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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–15 July 2012 |
| Venue | Bendigo Stadium |
| City | Bendigo |
| Country | Australia |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | A$435,000 |
| Winner's share | $70,000 |
| Highest break |  Cao Yupeng (CHN) (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
| Score | 9–3 |
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The 2012 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 9–15 July 2012 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the second ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[1]
Stuart Bingham was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost in the first round 4–5 against Matthew Selt.[4][5]
Barry Hawkins won his first ranking title by defeating Peter Ebdon 9–3 in the final.[6][7]
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Bingham claims maiden ranking title". Eurosport UK. 24 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Stuart Bingham beats Mark Williams 9-8 to win Australian Open". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Champ Bingham Stunned By Selt". World Snooker. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Australian Open 2012: Stuart Bingham loses to Matthew Selt". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Australian Open 2012: Barry Hawkins defeats Peter Ebdon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ Lappe, Liam. "Hawkins claims maiden ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 15 July 2012.