2012 Wuxi Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 June–1 July 2012 |
| Venue | Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium |
| City | Wuxi |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £405,000 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |  Stuart Bingham (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ricky Walden |
| Runner-up | Stuart Bingham |
| Score | 10–4 |
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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]
Mark Selby was the defending champion,[3] but he lost in the quarter-finals 4–5 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
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]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Wuxi on 25 and 26 June 2012.[10][11][12][13]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 |  Ken Doherty
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5–4 |  Lu Ning
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| WC2 |  Jamie Burnett
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5–3 | Jin Long
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| WC3 |  Michael White
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4–5 | Zhou Yuelong
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| WC4 | Rod Lawler
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5–2 | Li Hang
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| WC5 | Dave Harold
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1–5 | Rouzi Maimaiti
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| WC6 | Fergal O'Brien
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5–2 | Lyu Haotian
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| WC7 | Michael Holt
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1–5 | Zhu Yinghui
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| WC8 | Robert Milkins
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5–2 | Chen Feilong
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, Wuxi, China, 1 July 2012.[10][14] | ||
| Stuart Bingham (14) England
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4–10 | Ricky Walden (13) England
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| 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
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, 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]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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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
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- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Selby claims Wuxi Classic title". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "In Form Bingham Keeps Run Going". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic: Stuart Bingham defeats Mark Selby in China". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic: Ricky Walden defeats Stuart Bingham in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Kane, Desmond. "Walden sinks maximum man Bingham to win Wuxi final". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Bingham Makes Maximum in Wuxi". worldsnoker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Snooker. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
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- ^ a b "Wuxi Classic 2012: scores and results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Wuxi Classic 2012 Draw and Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Wuxi Classic 2012 results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Final – Match 39 – Stuart Bingham v Ricky Walden". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic 2012 Qualifiers Draw and Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic qualifiers 2012 results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Buzás, Gábor. "Baljós árnyak" (in Hungarian). Eurosport HU. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic qualifiers centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Wuxi Classic centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.