2012 Shanghai Masters
The 2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17–23 September 2012 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.
Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope.
John Higgins won his 25th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final. During the final Higgins made the 91st official maximum break. This was Higgins's sixth 147 break and also the third maximum break of the 2012/2013 season.Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £75,000
- Runner-up: £30,000
- Semi-final: £18,000
- Quarter-final: £10,000
- Last 16: £7,500
- Last 32: £6,000
- Last 48: £2,300
- Last 64: £1,500
- Non-televised highest break: £200
- Televised highest break: £2,000
- Televised maximum break: £10,000
- Total: £410,000
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 17 and 18 September 2012.
Main draw
Final
Qualifying
These matches took place between 24 and 27 July 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
- 142, 100 David Gilbert
- 123 Jamie Cope
- 119 Mark Joyce
- 117 Alan McManus
- 108 Mark King
- 105 Michael White
- 104 Cao Yupeng
- 104 Marcus Campbell
- 102 Steve Davis
- 100 Gerard Greene
Televised stage centuries
- 147, 135, 103 John Higgins
- 131, 103 Joe Perry
- 131 Matthew Stevens
- 130, 103, 102 Ryan Day
- 124 Marco Fu
- 120 Ali Carter
- 114 Mark King
- 112, 111, 108, 105, 101 Judd Trump
- 112 Lyu Haotian
- 112 Ricky Walden
- 108 Graeme Dott
- 107 Shaun Murphy
- 100 Dominic Dale