The 2012 Welsh Open (officially the 2012 888真人 Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 19 February 2012 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

[3] John Higgins was the defending champion,[1] but he lost 3–4 against Ding Junhui in the last 16.

[4] Ding Junhui won his fifth ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–6 in the final.

[5][6] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]

[2][8][9] These matches were held between 8 and 11 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.