The 2012 Masters (officially the 2012 BGC Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 15 and 22 January 2012 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. This was the first time that Stephen Hendry didn't participate at the Masters since his début in 1989, and the first time that BGC Partners sponsored the event.
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 4–6 against Ronnie O'Sullivan. Ronnie O'Sullivan made the highest break of the tournament in the second round against Judd Trump, making a 141.
Neil Robertson won his first Masters title by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–6 in the final. This was Robertson's 10th professional title and his second Triple Crown title after winning the 2010 World Snooker Championship.
Field Defending champion Ding Junhui was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 2). Martin Gould was making his debut in the Masters.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £150,000 Runner-up: £75,000 Semi-finals: £30,000 Quarter-finals: £20,000 Last 16: £15,000 Highest break: £15,000 Total: £500,000
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan MooreAlexandra Palace, London, England, 22 January 2012 Neil Robertson (5) 10–6 Shaun Murphy (6) Afternoon: 61–57, 30–93 (65), , , , , , Evening: 21–79, , , , , , , 103 Highest break 102 2 Century breaks 1 7 50+ breaks 5
Century breaks Total: 21 141, 125 Ronnie O'Sullivan 140, 121, 107 Judd Trump 139, 122, 107, 102, 101, 100 Shaun Murphy 124 Mark Allen 119, 103, 101, 100, 100 Neil Robertson 112, 110 Mark Selby 109 John Higgins 100 Stephen Lee
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