# 2012 Shanghai Masters

The 2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 23 September 2012 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.
Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope.
John Higgins won his 25th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final. During the final Higgins made the 91st official maximum break. This was Higgins's sixth 147 break and also the third maximum break of the 2012/2013 season.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 17 and 18 September 2012.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Mark King (ENG) | 5–3 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| WC2 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 5–2 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
| WC3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 5–0 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
| WC4 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–4 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
| WC5 | Steve Davis (ENG) | 5–1 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC6 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2–5 | Chen Feilong (CHN) |
| WC7 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 4–5 | Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC8 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 4–5 | Lyu Haotian (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 | Mark Selby | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 5 | | Jamie Cope | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | 15 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | 15 | Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 5 | | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Jones | 2 | 5 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ryan Day | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | | Ryan Day | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | 5 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | 16 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 4 | 16 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | 4 | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | John Higgins | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Judd Trump | 9 |
| 3 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Judd Trump | 9 |
| | Mark Davis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Davis | 1 | 3 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ricky Walden | 5 | 14 | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry | 5 | | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Neil Robertson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Neil Robertson | 5 | 7 | Neil Robertson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen Feilong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen Feilong | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 3 | 8 | Stephen Lee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Graeme Dott | 5 | 12 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jin Long | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jin Long | 2 | | | | 12 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lyu Haotian | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lyu Haotian | 2 | 11 | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Judd Trump | 5 | 2 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 23 September 2012. :
| John Higgins (5) Scotland | 10–9 | Judd Trump (2) England |
| Afternoon: 0–112 (112), 0–121 (80), 12–92 (74), 16–111 (111), 50–74 (59), 147–0 (147), 37–69 (51), 62–51 (Trump 51), 0–63 (53) Evening: 89–0 (89), 74–22 (74), 78–12, 76–0 (76), 71–0 (71), 64–58, 2–119 (105), 69–31 (64), 47–63, 66–36 (61) |||
| 147 | Highest break | 112 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 9 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 24 and 27 July 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in 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 |
| Hossein Vafaei | w/d | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 0 | Mike Dunn | 0 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | w/o | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 4 |
| Chen Zhe | 4 | Yu Delu | 3 | Nigel Bond | 5 | Tom Ford | 5 |
| Scott Donaldson | 5 | Scott Donaldson | 5 | Scott Donaldson | 1 | Nigel Bond | 1 |
| Paul Davison | 2 | James Wattana | 2 | Matthew Selt | 4 | Mark King | 5 |
| Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | 3 |
| Craig Steadman | 3 | Andy Hicks | 5 | Anthony McGill | 5 | Dominic Dale | 5 |
| Luca Brecel | 5 | Luca Brecel | 1 | Andy Hicks | 4 | Anthony McGill | 0 |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4 | Michael White | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 | Jamie Jones | 5 |
| Tony Drago | 5 | Tony Drago | 4 | Michael White | 1 | Jimmy White | 1 |
| Ian Burns | 5 | Alan McManus | 4 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Pankaj Advani | 1 | Ian Burns | 5 | Ian Burns | 4 | Jamie Burnett | 4 |
| Liam Highfield | 5 | Passakorn Suwannawat | 3 | Robert Milkins | 5 | Michael Holt | 3 |
| Zhang Anda | 3 | Liam Highfield | 5 | Liam Highfield | 4 | Robert Milkins | 5 |
| David Grace | 5 | Li Yan | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 2 | Peter Ebdon | 5 |
| Michael Leslie | 2 | David Grace | 5 | David Grace | 5 | David Grace | 4 |
| Robbie Williams | w/o | David Gilbert | 5 | Gerard Greene | 2 | Mark Davis | 5 |
| Floyd Ziegler | w/d | Robbie Williams | 2 | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | 0 |
| Sam Baird | 2 | Alfie Burden | 5 | Steve Davis | 5 | Andrew Higginson | 0 |
| Ben Judge | 5 | Ben Judge | 3 | Alfie Burden | 1 | Steve Davis | 5 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 3 | Joe Perry | 5 |
| Fraser Patrick | 5 | Fraser Patrick | 4 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Barry Pinches | 4 |
| Rod Lawler | 5 | Liu Chuang | 1 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| Gareth Allen | 0 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | 0 |
| Daniel Wells | 1 | Peter Lines | 2 | Ken Doherty | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Ken Doherty | 4 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jack Lisowski | 1 | Anthony Hamilton | 3 |
| Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 |
| Kurt Maflin | w/o | Mark Joyce | 5 | Rory McLeod | 4 | Marco Fu | 5 |
| Mohamed Khairy | w/d | Kurt Maflin | 2 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Mark Joyce | 4 |
| Joel Walker | 0 | Adam Duffy | 1 | Dave Harold | 5 | Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 3 | Dave Harold | 4 |