2012 International Championship

Tournament information
Dates| 28 October – 4 November 2012 (2012-10-28 – 2012-11-04)
Venue| Sichuan International Tennis Center [zh]
City| Chengdu
Country| China
Organisation| World Snooker
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £600,000[1]
Winner's share| £125,000[2]
Highest break|  Neil Robertson (AUS) (142)
Final
Champion|  Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up|  Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score| 10–8

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Snooker tournament

The 2012 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 October and 4 November 2012 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center [zh] in Chengdu, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[3] It was named as the "first overseas 'major'", as the tournament had the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship.[2]

Judd Trump won the third ranking title of his career by defeating Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final.[4][5][6] Trump also became the world number one as a result of reaching the final.[7]

## Prize fund[edit]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

* Winner: £125,000
* Runner-up: £62,500
* Semi-final: £30,000
* Quarter-final: £17,500
* Last 16: £12,000
* Last 32: £7,000
* Last 48: £3,000
* Last 64: £1,500

* Non-televised highest break: £500
* Televised highest break: £2,000
* Total: £600,000

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## Wildcard round[edit]

These matches were played in Chengdu on 28 and 29 October 2012.[2][9][10][11][12][13]

Match |  | Score |

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WC1 |  Michael White (WAL) | 5–6 |  Lyu Haotian (CHN)
WC2 |  Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5–6 |  Zhao Xintong (CHN)
WC3 |  Pankaj Advani (IND) | w/d–w/o |  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
WC4 |  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 6–3 |  Chen Feilong (CHN)
WC5 |  Aditya Mehta (IND) | 6–5 |  Zhu Yinghui (CHN)
WC6 |  Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 6–5 |  Wang Yuchen (CHN)
WC7 |  Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 6–0 |  Niu Zhuang (CHN)
WC8 |  Barry Pinches (ENG) | 5–6 |  Lu Ning (CHN)

## Main draw[edit]

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| Last 32
Best of 11 frames | | | Last 16
Best of 11 frames | | | Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames | | | Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames | | | Final
Best of 19 frames |

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| 1 |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | w/d | | | | |
|  |  Lyu Haotian | w/o |
| |  Lyu Haotian | 6 |
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| | |  Dominic Dale | 5 |
| 15 |  Graeme Dott | 3 |

|  |  Dominic Dale | 6 |
| |  |  Lyu Haotian | 2 |
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| | | 7 |  Neil Robertson | 6 |
| 12 |  Matthew Stevens | 6 | |

|  |  Zhao Xintong | 5 |
| | 12 |  Matthew Stevens | 2 |
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| | | 7 |  Neil Robertson | 6 |
| 7 |  Neil Robertson | 6 |

|  |  Ryan Day | 3 |
| | 7 |  Neil Robertson | 9 |
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| | | 6 |  Shaun Murphy | 5 |
| 6 |  Shaun Murphy | 6 | | |

|  |  Andrew Higginson | 0 |
| | 6 |  Shaun Murphy | 6 |
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| | | 10 |  Ding Junhui | 4 |
| 10 |  Ding Junhui | 6 |

|  |  Zhou Yuelong | 1 |
| | 6 |  Shaun Murphy | 6 |
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| | |  |  Marco Fu | 4 |
| 16 |  Martin Gould | 5 | |

|  |  Marco Fu | 6 |
| |  Marco Fu | 6 |
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| | |  Mark Davis | 4 |
| 4 |  Mark Williams | 4 |

|  |  Mark Davis | 6 |
| | 7 |  Neil Robertson | 8 |
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| | | 3 |  Judd Trump | 10 |
| 3 |  Judd Trump | 6 | | | |

|  |  Fergal O'Brien | 3 |
| | 3 |  Judd Trump | 6 |
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| | |  |  Aditya Mehta | 0 |
| 13 |  Stuart Bingham | 4 |

|  |  Aditya Mehta | 6 |
| | 3 |  Judd Trump | 6 |
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| | | 14 |  Mark Allen | 5 |
| 14 |  Mark Allen | 6 | |

|  |  Robert Milkins | 2 |
| | 14 |  Mark Allen | 6 |
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| | |  |  Cao Yupeng | 2 |
| 8 |  John Higgins | 3 |

|  |  Cao Yupeng | 6 |
| | 3 |  Judd Trump | 9 |
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| | |  |  Peter Ebdon | 1 |
| 5 |  Stephen Maguire | 6 | | |

|  |  Jamie Burnett | 3 |
| | 5 |  Stephen Maguire | 1 |
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| | |  |  Peter Ebdon | 6 |
| 9 |  Stephen Lee | w/d |

|  |  Peter Ebdon | w/o |
| |  |  Peter Ebdon | 6 |
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| | | 11 |  Ricky Walden | 0 |
| 11 |  Ricky Walden | 6 | |

|  |  Lu Ning | 4 |
| | 11 |  Ricky Walden | 6 |
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| | | 2 |  Mark Selby | 3 |
| 2 |  Mark Selby | 6 |

|  |  Ali Carter | 3 |

## Final[edit]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, China, 4 November 2012.[9][14]

Neil Robertson (7)
Australia | 8–10 | Judd Trump (3)
England
Afternoon: 21–72 (61), 41–84, 99–25 (77), 83–14 (68), 82–20 (59), 92–0 (51), 0–102 (67), 59–67, 73–23 (50)
Evening: 12–70 (65), 17–68, 71–37 (68), 88–42 (88), 88–1 (73), 13–66, 0–96 (96), 3–119 (119), 12–95
88  | Highest break  | 119
0  | Century breaks  | 1
8 | 50+ breaks  | 5

## Qualifying[edit]

These matches took place between 19 and 22 August 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[15][16][17]

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| Round 1
Best of 11 frames| | | Round 2
Best of 11 frames| | | Round 3
Best of 11 frames| | | Round 4
Best of 11 frames
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|  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon| 4|  James Wattana| 5|  Michael White| 6|  Barry Hawkins| 5
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|  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh| 6| | |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh| 6| | |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh| 2| | |  Michael White| 6
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|  Paul Davison| 6|  Peter Lines| 5|  Ben Woollaston| 3|  Dominic Dale| 6
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|  Fraser Patrick| 4| | |  Paul Davison| 6| | |  Paul Davison| 6| | |  Paul Davison| 3
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|  Michael Wasley| 6|  Liu Chuang| 6|  Jamie Jones| 2|  Ken Doherty| 6
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|  Jamie O'Neill| 4| | |  Michael Wasley| 4| | |  Liu Chuang| 6| | |  Liu Chuang| 3
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|  Luca Brecel| w/o|  Jimmy Robertson| 2|  Anthony Hamilton| 6|  Ryan Day| 6
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|  Mohamed Khairy| w/d| | |  Luca Brecel| 6| | |  Luca Brecel| 3| | |  Anthony Hamilton| 3
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|  Sam Baird| 6|  David Gilbert| 6|  Rory McLeod| 3|  Andrew Higginson| 6
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|  Ben Judge| 1| | |  Sam Baird| 2| | |  David Gilbert| 6| | |  David Gilbert| 3
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|  Pankaj Advani| 6|  Steve Davis| 5|  Alan McManus| 3|  Michael Holt| 4
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|  Craig Steadman| 1| | |  Pankaj Advani| 6| | |  Pankaj Advani| 6| | |  Pankaj Advani| 6
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|  Li Yan| 5|  Alfie Burden| 6|  Gerard Greene| 5|  Marco Fu| 6
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|  Zhang Anda| 6| | |  Zhang Anda| 3| | |  Alfie Burden| 6| | |  Alfie Burden| 3
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|  Kurt Maflin| 6|  Rod Lawler| 5|  Jack Lisowski| 2|  Mark Davis| 6
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|  Gareth Allen| 5| | |  Kurt Maflin| 6| | |  Kurt Maflin| 6| | |  Kurt Maflin| 2
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|  Robbie Williams| 6|  Andy Hicks| 4|  Mark King| 6|  Fergal O'Brien| 6
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|  Scott Donaldson| 3| | |  Robbie Williams| 6| | |  Robbie Williams| 3| | |  Mark King| 3
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|  Aditya Mehta| 6|  Mike Dunn| 3|  Jimmy White| 5|  Jamie Cope| 4
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|  Michael Leslie| 3| | |  Aditya Mehta| 6| | |  Aditya Mehta| 6| | |  Aditya Mehta| 6
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|  Tony Drago| 3|  Adam Duffy| 6|  Liang Wenbo| 6|  Robert Milkins| 6
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|  Liam Highfield| 6| | |  Liam Highfield| 5| | |  Adam Duffy| 4| | |  Liang Wenbo| 1
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|  Tian Pengfei| 6|  Cao Yupeng| 6|  Matthew Selt| 3|  Tom Ford| 3
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|  Joel Walker| 3| | |  Tian Pengfei| 5| | |  Cao Yupeng| 6| | |  Cao Yupeng| 6
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|  Ian Burns| 6|  Yu Delu| 6|  Jamie Burnett| 6|  Marcus Campbell| 3
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|  Sean O'Sullivan| 4| | |  Ian Burns| 3| | |  Yu Delu| 3| | |  Jamie Burnett| 6
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|  Chen Zhe| 1|  Anthony McGill| 6|  Nigel Bond| 6|  Peter Ebdon| 6
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|  Martin O'Donnell| 6| | |  Martin O'Donnell| 4| | |  Anthony McGill| 0| | |  Nigel Bond| 5
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|  Passakorn Suwannawat| 2|  Barry Pinches| 6|  Xiao Guodong| 5|  Joe Perry| 5
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|  Daniel Wells| 6| | |  Daniel Wells| 2| | |  Barry Pinches| 6| | |  Barry Pinches| 6
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|  Dechawat Poomjaeng| 6|  Mark Joyce| 6|  Dave Harold| 6|  Ali Carter| 6
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|  David Grace| 3| | |  Dechawat Poomjaeng| 4| | |  Mark Joyce| 4| | |  Dave Harold| 3
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## Century breaks[edit]

### Qualifying stage centuries[edit]

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* 143, 108 – Andrew Higginson
* 136 – Dominic Dale
* 134, 102 – David Gilbert
* 132 – Barry Hawkins
* 130, 121 – Aditya Mehta
* 129 – Tian Pengfei
* 125 – Barry Pinches
* 123 – Dechawat Poomjaeng
* 121 – Daniel Wells
* 120, 114 – Anthony McGill
* 119 – Jamie Burnett
* 119 – Marco Fu

* 117, 115, 113, 105 – Pankaj Advani
* 117 – Li Yan
* 113 – Scott Donaldson
* 112 – Andy Hicks
* 109 – Ian Burns
* 108 – Passakorn Suwannawat
* 104 – Rod Lawler
* 104 – Zhang Anda
* 103 – Paul Davison
* 102, 102 – Michael White
* 101 – Liam Highfield
* 101 – Jamie Jones

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### Televised stage centuries[edit]

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* 142, 137, 118, 115, 100 – Neil Robertson
* 138 – Mark Davis
* 134 – Lu Ning
* 132 – Robert Milkins
* 129, 108, 103 – Shaun Murphy
* 129 – Aditya Mehta
* 128, 103 – Ding Junhui
* 124, 121, 104 – Mark Allen

* 119, 118, 107 – Judd Trump
* 118, 102 – Stephen Maguire
* 113 – Ricky Walden
* 111 – Zhao Xintong
* 110 – Cao Yupeng
* 108 – Dominic Dale
* 106 – Peter Ebdon

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