The 2012 World Seniors Championship (Known for sponsorship reasons as the Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship) was a professional non-
ranking
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In mathematics, this is known as a weak order or total preorder of o ...
snooker
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tournament that took place between 27 and 28 October 2012 at the
Mountbatten Centre
The Mountbatten Centre is a leisure centre in Portsmouth, England, which opened in 1979. The "Mountbatten Centre" is located in Hilsea, an area in Portsmouth.
Facilities
*8 lane 50 m pool
*12.5 m teaching pool
*150 station fitness gym
*5-a-s ...
in
Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council.
Portsmouth is the most dens ...
,
England
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.
Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan (born 3 May 1966) is a Welsh former professional snooker player who now competes as an amateur.
Morgan won the World Amateur Championship in 1987 and played on the professional main tour from 1988 until 2006. He earned just ov ...
was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 0–2 against
Nigel Bond
Nigel Bond (born 15 November 1965) is an English former professional snooker player.
Bond competed on the main tour from 1989 to 2022, and was ranked within the world's top 16 players between 1992 and 1999, peaking at 5th for the 1996–97 s ...
.
Bond won in the final 2–0 against
Tony Chappel
Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player from Pontarddulais in Swansea, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001.
Career
Throughout his career Chappel produced some notable wins. Some of the ...
. Bond won 14 frames in a row by beating all of his opponents with 2–0.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
*Winner:
£18,000
*Runner-up: £8,000
*Semi-finalist: £4,000
*Quarter-finalist: £2,000
*Last 16: £1,000
*Total: £50,000
Main draw
The draw for the last 16 was made on the evening of 13 September 2012 at The Sands in
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...
during the
Premier League
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. The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was made on a random basis. All matches were best of 3 frames. The times for 27 October are
BST and those for 28 October are
GMT
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.
The highest break of the tournament was 86 made by Karl Townsend.
Last 16
* Saturday, 27 October – 13:00
**
Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan (born 3 May 1966) is a Welsh former professional snooker player who now competes as an amateur.
Morgan won the World Amateur Championship in 1987 and played on the professional main tour from 1988 until 2006. He earned just ov ...
2–0
Joe Johnson
**
Dennis Taylor
Dennis Taylor (born 19 January 1949) is a Northern Irish retired professional snooker player and current commentator. He is best known for winning the 1985 World Snooker Championship, where he defeated the defending champion Steve Davis in a ...
0–2
Nigel Bond
Nigel Bond (born 15 November 1965) is an English former professional snooker player.
Bond competed on the main tour from 1989 to 2022, and was ranked within the world's top 16 players between 1992 and 1999, peaking at 5th for the 1996–97 s ...
**
Dene O'Kane
Dene O'Kane (born 24 February 1963) is a former professional snooker player from Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
O'Kane won the 1980 New Zealand Amateur Championship, and represented New Zealand at the 1982 IBSF World Snooker Championship, winn ...
2–0
Barry West
Barry West (24 October 1958 – 15 December 2022) was an English professional snooker player.
Biography
West was born on 24 October 1958, and became a professional snooker player in 1985. He reached the last 32 of a ranking tournament on fift ...
**
Steve Davis
Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a Sports commentator, commentator, musician, DJ, and author. He is best known for dominating professional snooker during the 1980s, when he rea ...
2–1
Cliff Thorburn
Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Nicknamed "The Grinder" because of his slow, determined style of play, he won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, defeating Alex Hi ...
* Saturday, 27 October – 19:00
**
Tony Drago
Tony Drago (born 22 September 1965) is a Maltese former professional snooker and pool player.
Known for his speed around the table, during his snooker career he won two professional titles: the 1993 Strachan Challenge Event 3 and the 1996 G ...
1–2
Tony Chappel
Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player from Pontarddulais in Swansea, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001.
Career
Throughout his career Chappel produced some notable wins. Some of the ...
**
Karl Townsend 1–2
Tony Knowles
**
Alain Robidoux
Alain Robidoux (born July 25, 1960) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Robidoux played on the sport's main tour from 1987 to 2004 and continues to play in events in Canada.
Career
He was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and joined ...
2–0
Les Dodd
Les Dodd (born 11 February 1954) is an English former professional snooker player. He was runner-up in the 1987 English Professional Championship.
Career
Dodd was born on 11 February 1954 in Stockport, and turned professional in 1982. In his ...
**
Jimmy White
James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won three seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, attacking style of play, White is the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 ...
2–0
Mike Hallett
Mike Hallett (born 6 July 1959) is an English former professional snooker player and commentator.
Career
Hallett was born in Grimsby on 6 July 1959. Having won the national under-16 title in 1975, he turned professional in 1979. His world ran ...
Quarter-finals
* Sunday, 28 October – 13:00
**
Steve Davis
Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a Sports commentator, commentator, musician, DJ, and author. He is best known for dominating professional snooker during the 1980s, when he rea ...
0–2
Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan (born 3 May 1966) is a Welsh former professional snooker player who now competes as an amateur.
Morgan won the World Amateur Championship in 1987 and played on the professional main tour from 1988 until 2006. He earned just ov ...
**
Dene O'Kane
Dene O'Kane (born 24 February 1963) is a former professional snooker player from Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
O'Kane won the 1980 New Zealand Amateur Championship, and represented New Zealand at the 1982 IBSF World Snooker Championship, winn ...
2–1
Jimmy White
James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won three seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, attacking style of play, White is the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 ...
**
Alain Robidoux
Alain Robidoux (born July 25, 1960) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Robidoux played on the sport's main tour from 1987 to 2004 and continues to play in events in Canada.
Career
He was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and joined ...
0–2
Tony Chappel
Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player from Pontarddulais in Swansea, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001.
Career
Throughout his career Chappel produced some notable wins. Some of the ...
**
Tony Knowles 0–2
Nigel Bond
Nigel Bond (born 15 November 1965) is an English former professional snooker player.
Bond competed on the main tour from 1989 to 2022, and was ranked within the world's top 16 players between 1992 and 1999, peaking at 5th for the 1996–97 s ...
Semi-finals
* Sunday, 28 October – 19:00
**
Nigel Bond
Nigel Bond (born 15 November 1965) is an English former professional snooker player.
Bond competed on the main tour from 1989 to 2022, and was ranked within the world's top 16 players between 1992 and 1999, peaking at 5th for the 1996–97 s ...
2–0
Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan (born 3 May 1966) is a Welsh former professional snooker player who now competes as an amateur.
Morgan won the World Amateur Championship in 1987 and played on the professional main tour from 1988 until 2006. He earned just ov ...
**
Tony Chappel
Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player from Pontarddulais in Swansea, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001.
Career
Throughout his career Chappel produced some notable wins. Some of the ...
2–1
Dene O'Kane
Dene O'Kane (born 24 February 1963) is a former professional snooker player from Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
O'Kane won the 1980 New Zealand Amateur Championship, and represented New Zealand at the 1982 IBSF World Snooker Championship, winn ...
Final
* Sunday, 28 October – 19:00
**
Nigel Bond
Nigel Bond (born 15 November 1965) is an English former professional snooker player.
Bond competed on the main tour from 1989 to 2022, and was ranked within the world's top 16 players between 1992 and 1999, peaking at 5th for the 1996–97 s ...
2–0
Tony Chappel
Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player from Pontarddulais in Swansea, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001.
Career
Throughout his career Chappel produced some notable wins. Some of the ...
Qualifying
These matches took place on 30 September 2012 at the
World Snooker Academy,
Sheffield
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,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. There was only one century break during the qualifying.
Nigel Bond
Nigel Bond (born 15 November 1965) is an English former professional snooker player.
Bond competed on the main tour from 1989 to 2022, and was ranked within the world's top 16 players between 1992 and 1999, peaking at 5th for the 1996–97 s ...
made a 101 against
Gary Wilkinson.
References
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2012 in snooker
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October 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom
Sport in Portsmouth