The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 8 (also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 and 23 October 2011 at the Killarney Convention Centre in Killarney, Republic of Ireland.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 20–23 October 2011 |
| Venue | Killarney Convention Centre |
| City | Killarney |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Minor-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | €50,000 |
| Winner's share | €10,000 |
| Highest break |  Ryan Day (WAL) (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Runner-up |  Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Score | 4–1 |
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Neil Robertson won the ninth professional title of his career by defeating Judd Trump 4–1 in the final.[1]
Prize fund and ranking points edit
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[2][3]
| Prize fund | Ranking points1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | €10,000 | 2,000 |
| Runner-up | €5,000 | 1,600 |
| Semi-finalist | €2,500 | 1,280 |
| Quarter-finalist | €1,500 | 1,000 |
| Last 16 | €1,000 | 760 |
| Last 32 | €600 | 560 |
| Last 64 | €200 | 360 |
| Total | €50,000 | – |
- 1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.
Main draw edit
Preliminary rounds edit
Round 1 edit
Best of 7 frames
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Round 2 edit
Best of 7 frames
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Main rounds edit
Top half edit
Section 1 edit
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aditya Mehta
| 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Xiao Guodong
| 4 | Xiao Guodong
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 3 | Xiao Guodong
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam Craigie
| 3 |  Gerard Greene
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| Gerard Greene
| 4 | Gerard Greene
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 Fergal O'Brien
| 4 | Fergal O'Brien
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Wells
| 3 | Gerard Greene
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Marcus Campbell
| 0 | John Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ashley Wright
| 4 | Ashley Wright
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Passakorn Suwannawat
| 4 | Passakorn Suwannawat
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| Barry Pinches
| 3 | Ashley Wright
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 4 | John Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian Burns
| 1 | John Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
| w/o | Nigel Bond
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian McCulloch
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Section 2 edit
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Day
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Torpey
| 2 | Ryan Day
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simon Bedford
| 3 | Liu Song
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liu Song
| 4 | Ryan Day
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| James Wattana
| 4 | Mark Joyce
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams
| 2 | James Wattana
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Joyce
| 4 | Mark Joyce
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Wasley
| 0 | Ryan Day
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen
| 4 | Mark Allen
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| Paul Davison
| 0 | Mark Allen
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| Mike Dunn
| w/o | Mike Dunn
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
| w/d | Mark Allen
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines
| 3 | David Gilbert
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| Philip Browne
| 4 | Philip Browne
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Gilbert
| 4 | David Gilbert
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Keith Sheldrick
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 3 edit
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Burnett
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Sutton
| 1 | Jamie Burnett
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Martin Gould
| 4 | Martin Gould
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| Gareth Allen
| 1 | Martin Gould
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens
| 4 | Jamie Jones
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Walker
| 0 | Matthew Stevens
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Jones
| 4 | Jamie Jones
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| Robert Redmond
| 0 | Martin Gould
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tony Drago
| 4 | Neil Robertson
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| Clinton Franey
| 1 | Tony Drago
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Neil Robertson
| 4 | Neil Robertson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson
| 1 | Neil Robertson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Perry
| 4 | Joe Jogia
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Cronin
| 0 | Joe Perry
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Jogia
| 4 | Joe Jogia
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 4 edit
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cao Yupeng
| 3 | Dominic Dale
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire
| 4 | Stephen Maguire
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| Ryan Cronin
| 2 | Stephen Maguire
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| Stephen Hendry
| 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng
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| Robbie Williams
| 2 | Stephen Hendry
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| Dechawat Poomjaeng
| 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng
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| Jordan Brown
| 3 | Dechawat Poomjaeng
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| Tom Ford
| 4 | Ben Woollaston
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| Liu Chuang
| 3 | Tom Ford
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| Jamie Cope
| 4 | Jamie Cope
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| Mike Hallett
| 3 | Tom Ford
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| Ben Woollaston
| 4 | Ben Woollaston
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| Liang Wenbo
| 2 | Ben Woollaston
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| Liam Highfield
| 4 | Liam Highfield
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| Rod Lawler
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Bottom half edit
Section 5 edit
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump
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| Adam Wicheard
| 3 | Judd Trump
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| Andrew Pagett
| 3 | Andrew Norman
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| Andrew Norman
| 4 | Judd Trump
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 Marco Fu
| 4 | Marco Fu
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oliver Brown
| 0 | Marco Fu
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael White
| 4 | Michael White
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Couch
| 1 | Judd Trump
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Luca Brecel
| 4 | Stephen Lee
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nick Jennings
| 1 | Luca Brecel
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| Anthony McGill
| 4 | Anthony McGill
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan
| 1 | Luca Brecel
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee
| 4 | Stephen Lee
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Anda
| 0 | Stephen Lee
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| Sam Baird
| 4 | Sam Baird
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J.P. Kelly
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 6 edit
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| David Morris
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| Sam Harvey
| 4 | Sam Harvey
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| Steve Davis
| 2 | Shaun Murphy
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
| 4 | Shaun Murphy
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| w/o | Alan McManus
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Robin Hull
| w/d | Alan McManus
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dave Harold
| 4 | Dave Harold
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Davies
| 0 | Alan McManus
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rory McLeod
| 4 | Ken Doherty
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson
| 2 | Rory McLeod
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| Mark King
| 4 | Mark King
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| Scott MacKenzie
| 3 | Rory McLeod
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| Ken Doherty
| 4 | Ken Doherty
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| Joe Meara
| 3 | Ken Doherty
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| Ali Carter
| w/o | Ali Carter
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| Adrian Gunnell
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Section 7 edit
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Yu Delu
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| Jack Lisowski
| 0 | Yu Delu
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| Andy Hicks
| 4 | Andy Hicks
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| David Grace
| 2 | Yu Delu
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| Adam Duffy
| 4 | Adam Duffy
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Milkins
| 1 | Adam Duffy
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Li Yan
| 4 | Li Yan
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie O' Neill
| 1 | Yu Delu
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Walden
| 4 | Stuart Bingham
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Julian Logue
| 1 | Ricky Walden
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Selt
| 4 | Matthew Selt
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Williams
| 3 | Ricky Walden
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 4 | Stuart Bingham
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Hogan
| 2 | Jimmy White
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham
| 4 | Stuart Bingham
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Taubman
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Section 8 edit
| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins
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| Craig Steadman
| 1 | Barry Hawkins
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 Kurt Maflin
| 4 | Kurt Maflin
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Carrington
| 2 | Barry Hawkins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Holt
| 1 | Andrew Higginson
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Craigie
| 4 | Stephen Craigie
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Higginson
| w/o | Andrew Higginson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lucky Vatnani
| w/d | Barry Hawkins
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis
| 4 | Mark Selby
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Mann
| 1 | Mark Davis
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson
| 4 | Jimmy Robertson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tian Pengfei
| 0 | Jimmy Robertson
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott
| 4 | Mark Selby
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kacper Filipiak
| 0 | Graeme Dott
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby
| 4 | Mark Selby
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alfie Burden
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Finals edit
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
| John Higgins
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| Mark Allen
| 4 | Mark Allen
| 3 | |||||||||||
| Neil Robertson
| 4 | Neil Robertson
| 4 | |||||||||||
| Ben Woollaston
| 0 | Neil Robertson
| 4 | |||||||||||
| Judd Trump
| 4 | Judd Trump
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| 2 | Judd Trump
| 4 | |||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham
| 3 | Mark Selby
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Mark Selby
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Century breaks edit
Only from last 128 onwards.[8]
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References edit
- ^ "Robertson triumphs in Killarney". RTÉ Sport. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Entry Pack for Events 5–9" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Eight (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Robertson – I'm The Best I've Ever Been". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Players Tour Championship 8 (The Alex Higgins International Trophy) Rounds 1 to 2" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Players Tour Championship 8 (The Alex Higgins International Trophy) Round 3 to Final" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.