# 2012 Australian Goldfields Open

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.
Stuart Bingham was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 4–5 against Matthew Selt.
Barry Hawkins won his first ranking title by defeating Peter Ebdon 9–3 in the final.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Bendigo on 9 July.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 5–2 | Johl Younger (AUS) |
| WC2 | Alan McManus (SCO) | 5–0 | James Mifsud (AUS) |

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| 1 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Selt | 5 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | Matthew Selt | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xiao Guodong | 1 | 14 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | 6 | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | 14 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 3 | 8 | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ali Carter | 3 | | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | 8 | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | 12 | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski | 2 | 12 | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Neil Robertson | 5 | 4 | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Barry Hawkins | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Peter Ebdon | 3 |
| 3 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Peter Ebdon | 3 |
| | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 4 | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tom Ford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Dominic Dale | 2 | | Tom Ford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 4 | 13 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ding Junhui | 5 | 7 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan McManus | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan McManus | 0 | | | | | | | | 13 | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | |
| | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rory McLeod | 4 | 5 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | 5 | Stephen Lee | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 5 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 15 July 2012. :
| Barry Hawkins (14) England | 9–3 | Peter Ebdon (13) England |
| 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) |||
| 133 | Highest break | 63 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 1 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 12 and 15 June 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Adam Duffy | 3 | Matthew Selt | 5 | Jamie Jones | 2 |
| Allan Taylor | 0 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | Matthew Selt | 5 |
| Hossein Vafaei | w/d | Passakorn Suwannawat | 2 | Michael White | 5 | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Mitchell Mann | w/o | Mitchell Mann | 5 | Mitchell Mann | 2 | Michael White | 2 |
| Ben Judge | 0 | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Xiao Guodong | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | 2 |
| Robbie Williams | 5 | Robbie Williams | 4 | Kurt Maflin | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 5 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Craig Steadman | 1 | Peter Lines | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 5 |
| Adrian Gunnell | 1 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 1 |
| Daniel Wells | 0 | Simon Bedford | 2 | Steve Davis | 0 | Ken Doherty | 5 |
| Michael Wild | 5 | Michael Wild | 5 | Michael Wild | 5 | Michael Wild | 0 |
| Cao Yupeng | 5 | Alfie Burden | 2 | Mike Dunn | 2 | Anthony Hamilton | w/d |
| Paul Davison | 2 | Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | w/o |
| Sam Baird | 5 | Andy Hicks | 3 | Dave Harold | 5 | Jack Lisowski | 5 |
| Jamie O'Neill | 0 | Sam Baird | 5 | Sam Baird | 4 | Dave Harold | 2 |
| Chen Zhe | 1 | Yu Delu | 2 | Nigel Bond | 5 | Mark King | 4 |
| Michael Wasley | 5 | Michael Wasley | 5 | Michael Wasley | 2 | Nigel Bond | 5 |
| Tian Pengfei | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Anthony McGill | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| Joel Walker | 1 | Tian Pengfei | 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3 | Anthony McGill | 0 |
| Zhang Anda | 3 | James Wattana | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Tom Ford | 5 |
| Fraser Patrick | 5 | Fraser Patrick | 2 | James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | 4 |
| Ian Burns | 5 | Liam Highfield | 5 | Jimmy White | w/d | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 2 | Ian Burns | 2 | Liam Highfield | w/o | Liam Highfield | 2 |
| Michael Leslie | 2 | Tony Drago | 5 | Alan McManus | 5 | Robert Milkins | 2 |
| Duane Jones | 5 | Duane Jones | 1 | Tony Drago | 4 | Alan McManus | 5 |
| Aditya Mehta | 5 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 1 | Rory McLeod | 5 |
| Lee Spick | 2 | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Barry Pinches | 0 |
| Pankaj Advani | 5 | Li Yan | 1 | Liu Chuang | 5 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| Justin Astley | 1 | Pankaj Advani | 5 | Pankaj Advani | 2 | Liu Chuang | 2 |
| Luca Brecel | 4 | Mark Joyce | 0 | Gerard Greene | 5 | Marco Fu | 5 |
| Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | 3 | Gerard Greene | 2 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 5 | David Grace | 3 | David Gilbert | 5 | Jamie Burnett | 5 |
| Jeff Cundy | 2 | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | Martin O'Donnell | 0 | David Gilbert | 3 |