European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 1

The Betfair European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 1 (also known as the 2012 Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic ) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 26 August 2012 in Fürth, Germany.

Ken Doherty made the 90th official maximum break during his last 128 match against Julian Treiber. This was Doherty's first official 147 break and also the second maximum break in the 2012/2013 season. Doherty also became the first player from Ireland to make an official maximum break.

Mark Selby successfully defended his 2011 title by beating Joe Swail 4–1 in the final. Swail became the first player not on the Main Tour to reach the final of a PTC event, having been relegated the previous season.

Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:
 * 1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Round 1
Best of 7 frames

Round 2
Best of 7 frames

Century breaks

 * 147, 103 – Ken Doherty
 * 140 – Mark Williams
 * 135, 111 – Barry Hawkins
 * 135, 107 – Joe Swail
 * 127, 116, 112 – Mark Selby
 * 122, 107 – Judd Trump
 * 121, 108 – Michael White
 * 120, 100 – Joe Perry
 * 116 – John Astley
 * 114 – Martin Gould
 * 113 – Liam Highfield
 * 112 – Alfie Burden


 * 112 – Mark Allen
 * 112 – Robbie Williams
 * 111 – Oliver Lines
 * 111 – Ben Harrison
 * 109 – Michael Wild
 * 109 – Jamie Cope
 * 108 – Paul Davison
 * 107 – Mark King
 * 104 – Ryan Day
 * 104 – Kurt Maflin
 * 104 – Shaun Murphy
 * 100 – Duane Jones