Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3

The Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–9 November 2012 at the Henan Province Sports Stadium in Zhengzhou, China.[1]

Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013
Event 3

Tournament information
Dates	5–9 November 2012
Venue	Henan Province Sports Stadium
City	Zhengzhou
Country	China
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	140
Final
Champion	Stuart Bingham
Runner-up	Li Hang
Score	4–3
← ET3 PTC4 →

Stuart Bingham won his seventh professional title by defeating Li Hang 4–3 in the final.[2]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[3][4][5]

	Prize fund	Ranking points^1
Winner	£10,000	2,000
Runner-up	£5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	£2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	£1,500	1,000
Last 16	£1,000	760
Last 32	£600	560
Last 64	£200	360
Total	£50,000	–

• ¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
						Stuart Bingham		4
	Huang Jiahao		4			Huang Jiahao		1
	Zou Jinhai		3								Stuart Bingham		4
											Michael Holt		2
						Michael Holt		4
						Wang Linhan		1
																Stuart Bingham		4
	Sun Hongrui		2													Li Yan		1
	Zhang Yang		4			Zhang Yang		4
	Zhang Dongtao		4			Zhang Dongtao		2
	Chou Hon Man		0								Zhang Yang		1
	Ma Bing		4								Li Yan		4
	Lau Ka Lam		0			Ma Bing		3
						Li Yan		4

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Ken Doherty		4
	Liu Ren		1			Ken Doherty		4
						Tang Jun		2
											Ken Doherty		4
											Marco Fu		3
						Marco Fu		4
						Li Yuan		1
																Ken Doherty		4
																Shi Hanqing		0
						Shi Hanqing		4
						Lin Yongzhi		2
											Shi Hanqing		4
											Lyu Haotian		2
						Lyu Haotian		4
	Zhang Yadong		4			Zhang Yadong		3
	Pa Ruke		1

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
						Ben Judge		0
						Matthew Stevens		4
											Matthew Stevens		0
	Tian Jiaqi		3								Zhang Yong		4
	Zhang Yong		4			Zhang Yong		4
	Li Yingdong		1			Yu Xuantang		3
	Yu Xuantang		4													Zhang Yong		1
																Tom Ford		4
						Tian Pengfei		1
						Mei Xiwen		4
											Mei Xiwen		3
											Tom Ford		4
						Tom Ford		4
						Cui Ming		3

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Wang Lige		4
	Wang Yuchen		2			Wang Lige		0
	Hu Hao		4			Hu Hao		4
	Yang Qingtian		2								Hu Hao		4
											Zhu Yinghui		1
						Daniel Wells		2
						Zhu Yinghui		4
																Hu Hao		4
																Xiao Guodong		2
						Mark King		3
						Ricky Walden		4
											Ricky Walden		1
											Xiao Guodong		4
						Xiao Guodong		4
						Rouzi Maimaiti		0

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
						Chen Zhe		1
	Lei Zhen		1			Ma Tingpeng		4
	Ma Tingpeng		4								Ma Tingpeng		2
	Li Yujin		0								Zhang Anda		4
	Fang Xiongman		4			Fang Xiongman		2
						Zhang Anda		4
																Zhang Anda		4
																Yu Delu		3
						Lu Ning		2
						Guan Zhen		4
											Guan Zhen		2
	Ryan Day		4								Yu Delu		4
	Chan Ka Kin		2			Ryan Day		3
						Yu Delu		4

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Barry Pinches		4
	Ben Harrison		1			Barry Pinches		0
	Ju Reti		4			Ju Reti		4
	Geng Mingqi		1								Ju Reti		4
	Zhao Xintong		4								Zhou Yuelong		1
	Wang Jun		0			Zhao Xintong		1
						Zhou Yuelong		4
																Ju Reti		2
	Xiong Jun		1													Li Hang		4
	Ji Zhijun		4			Ji Zhijun		2
	Fung Kwok Wai		4			Fung Kwok Wai		4
	Liu Jiaming		0								Fung Kwok Wai		2
											Li Hang		4
						Li Hang		4
						Chen Feilong		1

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
						Liu Chuang		4
						Lu Chenwei		1
											Liu Chuang		0
	Andrew Higginson		4								Robert Milkins		4
	Niu Zhuang		1			Andrew Higginson		2
						Robert Milkins		4
																Robert Milkins		4
																Chen Ruifu		3
						Chen Ruifu		4
						Jin Long		1
											Chen Ruifu		4
											Cai Jianzhong		0
						Cai Jianzhong		4
						Pan Weixing		1

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
						Cao Yupeng		4
						Da Hailin		0
											Cao Yupeng		4
	Jimmy White		2								Xu Xinjian		0
	Lin Shuai		4			Lin Shuai		3
						Xu Xinjian		4
																Cao Yupeng		4
																Cao Xinlong		2
						Dominic Dale		1
						Cao Xinlong		4
											Cao Xinlong		4
	Yao Pengcheng		2								Ding Junhui		3
	Wang Zepeng		4			Wang Zepeng		0
						Ding Junhui		4

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Stuart Bingham		4
	Ken Doherty		1			Stuart Bingham		4
	Tom Ford		4			Tom Ford		3
	Hu Hao		1								Stuart Bingham		4
	Zhang Anda		2								Li Hang		3
	Li Hang		4			Li Hang		4
	Robert Milkins		4			Robert Milkins		1
	Cao Yupeng		0

Century breaks

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140 Yu Delu 139 Zhang Anda 124, 122, 112 Tom Ford 122 Lyu Haotian 120 Chen Ruifu 112 Ding Junhui 111 Cao Yupeng

108 Cao Xinlong 105 Michael Holt 104 Zhang Yang 104 Andrew Higginson 104 Stuart Bingham 102 Ken Doherty 100 Robert Milkins

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