| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 June – 1 July 2012 |
| Venue | Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium |
| City | Wuxi |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £405,000 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break | 
Stuart Bingham (
ENG) (
147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Ricky Walden (
ENG) |
| Runner-up |
Stuart Bingham (
ENG) |
| Score | 10–4 |
←
2011
2013 → | |
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 5–4 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]
|
|
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Wuxi on 25 and 26 June 2012. [10] [11] [12] [13]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | 
Ken Doherty (
IRL) |
5–4 | 
Lu Ning (
CHN)
|
| WC2 | 
Jamie Burnett (
SCO) |
5–3 |
Jin Long (
CHN)
|
| WC3 | 
Michael White (
WAL) |
4–5 |
Zhou Yuelong (
CHN)
|
| WC4 |
Rod Lawler (
ENG) |
5–2 |
Li Hang (
CHN)
|
| WC5 |
Dave Harold (
ENG) |
1–5 |
Rouzi Maimaiti (
CHN)
|
| WC6 |
Fergal O'Brien (
IRL) |
5–2 |
Lyu Haotian (
CHN)
|
| WC7 |
Michael Holt (
ENG) |
1–5 |
Zhu Yinghui (
CHN)
|
| WC8 |
Robert Milkins (
ENG) |
5–2 |
Chen Feilong (
CHN)
|
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
|
4–10 |
Ricky Walden (13)
England
|
| 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, then 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] The record stood until the quarter-finals of the 2023 UK Championship, when Mark Williams won frame eight of his match against Ding Junhui by a score of 101–94, for a total of 195 points. [20]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
|
|
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
- ^ a b "Wuxi Classic Becomes World Ranking Event". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Wuxi Classic (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ 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 8 April 2014. 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 1 April 2014. 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 8 April 2014. 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.
- ^ "Trump Sees Off Selby". World Snooker. 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "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 3 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
External links
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 June – 1 July 2012 |
| Venue | Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium |
| City | Wuxi |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £405,000 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |
Stuart Bingham (
ENG) (
147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Ricky Walden (
ENG) |
| Runner-up |
Stuart Bingham (
ENG) |
| Score | 10–4 |
←
2011
2013 → | |
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 5–4 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]
|
|
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Wuxi on 25 and 26 June 2012. [10] [11] [12] [13]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |
Ken Doherty (
IRL) |
5–4 |
Lu Ning (
CHN)
|
| WC2 |
Jamie Burnett (
SCO) |
5–3 |
Jin Long (
CHN)
|
| WC3 |
Michael White (
WAL) |
4–5 |
Zhou Yuelong (
CHN)
|
| WC4 |
Rod Lawler (
ENG) |
5–2 |
Li Hang (
CHN)
|
| WC5 |
Dave Harold (
ENG) |
1–5 |
Rouzi Maimaiti (
CHN)
|
| WC6 |
Fergal O'Brien (
IRL) |
5–2 |
Lyu Haotian (
CHN)
|
| WC7 |
Michael Holt (
ENG) |
1–5 |
Zhu Yinghui (
CHN)
|
| WC8 |
Robert Milkins (
ENG) |
5–2 |
Chen Feilong (
CHN)
|
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
|
4–10 |
Ricky Walden (13)
England
|
| 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, then 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] The record stood until the quarter-finals of the 2023 UK Championship, when Mark Williams won frame eight of his match against Ding Junhui by a score of 101–94, for a total of 195 points. [20]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
|
|
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
- ^ a b "Wuxi Classic Becomes World Ranking Event". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Wuxi Classic (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ 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 8 April 2014. 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 1 April 2014. 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 8 April 2014. 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.
- ^ "Trump Sees Off Selby". World Snooker. 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "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 3 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.