2012 Premier League Snooker

PartyPoker.com Premier League 2012 08 16 2012 11 25 y England Matchroom Sport Non-ranking event £210,000 50,000 Stuart Bingham ENG (135) ENG Stuart Bingham ENG Judd Trump 7–2 2011 The 2012 PartyPoker.com Premier League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 16 August to 25 November 2012. This was the last edition of the tournament, as in 2013 it was replaced by the Champion of Champions.New Champion of Champions Event http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3161508,00.html World Snooker 29 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130502052051/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3161508%2C00.html 2 May 2013 live Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he decided not to compete this year.Ronnie O’Sullivan: statement http://www.grovesnooker.co.uk/2012/06/06/ronnie-osullivan-statement/ Grove Snooker 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131014044624/http://www.grovesnooker.co.uk/2012/06/06/ronnie-osullivan-statement/ 14 October 2013 live Stuart Bingham won his eighth professional title by defeating Judd Trump 7–2 in the final.Stuart Bingham crowned Premier League champion after beating Judd Trump in final http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8282895 Sky Sports 25 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130032742/http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8282895/ 30 November 2012 live Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:Prize Fund http://premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/prizefund.htm premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com Matchroom Sport 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20101113231928/http://premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/prizefund.htm 13 November 2010 dead dmy-all Winner: £50,000 Runner-up: £25,000 Semi-final: £12,500 Frame-win: £1,000 (only in league phase) Century break: £1,000 (only in league phase) Highest break: £5,000 Maximum break: £25,000 Total: £210,000The Tour 2012/2013: Provisional prize money summary http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/65/b3/0,,13165~176997,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 24 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130616132805/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/65/b3/0,,13165~176997,00.pdf 16 June 2013 dead dmy Players Premier League Players And Fixtures http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2810267,00.html worldnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120910142201/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2810267%2C00.html 10 September 2012 live Rankings Player Qualified via 1 ENG Mark Selby Shanghai Masters champion 2 ENG Judd Trump UK champion 5 SCO John Higgins Wildcard 6 ENG Shaun Murphy Brazil Masters champion 7 AUS Neil Robertson Masters champion 8 ENG Stephen Lee PTC Finals champion 11 CHN Ding Junhui Championship League champion 12 NIR Mark Allen World Open champion 16 ENG Stuart Bingham Australian Goldfields Open champion 20 ENG Peter Ebdon China Open champion League phase Dates and venues 2012 PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker Fixtures http://premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/fixtures.htm Matchroom Sport 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20101113033659/http://premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/fixtures.htm 13 November 2010 live dmy Week Date Venue 1 16 August Embassy Theatre, Skegness, England 2 6 September Biddulph Leisure Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, England 3 13 September The Sands, Carlisle, England 4 27 September Spiceball Leisure Centre, Banbury, England 5 4 October Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, England 6 11 October Malvern Theatres, Great Malvern, England 7 18 October Penzance Leisure Centre, Cornwall, EnglandAfter the suspension of Stephen Lee by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association due to suspicious betting patterns on his match against John Higgins in the sixth week of the competition,WPBSA Statement – Stephen Lee http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2947218,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 15 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407104746/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2947218%2C00.html 7 April 2014 live all matches involving him were declared void. The fixture at the Penzance Leisure Centre in Cornwall, England was cancelled and the match between Neil Robertson and Stuart Bingham was rescheduled to take place at the Guildford Spectrum in Guildford, England.Fixtures Announcement http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/fixtures_announcement.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 15 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121220065529/http://premierleaguesnooker.com/news/fixtures_announcement.htm 20 December 2012 "n" "Week 7" 8 25 October Guildford Spectrum, Guildford, England 9 8 November The Dome, Doncaster, England 10 15 November Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Durham, England Group one Ranking Name ENG BIN AUS ROB CHN DIN ENG MUR ENG SEL FramesW–L MatchW–D–L Pld–Pts 1 Stuart Bingham x 6 4 3 6 19–5 3–1–0 4–7 2 Neil Robertson 0 x 4 4 5 13–11 3–0–1 4–6 3 Ding Junhui 2 2 x 4 4 12–12 2–0–2 4–4 4 Shaun Murphy 3 2 2 x 5 12–12 1–1–2 4–3 5 Mark Selby 0 1 2 1 x 4–20 0–0–4 4–0 The top two qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If their match was a 3–3 draw then the player who got to three first was higher.2012 Premier League Snooker Format and shot-clock rules http://premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/rules.htm Matchroom Sport 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120712064609/http://premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/rules.htm 12 July 2012 live dmy (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses); century breaks are indicated with bold.)Premier League Snooker – Group 1 (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=190 Snooker.org 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130427155642/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=190 27 April 2013 live2012 PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/results/2012_partypokercom_premier_league_snooker.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 13 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121220063622/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/results/2012_partypokercom_premier_league_snooker.htm 20 December 2012 Ding Junhui 4–2 Shaun Murphy → 22–(81), 55–54, (82)–0, 9–76 (63), 79–11, (64) 72–14Ding takes opening PLS match http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/ding_takes_opening_pls_match.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 17 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103194521/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/ding_takes_opening_pls_match.htm 3 November 2012 Mark Selby 1–5 Neil Robertson → 11–72 (63), 12–64, 16–(72), (61) 87–37, 17–72 (62), 9–71Impressive Robertson sees off Selby http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/impressive_robertson_sees_off_selby.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 8 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103183150/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/impressive_robertson_sees_off_selby.htm 3 November 2012 Shaun Murphy 3–3 Stuart Bingham → 16–83 (53), (54) 55–(68), 0–105 (59), (88)–51, (58) 97–0, 77–53Murphy and Bingham tie Carlisle thriller, Higgns beats Allen http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/murphy_and_bingham_tie_carlisle_thriller.htm https://archive.today/20130131211720/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/murphy_and_bingham_tie_carlisle_thriller.htm dead 31 January 2013 premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 14 September 2012 Neil Robertson 4–2 Shaun Murphy → 44–60, 73–58 (53), 0–(111), (70) 82–0, (113) 118–1, (58) 68–29Wins for Allen and Robertson http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/wins_for_allen_and_robertson.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 26 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103200509/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/wins_for_allen_and_robertson.htm 3 November 2012 Stuart Bingham 4–2 Ding Junhui → (75)–24, 79–8, 0–102 (54), 16–(73), (75)–20, (50) 80–37Trump tops Group B http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/trump_tops_group_b.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 4 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103185657/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/trump_tops_group_b.htm 3 November 2012 Mark Selby 2–4 Ding Junhui → 27–(96), 27–63, 25–72, 4–94 (79), 73–39, (52) 90–39Ding win leaves Selby bottom http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/ding_win_leaves_selby_bottom.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 11 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103195352/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/ding_win_leaves_selby_bottom.htm 3 November 2012 Stuart Bingham 6–0 Mark Selby → (52) 65–56, (59) 67–0, (54) 69–0, (128)–1, (122)–1, (50) 57–13Imperious Bingham on track for play-offs http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/imperious_bingham_on_track_for_playoffs.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 25 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193803/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/imperious_bingham_on_track_for_playoffs.htm 3 November 2012 Stuart Bingham 6–0 Neil Robertson → (135) 139–0, 77–33, 75–66 (66), (127)–0, 61–20, (92)–0Brilliant Bingham fails to concede a frame http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/brilliant_bingham_fails_to_concede_a.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 25 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121227002342/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/brilliant_bingham_fails_to_concede_a.htm 27 December 2012 Mark Selby 1–5 Shaun Murphy → 6–(86), 81–1, 0–97, 22–72 (55), 0–(116), 0–(81)Trump through to semi finals http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/trump_through_to_semi_finals.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 8 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130209152116/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/trump_through_to_semi_finals.htm 9 February 2013 Neil Robertson 4–2 Ding Junhui → (71)–72 (53), 5–102 (95), 62–(59), (70) 83–26, 77–22, (51) 67–(57)Robbo claims final play-off spot http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/robbo_claims_final_playoff_spot.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 17 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121229023754/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/robbo_claims_final_playoff_spot.htm 29 December 2012 Group two Ranking Name ENG TRU SCO HIG ENG EBD NIR ALL ENG LEE FramesW–L MatchW–D–L Pld–Pts 1 Judd Trump x 2 4 5 x 11–7 2–0–1 3–4 2 John Higgins 4 x 2 4 x 10–8 2–0–1 3–4 3 Peter Ebdon 2 4 x 2 x 8–10 1–0–2 3–2 4 Mark Allen 1 2 4 x x 7–11 1–0–2 3–2 5 Stephen Lee x x x x x x–x x–x–x x–x The top two qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If their match was a 3–3 draw then the player who got to three first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses); century breaks are indicated with bold.)Premier League Snooker – Group 2 (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=191 Snooker.org 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309034132/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=191 9 March 2014 live Judd Trump 5–1 Stephen Lee → 57–47, (95) 96–0, 63–61, (121)–0, (113)–0, 0–(68)Trump thumps Lee in Group B Opener http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/trump_thumps_lee_in_group_b.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 17 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103184403/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/trump_thumps_lee_in_group_b.htm 3 November 2012 Stephen Lee 1–5 Peter Ebdon → 16–73, 56–60, (87) 90–2, 1–(80), 45–(83), 21–(103) John Higgins 4–2 Mark Allen → 0–71 (67), 69–34, 67–63, 58–70, (59) 95–39, (52) 76–30 Mark Allen 4–2 Peter Ebdon → 34–72, (84) 92–1, (76) 81–30, (50) 75–1, 19–(108), (69)–17 Judd Trump 4–2 Peter Ebdon → 53–60, 62–55, 7–71, (131)–0, (90)–1, 79–4 John Higgins 4–2 Stephen Lee → 13–67, 59–38, 1–76, (72)–0, (57) 80–1, 66–62Higgins beats Lee to go second http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/higgins_beats_lee_to_go_second.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 11 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121223003829/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/higgins_beats_lee_to_go_second.htm 23 December 2012 Mark Allen v Stephen Lee Judd Trump 2–4 John Higgins → 79–0, 4–119 (114), 43–70 (52), 24–80, 39–84 (63), (78) 83–27Higgins secures semi-final berth http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/higgins_secures_semifinal_berth.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 25 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103194531/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/higgins_secures_semifinal_berth.htm 3 November 2012 Judd Trump 5–1 Mark Allen → 102–0, 40–74 (60), (76)–0, 81–0, (76)–54, 77–48 John Higgins 2–4 Peter Ebdon → 29–66, (125) 130–1, (133)–0, 1–87 (75), 11–68 (61), 47–(81) Play-offs 24–25 November, Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, EnglandPartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker – Finals (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=184 Snooker.org 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140307150236/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=184 7 March 2014 live Semi-finalsBest of 9 frames FinalBest of 13 frames A1 ENG Stuart Bingham* 5 B2 SCO John Higgins 4 B1 ENG Judd Trump** 5 A2 AUS Neil Robertson 4 A1 ENG Stuart Bingham*** 7 B1 ENG Judd Trump 2 * 71–13, 74–44, 22–94 (58), 0–81 (81), (117) 132–0, 52–65, (50)–(76), (74) 74–8, (57) 71–34Bingham clinches final spot http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/bingham_clinches_final_spot.htm https://archive.today/20130201040654/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/bingham_clinches_final_spot.htm dead 1 February 2013 premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 25 November 2012 24 November 2012 ** 65–77 (55), 14–68, 54–15, 0–87, 60–58, 81–0, 56–29, 45–78 (58), 71–16Trump edges scrappy semi http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/trump_edges_scrappy_semi.htm https://archive.today/20130201124925/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/trump_edges_scrappy_semi.htm dead 1 February 2013 premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 25 November 2012 25 November 2012 ***7–(83), (82)–0, (100)–8, 76–33, (55, 53) 116–9, (61) 74–5, 0–(101), (71) 115–9, 58–54Super Stu takes Premier League title http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/super_stu_takes_premier_league_title.htm premierleaguesnooker.com Matchroom Sport 25 November 2012 25 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131110214302/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/super_stu_takes_premier_league_title.htm 10 November 2013 Qualifiers 2012 Championship League The qualification for this tournament, the Championship League was played in eight groups from 9 January to 22 March 2012. Century breaks Premier League 1 – Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13207 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 17 August 2012 https://archive.today/20120818122641/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13207 18 August 2012 dead dmy Premier League 2 – Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13208 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 9 September 2012 https://archive.today/20120909084118/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13208 9 September 2012 dead dmy Premier League 4 – Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13210 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 27 September 2012 https://archive.today/20120928144255/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13210 28 September 2012 dead dmy Premier League 5 – Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13211 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 4 October 2012 https://archive.today/20121004215824/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13211 4 October 2012 dead dmy Premier League 8 – Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13214 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 25 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022200659/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13214 22 October 2012 dead dmy Premier League 9 – Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13215 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 8 November 2012 https://archive.today/20121108224140/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13215 8 November 2012 dead dmy Premier League 10 – Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13216 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 15 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121119235159/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13216 19 November 2012 dead dmy Premier League play-offs – Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13244 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 24 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121129190145/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13244 29 November 2012 dead dmy Premier League Final – Centuries http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13243 worldsnookerdata.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121202050313/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13243 2 December 2012 135, 128, 127, 122, 117, 100 Stuart Bingham 133, 124, 114 John Higgins 131, 121, 113, 101 Judd Trump 116, 111 Shaun Murphy 113 Neil Robertson 108, 103 Peter Ebdon Notes n References 2 External links https://web.archive.org/web/20130127111548/http://premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/home.htm May 2014 June 2012 2012 Premier League Premier League Snooker