Barry Hawkins | RD4-score01 =5 | RD4-team02 =ENG Jimmy Robertson | RD4-score02 =4 | RD4-team03 =ENG Jamie Cope | RD4-score03 =5 | RD4-team04 =IND Aditya Mehta | RD4-score04 =4 | RD4-team05 =ENG Peter Ebdon | RD4-score05 =5 | RD4-team06 =ENG Matthew Selt | RD4-score06 =4 | RD4-team07 =IRL Ken Doherty | RD4-score07 =5 | RD4-team08 =ENG Jack Lisowski | RD4-score08 =3 | RD4-team09 =HKG Marco Fu | RD4-score09 =2 | RD4-team10 =SCO Jamie Burnett | RD4-score10 =5 | RD4-team11 =ENG Mark Davis | RD4-score11 =5 | RD4-team12 =ENG Rory McLeod | RD4-score12 =2 | RD4-team13 =ENG Anthony Hamilton | RD4-score13 =4 | RD4-team14 =WAL Michael White | RD4-score14 =5 | RD4-team15 =WAL Jamie Jones | RD4-score15 =2 | RD4-team16 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD4-score16 =5 | RD4-team17 =ENG Tom Ford | RD4-score17 =5 | RD4-team18 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD4-score18 =0 | RD4-team19 =ENG Mark King | RD4-score19 =4 | RD4-team20 =ENG Dave Harold | RD4-score20 =5 | RD4-team21 =IRL Fergal O'Brien | RD4-score21 =5 | RD4-team22 =NIR Gerard Greene | RD4-score22 =3 | RD4-team23 =SCO Marcus Campbell | RD4-score23 =5 | RD4-team24 =ENG David Gilbert | RD4-score24 =4 | RD4-team25 =ENG Joe Perry | RD4-score25 =5 | RD4-team26 =THA Passakorn Suwannawat | RD4-score26 =1 | RD4-team27 =ENG Michael Holt | RD4-score27 =5 | RD4-team28 =NOR Kurt Maflin | RD4-score28 =4 | RD4-team29 =WAL Ryan Day | RD4-score29 =0 | RD4-team30 =ENG Robert Milkins | RD4-score30 =5 | RD4-team31 =WAL Dominic Dale | RD4-score31 =5 | RD4-team32 =ENG Peter Lines | RD4-score32 =4

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

  • 136 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
  • 136 Mark Joyce
  • 136 Dechawat Poomjaeng
  • 131 David Grace
  • 131 Passakorn Suwannawat
  • 130, 110 Joe Perry
  • 128, 102 Anthony Hamilton
  • 127 Ian Burns
  • 123, 105 Kurt Maflin
  • 123 Simon Bedford
  • 122, 108, 105 Luca Brecel
  • 118 Chen Zhe
  • 118 Fergal O'Brien
  • 112, 111 Liam Highfield
  • 112, 106, 100 Jimmy Robertson
  • 110, 105 Mark King
  • 110 Dave Harold
  • 107 Michael Holt
  • 107 Paul Davison
  • 104 Zhang Anda
  • 104 Liu Chuang
  • 103 Marco Fu
  • 100 Yu Delu
  • 100 Michael White

Televised stage centuries

  • 147, 143, 134, 124, 110, 103, 100 Stuart Bingham
  • 137, 113, 108 Judd Trump
  • 129 Rod Lawler
  • 120, 101 Mark Selby
  • 115 Zhou Yuelong
  • 104, 102 Ricky Walden
  • 102 Ken Doherty
  • 101 Lu Ning

References

References

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