2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

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2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Grand Final
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Tournament information
Dates16–20 March 2011 (2011-03-16 2011-03-20)
Venue The Helix
City Dublin
Country Ireland
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £200,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest breakFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL) (143)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)
Score4–0
EPTC6
2012

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.

Contents

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

Prize fund and ranking points

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

Prize fundRanking points
Winner £60,0003,000
Runner-up£25,0002,400
Semi-finalist£15,0001,920
Quarter-finalist£7,5001,500
Last 16£4,0001,140
Last 24£2,500840
Highest break£3,000
Total£200,000

Seeding list

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.

RankPlayerTotal points
1Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)23,200
2Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)21,300
3Flag of England.svg  Barry Pinches  (ENG)19,100
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Marcus Campbell  (SCO)17,700
5Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)17,600
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)17,100
7Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)16,800
8Flag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)16,200
9Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)15,000
10Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)14,400
11Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)10,900
12Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)10,700
13Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)10,600
14Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)10,100
15Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)10,100
16Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)9,900
17Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)9,800
18Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)9,600
19Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)9,400
20Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)8,700
21Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)8,300
22Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)8,300
23Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)7,700
24Flag of England.svg  Joe Jogia  (ENG)7,500

Main draw

[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
1Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)4
15Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)415 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 2
1 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
12Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)1
8 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 3
8Flag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)4
21Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)421 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 1
1 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
24Flag of England.svg  Joe Jogia  (ENG)0
22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 0
7Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)1
22Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)422 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 4
22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 4
23Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)2
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 0
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Marcus Campbell  (SCO)4
17Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)w/o17 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 3
1 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
10Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)w/d
13 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 0
3Flag of England.svg  Barry Pinches  (ENG)3
14Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)111 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 4
11 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 2
11Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)4
13 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4
5Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)2
19Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)013 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4
13 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4
13Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)4
2 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 3
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)4
16Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)416 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 0
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 3
9Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)2
2 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 4
2Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)4
20Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)420 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 0
18Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)1

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
The Helix, Dublin, Ireland, 20 March 2011. [9]
Shaun Murphy
Flag of England.svg  England
4–0 Martin Gould
Flag of England.svg  England
70–18, 66–46, 59–44 (53), 51–34
53Highest break45
0Century breaks0
150+ breaks0

Century breaks

[11] [12]

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