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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 February – 4 March 2012 |
| Venue | Haikou Stadium |
| City | Haikou |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,500 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |  Stephen Lee (ENG) (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
| Runner-up | Stephen Lee (ENG) |
| Score | 10–1 |
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The 2012 Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 February – 4 March 2012 at the Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China.[2] It was the first time that the tournament was held outside the United Kingdom. It was televised on ITV4
Marco Fu made the 86th official maximum break during his round 4 qualifying match against Matthew Selt. This was Fu's second 147 break.[3]
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but lost 2–5 against Stephen Lee in the second round.
Mark Allen won his first ranking title by defeating Stephen Lee 10–1 in the final.[4]
- ^ "O'Sullivan Withdraws From Haikou". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Haikou To Stage World Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Fu Through With A 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Controversial Allen thrashes Lee 10–1 in Haikou final". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 4 March 2012.