# 2012 Masters (snooker)

The 2012 Masters (officially the 2012 BGC Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 15 and 22 January 2012 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. This was the first time that Stephen Hendry didn't participate at the Masters since his début in 1989, and the first time that BGC Partners sponsored the event.
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 4–6 against Ronnie O'Sullivan. Ronnie O'Sullivan made the highest break of the tournament in the second round against Judd Trump, making a 141.
Neil Robertson won his first Masters title by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–6 in the final. This was Robertson's 10th professional title and his second Triple Crown title after winning the 2010 World Snooker Championship.

## Field

Defending champion Ding Junhui was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 2). Martin Gould was making his debut in the Masters.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
* Winner: £150,000
* Runner-up: £75,000
* Semi-finals: £30,000
* Quarter-finals: £20,000
* Last 16: £15,000
* Highest break: £15,000
* Total: £500,000

## Main draw

| Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 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 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 6 | 14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | 8 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | | | | 8 | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 3 | 5 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6 | 4 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 4 | | | | | | | | 5 | Neil Robertson | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 |
| 3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 |
| 13 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 4 | 3 | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 2 | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | |
| 10 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 6 | 10 | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | 2 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore Alexandra Palace, London, England, 22 January 2012 :
| Neil Robertson (5) Australia | 10–6 | Shaun Murphy (6) England |
| Afternoon: 61–57, 30–93 (65), 7–116 (102), 120–6 (103), 74–37, 25–60 (53), 72–0 (72), 72–48 (60) Evening: 21–79, 101–32 (101), 57–14, 80–9 (76), 76–23 (76), 0–85 (52), 0–86 (86), 109–0 (70) |||
| 103 | Highest break | 102 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 5 |

## Century breaks

Total: 21
* 141, 125 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 140, 121, 107 – Judd Trump
* 139, 122, 107, 102, 101, 100 – Shaun Murphy
* 124 – Mark Allen
* 119, 103, 101, 100, 100 – Neil Robertson
* 112, 110 – Mark Selby
* 109 – John Higgins
* 100 – Stephen Lee