# 2012 UK Championship

The 2012 UK Championship (officially the 2012 williamhill.com UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–9 December 2012 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.
For the first time in the history of snooker three maximum breaks were made in a ranking tournament, albeit at different venues. Andy Hicks made the 93rd official maximum break during his round 2 qualifying match against Daniel Wells. This was Hicks' first 147 break. Just one day later Jack Lisowski compiled the 94th official maximum break during his round 3 qualifying match against Chen Zhe. This was Lisowski's first 147 break. John Higgins made the 95th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Mark Davis. This was Higgins' seventh 147 break. It also took the total number of maximum breaks for the season to seven.
Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost 5–6 against Mark Joyce in the last 32.
Mark Selby won his third ranking title by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–6 in the final. This was the tournament's first all-English final since 1992, when Jimmy White defeated John Parrott 16–9. By reaching the final Selby also regained number one position in the rankings from Trump.

## Prize fund

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

## Main draw

| Last 32 best of 11 frames | Last 32 best of 11 frames | Last 32 best of 11 frames | 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 17 frames | Semi-finals best of 17 frames | Semi-finals best of 17 frames | | Final best of 19 frames | Final best of 19 frames | Final best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 6 | | Mark Joyce | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 14 | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Davis (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Davis (ENG) | 2 | | | | 14 | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 2 | 9 | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 6 | 7 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | | | 14 | Ali Carter | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 9 | | | | |
| 6 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 9 | | | | |
| | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Luca Brecel | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5 | | Luca Brecel | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 6 | | | | | Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould (ENG) | 5 | 12 | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 10 |
| 3 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 10 |
| | Michael Holt (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt (ENG) | 3 | 3 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Mark Davis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 6 | 16 | Mark Davis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 1 | | | | 16 | Mark Davis | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 1 | 13 | Matthew Stevens | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 3 | | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu (HKG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu (HKG) | 6 | | | | | | | | 16 | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 9 | | | | |
| 5 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 9 | | | | |
| | Tom Ford (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford (ENG) | 1 | 5 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Barry Hawkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 6 | 15 | Barry Hawkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 4 | | | | 5 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 2 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael White (WAL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Barbican Centre, York, England, 9 December 2012. :
| Shaun Murphy (4) England | 6–10 | Mark Selby (2) England |
| Afternoon: 64–11, 49–58 (54), 0–82 (66), 83–0 (83), 98–35 (98), 67–39, 0–81 (70) Evening: 1–77, 72–67 (Murphy 65, Selby 58), 38–70, 53–63, 78–8, 34–79 (51), 0–107 (98), 31–64, 37–69 |||
| 98 | Highest break | 98 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 20 and 23 November 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.
| Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Round 2 Best of 11 frames | Round 2 Best of 11 frames | Round 3 Best of 11 frames | Round 3 Best of 11 frames | Round 4 Best of 11 frames | Round 4 Best of 11 frames |
| David Grace (ENG) | 4 | Andy Hicks (ENG) | 6 | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 6 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 4 |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 6 | Daniel Wells | 2 | Andy Hicks | 4 | Mark Joyce | 6 |
| Pankaj Advani (IND) | 6 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 5 | Steve Davis (ENG) | 6 | Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 2 |
| Sam Baird (ENG) | 2 | Pankaj Advani | 6 | Pankaj Advani | 5 | Steve Davis | 6 |
| Chen Zhe (CHN) | 6 | Aditya Mehta (IND) | 4 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 6 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 4 |
| Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) | 1 | Chen Zhe | 6 | Chen Zhe | 2 | Jack Lisowski | 6 |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 6 | Alan McManus (SCO) | 2 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 6 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 6 |
| Joel Walker (ENG) | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 6 | Tian Pengfei | 3 | David Gilbert | 2 |
| Li Yan (CHN) | 4 | Adam Duffy (ENG) | 6 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 |
| Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 6 | Fraser Patrick | 2 | Adam Duffy | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 0 |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) | 6 | Peter Lines (ENG) | 4 | Liu Chuang (CHN) | 3 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 1 |
| Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 5 | Luca Brecel | 6 | Luca Brecel | 6 | Luca Brecel | 6 |
| Robbie Williams (ENG) | 2 | James Wattana (THA) | 6 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 6 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 6 |
| Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 6 | Jamie O'Neill | 4 | James Wattana | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 3 |
| Michael Wasley (ENG) | w/o | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 6 | Rory McLeod (ENG) | 6 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 6 |
| Hossein Vafaei (IRI) | w/d | Michael Wasley | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | Rory McLeod | 5 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 6 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 1 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 3 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 6 |
| Passakorn Suwannawat (THA) | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 |
| Liam Highfield (ENG) | 6 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 6 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 4 | Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 4 |
| Ben Judge (AUS) | 1 | Liam Highfield | 3 | Cao Yupeng | 6 | Cao Yupeng | 6 |
| Ian Burns (ENG) | 6 | Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 3 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 2 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 6 |
| Michael Leslie (SCO) | 1 | Ian Burns | 6 | Ian Burns | 6 | Ian Burns | 2 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 6 | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 6 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 4 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 6 |
| Simon Bedford (ENG) | 3 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Rod Lawler | 6 | Rod Lawler | 2 |
| Paul Davison (ENG) | 6 | Yu Delu (CHN) | 6 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 5 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 6 |
| Gareth Allen (WAL) | 2 | Paul Davison | 4 | Yu Delu | 6 | Yu Delu | 1 |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | w/o | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 6 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 6 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 0 |
| Duane Jones (WAL) | w/d | Zhang Anda | 2 | Anthony McGill | 5 | Liang Wenbo | 6 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) | 6 | Alfie Burden (ENG) | 5 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 |
| Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 6 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 4 | Matthew Selt | 3 |
| Tony Drago (MLT) | 3 | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 4 | Michael White (WAL) | 6 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 |
| Craig Steadman (ENG) | 6 | Craig Steadman | 6 | Craig Steadman | 3 | Michael White | 6 |