[4] In 2012 the event moved to the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway,[5] and was sponsored by Betfair.

The field consisted of the top 25 players from the UK/European Order of Merit, the top four players from the Asian Order of Merit and the three APTC event winners.

The seedings of the final was based on the combined list of both Order of Merits.

[9] It was originally planned that the event would take place in Bangkok, Thailand,[10] but due to the political unrest in the country the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association decided to relocate the event.

[13] It is now played between the top 16 players on a one-year ranking list.