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2012 World Seniors Championship

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2012 World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates27–28 October 2012 (2012-10-27 – 2012-10-28)
VenueMountbatten Centre
CityPortsmouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£50,000
Winner's share£18,000
Highest breakEngland Karl Townsend (86)
Final
ChampionEngland Nigel Bond
Runner-upWales Tony Chappel
Score2–0
2011
2013

The 2012 World Seniors Championship (Known for sponsorship reasons as the Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship)[1] was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 and 28 October 2012 at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, England.

Darren Morgan was the defending champion,[2] but he lost in the semi-finals 0–2 against Nigel Bond.

Bond won in the final 2–0 against Tony Chappel.[3][4][5] Bond won 14 frames in a row by beating all of his opponents with 2–0.

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

  • Winner: £18,000
  • Runner-up: £8,000
  • Semi-finalist: £4,000
  • Quarter-finalist: £2,000
  • Last 16: £1,000
  • Total: £50,000[7]

Main draw

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The draw for the last 16 was made on the evening of 13 September 2012 at The Sands in Carlisle during the Premier League. The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was made on a random basis. All matches were best of 3 frames.[8] The times for 27 October are BST and those for 28 October are GMT.[9][10][11][12][13] The highest break of the tournament was 86 made by Karl Townsend.[12]

Last 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Qualifying

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These matches took place on 30 September 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[14][15][16] There was only one century break during the qualifying. Nigel Bond made a 101 against Gary Wilkinson.[17]

Round 1
Best of 3 frames
Round 2
Best of 3 frames
Round 3
Best of 3 frames
Scotland Giulio Rae 0
England Stephen Meakin 2 England Stephen Meakin 2
Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan 0 England Stephen Meakin 1
Scotland John Rea 0 England Les Dodd 2
England Bill Oliver 2 England Bill Oliver 0
England Andrew Milliard 0 England Les Dodd 2
England Les Dodd 2
Round 1
Best of 3 frames
Round 2
Best of 3 frames
Round 3
Best of 3 frames
Republic of Ireland John Leahy 1
England Steve Ventham 2 England Steve Ventham 0
England Gary Wilkinson 2 England Gary Wilkinson 2
England Dean Reynolds 0 England Gary Wilkinson 0
England Nigel Bond 2
England Steve James 0
England Nigel Bond 2 England Nigel Bond 2
Australia Peter Williams 0
Round 1
Best of 3 frames
Round 2
Best of 3 frames
Round 3
Best of 3 frames
England Gary Miller 2
England Jimmy O'Shea 1 England Gary Miller 0
England Dave Harold 0 England Ian Brumby 2
England Ian Brumby 2 England Ian Brumby 0
England Barry West 2
England David Roe 0
England Ashley Beal 0 England Barry West 2
England Barry West 2
Round 1
Best of 3 frames
Round 2
Best of 3 frames
Round 3
Best of 3 frames
England Nigel Gilbert 1
England Tony Brown 1 Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 2
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 2 Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 0
England Ian Barry Stark 2 Wales Tony Chappel 2
Wales Wayne Jones 1 England Ian Barry Stark 1
Wales Tony Chappel 2 Wales Tony Chappel 2
Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis 0

References

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  1. ^ "Wyldecrest Park Homes Sponsor Seniors". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Morgan Wins Senior Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Nigel Bond sees off Terry Chappel to win World Seniors Championship". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Bond yields nothing to win World Seniors title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Nigel Bond wins snooker's World Seniors Championship". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  6. ^ "2012 World Seniors Championship Player Prize Money". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  7. ^ "The Tour 2012/2013: Provisional prize money summary" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Portsmouth To Stage World Seniors". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  9. ^ "World Seniors Championship Draw and format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Davis to face Thorburn at World Seniors". Eurosport Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Bond Claims Seniors Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship (2012)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  13. ^ "2012 World Seniors Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  14. ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers Draw And Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Seniors Line-Up Complete". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  16. ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  17. ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers - Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.