This article is about the snooker tournament. For the tennis tournament, see 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters.
2012 Shanghai Masters
Tournament nameBank of Communication
Shanghai Masters
Dates17 September 2012 – 23 September 2012
VenueShanghai Grand Stage
LocationShanghai
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£410,000
Winners share£75,000
Highest breakJohn Higgins (Scotland) (147)
WinnerJohn Higgins (Scotland)
Runner upJudd Trump (England)
Score10–9
Previous2011
Next2013

The 2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 23 September 2012 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. The sixth edition of the tournament since it was first held in 2007, it was the third ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[1]

Mark Selby was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope.[4]

John Higgins won his 25th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final.[5][6] During the final Higgins made the 91st official maximum break. This was Higgins's sixth 147 break and also the third maximum break of the 2012/2013 season.[7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

  • Winner: £75,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £18,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £6,000
  • Last 48: £2,300
  • Last 64: £1,500
  • Non-televised highest break: £200
  • Televised highest break: £2,000
  • Televised maximum break: £10,000[7]
  • Total: £410,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 17 and 18 September 2012.[9][10][11][12]

MatchScore
WC1Mark King (England)5–3Zhao Xintong (China)
WC2Jamie Jones (Wales)5–2Lu Ning (China)
WC3Ryan Day (Wales)5–0Wang Yuchen (China)
WC4Robert Milkins (England)5–4Zhou Yuelong (China)
WC5Steve Davis (England)5–1Zhu Yinghui (China)
WC6Fergal O'Brien (Ireland)2–5Chen Feilong (China)
WC7Jimmy Robertson (England)4–5Jin Long (China)
WC8Marco Fu (Hong Kong)4–5Lyu Haotian (China)

Main draw

[9][10][11][12][13]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 23 September 2012.[9][14]
John Higgins (5)
10–9Judd Trump (2)
Afternoon: 0–112 (112), 0–121 (80), 12–92 (74), 16–111 (111), 50–74 (59), 147–0 (147), 37–69 (51), 62–51 (Trump 51), 0–63 (53)
Evening: 89–0 (89), 74–22 (74), 78–12, 76–0 (76), 71–0 (71), 64–58, 2–119 (105), 69–31 (64), 47–63, 66–36 (61)
147Highest break112
1Century breaks3
750+ breaks9

Qualifying

These matches took place between 24 and 27 July 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[15][16][17]

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[18]

Televised stage centuries

[19]

References

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  3. ^ Kane, Desmond. "Selby exploits Williams error to win in Shanghai". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 11 September 2011.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Cope Sinks Champ Selby". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived 21 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Shanghai Masters: John Higgins edges Judd Trump in final". BBC Sport. Archived 27 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Higgins wins Shanghai thriller". ESPN. Archived 16 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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  14. ^ "Final – Match 39 – John Higgins v Judd Trump". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  15. ^ "2012 Shanghai Masters Qualifiers Draw and Format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Shanghai Masters Qualifiers 2012 Results". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  17. ^ "Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Archived 25 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  18. ^ "Shanghai Masters qualifiers – Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived 27 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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