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2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

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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]

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