2012 Masters (snooker)

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan 2012 October 2020 2012 BGC Masters 2012 Masters (snooker) poster.jpg 2012 01 15 2012 01 22 y Alexandra Palace London England World Snooker Non-ranking event £500,000 £150,000 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (141) Neil Robertson AUS Shaun Murphy ENG 10–6 2011 2013 The 2012 Masters (officially the 2012 BGC Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 15 and 22 January 2012 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England.Provisional format of play http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/3b/92/0,,13165~168507,00.doc worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 28 October 2011 This was the first time that Stephen Hendry didn't participate at the Masters since his début in 1989,Defeated Hendry set to miss Masters http://au.eurosport.com/snooker/hendry-set-to-miss-masters_sto2940551/story.shtml Eurosport Australia 10 November 2011Top 16 Line Up For UK And Masters Confirmed http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2471699,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 11 November 2011 and the first time that BGC Partners sponsored the event.BGC Partners Sponsor The Masters http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2574503,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 14 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120115182956/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2574503%2C00.html 15 January 2012 Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 4–6 against Ronnie O'Sullivan.Rocket Finds Extra Gear To Beat Ding http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2578042,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 16 January 2012 Ronnie O'Sullivan made the highest break of the tournament in the second round against Judd Trump, making a 141. Neil Robertson won his first Masters title by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–6 in the final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/snooker/16671018.stm Masters snooker: Neil Robertson captures first title BBC Sport 22 January 2012 This was Robertson's 10th professional title and his second Triple Crown title after winning the 2010 World Snooker Championship. Field Defending champion Ding Junhui was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 2). Martin Gould was making his debut in the Masters. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:Masters Prize Money http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/theMastersArticle/0,,13165~2573334,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 11 January 2012 Winner: £150,000 Runner-up: £75,000 Semi-finals: £30,000 Quarter-finals: £20,000 Last 16: £15,000 Highest break: £15,000 Total: £500,000 Main draw 2012 Masters draw http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Drawspage/0,,13165~2577001,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 15 January 2012Masters (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=104 Snooker.org 28 October 2011The Masters http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 8 August 2012 180 Last 16 Best of 11 frames Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames Semi-finals Best of 11 frames Final Best of 19 frames 1 Ding Junhui CHN 4 14 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 6 8 Judd Trump ENG 6 11 Stuart Bingham ENG 3 5 Neil Robertson AUS 6 12 Mark Allen NIR 3 4 Mark Williams WAL 6 9 Stephen Maguire SCO 4 3 Mark Selby ENG 6 13 Stephen Lee ENG 4 6 Shaun Murphy ENG 6 16 Martin Gould ENG 2 7 Ali Carter ENG 3 10 Graeme Dott SCO 6 2 John Higgins SCO 6 15 Matthew Stevens WAL 2 14 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 2 8 ENG Judd Trump 6 5 AUS Neil Robertson 6 4 WAL Mark Williams 4 3 ENG Mark Selby 2 6 ENG Shaun Murphy 6 10 SCO Graeme Dott 3 2 SCO John Higgins 6 8 ENG Judd Trump 3 5 AUS Neil Robertson 6 6 ENG Shaun Murphy 6 2 SCO John Higgins 4 5 AUS Neil Robertson 10 6 ENG Shaun Murphy 6 Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan MooreAlexandra Palace, London, England, 22 January 2012 Neil Robertson (5) 10–6 Shaun Murphy (6) Afternoon: 61–57, 30–93 (65), 7–116 (102), 120–6 (103), 74–37, 25–60 (53), 72–0 (72), 72–48 (60) Evening: 21–79, 101–32 (101), 57–14, 80–9 (76), 76–23 (76), 0–85 (52), 0–86 (86), 109–0 (70) 103 Highest break 102 2 Century breaks 1 7 50+ breaks 5 Century breaks Total: 21Century breaks http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=1061 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 22 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120121014310/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=1061 21 January 2012 live 141, 125 Ronnie O'Sullivan 140, 121, 107 Judd Trump 139, 122, 107, 102, 101, 100 Shaun Murphy 124 Mark Allen 119, 103, 101, 100, 100 Neil Robertson 112, 110 Mark Selby 109 John Higgins 100 Stephen Lee References Category:Masters (snooker) Masters Masters (snooker) Masters (snooker) Category:Alexandra Palace Category:Sport in the London Borough of Haringey