2012 Masters (snooker)
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 15–22 January 2012 |
Venue | Alexandra Palace |
City | London |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £500,000 |
Winner's share | £150,000 |
Highest break | 141 |
Final | |
Champion | Neil Robertson |
Runner-up | Shaun Murphy |
Score | 10–6 |
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The 2012 BGC Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 15–22 January 2012 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.[1] This was the first time that Stephen Hendry didn't participate at the Masters since his début in 1989,[2][3] and the first time that BGC Partners sponsored the event.[4]
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 4–6 against Ronnie O'Sullivan.[5] Ronnie O'Sullivan made the highest break of the tournament in the second round against Judd Trump, making a 141.
Neil Robertson won his first Masters title by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–6 in the final.[6] This was Robertson's 10th professional title.
Field
Defending champion Ding Junhui was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 2). Martin Gould was making his debut in the Masters.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £75,000
- Semi-finals: £30,000
- Quarter-finals: £20,000
- Last 16: £15,000
- Highest break: £15,000
- Total: £500,000
Main draw
Last 16 Best of 11 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 19 frames |
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1 | Ding Junhui | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Judd Trump | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Judd Trump | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Stuart Bingham | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Judd Trump | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Neil Robertson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Neil Robertson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Mark Allen | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Neil Robertson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Mark Williams | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Neil Robertson | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Mark Selby | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Stephen Lee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Mark Selby | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Martin Gould | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | John Higgins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Ali Carter | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Graeme Dott | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Graeme Dott | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | John Higgins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | John Higgins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Matthew Stevens | 2 |
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore Alexandra Palace, London, England, 22 January 2012[9] |
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Neil Robertson (5) Australia |
10–6 | Shaun Murphy (6) England |
Afternoon: 61–57, 30–93 (65), 7–116 (102), 120–6 (103), 74–37, 25–60 (53), 72–0 (72), 72–48 (60) Evening: 21–79, 101–32 (101), 57–14, 80–9 (76), 76–23 (76), 0–85 (52), 0–86 (86), 109–0 (70) |
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103 | Highest break | 102 |
2 | Century breaks | 1 |
7 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Century breaks
- 141, 125 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 140, 121, 107 Judd Trump
- 139, 122, 107, 102, 101, 100 Shaun Murphy
- 124 Mark Allen
- 119, 103, 101, 100, 100 Neil Robertson
- 112, 110 Mark Selby
- 109 John Higgins
- 100 Stephen Lee
References
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