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. The sixth edition of the tournament since it was first held in 2007, 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:
  • Winner: £75,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £18,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £6,000
  • Last 48: £2,300
  • Last 64: £1,500
  • Non-televised highest break: £200
  • Televised highest break: £2,000
  • Televised maximum break: £10,000
  • Total: £410,000

    Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 17 and 18 September 2012.
MatchScore
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Main draw

Final

Qualifying

These matches took place between 24 and 27 July 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries