2012 UK Championship#Qualifying

{{short description|First Triple Crown event of 2012/2013 snooker season}}

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=2012 williamhill.com UK Championship

|logo=2012 UK Championship (snooker) poster.jpg

|dates={{Start and end dates|2012|12|1|2012|12|9|df=y}}

|venue=Barbican Centre

|location=York

|country=England

|organisation=World Snooker

|format=Ranking event

|Total prize fund=£637,500

|winners_share=£125,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}} (147)
{{flagathlete|Jack Lisowski|ENG}} (147)
{{flagathlete|Andy Hicks|ENG}} (147)

|winner={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}}

|score=10–6

|previous=2011

|next=2013}}

The 2012 UK Championship (officially the 2012 williamhill.com UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–9 December 2012 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2012 | title=Tournament Calendar 2012/2013 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=4 June 2012}}

For the first time in the history of snooker three maximum breaks were made in a ranking tournament, albeit at different venues. Andy Hicks made the 93rd official maximum break during his round 2 qualifying match against Daniel Wells. This was Hicks' first 147 break.{{cite web|title=Handy Andy Makes UK Maximum |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2987156,00.html |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=21 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129024007/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2987156%2C00.html |archive-date=29 November 2012 }} Just one day later Jack Lisowski compiled the 94th official maximum break during his round 3 qualifying match against Chen Zhe. This was Lisowski's first 147 break.{{cite web|last=Kalb |first=Rolf |title=UK Championship – Auch Lisowski gelingt ein Maximum-Break |url=http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/uk-championship-lisowski-gelingt-maximum-break-134201362.html |publisher=Eurosport DE |access-date=22 November 2012 |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129145540/http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/uk-championship-lisowski-gelingt-maximum-break-134201362.html |archive-date=29 November 2012 }} John Higgins made the 95th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Mark Davis. This was Higgins' seventh 147 break.{{cite web|title=John Higgins racks up maximum break at UK Championship|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2012/1205/357079-higgins-racks-up-maximum-break-at-barbican/|publisher=RTÉ.ie|access-date=5 December 2012}} It also took the total number of maximum breaks for the season to seven.{{cite web|title=Higgins Fires UK Maximum|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3001582,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=6 December 2012}}

Judd Trump was the defending champion,{{cite web|last=Fazackerley|first=Karen|title=UK Snooker Championship: Judd Trump beats Mark Allen to win title|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/16131999.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 November 2011}} but he lost 5–6 against Mark Joyce in the last 32.{{cite web|last=Carroll|first=Steve|title=Defending champion Judd Trump crashes out of williamhill.com UK Championship|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/10084401._/|publisher=The Press|access-date=2 December 2012}}{{cite web|title=Trump dumped out of UK Championship|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/snooker/sport/story/182054.html?CMP=OTC-RSS|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2 December 2012}}

Mark Selby won his third ranking title by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–6 in the final.{{cite web|title=Selby secures York spoils|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/8320647/selby-secures-york-spoils|publisher=Sporting Life|access-date=10 December 2012|archive-date=12 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212081530/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/8320647/selby-secures-york-spoils|url-status=dead}} This was the tournament's first all-English final since 1992, when Jimmy White defeated John Parrott 16–9. By reaching the final Selby also regained number one position in the rankings from Trump.{{cite web|last=Hafez|first=Shamoon|title=UK Snooker Championship 2012: Mark Selby beats Mark Davis|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/20652501|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=10 December 2012}}{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Chris |title=UK Championship |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160153/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html|archive-date=16 February 2012 |work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=1 March 2011}}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|title=Prize Money|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/UKChampionshipArticle/0,,13165~2979173,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=19 November 2012}}

Winner: £125,000
Runner-up: £50,000
Semi-final: £25,000
Quarter-final: £17,000
Last 16: £11,000
Last 32: £7,500
Last 48: £5,500
Last 64: £2,000

Non-televised highest break: £500
Televised highest break: £3,500
Non-televised maximum break: £2,500
Televised maximum break: £10,000
Total: £637,500

Main draw

{{cite web|title=williamhill.com UK Championship 2012 draw and format|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/d6/b9/0,,13165~178646,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=28 November 2012}}{{cite web |title=UK Championship 2012 draw |url=http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/add6ef2400b62409dbef13b0f4f8af19a_Print.pdf |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=7 January 2013 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6DUbdcshC?url=http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/add6ef2400b62409dbef13b0f4f8af19a_Print.pdf |archive-date=2013-01-07 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=williamhill.com UK Championship (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=198|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=8 October 2011}}{{cite web|title=UK Championship scores and schedule|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/20509114|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=1 December 2012}}

{{32TeamBracket

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| RD1=Last 32
best of 11 frames

| RD2=Last 16
best of 11 frames

| RD3=Quarter-finals
best of 11 frames

| RD4=Semi-finals
best of 17 frames

| RD5=Final
best of 19 frames

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| RD1-team01={{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}}

| RD1-score01=5

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}}

| RD1-score02=6

| RD1-seed03=14

| RD1-team03={{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}}

| RD1-score03=6

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

| RD1-score04=2

| RD1-seed05=9

| RD1-team05={{flagathlete|Stuart Bingham|ENG}}

| RD1-score05=6

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagathlete|Jack Lisowski|ENG}}

| RD1-score06=2

| RD1-seed07=7

| RD1-team07={{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}}

| RD1-score07=6

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{flagathlete|Fergal O'Brien|IRL}}

| RD1-score08=2

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09={{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}}

| RD1-score09=3

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagathlete|Mark King|ENG}}

| RD1-score10=6

| RD1-seed11=11

| RD1-team11={{flagathlete|Ricky Walden|ENG}}

| RD1-score11=5

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagathlete|Luca Brecel|BEL}}

| RD1-score12=6

| RD1-seed13=12

| RD1-team13={{flagathlete|Graeme Dott|SCO}}

| RD1-score13=6

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagathlete|Martin Gould|ENG}}

| RD1-score14=5

| RD1-seed15=4

| RD1-team15={{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}}

| RD1-score15=6

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16={{flagathlete|Robert Milkins|ENG}}

| RD1-score16=3

| RD1-seed17=3

| RD1-team17={{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}}

| RD1-score17=6

| RD1-seed18=

| RD1-team18={{flagathlete|Michael Holt|ENG}}

| RD1-score18=3

| RD1-seed19=16

| RD1-team19={{flagathlete|Mark Davis|ENG}}

| RD1-score19=6

| RD1-seed20=

| RD1-team20={{flagathlete|Cao Yupeng|CHN}}

| RD1-score20=1

| RD1-seed21=13

| RD1-team21={{flagathlete|Matthew Stevens|WAL}}

| RD1-score21=6

| RD1-seed22=

| RD1-team22={{flagathlete|Dominic Dale|WAL}}

| RD1-score22=1

| RD1-seed23=8

| RD1-team23={{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}}

| RD1-score23=3

| RD1-seed24=

| RD1-team24={{flagathlete|Marco Fu|HKG}}

| RD1-score24=6

| RD1-seed25=5

| RD1-team25={{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}}

| RD1-score25=6

| RD1-seed26=

| RD1-team26={{flagathlete|Tom Ford|ENG}}

| RD1-score26=1

| RD1-seed27=15

| RD1-team27={{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}}

| RD1-score27=6

| RD1-seed28=

| RD1-team28={{flagathlete|Liang Wenbo|CHN}}

| RD1-score28=4

| RD1-seed29=10

| RD1-team29={{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}}

| RD1-score29=4

| RD1-seed30=

| RD1-team30={{flagathlete|Ryan Day|WAL}}

| RD1-score30=6

| RD1-seed31=2

| RD1-team31={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

| RD1-score31=6

| RD1-seed32=

| RD1-team32={{flagathlete|Michael White|WAL}}

| RD1-score32=3

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce

| RD2-score01=2

| RD2-seed02=14

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter

| RD2-score02=6

| RD2-seed03=9

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham

| RD2-score03=6

| RD2-seed04=7

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire

| RD2-score04=4

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King

| RD2-score05=4

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel

| RD2-score06=6

| RD2-seed07=12

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott

| RD2-score07=2

| RD2-seed08=4

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

| RD2-score08=6

| RD2-seed09=3

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD2-score09=5

| RD2-seed10=16

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis

| RD2-score10=6

| RD2-seed11=13

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens

| RD2-score11=6

| RD2-seed12=

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu

| RD2-score12=4

| RD2-seed13=5

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

| RD2-score13=6

| RD2-seed14=15

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins

| RD2-score14=2

| RD2-seed15=

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day

| RD2-score15=4

| RD2-seed16=2

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD2-score16=6

| RD3-seed01=14

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter

| RD3-score01=6

| RD3-seed02=9

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham

| RD3-score02=4

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel

| RD3-score03=5

| RD3-seed04=4

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

| RD3-score04=6

| RD3-seed05=16

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis

| RD3-score05=6

| RD3-seed06=13

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens

| RD3-score06=4

| RD3-seed07=5

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

| RD3-score07=4

| RD3-seed08=2

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD3-score08=6

| RD4-seed01=14

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter

| RD4-score01=8

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

| RD4-score02=9

| RD4-seed03=16

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis

| RD4-score03=4

| RD4-seed04=2

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD4-score04=9

| RD5-seed01=4

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

| RD5-score01=6

| RD5-seed02=2

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD5-score02=10

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Final

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"

colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 9 December 2012.{{cite web |title=Final – Match 31 – Shaun Murphy v Mark Selby |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13176?matchId=154178 |work=worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202940/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13176?matchId=154178 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}

width="230" align="right" | Shaun Murphy (4)
{{ENG}}

| width="100" align="center" | 6–10

| width="230" | Mark Selby (2)
{{ENG}}

colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Afternoon: 64–11, {{nowrap|49–58 (54)}}, {{nowrap|0–82 (66)}}, {{nowrap|83–0 (83)}}, {{nowrap|98–35 (98)}}, {{nowrap|67–39}}, {{nowrap|0–81 (70)}}
Evening: 1–77, {{nowrap|72–67 (Murphy 65, Selby 58)}}, {{nowrap|38–70}}, {{nowrap|53–63}}, {{nowrap|78–8}}, {{nowrap|34–79 (51)}}, {{nowrap|0–107 (98)}}, {{nowrap|31–64}}, {{nowrap|37–69}}

align="right" | 98

| align="center" | Highest break

| 98

align="right" | 0

| align="center" | Century breaks

| 0

align="right" | 3

| align="center" | 50+ breaks

| 6

Qualifying

These matches were held between 20 and 23 November 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.{{cite web|title=williamhill.com UK Championship 2012 qualifiers draw and format|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/b9/0,,13165~178545,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=8 November 2012}}{{cite web |title=UK Championship 2012 qualifiers draw |url=http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/a1fc98caaafe2432e8e779349e59c92e3_Print.pdf |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=7 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305175301/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/a1fc98caaafe2432e8e779349e59c92e3_Print.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-05 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=williamhill.com UK Championship Qualifiers (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=199|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=8 November 2012}}

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Best of 11 frames

| RD2=Round 2
Best of 11 frames

| RD3=Round 3
Best of 11 frames

| RD4=Round 4
Best of 11 frames

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| RD1-team02 ={{flagathlete|Daniel Wells|WAL}}

| RD1-score02 =6

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| RD1-score03 =6

| RD1-team04 ={{flagathlete|Sam Baird|ENG}}

| RD1-score04 =2

| RD1-team05 ={{flagathlete|Chen Zhe|CHN}}

| RD1-score05 =6

| RD1-team06 ={{flagathlete|Sean O'Sullivan|ENG}}

| RD1-score06 =1

| RD1-team07 ={{flagathlete|Tian Pengfei|CHN}}

| RD1-score07 =6

| RD1-team08 ={{flagathlete|Joel Walker|ENG}}

| RD1-score08 =4

| RD1-team09 ={{flagathlete|Li Yan|CHN}}

| RD1-score09 =4

| RD1-team10 ={{flagathlete|Fraser Patrick|SCO}}

| RD1-score10 =6

| RD1-team11 ={{flagathlete|Luca Brecel|BEL}}

| RD1-score11 =6

| RD1-team12 ={{flagathlete|Scott Donaldson|SCO}}

| RD1-score12 =5

| RD1-team13 ={{flagathlete|Robbie Williams|ENG}}

| RD1-score13 =2

| RD1-team14 ={{flagathlete|Jamie O'Neill|ENG}}

| RD1-score14 =6

| RD1-team15 ={{flagathlete|Michael Wasley|ENG}}

| RD1-score15 =w/o

| RD1-team16 ={{flagathlete|Hossein Vafaei|IRI}}

| RD1-score16 =w/d

| RD1-team17 ={{flagathlete|Thepchaiya Un-Nooh|THA}}

| RD1-score17 =6

| RD1-team18 ={{flagathlete|Passakorn Suwannawat|THA}}

| RD1-score18 =5

| RD1-team19 ={{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}}

| RD1-score19 =6

| RD1-team20 ={{flagathlete|Ben Judge|AUS}}

| RD1-score20 =1

| RD1-team21 ={{flagathlete|Ian Burns|ENG}}

| RD1-score21 =6

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| RD1-score22 =1

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| RD1-score23 =6

| RD1-team24 ={{flagathlete|Simon Bedford|ENG}}

| RD1-score24 =3

| RD1-team25 ={{flagathlete|Paul Davison|ENG}}

| RD1-score25 =6

| RD1-team26 ={{flagathlete|Gareth Allen|WAL}}

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| RD1-team28 ={{flagathlete|Duane Jones|WAL}}

| RD1-score28 =w/d

| RD1-team29 ={{flagathlete|Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon|THA}}

| RD1-score29 =6

| RD1-team30 ={{flagathlete|Martin O'Donnell|ENG}}

| RD1-score30 =5

| RD1-team31 ={{flagathlete|Tony Drago|MLT}}

| RD1-score31 =3

| RD1-team32 ={{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}}

| RD1-score32 =6

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| RD2-score01 =6

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| RD2-score02 =2

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| RD2-score03 =5

| RD2-team04 ={{flagicon|IND}} Pankaj Advani

| RD2-score04 =6

| RD2-team05 ={{flagathlete|Aditya Mehta|IND}}

| RD2-score05 =4

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| RD2-score06 =6

| RD2-team07 ={{flagathlete|Alan McManus|SCO}}

| RD2-score07 =2

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| RD2-score08 =6

| RD2-team09 ={{flagathlete|Adam Duffy|ENG}}

| RD2-score09 =6

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| RD2-score10 =2

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| RD2-score11 =4

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| RD2-score12 =6

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| RD2-score13 =6

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| RD2-score14 =4

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| RD2-score15 =6

| RD2-team16 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Wasley

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| RD2-score17 =1

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| RD2-score18 =6

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| RD2-score19 =6

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| RD2-score21 =3

| RD2-team22 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Burns

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| RD2-score23 =6

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| RD2-score24 =5

| RD2-team25 ={{flagathlete|Yu Delu|CHN}}

| RD2-score25 =6

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| RD2-team27 ={{flagathlete|Anthony McGill|SCO}}

| RD2-score27 =6

| RD2-team28 ={{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda

| RD2-score28 =2

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| RD2-score29 =5

| RD2-team30 ={{flagicon|THA}} Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon

| RD2-score30 =6

| RD2-team31 ={{flagathlete|Mike Dunn|ENG}}

| RD2-score31 =4

| RD2-team32 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Steadman

| RD2-score32 =6

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| RD3-score01 =6

| RD3-team02 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Hicks

| RD3-score02 =4

| RD3-team03 ={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

| RD3-score03 =6

| RD3-team04 ={{flagicon|IND}} Pankaj Advani

| RD3-score04 =5

| RD3-team05 ={{flagathlete|Jack Lisowski|ENG}}

| RD3-score05 =6

| RD3-team06 ={{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Zhe

| RD3-score06 =2

| RD3-team07 ={{flagathlete|David Gilbert|ENG}}

| RD3-score07 =6

| RD3-team08 ={{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei

| RD3-score08 =3

| RD3-team09 ={{flagathlete|Xiao Guodong|CHN}}

| RD3-score09 =6

| RD3-team10 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Duffy

| RD3-score10 =4

| RD3-team11 ={{flagathlete|Liu Chuang|CHN}}

| RD3-score11 =3

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| RD3-score12 =6

| RD3-team13 ={{flagathlete|Ben Woollaston|ENG}}

| RD3-score13 =6

| RD3-team14 ={{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana

| RD3-score14 =5

| RD3-team15 ={{flagathlete|Rory McLeod|ENG}}

| RD3-score15 =6

| RD3-team16 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson

| RD3-score16 =3

| RD3-team17 ={{flagathlete|Jamie Jones|WAL}}

| RD3-score17 =3

| RD3-team18 ={{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

| RD3-score18 =6

| RD3-team19 ={{flagathlete|Dave Harold|ENG}}

| RD3-score19 =4

| RD3-team20 ={{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Yupeng

| RD3-score20 =6

| RD3-team21 ={{flagathlete|Anthony Hamilton|ENG}}

| RD3-score21 =2

| RD3-team22 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Burns

| RD3-score22 =6

| RD3-team23 ={{flagathlete|Gerard Greene|NIR}}

| RD3-score23 =4

| RD3-team24 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Lawler

| RD3-score24 =6

| RD3-team25 ={{flagathlete|Nigel Bond|ENG}}

| RD3-score25 =5

| RD3-team26 ={{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu

| RD3-score26 =6

| RD3-team27 ={{flagathlete|Liang Wenbo|CHN}}

| RD3-score27 =6

| RD3-team28 ={{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill

| RD3-score28 =5

| RD3-team29 ={{flagathlete|Matthew Selt|ENG}}

| RD3-score29 =6

| RD3-team30 ={{flagicon|THA}} Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon

| RD3-score30 =4

| RD3-team31 ={{flagathlete|Michael White|WAL}}

| RD3-score31 =6

| RD3-team32 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Steadman

| RD3-score32 =3

| RD4-team01 ={{flagathlete|Jamie Cope|ENG}}

| RD4-score01 =4

| RD4-team02 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce

| RD4-score02 =6

| RD4-team03 ={{flagathlete|Jamie Burnett|SCO}}

| RD4-score03 =2

| RD4-team04 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

| RD4-score04 =6

| RD4-team05 ={{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}}

| RD4-score05 =4

| RD4-team06 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski

| RD4-score06 =6

| RD4-team07 ={{flagathlete|Fergal O'Brien|IRL}}

| RD4-score07 =6

| RD4-team08 ={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert

| RD4-score08 =2

| RD4-team09 ={{flagathlete|Mark King|ENG}}

| RD4-score09 =6

| RD4-team10 ={{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong

| RD4-score10 = 0

| RD4-team11 ={{flagathlete|Peter Ebdon|ENG}}

| RD4-score11 =1

| RD4-team12 ={{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel

| RD4-score12 =6

| RD4-team13 ={{flagathlete|Martin Gould|ENG}}

| RD4-score13 =6

| RD4-team14 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Woollaston

| RD4-score14 =3

| RD4-team15 ={{flagathlete|Robert Milkins|ENG}}

| RD4-score15 =6

| RD4-team16 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod

| RD4-score16 =5

| RD4-team17 ={{flagathlete|Michael Holt|ENG}}

| RD4-score17 =6

| RD4-team18 ={{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

| RD4-score18 =1

| RD4-team19 ={{flagathlete|Marcus Campbell|SCO}}

| RD4-score19 =4

| RD4-team20 ={{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Yupeng

| RD4-score20 =6

| RD4-team21 ={{flagathlete|Dominic Dale|WAL}}

| RD4-score21 =6

| RD4-team22 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Burns

| RD4-score22 =2

| RD4-team23 ={{flagathlete|Marco Fu|HKG}}

| RD4-score23 =6

| RD4-team24 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Lawler

| RD4-score24 =2

| RD4-team25 ={{flagathlete|Tom Ford|ENG}}

| RD4-score25 =6

| RD4-team26 ={{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu

| RD4-score26 =1

| RD4-team27 ={{flagathlete|Andrew Higginson|ENG}}

| RD4-score27 =0

| RD4-team28 ={{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Wenbo

| RD4-score28 =6

| RD4-team29 ={{flagathlete|Ryan Day|WAL}}

| RD4-score29 =6

| RD4-team30 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Selt

| RD4-score30 =3

| RD4-team31 ={{flagathlete|Ken Doherty|IRL}}

| RD4-score31 =3

| RD4-team32 ={{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White

| RD4-score32 =6

}}

Century breaks

=Televised stage centuries=

{{cite web|title=UK Championship centuries |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13176 |work=worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=10 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206035334/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13176 |archive-date=December 6, 2012 }}

147, 116 {{ndash}} John Higgins
134, 101 {{ndash}} Ali Carter
131, 121 {{ndash}} Marco Fu
131, 104, 102 {{ndash}} Stephen Maguire
130, 122, 105 {{ndash}} Shaun Murphy
129, 127, 112, 105, 100 {{ndash}} Neil Robertson
121, 106, 105, 103, 101 {{ndash}} Mark Selby
120 {{ndash}} Stuart Bingham

106, 103, 101 {{ndash}} Mark Davis
106 {{ndash}} Ding Junhui
105 {{ndash}} Mark Williams
104 {{ndash}} Judd Trump
103 {{ndash}} Mark King
102 {{ndash}} Liang Wenbo
101 {{ndash}} Barry Hawkins
100 {{ndash}} Ryan Day

=Qualifying stage centuries=

{{cite web|title=UK Championship qualifiers centuries|url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13177|work=worldsnookerdata.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=23 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127223049/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=13177|archive-date=27 November 2012}}

147, 131, 104, 100 {{ndash}} Jack Lisowski
147 {{ndash}} Andy Hicks
141, 136 {{ndash}} Steve Davis
140, 103 {{ndash}} Ben Woollaston
138 {{ndash}} Mark Joyce
136, 119, 110, 110, 103 {{ndash}} Luca Brecel
135, 102 {{ndash}} Rod Lawler
133 {{ndash}} Tom Ford
132, 123, 105 {{ndash}} Marco Fu
130 {{ndash}} Dave Harold
129 {{ndash}} Yu Delu
128 {{ndash}} Liam Highfield
127, 124, 118 {{ndash}} David Gilbert

120, 104 {{ndash}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
120 {{ndash}} Ryan Day
115, 111 {{ndash}} Sam Baird
113, 105 {{ndash}} Liang Wenbo
113 {{ndash}} Kurt Maflin
111 {{ndash}} Marcus Campbell
104 {{ndash}} Mark King
103, 102 {{ndash}} Pankaj Advani
102, 101 {{ndash}} Daniel Wells
102 {{ndash}} Xiao Guodong
101 {{ndash}} Jamie O'Neill
101 {{ndash}} Joe Perry

References

External links

[http://s556.photobucket.com/user/MoniqueLimbos/library/UKC2012 UKC2012 pictures by MoniqueLimbos] at Photobucket
{{YouTube|id=WuUw0sd_NfA|title=John Higgins 147 Maximum vs Mark Davis – 2012 UK Championship (BBC HD)}}

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