2012 China Open (snooker)
The Bank of Beijing China Open 2012 was a snooker tournament in the Main Tour Snooker Season 2011/12, which was held in Beijing from 26 March to 1 April 2012.
Defending champion was the Englishman Judd Trump, but the quarter-finals with 3:5 lost against Stephen Lee. The current number one Mark Selby retired after his first round victory clear (5-0 ) against the Chinese wildcard Li Hang players because of a neck injury from the tournament back to be fit for the upcoming World Cup. Thus Ding Junhui came without a fight the next round. There, in the quarterfinals, he sat down by 5-2 against the 'Captain' Ali Carter. He had previously defeated the Chinese wildcard players and Shaun Murphy -slayer Lu Ning 5-1. As the third and fourth players Wildcard Chinese participants in the first round of Jin Long lost to world number two Mark Williams clearly with 1:5. The World Champion of 2002, Peter Ebdon, could, standing on square 28, prevail in the second round against the reigning world champion John Higgins and in the quarterfinals against the No. 4, Neil Robertson and the semi-finals, where he had to play thing against the Chinese.
The German Masters Champion of 2012, Ronnie O'Sullivan had indeed in the first round effort against the number 24, Marcus Campbell, collect 5-4 in the second round, but could there confidently assert against Mark Williams 5-1. In his quarter-final match against the Scots Stephen Maguire, there standing in the decision frame 62:62 on points. Decide then had the "re -spotted black" that ran in the middle to a Fluke Maguire on double band. Surprised, but on this incredible shock smiling O'Sullivan congratulated the happy Scots to his semi-finals, where he met the winner of the PTC Grand Finals 2012 Stephen Lee. This he turned off 6:2 and thus stood in the final.
In the second semi-final of the 2005 champion Ding Junhui, and the 2009 winner Peter Ebdon stood opposite. After the first 4 frames of the Englishman was still with 1:3 rear, when he won five frames in succession after the break and moved into the final against Stephen Maguire 6-3. At the last meeting of the two in September 2011 when PTC Event 5, the Englishman was able to prevail 4-2 against the Scots in the first round.
With thing of the last remaining participants from the host country left the tournament.
The final was played by two opponents Peter Ebdon and Stephen Maguire over the full distance of 19 frames. After winning the first frame of Ebdon Maguire was able to compensate in the second, the Englishman then moved but with 4 more frames and its highest CenturyBreak of 124 in this tournament and it ended the first session with a 5-1 lead. Nevertheless, the games were hard -fought and very lengthy, so that for the first time ever in a ranking tournament finals, the afternoon session was canceled after only 6 frames so that the players had enough rest. At the start of the evening session, the Scot was able to make a frame again. From then on, both players move with the frame gains from more or less, to Maguire with three wins in a row could compensate 8:8. The Century of Ebdon in the following frame, which was the 300th of his career, Maguire equalized again. The following decision frame it looked like a successful beginners Maguire after a walkover when he had to go to 24 points leave the game and clear the table for Ebdon, who secured with a 62er break his second title at the China Open after 2009.
Mark Selby, who played only one game in this tournament, yet was able to secure the bonus prize for the highest break with 139 points.
Prize money / world ranking points
Seeded players who lose their first game received, only half of the points ( in the table in parentheses).
Wildcard Round
Final round
Final
Qualification
The qualifying matches took place from 21 to 24 February 2012 in Sheffield instead.
Century- Breaks
Final round
Qualifying round