The 2012 Welsh Open (officially the 2012 888çÂÂ人 Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 19 February 2012 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time, that 888çÂÂ人 sponsored the event.
John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost 3âÂÂ4 against Ding Junhui in the last 16.
Ding Junhui won his fifth ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9âÂÂ6 in the final.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
These matches were held between 8 and 11 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.