2012 China Open (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 March – 1 April 2012 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,000 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Selby (ENG) (139) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
| Score | 10–9 |
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The 2012 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 March and 1 April 2012 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China.
Judd Trump was the defending champion,[1] but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.[2]
Mark Selby withdrew from his second round match against Ding Junhui due to a neck injury.[3]
Peter Ebdon won his ninth and final ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 10–9 in the final.[4]
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on 26 and 27 March.[6][7][8]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 5–3 |  Omar Alkojah (SYR) |
| WC2 | Mark King (ENG) | 5–3 |  Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC3 |  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 4–5 | Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC4 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 3–5 | Li Hang (CHN) |
| WC5 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 5–1 | Chen Feilong (CHN) |
| WC6 |  Jamie Jones (WAL) | 3–5 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
| WC7 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 5–2 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) |
| WC8 | Rory McLeod (ENG) | 5–0 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 1 April 2012.[8] | ||
| Stephen Maguire (8) Scotland |
9–10 | Peter Ebdon England |
| Afternoon: 27–63, 61–1 (53), 0–108 (107), 55–72 (64), 36–74, 0–124 (124) Evening: 84–32 (84), 14–60 (52), 57–44, 98–0 (98), 0–103 (103), 74–3 (65), 29–98 (65), 75–18 (70), 76–0, 97–0 (97), 4–103 (103), 66–49, 24–62 | ||
| 98 | Highest break | 124 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 4 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying
These matches took place between 21 and 24 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[10][11][12]
