Snooker tournament
The 2012 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 9–15 July 2012 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[1]
Stuart Bingham was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost in the first round 4–5 against Matthew Selt.[4][5]
Barry Hawkins won his first ranking title by defeating Peter Ebdon 9–3 in the final.[6][7]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]
- Winner: A$70,000
- Runner-up: $30,000
- Semi-final: $20,000
- Quarter-final: $15,000
- Last 16: $10,000
- Last 32: $7,500
- Last 48: $2,000
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- Non-televised highest break: $500
- Televised highest break: $2,500
- Total: $435,000
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Bendigo on 9 July.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Main draw
[10][11][12][13][14]
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 15 July 2012.[12][15]
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Barry Hawkins (14) England
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9–3
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Peter Ebdon (13) England
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Afternoon: 27–69, 75–8 (57), 80–0 (74), 120–0 (106), 119–0 (114), 7–68 (63), 72–46, 32–64 Evening: 133–0 (133), 65–10, 74–12 (74), 73–40 (51)
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133
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Highest break
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63
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3
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Century breaks
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0
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7
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50+ breaks
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1
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Qualifying
These matches were held between 12 and 15 June 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[14][16][17][18]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
[14][19]
Televised stage centuries
[14][20]
References
External links
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Australian Masters | |
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Hong Kong Open | |
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Australian Open | |
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Australian Goldfields Open | |
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Winners | |
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