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2012 williamhill.com UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates1–9 December 2012 (2012-12-01 – 2012-12-09)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£637,500
Winner's share£125,000
Highest break John Higgins (SCO) (147)
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (147)
 Andy Hicks (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Score10–6
2011
2013

The 2012 UK Championship (officially the 2012 williamhill.com UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–9 December 2012 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[1]

For the first time in the history of snooker three maximum breaks were made in a ranking tournament, albeit at different venues. Andy Hicks made the 93rd official maximum break during his round 2 qualifying match against Daniel Wells. This was Hicks' first 147 break.[2] Just one day later Jack Lisowski compiled the 94th official maximum break during his round 3 qualifying match against Chen Zhe. This was Lisowski's first 147 break.[3] John Higgins made the 95th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Mark Davis. This was Higgins' seventh 147 break.[4] It also took the total number of maximum breaks for the season to seven.[5]

Judd Trump was the defending champion,[6] but he lost 5–6 against Mark Joyce in the last 32.[7][8]

Mark Selby won his third ranking title by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–6 in the final.[9] This was the tournament's first all-English final since 1992, when Jimmy White defeated John Parrott 16–9. By reaching the final Selby also regained number one position in the rankings from Trump.[10][11]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[12]

Main draw

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[13][14][15][16]

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
               
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 5
 Mark Joyce (ENG) 6
England Mark Joyce 2
14 England Ali Carter 6
14  Ali Carter (ENG) 6
 Steve Davis (ENG) 2
14 England Ali Carter 6
9 England Stuart Bingham 4
9  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) 2
9 England Stuart Bingham 6
7 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
7  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 2
14 England Ali Carter 8
4 England Shaun Murphy 9
6  Mark Williams (WAL) 3
 Mark King (ENG) 6
  England Mark King 4
Belgium Luca Brecel 6
11  Ricky Walden (ENG) 5
 Luca Brecel (BEL) 6
Belgium Luca Brecel 5
4 England Shaun Murphy 6
12  Graeme Dott (SCO) 6
 Martin Gould (ENG) 5
12 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
4 England Shaun Murphy 6
4  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6
 Robert Milkins (ENG) 3
4 England Shaun Murphy 6
2 England Mark Selby 10
3  John Higgins (SCO) 6
 Michael Holt (ENG) 3
3 Scotland John Higgins 5
16 England Mark Davis 6
16  Mark Davis (ENG) 6
 Cao Yupeng (CHN) 1
16 England Mark Davis 6
13 Wales Matthew Stevens 4
13  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 6
 Dominic Dale (WAL) 1
13 Wales Matthew Stevens 6
Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
8  Mark Allen (NIR) 3
 Marco Fu (HKG) 6
16 England Mark Davis 4
2 England Mark Selby 9
5  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6
 Tom Ford (ENG) 1
5 Australia Neil Robertson 6
15 England Barry Hawkins 2
15  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6
 Liang Wenbo (CHN) 4
5 Australia Neil Robertson 4
2 England Mark Selby 6
10  Ding Junhui (CHN) 4
 Ryan Day (WAL) 6
Wales Ryan Day 4
2 England Mark Selby 6
2  Mark Selby (ENG) 6
 Michael White (WAL) 3

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 9 December 2012.[15][17]
Shaun Murphy (4)
 England
6–10 Mark Selby (2)
 England
Afternoon: 64–11, 49–58 (54), 0–82 (66), 83–0 (83), 98–35 (98), 67–39, 0–81 (70)
Evening: 1–77, 72–67 (Murphy 65, Selby 58), 38–70, 53–63, 78–8, 34–79 (51), 0–107 (98), 31–64, 37–69
98 Highest break 98
0 Century breaks 0
3 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

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These matches were held between 20 and 23 November 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[18][19][20]

Round 1
Best of 11 frames
Round 2
Best of 11 frames
Round 3
Best of 11 frames
Round 4
Best of 11 frames
 David Grace (ENG)4 Andy Hicks (ENG)6 Mark Joyce (ENG)6 Jamie Cope (ENG)4
 Daniel Wells (WAL)6Wales Daniel Wells2England Andy Hicks4England Mark Joyce6
 Pankaj Advani (IND)6 Jimmy White (ENG)5 Steve Davis (ENG)6 Jamie Burnett (SCO)2
 Sam Baird (ENG)2India Pankaj Advani6India Pankaj Advani5England Steve Davis6
 Chen Zhe (CHN)6 Aditya Mehta (IND)4 Jack Lisowski (ENG)6 Joe Perry (ENG)4
 Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)1China Chen Zhe6China Chen Zhe2England Jack Lisowski6
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)6 Alan McManus (SCO)2 David Gilbert (ENG)6 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)6
 Joel Walker (ENG)4China Tian Pengfei6China Tian Pengfei3England David Gilbert2
 Li Yan (CHN)4 Adam Duffy (ENG)6 Xiao Guodong (CHN)6 Mark King (ENG)6
 Fraser Patrick (SCO)6Scotland Fraser Patrick2England Adam Duffy4China Xiao Guodong0
 Luca Brecel (BEL)6 Peter Lines (ENG)4 Liu Chuang (CHN)3 Peter Ebdon (ENG)1
 Scott Donaldson (SCO)5Belgium Luca Brecel6Belgium Luca Brecel6Belgium Luca Brecel6
 Robbie Williams (ENG)2 James Wattana (THA)6 Ben Woollaston (ENG)6 Martin Gould (ENG)6
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)6England Jamie O'Neill4Thailand James Wattana5England Ben Woollaston3
 Michael Wasley (ENG)w/o Jimmy Robertson (ENG)6 Rory McLeod (ENG)6 Robert Milkins (ENG)6
 Hossein Vafaei (IRI)w/dEngland Michael Wasley5England Jimmy Robertson3England Rory McLeod5
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)6 Barry Pinches (ENG)1 Jamie Jones (WAL)3 Michael Holt (ENG)6
 Passakorn Suwannawat (THA)5Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh6Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh6Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh1
 Liam Highfield (ENG)6 Cao Yupeng (CHN)6 Dave Harold (ENG)4 Marcus Campbell (SCO)4
 Ben Judge (AUS)1England Liam Highfield3China Cao Yupeng6China Cao Yupeng6
 Ian Burns (ENG)6 Kurt Maflin (NOR)3 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)2 Dominic Dale (WAL)6
 Michael Leslie (SCO)1England Ian Burns6England Ian Burns6England Ian Burns2
 Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)6 Rod Lawler (ENG)6 Gerard Greene (NIR)4 Marco Fu (HKG)6
 Simon Bedford (ENG)3Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5England Rod Lawler6England Rod Lawler2
 Paul Davison (ENG)6 Yu Delu (CHN)6 Nigel Bond (ENG)5 Tom Ford (ENG)6
 Gareth Allen (WAL)2England Paul Davison4China Yu Delu6China Yu Delu1
 Zhang Anda (CHN)w/o Anthony McGill (SCO)6 Liang Wenbo (CHN)6 Andrew Higginson (ENG)0
 Duane Jones (WAL)w/dChina Zhang Anda2Scotland Anthony McGill5China Liang Wenbo6
 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA)6 Alfie Burden (ENG)5 Matthew Selt (ENG)6 Ryan Day (WAL)6
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG)5Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon6Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon4England Matthew Selt3
 Tony Drago (MLT)3 Mike Dunn (ENG)4 Michael White (WAL)6 Ken Doherty (IRL)3
 Craig Steadman (ENG)6England Craig Steadman6England Craig Steadman3Wales Michael White6

Century breaks

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Televised stage centuries

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Qualifying stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Handy Andy Makes UK Maximum". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. ^ Kalb, Rolf. "UK Championship – Auch Lisowski gelingt ein Maximum-Break" (in German). Eurosport DE. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "John Higgins racks up maximum break at UK Championship". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Higgins Fires UK Maximum". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  6. ^ Fazackerley, Karen. "UK Snooker Championship: Judd Trump beats Mark Allen to win title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  7. ^ Carroll, Steve. "Defending champion Judd Trump crashes out of williamhill.com UK Championship". The Press. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Trump dumped out of UK Championship". ESPN. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Selby secures York spoils". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  10. ^ Hafez, Shamoon. "UK Snooker Championship 2012: Mark Selby beats Mark Davis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  11. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  12. ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  13. ^ "williamhill.com UK Championship 2012 draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  14. ^ "UK Championship 2012 draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-07. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  15. ^ a b "williamhill.com UK Championship (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
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  17. ^ "Final – Match 31 – Shaun Murphy v Mark Selby". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  18. ^ "williamhill.com UK Championship 2012 qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  19. ^ "UK Championship 2012 qualifiers draw" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  20. ^ "williamhill.com UK Championship Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  21. ^ "UK Championship centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  22. ^ "UK Championship qualifiers centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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