2012 Australian Goldfields Open

The 2012 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 9–15 July 2012 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.^[1]

Australian Goldfields Open

Tournament information
Dates	9–15 July 2012 (2012-07-09 – 2012-07-15)
Venue	Bendigo Stadium
City	Bendigo
Country	Australia
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	A$435,000
Winner's share	$70,000
Highest break	Cao Yupeng (CHN) (143)
Final
Champion	Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Runner-up	Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Score	9–3
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Stuart Bingham was the defending champion,^[2][3] but he lost in the first round 4–5 against Matthew Selt.^[4][5]

Barry Hawkins won his first ranking title by defeating Peter Ebdon 9–3 in the final.^[6][7]

Prize fund

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

Winner: A$70,000 Runner-up: $30,000 Semi-final: $20,000 Quarter-final: $15,000 Last 16: $10,000 Last 32: $7,500 Last 48: $2,000

Non-televised highest break: $500 Televised highest break: $2,500 Total: $435,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Bendigo on 9 July.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Match		Score
WC1	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	5–2	Johl Younger (AUS)
WC2	Alan McManus (SCO)	5–0	James Mifsud (AUS)

Main draw

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	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Stuart Bingham	4
		Matthew Selt	5
						Matthew Selt		5
						Ryan Day		3
	11	Andrew Higginson	4
		Ryan Day	5
												Matthew Selt	3
											14	Barry Hawkins	5
	14	Barry Hawkins	5
		Xiao Guodong	1
						14	Barry Hawkins	5
						6	Matthew Stevens	2
	6	Matthew Stevens	5
		Liang Wenbo	3
																14	Barry Hawkins	6
																12	Mark Davis	4
	8	Martin Gould	5
		Ken Doherty	3
						8	Martin Gould	5
							Cao Yupeng	4
	10	Ali Carter	3
		Cao Yupeng	5
											8	Martin Gould	2
											12	Mark Davis	5
	12	Mark Davis	5
		Jack Lisowski	2
						12	Mark Davis	5
						4	Neil Robertson	1
	4	Neil Robertson	5
		Nigel Bond	1
																					14	Barry Hawkins	9
																					13	Peter Ebdon	3
	3	Shaun Murphy	5
		Marcus Campbell	4
						3	Shaun Murphy	5
							Tom Ford	1
	15	Dominic Dale	2
		Tom Ford	5
											3	Shaun Murphy	4
											13	Peter Ebdon	5
	13	Peter Ebdon	5
		Michael Holt	4
						13	Peter Ebdon	5
						7	Ding Junhui	4
	7	Ding Junhui	5
		Alan McManus	0
																13	Peter Ebdon	6
																	Marco Fu	2
	5	Stephen Lee	5
		Rory McLeod	4
						5	Stephen Lee	5
							Jamie Cope	2
	9	Ricky Walden	4
		Jamie Cope	5
											5	Stephen Lee	1
												Marco Fu	5
	16	Joe Perry	1
		Marco Fu	5
						Marco Fu		5
						Jamie Burnett		1
	2	Mark Selby	3
		Jamie Burnett	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 15 July 2012.[12][15]
Barry Hawkins (14) England	9–3	Peter Ebdon (13) England
Afternoon: 27–69, 75–8 (57), 80–0 (74), 120–0 (106), 119–0 (114), 7–68 (63), 72–46, 32–64 Evening: 133–0 (133), 65–10, 74–12 (74), 73–40 (51)
133	Highest break	63
3	Century breaks	0
7	50+ breaks	1

Qualifying

These matches were held between 12 and 15 June 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.^{[14][16][17][18]}

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames				Round 2 Best of 9 frames				Round 3 Best of 9 frames				Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5			Adam Duffy	3			Matthew Selt	5			Jamie Jones	2
	Allan Taylor	0			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3			Matthew Selt	5
	Hossein Vafaei	w/d			Passakorn Suwannawat	2			Michael White	5			Ryan Day	5
	Mitchell Mann	w/o			Mitchell Mann	5			Mitchell Mann	2			Michael White	2
	Ben Judge	0			Kurt Maflin	5			Xiao Guodong	5			Fergal O'Brien	2
	Robbie Williams	5			Robbie Williams	4			Kurt Maflin	4			Xiao Guodong	5
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	5			Craig Steadman	1			Peter Lines	4			Liang Wenbo	5
	Adrian Gunnell	1			Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	5			Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	5			Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	1
	Daniel Wells	0			Simon Bedford	2			Steve Davis	0			Ken Doherty	5
	Michael Wild	5			Michael Wild	5			Michael Wild	5			Michael Wild	0
	Cao Yupeng	5			Alfie Burden	2			Mike Dunn	2			Anthony Hamilton	w/d
	Paul Davison	2			Cao Yupeng	5			Cao Yupeng	5			Cao Yupeng	w/o
	Sam Baird	5			Andy Hicks	3			Dave Harold	5			Jack Lisowski	5
	Jamie O'Neill	0			Sam Baird	5			Sam Baird	4			Dave Harold	2
	Chen Zhe	1			Yu Delu	2			Nigel Bond	5			Mark King	4
	Michael Wasley	5			Michael Wasley	5			Michael Wasley	2			Nigel Bond	5
	Tian Pengfei	5			Dechawat Poomjaeng	5			Anthony McGill	5			Marcus Campbell	5
	Joel Walker	1			Tian Pengfei	4			Dechawat Poomjaeng	3			Anthony McGill	0
	Zhang Anda	3			James Wattana	5			Jimmy Robertson	4			Tom Ford	5
	Fraser Patrick	5			Fraser Patrick	2			James Wattana	5			James Wattana	4
	Ian Burns	5			Liam Highfield	5			Jimmy White	w/d			Michael Holt	5
	Sean O'Sullivan	2			Ian Burns	2			Liam Highfield	w/o			Liam Highfield	2
	Michael Leslie	2			Tony Drago	5			Alan McManus	5			Robert Milkins	2
	Duane Jones	5			Duane Jones	1			Tony Drago	4			Alan McManus	5
	Aditya Mehta	5			Barry Pinches	5			Ben Woollaston	1			Rory McLeod	5
	Lee Spick	2			Aditya Mehta	4			Barry Pinches	5			Barry Pinches	0
	Pankaj Advani	5			Li Yan	1			Liu Chuang	5			Jamie Cope	5
	Justin Astley	1			Pankaj Advani	5			Pankaj Advani	2			Liu Chuang	2
	Luca Brecel	4			Mark Joyce	0			Gerard Greene	5			Marco Fu	5
	Rod Lawler	5			Rod Lawler	5			Rod Lawler	3			Gerard Greene	2
	Martin O'Donnell	5			David Grace	3			David Gilbert	5			Jamie Burnett	5
	Jeff Cundy	2			Martin O'Donnell	5			Martin O'Donnell	0			David Gilbert	3

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

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142, 116, 102 – Barry Pinches 140 – Mitchell Mann 136, 109 – Xiao Guodong 134, 121, 101 – Marco Fu 130, 101 – Cao Yupeng 130, 101 – Jimmy Robertson 126, 121 – Liu Chuang 119 – Ken Doherty 114, 112 – Liang Wenbo 113 – Tony Drago

112 – James Wattana 108 – Tom Ford 104, 102 – Michael Wild 104 – Jack Lisowski 103 – Sam Baird 102 – David Gilbert 101 – Aditya Mehta 101 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 100 – Ian Burns

Televised stage centuries

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143, 102 – Cao Yupeng 135, 113 – Neil Robertson 133, 114, 106, 102 – Barry Hawkins 129, 113 – Ding Junhui 128 – Matthew Stevens 128 – Joe Perry

126, 105 – Stephen Lee 111 – Peter Ebdon 111 – Shaun Murphy 108, 108 – Marco Fu 106 – Rory McLeod 103 – Jamie Cope