2012 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament August 2021 August 2012 2012 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship logo.jpg 2012 04 21 2012 05 7 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England World Snooker Ranking event £1,152,500 £250,000 Stephen Hendry SCO (147) Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG Ali Carter ENG 18–11 2011 2013 The 2012 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2012 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 21 April to 7 May 2012 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 36th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and the last ranking event of the 2011–12 snooker season. The event was broadcast in the United Kingdom by the BBC, and in Europe by Eurosport. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fourth world title by defeating Ali Carter 18–11 in the final. Aged 36, O'Sullivan became the oldest world champion since 45-year-old Ray Reardon in 1978. John Higgins, the defending champion, lost 4–13 to Stephen Hendry in the second round. Hendry made the highest break during the tournament, a maximum break of 147. Hendry, seven-time winner of the event, announced his retirement from professional snooker following his defeat by Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals. Overview The World Snooker Championship is an annual cue sport tournament and the official world championship of the game of snooker.Why Sheffield truly is the 'home of snooker' as World Championship gets underway thestar.co.uk 18 April 2019 1 May 2020 https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/other-sport/why-sheffield-truly-home-snooker-world-championship-gets-underway-39926 Invented in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India,http://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ Origins of Snooker Peter Clare 2008 Billiard & Snooker Heritage Collection 8 February 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170103150005/http://snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ 3 January 2017 the sport was popular in Great Britain.Everton, Clive (1991). Snooker and Billiards: Techniques, Tactics and Training (Crowood Sports Guides). The Crowood Press. Chapter 1. 978-1-85223-480-5 In modern times it has been played worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.The Rise Of China – World Snooker World Snooker 13 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180419145915/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ 19 April 2018 live 26 February 2018 In the 2012 tournament, 32 professional players competed in one-on-one snooker matches played over several frame frames, using a single-elimination tournament format.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Drawspage/0,,13165~2741487,00.html Drawsheet Worldsnooker.com 20 April 2012 23 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120423162435/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Drawspage/0%2C%2C13165~2741487%2C00.html live The 32 players were selected for the event using the snooker world rankings and a pre-tournament qualification competition.Betfred.com World Championship Qualifiers (2012) - snooker.org Årdalen Hermund snooker.org 14 August 2021 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=95 14 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210814185526/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=95 live In 1927, the first world championship was won by Joe Davis. The event's final took place in Camkin's Hall, Birmingham, England.Turner Chris World Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 9 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180133/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html 24 July 20111927 World Professional Championship http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/27world.htm globalsnookercentre.co.uk Global Snooker Centre 29 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20041010103752/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/27world.htm 10 October 2004 Since 1977, the event has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.1392311 The Crucible Theatre 3 December 2013 The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.The Economics of Sports Broadcasting 9781134325603 Google Books 28 June 2020 https://books.google.com/books?id=60R-AgAAQBAJ&q=2005+world+snooker+championship+broadcaster&pg=PR22 Gratton Chris Solberg Harry Arne 11 June 2007 Routledge 11 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210811205442/https://books.google.com/books?id=60R-AgAAQBAJ&q=2005+world+snooker+championship+broadcaster&pg=PR22 live Scotsman John Higgins was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 18–15 in the previous year's final.Ashenden Mark Higgins beats Trump to win fourth title https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13261459 BBC Sport 2 May 2011 2 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110503041622/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13261459.stm 3 May 2011 live The event was sponsored by sports betting company Betfred.talkSPORT to broadcast World Snooker Championship draw live on air talkSPORT 29 March 2012 14 August 2021 https://talksport.com/uncategorized/35838/talksport-broadcast-world-snooker-championship-draw-live-air-168224/ 14 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210814190926/https://talksport.com/uncategorized/35838/talksport-broadcast-world-snooker-championship-draw-live-air-168224/ live Format The 2012 World Snooker Championship took place from 21 April to 7 May 2008 in Sheffield, England. The tournament was the last of nine ranking events in the 2011–12 snooker season on the World Snooker Tour.Tournament Calendar 2011/2012 http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2011 Snooker.org 24 November 2011 4 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120504174609/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2011 live It featured a 32-player main draw that was held at the Crucible Theatre, as well as a qualifying draw that was played at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from 5 to 15 April. World Qualifiers Draw and Format worldsnooker.com 9 May 2012 http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipQArticle/0,,13165~2621486,00.html This was the 36th consecutive year that the tournament had been staged at the Crucible.http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_history-23.htm History worldsnooker.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080625054148/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_history-23.htm 25 June 2008 usurped The main stages of the event were broadcast by the BBC in the United Kingdom.BBC pockets snooker TV rights The Guardian 9 January 2013 14 August 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jan/09/bbc-tv-rights-snooker-2017 14 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210814191105/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jan/09/bbc-tv-rights-snooker-2017 live The top 16 players in the latest world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players.2012 World Snooker Championship Snooker Scene April 2012 Everton, CliveIn the event of the defending champion being ranked outside the top 16, he would replace the player ranked world number 16 as an automatic qualifier. Higgins was seeded first overall as the defending champion, and the remaining 15 seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings. The number of frames required to win a match increased throughout the tournament. The first round consisted of best-of-19-frames matches, with the final match being played over a maximum of 35 frames.Betfred.com World Championship (2012) - snooker.org Årdalen Hermund snooker.org 14 August 2021 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=102 4 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120504174301/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=102 live All 16 non-seeded spots in the main draw were filled with players from the qualifying rounds. Prize fund The prize fund for the championship was divided as follows:Prize Money http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0,,13165~2721594,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 4 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120406060619/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0%2C%2C13165~2721594%2C00.html 6 April 2012Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 130 Winner: £250,000 Runner-up: £125,000 Semi-final: £52,000 Quarter-final: £24,050 Last 16: £16,000 Last 32: £12,000 Last 48: £8,200 Last 64: £4,600 Stage one highest break: £1,000 Stage two highest break: £10,000 Stage one maximum break: £1,500 Stage two maximum break: £40,000 Total: £1,152,500 Tournament summary First round thumb|upright=0.8|Stephen Hendry (pictured in 2011) compiled a maximum break in the opening round. The first round was played from 21 to 26 April as the best of 19 frames held over two sessions. Three players were making their debut at the event: Jamie Jones,Brilliant Jones Shocks Walden http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2735790,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 15 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120417213545/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2735790%2C00.html 17 April 2012 Cao Yupeng,Chinese Duo Take Crucible Spots http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2735888,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 15 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120417213207/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2735888%2C00.html 17 April 2012 and Luca Brecel.A Star Is Born – Brecel Qualifies http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2736522,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 15 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120417213614/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2736522%2C00.html 17 April 2012Goulding Neil Judd Trump: 'I love fast cars but please don't call me a playboy' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/judd-trump-i-love-fast-cars-but-please-dont-call-me-a-playboy-7661623.html The Independent 21 April 2012 London 20 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120422045027/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/judd-trump-i-love-fast-cars-but-please-dont-call-me-a-playboy-7661623.html 22 April 2012 liveDowner Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 132 It was also the first time that both Cao and Brecel had qualified for the televised stage of a ranking event. Cao and Jones advanced to the second round by defeating Mark Allen 10–6 and Shaun Murphy 10–8 respectively,Allen dumped out by Cao http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/sport/national/sport/9663523.Allen_dumped_out_by_Cao/ Thurrock Gazette 22 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052442/http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/sport/national/sport/9663523.Allen_dumped_out_by_Cao/ 4 March 2016 dead whilst Brecel lost 5–10 against Stephen Maguire.Maguire ends teenager's World Championship hopes http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/maguire-ends-teenagers-world-championship-hopes-548659.html Irish Examiner 23 April 2012 23 April 2012 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212939/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/maguire-ends-teenagers-world-championship-hopes-548659.html live Brecel was the youngest player ever to compete at the Crucible, aged 17 years and 45 days old.Snooker-Boss hails record number of Asians in world championship http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/21042012/2/snooker-boss-hails-record-number-asians-world-championship.html Eurosport UK 21 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140421103236/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/21042012/2/snooker-boss-hails-record-number-asians-world-championship.html 21 April 2014 live He was also the first Belgian to play at the Crucible. Mark Allen, following his first-round defeat by Cao, accused his opponent of cheating. Allen claimed that Cao had not admitted to a push shot at 5–4. However, he also conceded that the Chinese player had outplayed him during the match.World Snooker Championship 2012: Mark Allen accuses Cao Yupeng of dishonesty https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17808787 BBC Sport 25 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425001441/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17808787 25 April 2012 live World Snooker decided to start disciplinary action against Allen,WPBSA Statement – Mark Allen http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2745938,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 25 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120425011603/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2745938%2C00.html 25 April 2012 who later admitted having gone too far.Mark Allen Statement http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2747883,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 25 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120426120928/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2747883%2C00.html 26 April 2012 He was later fined a total of £11,000, and warned he would be suspended from the tour for three months if he breached the rules again in the next six months. Allen was also ordered to undergo media training.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2809316,00.html WPBSA Statement – Mark Allen World Snooker 14 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120616003500/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2809316%2C00.html 16 June 2012 In his match against Stuart Bingham, Stephen Hendry made the 10th maximum break to be made at the event.Sensational Hendry Scores 147 http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2743663,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120423174044/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2743663%2C00.html 23 April 2012 This was the 88th official maximum, and Hendry equalled two records held by Ronnie O'Sullivan: the most official maximum breaks in professional snooker (11) and the most at the venue (3).Vintage Hendry makes third Crucible 147 http://eurosport.yahoo.com/21042012/58/vintage-hendry-makes-third-crucible-147.html https://archive.today/20130105111123/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/21042012/58/vintage-hendry-makes-third-crucible-147.html dead 5 January 2013 Eurosport UK 21 April 2012 Hendry won the match 10–4 in a rematch of one of his greatest upset defeats, in the first round of the 2000 World Snooker Championship when Hendry was defending champion and Bingham was making his television debut.Stephen Hendry sets up John Higgins meeting http://www.scotsman.com/sport/snooker/snooker-stephen-hendry-sets-up-john-higgins-meeting-1-2250211 The Scotsman 25 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425143815/http://www.scotsman.com/sport/snooker/snooker-stephen-hendry-sets-up-john-higgins-meeting-1-2250211 25 April 2012 live Zhu Ying became the first Chinese person to referee a match at the Crucible by officiating the match between Hendry and Bingham. Mark Williams stated on Twitter before the championship that he hated the Crucible and wished that the tournament was played in China.World Snooker Championship 2012: Williams 'hates' Crucible https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17786195 BBC Sport 25 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426095105/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17786195 26 April 2012 live Williams was subsequently booed as he was announced to the crowd before his opening match, and was later fined a total of £4,000.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2794168,00.html WPBSA Statement – Mark Williams World Snooker 14 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120604072840/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2794168%2C00.html 4 June 2012 Ding Junhui and Ryan Day went to a deciding frame, which was won by Day. Ding said that the table conditions were not right and complained about spectators being disruptive during the match.World Snooker Championship 2012: Crowd angers beaten Ding https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17845543 BBC Sport 25 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425200539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17845543 25 April 2012 live He was later fined £250, and warned by the chairman of the Disciplinary Committee for swearing during the live press conference.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2798851,00.html WPBSA Statement – Ding Junhui World Snooker 14 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120610025717/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2798851%2C00.html 10 June 2012 In his match against Ken Doherty, Neil Robertson made three consecutive century breaks, as he completed a 10–4 victory.Gábor Buzás Villámrajt http://tv.eurosport.hu/snooker/story_sto3243415.shtml Eurosport Hu 22 April 2012 hu dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140421051552/http://tv.eurosport.hu/snooker/story_sto3243415.shtml 21 April 2014 Andrew Higginson and David Gilbert reached the second round of the event for the first time in their respective careers. Higginson defeated Stephen Lee 10–6, and Gilbert defeated Martin Gould 10–8.Handy Andy Makes Crucible Breakthrough http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2748003,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 25 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120427001344/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2748003%2C00.html 27 April 2012Gilbert Holds On To Beat Gould http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2744548,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 25 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120501021657/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2744548%2C00.html 1 May 2012 Half of the seeded players were beaten in the first round. Bingham, Graeme Dott, Murphy, Lee, Gould, Ding Junhui, Allen and Selby all lost their places in the tournament. This marked the most top 16 players to suffer defeat in the first round since 1992.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17849758 World Snooker Championship 2012: Ken Doherty Q&A BBC Sport 26 April 2012 27 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426114729/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17849758 26 April 2012 live There was the most Asian players in the history of the event, five.Liang Survives Campbell Fight-Back http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2736795,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418222429/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2736795%2C00.html 18 April 2012 Second round The second round was played from 26 to 30 April, as the best of 25 frames held over three sessions. Multiple time winners Higgins and Hendry had made 45 appearances at the Crucible between them, having both had played in every tournament since 1995; but this was the only time they ever met at the Crucible.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17869318 World Snooker Championship 2012: Hendry crushes Higgins BBC Sport 28 April 2012 12 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180804191731/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17869318 4 August 2018 live Higgins made the 500th century break of his career in his match against Hendry. Two frames later Hendry made his 775th.BBC - Ben Dirs: Was Stephen Hendry the greatest of them all? bbc.co.uk 21 October 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bendirs/2012/05/was_stephen_hendry_the_greates.html Hendry defeated Higgins 13–4 to reach his 19th quarter-final at the event.http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/7711514/Hendry-finishes-off-Higgins Hendry finishes off Higgins Sky Sports 28 April 2012 28 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120430204950/http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/7711514/Hendry-finishes-off-Higgins 30 April 2012 liveSnooker: Hendry quick to secure 'weird' win over Higgins The Independent 28 April 2012 28 August 2021 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-hendry-quick-secure-weird-win-over-higgins-7687447.html 28 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210828160718/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-hendry-quick-secure-weird-win-over-higgins-7687447.html live At that time only eight players had played at the Crucible at least that many times: Hendry, Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Terry Griffiths, John Parrott, Peter Ebdon, Willie Thorne and O'Sullivan.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17869318 World Snooker Championship 2012: Hendry crushes Higgins BBC Sport 28 April 2012 30 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120430031308/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17869318 30 April 2012 live Ali Carter trailed Judd Trump 9–12, but won the next four frames to win 13–12. In the deciding frame Trump needed four snooker snookers and got three, before Carter finally potted the last remaining red ball.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2755313,00.html Captain Carter Leaves Trump Grounded World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 30 April 2012 30 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120502000411/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2755313%2C00.html 2 May 2012 Crucible debutant Jones reached his first ranking event quarter-final by defeating Andrew Higginson 13–10. After the second session Jones led 10–6; before Higginson won the four opening frames of the last session to tie the score 10–10. Jones took the next three frames to win the match.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2755431,00.html Jones Keeps Superb Run Going World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 30 April 2012 30 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120502033622/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2755431%2C00.html 2 May 2012 He became the third Welshman into this year's quarter-finals, following Day and Matthew Stevens.http://asia.eurosport.com/snooker/jones-ousts-higginson_sto3252383/story.shtml Jones holds nerve to oust Higginson Eurosport 30 April 2012 30 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002359/http://asia.eurosport.com/snooker/jones-ousts-higginson_sto3252383/story.shtml 4 March 2016 dead Robertson led Gilbert 5–3 and 10–6 before winning 13–9.Robertson reaches quarter-finals BBC Sport 28 August 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17858435 13 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201113095413/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17858435 live Day defeated Cao 13–7 to reach the quarter-finals for the third time.Day into last eight at the Crucible Raidió Teilifís Éireann 28 April 2012 28 August 2021 https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2012/0428/318890-day-into-last-eight-at-the-crucible/ 16 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141116193953/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2012/0428/318890-day-into-last-eight-at-the-crucible/ live Eighth seed Maguire defeated Perry 13–7, whilst O'Sullivan defeated Williams 13–6, having won six frames in a row in the second session.Snooker: No room for sentiment when Maguire squares up to his idol Hendry The Herald 30 April 2012 Glasgow 28 August 2021 https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13056231.snooker-no-room-sentiment-maguire-squares-idol-hendry/ 28 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210828160720/https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13056231.snooker-no-room-sentiment-maguire-squares-idol-hendry/ live Quarter-finals thumb|upright=0.9|Stephen Maguire (pictured in 2015) defeated Stephen Hendry 13–2 to reach the semi-finals. The quarter-finals were played on 1 and 2 May as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions. Hendry was defeated by Maguire with a session to spare, 13–2. Hendry won only one of the eight frames in the opening session, with Maguire winning the first four frames of the second session. Hendry won frame 13, but Maguire won the next two frames to complete the victory.Maguire in semis after Hendry win BBC Sport 23 August 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17910107 23 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210823154103/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17910107 live After the match Hendry announced his immediate retirement from professional snooker, citing dissatisfaction with his standard of play in recent years and difficulty balancing competitive, commercial and personal commitments.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2756991,00.html The Greatest World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 2 May 2012 19 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120510171559/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2756991%2C00.html 10 May 2012Hendry quits snooker after defeat BBC Sport 23 August 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17917326 23 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210823154103/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17917326 live Hendry would be in retirement until 2020, when he announced he would play again on the Tour,Seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry to come out of retirement The Guardian September 2020 23 August 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/01/seven-time-world-champion-stephen-hendry-to-come-out-of-retirement 4 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200904173025/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/01/seven-time-world-champion-stephen-hendry-to-come-out-of-retirement live playing his next professional event at the 2021 Gibraltar Open.Gibraltar Open snooker 2021 – Stephen Hendry beaten by Matthew Selt in comeback match Eurosport 23 August 2021 https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/gibraltar-open/2020-2021/gibraltar-open-snooker-2021-stephen-hendry-beaten-by-matthew-selt-in-comeback-match_sto8156862/story.shtml 21 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210421151826/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/gibraltar-open/2020-2021/gibraltar-open-snooker-2021-stephen-hendry-beaten-by-matthew-selt-in-comeback-match_sto8156862/story.shtml live Stevens played Day, but trailed 2–5 in the first session. He won the final frame of that session, all eight frames of the second session, and won the match 13–5 after taking the first two frames of the third session.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17918430 World Snooker 2012: Matthew Stevens crushes Ryan Day BBC Sport 2 May 2012 12 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20120625143447/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17918430 25 June 2012 live This was the first time he had reached the semi-finals since he played in the 2005 final.SNOOKER: Jones knocked out of World Championship ITV News 23 August 2021 https://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2012-05-02/snooker-jones-knocked-out-of-world-championship/ 23 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210823181533/https://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2012-05-02/snooker-jones-knocked-out-of-world-championship/ liveRonnie O'Sullivan benefits in his World Championship semi-final from Matthew Stevens' sportsmanship https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/9244904/Ronnie-OSullivan-benefits-in-his-World-Championship-semi-final-from-Matthew-Stevens-sportsmanship.html The Daily Telegraph 20 September 2012 London 4 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121013201058/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/9244904/Ronnie-OSullivan-benefits-in-his-World-Championship-semi-final-from-Matthew-Stevens-sportsmanship.html 13 October 2012 live Carter led 2–1 before Jones tied the scores with a break of 127.Jones hits fantastic 127 break BBC Sport 23 August 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/17915277 23 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210823180456/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/17915277 live However, Carter won three of the next four to lead 5–3 after the first session. Jones completed back-to-back centuries in the second session, but still trailed by two frames after the second session, with Carter winning the match 13–11.Stevens and Carter both through BBC Sport 25 June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17918430 12 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210212231850/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/17918430 live Robertson took a 5–3 lead over O'Sullivan after the first session of their match, but O'Sullivan won six straight frames to take a 9–7 lead after the second.O'Sullivan moves into semi-finals BBC Sport 25 June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17912532 25 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120625144158/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17912532 live O'Sullivan won the match 13–10, making a further two century breaks in the final session. Semi-finals The semi-finals were played as the best of 33 frames held over four sessions on 3, 4 and 5 May. Carter met Maguire, and led 5–3 after the first session. Maguire made a 142 break in frame 15, but still trailed after the second session by four frames. The pair shared the eight frames of the third session, with Carter leading 14–10. Carter then won three of the next five to win the match 17–12. Earlier in the season, Carter had considered retiring from the game, due to struggles with Crohn's disease.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/16494226 Ali Carter considering retirement after World Snooker Championship BBC Sport 11 January 2012 5 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120403041408/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/16494226 3 April 2012 livehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17941717 World Snooker Championship 2012: Ali Carter beats Maguire BBC Sport 5 May 2012 5 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120505055650/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17941717 5 May 2012 live Hendry, acting as a pundit for BBC Sport, commented how Carter had "frustrated" Maguire during the match. O'Sullivan met Stevens in the other semi-final. This was O'Sullivan's ninth world championship semi-final, and Steven's sixth. O'Sullivan led the match 5–3 after the opening session, but won six of the eight in the second to lead 11–5.Inspired O'Sullivan reaches final BBC Sport 23 August 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17944229 7 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210807103819/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17944229 live The pair shared the eight frames of the third session, leaving O'Sullivan 15–9 ahead. Stevens took the first frame in the fourth session, before O'Sullivan made a break of 130 in frame 26, and won the next frame to complete a 17–10 victory. Snooker pundit John Parrott likened playing O'Sullivan to be as difficult as "hold[ing] a tiger by the tail". Final thumb|upright=0.95|alt=Photo of Ronnie O'Sullivan|Ronnie O'Sullivan won the event, lifting the World Championship trophy for the fourth time. The final was played on 6 and 7 May as the best of 35 frames held over four sessions between Carter and O'Sullivan. This was the second time that the pair had met in the final of the event, with O'Sullivan defeating Carter 18–8 in the 2008 final. This was O'Sullivan's fourth world championship final, having won the prior three,http://content.betfred.com/snooker/players/ronnie-osullivan/ https://archive.today/20120709141224/http://content.betfred.com/snooker/players/ronnie-osullivan/ dead 9 July 2012 Ronnie O'Sullivan Betfred 5 May 2012 whilst Carter was featuring in his second. Carter had never beaten O'Sullivan in 11 previous attempts in ranking events before this match.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17944229 World Snooker 2012: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Matthew Stevens BBC Sport 5 May 2012 5 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120504235848/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17944229 4 May 2012 live O'Sullivan made two century breaks in the opening session, including a 141 break in the eighth frame, the highest in a world championship final to date.Superb O'Sullivan claims fourth world title http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/07052012/58/superb-o-sullivan-claims-fourth-world-title.html Eurosport 7 May 2012 8 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120509080845/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/07052012/58/superb-o-sullivan-claims-fourth-world-title.html 9 May 2012 live The previous record was 139 made by O'Sullivan in the 2001 final.Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 161 The pair were tied at 3–3, but O'Sullivan won the final two frames of the session to lead 5–3. O'Sullivan won four of the next six to lead 9–5, and led 10–7 overnight. A break of 101 by O'Sullivan saw him lead 11–7 and he then won the next three frames to lead 14–7. Carter won the next three frames, including a century break, before O'Sullivan won the final frame of the session to lead 15–10. Only four frames were played in the final session, as O'Sullivan won three of them to complete a 18–11 victory. This was O'Sullivan's fourth championship, and was the oldest person to win the event since Dennis Taylor in 1985. O'Sullivan praised the work of Steve Peters, his sports psychologist, for the victory, saying: "I wouldn't have been playing if it wasn't for Steve... I've stuck in there. I've had to face things that I didn't want to face." Carter would comment that his opponent was "the better man", but that he was disappointed to lose. This was the twelfth meeting between the pair in ranking competitions, with O'Sullivan winning all of them. Carter would eventually defeat O'Sullivan at the event in the second round of the 2018 World Snooker Championship.World Snooker Championship 2018: Ronnie O'Sullivan loses to Ali Carter Hafez, Shamoon BBC Sport 28 April 2018 30 April 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/43934621 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180428225212/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/43934621 28 April 2018 After the event, O'Sullivan announced he would take a six months sabbatical from the sport;O'Sullivan powers to world title BBC Sport 23 August 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17983911 11 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230728/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/17983911 live however, he only played one competitive match before the following year's event,Ronnie O'Sullivan returns with victory against Marcus Campbell The Guardian 20 April 2013 23 August 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/20/ronnie-osullivan-marcus-campbell 6 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906200234/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/20/ronnie-osullivan-marcus-campbell live which he also won.O'Sullivan unsure on title defence BBC Sport 23 August 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/22429642 7 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130807074146/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22429642 live Main draw Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).dates http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Drawspage/0,,13165~2741487,00.html 2012 Betfred.com World Championship Draw World Snooker 20 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120423162435/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Drawspage/0%2C%2C13165~2741487%2C00.html 23 April 2012http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0,,13165~2765750,00.html 2012 Betfred.com World Championship Results and Report World Snooker 10 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120520151545/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0%2C%2C13165~2765750%2C00.html 20 May 2012Betfred.com World Championship (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=102 Snooker.org 23 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120504060140/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=102 4 May 2012 liveWorld Snooker Championship 2012: scores and schedule https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17678310 BBC Sport 21 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120420181358/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17678310 20 April 2012 deadDowner Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 74–75 The draw for the first round took place on 16 April 2012, one day after the qualifying, and was broadcast live by Talksport.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2698448,00.html TalkSPORT to Broadcast World Draw World Snooker 28 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120404134230/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2698448%2C00.html 4 April 2012 numbered 175 First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 33 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 21 April John Higgins SCO (1) 10 Liang Wenbo CHN 9 21 & 22 April Stuart Bingham ENG (16) 4 Stephen Hendry SCO 10 24 & 25 April Graeme Dott SCO (9) 1 Joe Perry ENG 10 22 & 23 April Stephen Maguire SCO (8) 10 Luca Brecel BEL 5 22 & 23 April Shaun Murphy ENG (5) 8 Jamie Jones WAL 10 23 & 24 April Stephen Lee ENG (12) 6 Andrew Higginson ENG 10 25 & 26 April Ali Carter ENG (13) 10 Mark Davis ENG 2 24 & 25 April Judd Trump ENG (4) 10 Dominic Dale WAL 7 25 & 26 April Mark Williams WAL (3) 10 Liu Chuang CHN 6 23 & 24 April Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (14) 10 Peter Ebdon ENG 4 21 & 22 April Martin Gould ENG (11) 8 David Gilbert ENG 10 21 & 22 April Neil Robertson AUS (6) 10 Ken Doherty IRL 4 24 & 25 April Ding Junhui CHN (7) 9 Ryan Day WAL 10 21 & 22 April Mark Allen NIR (10) 6 Cao Yupeng CHN 10 23 April Matthew Stevens WAL (15) 10 Marco Fu HKG 3 24 & 25 April Mark Selby ENG (2) 3 Barry Hawkins ENG 10 27 & 28 April SCO John Higgins (1) 4 SCO Stephen Hendry 13 26, 27 & 28 April ENG Joe Perry 7 SCO Stephen Maguire (8) 13 29 & 30 April WAL Jamie Jones 13 ENG Andrew Higginson 10 28, 29 & 30 April ENG Ali Carter (13) 13 ENG Judd Trump (4) 12 28, 29 & 30 April WAL Mark Williams (3) 6 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (14) 13 26 & 27 April ENG David Gilbert 9 AUS Neil Robertson (6) 13 27 & 28 April WAL Ryan Day 13 CHN Cao Yupeng 7 29 & 30 April WAL Matthew Stevens (15) 13 ENG Barry Hawkins 11 1 May SCO Stephen Hendry 2 SCO Stephen Maguire (8) 13 1 & 2 May WAL Jamie Jones 11 ENG Ali Carter (13) 13 1 & 2 May ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (14) 13 AUS Neil Robertson (6) 10 1 & 2 May WAL Ryan Day 5 WAL Matthew Stevens (15) 13 3, 4 & 5 May SCO Stephen Maguire (8) 12 ENG Ali Carter (13) 17 3, 4 & 5 May ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (14) 17 WAL Matthew Stevens (15) 10 6 & 7 May ENG Ali Carter (13) 11 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (14) 18 (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 6 & 7 May 2012. Referee: Michaela Tabb.Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 143Betfred.com World Championship: Final – Match 31: Allister Carter v Ronnie O'Sullivan http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/12972?matchId=153467 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 9 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302055959/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/12972?matchId=153467 2 March 2014 dead Ali Carter (13) 11–18 Ronnie O'Sullivan (14) 37–77, 1–121, 85–0, 58–24, 42–86, 55–2, 0–108, 0–141, 84–8, 21–73, 14–69, 62–30, 8–73, 13–60, 83–1, 34–74, 52–3, 0–101, 12–73, 48–62, 41–81, 59–9, 105–34, 62–5, 4–129, 0–92, 78–17, 0–76, 0–82 Match time: 9:08:04 (H:MM:SS)Average frame time: 18:54 (MM:SS) Century breaks: 4(Carter 1, O'Sullivan 3)Highest break by Carter: 105Highest break by O'Sullivan: 141 37–77, 1–121, 85–0, 58–24, 42–86, 55–2, 0–108, 0–141, 84–8, 21–73, 14–69, 62–30, 8–73, 13–60, 83–1, 34–74, 52–3, 0–101, 12–73, 48–62, 41–81, 59–9, 105–34, 62–5, 4–129, 0–92, 78–17, 0–76, 0–82 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the 2012 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames Qualification draw Preliminary qualifying The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for WPBSA members not on the Main Tour and took place on 5 April 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield.http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/86/9e/0,,13165~171654,00.pdf 2012 Betfred World Snooker Championship Qualifying Draw worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 23 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120324004139/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/86/9e/0%2C%2C13165~171654%2C00.pdf 24 March 2012http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipQArticle/0,,13165~2741442,00.html 2012 Betfred World Qualifiers Results worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 20 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120426215921/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipQArticle/0%2C%2C13165~2741442%2C00.html 26 April 2012Betfred.com World Championship Qualifiers (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=95 Snooker.org 15 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120416041340/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=95 16 April 2012 dead Round 1 ENG John Parrott 0–5 NIR Patrick Wallace IRL Joe Delaney 5–4 ENG Stephen Rowlings ENG Philip Minchin 3–5 ENG Barry Stark ENG Ali Bassiri 0–5 IND David Singh ENG Jamie O'Neill 5–4 ENG David Gray ENG Les Dodd 0–5 ENG Justin Astley Round 2 NIR Patrick Wallace 5–2 IRL Joe Delaney ENG Barry Stark 1–5 IND David Singh ENG Stephen Ormerod 0–5 ENG Jamie O'Neill ENG Del Smith 2–5 ENG Justin Astley Qualifying The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament that took place between 6 and 12 April 2012 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The final round of qualifying took place between 14 and 15 April 2012 at the same venue. Robert Milkins made the 87th official maximum break during his round four qualifying match against Xiao Guodong on 11 April 2012. This was the second maximum break of Milkins' career.Maximum Glory For Milkins http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2731327,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 11 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120413225644/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2731327%2C00.html 13 April 2012 Round 1 BRA Igor Figueiredo 10–5 ENG Jamie O'Neill Rounds 2–5 no Round 2Best of 19 frames Round 3Best of 19 frames Round 4Best of 19 frames Round 5Best of 19 frames CHN Tian Pengfei 5 ENG Adam Wicheard 10 NIR Joe Swail 5 WAL Daniel Wells 10 ENG Liam Highfield 10 ENG Matthew Couch 5 WAL Andrew Pagett 8 IND Aditya Mehta 10 CHN Li Yan 10 ENG Paul Davison 4 CHN Yu Delu 10 NIR Patrick Wallace 9 NOR Kurt Maflin 2 CHN Cao Yupeng 10 ENG Andrew Norman 8 BRA Igor Figueiredo 10 ENG Ian McCulloch 2 BEL Luca Brecel 10 ENG Sam Craigie 9 ENG Justin Astley 10 ENG David Gilbert 10 ENG Stuart Carrington 7 ENG Rod Lawler 10 THA Dechawat Poomjaeng 8 IRL David Morris 10 POL Kacper Filipiak 2 THA Passakorn Suwannawat 10 IND David Singh 5 ENG Sam Baird 8 ENG David Grace 10 ENG Adam Duffy 10 IND Lucky Vatnani 2 SCO Anthony McGill 10 ENG Adam Wicheard 0 ENG Ben Woollaston 10 WAL Daniel Wells 4 ENG Andy Hicks 10 ENG Liam Highfield 3 CHN Xiao Guodong 10 IND Aditya Mehta 4 THA James Wattana 10 CHN Li Yan 6 WAL Michael White 2 CHN Yu Delu 10 ENG Dave Harold 9 CHN Cao Yupeng 10 CHN Liu Song 9 BRA Igor Figueiredo 10 ENG Barry Pinches 3 BEL Luca Brecel 10 MLT Tony Drago 7 ENG Justin Astley 10 ENG Jimmy Robertson 9 ENG David Gilbert 10 CHN Liu Chuang 10 ENG Rod Lawler 7 ENG Mark Joyce 4 IRL David Morris 10 ENG Peter Lines 10 THA Passakorn Suwannawat 4 ENG Alfie Burden 10 ENG David Grace 5 ENG Adrian Gunnell 8 ENG Adam Duffy 10 ENG Anthony Hamilton 10 SCO Anthony McGill 8 ENG Steve Davis 7 ENG Ben Woollaston 10 WAL Jamie Jones 10 ENG Andy Hicks 9 ENG Robert Milkins 10 CHN Xiao Guodong 4 NIR Gerard Greene 10 THA James Wattana 9 ENG Matthew Selt 5 CHN Yu Delu 10 ENG Nigel Bond 7 CHN Cao Yupeng 10 ENG Joe Jogia 10 BRA Igor Figueiredo 7 ENG Michael Holt 9 BEL Luca Brecel 10 CHN Liang Wenbo 10 ENG Justin Astley 3 ENG Mike Dunn 6 ENG David Gilbert 10 ENG Jimmy White 8 CHN Liu Chuang 10 SCO Alan McManus 7 IRL David Morris 10 ENG Rory McLeod 5 ENG Peter Lines 10 ENG Jack Lisowski 3 ENG Alfie Burden 10 SCO Jamie Burnett 10 ENG Adam Duffy 7 IRL Ken Doherty 10 ENG Anthony Hamilton 9 WAL Dominic Dale 10 ENG Ben Woollaston 3 ENG Ricky Walden 2 WAL Jamie Jones 10 ENG Mark Davis 10 ENG Robert Milkins 5 WAL Ryan Day 10 NIR Gerard Greene 8 SCO Stephen Hendry 10 CHN Yu Delu 6 ENG Tom Ford 9 CHN Cao Yupeng 10 HKG Marco Fu 10 ENG Joe Jogia 4 ENG Mark King 8 BEL Luca Brecel 10 SCO Marcus Campbell 9 CHN Liang Wenbo 10 IRL Fergal O'Brien 4 ENG David Gilbert 10 ENG Jamie Cope 7 CHN Liu Chuang 10 ENG Barry Hawkins 10 IRL David Morris 4 ENG Andrew Higginson 10 ENG Peter Lines 4 ENG Peter Ebdon 10 ENG Alfie Burden 0 ENG Joe Perry 10 SCO Jamie Burnett 8 Century breaks Main stage centuries A total of 71 century breaks were made during the main stage of the World Championship.Televised century breaks http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=12972 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 20 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120423161444/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=12972 23 April 2012 deadhttp://asia.eurosport.com/snooker/crucible-century-breaks_sto3242649/story.shtml Crucible century breaks Eurosport Asia 22 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120430051756/http://asia.eurosport.com/snooker/crucible-century-breaks_sto3242649/story.shtml 30 April 2012 deadDowner Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 154 For every century break that was made during the 17-day championship in Sheffield, the title sponsor, Betfred, donated £200 to World Snooker's official charity for the 2011/2012 season, Haven House Children's Hospice, with the promise of topping it up to £25,000 if 75 centuries were made. However, Betfred boss Fred Done donated the full £25,000, despite being four centuries short of the target.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2764638,00.html Betfred Donate To Haven House worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 12 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120511124223/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2764638%2C00.html 11 May 2012 147, 123, 100 Stephen Hendry 142, 125, 117, 101, 101, 101 Stephen Maguire 141, 130, 128, 117, 113, 110, 107, 104, 103, 101, 100, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 138, 136, 135, 134, 132, 127, 101 Jamie Jones 136, 109 Martin Gould 134, 132, 118, 112, 105, 101 Ali Carter 133, 124 John Higgins 131, 108, 106, 106, 100, 100 Neil Robertson 125, 113, 108 Cao Yupeng 123, 122, 116, 101 Matthew Stevens 121 David Gilbert 120, 114 Judd Trump 119, 113, 112, 110, 100 Ryan Day 116 Luca Brecel 115, 103 Joe Perry 111 Andrew Higginson 111 Mark Williams 110, 102 Stephen Lee 104 Ken Doherty 102, 101 Shaun Murphy 101 Mark Allen 100 Ding Junhui Qualifying stage centuries A total of 60 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the World Championship, the highest a maximum break made by Robert Milkins.Preliminary qualifying century breaks http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=12971 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 5 April 2012 https://archive.today/20120713053137/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=12971 13 July 2012 deadQualifying century breaks http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=12970 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 15 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120411153356/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=12970 11 April 2012 dead 147 Robert Milkins 145, 128 Ben Woollaston 142, 125 Jamie Burnett 140, 134 Jamie Jones 140, 103 Aditya Mehta 140 Xiao Guodong 139, 138, 103 Liu Chuang 136, 107 Liang Wenbo 135, 124, 100 David Gilbert 134, 112, 110 Ken Doherty 134 Sam Baird 129, 107 Stephen Hendry 128, 102 Anthony Hamilton 127, 125 Barry Hawkins 123 Adam Duffy 122 Passakorn Suwannawat 120 Daniel Wells 117 Nigel Bond 116 Andy Hicks 113, 102 Jimmy Robertson 112, 101 Ryan Day 110, 100 Marco Fu 110 Peter Lines 108 Luca Brecel 108 Fergal O'Brien 107, 103 Jamie Cope 107, 102 Tom Ford 106 Anthony McGill 105 David Grace 105 Michael Holt 105 David Morris 103 Justin Astley 103 Rod Lawler 102 Peter Ebdon 102 Andrew Pagett 101 Cao Yupeng 101 Adrian Gunnell 101 Liam Highfield 100 David Gray Notes References External links http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionship Crucible 2012 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Photobucket 2012 2012 World Championship Category:2012 in English sport Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield Category:April 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:May 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom