2012 Championship League

The 2012 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 9 January to 22 March 2012 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Matthew Stevens was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in group four.

Ding Junhui won in the final 3–1 against Judd Trump and earned a place in the 2012 Premier League Snooker.

Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


 * Group 1–7
 * Winner: £3,000
 * Runner-up: £2,000
 * Semi-final: £1,000
 * Frame-win (league stage): £100
 * Frame-win (play-offs): £300
 * Highest break: £500
 * Final group
 * Winner: £10,000
 * Runner-up: £5,000
 * Semi-final: £3,000
 * Frame-win: £300
 * Highest break: £1,000


 * Tournament total: £192,700

Group one
Group one matches were played on 9 and 10 January 2012. Judd Trump was the first player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

 * Matthew Stevens 1–3 Mark Selby
 * Shaun Murphy 2–3 Judd Trump
 * Ali Carter 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Andrew Higginson 3–1 Matthew Stevens
 * Mark Selby 3–2 Shaun Murphy
 * Judd Trump 3–0 Ali Carter
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Andrew Higginson
 * Matthew Stevens 2–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Mark Selby 3–1 Judd Trump
 * Ali Carter 3–0 Andrew Higginson
 * Shaun Murphy 3–1 Andrew Higginson
 * Mark Davis 3–2 Judd Trump
 * Matthew Stevens 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Mark Selby 3–2 Ali Carter
 * Judd Trump 3–2 Andrew Higginson
 * Shaun Murphy 3–0 Mark Davis
 * Mark Selby 1–3 Andrew Higginson
 * Matthew Stevens 3–0 Ali Carter
 * Shaun Murphy 2–3 Ali Carter
 * Mark Selby 3–2 Mark Davis
 * Judd Trump 0–3 Matthew Stevens

Group two
Group two matches were played on 11 and 12 January 2012. Shaun Murphy was the second player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

 * Shaun Murphy 1–3 Mark Selby
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Matthew Stevens
 * Mark Williams 3–2 Neil Robertson
 * Stuart Bingham 1–3 Shaun Murphy
 * Mark Selby 3–1 Mark Davis
 * Matthew Stevens 2–3 Mark Williams
 * Neil Robertson 0–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Shaun Murphy 3–0 Mark Davis
 * Mark Selby 3–2 Matthew Stevens
 * Mark Williams 0–3 Stuart Bingham
 * Mark Davis 3–0 Stuart Bingham
 * Neil Robertson 3–2 Matthew Stevens
 * Shaun Murphy 2–3 Neil Robertson
 * Mark Selby 3–2 Mark Williams
 * Matthew Stevens 3–1 Stuart Bingham
 * Mark Davis 2–3 Neil Robertson
 * Mark Selby 3–2 Stuart Bingham
 * Shaun Murphy 3–0 Mark Williams
 * Mark Davis 3–0 Mark Williams
 * Mark Selby 3–1 Neil Robertson
 * Shaun Murphy 1–3 Matthew Stevens

Group three
Group three matches were played on 23 and 24 January 2012. Neil Robertson was the third player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

 * Mark Selby 3–0 Mark Davis
 * Neil Robertson 3–2 Matthew Stevens
 * Martin Gould 1–3 Jamie Cope
 * Stephen Hendry 2–3 Mark Selby
 * Mark Davis 3–2 Neil Robertson
 * Matthew Stevens 1–3 Martin Gould
 * Jamie Cope 3–2 Stephen Hendry
 * Mark Selby 3–0 Neil Robertson
 * Mark Davis 2–3 Matthew Stevens
 * Martin Gould 3–2 Stephen Hendry
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Stephen Hendry
 * Jamie Cope 0–3 Matthew Stevens
 * Mark Selby 3–2 Jamie Cope
 * Mark Davis 3–0 Martin Gould
 * Matthew Stevens 3–2 Stephen Hendry
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Jamie Cope
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Stephen Hendry
 * Mark Selby 2–3 Martin Gould
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Martin Gould
 * Mark Davis 1–3 Jamie Cope
 * Mark Selby 1–3 Matthew Stevens

Group four
Group four matches were played on 25 and 26 January 2012. Mark Davis was the fourth player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

 * Mark Selby 3–2 Matthew Stevens
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Jamie Cope
 * Mark Allen 3–1 Stephen Lee
 * Peter Ebdon 0–3 Mark Selby
 * Matthew Stevens 2–3 Mark Davis
 * Jamie Cope 3–2 Mark Allen
 * Stephen Lee 2–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Mark Selby 3–0 Mark Davis
 * Matthew Stevens 2–3 Jamie Cope
 * Mark Allen 0–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Mark Davis 3–1 Peter Ebdon
 * Stephen Lee 3–2 Jamie Cope
 * Mark Selby 3–1 Stephen Lee
 * Matthew Stevens 1–3 Mark Allen
 * Jamie Cope 1–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Mark Davis 3–0 Stephen Lee
 * Matthew Stevens 0–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Mark Selby 3–2 Mark Allen
 * Matthew Stevens 3–2 Stephen Lee
 * Mark Davis 0–3 Mark Allen
 * Mark Selby 3–0 Jamie Cope

Group five
Group five matches were played on 6 and 7 February 2012. Barry Hawkins was the fifth player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

 * Peter Ebdon 1–3 Mark Allen
 * Jamie Cope 0–3 Barry Hawkins
 * Ricky Walden 1–3 Mark King
 * Mark Selby 2–3 Mark Allen
 * Mark Selby 1–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Mark Allen 3–2 Jamie Cope
 * Barry Hawkins 0–3 Ricky Walden
 * Mark King 1–3 Mark Selby
 * Peter Ebdon 2–3 Jamie Cope
 * Barry Hawkins 3–1 Mark King
 * Mark Allen 2–3 Mark King
 * Ricky Walden 0–3 Jamie Cope
 * Mark Selby 3–0 Ricky Walden
 * Peter Ebdon 2–3 Barry Hawkins
 * Jamie Cope 1–3 Mark King
 * Mark Allen 3–2 Ricky Walden
 * Peter Ebdon 3–2 Mark King
 * Mark Selby 2–3 Barry Hawkins
 * Peter Ebdon 3–0 Ricky Walden
 * Mark Allen 3–0 Barry Hawkins
 * Mark Selby 2–3 Jamie Cope

Group six
Group six matches were played on 8 and 9 February 2012. Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

 * Mark King 1–3 Mark Allen
 * Peter Ebdon 3–2 Jamie Cope
 * Marcus Campbell 3–0 Joe Perry
 * Dominic Dale 3–1 Mark King
 * Mark Allen 3–0 Peter Ebdon
 * Jamie Cope 3–1 Marcus Campbell
 * Joe Perry 1–3 Dominic Dale
 * Mark King 1–3 Peter Ebdon
 * Mark Allen 3–0 Jamie Cope
 * Marcus Campbell 3–2 Dominic Dale
 * Joe Perry 3–1 Jamie Cope
 * Peter Ebdon 3–2 Dominic Dale
 * Mark King 2–3 Joe Perry
 * Mark Allen 3–2 Marcus Campbell
 * Peter Ebdon 3–1 Joe Perry
 * Dominic Dale 3–2 Jamie Cope
 * Mark Allen 3–2 Dominic Dale
 * Mark King 2–3 Marcus Campbell
 * Peter Ebdon 3–1 Marcus Campbell
 * Mark King 3–1 Jamie Cope
 * Mark Allen 2–3 Joe Perry

Group seven
Group seven matches were played on 19 and 20 March 2012. Ding Junhui was the last player to qualify for the final group.

Matches

 * Dominic Dale 3–1 Peter Ebdon
 * Marcus Campbell 3–1 Joe Perry
 * Ding Junhui 2–3 Ryan Day
 * Tom Ford 3–0 Dominic Dale
 * Peter Ebdon 1–3 Marcus Campbell
 * Joe Perry 2–3 Ding Junhui
 * Ryan Day 1–3 Tom Ford
 * Dominic Dale 3–1 Marcus Campbell
 * Peter Ebdon 2–3 Joe Perry
 * Ding Junhui 1–3 Tom Ford
 * Marcus Campbell 2–3 Tom Ford
 * Ryan Day 3–0 Joe Perry
 * Dominic Dale 0–3 Ryan Day
 * Peter Ebdon 1–3 Ding Junhui
 * Joe Perry 1–3 Tom Ford
 * Marcus Campbell 3–0 Ryan Day
 * Peter Ebdon 3–0 Tom Ford
 * Dominic Dale 0–3 Ding Junhui
 * Marcus Campbell 2–3 Ding Junhui
 * Peter Ebdon 3–2 Ryan Day
 * Dominic Dale 2–3 Joe Perry

Final group
The matches of the final group were played on 21 and 22 March 2012. Ding Junhui has qualified for the 2012 Premier League.

Matches

 * Judd Trump 3–1 Shaun Murphy
 * Neil Robertson 1–3 Mark Davis
 * Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark Allen
 * Ding Junhui 2–3 Judd Trump
 * Shaun Murphy 3–2 Neil Robertson
 * Mark Davis 1–3 Barry Hawkins
 * Mark Allen 2–3 Ding Junhui
 * Judd Trump 3–1 Neil Robertson
 * Shaun Murphy 3–2 Mark Davis
 * Barry Hawkins 0–3 Ding Junhui
 * Neil Robertson 0–3 Ding Junhui
 * Mark Allen 3–2 Mark Davis
 * Judd Trump 1–3 Mark Allen
 * Shaun Murphy 0–3 Barry Hawkins
 * Mark Davis 1–3 Ding Junhui
 * Neil Robertson 3–1 Mark Allen
 * Shaun Murphy 3–2 Ding Junhui
 * Judd Trump 2–3 Barry Hawkins
 * Neil Robertson 3–2 Barry Hawkins
 * Shaun Murphy 1–3 Mark Allen
 * Judd Trump 2–3 Mark Davis

Century breaks
Total: 111


 * 144 (W), 134, 130, 128, 125, 116, 115, 103, 100, 100 – Mark Allen
 * 143 (2), 136, 127, 116, 115, 113, 109, 106 – Neil Robertson
 * 142 (3), 142 (4) , 138, 136, 133, 129, 128, 128, 122, 121, 118, 116, 111, 110, 110, 107, 100, 100 – Mark Selby
 * 142 (6), 136, 122, 111, 101, 100 – Peter Ebdon
 * 142, 127, 122, 117, 109, 105, 104, 102 – Ding Junhui
 * 142 (5) – Ricky Walden
 * 139 (7) – Marcus Campbell
 * 137, 125, 102 – Dominic Dale
 * 136, 131, 122, 110, 108, 101, 100 – Jamie Cope
 * 136, 120, 115, 110, 105, 100 – Shaun Murphy
 * 135 (1) – Andrew Higginson
 * 133, 128, 100, 100 – Mark Davis
 * 131, 121, 119, 118, 110, 109, 104, 101 – Judd Trump
 * 130, 110, 108, 101 – Martin Gould
 * 128, 103 – Mark King
 * 127, 122, 118, 107, 105, 101 – Matthew Stevens
 * 125, 112 – Stephen Hendry
 * 123, 105, 101 – Tom Ford
 * 122, 116 – Ryan Day
 * 122, 115, 110, 110, 107, 100 – Barry Hawkins
 * 120, 118, 101 – Ali Carter
 * 101 – Stephen Lee
 * 100 – Joe Perry

Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings
''Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.''