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2012 World Open (snooker)

Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open
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Tournament information
Dates 27 February–4 March 2012
Venue Haikou Stadium
City Haikou
Country China
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £400,500
Winner's share £75,000
Highest break England Stephen Lee (138)
Final
Champion Northern Ireland Mark Allen
Runner-up England Stephen Lee
Score 10–1
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The 2012 Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 February – 4 March 2012 at the Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China. It was the first time that the tournament was held outside the United Kingdom. It was televised on ITV4

Marco Fu made the 86th official maximum break during his round 4 qualifying match against Matthew Selt. This was Fu's second 147 break.

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but lost 2–5 against Stephen Lee in the second round.

Mark Allen won his first ranking title by defeating Stephen Lee 10–1 in the final.

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

These matches were played in Haikou on 27 February 2012.

These matches were held between 11 and 14 January 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.


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