2012 International Championship
The 2012 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 October and 4 November 2012 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season,[3] and the fifth ranking tournament in China.[4] It was named as the "first overseas 'major'", as the tournament had the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship.[2]
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Dates | 28 October – 4 November 2012 |
Venue | Sichuan International Tennis Center |
City | Chengdu |
Country | China |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £600,000[1] |
Winner's share | £125,000[2] |
Highest break | ![]() |
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Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 10–8 |
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Judd Trump won the third ranking title of his career by defeating Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final.[5][6][7] Trump also became the world number one as a result of reaching the final.[8]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Chengdu on 28 and 29 October 2012.[2][10][11][12][13][14]
Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
WC2 | ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
WC3 | ![]() |
w/d–w/o | ![]() |
WC4 | ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
WC5 | ![]() |
6–5 | ![]() |
WC6 | ![]() |
6–5 | ![]() |
WC7 | ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
WC8 | ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, China, 4 November 2012.[10][15] | ||
Neil Robertson (7)![]() |
8–10 | Judd Trump (3)![]() |
Afternoon: 21–72 (61), 41–84, 99–25 (77), 83–14 (68), 82–20 (59), 92–0 (51), 0–102 (67), 59–67, 73–23 (50) Evening: 12–70 (65), 17–68, 71–37 (68), 88–42 (88), 88–1 (73), 13–66, 0–96 (96), 3–119 (119), 12–95 | ||
88 | Highest break | 119 |
0 | Century breaks | 1 |
8 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
These matches took place between 19 and 22 August 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[16][17][18]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
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- "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- "Top prize of £125,000 on offer as China agrees to hold new snooker tournament". London: Mail Online. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "Trump stuns Robertson in Chengdu". ESPN. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- "Trump tops Robertson for title". Sporting Life. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- "Judd Trump beats Robertson in International Championship final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- "Judd Trump beats Peter Ebdon to become world number one". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- "International Championship (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "International Championship 2012 Draw and Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- "International Championship 2012 results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- "International Championship 2012: schedule and results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- 国际锦标赛赛程:火箭29日首秀 丁俊晖小特首轮压轴 (in Chinese). my147.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- "Final – Match 39 – Neil Robertson v Judd Trump". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- "International Championship Qualifiers 2012 Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- "2012 International Championship Qualifiers Draw and Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "International Championship Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "International Championship qualifiers – Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- "International Championship – Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.