2012 Australian Goldfields Open

The 2012 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 9–15 July 2012 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[1]

Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates9–15 July 2012 (2012-07-09 – 2012-07-15)
VenueBendigo Stadium
CityBendigo
CountryAustralia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fundA$435,000
Winner's share$70,000
Highest break Cao Yupeng (CHN) (143)
Final
Champion Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Runner-up Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Score9–3
2011
2013

Stuart Bingham was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost in the first round 4–5 against Matthew Selt.[4][5]

Barry Hawkins won his first ranking title by defeating Peter Ebdon 9–3 in the final.[6][7]

Prize fund

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

Wildcard round

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These matches were played in Bendigo on 9 July.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Match Score
WC1   Cao Yupeng (CHN) 5–2   Johl Younger (AUS)
WC2   Alan McManus (SCO) 5–0   James Mifsud (AUS)

Main draw

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[10][11][12][13][14]

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 17 frames
               
1   Stuart Bingham 4
  Matthew Selt 5
  Matthew Selt 5
  Ryan Day 3
11   Andrew Higginson 4
  Ryan Day 5
  Matthew Selt 3
14   Barry Hawkins 5
14   Barry Hawkins 5
  Xiao Guodong 1
14   Barry Hawkins 5
6   Matthew Stevens 2
6   Matthew Stevens 5
  Liang Wenbo 3
14   Barry Hawkins 6
12   Mark Davis 4
8   Martin Gould 5
  Ken Doherty 3
8   Martin Gould 5
  Cao Yupeng 4
10   Ali Carter 3
  Cao Yupeng 5
8   Martin Gould 2
12   Mark Davis 5
12   Mark Davis 5
  Jack Lisowski 2
12   Mark Davis 5
4   Neil Robertson 1
4   Neil Robertson 5
  Nigel Bond 1
14   Barry Hawkins 9
13   Peter Ebdon 3
3   Shaun Murphy 5
  Marcus Campbell 4
3   Shaun Murphy 5
  Tom Ford 1
15   Dominic Dale 2
  Tom Ford 5
3   Shaun Murphy 4
13   Peter Ebdon 5
13   Peter Ebdon 5
  Michael Holt 4
13   Peter Ebdon 5
7   Ding Junhui 4
7   Ding Junhui 5
  Alan McManus 0
13   Peter Ebdon 6
  Marco Fu 2
5   Stephen Lee 5
  Rory McLeod 4
5   Stephen Lee 5
  Jamie Cope 2
9   Ricky Walden 4
  Jamie Cope 5
5   Stephen Lee 1
  Marco Fu 5
16   Joe Perry 1
  Marco Fu 5
  Marco Fu 5
  Jamie Burnett 1
2   Mark Selby 3
  Jamie Burnett 5

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 15 July 2012.[12][15]
Barry Hawkins (14)
  England
9–3 Peter Ebdon (13)
  England
Afternoon: 27–69, 75–8 (57), 80–0 (74), 120–0 (106), 119–0 (114), 7–68 (63), 72–46, 32–64
Evening: 133–0 (133), 65–10, 74–12 (74), 73–40 (51)
133 Highest break 63
3 Century breaks 0
7 50+ breaks 1

Qualifying

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These matches were held between 12 and 15 June 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[14][16][17][18]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5  Adam Duffy3  Matthew Selt5  Jamie Jones2
  Allan Taylor0  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3  Matthew Selt5
  Hossein Vafaeiw/d  Passakorn Suwannawat2  Michael White5  Ryan Day5
  Mitchell Mannw/o  Mitchell Mann5  Mitchell Mann2  Michael White2
  Ben Judge0  Kurt Maflin5  Xiao Guodong5  Fergal O'Brien2
  Robbie Williams5  Robbie Williams4  Kurt Maflin4  Xiao Guodong5
  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5  Craig Steadman1  Peter Lines4  Liang Wenbo5
  Adrian Gunnell1  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon1
  Daniel Wells0  Simon Bedford2  Steve Davis0  Ken Doherty5
  Michael Wild5  Michael Wild5  Michael Wild5  Michael Wild0
  Cao Yupeng5  Alfie Burden2  Mike Dunn2  Anthony Hamiltonw/d
  Paul Davison2  Cao Yupeng5  Cao Yupeng5  Cao Yupengw/o
  Sam Baird5  Andy Hicks3  Dave Harold5  Jack Lisowski5
  Jamie O'Neill0  Sam Baird5  Sam Baird4  Dave Harold2
  Chen Zhe1  Yu Delu2  Nigel Bond5  Mark King4
  Michael Wasley5  Michael Wasley5  Michael Wasley2  Nigel Bond5
  Tian Pengfei5  Dechawat Poomjaeng5  Anthony McGill5  Marcus Campbell5
  Joel Walker1  Tian Pengfei4  Dechawat Poomjaeng3  Anthony McGill0
  Zhang Anda3  James Wattana5  Jimmy Robertson4  Tom Ford5
  Fraser Patrick5  Fraser Patrick2  James Wattana5  James Wattana4
  Ian Burns5  Liam Highfield5  Jimmy Whitew/d  Michael Holt5
  Sean O'Sullivan2  Ian Burns2  Liam Highfieldw/o  Liam Highfield2
  Michael Leslie2  Tony Drago5  Alan McManus5  Robert Milkins2
  Duane Jones5  Duane Jones1  Tony Drago4  Alan McManus5
  Aditya Mehta5  Barry Pinches5  Ben Woollaston1  Rory McLeod5
  Lee Spick2  Aditya Mehta4  Barry Pinches5  Barry Pinches0
  Pankaj Advani5  Li Yan1  Liu Chuang5  Jamie Cope5
  Justin Astley1  Pankaj Advani5  Pankaj Advani2  Liu Chuang2
  Luca Brecel4  Mark Joyce0  Gerard Greene5  Marco Fu5
  Rod Lawler5  Rod Lawler5  Rod Lawler3  Gerard Greene2
  Martin O'Donnell5  David Grace3  David Gilbert5  Jamie Burnett5
  Jeff Cundy2  Martin O'Donnell5  Martin O'Donnell0  David Gilbert3

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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[14][19]

Televised stage centuries

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[14][20]

References

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  2. ^ "Bingham claims maiden ranking title". Eurosport UK. 24 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
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  7. ^ Lappe, Liam. "Hawkins claims maiden ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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  9. ^ "Younger And Mifsud Are Aussie Wild Cards". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
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  17. ^ "Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers 2012 Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  19. ^ "Australian Goldfields Open 2012 qualifiers centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  20. ^ "Australian Goldfields Open 2012 centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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