Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 1

Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013
Event 1

Tournament information
Dates	18–22 June 2012
Venue	Zhangjiagang Sports Center
City	Zhangjiagang
Country	China
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	127
Final
Champion	Stuart Bingham
Runner-up	Stephen Lee
Score	4–3
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The Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 1 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18–22 June 2012 at the Zhangjiagang Sports Center in Zhangjiagang, China.^[1]

Stuart Bingham won his sixth professional title by defeating Stephen Lee 4–3 in the final. This win has also guaranteed Bingham a place in this season's PTC Finals.^[2][3]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[4][5][6][7]

	Prize fund	Ranking points^1
Winner	£10,000	2,000
Runner-up	£5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	£2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	£1,500	1,000
Last 16	£1,000	760
Last 32	£600	560
Last 64	£200	360
Total	£50,000	–

• ¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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Wildcard round

Best of 7 frames

Zhou Yuelong 4–1 Zheng Peng Chen Zifan 4–2 Luo Guangsheng Lu Ning 4–3 Chen Bo Zhang Yang 4–1 Mu Gang Lin Tang Ho Alan 0–4 Zhu Yinghui Sun Chang 2–4 Yang Qingtian Lin Shuai 4–0 Yin Lun Cheng Chan Ka Kin 0–4 A Bulajiang Zhang Dongtao w/o–w/d Li Yinxi

Shi Hanqing 4–1 Zhang Yadong Fang Yuanjun 1–4 Zhao Xintong Zhang Yong 1–4 Fung Kwok Wai Zhang Yi 4–2 Au Chi-wai Xu Xinjian 4–2 Ma Tingpeng Lyu Haotian 4–1 Qiu Yalong Wang Yuchen w/o–w/d Hwang Chulho Lei Zhen 1–4 Cao Kaisheng

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

	Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames
	Mark Williams		4
	Zhou Yuelong		1			Mark Williams		4
	Cai Jianzhong		4			Cai Jianzhong		3
	Tang Xu		0								Mark Williams		1
	Michael White		4								Michael White		4
	Chen Zifan		2			Michael White		4
	Lu Ning		4			Lu Ning		3
	Matthew Selt		2													Michael White		4
	Marcus Campbell		2													Zhang Anda		3
	Zhang Yang		4			Zhang Yang		1
	Li Yuan		4			Li Yuan		4
	Ben Judge		1								Li Yuan		1
	Zhang Anda		4								Zhang Anda		4
	Chen Ruifu		1			Zhang Anda		4
	Zhu Yinghui		4			Zhu Yinghui		2
	Dominic Dale		3

Section 2

	Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames
	Stuart Bingham		4
	Yang Qingtian		3			Stuart Bingham		4
	Qi Ya		0			Jin Long		1
	Jin Long		4								Stuart Bingham		4
	Li Yan		4								Lin Shuai		0
	Cui Ming		0			Li Yan		3
	Lin Shuai		4			Lin Shuai		4
	Mark King		3													Stuart Bingham		4
	Robert Milkins		4													Ding Junhui		3
	A Bulajiang		0			Robert Milkins		4
	Lu Zhenwei		4			Lu Zhenwei		0
	Alfie Burden		3								Robert Milkins		3
	Rouzi Maimaiti		4								Ding Junhui		4
	Da Hailin		2			Rouzi Maimaiti		0
	Zhang Dongtao		2			Ding Junhui		4
	Ding Junhui		4

Bottom half

Section 3

	Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames
	Stephen Lee		4
	Shi Hanqing		1			Stephen Lee		4
	Lin Yongzhi		4			Lin Yongzhi		0
	Chen Feilong		2								Stephen Lee		4
	Yu Delu		4								Zhao Xintong		3
	Pa Ruke		2			Yu Delu		1
	Zhao Xintong		4			Zhao Xintong		4
	Xiao Guodong		0													Stephen Lee		4
	Marco Fu		4													Tian Pengfei		2
	Fung Kwok Wai		1			Marco Fu		1
	Ma Bing		3			Tian Pengfei		4
	Tian Pengfei		4								Tian Pengfei		4
	Michael Wasley		w/d								Mei Xiwen		1
	Mei Xiwen		w/o			Mei Xiwen		4
	Zhang Yi		1			Mark Davis		3
	Mark Davis		4

Section 4

	Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames
	Peter Ebdon		3
	Xu Xinjian		4			Xu Xinjian		0
	Guan Zhen		1			Chen Zhe		4
	Chen Zhe		4								Chen Zhe		4
	Cao Yupeng		2								Tom Ford		3
	Wang Linhan		4			Wang Linhan		3
	Lyu Haotian		3			Tom Ford		4
	Tom Ford		4													Chen Zhe		4
	Ben Woollaston		4													Ben Woollaston		0
	Wang Yuchen		0			Ben Woollaston		4
	Pan Weixing		4			Pan Weixing		0
	Liu Chuang		3								Ben Woollaston		4
	Li Hang		1								Cao Kaisheng		2
	Cao Xinlong		4			Cao Xinlong		2
	Cao Kaisheng		4			Cao Kaisheng		4
	Stephen Maguire		0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Michael White		4
	Zhang Anda		3			Michael White		2
	Stuart Bingham		4			Stuart Bingham		4
	Ding Junhui		3								Stuart Bingham		4
	Stephen Lee		4								Stephen Lee		3
	Tian Pengfei		2			Stephen Lee		4
	Chen Zhe		4			Chen Zhe		2
	Ben Woollaston		0

Century breaks

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• 127 Cai Jianzhong
• 119 Mark Williams
• 117, 112, 104 Stuart Bingham
• 116 Dominic Dale
• 114 Tom Ford
• 112, 100 Stephen Lee
• 109, 105, 100 Michael White
• 107 Robert Milkins
• 102 Chen Zhe
• 102 Ding Junhui

References

1. "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
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3. "Bingham wins thriller in China". Eurosport UK. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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External links

• Guotai Liqueur Asian PTC1 – Pictures by World Snooker at Facebook