# 2012 International Championship

The 2012 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 October and 4 November 2012 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center [zh] in Chengdu, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. It was named as the "first overseas 'major'", as the tournament had the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship.
Judd Trump won the third ranking title of his career by defeating Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final. Trump also became the world number one as a result of reaching the final.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Chengdu on 28 and 29 October 2012.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Michael White (WAL) | 5–6 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) |
| WC2 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5–6 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| WC3 | Pankaj Advani (IND) | w/d–w/o | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
| WC4 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 6–3 | Chen Feilong (CHN) |
| WC5 | Aditya Mehta (IND) | 6–5 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC6 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 6–5 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
| WC7 | Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 6–0 | Niu Zhuang (CHN) |
| WC8 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 5–6 | Lu Ning (CHN) |

## 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 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lyu Haotian | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lyu Haotian | w/o | Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Graeme Dott | 3 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 6 | | | | | Lyu Haotian | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Matthew Stevens | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhao Xintong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhao Xintong | 5 | 12 | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Neil Robertson | 6 | 7 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 | Neil Robertson | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 0 | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ding Junhui | 6 | 10 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhou Yuelong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhou Yuelong | 1 | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 6 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mark Williams | 4 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Davis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Davis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Neil Robertson | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Judd Trump | 10 |
| 3 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Judd Trump | 10 |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | 3 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Aditya Mehta | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | Aditya Mehta | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aditya Mehta | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aditya Mehta | 6 | | | | 3 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 2 | 14 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | John Higgins | 3 | | Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cao Yupeng | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cao Yupeng | 6 | | | | | | | | 3 | Judd Trump | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | 3 | 5 | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stephen Lee | w/d | | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon | w/o | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Ricky Walden | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | Ricky Walden | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lu Ning | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lu Ning | 4 | 11 | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Selby | 6 | 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, China, 4 November 2012. :
| Neil Robertson (7) Australia | 8–10 | Judd Trump (3) England |
| Afternoon: 21–72 (61), 41–84, 99–25 (77), 83–14 (68), 82–20 (59), 92–0 (51), 0–102 (67), 59–67, 73–23 (50) Evening: 12–70 (65), 17–68, 71–37 (68), 88–42 (88), 88–1 (73), 13–66, 0–96 (96), 3–119 (119), 12–95 |||
| 88 | Highest break | 119 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 5 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 19 and 22 August 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 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 4 | James Wattana | 5 | Michael White | 6 | Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | Michael White | 6 |
| Paul Davison | 6 | Peter Lines | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 3 | Dominic Dale | 6 |
| Fraser Patrick | 4 | Paul Davison | 6 | Paul Davison | 6 | Paul Davison | 3 |
| Michael Wasley | 6 | Liu Chuang | 6 | Jamie Jones | 2 | Ken Doherty | 6 |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4 | Michael Wasley | 4 | Liu Chuang | 6 | Liu Chuang | 3 |
| Luca Brecel | w/o | Jimmy Robertson | 2 | Anthony Hamilton | 6 | Ryan Day | 6 |
| Mohamed Khairy | w/d | Luca Brecel | 6 | Luca Brecel | 3 | Anthony Hamilton | 3 |
| Sam Baird | 6 | David Gilbert | 6 | Rory McLeod | 3 | Andrew Higginson | 6 |
| Ben Judge | 1 | Sam Baird | 2 | David Gilbert | 6 | David Gilbert | 3 |
| Pankaj Advani | 6 | Steve Davis | 5 | Alan McManus | 3 | Michael Holt | 4 |
| Craig Steadman | 1 | Pankaj Advani | 6 | Pankaj Advani | 6 | Pankaj Advani | 6 |
| Li Yan | 5 | Alfie Burden | 6 | Gerard Greene | 5 | Marco Fu | 6 |
| Zhang Anda | 6 | Zhang Anda | 3 | Alfie Burden | 6 | Alfie Burden | 3 |
| Kurt Maflin | 6 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Jack Lisowski | 2 | Mark Davis | 6 |
| Gareth Allen | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 6 | Kurt Maflin | 6 | Kurt Maflin | 2 |
| Robbie Williams | 6 | Andy Hicks | 4 | Mark King | 6 | Fergal O'Brien | 6 |
| Scott Donaldson | 3 | Robbie Williams | 6 | Robbie Williams | 3 | Mark King | 3 |
| Aditya Mehta | 6 | Mike Dunn | 3 | Jimmy White | 5 | Jamie Cope | 4 |
| Michael Leslie | 3 | Aditya Mehta | 6 | Aditya Mehta | 6 | Aditya Mehta | 6 |
| Tony Drago | 3 | Adam Duffy | 6 | Liang Wenbo | 6 | Robert Milkins | 6 |
| Liam Highfield | 6 | Liam Highfield | 5 | Adam Duffy | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 1 |
| Tian Pengfei | 6 | Cao Yupeng | 6 | Matthew Selt | 3 | Tom Ford | 3 |
| Joel Walker | 3 | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 6 | Cao Yupeng | 6 |
| Ian Burns | 6 | Yu Delu | 6 | Jamie Burnett | 6 | Marcus Campbell | 3 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | Ian Burns | 3 | Yu Delu | 3 | Jamie Burnett | 6 |
| Chen Zhe | 1 | Anthony McGill | 6 | Nigel Bond | 6 | Peter Ebdon | 6 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 6 | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | Anthony McGill | 0 | Nigel Bond | 5 |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | 2 | Barry Pinches | 6 | Xiao Guodong | 5 | Joe Perry | 5 |
| Daniel Wells | 6 | Daniel Wells | 2 | Barry Pinches | 6 | Barry Pinches | 6 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 6 | Mark Joyce | 6 | Dave Harold | 6 | Ali Carter | 6 |
| David Grace | 3 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | Mark Joyce | 4 | Dave Harold | 3 |