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
Dates9–15 July 2012 (2012-07-09 – 2012-07-15)
VenueBendigo Stadium
CityBendigo
CountryAustralia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fundA$435,000
Winner's share$70,000
Highest break Cao Yupeng (CHN) (143)
Final
Champion Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Runner-up Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Score9–3
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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]

Wildcard round

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

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

Main draw

[10][11][12][13][14]

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-Nooh5 Adam Duffy3 Matthew Selt5 Jamie Jones2
Allan Taylor0 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3 Matthew Selt5
Hossein Vafaeiw/d Passakorn Suwannawat2 Michael White5 Ryan Day5
Mitchell Mannw/o Mitchell Mann5 Mitchell Mann2 Michael White2
Ben Judge0 Kurt Maflin5 Xiao Guodong5 Fergal O'Brien2
Robbie Williams5 Robbie Williams4 Kurt Maflin4 Xiao Guodong5
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5 Craig Steadman1 Peter Lines4 Liang Wenbo5
Adrian Gunnell1 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon5 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon1
Daniel Wells0 Simon Bedford2 Steve Davis0 Ken Doherty5
Michael Wild5 Michael Wild5 Michael Wild5 Michael Wild0
Cao Yupeng5 Alfie Burden2 Mike Dunn2 Anthony Hamiltonw/d
Paul Davison2 Cao Yupeng5 Cao Yupeng5 Cao Yupengw/o
Sam Baird5 Andy Hicks3 Dave Harold5 Jack Lisowski5
Jamie O'Neill0 Sam Baird5 Sam Baird4 Dave Harold2
Chen Zhe1 Yu Delu2 Nigel Bond5 Mark King4
Michael Wasley5 Michael Wasley5 Michael Wasley2 Nigel Bond5
Tian Pengfei5 Dechawat Poomjaeng5 Anthony McGill5 Marcus Campbell5
Joel Walker1 Tian Pengfei4 Dechawat Poomjaeng3 Anthony McGill0
Zhang Anda3 James Wattana5 Jimmy Robertson4 Tom Ford5
Fraser Patrick5 Fraser Patrick2 James Wattana5 James Wattana4
Ian Burns5 Liam Highfield5 Jimmy Whitew/d Michael Holt5
Sean O'Sullivan2 Ian Burns2 Liam Highfieldw/o Liam Highfield2
Michael Leslie2 Tony Drago5 Alan McManus5 Robert Milkins2
Duane Jones5 Duane Jones1 Tony Drago4 Alan McManus5
Aditya Mehta5 Barry Pinches5 Ben Woollaston1 Rory McLeod5
Lee Spick2 Aditya Mehta4 Barry Pinches5 Barry Pinches0
Pankaj Advani5 Li Yan1 Liu Chuang5 Jamie Cope5
Justin Astley1 Pankaj Advani5 Pankaj Advani2 Liu Chuang2
Luca Brecel4 Mark Joyce0 Gerard Greene5 Marco Fu5
Rod Lawler5 Rod Lawler5 Rod Lawler3 Gerard Greene2
Martin O'Donnell5 David Grace3 David Gilbert5 Jamie Burnett5
Jeff Cundy2 Martin O'Donnell5 Martin O'Donnell0 David Gilbert3

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[14][19]

Televised stage centuries

[14][20]

References
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