2012 Australian Goldfields Open

Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates 9–15 July 2012
Venue Bendigo Stadium
City Bendigo
Country Australia
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund A$435,000
Winner's share $70,000
Highest break China Cao Yupeng (143)
Final
Champion England Barry Hawkins
Runner-up England Peter Ebdon
Score 9–3
2011
2013

The 2012 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 9–15 July 2012 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[1]

Stuart Bingham was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost in the first round 4–5 against Matthew Selt.[4][5]

Barry Hawkins won his first ranking title by defeating Peter Ebdon 9–3 in the final.[6][7]

Prize fund

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

  • Winner: A$70,000
  • Runner-up: $30,000
  • Semi-final: $20,000
  • Quarter-final: $15,000
  • Last 16: $10,000
  • Last 32: $7,500
  • Last 48: $2,000

  • Non-televised highest break: $500
  • Televised highest break: $2,500
  • Total: $435,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Bendigo on 9 July.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Match Score
WC1 China Cao Yupeng 5–2 Australia Johl Younger
WC2 Scotland Alan McManus 5–0 Australia James Mifsud

Main draw

[10][11][12][13][14]

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 17 frames
               
1 England Stuart Bingham 4
England Matthew Selt 5
England Matthew Selt 5
Wales Ryan Day 3
11 England Andrew Higginson 4
Wales Ryan Day 5
England Matthew Selt 3
14 England Barry Hawkins 5
14 England Barry Hawkins 5
China Xiao Guodong 1
14 England Barry Hawkins 5
6 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
6 Wales Matthew Stevens 5
China Liang Wenbo 3
14 England Barry Hawkins 6
12 England Mark Davis 4
8 England Martin Gould 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3
8 England Martin Gould 5
China Cao Yupeng 4
10 England Ali Carter 3
China Cao Yupeng 5
8 England Martin Gould 2
12 England Mark Davis 5
12 England Mark Davis 5
England Jack Lisowski 2
12 England Mark Davis 5
4 Australia Neil Robertson 1
4 Australia Neil Robertson 5
England Nigel Bond 1
14 England Barry Hawkins 9
13 England Peter Ebdon 3
3 England Shaun Murphy 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 4
3 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Tom Ford 1
15 Wales Dominic Dale 2
England Tom Ford 5
3 England Shaun Murphy 4
13 England Peter Ebdon 5
13 England Peter Ebdon 5
England Michael Holt 4
13 England Peter Ebdon 5
7 China Ding Junhui 4
7 China Ding Junhui 5
Scotland Alan McManus 0
13 England Peter Ebdon 6
Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
5 England Stephen Lee 5
England Rory McLeod 4
5 England Stephen Lee 5
England Jamie Cope 2
9 England Ricky Walden 4
England Jamie Cope 5
5 England Stephen Lee 1
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
16 England Joe Perry 1
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
Scotland Jamie Burnett 1
2 England Mark Selby 3
Scotland Jamie Burnett 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 15 July 2012.[12][15]
Barry Hawkins (14)
 England
9–3 Peter Ebdon (13)
 England
Afternoon: 27–69, 75–8 (57), 80–0 (74), 120–0 (106), 119–0 (114), 7–68 (63), 72–46, 32–64
Evening: 133–0 (133), 65–10, 74–12 (74), 73–40 (51)
133 Highest break 63
3 Century breaks 0
7 50+ breaks 1

Qualifying

These matches were held between 12 and 15 June 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[14][16][17][18]

  Round 1
Best of 9 frames
  Round 2
Best of 9 frames
  Round 3
Best of 9 frames
  Round 4
Best of 9 frames
                               
Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5   England  Adam Duffy 3   England  Matthew Selt 5   Wales  Jamie Jones 2
England  Allan Taylor 0   Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5   Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3   England  Matthew Selt 5
Iran  Hossein Vafaei w/d   Thailand  Passakorn Suwannawat 2   Wales  Michael White 5   Wales  Ryan Day 5
England  Mitchell Mann w/o   England  Mitchell Mann 5   England  Mitchell Mann 2   Wales  Michael White 2
Australia  Ben Judge 0   Norway  Kurt Maflin 5   China  Xiao Guodong 5   Republic of Ireland  Fergal O'Brien 2
England  Robbie Williams 5   England  Robbie Williams 4   Norway  Kurt Maflin 4   China  Xiao Guodong 5
Thailand  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 5   England  Craig Steadman 1   England  Peter Lines 4   China  Liang Wenbo 5
England  Adrian Gunnell 1   Thailand  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 5   Thailand  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 5   Thailand  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 1
Wales  Daniel Wells 0   England  Simon Bedford 2   England  Steve Davis 0   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 5
England  Michael Wild 5   England  Michael Wild 5   England  Michael Wild 5   England  Michael Wild 0
China  Cao Yupeng 5   England  Alfie Burden 2   England  Mike Dunn 2   England  Anthony Hamilton w/d
England  Paul Davison 2   China  Cao Yupeng 5   China  Cao Yupeng 5   China  Cao Yupeng w/o
England  Sam Baird 5   England  Andy Hicks 3   England  Dave Harold 5   England  Jack Lisowski 5
England  Jamie O'Neill 0   England  Sam Baird 5   England  Sam Baird 4   England  Dave Harold 2
China  Chen Zhe 1   China  Yu Delu 2   England  Nigel Bond 5   England  Mark King 4
England  Michael Wasley 5   England  Michael Wasley 5   England  Michael Wasley 2   England  Nigel Bond 5
China  Tian Pengfei 5   Thailand  Dechawat Poomjaeng 5   Scotland  Anthony McGill 5   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 5
England  Joel Walker 1   China  Tian Pengfei 4   Thailand  Dechawat Poomjaeng 3   Scotland  Anthony McGill 0
China  Zhang Anda 3   Thailand  James Wattana 5   England  Jimmy Robertson 4   England  Tom Ford 5
Scotland  Fraser Patrick 5   Scotland  Fraser Patrick 2   Thailand  James Wattana 5   Thailand  James Wattana 4
England  Ian Burns 5   England  Liam Highfield 5   England  Jimmy White w/d   England  Michael Holt 5
England  Sean O'Sullivan 2   England  Ian Burns 2   England  Liam Highfield w/o   England  Liam Highfield 2
Scotland  Michael Leslie 2   Malta  Tony Drago 5   Scotland  Alan McManus 5   England  Robert Milkins 2
Wales  Duane Jones 5   Wales  Duane Jones 1   Malta  Tony Drago 4   Scotland  Alan McManus 5
India  Aditya Mehta 5   England  Barry Pinches 5   England  Ben Woollaston 1   England  Rory McLeod 5
England  Lee Spick 2   India  Aditya Mehta 4   England  Barry Pinches 5   England  Barry Pinches 0
India  Pankaj Advani 5   China  Li Yan 1   China  Liu Chuang 5   England  Jamie Cope 5
England  Justin Astley 1   India  Pankaj Advani 5   India  Pankaj Advani 2   China  Liu Chuang 2
Belgium  Luca Brecel 4   England  Mark Joyce 0   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 5   Hong Kong  Marco Fu 5
England  Rod Lawler 5   England  Rod Lawler 5   England  Rod Lawler 3   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 2
England  Martin O'Donnell 5   England  David Grace 3   England  David Gilbert 5   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5
England  Jeff Cundy 2   England  Martin O'Donnell 5   England  Martin O'Donnell 0   England  David Gilbert 3

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[14][19]

Televised stage centuries

[14][20]

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