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
VenueBendigo Stadium
CityBendigo
CountryAustralia
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fundA$435,000
Winner's share$70,000
Highest break Cao Yupeng (143)
Final
Champion Barry Hawkins
Runner-up Peter Ebdon
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]

Match Score
WC1 Cao Yupeng 5–2 Johl Younger
WC2 Alan McManus 5–0 James Mifsud

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-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

[14][19]

Televised stage centuries

[14][20]

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