Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3

Asian Players Tour Championship
2012/2013 Event 3
Tournament information

Dates	5–9 November 2012 (2012-11-05 – 2012-11-09)
Venue	Henan Province Sports Stadium
City	Zhengzhou
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	Yu Delu (CHN) (140)
Final
Champion	Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Runner-up	Li Hang (CHN)
Score	4–3
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The Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 3 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–9 November 2012 at the Henan Province Sports Stadium in Zhengzhou, China.^[1]

Stuart Bingham won his seventh professional title by defeating Li Hang 4–3 in the final.^[2]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[3]^[4]^[5]

	Prize fund	Ranking points¹
Winner	£10,000	2,000
Runner-up	£5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	£2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	£1,500	1,000
Last 16	£1,000	760
Last 32	£600	560
Last 64	£200	360
Total	£50,000	–

¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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

						Stuart Bingham		4
	Huang Jiahao		4			Huang Jiahao		1
	Zou Jinhai		3								Stuart Bingham		4
											Michael Holt		2
						Michael Holt		4
						Wang Linhan		1
																Stuart Bingham		4
	Sun Hongrui		2													Li Yan		1
	Zhang Yang		4			Zhang Yang		4
	Zhang Dongtao		4			Zhang Dongtao		2
	Chou Hon Man		0								Zhang Yang		1
	Ma Bing		4								Li Yan		4
	Lau Ka Lam		0			Ma Bing		3
						Li Yan		4

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

	Ken Doherty		4
	Liu Ren		1			Ken Doherty		4
						Tang Jun		2
											Ken Doherty		4
											Marco Fu		3
						Marco Fu		4
						Li Yuan		1
																Ken Doherty		4
																Shi Hanqing		0
						Shi Hanqing		4
						Lin Yongzhi		2
											Shi Hanqing		4
											Lyu Haotian		2
						Lyu Haotian		4
	Zhang Yadong		4			Zhang Yadong		3
	Pa Ruke		1

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

						Ben Judge		0
						Matthew Stevens		4
											Matthew Stevens		0
	Tian Jiaqi		3								Zhang Yong		4
	Zhang Yong		4			Zhang Yong		4
	Li Yingdong		1			Yu Xuantang		3
	Yu Xuantang		4													Zhang Yong		1
																Tom Ford		4
						Tian Pengfei		1
						Mei Xiwen		4
											Mei Xiwen		3
											Tom Ford		4
						Tom Ford		4
						Cui Ming		3

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

	Wang Lige		4
	Wang Yuchen		2			Wang Lige		0
	Hu Hao		4			Hu Hao		4
	Yang Qingtian		2								Hu Hao		4
											Zhu Yinghui		1
						Daniel Wells		2
						Zhu Yinghui		4
																Hu Hao		4
																Xiao Guodong		2
						Mark King		3
						Ricky Walden		4
											Ricky Walden		1
											Xiao Guodong		4
						Xiao Guodong		4
						Rouzi Maimaiti		0

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

						Chen Zhe		1
	Lei Zhen		1			Ma Tingpeng		4
	Ma Tingpeng		4								Ma Tingpeng		2
	Li Yujin		0								Zhang Anda		4
	Fang Xiongman		4			Fang Xiongman		2
						Zhang Anda		4
																Zhang Anda		4
																Yu Delu		3
						Lu Ning		2
						Guan Zhen		4
											Guan Zhen		2
	Ryan Day		4								Yu Delu		4
	Chan Ka Kin		2			Ryan Day		3
						Yu Delu		4

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

	Barry Pinches		4
	Ben Harrison		1			Barry Pinches		0
	Ju Reti		4			Ju Reti		4
	Geng Mingqi		1								Ju Reti		4
	Zhao Xintong		4								Zhou Yuelong		1
	Wang Jun		0			Zhao Xintong		1
						Zhou Yuelong		4
																Ju Reti		2
	Xiong Jun		1													Li Hang		4
	Ji Zhijun		4			Ji Zhijun		2
	Fung Kwok Wai		4			Fung Kwok Wai		4
	Liu Jiaming		0								Fung Kwok Wai		2
											Li Hang		4
						Li Hang		4
						Chen Feilong		1

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

						Liu Chuang		4
						Lu Chenwei		1
											Liu Chuang		0
	Andrew Higginson		4								Robert Milkins		4
	Niu Zhuang		1			Andrew Higginson		2
						Robert Milkins		4
																Robert Milkins		4
																Chen Ruifu		3
						Chen Ruifu		4
						Jin Long		1
											Chen Ruifu		4
											Cai Jianzhong		0
						Cai Jianzhong		4
						Pan Weixing		1

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

						Cao Yupeng		4
						Da Hailin		0
											Cao Yupeng		4
	Jimmy White		2								Xu Xinjian		0
	Lin Shuai		4			Lin Shuai		3
						Xu Xinjian		4
																Cao Yupeng		4
																Cao Xinlong		2
						Dominic Dale		1
						Cao Xinlong		4
											Cao Xinlong		4
	Yao Pengcheng		2								Ding Junhui		3
	Wang Zepeng		4			Wang Zepeng		0
						Ding Junhui		4

Finals

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

	Stuart Bingham		4
	Ken Doherty		1			Stuart Bingham		4
	Tom Ford		4			Tom Ford		3
	Hu Hao		1								Stuart Bingham		4
	Zhang Anda		2								Li Hang		3
	Li Hang		4			Li Hang		4
	Robert Milkins		4			Robert Milkins		1
	Cao Yupeng		0

Century breaks

140 – Yu Delu
139 – Zhang Anda
124, 122, 112 – Tom Ford
122 – Lyu Haotian
120 – Chen Ruifu
112 – Ding Junhui
111 – Cao Yupeng

108 – Cao Xinlong
105 – Michael Holt
104 – Zhang Yang
104 – Andrew Higginson
104 – Stuart Bingham
102 – Ken Doherty
100 – Robert Milkins

References

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^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^ "The Tour Ranking Points Schedule 2012/2013 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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