Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 1 Explained

Tournament Name:	Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 Event 1
Venue:	Zhangjiagang Sports Center
Location:	Zhangjiagang
Country:	China
Organisation:	World Snooker
Format:	Minor-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£50,000
Winners Share:	£10,000
Highest Break:	(127)
Score:	4–3
Previous:	First
Next:	PTC1

The Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 1 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 22 June 2012 at the Zhangjiagang Sports Center in Zhangjiagang, China.^[1]

Stuart Bingham won his sixth professional title by defeating Stephen Lee 4–3 in the final. This win has also guaranteed Bingham a place in this season's PTC Finals.^{[2] [3]}

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

width=110px	!	width=110px align="right"	Prize fund !	width=110px align="right"	Ranking points^1
Winner	£10,000	2,000
Runner-up	£5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	£2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	£1,500	1,000
Last 16	£1,000	760
Last 32	£600	560
Last 64	£200	360
Total	£50,000	–

• ¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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Wildcard round

Best of 7 frames

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Zhou Yuelong	4–1	Zheng Peng
Chen Zifan	4–2	Luo Guangsheng
Lu Ning	4–3	Chen Bo
Zhang Yang	4–1	Mu Gang
Lin Tang Ho Alan	0–4	Zhu Yinghui
Sun Chang	2–4	Yang Qingtian
Lin Shuai	4–0	Yin Lun Cheng
Chan Ka Kin	0–4	A Bulajiang
Zhang Dongtao		Li Yinxi

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Shi Hanqing	4–1	Zhang Yadong
Fang Yuanjun	1–4	Zhao Xintong
	1–4	Fung Kwok Wai
Zhang Yi	4–2	Au Chi-wai
Xu Xinjian	4–2	Ma Tingpeng
Lyu Haotian	4–1	Qiu Yalong
Wang Yuchen		Hwang Chulho
Lei Zhen	1–4	Cao Kaisheng

Main rounds

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Finals

Century breaks

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• 127 Cai Jianzhong
• 119 Mark Williams
• 117, 112, 104 Stuart Bingham
• 116 Dominic Dale
• 114 Tom Ford
• 112, 100 Stephen Lee
• 109, 105, 100 Michael White
• 107 Robert Milkins
• 102 Chen Zhe
• 102 Ding Junhui

External links

• Guotai Liqueur Asian PTC1 – Pictures by World Snooker at Facebook

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2012/2013 . Snooker.org . 4 June 2012.
2. Web site: Brilliant Bingham Takes Asian PTC Title. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 September 2012. 22 June 2012.
3. Web site: Bingham wins thriller in China. Eurosport UK. 23 June 2012. 22 June 2012. 15 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140515131209/https://eurosport.yahoo.com/news/bingham-wins-thriller-china-142514250.html. dead.
4. Web site: Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Entry pack for events 1–4 . worldsnooker.com . . 14 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130415054624/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/11/b4/0,,13165~177169,00.pdf . 15 April 2013 . 29 May 2012 . live .
5. Web site: APTCs Help Snooker Grow in Asia . worldsnooker.com . . 14 June 2012 . 22 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120527075136/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2785327%2C00.html . 27 May 2012 .
6. Web site: Prize Money . worldsnooker.com . . 18 June 2012 . 18 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130122235916/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/AsianPTC1Article/0%2C%2C13165~2814913%2C00.html . 22 January 2013 .
7. Web site: The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2012/2013 Season . worldsnooker.com . . DOC . 23 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130616122820/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/67/b3/0,,13165~176999,00.doc . 16 June 2013 . dead .
8. Web site: Asian PTC1 Scores . worldsnooker.com . . 18 June 2012 . 18 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130123001446/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/AsianPTC1Article/0%2C%2C13165~2819170%2C00.html . 23 January 2013 .
9. Web site: Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event One (2012). Snooker.org. 15 June 2012.
10. Web site: APTC Event 1 Century break list. https://archive.today/20121203094247/https://www.facebook.com/sportstat/posts/350658851672381. dead. 3 December 2012. SportStat on Facebook. 28 September 2012.