Higgins writes history at 2012 Shanghai Masters

19:15:00 Ramona Dragomir 0 Comments

John Higgins, the 2012 Shanghai Masters champion
John Higgins beat Judd Trump 10-9 in what could easily be described as a "worthy-to-be-put-into-snooker's-history-book" final, in order to win the sixth edition of the Shanghai Masters tournament.

It's been quite some time since Higgins kept the media busy (and I'm only referring to the good stuff now), actually it was during the 2011 World Championship final that his road towards victory ended. Since then, he lacked of silverware and struggled to get back into form for an entire season.

However, everything changed with the start of the Shanghai Masters, "The Wizard of Wishaw" obtaining beautiful victories of 5-2 in front of Jamie Jones, 5-0 by playing Ryan Day, 5-3 with Ali Carter, 6-3 against Shaun Murphy and finally a thrilling and hard-fought-for 10-9 in front of the man he beat ironically last time he lifted a trophy, Judd Trump.

The final was an epic battle of cues that featured a great 147 by Higgins and a brilliant cue action from Trump's part, at least in the first session.

It was with incredible breaks of 112, 80, 79, 111, 59, 51 and 53 that Judd easily landed on a brilliant 7-2 lead as the first session was ending, leaving Higgins in shock. 

John receiving his cheque for the beautiful 147
What could the Scotsman do when his opponent was just three frames away from victory? OK, he made a maximum break, but we all know that 147 breaks don't automatically win you the match.
The answer was to fight back ... and that's precisely what Higgins did.

When the lads came back into the arena for the second and last session, a genuinely outstanding force unleashed from Higgins's cue as the four-time world champion fired in breaks of 88, 74, 48, 30, 76 and 71 to catch up with his opponent at 7-7. Who would have thought of that?!

Mostly kept in his seat, Trump hardly had the chance to pot a ball and when during frame 15 (a pretty dramatic frame it must be said) he finally got some time table, he struggled for fluency.

At this point it was crucial to see who's taking the lead and after quite a battle, Higgins doubled the black to get himself into the leading position for the first time since the beginning of the match. It was 8-7.

Judd Trump, the runner-up of the 2012 Shanghai Masters
Still, Trump found the strength to fight back and with a great 105 break restored the equality of the game, before Higgins went on and worked his magic for a 64 break and a 9-8 scoreline.

A scrappy affair, filled with tense moments, misses, pressure balls and awkward positional shots followed up next, the chances of seeing a decider as well as Higgins crowned champion being the same.

The final battle was given on the colours, this time the Scotsman losing a bit of his concentration and potting the cue ball, this leaving Trump with an ideal position to clinch the frame and force the decider.


The entire Chinese gang next to the new champ
The same Trump was the one to open the scoreline, but after just 36 points he lost position, Higgins coming to the table to pot an incredible long red and start his match-winning break of 61 points that was leaving his opponent in need of a snooker.

Although Judd tried his best to get it, an out-of-this-world snooker carefully landed by Higgins made him miss the blue and so, the Scotsman victory became a reality.

With the biggest smile I have ever seen painted on his face, John Higgins received his trophy and lifted it up in front of an ecstatic crowd. 

The Scotsman is once again champion. Top class performance!



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Shanghai Masters 2012 - re-match final between Trump and Higgins

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Judd Trump lands in final
We have a re-match final on our hands, after Judd Trump beat Mark Williams 6-4 and John Higgins prevailed over Shaun Murphy 6-3 in today's Shanghai Masters semi-finals.

Judd Trump and John Higgins are meeting again into a major ranking event final, as both of them won their semis match and will be interesting to see if Judd will managed to revenge his 2011 World Championship final loss, or if the history will repeat itself and Higgins will be crowned champion again.

The first semi-final of the day saw Judd Trump taking of Mark Williams in what turned out to be a pretty dramatic match.

It was a series of 62 and 82 breaks that offered Trump the first two frames of the English-Wales snooker meeting, but the third one was entering Williams' pocket after Trump stopped his break at 53, thus the Welshman clearing with a 79 in order to win his first frame of the day.

Still, Trump didn't seem affected by it as he stormed in with runs of 76, 62 and 82 and took no less than three consecutive frames, being now just one away from victory.

Little could be done in this type of situation, but Williams is no ordinary snooker player so he fought back. It was with just a top break of 66 that the "Welsh potting machine" put together his comeback plan at 5-4 and was eager to force the decider.

Unfortunately for him though, a missed long red at the beginning of the 10th frame brought Trump at the table, whose 58 break was also the one that saw the finality of the match. Trump was once more a finalist.

For Higgins, the real battle begins tomorrow
The second semi-final has featured the names of Shaun Murphy and John Higgins and until one point was a very balanced match that gave the impression it might just go all the way until the last frame. But it didn't.

Murphy has broken the ice with two beautiful breaks of 60 and 59, thus winning the first frame, but Higgins's response came as soon as possible under the form of an 82 break. 

The Scotsman didn't stop here and with a 66 took control of the match at 2-1, but as he interval kicked off the lads were once more on a tight result, at two a piece, thanks to Murphy's 53 break.

At returning into the arena, Murphy seemed more composed and determined to win, while Higgins missed the opportunity to take the lead once more. It was 3-2.

But the scoreline didn't seem to favour the Englishman for too long, as a totally back-on-track Higgins hit in breaks of 70, 41, 35, 94, 135 (the highest break of the tournament so far) and a 54 to win fair and square at 6-3.

Tomorrow a real battle of cues, but also of nerves, will catch the eyes of millions of snooker fans from all around the world, as two of the greatest snooker players will face each other in the final of the Shanghai Masters 2012 edition.

The first to win 10 frames will be declared champion and will be going home with a cheque of £75,000. Who will it be?

7am
F1: John Higgins v Judd Trump

12.30pm
F2: John Higgins v Judd Trump
*all hours are UK time

TV coverage:
18:15 - 20:00 British EuroSport
21:00 - 22:45 British EuroSport 2

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Shanghai Masters 2012 - the quarter-finals

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Higgins reaches semis
The quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters 2012 event are over and four players are looking forward to win one more match in order to reach the final, their names being John Higgins, Mark Williams, Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy.

Not only has John Higgins had to fight a heavy cold these days, but the Scotsman had also got to fight against one of the best players in the world during the quarter-finals stage, Ali Carter.

Still, he kept his head straight and used top breaks of 103 and 69 to get a 2-0 advance lead over his opponent who potted his first ball during a very scrappy frame three that he also won.

Another over half century break, this time a 57, was giving Higgins a push towards the victory at 3-1 as the interval was kicking off, but after the 15-minute break Carter came back more stronger and determined, so when the four-time world champion missed a red with the rest at 60, he cleared the table with a 32, that added to his previous 41 break, was winning him the second frame of the match.

Two more runs, of 43 and 35, were also cashed by the Captain Carter who was now dangerously approaching the 4-4 stage, but Higgins interfered in time, a top break of 42 points ending the match at 5-3 in his favour.

With an injured wrist, due to riding and also falling off a motorbike, Mark Williams still found the strength to beat Joe Perry 5-4 in his quest for a place in the semi-finals.

Trump seems unstoppable
The scoreline says it all, for the match was pretty balanced, which was only normal, considering how well both players are performing these days.

So after some heavy break building the inevitable happed and Perry's total clearance of 131 forced the decider.

The first red ball was rolling down the pocket and the cue ball screwed back and touched Perry's tip, the Pink soldier calling a fall on himself, although both Mark Williams and the referee didn't notice it. From that point on, the Welshman was unstoppable, a break of 75 points guaranteeing him the victory.

Shaun Murphy hit in breaks of 50, 72 and 84 to obtain a beautiful 5-1 victory over Stuart Bingham and he’s now he's facing a fellow-world-champion in the semis, John Higgins, while Judd Trump continued his beautiful run and got a 5-4 victory over a very tenacious Graeme Dott, who although was lead 4-1 managed to came back into the match in time for a decider.

Tomorrow the semis kick off, the first two players to get six frames under their belt, getting a place in the grand final.

7.00am
Judd Trump v Mark Williams

1.30pm
John Higgins v Shaun Murphy
*hours are UK time

TV coverage:
07:30 - 10:00 British EuroSport
13:30 - 16:30 British EuroSport 2
19:30 - 21:00 British EuroSport 2

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Shanghai Masters 2012 - Day 4

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Perry whitewashes Robbo for QF spot
Step by step the last stages' structure of the Shanghai Masters tournament is beginning to shape up, the quarter-finals receiving with open arms names like Mark Williams, Judd Trump or John Higgins, but being quite reticent regarding Neil Robertson, Mark Allen or Stephen Lee.

It was a bit of a struggle the match in which Mark Williams had to face Ricky Walden although the final scoreline made the score board froze at 5-2.

The first session ended on a tight 2-2 result, Walden being the dominant player if we take into account that he won both frames with considerable runs of 95 and 112.

Still, after the break, Williams took control of the match with a 67 and continued to win two more frames (scrappy ones) in order to reach victory and get a place in the quarter-finals.

Here he's meeting Joe Perry, the Englishman landing safely into the Last 8 round after a clear and outstanding 5-0 victory obtained in front of an unable-to-get-the-run-of-the-ball Neil Robertson, breaks of 67, 75 and 61 being involved into the process.

Is Higgins back on track?
Also with a secured spot into the next round is Captain Ali Carter who flew on a clear and no-turbulence 5-0 "sky" leaving behind Stephen Maguire "airport" and now getting ready to land on John Higgins one, for a snooker confrontation that will see one of them into the semis.

And since we are talking about John Higgins, it must be said that the Scotsman is showing signs of really getting back on track, after a 5-2 victory obtained in front of Jamie Jones, coming today's 5-0 whitewash by playing what Higgins described as "didn't play anything like he can" Ryan Day.

Stuart Bingham continued his good run and hammered Jamie Cope 5-1, the same treatment being applied by Graeme Dott in front of the Big Stephen Lee.

Shaun Murphy finally put his magic cue to work and flew all the way to 3-0 by using breaks of 72 and 86, in the match he had with Mark King, but the Romford player tried his best to recover from the deficit runs of 114 and 55 getting him two consecutive frames in a row.
However, in the end, Murphy was the victorious one at 5-3.

Judd Trump is also amongst those playing tomorrow in Shanghai, the "Ace in the Pack" coming back from a 2-0 lead by Mark Allen, to win the match by 5-2.

The quarter-finals match schedule:

7.30am
Ali Carter v John Higgins
Mark Williams v Joe Perry


12.30pm
Stuart Bingham v Shaun Murphy
Graeme Dott v Judd Trump

*all hours are UK time

TV coverage:
07:30 - 15:30 British EuroSport
07:30 - 10:30 British EuropSport 2
19:00 - 21:00 British EuroSport 2

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Shanghai Masters 2012 - Day 3

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Robbo gets victory over Chen
The third day of this year's Shanghai Masters edition made its debut with a hard fought 5-2 victory obtained by Neil Robertson in front of wild-card Chen Feilong followed by an excellent recovery from Judd Trump who after being lead 3-0 by Barry Hawkins found his way back into the game and win the battle of cues by 5-3.

Unfortunately this wasn't the case for Steve Davis, the legend of snooker managing to find his way back from a 4-1 deficit against Ricky Walden in order to force the decider, but lost it after a fluent 92 break administrated by the 2008 Shanghai Masters champion.

It was with break of 88, 28 and 23 that Neil Robertson was taking a 2-0 lead in front of China's Chen Feilong during the morning session, but the wild-card fought back and pulled back a frame in time.

However, the interval was finding Robbo in charge at 3-1 after a half century break of 53 points, followed by a great 61 clearance after the 15-minute break.

Still, Chen wasn't going to make it easy for "The Thunder from Down Under" and not only did he cash one more frame, but was sure to keep holding on during the last frame too. Still, after a top break of 35 Robertson claim victory at 5-2.

The morning session sent two more players into the Last 16 round after Stephen Lee defeated Scotland's Marcus Campbell 5-3, at the same time Stuart Bingham beating Tom Ford 5-4 to join the gang.

The curse has been broken - Judd wins his 1st SM match
Judd Trump managed to "break the curse" and won his first Shanghai Masters match after climbing his way back into the match from a 3-0 lead against Barry Hawkins.

It was a scrappy affair that gave Trump enough hope to return after the interval and get serious, a set of 58, 63 and 77 putting him back into the match and practically also in the leading position at 4-3.

Another scrappy frame was going to mark the end of the match, but it didn't matter for the reigning UK Championship title holder, Judd safely landing into the next round were he's meeting Mark Allen.

"The Wizard of Wishaw" - John Higgins has been into a dark place recently, but still managed to obtain a 5-2 victory in front of Jamie Jones after a series of 80, 95 and 70 breaks and he's now facing Welshman Ryan Day who scored a 5-4 victory in front of Martin Gould after a genuinely Montaigne-rousse match in which he lead 3-0 and was lead 4-3.

Also with a foot in the Last 16 is Graeme Dott, who was sure to exit the last of the remaining wild-cards, Jin Long, by 5-2 in order to book a snooker rendez-vous with Stephen Lee.

Tomorrow's match schedule:

7.30am
Mark Williams v Ricky Walden
Jamie Cope v Stuart Bingham
Ali Carter v Stephen Maguire
Joe Perry v Neil Robertson


12.30pm
Mark King v Shaun Murphy
Mark Allen v Judd Trump
John Higgins v Ryan Day
Stephen Lee v Graeme Dott

*all hours are UK time

TV coverage:
07:30 - 11:30 British EuroSport
07:30 - 11:00 British EuroSport 2
12:30 - 15: 30 British EuroSport
12:30 - 15: 30 British EuroSport 2
19:00 - 22:00  British EuroSport 2

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Shanghai Masters 2012 - Day 2

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Defending champ, Selby is out
Surprise, surprise after just two days since this year's Shanghai Masters tournament has kicked off, the defending champion Mark Selby suffering an early and terrible 5-1 defeat in front of Jamie Cope, while the local hero Ding Junhui missed yet another chance to impress his home crowd after losing 5-4 to Mark King.

And if yesterday the qualifiers took care of not giving any chance to more and one wild-card, today things went quite differently, Fergal O'Brien and Jimmy Robertson being in the position of having to come back home after losing 5-2 to Chen Feilong and 5-4 to Jin Long, respectively.

Defending champion Mark Selby didn't quite manage to settle in, in the match he had to play against Jamie Cope and that was easily to see from the very first start of their cues battle.

Cope was the one who broke the ice and took the first frame, Selby responding with just a 49 break to draw level. But that was about it from the world number one, for scrappiness took over the match and Selby didn't manage to find a way of getting back on track.

Although Jamie's game was far from being exquisite, it was the perfect recipe to give him a great 3-1 advantage at the interval but also enough confidence and energy to return and take the next two frames with a top break of 71 for a 5-1 scoreline.

Just a few meters away an epic match was underway, Stephen Maguire having to face the man who crushed his China Open dream a few months ago, Peter Ebdon.

As usual Ebdon got to be the player holding the advantage as he flew all the way to 3-2, but this time Maguire was keen to take his revenge so he used a series of 73 and 58 not only to draw level, but also to take the lead.

King rules out Ding
The last frame lasted more than an hour in a desperate attempt of Peter to try and keep himself in the match, but unfortunately for him the miracle didn't happen (he was in the position of needing a snooker and potted the pink by mistake), the snooker encounter ending in the Scotsman's favour at 5-3.

Maybe the second biggest surprise of the day came from the local star Ding Junhui who lost 5-4 to Mark King although the start wasn't a particularly bad one.

Ding took a 3-0 lead, although no miraculous breaks were involved in the equation, but King found his way back into the game and levelled at 3-3.

The match continued with shared frames and logically ended on a decider, decider that Mark took full control off to finish the snooker dispute victoriously.

Also finishing their matches on a 5-4 scoreline were Ali Carter, who had to face Robert Milkins and Shaun Murphy, who saw off Dominic Dale.

Amongst those with a guaranteed place in the next round is also Mark Allen, who suspended Lu Haotian’s Shanghai Masters dream for now, with a 5-2 final result.

Tomorrow more cue action is coming our way, as it follows:

7.30am
21) Stephen Lee v Marcus Campbell
20) Neil Robertson v Chen Feilong
10) Stuart Bingham v Tom Ford
18) Ricky Walden v Steve Davis


12.30pm
13) John Higgins v Jamie Jones
24) Judd Trump v Barry Hawkins
22) Graeme Dott v Jin Long
14) Martin Gould v Ryan Day

*all hours are UK time

TV coverage:
07:30 - 11:30 British EuroSport
07:30 - 10:30 British EuroSport 2
12:30 - 13:30 British EuroSport 
12:30 - 13:30 British EuroSport 2
19:00 - 22:00 British EuroSport 2

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Shanghai Masters 2012 - Day 1

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Nugget takes a good start
The first day of this year's Shanghai Masters tournament brought with it good news for the qualifiers, but an enormous bag of bad news for the wild-cards, for only one of them prevailed the cue-crossings.

Early in the morning (on the continent that is) legend Steve Davis was getting a huge "Wow" from the Chinese crowd that was witnessing "The Nugget" taking on one of their local heroes Zhu Yinghui. 

And the "wow" continued most of the match, for Davis was the one who imposed his cue-style over a disarmed opponent.

Two breaks of 34 and 27 were enough for Steve to win the first frame, while runs of 77, 69 and 39 were putting him 4-0 in front as the mid-session interval was kicking off.

A quarter of an hour later the players returned into the arena and it was easy to see that Davis had lost some of that spark when he missed an easy read to the left middle pocket. Still he didn't let his guard down and although Yinghui managed to pull back a frame, the six-time world champion caught the next one for a 5-1 victory.

At a near table Lu Haotian, a player who's just 14 years old, but has a huge hunger for winning, managed to end up on a tight 5-4 scoreline with the Hong Kong-man Marco Fu, who despite a 3-0 perfect start and his efforts to overcome a younger opponent failed to do the job.

Another close battle was the one held between Robert Milkins and China's Zhou Yuelong, now Robert having to face the Shanghai Masters champion from two years ago, Ali Carter in the next round, while "The Kid" Jamie Jones had  no trouble whatsoever to beat Lu Ning 5-2 and secure himself a spot in the next round where he's facing "Johnny" Higgins.

Williams storms in to win his first match
And if yesterday I was mentioning some cool snooker player also known to the large public under the name of Mark Williams, today the Welshman showed his face on the green baize and did a pretty good job in kicking off Mark Davis by an impressive 5-1 scoreline.

Long story short, after losing the opening frame to Davis "The Welsh potting machine" won the next five with runs of 53, 67 and 88 and he's now full of confidence to do a similar job in his next match.

Mark King and Ryan Day took care of sending home two more wild-cards, Day performing a perfect 5-0 whitewash against Wang Yuchen, while King beat Zhao Xintong by 5-3.

But if Ryan Days earned his chance to play at least one more match, for his fellow country-man Matthew Stevens things went in a totally different direction as he got beat 5-2 by Joe Perry in a top-quality match that saw two century breaks (103, 131) being hit from both sides.

Tomorrow the action continues with:

7.30am
9) Mark Selby v Jamie Cope
16) Stephen Maguire v Peter Ebdon
6) Fergal O'Brien v Chen Feilong
7) Jimmy Robertson v Jin Long


12.30pm
11) Ding Junhui v Mark King
12) Shaun Murphy v Dominic Dale
23) Mark Allen v Lu Haotian
15) Allister Carter v Rob Milkins

*all hours are UK time

 TV coverage:
07:30 - 11:45 British EuroSport
07:30 - 10:30 British EuroSport 2
12:30 - 14:00 British EuroSport
12:30 - 15:30 British EuroSport 2
19:00 - 22:00 British EuroSport 2

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Shanghai Masters 2012 kicks off tomorrow

00:26:00 Ramona Dragomir 0 Comments

Are you in the mood for some major-ranking, good-old-fashioned snooker? Than we are settled, for starting tomorrow morning the Shanghai Masters kicks off and with it the hopes and dreams of the players who want to see their names in highlights at the end of this tournament.

It's been a while since I posted on this blog (sadly my hateful job is keeping me busy more than I want), but this week will be fully dedicated to snooker, for this is an event that I very keen about. Last years due to a tragic event in my family I missed a good part of it, so imagine how thrilled I am to be able to covering it this year.

But putting aside the personal stuff, I'm very curious to see how this tournament develops. It starts with Mark Selby as defending champion, but taking into account the latest achievements in snooker and by that I mean players that have emerged to win ranking events or have notable contributions in them (see Rod Lawler from last week, Ricky Walden and his Wuxi Classic trophy, or Joe Swail’s magnificent slalom to reach the final of the Paul Hunter Classic - only to mention a few) odds are that this year's Shanghai Masters will turn out to be quite surprising.

On the other hand we have players that failed to shine last season and now have a lot to catch up with, but also the enormous will to prove to the entire world that they still got it. 

In the category we have John Higgins, the player that practically ruled the 2010/2011 season winning almost everything there was to win, including the cherry on the cake (aka. the World Championship). Also, I can forget Shaun Murphy, one of the most constant players on tour, yet very estranged from winning ranking events. 

However, I can't overlook his Brazilian Master trophy from last year, but considering that it wasn't a ranking event, the "Magician" should really use some of his magic to catch one.

Defending champ - Mark Selby
Another player that we all agree on that he's brilliant is Mark Williams, but "Marquitos" has been pretty silent on the green baize recently and hasn't won a tournament in quite some time now. However, we all know he's a huge fan of playing aboard, so maybe (just maybe) he'll find the Shanghai Masters the perfect opportunity for getting back on track.

Two years ago, Ali Carter was defeating Jamie Burnett in Shanghai in what was, in my opinion, a pretty thrilling final. Then it came the fall. The horrible Cohn disease has kept "the Captain" away from the winning line and put him in the position of even seriously considering retiring.

Still, during this year's World Championship he reached the final and made us all believe he has a chance to win it. It didn't happen, but it sure has made a difference for his self-confidence.

Guided by "the snooker's guru" Peter Ebdon, Carter tried to return on the green baize and although he didn’t take a pretty good start this season it will be interesting to see how he'll react in front of crowd that saw him win the Shanghai Masters title a couple of years ago.

A stunning Peter Ebdon was grabbing the China Open title a few months ago and so assured us of continuing the "Ebbo legacy" even by getting a place in this year's Premier League (where he won his first match, 5-1 against the big Stephen Lee). He reached the final of this season's first main ranking event (aka. The Australian Open), but unfortunately for him, he couldn't catch up with a very decided-to-win opponent, in the person of Barry Hawkins. So we better keep an eye on this guy too.

Of course that we should also keep in mind names like Robert Milkins, Stephen Maguire (who's been on fire lately), Stu Bingham or Martin Gould as well as the rest of players, for let's face it: they all stand a chance and if snooker has taught us something over the years is that you can't predict a winner before the tournament starts.

So, let's see how's the first day looking, shall we?

7.30am
9) Mark Selby v Jamie Cope
16) Stephen Maguire v Peter Ebdon
6) Fergal O'Brien v Chen Feilong
7) Jimmy Robertson v Jin Long


12.30pm
11) Ding Junhui v WINNER OF MATCH 1
12) Shaun Murphy v Dominic Dale
23) Mark Allen v WINNER OF MATCH 8
15) Allister Carter v WINNER OF MATCH 4

*all hours are UK time

TV coverage:
07:30 -10:30 British EuroSport 2
08:00 - 11:30 British EuroSport 
12:30 - 15:30 British EuroSport
12:30 - 15:30 British EuroSport 2
19:00 - 22:00 British EuroSport 2

At this stage the matches are being played under "the best of 9" rule.
Let the snooker begin!
 

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Snooker in September 2012

13:00:00 Ramona Dragomir 0 Comments

A new month brings new snooker and after all those qualifying rounds it's time to start the actual travelling around the world.

The snooker gladiators will do no less than two trips to China, once for the grand Shanghai Masters, which is due to take place between 17 and 23, and twice for the second APTC (aka. Asian Players Tour Championship) between 23 and 27.

The rest of the month will see the main action taking place inside UK's boarders with three Premier League events taking place on September 6 (at Stoke), September 13 (at Carlisle) and September 27 (at Banbury ).

The last PTC taking place at the South West Snooker Academy is also on September's schedule (5-9), at the end of it the last "pink" champion being crowed in Gloucester.

1. Premier League

When?: 6 September
Where?: Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre, Stoke, UK
Who's playing?: Stephen Lee v Peter Ebdon and Mark Selby v Neil Robertson
Prize money: £1,000 for each frame won, £1,000 for each century break and £25,000 for a maximum break.
Ranking points: N/A

2. UK PTC 3


When?: 5 -9 September
Where?: South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester, UK
Who's playing?: click here for the draw.
Prize money: winner (£10,000), runner-up (£5,000), losing semi-finalists (£2,500), losing quarter-finalists (£1,500), last 16 (£1,000), last 32 (£600) and the last 64 (£200). 
Ranking points: winner (2,000), runner-up (1,600), losing semi-finalists (1,280), losing quarter-finalists (1,000), last 16 (760), last 32 (560) and the last 64 (360).

3.  Premier League

When?: 13 September
Where?: The Sands, Carlisle, UK
Who's playing?: Shaun Murphy v Stuart Bingham and John Higgins v Mark Allen
Prize money: £1,000 for each frame won, £1,000 for each century break and £25,000 for a maximum break.
Ranking points: N/A

4. Shanghai Masters

When?: 17 - 23 September
Where?: Shanghai, China
Who's playing?: click here to see the draw.
Prize money: winner (£75,000), runner-up (£30,000), losing semi-finalists (£18,000), losing quarter-finalists (£10,000), last 16 (£7,500), last 32 ( £6,000), the last 48 (£2,300) and for the last 64 (£1,500). There's also a prize money of £2,000 for the highest TV break and one of £200 for the highest non-TV break.
Ranking points: winner (7000), runner-up (5600), semi-finals (4480), quarter-finals (3500), Last 16 (2660), Last 32 (1960 and 980*), Last 48 (1610 and 805*), Last 64 (1260 and 630*), Last 80 (910 and 455*) and for the Last 96 (560 and 280*).
* seeded loser

5. Asian PTC 2

When?: 23 - 27 September
Where?: Yixing, China
Who's playing?: update needed.
Ranking points: winner (2,000), runner-up (1,600), losing semi-finalists (1,280), losing quarter-finalists (1,000), last 16 (760), last 32 (560) and the last 64 (360).
Prize money: winner (£10,000), runner-up (£5,000), losing semi-finalists (£2,500), losing quarter-finalists (£1,500), last 16 (£1,000), last 32 (£600) and the last 64 (£200). 

6. Premier League

When?: 27 September
Where?Spiceball Leisure Centre, Banbury, UK
Who's playing?: Mark Allen v Peter Ebdon and Neil Robertson v Shaun Murphy
Prize money: £1,000 for each frame won, £1,000 for each century break and £25,000 for a maximum break.
Ranking points: N/A

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