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2012 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.[1] It was also the first ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[2]

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
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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

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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

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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

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

Final

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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

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These matches were held between 5 and 8 June 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, 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
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5  Jimmy Robertson5  Nigel Bond3  Barry Hawkins5
  Robbie Williams2  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh0  Jimmy Robertson5  Jimmy Robertson4
  Aditya Mehta5  James Wattana1  Jimmy White1  Jamie Cope5
  Sam Baird3  Aditya Mehta5  Aditya Mehta5  Aditya Mehta4
  Pankaj Advani4  Simon Bedford5  Matthew Selt5  Peter Ebdon5
  Chen Zhe5  Chen Zhe0  Simon Bedford3  Matthew Selt4
  Tony Drago5  Adam Duffy3  Jack Lisowski5  Ken Doherty5
  Sean O'Sullivan1  Tony Drago5  Tony Drago1  Jack Lisowski3
  Luca Brecel5  Dechawat Poomjaeng4  Jamie Burnett5  Marco Fu2
  Daniel Wells1  Luca Brecel5  Luca Brecel4  Jamie Burnett5
  Hossein Vafaeiw/d  Mark Joyce5  Rory McLeod5  Mark Davis5
  Fraser Patrickw/o  Fraser Patrick3  Mark Joyce3  Rory McLeod2
  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5  Michael White5  Xiao Guodong1  Anthony Hamilton4
  Ian Burns3  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon3  Michael White5  Michael White5
  Zhang Anda3  Yu Delu4  Liang Wenbo3  Jamie Jones2
  Rod Lawler5  Rod Lawler5  Rod Lawler5  Rod Lawler5
  Tian Pengfei5  Barry Pinches5  Alan McManus2  Tom Ford5
  Duane Jones4  Tian Pengfei0  Barry Pinches5  Barry Pinches0
  David Grace2  Alfie Burden5  Dave Harold5  Mark King4
  Martin O'Donnell5  Martin O'Donnell3  Alfie Burden4  Dave Harold5
  Ben Judge1  Li Yan5  Gerard Greene5  Fergal O'Brien5
  Adrian Gunnell5  Adrian Gunnell2  Li Yan1  Gerard Greene3
  Michael Leslie2  David Gilbert5  Anthony McGill4  Marcus Campbell5
  Paul Davison5  Paul Davison3  David Gilbert5  David Gilbert4
  Liam Highfield4  Passakorn Suwannawat5  Ben Woollaston1  Joe Perry5
  Michael Wasley5  Michael Wasley1  Passakorn Suwannawat5  Passakorn Suwannawat1
  Kurt Maflin5  Andy Hicks1  Steve Davis3  Michael Holt5
  Jamie O'Neill3  Kurt Maflin5  Kurt Maflin5  Kurt Maflin4
  Craig Steadman5  Liu Chuang5  Robert Milkins5  Ryan Day0
  Michael Wild3  Craig Steadman4  Liu Chuang4  Robert Milkins5
  Cao Yupeng4  Peter Lines5  Mike Dunn1  Dominic Dale5
  Joel Walker5  Joel Walker4  Peter Lines5  Peter Lines4

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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[21]

Televised stage centuries

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[22]

References

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  6. ^ "Wuxi Classic: Ricky Walden defeats Stuart Bingham in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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  12. ^ a b "Wuxi Classic 2012 Draw and Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Wuxi Classic 2012 results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Final – Match 39 – Stuart Bingham v Ricky Walden". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  15. ^ "Wuxi Classic 2012 Qualifiers Draw and Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Wuxi Classic qualifiers 2012 results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  17. ^ "Wuxi Classic Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  18. ^ Buzás, Gábor. "Baljós árnyak" (in Hungarian). Eurosport HU. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  19. ^ Turner, Chris. "Various Snooker Records". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  20. ^ "Trump Sees Off Selby". World Snooker. 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Wuxi Classic qualifiers centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  22. ^ "Wuxi Classic centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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