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Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open
Tournament information
Dates27 February – 4 March 2012 (2012-02-27 – 2012-03-04)
Venue Haikou Stadium
City Haikou
CountryChina
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £400,500
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break  Stephen Lee ( ENG) (138)
Final
Champion  Mark Allen ( NIR)
Runner-up  Stephen Lee ( ENG)
Score10–1
2010
2013

The 2012 Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open [1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 February – 4 March 2012 at the Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China. [2] It was the first time that the tournament was held outside the United Kingdom. It was televised on ITV4

Marco Fu made the 86th official maximum break during his round 4 qualifying match against Matthew Selt. This was Fu's second 147 break. [3]

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but lost 2–5 against Stephen Lee in the second round.

Mark Allen won his first ranking title by defeating Stephen Lee 10–1 in the final. [4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [5]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Haikou on 27 February 2012. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Match Score
WC1   Sam Baird ( ENG) 3–5   Jin Long ( CHN)
WC2   Robert Milkins ( ENG) 5–3   Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon ( THA)
WC3   Mark King ( ENG) 5–2   Hossein Vafaei ( IRI)
WC4   Tom Ford ( ENG) 5–4   Lyu Haotian ( CHN)
WC5   Jimmy Robertson ( ENG) 5–2   Zhou Yuelong ( CHN)
WC6   Joe Perry ( ENG) 5–0   Rouzi Maimaiti ( CHN)
WC7   Michael Holt ( ENG) 5–4   Zhu Yinghui ( CHN)
WC8   Nigel Bond ( ENG) 4–5   Lu Ning ( CHN)

Main draw

[6] [7] [8] [9]

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 19 frames
               
1 Scotland John Higgins 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
1 Scotland John Higgins 5
England Jamie Cope 0
12 England Martin Gould 4
England Jamie Cope 5
1 Scotland John Higgins 3
England Robert Milkins 5
9 China Ding Junhui 1
China Jin Long 5
  China Jin Long 2
England Robert Milkins 5
8 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
England Robert Milkins 5
England Robert Milkins 2
15 England Stephen Lee 6
7 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
England Barry Hawkins 2
7 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 3
11 England Ali Carter w/d
Scotland Marcus Campbell w/o
7 Scotland Graeme Dott 1
15 England Stephen Lee 5
15 England Stephen Lee 5
Wales Dominic Dale 0
15 England Stephen Lee 5
4 Australia Neil Robertson 2
4 Australia Neil Robertson 5
Scotland Stephen Hendry 3
15 England Stephen Lee 1
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10
3 Wales Mark Williams 1
England Mark King 5
  England Mark King 5
England Tom Ford 4
16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan w/d
England Tom Ford w/o
England Mark King 1
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
England Jimmy Robertson 1
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
5 England Judd Trump 4
5 England Judd Trump 5
England Andrew Higginson 0
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
2 England Mark Selby 5
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Ricky Walden 3
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Joe Perry 3
13 Wales Matthew Stevens 4
England Joe Perry 5
6 England Shaun Murphy 0
2 England Mark Selby 5
14 England Stuart Bingham 0
England Michael Holt 5
England Michael Holt 3
2 England Mark Selby 5
2 England Mark Selby 5
China Lu Ning 3

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Haikou Stadium, Haikou, China, 4 March 2012. [8]
Stephen Lee (15)
  England
1–10 Mark Allen (10)
  Northern Ireland
Afternoon: 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: 18–69, 19–105 (104)
67 Highest break 127
0 Century breaks 4
1 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying

These matches were held between 11 and 14 January 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England. [10] [11] [12]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Republic of Ireland David Morris5 Malta Tony Drago5 England Matthew Selt5 Hong Kong Marco Fu5
England Adam Wicheard4 Republic of Ireland David Morris3 Malta Tony Drago2 England Matthew Selt2
England David Gilbert5 Scotland Jamie Burnett5 England Jamie Cope5
Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat3 England David Gilbert3 Scotland Jamie Burnett1
England Sam Baird5 China Liu Chuang1 England Jimmy White1 England Mark Davis4
Belgium Luca Brecel3 England Sam Baird5 England Sam Baird5 England Sam Baird5
England Sam Craigie5 England Barry Pinches3 England Robert Milkins5 Wales Ryan Day0
Wales Daniel Wells2 England Sam Craigie5 England Sam Craigie1 England Robert Milkins5
England Peter Lines2 England Steve Davis1 England Barry Hawkins5
England Ian McCulloch5 England Ian McCulloch5 England Ian McCulloch4
China Xiao Guodong3 England Jack Lisowski1 Scotland Marcus Campbell5
England Alfie Burden5 England Alfie Burden5 England Alfie Burden3
England Dave Harold5 England Joe Jogia2 Wales Dominic Dale5
England Rod Lawler1 England Dave Harold5 England Dave Harold4
China Tian Pengfei5 England Adrian Gunnell3 England Mike Dunn5 Scotland Stephen Hendry5
England Stuart Carrington4 China Tian Pengfei5 China Tian Pengfei2 England Mike Dunn2
England David Grace3 Wales Michael White5 China Liang Wenbo5 England Mark King5
India Aditya Mehta5 India Aditya Mehta1 Wales Michael White4 China Liang Wenbo4
Scotland Anthony McGill5 Wales Jamie Jones5 England Tom Ford5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail1 Scotland Anthony McGill1 Wales Jamie Jones4
England Andrew Norman5 England Jimmy Robertson5 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4 England Rory McLeod3
England Paul Davison1 England Andrew Norman2 England Jimmy Robertson5 England Jimmy Robertson5
China Yu Delu5 England Andy Hicks2 Scotland Alan McManus1 England Andrew Higginson5
China Cao Yupeng2 China Yu Delu5 China Yu Delu5 China Yu Delu3
England Mark Joyce4 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5 England Ricky Walden5
Norway Kurt Maflin5 Norway Kurt Maflin3 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4
England Ben Woollaston3 England Anthony Hamilton5 England Joe Perry5
England Liam Highfield5 England Liam Highfield4 England Anthony Hamilton1
Wales Andrew Pagett2 China Liu Song4 England Michael Holt5 England Peter Ebdon3
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng4 England Michael Holt5
England Adam Duffy5 Thailand James Wattana2 England Nigel Bond5 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
India Lucky Vatnani2 England Adam Duffy5 England Adam Duffy3 England Nigel Bond5

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

[14]

References

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  11. ^ "2012 Haikou World Open qualifiers results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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  14. ^ "Televised century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

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