2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

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]

2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates14–18 March 2012
VenueBailey Allen Hall
CityGalway
CountryIreland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break131 (x2)
Final
Champion Stephen Lee
Runner-up Neil Robertson
Score4–0
← PTC12
Last →

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 fundRanking points
Winner£70,0003,000
Runner-up£35,0002,400
Semi-finalist£20,0001,920
Quarter-finalist£10,0001,500
Last 16£5,0001,140
Last 24£2,750840
Highest break£3,000–
Total£250,000–

Main draw

[10][11][12]

  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
                                               
18 Xiao Guodong 4     1 Judd Trump 2  
20 Dominic Dale 2     18 Xiao Guodong 4  
  18 Xiao Guodong 1  
  7 Andrew Higginson 4  
13 John Higgins 3 7 Andrew Higginson 4
23 Jamie Jones 4     23 Jamie Jones 3  
  7 Andrew Higginson 2  
  14 Stephen Lee 4  
9 Ben Woollaston 2     5 Mark Selby 4  
22 Ding Junhui 4     22 Ding Junhui 1  
  5 Mark Selby 0
  14 Stephen Lee 4  
10 Martin Gould 1 4 Michael Holt 1
14 Stephen Lee 4     14 Stephen Lee 4  
  14 Stephen Lee 4
  3 Neil Robertson 0
21 Barry Hawkins 3     3 Neil Robertson 4  
24 Jack Lisowski 4     24 Jack Lisowski 1  
  3 Neil Robertson 4
  11 Joe Perry 1  
19 Fergal O'Brien 0 6 Graeme Dott 2
11 Joe Perry 4     11 Joe Perry 4  
  3 Neil Robertson 4
  8 Stephen Maguire 0  
16 Mark Davis 4     8 Stephen Maguire 4  
12 Tom Ford 1     16 Mark Davis 2  
  8 Stephen Maguire 4
  15 Ricky Walden 3  
15 Ricky Walden 4 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan w/d
17 Matthew Stevens 0     15 Ricky Walden w/o  

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

[13]

References
  1. "Betfair to sponsor PTC Grand Finals". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. "Snooker's elite are all cued up for Galway". Galway City Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  3. "Shaun Murphy wins PTC Grand Final in Dublin". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  4. "Shaun Murphy wins inaugural Players Championship final". BBC Sport. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  5. "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.
  6. "Order of Merit". Snooker.org. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  7. "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.
  8. "Lee downs Robertson to end title drought". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  12. "Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  13. "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

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