# Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12

The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 (also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open for sponsorship purposes.) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 16 December 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England with the first three rounds and 6–8 January 2012 at the Event Forum in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany from the last 16 onwards.
Matthew Stevens made the 82nd official maximum break during his last 128 match against Michael Wasley. This was Stevens' first 147 break. On the same day Ding Junhui made the 83rd official maximum break during his last 128 match against Brandon Winstone. This was Ding's third 147 break. This was the first time that two official maximum breaks have been compiled on the same day.
Stephen Maguire won his seventh professional title by defeating Joe Perry 4–2 in the final.

## Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:
| | Prize fund | 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 |
| Maximum break | €606 | – |
| Total | €50,606 | – |
* $^1$ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

## Main draw
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Singh | David Singh | 1 | | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 1 | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 2 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 3 | Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 2 | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 4 | | | | | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 2 |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 2 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 0 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 1 | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 1 | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 2 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 2 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lucky Vatnani | Lucky Vatnani | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Harvey | Sam Harvey | 0 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 0 | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | David Grace | David Grace | 4 | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 4 | David Grace | David Grace | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 0 | Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 4 | | | | | | | David Grace | David Grace | 3 |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 |
| Scott MacKenzie | Scott MacKenzie | 0 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ross Higgins | Ross Higgins | 3 | | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 2 | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | |
| Reanne Evans | Reanne Evans | 2 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | |
| Martin Ball | Martin Ball | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gareth Allen | Gareth Allen | 0 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 3 | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 3 | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 0 | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 4 | Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brandon Winstone | Brandon Winstone | 0 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 3 | | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 2 |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 3 | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 1 | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | |
| Greg Davis | Greg Davis | 1 | Michael White | Michael White | 2 | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 1 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michele Battaglia | Michele Battaglia | 0 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 3 | David Morris | David Morris | 3 | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 4 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 1 | | | |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 2 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 1 | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 1 |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 |
| Stephen Craigie | Stephen Craigie | 1 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | w/o | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 0 | | | | | | |
| Kacper Filipiak | Kacper Filipiak | w/d | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 1 | | | |
| Steve Ventham | Steve Ventham | 0 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hans Blanckaert | Hans Blanckaert | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 3 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | |
| Li Yan | Li Yan | 4 | | | | Li Yan | Li Yan | 2 | | | |
| Thomas Wealthy | Thomas Wealthy | 3 | Li Yan | Li Yan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 4 | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 3 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 1 | | | | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 3 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 3 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | |
| James McGouran | James McGouran | 0 | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 2 | | | |
| Liam Monk | Liam Monk | 2 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 3 | | | | | | |
| Phil O'Kane | Phil O'Kane | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 0 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 4 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 1 | | | | | | |
| Shane Castle | Shane Castle | 1 | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | |
| Ben Harrison | Ben Harrison | 0 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 2 | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 2 |
| Jamie Gibson | Jamie Gibson | 0 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 0 | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | |
| Stuart Wood | Stuart Wood | 0 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 2 | | | | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 1 | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Norris | Ricky Norris | 1 | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | | David Gray | David Gray | 1 |
| Stephen Winston | Stephen Winston | 1 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 3 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 0 | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | David Gray | David Gray | 4 | | | |
| Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | 3 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 1 | David Gray | David Gray | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 1 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 4 | Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Travis | Mitchell Travis | 3 | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Wright | Ashley Wright | 3 | | | | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 2 |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 0 | | | | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 4 | Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Day | Matthew Day | 1 | | | | Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 3 | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 0 | Mark King | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 0 | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 1 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 0 | | | | | | |