2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–18 March 2012 |
| Venue | Bailey Allen Hall |
| City | Galway |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000 |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break | 131 (x2) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Lee |
| Runner-up |  Neil Robertson |
| Score | 4–0 |
← PTC12 Last → | |
The 2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (also known as the 2012 Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals for sponsorship purposes[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–18 March 2012 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland.[2]
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion,[3][4] but he finished 37th on the Order of Merit,[5][6] and didn't qualify.[7]
Stephen Lee won his fifth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–0 in the final. It was Lee's first ranking title for six years, and Robertson's first defeat in a televised final.[8]
Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[7][9]
| Prize fund | Ranking points | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | £70,000 | 3,000 |
| Runner-up | £35,000 | 2,400 |
| Semi-finalist | £20,000 | 1,920 |
| Quarter-finalist | £10,000 | 1,500 |
| Last 16 | £5,000 | 1,140 |
| Last 24 | £2,750 | 840 |
| Highest break | £3,000 | – |
| Total | £250,000 | – |
Main draw
| Last 24 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Judd Trump | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 |  Xiao Guodong | 4 | 18 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Xiao Guodong | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 |  Dominic Dale | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  John Higgins | 3 | 23 | Jamie Jones | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Andrew Higginson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Jamie Jones | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Stephen Lee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mark Selby | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ben Woollaston | 2 | 22 | Ding Junhui | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mark Selby | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Ding Junhui | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Stephen Lee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michael Holt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Martin Gould | 1 | 14 | Stephen Lee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Stephen Lee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Stephen Lee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Neil Robertson | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Neil Robertson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Barry Hawkins | 3 | 24 | Jack Lisowski | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Neil Robertson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Joe Perry | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Graeme Dott | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 |  Fergal O'Brien | 0 | 11 | Joe Perry | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Neil Robertson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Joe Perry | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Maguire | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Mark Davis | 4 | 16 | Mark Davis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Tom Ford | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ricky Walden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | w/d | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ricky Walden | 4 | 15 | Ricky Walden | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Matthew Stevens | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Bailey Allen Hall, Galway, Ireland, 18 March 2012.[12] | ||
| Stephen Lee (14) England
|
4–0 | Neil Robertson (3) Australia
|
| 65–48, 62–25 (52), 63–25, 73–66 (Lee 66) | ||
| 66 | Highest break | 35 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
Century breaks
- 131, 130, 104
Ricky Walden - 131, 110
Neil Robertson - 123, 105
Ding Junhui - 123
John Higgins - 120, 104 Andrew Higginson
- 114, 102 Stephen Lee
- 100 Xiao Guodong
- 100 Joe Perry
References
- ^ "Betfair to sponsor PTC Grand Finals". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Snooker's elite are all cued up for Galway". Galway City Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Shaun Murphy wins PTC Grand Final in Dublin". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Shaun Murphy wins inaugural Players Championship final". BBC Sport. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "PTC Order of Merit after PTC12" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Order of Merit". Snooker.org. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Entry Pack for Event 11 and 12" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ "Lee downs Robertson to end title drought". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Grand Final Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
External links
- PTC Grand Finals 2012: Day 1 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
- PTC Grand Finals 2012: Day 2 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
- PTC Grand Finals 2012: Day 3 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
- PTC Grand Finals 2012: Day 4 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
- PTC Grand Finals 2012: Day 5 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook