2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

The 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Grand Final)[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 20 March 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland.[2] The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.

2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates16–20 March 2011 (2011-03-16 – 2011-03-20)
VenueThe Helix
CityDublin
CountryIreland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Mark Williams (WAL) (143)
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up Martin Gould (ENG)
Score4–0
EPTC6
2012

Shaun Murphy won his fourth ranking title by defeating Martin Gould 4–0 in the final.[3][4]

Prize fund and ranking points edit

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[5][6]

Prize fund Ranking points
Winner £60,000 3,000
Runner-up £25,000 2,400
Semi-finalist £15,000 1,920
Quarter-finalist £7,500 1,500
Last 16 £4,000 1,140
Last 24 £2,500 840
Highest break £3,000
Total £200,000

Seeding list edit

The leading 24 players in the PTC Order of Merit qualified for the event, provided that they had played in at least 6 events (3 in the UK and 3 in Europe). John Higgins and Ding Junhui were in the top 24 but failed to play in the minimum number of events.

Rank Player Total points
1   Shaun Murphy (ENG) 23,200
2   Mark Selby (ENG) 21,300
3   Barry Pinches (ENG) 19,100
4   Marcus Campbell (SCO) 17,700
5   Judd Trump (ENG) 17,600
6   Mark Williams (WAL) 17,100
7   Dominic Dale (WAL) 16,800
8   Stephen Lee (ENG) 16,200
9   Tom Ford (ENG) 15,000
10   Stephen Maguire (SCO) 14,400
11   Michael Holt (ENG) 10,900
12   Liang Wenbo (CHN) 10,700
13   Martin Gould (ENG) 10,600
14   Marco Fu (HKG) 10,100
15   Ricky Walden (ENG) 10,100
16   Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 9,900
17   Stuart Bingham (ENG) 9,800
18   Jack Lisowski (ENG) 9,600
19   Jamie Jones (WAL) 9,400
20   Andrew Higginson (ENG) 8,700
21   Mark Davis (ENG) 8,300
22   Matthew Stevens (WAL) 8,300
23   Gerard Greene (NIR) 7,700
24   Joe Jogia (ENG) 7,500

Main draw edit

[7][8][9][10]

Last 24
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
1  Shaun Murphy (ENG)4
15  Ricky Walden (ENG)415  Ricky Walden2
1  Shaun Murphy4
12  Liang Wenbo (CHN)1
8  Stephen Lee3
8  Stephen Lee (ENG)4
21  Mark Davis (ENG)421  Mark Davis1
1  Shaun Murphy4
24  Joe Jogia (ENG)0
22  Matthew Stevens0
7  Dominic Dale (WAL)1
22  Matthew Stevens (WAL)422  Matthew Stevens4
22  Matthew Stevens4
23  Gerard Greene (NIR)2
4  Marcus Campbell0
4  Marcus Campbell (SCO)4
17  Stuart Bingham (ENG)w/o17  Stuart Bingham3
1  Shaun Murphy4
10  Stephen Maguire (SCO)w/d
13  Martin Gould0
3  Barry Pinches (ENG)3
14  Marco Fu (HKG)111  Michael Holt4
11  Michael Holt2
11  Michael Holt (ENG)4
13  Martin Gould4
5  Judd Trump (ENG)2
19  Jamie Jones (WAL)013  Martin Gould4
13  Martin Gould4
13  Martin Gould (ENG)4
2  Mark Selby3
6  Mark Williams (WAL)4
16  Anthony Hamilton (ENG)416  Anthony Hamilton0
6  Mark Williams3
9  Tom Ford (ENG)2
2  Mark Selby4
2  Mark Selby (ENG)4
20  Andrew Higginson (ENG)420  Andrew Higginson0
18  Jack Lisowski (ENG)1

Final edit

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
The Helix, Dublin, Ireland, 20 March 2011.[9]
Shaun Murphy
  England
4–0 Martin Gould
  England
70–18, 66–46, 59–44 (53), 51–34
53 Highest break 45
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 0

Century breaks edit

[11][12]

References edit

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