2012 International Championship Explained

Tournament Name:2012 International Championship
Location:Chengdu
Country:China
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£600,000[1]
Winners Share:£125,000[2]
Highest Break: (142)
Score:10–8
Next:2013

The 2012 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 October and 4 November 2012 at the in Chengdu, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[3] It was named as the "first overseas 'major'", as the tournament had the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship.[2]

Judd Trump won the third ranking title of his career by defeating Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final.[4] [5] [6] Trump also became the world number one as a result of reaching the final.[7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Chengdu on 28 and 29 October 2012.[2]

Match Score
WC1 5–6
WC2 5–6
WC3 w/d–w/o
WC4 6–3
WC5 6–5
WC6 6–5
WC7 6–0
WC8 5–6

Main draw

[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, China, 4 November 2012.[14]
Neil Robertson (7)
8–10Judd Trump (3)
Afternoon: 21–72 (61), 41–84,,,,,,,
Evening: 12–70 (65), 17–68,,,,,,,
88Highest break119
0Century breaks1
850+ breaks5

Qualifying

These matches took place between 19 and 22 August 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[15] [16] [17]

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[18]

Televised stage centuries

[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Tour 2012/2013: Provisional prize money summary . worldsnooker.com . . 24 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130616132805/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/65/b3/0,,13165~176997,00.pdf . 16 June 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: China to host first overseas 'major'. Eurosport UK. 14 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2012/2013 . Snooker.org . 4 June 2012.
  4. Web site: Trump stuns Robertson in Chengdu. ESPN. 4 November 2012.
  5. Web site: Trump tops Robertson for title. Sporting Life. 4 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107195811/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/8224120/trump-tops-robertson-for-title. 7 November 2012. dead.
  6. Web site: Judd Trump beats Robertson in International Championship final. BBC Sport. 4 November 2012.
  7. Web site: Judd Trump beats Peter Ebdon to become world number one. BBC Sport. 10 December 2012.
  8. Web site: Prize Money. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 August 2012.
  9. Web site: International Championship (2012). Snooker.org. 14 August 2012.
  10. Web site: International Championship 2012 Draw and Format . worldsnooker.com . . 16 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928215235/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/16/b9/0,,13165~178454,00.pdf . 28 September 2013 . live .
  11. Web site: International Championship 2012 results . . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928172847/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/206f38b2-4348-4580-b54f-abdfb26de0c9.pdf . 28 September 2013 . live.
  12. Web site: International Championship 2012: schedule and results. BBC Sport. 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121125061929/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/20097570. 25 November 2012. dead.
  13. Web site: zh:国际锦标赛赛程：火箭29日首秀 丁俊晖小特首轮压轴. http://news.my147.com/2012/10/41645.html. my147.com. 13 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130312070553/http://news.my147.com/2012/10/41645.html. 12 March 2013. Chinese.
  14. Web site: Final – Match 39 – Neil Robertson v Judd Trump . worldsnookerdata.com . . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215122918/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13178?matchId=154077 . 15 December 2013 . live.
  15. Web site: International Championship Qualifiers 2012 Results . . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421082014/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/cef0a3bd-a75a-46e7-8d58-9647f153cf16.pdf . 21 April 2014 . live.
  16. Web site: 2012 International Championship Qualifiers Draw and Format . worldsnooker.com . . 14 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130416000441/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/9f/b7/0,,13165~178079,00.pdf . 16 April 2013 . live .
  17. Web site: International Championship Qualifiers (2012). Snooker.org. 14 August 2012.
  18. Web site: International Championship qualifiers – Centuries . worldsnookerdata.com . . 17 August 2012 . https://archive.today/20121216140632/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13179 . 16 December 2012 . live.
  19. Web site: International Championship – Centuries . worldsnookerdata.com . . 4 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104160803/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13178 . 4 November 2012 . live.

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