Judd Trump was the defending champion,[1] but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.

[2] Mark Selby withdrew from his second round match against Ding Junhui due to a neck injury.

[3] Peter Ebdon won his ninth and final ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 10–9 in the final.

[4] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

[6][7][8] [6][7][8][9] These matches took place between 21 and 24 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.