Dates 17–23 September 2012 Organisation(s) WPBSA | Format Ranking event | |
The 2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17–23 September 2012 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.
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Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope.
John Higgins won his 25th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final. During the final Higgins made the 91st official maximum break. This was Higgins's sixth 147 break and also the third maximum break of the 2012/2013 season.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 17 and 18 September 2012.
Qualifying
These matches took place between 24 and 27 July 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.