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Betfred.com World Championship

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 21 Apr - 7 May 2012; Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: John Higgins; Notes: See also results (106)
Final
(Winner: 10,000 pts; Runner-up: 8,000 pts)
England Ronnie O'Sullivan [14] 18-11 England Ali Carter [13] Head to head  

First session: 77-37 (56), 121-1 (117), 0-85 (84)
24-58, 86-42 (52), 2-55, 108-0 (92), 141-0 (141)
Second session: 8-84 (56), 73-21, 69-14 (68), 30-62
73-8, 60-13, 1-83 (59), 74-34 (62), 3-52
Third session: 101-0 (101), 73-12, 62-48, 81-41 (54)
9-59, 34-105 (105), 5-62 (53), 129-4 (64, 55)
Fourth session: 92-0 (70), 17-78 (64), 76-0, 82-0 (61)

View last part of match on YouTube.
Also watch Ronnie's amazing 92 clearance.
Referee: Michaela Tabb

Semifinals
(Losers receive 6,400 pts)
England Ali Carter [13] 17-12 Scotland Stephen Maguire [8] Head to head  
England Ronnie O'Sullivan [14] 17-10 Wales Matthew Stevens [15] Head to head  
Quarterfinals
(Losers receive 5,000 pts)
Scotland Stephen Maguire [8] 13-2 Scotland Stephen Hendry [19] Head to head  

Maguire won the match with a session to spare.
After the match Hendry announced his retirement.

England Ali Carter [13] 13-11 Wales Jamie Jones [42] Head to head  
England Ronnie O'Sullivan [14] 13-10 Australia Neil Robertson [6] Head to head  
Wales Matthew Stevens [15] 13-5 Wales Ryan Day [29] Head to head  
Round 2
(Last 16; Losers receive 3,800 pts)
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry [19] 13-4 Scotland John Higgins [1] Head to head  
2 Scotland Stephen Maguire [8] 13-7 England Joe Perry [25] Head to head  
3 Wales Jamie Jones [42] 13-10 England Andrew Higginson [20] Head to head  
4 England Ali Carter [13] 13-12 England Judd Trump [4] Head to head  
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [14] 13-6 Wales Mark J Williams [3] Head to head  
6 Australia Neil Robertson [6] 13-9 England David Gilbert [66] Head to head  
7 Wales Ryan Day [29] 13-7 China Cao Yupeng [83] Head to head  
8 Wales Matthew Stevens [15] 13-11 England Barry Hawkins [22] Head to head  
Round 1
(Last 32; Losers receive 2,800 / 1,400 pts)
1 Scotland John Higgins [1] 10-9 China Liang Wenbo [39] Head to head  
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry [19] 10-4 England Stuart Bingham [16] Head to head  

147 by Hendry. Watch on YouTube.

3 England Joe Perry [25] 10-1 Scotland Graeme Dott [9] Head to head  
4 Scotland Stephen Maguire [8] 10-5 Belgium Luca Brecel [88] Head to head  
5 Wales Jamie Jones [42] 10-8 England Shaun Murphy [5] Head to head  
6 England Andrew Higginson [20] 10-6 England Stephen Lee [12] Head to head  
7 England Ali Carter [13] 10-2 England Mark Davis [17] Head to head  
8 England Judd Trump [4] 10-7 Wales Dominic Dale [28] Head to head  
9 Wales Mark J Williams [3] 10-6 China Liu Chuang [61] Head to head  
10 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [14] 10-4 England Peter Ebdon [26] Head to head  
11 England David Gilbert [66] 10-8 England Martin Gould [11] Head to head  
12 Australia Neil Robertson [6] 10-4 Ireland Ken Doherty [32] Head to head  
13 Wales Ryan Day [29] 10-9 China Ding Junhui [7] Head to head  
14 China Cao Yupeng [83] 10-6 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [10] Head to head  

Allen potted the final black only to go in-off. Watch on YouTube.
See also the alleged push shot from an earlier frame.

15 Wales Matthew Stevens [15] 10-3 Hong Kong Marco Fu [21] Head to head  
16 England Barry Hawkins [22] 10-3 England Mark Selby [2] Head to head  

Betfred.com World Championship Qualifiers

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 5-15 Apr 2012; Venue: English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England; View on separate page; Notes: See also results (75)
Qual Round 7
(Last 48; Losers receive 2,300 / 1,150 pts)
1 Ireland Ken Doherty [32] 10-9 England Anthony Hamilton [35] Head to head  
2 Wales Dominic Dale [28] 10-3 England Ben Woollaston [51] Head to head  
3 Wales Jamie Jones [42] 10-2 England Ricky Walden [18] Head to head  
4 England Mark Davis [17] 10-5 England Robert Milkins [38] Head to head  
5 Wales Ryan Day [29] 10-8 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [36] Head to head  
6 Scotland Stephen Hendry [19] 10-6 China Yu Delu [69] Head to head  
7 China Cao Yupeng [83] 10-9 England Tom Ford [27] Head to head  
8 Hong Kong Marco Fu [21] 10-4 England Joe Jogia [47] Head to head  
9 Belgium Luca Brecel [88] 10-8 England Mark King [31] Head to head  
10 China Liang Wenbo [39] 10-9 Scotland Marcus Campbell [24] Head to head  
11 England David Gilbert [66] 10-4 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [30] Head to head  
12 China Liu Chuang [61] 10-7 England Jamie Cope [23] Head to head  
13 England Barry Hawkins [22] 10-4 Ireland David Morris [74] Head to head  
14 England Andrew Higginson [20] 10-4 England Peter Lines [59] Head to head  
15 England Peter Ebdon [26] 10-0 England Alfie Burden [64] Head to head  
16 England Joe Perry [25] 10-8 Scotland Jamie Burnett [41] Head to head  
Qual Round 6
(Last 64; Losers receive 1,800 / 900 pts)
1 England Anthony Hamilton [35] 10-8 Scotland Anthony McGill [54] Head to head  
2 England Ben Woollaston [51] 10-7 England Steve Davis [37] Head to head  
3 Wales Jamie Jones [42] 10-9 England Andy Hicks [60] Head to head  
4 England Robert Milkins [38] 10-4 China Xiao Guodong [49] Head to head  

147 by Milkins. Watch on YouTube.

5 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [36] 10-9 Thailand James Wattana [58] Head to head  
6 China Yu Delu [69] 10-5 England Matthew Selt [43] Head to head  
7 China Cao Yupeng [83] 10-7 England Nigel Bond [40] Head to head  
8 England Joe Jogia [47] 10-7 Brazil Igor Figueiredo [93]    
9 Belgium Luca Brecel [88] 10-9 England Michael Holt [34] Head to head  

Watch the end of the match on YouTube (starting with the "miss incident").

10 China Liang Wenbo [39] 10-3 England Justin Astley (a) Head to head  
11 England David Gilbert [66] 10-6 England Mike Dunn [44] Head to head  
12 China Liu Chuang [61] 10-8 England Jimmy White [48] Head to head  
13 Ireland David Morris [74] 10-7 Scotland Alan McManus [46] Head to head  
14 England Peter Lines [59] 10-5 Jamaica Rory McLeod [33] Head to head  
15 England Alfie Burden [64] 10-3 England Jack Lisowski [45] Head to head  
16 Scotland Jamie Burnett [41] 10-7 England Adam Duffy [71] Head to head  
Qual Round 5
(Last 80; Losers receive 1,300 / 650 pts)
1 Scotland Anthony McGill [54] 10-0 England Adam Wicheard [84] Head to head  
2 England Ben Woollaston [51] 10-4 Wales Daniel Wells [90] Head to head  
3 England Andy Hicks [60] 10-3 England Liam Highfield [73]    
4 China Xiao Guodong [49] 10-4 India Aditya Mehta [87] Head to head  
5 Thailand James Wattana [58] 10-6 China Li Yan [70] Head to head  
6 China Yu Delu [69] 10-2 Wales Michael White [55] Head to head  
7 China Cao Yupeng [83] 10-9 England Dave Harold [52] Head to head  
8 Brazil Igor Figueiredo [93] 10-9 China Liu Song [63]    
9 Belgium Luca Brecel [88] 10-3 England Barry Pinches [56] Head to head  
10 England Justin Astley (a) 10-7 Malta Tony Drago [57]    
11 England David Gilbert [66] 10-9 England Jimmy Robertson [53] Head to head  
12 China Liu Chuang [61] 10-7 England Rod Lawler [68] Head to head  
13 Ireland David Morris [74] 10-4 England Mark Joyce [50] Head to head  
14 England Peter Lines [59] 10-4 Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat [76] Head to head  
15 England Alfie Burden [64] 10-5 England David Grace [81] Head to head  
16 England Adam Duffy [71] 10-8 England Adrian Gunnell [62]    
Qual Round 4
(Last 96; Losers receive 800 / 400 pts)
1 England Adam Wicheard [84] 10-5 China Tian Pengfei [80] Head to head  
2 Wales Daniel Wells [90] 10-5 Northern Ireland Joe Swail [65]    
3 England Liam Highfield [73] 10-5 England Matthew Couch [85]    
4 India Aditya Mehta [87] 10-8 Wales Andrew Pagett [79] Head to head  
5 China Li Yan [70] 10-4 England Paul S Davison [82] Head to head  
6 China Yu Delu [69] 10-9 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace (a) Head to head  
7 China Cao Yupeng [83] 10-2 Norway Kurt Maflin [72] Head to head  
8 Brazil Igor Figueiredo [93] 10-8 England Andrew Norman [75]    
9 Belgium Luca Brecel [88] 10-2 England Ian McCulloch [67] Head to head  
10 England Justin Astley (a) 10-9 England Sam Craigie [77] Head to head  
11 England David Gilbert [66] 10-7 England Stuart Carrington [89] Head to head  
12 England Rod Lawler [68] 10-8 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng [86] Head to head  
13 Ireland David Morris [74] 10-2 Poland Kacper Filipiak [92]    
14 Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat [76] 10-5 India David Singh (a)    
15 England David Grace [81] 10-8 England Sam Baird [78]    
16 England Adam Duffy [71] 10-2 India Lucky Vatnani [91] Head to head  
Qual Round 3
(Last 97; Losers receive 800 / 400 pts)
1 Brazil Igor Figueiredo [93] 10-5 England Jamie O'Neill (a) Head to head  
Qual Round 2
(Last 101)
1 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace (a) 5-2 Ireland Joe Delaney (a) Head to head  
2 India David Singh (a) 5-1 England Ian Barry Stark (a)    
3 England Jamie O'Neill (a) 5-0 England Stephen Ormerod (a)    
4 England Justin Astley (a) 5-2 England Del Smith (a)    
Qual Round 1
(Last 107)
1 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace (a) 5-0 England John Parrott (a) Head to head  
2 Ireland Joe Delaney (a) 5-4 England Stephen Rowlings (a)    
3 England Ian Barry Stark (a) 5-3 England Philip Minchin (a)    
4 India David Singh (a) 5-0 England Ali Bassiri (a) Head to head  
5 England Jamie O'Neill (a) 5-4 England David Gray (a)    
6 England Justin Astley (a) 5-0 England Les Dodd (a)