European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 5

Betfair European Tour
2012/2013 Event 5
Tournament information
Dates	13–16 December 2012 (2012-12-13 – 2012-12-16)
Venue	Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
City	Ravenscraig
Country	Scotland
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€70,616
Winner's share	€12,000
Highest break	Kurt Maflin (NOR) (147)
Final
Champion	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up	Anthony McGill (SCO)
Score	4–2
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The European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 5 (also known as the 2012 Grant Property Investment.com Scottish Open¹²) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 16 December 2012 at the Ravenscraig Sports Facility in Ravenscraig, Scotland.³ This was the first World Snooker event in Scotland since the 2010 World Open.⁴ The event was the fifth of the European Tour 2012/2013

The Scottish Open was last held in 2004, under the Players Championship name. Jimmy White defeated Paul Hunter 9–7 in the final.⁵⁶ China's Ding Junhui won the 10th professional title of his career by defeating Scot Anthony McGill 4–2 in the final.⁷

Kurt Maflin made the 96th official maximum break during his last 32 match against Stuart Carrington. This was Maflin's second 147 break and the eighth in the 2012/2013 season.⁸

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:¹⁹¹⁰

	Prize fund	Ranking points¹
Winner	€12,000	2,000
Runner-up	€6,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	€3,000	1,280
Quarter-finalist	€2,000	1,000
Last 16	€1,250	760
Last 32	€750	560
Last 64	€500	360
Maximum break⁸	€616	–
Total	€70,616	–

¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

The following is the results from the event. Players in bold denote match winners.²¹¹¹²¹³

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames


Ross Higgins	0–4	Chris Norbury
Mark Boyle	4–0	Andy Guest
Lance Little	2–4	Jak Jones
Jamie Gibson	4–1	Christopher Giffney
Scott Whiteley	3–4	Lloyd Condron


Michael Collumb	4–0	Stephen Baillie
Eden Sharav	4–3	Dylan Craig
Darrell Whitworth	4–0	William Thomson
Rhys Clark	w/o–w/d	Liam Monk

Round 2

Best of 7 frames


Hans Blanckaert	w/d–w/o	James Cahill
George Cunningham	1–4	Lucky Vatnani
Joseph McLaren	4–3	Barry Lee
Marc Davis	2–4	Ashley Carty
Ben Jones	4–0	George Scott
Ian Glover	4–3	Christopher Keogan
Scott Gillespie	0–4	Chris Norbury
Andrew Milliard	4–1	Barry Campbell
Matthew Day	1–4	Adam Wicheard
Oliver Lines	4–1	Oliver Brown
Bobby Cruickshanks	2–4	Mark Boyle
Darren Bond	4–3	Jak Jones
Terry Challenger	w/d–w/o	Kacper Filipiak
Ryan Causton	1–4	Gareth Allen
Stuart Carrington	4–1	Jamie Gibson
Phil Barnes	4–0	Kishan Hirani
Robin Hull	w/d–w/o	Kyren Wilson


Sam Harvey	4–2	James Silverwood
Jamie Barrett	3–4	Justin Astley
Dean Goddard	w/d–w/o	John Parkin
Garry Steele	0–4	Fraser Patrick
Lee Page	4–0	Lloyd Condron
Thomas McSorley	3–4	Jake Nicholson
Hassan Miah	w/d–w/o	Sanderson Lam
Ross Muir	4–1	Michael Collumb
Chris Totten	0–4	Mitchell Mann
Aaron Busuttil	w/d–w/o	Jack Bradford
James Gillespie	4–1	Pat McKinney
Sean James Riach	1–4	Eden Sharav
Michael Wild	4–2	Darrell Whitworth
Callum Lloyd	3–4	Rhys Clark
Ricky Norris	1–4	Ben Harrison
Mark Vincent	4–1	Joe Steele
Reanne Evans	3–4	Jordan Brown

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Mark Selby	w/o
Jamie O'Neill	w/d	Mark Selby	w/d
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	w/o
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	4			Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	4
Paul Davison	2			Liu Chuang	0
James Cahill	4	James Cahill	2
Jimmy White	2	Liu Chuang	4
Liu Chuang	4					Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	4
Alan McManus	4					Barry Hawkins	3
Lucky Vatnani	1	Alan McManus	2
Robbie Williams	4	Robbie Williams	4
Joseph McLaren	1			Robbie Williams	0
Barry Hawkins	4			Barry Hawkins	4
Ashley Carty	1	Barry Hawkins	4
Andrew Norman	4	Andrew Norman	1
Ben Jones	3

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Jamie Cope	3
Scott Donaldson	4	Scott Donaldson	3
Tony Drago	2	Nigel Bond	4
Nigel Bond	4			Nigel Bond	4
John Astley	4			John Astley	0
Ian Glover	3	John Astley	4
Jamie Burnett	4	Jamie Burnett	1
Chris Norbury	3					Nigel Bond	1
Mark Davis	4					Anthony McGill	4
Andrew Milliard	0	Mark Davis	3
Anthony McGill	4	Anthony McGill	4
Michael Wasley	0			Anthony McGill	4
Robert Milkins	4			Robert Milkins	0
Zhang Anda	2	Robert Milkins	4
Pankaj Advani	4	Pankaj Advani	1
Gerard Greene	3

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Mark King	2
Adam Wicheard	4	Adam Wicheard	2
Jimmy Robertson	4	Jimmy Robertson	4
Oliver Lines	2			Jimmy Robertson	4
Rory McLeod	4			Xiao Guodong	3
Cao Yupeng	0	Rory McLeod	2
Ricky Walden	3	Xiao Guodong	4
Xiao Guodong	4					Jimmy Robertson	1
Andrew Higginson	4					Andrew Higginson	4
Mike Dunn	1	Andrew Higginson	4
Tom Ford	4	Tom Ford	0
Mark Boyle	3			Andrew Higginson	4
Graeme Dott	4			Ben Woollaston	1
Daniel Wells	2	Graeme Dott	2
Ben Woollaston	4	Ben Woollaston	4
Darren Bond	1

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Martin Gould	4
Kacper Filipiak	0	Martin Gould	2
Kurt Maflin	4	Kurt Maflin	4
Gareth Allen	0			Kurt Maflin	4
Dechawat Poomjaeng	4			Stuart Carrington	1
Simon Bedford	3	Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
Michael Holt	1	Stuart Carrington	4
Stuart Carrington	4					Kurt Maflin	3
Jack Lisowski	3					Martin O'Donnell	4
Sean O'Sullivan	4	Sean O'Sullivan	3
Matthew Stevens	w/d	Martin O'Donnell	4
Martin O'Donnell	w/o			Martin O'Donnell	4
Neil Robertson	w/d			Craig Steadman	3
Phil Barnes	w/o	Phil Barnes	0
Craig Steadman	4	Craig Steadman	4
Kyren Wilson	3

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Stephen Maguire	4
Peter Lines	1	Stephen Maguire	4
David Grace	0	David Gilbert	2
David Gilbert	4			Stephen Maguire	2
Steve Davis	4			Steve Davis	4
Sam Harvey	1	Steve Davis	4
Yu Delu	0	Liam Highfield	2
Liam Highfield	4					Steve Davis	1
Ding Junhui	4					Ding Junhui	4
Michael Leslie	0	Ding Junhui	4
Mark Williams	4	Mark Williams	3
Adam Duffy	2			Ding Junhui	4
Joe Perry	4			Dominic Dale	1
Chen Zhe	0	Joe Perry	1
Dominic Dale	4	Dominic Dale	4
Passakorn Suwannawat	2

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Ian Burns	4
Justin Astley	0	Ian Burns	4
Alfie Burden	4	Alfie Burden	2
John Parkin	0			Ian Burns	4
Marcus Campbell	4			Marcus Campbell	2
Fraser Patrick	3	Marcus Campbell	4
Shaun Murphy	4	Shaun Murphy	3
Lee Page	1					Ian Burns	4
Stuart Bingham	4					Liang Wenbo	2
Jake Nicholson	1	Stuart Bingham	3
Andrew Pagett	1	Joel Walker	4
Joel Walker	4			Joel Walker	2
Rod Lawler	2			Liang Wenbo	4
Barry Pinches	4	Barry Pinches	1
Liang Wenbo	4	Liang Wenbo	4
Peter Ebdon	2

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Mark Joyce	4
Aditya Mehta	3	Mark Joyce	4
Mark Allen	4	Mark Allen	3
Sanderson Lam	1			Mark Joyce	4
Allan Taylor	4			Allan Taylor	3
Ross Muir	1	Allan Taylor	4
Fergal O'Brien	4	Fergal O'Brien	3
Matthew Selt	3					Mark Joyce	4
Michael White	3					Gary Wilson	3
Mitchell Mann	4	Mitchell Mann	3
Dave Harold	4	Dave Harold	4
Sam Baird	1			Dave Harold	0
Gary Wilson	4			Gary Wilson	4
Li Yan	1	Gary Wilson	4
Ali Carter	w/d	Jack Bradford	0
Jack Bradford	w/o

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Tian Pengfei	4
James Wattana	2	Tian Pengfei	2
Luca Brecel	4	Luca Brecel	4
James Gillespie	0			Luca Brecel	1
Joe Swail	4			Ken Doherty	4
Eden Sharav	0	Joe Swail	1
Ken Doherty	4	Ken Doherty	4
Michael Wild	3					Ken Doherty	4
Anthony Hamilton	4					Ryan Day	2
Rhys Clark	0	Anthony Hamilton	1
Ryan Day	4	Ryan Day	4
Ben Harrison	1			Ryan Day	4
Jamie Jones	w/d			Jordan Brown	2
Mark Vincent	w/o	Mark Vincent	0
John Higgins	3	Jordan Brown	4
Jordan Brown	4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames

Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	3
Anthony McGill	4	Anthony McGill	4
Andrew Higginson	4	Andrew Higginson	3
Martin O'Donnell	2			Anthony McGill	2
Ding Junhui	4			Ding Junhui	4
Ian Burns	1	Ding Junhui	4
Mark Joyce	2	Ken Doherty	2
Ken Doherty	4

Century breaks

A total of 35 century breaks were made during the tournament.¹⁴

147, 135 – Kurt Maflin
139, 138, 120, 107, 105, 103, 100 – Ding Junhui
137, 137 – Fergal O'Brien
135, 112 – Gary Wilson
134 – Ryan Day
124, 122, 109 – Stuart Bingham
124, 101 – Ken Doherty
120, 107 – Luca Brecel
114 – Joe Perry
113 – Martin O'Donnell
111 – Tony Drago
111 – Tian Pengfei
104 – Mark Joyce
103 – Sam Harvey
102, 102 – Mark Davis
102 – Adam Wicheard
102 – Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
101 – Barry Hawkins
100 – Stuart Carrington
100 – Barry Pinches
100 – Liang Wenbo

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