2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

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2012 Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Players Tour Championship 2011-2012 - Finals poster.png
Tournament information
Dates14–18 March 2012 (2012-03-14 2012-03-18)
Venue Bailey Allen Hall
City Galway
Country Republic of Ireland
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £250,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest breakFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS) (131)
Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG) (131)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)
Score4–0
2011
2013

The 2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2012 Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Final) [1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 18 March 2012 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Republic of Ireland. [2]

Contents

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, [3] [4] but he finished 37th on the Order of Merit, [5] [6] and didn't qualify. [7]

Stephen Lee won his fifth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–0 in the final. It was Lee's first ranking title for six years, and Robertson's first defeat in a televised final. [8]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below: [7] [9]

Prize fundRanking points
Winner £70,0003,000
Runner-up£35,0002,400
Semi-finalist£20,0001,920
Quarter-finalist£10,0001,500
Last 16£5,0001,140
Last 24£2,750840
Highest break£3,000
Total£250,000

Seeding list

The leading 24 players in the PTC Order of Merit qualified for the event, provided that they had played in at least 6 events (3 in the UK and 3 in Europe). [6]

RankPlayerTotal points
1Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)30,400
2Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)29,600
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)28,100
4Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)17,500
5Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)17,100
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)16,700
7Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)16,700
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)16,200
9Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)15,500
10Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)14,600
11Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)14,300
12Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)14,000
13Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)13,100
14Flag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)11,800
15Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)11,600
16Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)10,500
17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)9,600
18Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)9,100
19Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)8,000
20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)7,600
21Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)7,600
22Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)7,600
23Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)7,300
24Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)7,100

Main draw

[10] [11] [12]

Last 24
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
1Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)2
18Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)418 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 4
18 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 1
20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)2
7 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 4
7Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)4
13Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)323 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 3
7 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 2
23Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)4
14 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 4
5Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)4
9Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)222 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 1
5 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 0
22Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)4
14 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 4
4Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)1
10Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)114 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 4
14 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 4
14Flag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)4
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 0
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)4
21Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)324 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 1
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 4
24Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)4
11 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 1
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)2
19Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)011 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 4
11Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)4
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 0
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)4
16Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)416 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
12Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)1
15 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 3
2Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)w/d
15Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)415 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden w/o
17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)0

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Bailey Allen Hall, Galway, Ireland, 18 March 2012. [12]
Stephen Lee (14)
Flag of England.svg  England
4–0 Neil Robertson (3)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
65–48, 62–25 (52), 63–25, 73–66 (Lee 66)
66Highest break35
0Century breaks0
250+ breaks0

Century breaks

[13]

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