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2012 Welsh Open (snooker)

888真人 Welsh Open
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Tournament information
Dates 13–19 February 2012
Venue Newport Centre
City Newport
Country Wales
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £201,500
Winner's share £30,000
Highest break England Mark Selby (145)
Final
Champion China Ding Junhui
Runner-up England Mark Selby
Score 9–6
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The 2012 888真人 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13–19 February 2012 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time, that 888真人 sponsored the event.

John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 against Ding Junhui in the last 16.

Ding Junhui won his fifth ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–6 in the final.

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

These matches were held between 8 and 11 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.


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