[1] Mark Selby was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope.

[4] John Higgins won his 25th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final.

[5][6] During the final Higgins made the 91st official maximum break.

[7] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

[9][10][11][12] [9][10][11][12][13] These matches took place between 24 and 27 July 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.