2012 China Open (snooker)
# 2012 China Open (snooker)

The 2012 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 March and 1 April 2012 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China.

Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.

Mark Selby withdrew from his second round match against Ding Junhui due to a neck injury.

Peter Ebdon won his ninth and final ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 10–9 in the final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 26 and 27 March.

| Match | | Score | |
| - | - | - | - |
| WC1 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 5–3 | Omar Alkojah (SYR) |
| WC2 | Mark King (ENG) | 5–3 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC3 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 4–5 | Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC4 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 3–5 | Li Hang (CHN) |
| WC5 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 5–1 | Chen Feilong (CHN) |
| WC6 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 3–5 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
| WC7 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 5–2 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) |
| WC8 | Rory McLeod (ENG) | 5–0 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy White | 3 | 1 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | 14 | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | 1 | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | 15 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford | 1 | 15 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Graeme Dott | 5 | 7 | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | 15 | Stephen Lee | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 1 | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mark Allen | 2 | | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | 16 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 4 | 16 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mark Williams | 5 | 4 | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jin Long | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jin Long | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 10 |
| 3 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 10 |
| | Li Hang | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Li Hang | 0 | 3 | Mark Selby | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Ding Junhui | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ding Junhui | 5 | 9 | Ding Junhui | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | 9 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 4 | 11 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lu Ning | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | Lu Ning | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lu Ning | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lu Ning | 5 | | | | | | | | 9 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 4 | 5 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Martin Gould | 4 | | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | 5 | Neil Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Higgins | 5 | 2 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 1 April 2012. :

| Stephen Maguire (8) Scotland | 9–10 | Peter Ebdon England |
| - | - | - |
| Afternoon: 27–63, 61–1 (53), 0–108 (107), 55–72 (64), 36–74, 0–124 (124) Evening: 84–32 (84), 14–60 (52), 57–44, 98–0 (98), 0–103 (103), 74–3 (65), 29–98 (65), 75–18 (70), 76–0, 97–0 (97), 4–103 (103), 66–49, 24–62 |||
| 98 | Highest break | 124 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 4 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 7 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 21 and 24 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.

| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | James Wattana | 2 | Jimmy White | 5 | Andrew Higginson | 3 |
| | | Liam Highfield | 5 | Liam Highfield | 3 | Jimmy White | 5 |
| Andrew Pagett | 4 | Andy Hicks | 3 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Joe Perry | 5 |
| Luca Brecel | 5 | Luca Brecel | 5 | Luca Brecel | 3 | Anthony Hamilton | 1 |
| David Grace | 5 | Barry Pinches | 3 | Matthew Selt | 4 | Tom Ford | 5 |
| Daniel Wells | 1 | David Grace | 5 | David Grace | 5 | David Grace | 4 |
| | | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | Joe Jogia | 2 | Mark King | 5 |
| | | Joe Swail | 0 | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | Adrian Gunnell | 1 |
| Andrew Norman | 5 | Liu Chuang | 5 | Robert Milkins | 2 | Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| Stuart Carrington | 3 | Andrew Norman | 2 | Liu Chuang | 5 | Liu Chuang | 0 |
| Sam Craigie | 5 | Liu Song | 1 | Gerard Greene | 3 | Ricky Walden | 5 |
| Adam Wicheard | 3 | Sam Craigie | 5 | Sam Craigie | 5 | Sam Craigie | 3 |
| | | Michael White | 5 | Ken Doherty | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| | | David Gilbert | 0 | Michael White | 4 | Ken Doherty | 2 |
| | | Li Yan | 5 | Mike Dunn | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| | | Ian McCulloch | 4 | Li Yan | 5 | Li Yan | 4 |
| David Morris | 5 | Peter Lines | 5 | Michael Holt | 5 | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Paul Davison | 4 | David Morris | 1 | Peter Lines | 1 | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Tian Pengfei | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Nigel Bond | 2 | Ryan Day | 4 |
| Sam Baird | 0 | Tian Pengfei | 3 | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 5 |
| | | Dave Harold | 5 | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Dominic Dale | 5 |
| | | Alfie Burden | 3 | Dave Harold | 3 | Jack Lisowski | 2 |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | Tony Drago | 3 | Jamie Jones | 5 | Marco Fu | 1 |
| Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 3 | Jamie Jones | 5 |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | 4 | Anthony McGill | 3 | Alan McManus | 5 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | 3 | Alan McManus | 4 |
| Yu Delu | 5 | Mark Joyce | 2 | Jamie Burnett | 1 | Stephen Hendry | 5 |
| Kacper Filipiak | 0 | Yu Delu | 5 | Yu Delu | 5 | Yu Delu | 1 |
| Adam Duffy | 5 | Xiao Guodong | 5 | Liang Wenbo | 5 | Peter Ebdon | 5 |
| Lucky Vatnani | 0 | Adam Duffy | 1 | Xiao Guodong | 2 | Liang Wenbo | 0 |
| | | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Steve Davis | 5 | Rory McLeod | 5 |
| | | Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | 4 | Steve Davis | 1 |
