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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 October – 4 November 2012 |
| Venue | Sichuan International Tennis Center |
| City | Chengdu |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £600,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £125,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Neil Robertson (AUS) (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 2012 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 October and 4 November 2012 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[3] It was named as the "first overseas 'major'", as the tournament had the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship.[2]
Judd Trump won the third ranking title of his career by defeating Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final.[4][5][6] Trump also became the world number one as a result of reaching the final.[7]
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- ^ "Trump tops Robertson for title". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ "Judd Trump beats Robertson in International Championship final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ "Judd Trump beats Peter Ebdon to become world number one". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2012.