2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 14–18 March 2012 (2012-03-14 – 2012-03-18) |
Venue | Bailey Allen Hall |
City | Galway |
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £250,000 |
Winner's share | £70,000 |
Highest break | ![]() ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 4–0 |
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The 2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2012 Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Final)[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 18 March 2012 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Republic of Ireland.[2]
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion,[3][4] but he finished 37th on the Order of Merit,[5][6] and didn't qualify.[7]
Stephen Lee won his fifth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–0 in the final. It was Lee's first ranking title for six years, and Robertson's first defeat in a televised final.[8]
Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[7][9]
Prize fund | Ranking points | |
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Winner | £70,000 | 3,000 |
Runner-up | £35,000 | 2,400 |
Semi-finalist | £20,000 | 1,920 |
Quarter-finalist | £10,000 | 1,500 |
Last 16 | £5,000 | 1,140 |
Last 24 | £2,750 | 840 |
Highest break | £3,000 | – |
Total | £250,000 | – |
Seeding list
The leading 24 players in the PTC Order of Merit qualified for the event, provided that they had played in at least 6 events (3 in the UK and 3 in Europe).[6]
Rank | Player | Total points |
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1 | ![]() | 30,400 |
2 | ![]() | 29,600 |
3 | ![]() | 28,100 |
4 | ![]() | 17,500 |
5 | ![]() | 17,100 |
6 | ![]() | 16,700 |
7 | ![]() | 16,700 |
8 | ![]() | 16,200 |
9 | ![]() | 15,500 |
10 | ![]() | 14,600 |
11 | ![]() | 14,300 |
12 | ![]() | 14,000 |
13 | ![]() | 13,100 |
14 | ![]() | 11,800 |
15 | ![]() | 11,600 |
16 | ![]() | 10,500 |
17 | ![]() | 9,600 |
18 | ![]() | 9,100 |
19 | ![]() | 8,000 |
20 | ![]() | 7,600 |
21 | ![]() | 7,600 |
22 | ![]() | 7,600 |
23 | ![]() | 7,300 |
24 | ![]() | 7,100 |
Main draw
[10][11][12]
Last 24 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | ![]() | 4 | 18 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 3 | 23 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 2 | 22 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 1 | 14 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | ![]() | 3 | 24 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | ![]() | 0 | 11 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 4 | 16 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | w/d | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 4 | 15 | ![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Final
Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Bailey Allen Hall, Galway, Ireland, 18 March 2012.[12] | ||
Stephen Lee (14) ![]() | 4–0 | Neil Robertson (3) ![]() |
65–48, 62–25 (52), 63–25, 73–66 (Lee 66) | ||
66 | Highest break | 35 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
2 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
Century breaks
[13]
- 131, 130, 104 – Ricky Walden
- 131, 110 – Neil Robertson
- 123, 105 – Ding Junhui
- 123 – John Higgins
- 120, 104 – Andrew Higginson
- 114, 102 – Stephen Lee
- 100 – Xiao Guodong
- 100 – Joe Perry
References
- ^ "Betfair to sponsor PTC Grand Finals". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Snooker's elite are all cued up for Galway". Galway City Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Shaun Murphy wins PTC Grand Final in Dublin". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Shaun Murphy wins inaugural Players Championship final". BBC Sport. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "PTC Order of Merit after PTC12" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Order of Merit". Snooker.org. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Entry Pack for Event 11 and 12" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ "Lee downs Robertson to end title drought". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Grand Final Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
External links
- PTC Grand Finals 2012: Day 1 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
- PTC Grand Finals 2012: Day 2 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
- PTC Grand Finals 2012: Day 3 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
- PTC Grand Finals 2012: Day 4 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
- PTC Grand Finals 2012: Day 5 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook