Players Tour Championship 2010/2011

The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 started on 24 June 2010 and ended on 20 March 2011 with events held in Sheffield and Europe. The televised finals took place between the top 24 Order of Merit players, who have played at least 6 events (3 PTC and 3 EPTC). ^[1]

Schedule

Date [n 1]			Tournament Name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner–up	Score [2]	References
06–24	06–27	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 1	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Mark Williams	Stephen Maguire	4–0	[3]
07–08	07–11	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 2	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Mark Selby	Barry Pinches	4–3	[4]
08–06	08–08	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 3	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Tom Ford	Jack Lisowski	4–0	[5]
08–14	08–16	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 4	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Barry Pinches	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4–3	[6]
08–26	08–29	GER	Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 1 [n 2]	Stadthalle	Fürth	Judd Trump	Anthony Hamilton	4–3	[7]
09–30	10–03	BEL	Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 2 [n 3]	Boudewijn Seapark	Bruges	Shaun Murphy	Matthew Couch	4–2	[8]
10–07	10–10	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 5	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Ding Junhui	Jamie Jones	4–1	[9]
10–14	10–17	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 6	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Dominic Dale	Martin Gould	4–3	[10]
10–22	10–24	GER	Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 3 [n 4]	Walter Kobel Sporthalle	Rüsselsheim	Marcus Campbell	Liang Wenbo	4–0	[11]
10–28	10–31	ENG	Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 4 [n 5]	South West Snooker Academy	Gloucester	Stephen Lee	Stephen Maguire	4–2	[12]
11–12	11–14	GER	Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 5 [n 6]	Sparkassen Arena	Hamm	John Higgins	Shaun Murphy	4–2	[13]
11–19	11–21	CZE	Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 6 [n 7]	Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn	Prague	Michael Holt	John Higgins	4–3	[14]
03–17	03–20	IRL	Players Tour Championship – Finals [n 8]	The Helix	Dublin	Shaun Murphy	Martin Gould	4–0	[15]

Order of Merit

Players not eligible for the Finals

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Rank	Player	Total Points	Events Played
			PTC	EPTC	Total
1.	Shaun Murphy	23,200	6	6	12
2.	Mark Selby	21,300	6	6	12
3.	Barry Pinches	19,100	6	6	12
4.	Marcus Campbell	17,700	6	6	12
5.	Judd Trump	17,600	6	6	12
6.	Mark Williams	17,100	5	4	9
7.	Dominic Dale	16,800	6	6	12
8.	Stephen Lee	16,200	6	6	12
9.	Tom Ford	15,000	6	6	12
10.	John Higgins	15,000	0	2	2
11.	Stephen Maguire	14,400	6	4	10
12.	Ding Junhui	11,800	2	3	5
13.	Michael Holt	10,900	6	6	12
14.	Liang Wenbo	10,700	4	4	8
15.	Martin Gould	10,600	6	6	12
16.	Marco Fu	10,100	5	4	9
17.	Ricky Walden	10,100	6	6	12
18.	Anthony Hamilton	9,900	6	5	11
19.	Stuart Bingham	9,800	6	6	12
20.	Jack Lisowski	9,600	6	6	12
21.	Jamie Jones	9,400	6	6	12
22.	Andrew Higginson	8,700	6	6	12
23.	Mark Davis	8,300	6	6	12
24.	Matthew Stevens	8,300	6	6	12
25.	Gerard Greene	7,700	6	6	12
26.	Joe Jogia	7,500	6	5	11

Finals

Main article: Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Finals

The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 took place from 17 to 20 March 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland. It was contested by the top 24 players of the Order of Merit, who have played in at least 6 events (3 PTC and 3 EPTC).

Final: Best of 7 frames The Helix, Dublin, Ireland, 20 March 2011. [19]
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

Notes

1. Dates use the month day format
2. Event also known as the 2010 Paul Hunter Classic.
3. Event also known as the 2010 Brugge Open.
4. Event also known as the 2010 Rhein-Main Masters and the 2010 Rüsselsheim Cup.
5. Event also known as the 2010 MIUS Cup.
6. Event also known as the 2010 Ruhr Championship.
7. Event also known as the 2010 Prague Classic.
8. Event also known as the 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals.

References

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