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2012 International Championship

International Championship
2012 International Championship logo.jpg
Tournament information
Dates 28 October–4 November 2012
Venue Sichuan International Tennis Center
City Chengdu
Country China
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £600,000
Winner's share £125,000
Highest break Australia Neil Robertson (142)
Final
Champion England Judd Trump
Runner-up Australia Neil Robertson
Score 10–8
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2013

The 2012 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 October and 4 November 2012 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season, and the fifth ranking tournament in China. It was named as the "first overseas 'major'", as the tournament had the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship.

Judd Trump won the third ranking title of his career by defeating Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final. Trump also became the world number one as a result of reaching the final.

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

These matches were played in Chengdu on 28 and 29 October 2012.

These matches took place between 19 and 22 August 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.


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