2012 General Cup Explained

Tournament Name:	General Cup
Venue:	General Snooker Club
Country:	Hong Kong
Format:	Non-ranking event
Winner:	Neil Robertson
Runner Up:	Ricky Walden
Score:	7–6
Previous:	2011
Next:	2013

The 2012 General Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11–14 September 2012 at the General Snooker Club in Hong Kong.^{[1] [2]}

Stephen Lee was the defending champion,^[3] but did not participate this year.

Neil Robertson won the title by defeating Ricky Walden 7–6 in the final.

Wildcard round

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Match		Score
WC1		4–2
WC2		4–2
WC3		2–4
WC4		4–1

Round robin stage

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Group A

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width=20	POS	width=165	Player	width=20	MP	width=20	MW	width=20	FW	width=20	FL	width=20	FD	width=20	PTS
1	Neil Robertson	2	1	8	7	+1	1
2	Liang Wenbo	2	1	7	7	0	1
3	Fung Kwok Wai	2	1	7	8	−1	1

• Fung Kwok Wai 2–5 Liang Wenbo
• Neil Robertson 5–2 Liang Wenbo
• Neil Robertson 3–5 Fung Kwok Wai

Group B

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width=20	POS	width=165	Player	width=20	MP	width=20	MW	width=20	FW	width=20	FL	width=20	FD	width=20	PTS
1	Ricky Walden	2	2	10	5	+5	2
2	Mark Davis	2	1	7	8	−1	1
3	Tian Pengfei	2	0	6	10	−4	0

• Ricky Walden 5–3 Tian Pengfei
• Mark Davis 5–3 Tian Pengfei
• Ricky Walden 5–2 Mark Davis

Final

Final: Best of 13 frames. 14 September 2012, General Snooker Club, Hong Kong.
Neil Robertson	7–6	Ricky Walden

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tournament Schedule – Season 2012/2013. neilrobertson.net. Neil Robertson. 15 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921160630/http://www.neilrobertson.net/. 21 September 2013.
2. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2012/2013. Snooker.org. 18 September 2013.
3. News: Lee takes the General Cup, and HK$ 50,000. South China Morning Post. 8 July 2011.
4. Web site: General Cup (2012). Snooker.org. 18 September 2013.
5. Web site: General Cup, Group A (2012). Snooker.org. 18 September 2013.
6. Web site: General Cup, Group A (2012). Snooker.org. 18 September 2013.