International Championship 2012*

International Championship 2012
28 October – 4 November 2012
Sichuan Province Stadium, Chengdu, China
Provisional Format of Play

All matches up to and including quarter finals will be best of 11 frames, semi finals are best of 17 (8/9) frames and the final is best of 19 (9/10) frames. *denotes final session of match.

Sunday, 28 October
2,30pm (local time)
6 – Cao Yupeng 6-5 Wang Yuchen
13 – Shaun Murphy 6-0 Andrew Higginson
1 – Michael White 5-6 Lu Hoatian
2 – Ken Doherty 5-6 Zhao Xintong

7,30pm
12 – Neil Robertson 6-3 Ryan Day
5 – Aditya Mehta 6-5 Zhu Yinghui
4 – Fergal O’Brien 6-3 Chen Feilong
7 – Jamie Burnett 6-0 Niu Zhuang

Monday, 29 October
2,30pm
24 – Mark Selby 6-3 Ali Carter
20 – John Higgins 3-6 Cao Yupeng
22 – Stephen Lee x Peter Ebdon w/o
8 – Barry Pinches 5-6 Lu Ning

7,30pm
9 – Ronnie O’Sullivan x Lu Hoatian w/o
3 – Pankaj Advani x Zhou Yuelong w/o
11 – Matthew Stevens 6-5 Zhao Xintong
10 – Graeme Dott 3-6 Dominic Dale

Tuesday, 30 October
2,30pm
16 – Mark Williams 4-6 Mark Davis
21 – Stephen Maguire 6-3 Jamie Burnett
15 – Martin Gould 5-6 Marco Fu
19 – Mark Allen 6-2 Robert Milkins

7,30pm
14 – Ding Junhui 6-1 Zhou Yuelong
17 – Judd Trump 6-3 Fergal O’Brien
18 – Stuart Bingham 4-6 Aditya Mehta
23 – Ricky Walden 6-4 Lu Ning

Wednesday, 31 October
2,30pm
25 – Lu Hoatian 6-5 Dominic Dale
26 – Matthew Stevens 2-6 Neil Robertson
28 – Marco Fu 6-4 Mark Davis
31 – Stephen Maguire 1-6 Peter Ebdon

7,30pm
27 – Shaun Murphy 6-4 Ding Junhui
29 – Judd Trump 6-0 Aditya Mehta
30 – Mark Allen 6-2 Cao Yupeng
32 – Ricky Walden 6-3 Mark Selby

Thursday, 1 November
2,30pm
QF4 – Peter Ebdon 6-0 Ricky Walden
QF3 – Judd Trump 6-5 Mark Allen

7,30pm
QF2 – Shaun Murphy 6-4 Marco Fu
QF1 – Lu Hoatian 2-6 Neil Robertson

Friday, 2 November
2pm
SF2 – Peter Ebdon 1-7 Judd Trump

7,30pm
SF2* – Peter Ebdon 1-9 Judd Trump

Saturday, 3 November
2,00pm
SF1 – Shaun Murphy 3-5 Neil Robertson

7,30pm
SF1*- Shaun Murphy 5-9 Neil Robertson

Sunday, 4 November
2,00pm
Final – Judd Trump 4-5 Neil Robertson

7,30pm
Final* - Judd Trump 10-8 Neil Robertson

O'Sullivan Withdraws From International Championship

26th October 2012

Ronnie O'Sullivan has pulled out of the International Championship, which starts on Sunday in China, for medical reasons.

O'Sullivan was due to face either Michael White or Lu Haotian on Monday evening at the world ranking event in Chengdu. The winner of that match will now receive a bye to the last 16.

WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson said: "We have been made aware that Ronnie has been unwell. The usual process for players pulling out of tournaments will now be applied.

"This is a huge disappointment for all of the fans in China who were hoping to see him play. However there is still an outstanding line-up of the world's best players at the International Championship and it will be a top class event."

The qualifying rounds of the new International Championship run from Sunday to Wednesday in Sheffield.

The International Championship will run from October 28 to November 4 in Chengdu, China. It's a brand new ranking event with the highest level of prize money ever at a tournament in China, the winner to receive £125,000.

Match schedule

Sunday August 19

9.30am

Round 1

2) Paul Davison 6-4 Fraser Patrick
3) Michael Wasley 6-4 Jamie O'Neill
7) Li Yan 5-6 Zhang Anda
12) Tian Pengfei 6-3 Joel Walker

2.30pm

1) Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 4-6 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
4) Luca Brecel w/o Mohamed Khairy
5) Sam Baird 6-1 Ben Judge
6) Pankaj Advani 6-1 Craig Steadman
8) Kurt Maflin 6-5 Gareth Allen
9) Robbie Williams 6-3 Scott Donaldson

7.30pm

10) Aditya Mehta 6-3 Michael Leslie
11) Tony Drago 3-6 Liam Highfield
13) Ian Burns 6-4 Sean O'Sullivan
14) Chen Zhe 1-6 Martin O'Donnell
15) Passakorn Suwannawat 2-6 Daniel Wells
16) Dechawat Poomjaeng 6-3 David Grace

Monday August 20

9.30am

17) James Wattana 5-6 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
18) Peter Lines 5-6 Paul Davison
19) Liu Chuang 6-4 Michael Wasley
20) Jimmy Robertson 2-6 Luca Brecel
21) David Gilbert 6-2 Sam Baird
22) Steve Davis 5-6 Pankaj Advani

2.30pm

23) Alfie Burden 6-3 Zhang Anda
24) Rod Lawler 5-6 Kurt Maflin
25) Andy Hicks 4-6 Robbie Williams
26) Mike Dunn 3-6 Aditya Mehta
27) Adam Duffy 6-5 Liam Highfield

7.30pm

28) Cao Yupeng 6-5 Tian Pengfei
29) Yu De Lu 6-3 Ian Burns
30) Anthony McGill 6-4 Martin O'Donnell
31) Barry Pinches 6-2 Daniel Wells
32) Mark Joyce 6-4 Dechawat Poomjaeng

Tuesday August 21

9.30am

Round 3

33) Michael White 6-2 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
34) Ben Woollaston 3-6 Paul Davison
35) Jamie Jones 2-6 Liu Chuang
36) Anthony Hamilton 6-3 Luca Brecel
37) Rory McLeod 3-6 David Gilbert
38) Alan McManus 3-6 Pankaj Advani

2.30pm

39) Gerard Greene 5-6 Alfie Burden
40) Jack Lisowski 2-6 Kurt Maflin
41) Mark King 6-3 Robbie Williams
42) Jimmy White 5-6 Aditya Mehta
43) Liang Wenbo 6-4 Adam Duffy

7.30pm

44) Matthew Selt 3-6 Cao Yupeng
45) Jamie Burnett 6-3 Yu Delu
46) Nigel Bond 6-0 Anthony McGill
47) Xiao Guodong 5-6 Barry Pinches
48) Dave Harold 6-4 Mark Joyce

Wednesday August 22

Round 4

9.30am

49) Barry Hawkins 5-6 Michael White
50) Dominic Dale 6-3 Paul Davison
51) Ken Doherty 6-3 Liu Chuang
52) Ryan Day 6-3 Anthony Hamilton
53) Andrew Higginson 6-3 David Gilbert
54) Michael Holt 4-6 Pankaj Advani

2.30pm

55) Marco Fu 6-3 Alfie Burden
56) Mark Davis 6-2 Kurt Maflin
57) Fergal O'Brien 6-3 Mark King
58) Jamie Cope 4-6 Aditya Mehta
59) Robert Milkins 6-1 Liang Wenbo

7.30pm

60) Tom Ford 3-6 Cao Yupeng
61) Marcus Campbell 3-6 Jamie Burnett
62) Peter Ebdon 6-5 Nigel Bond
63) Joe Perry 5-6 Barry Pinches
64) Allister Carter 6-3 Dave Harold

All matches are the best of 11 frames