Haikou World Open 2012

Haikou World Open 2012
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	95
Venue:	Haikou Stadium, Haikou , China
Opening:	February 27, 2012
Endgame:	March 4, 2012
Winner:	Mark Allen
Finalist:	Stephen Lee
Highest Break:	138 ( Stephen Lee )
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The Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open 2012 was a snooker tournament that was held from February 27 to March 4, 2012 in Haikou .

The officially new tournament, which replaced the previous season's tournament of the same name from Glasgow , Scotland , was the third full ranking tournament in China alongside the Shanghai Masters and the China Open . The event in Haikou is planned for the next five years.

In a very clear final, Mark Allen prevailed 10-1 against Stephen Lee and won his first title in a world ranking tournament.

Prize money

Winner: £ 75,000 Finalist: £ 34,000 Semi- Finalists: £ 16,000 Quarter- Finalists: £ 10,000 Last 16: £ 7,500 Last 32: £ 6,000 Last 48: £ 2,300 Last 64: £ 1,500

Highest Preliminary Round Break: £ 200 Highest Final Round Break: £ 2,000 Maximum break preliminary round: £ 500 Total: £ 400,500

Wildcard round

The games of the wildcard round took place on February 27, 2012 in Haikou.

game	Qualifier (place to sit)	Result	Wildcard player
WC1	Sam Baird (80)	3: 5	Jin Long
WC2	Robert Milkins (38)	5 : 3	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
WC3	Mark King (30)	5 : 2	Hossein Vafaei
WC4	Tom Ford (27)	5 : 4	Lü Haotian
WC5	Jimmy Robertson (52)	5 : 2	Zhou Yuelong
WC6	Joe Perry (26)	5 : 0	Rouzi Maimaiti
WC7	Michael Holt (35)	5 : 4	Zhu Yinghui
WC8	Nigel Bond (37)	4: 5	Lu Ning

Final round

	Round 1 best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	John Higgins	5
	24	Marco Fu	3
						1	John Higgins	5
						21st	Jamie Cope	0
	12	Martin Gould	4th
	21st	Jamie Cope	5
											1	John Higgins	3
											38	Robert Milkins	5
	9	Ding Junhui	1
	WC	Jin Long	5
						WC	Jin Long	2
						38	Robert Milkins	5
	8th	Stephen Maguire	3
	38	Robert Milkins	5
																38	Robert Milkins	2
																15th	Stephen Lee	6th
	7th	Graeme Dott	5
	23	Barry Hawkins	2
						7th	Graeme Dott	5
						22nd	Marcus Campbell	3
	11	Ali Carter	-
	22nd	Marcus Campbell	kl.
											7th	Graeme Dott	1
											15th	Stephen Lee	5
	15th	Stephen Lee	5
	25th	Dominic Dale	0
						15th	Stephen Lee	5
						4th	Neil Robertson	2
	4th	Neil Robertson	5
	20th	Stephen Hendry	3
																					15th	Stephen Lee	1
																					10	Mark Allen	10
	3	Mark Williams	1
	30th	Mark King	5
						30th	Mark King	5
						27	Tom Ford	4th
	16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	-
	27	Tom Ford	kl.
											30th	Mark King	1
											10	Mark Allen	5
	10	Mark Allen	5
	52	Jimmy Robertson	1
						10	Mark Allen	5
						5	Judd Trump	4th
	5	Judd Trump	5
	19th	Andrew Higginson	0
																10	Mark Allen	6th
																2	Mark Selby	5
	6th	Shaun Murphy	5
	18th	Ricky Walden	3
						6th	Shaun Murphy	5
						26th	Joe Perry	3
	13	Matthew Stevens	4th
	26th	Joe Perry	5
											6th	Shaun Murphy	0
											2	Mark Selby	5
	14th	Stuart Bingham	0
	35	Michael Holt	5
						35	Michael Holt	3
						2	Mark Selby	5
	2	Mark Selby	5
	WC	Lu Ning	3

final

Final: Best of 19 Frames Referee: Leo Scullion Haikou Stadium, Haikou , China , March 4th 2012
Stephen Lee (15)	1: 10	Mark Allen (10)
Afternoon games: 55: 66 , 0: 104 ( 104 ), 26: 59 (50), 7: 127 ( 127 ), 2: 59 (53), 68 : 55 (67, 55), 39: 72 , 67: 76 , 0: 123 ( 123 ) Evening Games: 18: 69 , 19: 105 ( 104 )
67	Highest break	127
0	Century breaks	4th
1	50+ breaks	7th

qualification

The qualification took place from January 11-14, 2012 in Sheffield.

	Round 1 best of 9 frames				Round 2 best of 9 frames				Round 3 best of 9 frames				Round 4 best of 9 frames
	75	David Morris	5		54	Tony Drago	5		40	Matthew Selt	5		24	Marco Fu	5
	86	Adam Wicheard	4th		75	David Morris	3		54	Tony Drago	2		40	Matthew Selt	2
					63	David Gilbert	5		46	Jamie Burnett	5		21st	Jamie Cope	5
					70	Passakorn Suwannawat	3		63	David Gilbert	3		46	Jamie Burnett	1
	80	Sam Baird	5		60	Liu Chuang	1		48	Jimmy White	1		17th	Mark Davis	4th
	85	Luca Brecel	3		80	Sam Baird	5		80	Sam Baird	5		80	Sam Baird	5
	78	Sam Craigie	5		55	Barry Pinches	1		38	Robert Milkins	5		28	Ryan Day	0
	88	Daniel Wells	2		78	Sam Craigie	5		78	Sam Craigie	1		38	Robert Milkins	5
					59	Peter Lines	2		43	Steve Davis	1		23	Barry Hawkins	5
					64	Ian McCulloch	5		64	Ian McCulloch	5		64	Ian McCulloch	4th
					50	Xiao Guodong	3		39	Jack Lisowski	1		22nd	Marcus Campbell	5
					68	Alfred Burden	5		68	Alfred Burden	5		68	Alfred Burden	3
					47	Dave Harold	5		44	Joe Jogia	2		25th	Dominic Dale	5
					67	Rod Lawler	1		47	Dave Harold	5		47	Dave Harold	4th
	76	Tian Pengfei	5		62	Adrian Gunnell	3		49	Mike Dunn	5		20th	Stephen Hendry	5
	87	Stuart Carrington	4th		76	Tian Pengfei	5		76	Tian Pengfei	2		49	Mike Dunn	2
	79	David Grace	3		57	Michael White	5		41	Liang Wenbo	5		30th	Mark King	5
	83	Aditya Mehta	5		83	Aditya Mehta	1		57	Michael White	4th		41	Liang Wenbo	4th
					56	Anthony McGill	5		42	Jamie Jones	5		27	Tom Ford	5
					66	Joe Swail	1		56	Anthony McGill	1		42	Jamie Jones	4th
	74	Andrew Norman	5		52	Jimmy Robertson	5		33	Ken Doherty	4th		32	Rory McLeod	3
	84	Paul Davison	1		74	Andrew Norman	2		52	Jimmy Robertson	5		52	Jimmy Robertson	5
	72	Yu Delu	5		65	Andy Hicks	2		45	Alan McManus	1		19th	Andrew Higginson	5
	82	Cao Yupeng	2		72	Yu Delu	5		72	Yu Delu	5		72	Yu Delu	3
					53	Mark Joyce	4th		36	Gerard Greene	5		18th	Ricky Walden	5
					71	Kurt Maflin	5		71	Kurt Maflin	3		36	Gerard Greene	4th
					51	Ben Woollaston	3		34	Anthony Hamilton	5		26th	Joe Perry	5
					69	Liam Highfield	5		69	Liam Highfield	4th		34	Anthony Hamilton	1
	77	Andrew Pagett	2		61	Liu Song	4th		35	Michael Holt	5		29	Peter Ebdon	3
	81	Dechawat Poomjaeng	5		81	Dechawat Poomjaeng	5		81	Dechawat Poomjaeng	4th		35	Michael Holt	5
	73	Adam Duffy	5		58	James Wattana	2		37	Nigel Bond	5		31	Fergal O'Brien	4th
	89	Lucky Vatnani	2		73	Adam Duffy	5		73	Adam Duffy	3		37	Nigel Bond	5

Centurybreaks

Final round

Stephen Lee 138, 120, 109 John Higgins 136, 133 Neil Robertson 136, 106 Michael Holt 135, 101 (2 ×) Shaun Murphy 131, 115

Mark Allen 127, 123, 112, 105, 104 (2 ×), 103, 101, 100 (3 ×) Mark Selby 117, 112, 109, 108, 105, 102 Robert Milkins 117, 106, 102 Judd Trump 111, 104 Tom Ford 100

Qualifying round

Marco Fu 147 Marcus Campbell 138 Mark Davis 137 Yu Delu 136 Anthony Hamilton 135, 125 Kurt Maflin 132 Alfred Burden 123, 103 Robert Milkins 122 David Gilbert 121, 104 Joe Jogia 120 Tian Pengfei 119, 118 Liam Highfield 118

Andrew Norman 117 Andrew Higginson 116 Michael Holt 116 Sam Baird 113 Michael White 110, 103 Adrian Gunnell 107 Sam Craigie 106 Jimmy Robertson 104, 100 Liang Wenbo 104 Fergal O'Brien 103 Ken Doherty 100

Individual evidence

1. ^ Haikou To Stage World Open . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
2. ^ Prize Money . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
3. ↑ Fu Through With A 147 . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
4. ↑ Haikou World Open Draw And Format (PDF; 77 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Results (final round) . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
6. ↑ ^{a b c} Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open (2012) . WWW snooker. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
7. ↑ 2012 World Open Draw . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
8. ↑ Haikou World Open 2012 Qualifiers Playing Information (PDF; 156 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved on February 21, 2012.
9. ↑ Results (qualification) . In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved on February 21, 2012.
10. ↑ Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open Qualifiers (2012) . WWW snooker. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
11. ↑ Century Breaks (final round) . In: worldsnookerdata.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved on February 27, 2012.
12. ^ Century Breaks (qualification) . In: worldsnookerdata.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved on January 14, 2012.