European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 1

The Betfair European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 1 (also known as the 2012 Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 26 August 2012 in Fürth, Germany.[2]

Betfair European Tour
2012/2013
Event 1
Tournament information
Dates23–26 August 2012 (2012-08-23 – 2012-08-26)
VenueStadthalle
CityFürth
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatMinor-ranking event
Total prize fund71,895
Winner's share€12,000
Highest break Ken Doherty (IRL) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Joe Swail (NIR)
Score4–1
PTC2
PTC3

Ken Doherty made the 90th official maximum break during his last 128 match against Julian Treiber. This was Doherty's first official 147 break and also the second maximum break in the 2012/2013 season.[3] Doherty also became the first player from Ireland to make an official maximum break.[4]

Mark Selby successfully defended his 2011 title[5] by beating Joe Swail 4–1 in the final.[6] Swail became the first player not on the Main Tour to reach the final of a PTC event, having been relegated the previous season.

Prize fund and ranking points edit

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[1][7][8]

Prize fund Ranking points1
Winner 12,000 2,000
Runner-up €6,000 1,600
Semi-finalist €3,000 1,280
Quarter-finalist €2,000 1,000
Last 16 €1,250 760
Last 32 €750 560
Last 64 €500 360
Maximum break[9] €1,895
Total €71,895
  • 1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw edit

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Preliminary rounds edit

Round 1 edit

Best of 7 frames

Round 2 edit

Best of 7 frames

Main rounds edit

Top half edit

Section 1 edit
Last 128
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Last 64
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Last 32
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Last 16
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  Jack Lisowski 4
  Oliver Lines 0   Jack Lisowski 2
  Ryan Day w/o   Ryan Day 4
  Passakorn Suwannawat w/d   Ryan Day 4
  Ryan Causton 3   John Astley 2
  John Astley 4   John Astley 4
  Gary Wilson 4   Gary Wilson 1
  Kurt Maflin 2   Ryan Day 4
  Li Yan 4   Jamie Jones 2
  Justin Astley 3   Li Yan 4
  Matthew Stevens 4   Matthew Stevens 1
  Adam Wicheard 1   Li Yan 3
  Jak Jones 4   Jamie Jones 4
  Oliver Brown 2   Jak Jones 1
  Jimmy Robertson 0   Jamie Jones 4
  Jamie Jones 4
Section 2 edit
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  John Higgins 4
  Michael Leslie 2   John Higgins 4
  Craig Steadman 4   Craig Steadman 1
  Alexander Ursenbacher 0   John Higgins 1
  Ian Burns 4   Pankaj Advani 4
  Carl Rosenberger 0   Ian Burns 1
  Pankaj Advani 4   Pankaj Advani 4
  Martin O'Donnell 0   Pankaj Advani 4
  Dave Harold 3   Mark King 3
  Alfie Burden 4   Alfie Burden 4
  Gareth Allen 0   Martin Gould 3
  Martin Gould 4   Alfie Burden 1
  Liu Chuang w/d   Mark King 4
  Sanjin Kusan w/o   Sanjin Kusan 0
  Cao Yupeng w/d   Mark King 4
  Mark King w/o
Section 3 edit
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  Fergal O'Brien 3
  Chris Norbury 4   Chris Norbury 2
  Scott Donaldson 4   Scott Donaldson 4
  Ricky Norris 1   Scott Donaldson 3
  Marcus Campbell 4   Michael Wild 4
  Mitchell Mann 2   Marcus Campbell 0
  Jordan Brown 0   Michael Wild 4
  Michael Wild 4   Michael Wild 3
  Yu Delu w/o   Ken Doherty 4
  Tian Pengfei w/d   Yu Delu 4
  Paul Davison 4   Paul Davison 2
  Matthew Selt 2   Yu Delu 1
  Ken Doherty 4   Ken Doherty 4
  Julian Treiber 0   Ken Doherty 4
  Stephen Lee 4   Stephen Lee 3
  Aaron Busuttil 0
Section 4 edit
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  Robert Milkins 4
  Michael Wasley 3   Robert Milkins 3
  Robbie Williams 4   Robbie Williams 4
  Tom Ford 2   Robbie Williams 4
  Steve Davis 2   Jamie Cope 2
  Simon Bedford 4   Simon Bedford 1
  Jamie Cope 4   Jamie Cope 4
  Jeff Cundy 0   Robbie Williams 3
  James Wattana w/d   Mark Selby 4
  Gerard Greene w/o   Gerard Greene 0
  Mark Selby 4   Mark Selby 4
  Sean O'Sullivan 0   Mark Selby 4
  Ali Carter 4   Mark Davis 3
  Johnny Kells 0   Ali Carter 2
  Sam Baird 1   Mark Davis 4
  Mark Davis 4

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit
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  Mark Williams 2
  Liam Highfield 4   Liam Highfield 2
  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon w/d   Phil Barnes 4
  Phil Barnes w/o   Phil Barnes 3
  Andrew Norman 4   Andrew Norman 4
  Ben Harrison 3   Andrew Norman 4
  Anthony McGill 2   Nigel Bond 2
  Nigel Bond 4   Andrew Norman 4
  Ricky Walden 4   Ricky Walden 3
  Tony Drago 3   Ricky Walden 4
  David Grace 4   David Grace 2
  Mark Vincent 0   Ricky Walden 4
  Joel Walker 4   Mark Allen 1
  Barry Pinches 0   Joel Walker 2
  Mark Allen 4   Mark Allen 4
  Patrick Einsle 0
Section 6 edit
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  Shaun Murphy 4
  Andreas Ploner 0   Shaun Murphy 4
  Rod Lawler 4   Rod Lawler 2
  Ian Glover 2   Shaun Murphy 4
  Alan McManus 4   Alan McManus 1
  Sam Harvey 1   Alan McManus 4
  Michael Holt 4   Michael Holt 3
  Adam Duffy 2   Shaun Murphy 2
  Rory McLeod 4   Joe Swail 4
  Aditya Mehta 2   Rory McLeod 4
  Luca Brecel 4   Luca Brecel 3
  Zhang Anda 0   Rory McLeod 2
  Jimmy White 4   Joe Swail 4
  Duane Jones 2   Jimmy White 2
  Allan Taylor 3   Joe Swail 4
  Joe Swail 4
Section 7 edit
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  Dechawat Poomjaeng w/d
  David Gilbert w/o   David Gilbert 3
  Michael White w/o   Michael White 4
  Mohamed Khairy w/d   Michael White 4
  Joe Perry 4   Joe Perry 3
  Chen Zhe 0   Joe Perry 4
  Ben Woollaston 4   Ben Woollaston 3
  Ben Judge 2   Michael White 4
  Xiao Guodong w/d   Dominic Dale 2
  Marc Davis w/o   Marc Davis 0
  Dominic Dale w/o   Dominic Dale 4
  Mike Dunn w/d   Dominic Dale 4
  Graeme Dott 4   Stuart Bingham 0
  Kishan Hirani 1   Graeme Dott 2
  Stuart Bingham 4   Stuart Bingham 4
  Marco Fu 3
Section 8 edit
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  Neil Robertson 4
  Daniel Wells 1   Neil Robertson 1
  Barry Hawkins 4   Barry Hawkins 4
  Kyren Wilson 2   Barry Hawkins 4
  Judd Trump w/o   Judd Trump 3
  Hossein Vafaei w/d   Judd Trump 4
  Liang Wenbo 4   Liang Wenbo 1
  Alex Davies 1   Barry Hawkins 4
  Mark Joyce 4   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1
  Ole Steiner 0   Mark Joyce 4
  Anthony Hamilton 4   Anthony Hamilton 3
  Christopher Keogan 1   Mark Joyce 1
  Peter Lines 4   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
  Liam Monk 0   Peter Lines 2
  Andrew Higginson 1   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4

Finals edit

Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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  Ryan Day 1
  Pankaj Advani 4   Pankaj Advani 2
  Ken Doherty 0   Mark Selby 4
  Mark Selby 4   Mark Selby 4
  Andrew Norman 3   Joe Swail 1
  Joe Swail 4   Joe Swail 4
  Michael White 1   Barry Hawkins 3
  Barry Hawkins 4

Century breaks edit

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References edit

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  2. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. ^ Glennon, Micil (24 August 2012). "Ken Doherty makes first tournament 147 break at the Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Doherty Joins 147 Club". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Superb Selby storms to win in Germany". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Selby retains Paul Hunter Classic title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  8. ^ "The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2012/2013 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Doherty Joins 147 Club". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  10. ^ "The Paul Hunter Classic Fürth (ET1) draw and schedule" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Paul Hunter Classic 2012 Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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  13. ^ "2012 European Tour – Event 1 – Tournament Ranking". CueTracker – Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 22 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "The Paul Hunter Classic – Furth (ET1) – Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.