2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

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2012 Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates14–18 March 2012 (2012-03-14 – 2012-03-18)
VenueBailey Allen Hall
CityGalway
CountryRepublic of Ireland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (131)
 Ricky Walden (ENG) (131)
Final
Champion Stephen Lee (ENG)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score4–0
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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]

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[edit]

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

Prize fund Ranking points
Winner £70,000 3,000
Runner-up £35,000 2,400
Semi-finalist £20,000 1,920
Quarter-finalist £10,000 1,500
Last 16 £5,000 1,140
Last 24 £2,750 840
Highest break £3,000 –
Total £250,000 –

Seeding list[edit]

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]

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

Main draw[edit]

[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
1 Judd Trump (ENG)2
18 Xiao Guodong (CHN)418China Xiao Guodong4
18China Xiao Guodong1
20 Dominic Dale (WAL)2
7England Andrew Higginson4
7 Andrew Higginson (ENG)4
13 John Higgins (SCO)323Wales Jamie Jones3
7England Andrew Higginson2
23 Jamie Jones (WAL)4
14England Stephen Lee4
5 Mark Selby (ENG)4
9 Ben Woollaston (ENG)222China Ding Junhui1
5England Mark Selby0
22 Ding Junhui (CHN)4
14England Stephen Lee4
4 Michael Holt (ENG)1
10 Martin Gould (ENG)114England Stephen Lee4
14England Stephen Lee4
14 Stephen Lee (ENG)4
3Australia Neil Robertson0
3 Neil Robertson (AUS)4
21 Barry Hawkins (ENG)324England Jack Lisowski1
3Australia Neil Robertson4
24 Jack Lisowski (ENG)4
11England Joe Perry1
6 Graeme Dott (SCO)2
19 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)011England Joe Perry4
3Australia Neil Robertson4
11 Joe Perry (ENG)4
8Scotland Stephen Maguire0
8 Stephen Maguire (SCO)4
16 Mark Davis (ENG)416England Mark Davis2
8Scotland Stephen Maguire4
12 Tom Ford (ENG)1
15England Ricky Walden3
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)w/d
15 Ricky Walden (ENG)415England Ricky Waldenw/o
17 Matthew Stevens (WAL)0

Final[edit]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Bailey Allen Hall, Galway, Ireland, 18 March 2012.[12]
Stephen Lee (14)
 England 		4–0 Neil Robertson (3)
 Australia
65–48, 62–25 (52), 63–25, 73–66 (Lee 66)
66 Highest break 35
0 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 0

Century breaks[edit]

[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Betfair to sponsor PTC Grand Finals". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Snooker's elite are all cued up for Galway". Galway City Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Shaun Murphy wins PTC Grand Final in Dublin". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Shaun Murphy wins inaugural Players Championship final". BBC Sport. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  5. ^ "PTC Order of Merit after PTC12" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Order of Merit". Snooker.org. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Entry Pack for Event 11 and 12" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Lee downs Robertson to end title drought". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  9. ^ "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Grand Final Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

External links[edit]

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