# 2012 World Open (snooker)

The 2012 Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 February – 4 March 2012 at the Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China. 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.
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.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Haikou on 27 February 2012.
| 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

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

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Haikou Stadium, Haikou, China, 4 March 2012. :
| 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.
| 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 |
| David Morris | 5 | Tony Drago | 5 | Matthew Selt | 5 | Marco Fu | 5 |
| Adam Wicheard | 4 | David Morris | 3 | Tony Drago | 2 | Matthew Selt | 2 |
| | | David Gilbert | 5 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| | | Passakorn Suwannawat | 3 | David Gilbert | 3 | Jamie Burnett | 1 |
| Sam Baird | 5 | Liu Chuang | 1 | Jimmy White | 1 | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Luca Brecel | 3 | Sam Baird | 5 | Sam Baird | 5 | Sam Baird | 5 |
| Sam Craigie | 5 | Barry Pinches | 3 | Robert Milkins | 5 | Ryan Day | 0 |
| Daniel Wells | 2 | Sam Craigie | 5 | Sam Craigie | 1 | Robert Milkins | 5 |
| | | Peter Lines | 2 | Steve Davis | 1 | Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| | | Ian McCulloch | 5 | Ian McCulloch | 5 | Ian McCulloch | 4 |
| | | Xiao Guodong | 3 | Jack Lisowski | 1 | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| | | Alfie Burden | 5 | Alfie Burden | 5 | Alfie Burden | 3 |
| | | Dave Harold | 5 | Joe Jogia | 2 | Dominic Dale | 5 |
| | | Rod Lawler | 1 | Dave Harold | 5 | Dave Harold | 4 |
| Tian Pengfei | 5 | Adrian Gunnell | 3 | Mike Dunn | 5 | Stephen Hendry | 5 |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | 2 | Mike Dunn | 2 |
| David Grace | 3 | Michael White | 5 | Liang Wenbo | 5 | Mark King | 5 |
| Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | 1 | Michael White | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 4 |
| | | Anthony McGill | 5 | Jamie Jones | 5 | Tom Ford | 5 |
| | | Joe Swail | 1 | Anthony McGill | 1 | Jamie Jones | 4 |
| Andrew Norman | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Ken Doherty | 4 | Rory McLeod | 3 |
| Paul Davison | 1 | Andrew Norman | 2 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 |
| Yu Delu | 5 | Andy Hicks | 2 | Alan McManus | 1 | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Cao Yupeng | 2 | Yu Delu | 5 | Yu Delu | 5 | Yu Delu | 3 |
| | | Mark Joyce | 4 | Gerard Greene | 5 | Ricky Walden | 5 |
| | | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 3 | Gerard Greene | 4 |
| | | Ben Woollaston | 3 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Joe Perry | 5 |
| | | Liam Highfield | 5 | Liam Highfield | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | 1 |
| Andrew Pagett | 2 | Liu Song | 4 | Michael Holt | 5 | Peter Ebdon | 3 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Adam Duffy | 5 | James Wattana | 2 | Nigel Bond | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | 4 |
| Lucky Vatnani | 2 | Adam Duffy | 5 | Adam Duffy | 3 | Nigel Bond | 5 |

## Century breaks
### Televised stage centuries

* 138, 120, 109 – Stephen Lee
* 136, 133 – John Higgins
* 136, 106 – Neil Robertson
* 135, 101, 101 – Michael Holt
* 131, 115 – Shaun Murphy
* 127, 123, 112, 105, 104, 104, 103, 101, 100, 100, 100 – Mark Allen
* 117, 112, 109, 108, 105, 102 – Mark Selby
* 117, 106, 102 – Robert Milkins
* 111, 104 – Judd Trump
* 100 – Tom Ford