2012 Australian Goldfields Open

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Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament information
Dates9–15 July 2012 (2012-07-09 – 2012-07-15)
VenueBendigo Stadium
CityBendigo
CountryAustralia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fundA$435,000
Winner's share$70,000
Highest break Cao Yupeng (CHN) (143)
Final
Champion Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Runner-up Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Score9–3
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[edit]

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

Wildcard round[edit]

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

Match Score
WC1  Cao Yupeng (CHN) 5–2  Johl Younger (AUS)
WC2  Alan McManus (SCO) 5–0  James Mifsud (AUS)

Main draw[edit]

[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[edit]

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[edit]

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-Nooh5England Adam Duffy3England Matthew Selt5Wales Jamie Jones2
England Allan Taylor0Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3England Matthew Selt5
Iran Hossein Vafaeiw/dThailand Passakorn Suwannawat2Wales Michael White5Wales Ryan Day5
England Mitchell Mannw/oEngland Mitchell Mann5England Mitchell Mann2Wales Michael White2
Australia Ben Judge0Norway Kurt Maflin5China Xiao Guodong5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien2
England Robbie Williams5England Robbie Williams4Norway Kurt Maflin4China Xiao Guodong5
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5England Craig Steadman1England Peter Lines4China Liang Wenbo5
England Adrian Gunnell1Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon1
Wales Daniel Wells0England Simon Bedford2England Steve Davis0Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
England Michael Wild5England Michael Wild5England Michael Wild5England Michael Wild0
China Cao Yupeng5England Alfie Burden2England Mike Dunn2England Anthony Hamiltonw/d
England Paul Davison2China Cao Yupeng5China Cao Yupeng5China Cao Yupengw/o
England Sam Baird5England Andy Hicks3England Dave Harold5England Jack Lisowski5
England Jamie O'Neill0England Sam Baird5England Sam Baird4England Dave Harold2
China Chen Zhe1China Yu Delu2England Nigel Bond5England Mark King4
England Michael Wasley5England Michael Wasley5England Michael Wasley2England Nigel Bond5
China Tian Pengfei5Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5Scotland Anthony McGill5Scotland Marcus Campbell5
England Joel Walker1China Tian Pengfei4Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng3Scotland Anthony McGill0
China Zhang Anda3Thailand James Wattana5England Jimmy Robertson4England Tom Ford5
Scotland Fraser Patrick5Scotland Fraser Patrick2Thailand James Wattana5Thailand James Wattana4
England Ian Burns5England Liam Highfield5England Jimmy Whitew/dEngland Michael Holt5
England Sean O'Sullivan2England Ian Burns2England Liam Highfieldw/oEngland Liam Highfield2
Scotland Michael Leslie2Malta Tony Drago5Scotland Alan McManus5England Robert Milkins2
Wales Duane Jones5Wales Duane Jones1Malta Tony Drago4Scotland Alan McManus5
India Aditya Mehta5England Barry Pinches5England Ben Woollaston1England Rory McLeod5
England Lee Spick2India Aditya Mehta4England Barry Pinches5England Barry Pinches0
India Pankaj Advani5China Li Yan1China Liu Chuang5England Jamie Cope5
England Justin Astley1India Pankaj Advani5India Pankaj Advani2China Liu Chuang2
Belgium Luca Brecel4England Mark Joyce0Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5Hong Kong Marco Fu5
England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler3Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2
England Martin O'Donnell5England David Grace3England David Gilbert5Scotland Jamie Burnett5
England Jeff Cundy2England Martin O'Donnell5England Martin O'Donnell0England David Gilbert3

Century breaks[edit]

Qualifying stage centuries[edit]

[14][19]

Televised stage centuries[edit]

[14][20]

References[edit]

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  19. ^ "Australian Goldfields Open 2012 qualifiers centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
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