Players Tour Championship 2010/2011

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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]

Contents

Schedule

Date [n 1] Tournament NameVenueCityWinnerRunner–upScore [2] References
06–2406–27Flag of England.svg  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 1 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4–0 [3]
07–0807–11Flag of England.svg  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 2 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Flag of England.svg Mark Selby Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 4–3 [4]
08–0608–08Flag of England.svg  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 3 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Flag of England.svg Tom Ford Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 4–0 [5]
08–1408–16Flag of England.svg  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 4 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–3 [6]
08–2608–29Flag of Germany.svg  GER Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 1 [n 2] Stadthalle Fürth Flag of England.svg Judd Trump Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 4–3 [7]
09–3010–03Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 2 [n 3] Boudewijn Seapark Bruges Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch 4–2 [8]
10–0710–10Flag of England.svg  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 5 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 4–1 [9]
10–1410–17Flag of England.svg  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 6 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4–3 [10]
10–2210–24Flag of Germany.svg  GER Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 3 [n 4] Walter Kobel Sporthalle Rüsselsheim Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 4–0 [11]
10–2810–31Flag of England.svg  ENG Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 4 [n 5] South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4–2 [12]
11–1211–14Flag of Germany.svg  GER Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 5 [n 6] Sparkassen Arena Hamm Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4–2 [13]
11–1911–21Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 6 [n 7] Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn Prague Flag of England.svg Michael Holt Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 4–3 [14]
03–1703–20Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Players Tour Championship – Finals [n 8] The Helix Dublin Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4–0 [15]

Order of Merit

Players not eligible for the Finals

[16] [17] [18]

RankPlayerTotal PointsEvents Played
PTCEPTCTotal
1. Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 23,2006612
2. Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 21,3006612
3. Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 19,1006612
4. Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 17,7006612
5. Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 17,6006612
6. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 17,100549
7. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 16,8006612
8. Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 16,2006612
9. Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 15,0006612
10. Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 15,000022
11. Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 14,4006410
12. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 11,800235
13. Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 10,9006612
14. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 10,700448
15. Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 10,6006612
16. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 10,100549
17. Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 10,1006612
18. Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 9,9006511
19. Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 9,8006612
20. Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 9,6006612
21. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 9,4006612
22. Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 8,7006612
23. Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 8,3006612
24. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 8,3006612
25. Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 7,7006612
26. Flag of England.svg Joe Jogia 7,5006511

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
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

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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  6. "Star Xing Pai PTC 4 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
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  10. "Star Xing Pai PTC 6 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  11. "Euro PTC 3 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  12. "Euro PTC 4 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  13. "Euro PTC 5 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  14. "Euro PTC 6 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  15. "PTC Finals (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  16. "Order of Merit" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
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  18. "Order of Merit". Snooker.org. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  19. "PTC Finals". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 December 2010.