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Bank of Beijing China Open

Tournament information
Dates	26 March – 1 April 2012 (2012-03-26 – 2012-04-01)
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, but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.

Mark Selby withdrew from his second round match against Ding Junhui due to a neck injury.

Peter Ebdon won his ninth and final ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 10–9 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 26 and 27 March.

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

	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Judd Trump	5
		Jimmy White	3
						1	Judd Trump	5
						14	Stuart Bingham	3
	14	Stuart Bingham	5
		Joe Perry	4
											1	Judd Trump	3
											15	Stephen Lee	5
	15	Stephen Lee	5
		Tom Ford	1
						15	Stephen Lee	5
						7	Graeme Dott	3
	7	Graeme Dott	5
		Mark King	2
																15	Stephen Lee	2
																8	Stephen Maguire	6
	8	Stephen Maguire	5
		Barry Hawkins	1
						8	Stephen Maguire	5
							Ricky Walden	4
	10	Mark Allen	2
		Ricky Walden	5
											8	Stephen Maguire	5
											16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
	16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Marcus Campbell	4
						16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
						4	Mark Williams	1
	4	Mark Williams	5
		Jin Long	1
																					8	Stephen Maguire	9
																						Peter Ebdon	10
	3	Mark Selby	5
		Li Hang	0
						3	Mark Selby	w/d
						9	Ding Junhui	w/o
	9	Ding Junhui	5
		Ben Woollaston	4
											9	Ding Junhui	5
											11	Ali Carter	2
	11	Ali Carter	5
		Dominic Dale	4
						11	Ali Carter	5
							Lu Ning	1
	6	Shaun Murphy	2
		Lu Ning	5
																9	Ding Junhui	3
																	Peter Ebdon	6
	5	Neil Robertson	5
		Jamie Cope	4
						5	Neil Robertson	5
							Stephen Hendry	3
	12	Martin Gould	4
		Stephen Hendry	5
											5	Neil Robertson	3
												Peter Ebdon	5
	13	Matthew Stevens	3
		Peter Ebdon	5
							Peter Ebdon	5
						2	John Higgins	4
	2	John Higgins	5
		Rory McLeod	1

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 1 April 2012.
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.

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames				Round 2 Best of 9 frames				Round 3 Best of 9 frames				Round 4 Best of 9 frames
					James Wattana	2			Jimmy White	5			Andrew Higginson	3
					Liam Highfield	5			Liam Highfield	3			Jimmy White	5
	Andrew Pagett	4			Andy Hicks	3			Anthony Hamilton	5			Joe Perry	5
	Luca Brecel	5			Luca Brecel	5			Luca Brecel	3			Anthony Hamilton	1
	David Grace	5			Barry Pinches	3			Matthew Selt	4			Tom Ford	5
	Daniel Wells	1			David Grace	5			David Grace	5			David Grace	4
					Adrian Gunnell	5			Joe Jogia	2			Mark King	5
					Joe Swail	0			Adrian Gunnell	5			Adrian Gunnell	1
	Andrew Norman	5			Liu Chuang	5			Robert Milkins	2			Barry Hawkins	5
	Stuart Carrington	3			Andrew Norman	2			Liu Chuang	5			Liu Chuang	0
	Sam Craigie	5			Liu Song	1			Gerard Greene	3			Ricky Walden	5
	Adam Wicheard	3			Sam Craigie	5			Sam Craigie	5			Sam Craigie	3
					Michael White	5			Ken Doherty	5			Marcus Campbell	5
					David Gilbert	0			Michael White	4			Ken Doherty	2
					Li Yan	5			Mike Dunn	4			Fergal O'Brien	5
					Ian McCulloch	4			Li Yan	5			Li Yan	4
	David Morris	5			Peter Lines	5			Michael Holt	5			Mark Davis	4
	Paul Davison	4			David Morris	1			Peter Lines	1			Michael Holt	5
	Tian Pengfei	5			Ben Woollaston	5			Nigel Bond	2			Ryan Day	4
	Sam Baird	0			Tian Pengfei	3			Ben Woollaston	5			Ben Woollaston	5
					Dave Harold	5			Jack Lisowski	5			Dominic Dale	5
					Alfie Burden	3			Dave Harold	3			Jack Lisowski	2
	Kurt Maflin	4			Tony Drago	3			Jamie Jones	5			Marco Fu	1
	Cao Yupeng	5			Cao Yupeng	5			Cao Yupeng	3			Jamie Jones	5
	Passakorn Suwannawat	4			Anthony McGill	3			Alan McManus	5			Jamie Cope	5
	Aditya Mehta	5			Aditya Mehta	5			Aditya Mehta	3			Alan McManus	4
	Yu Delu	5			Mark Joyce	2			Jamie Burnett	1			Stephen Hendry	5
	Kacper Filipiak	0			Yu Delu	5			Yu Delu	5			Yu Delu	1
	Adam Duffy	5			Xiao Guodong	5			Liang Wenbo	5			Peter Ebdon	5
	Lucky Vatnani	0			Adam Duffy	1			Xiao Guodong	2			Liang Wenbo	0
					Jimmy Robertson	4			Steve Davis	5			Rory McLeod	5
					Rod Lawler	5			Rod Lawler	4			Steve Davis	1

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

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2. Houlihan, Owen. "Lee comes up Trumps". wiltshiretimes.co.uk. Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
3. "Selby withdraws from China Open". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
4. "Peter Ebdon beats Stephen Maguire in final thriller". BBC Sport. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
5. "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
6. ^ "2012 China Open draw and schedule" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
7. ^ "2012 China Open results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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10. "2012 China Open qualifiers draw and schedule" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
11. "2012 China Open qualifiers results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
12. "Bank of Beijing China Open Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
13. "Qualifying century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
14. "Televised century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 1 April 2012.

External links

• 2012 Bank of Beijing China Open pictures (by Top147.com) on Facebook

• China Open (snooker)
• 2012 in snooker
• 2012 in Chinese sport
• Sports competitions in Beijing