2011 Championship League

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Championship League
Snooker Championship League 2011.jpg
Tournament information
Dates3 January – 24 March 2011 (2011-01-03 – 2011-03-24)
Venue
CityStock
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£205,000
Winner's share£10,000
Highest breakWales Mark Williams (143)
Final
ChampionWales Matthew Stevens
Runner-upEngland Shaun Murphy
Score3–1
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The 2011 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 3 January to 24 March 2011 at the in Stock, England.

Matthew Stevens won in the final 3–1 against Shaun Murphy and earned a place in the 2011 Premier League Snooker.[1]

Prize fund[]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

  • Tournament total: £205,000

Group one[]

Group one matches were played on 3 and 4 January 2011.[3][4][5] Mark Selby was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking Scotland
HIG		 Wales
WIL		 England
CAR		 England
SEL		 England
MUR		 Scotland
MAG		 Scotland
DOT		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 John Higgins x 3 3 3 1 3 3 16–9 5–1 6–5
2 Mark Williams 0 x 3 3 2 3 3 14–8 4–2 6–4
3 Ali Carter 1 0 x 3 3 3 3 13–10 4–2 6–4
4 Mark Selby 2 1 1 x 3 3 3 13–12 3–3 6–3
5 Shaun Murphy 3 3 1 0 x 3 2 12–12 3–3 6–3
6 Stephen Maguire 1 1 2 2 0 x 3 9–16 1–5 6–1
7 Graeme Dott 2 0 0 1 3 1 x 7–17 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Scotland John Higgins 2
4 England Mark Selby 3
4 England Mark Selby 3
3 England Ali Carter 2
2 Wales Mark Williams 0
3 England Ali Carter 3

Group two[]

Group two matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2011.[6][7][8] Mark Williams was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking Wales
WIL		 England
OSU		 Scotland
HIG		 England
MUR		 England
CAR		 Australia
ROB		 England
COP		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Mark Williams x 3 2 3 3 3 3 17–5 5–1 6–5
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 0 x 3 3 3 3 3 15–7 5–1 6–5
3 John Higgins 3 0 x 3 3 3 3 15–9 5–1 6–5
4 Shaun Murphy 0 2 2 x 3 3 2 12–15 2–4 6–2
5 Ali Carter 1 2 1 1 x 3 3 11–13 2–4 6–2
6 Neil Robertson 1 0 1 2 1 x 3 8–17 1–5 6–1
7 Jamie Cope 0 0 0 3 0 2 x 5–17 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Wales Mark Williams 3
4 England Shaun Murphy 0
1 Wales Mark Williams 3
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
3 Scotland John Higgins 0

Group three[]

Group three matches were played on 24 and 25 January 2011.[9][10][11] Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament ahead of this group and was replaced by Stuart Bingham.[12] Shaun Murphy was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking England
CAR		 England
MUR		 England
EBD		 England
KIN		 Hong Kong
FU		 England
BIN		 Scotland
HIG		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Ali Carter x 3 1 3 3 3 3 16–8 5–1 6–5
2 Shaun Murphy 1 x 1 3 3 3 3 14–10 4–2 6–4
3 Peter Ebdon 3 3 x 3 1 1 0 11–12 3–3 6–3
4 Mark King 0 1 1 x 3 3 3 11–14 3–3 6–3
5 Marco Fu 1 1 3 2 x 1 3 11–13 2–4 6–2
6 Stuart Bingham 2 2 3 1 3 x 0 11–14 2–4 6–2
7 John Higgins 1 0 3 2 0 3 x 9–12 2–4 6–2

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 England Ali Carter 2
4 England Mark King 3
4 England Mark King 2
2 England Shaun Murphy 3
2 England Shaun Murphy 3
3 England Peter Ebdon 2

Group four[]

Group four matches were played on 26 and 27 January 2011.[13][14][15] Ali Carter was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking Wales
STE		 England
CAR		 Hong Kong
FU		 Northern Ireland
ALL		 England
KIN		 England
EBD		 Scotland
HEN		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Matthew Stevens x 3 3 3 3 1 3 16–9 5–1 6–5
2 Ali Carter 2 x 1 3 3 3 3 15–8 4–2 6–4
3 Marco Fu 1 3 x 1 2 3 3 13–12 4–2 6–4
4 Mark Allen 1 0 3 x 2 3 3 12–12 3–3 6–3
5 Mark King 0 0 3 3 x 3 1 10–15 3–3 6–3
6 Peter Ebdon 3 0 1 1 2 x 3 10–15 2–4 6–2
7 Stephen Hendry 2 2 1 1 3 2 x 11–16 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Wales Matthew Stevens 0
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 1
2 England Ali Carter 3
2 England Ali Carter 3
3 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2

Group five[]

Group five matches were played on 28 February and 1 March 2011.[16][17][18] Marco Fu was to play in this group, but he moved to group seven and was replaced by Ryan Day, who went on to win the group.[12]

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking Northern Ireland
ALL		 Wales
DAY		 China
LIA		 England
KIN		 Wales
STE		 China
DIN		 England
WAL		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Mark Allen x 1 3 3 3 3 3 16–8 5–1 6–5
2 Ryan Day 3 x 3 0 2 3 3 14–12 4–2 6–4
3 Liang Wenbo 2 2 x 1 3 3 3 14–10 3–3 6–3
4 Mark King 0 3 3 x 3 2 2 13–10 3–3 6–3
5 Matthew Stevens 0 3 0 0 x 3 3 9–12 3–3 6–3
6 Ding Junhui 2 1 1 3 0 x 3 10–14 2–4 6–2
7 Ricky Walden 1 2 0 3 1 0 x 7–17 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
4 England Mark King 2
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 0
2 Wales Ryan Day 3
2 Wales Ryan Day 3
3 China Liang Wenbo 2

Group six[]

Group six matches were played on 2 and 3 March 2011.[19][20][21] Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking Wales
STE		 England
LEE		 England
KIN		 Northern Ireland
ALL		 China
LIA		 England
TRU		 England
DAV		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Matthew Stevens x 3 0 3 3 2 3 14–9 4–2 6–4
2 Stephen Lee 0 x 3 3 3 3 2 14–11 4–2 6–4
3 Mark King 3 0 x 0 3 3 3 12–10 4–2 6–4
4 Mark Allen 1 2 3 x 2 3 3 14–9 3–3 6–3
5 Liang Wenbo 2 1 2 3 x 3 3 14–12 3–3 6–3
6 Judd Trump 3 2 1 0 1 x 3 10–16 2–4 6–4
7 Mark Davis 0 3 1 0 0 2 x 6–17 1–5 6–1

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Wales Matthew Stevens 0
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
2 England Stephen Lee 0
2 England Stephen Lee 3
3 England Mark King 1

Group seven[]

Group seven matches were played on 21 and 22 March 2011.[22][23][24] Matthew Stevens was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking China
LIA		 Wales
STE		 England
LEE		 England
HIG		 England
KIN		 Hong Kong
FU		 England
GOU		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Liang Wenbo x 3 3 3 1 3 3 16–9 5–1 6–5
2 Matthew Stevens 2 x 1 3 3 3 3 15–12 4–2 6–4
3 Stephen Lee 0 3 x 0 3 3 3 12–12 4–2 6–4
4 Andrew Higginson 0 2 3 x 3 0 3 11–11 3–3 6–3
5 Mark King 3 2 2 2 x 3 1 13–12 2–4 6–2
6 Marco Fu 1 1 2 3 1 x 3 11–14 2–4 6–2
7 Martin Gould 3 1 1 0 3 0 x 8–16 2–4 6–2

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 China Liang Wenbo 3
4 England Andrew Higginson 2
1 China Liang Wenbo 0
2 Wales Matthew Stevens 3
2 Wales Matthew Stevens 3
3 England Stephen Lee 1

Winners group[]

The matches of the winners group were played on 23 and 24 March 2011.[25][26][27] Matthew Stevens has qualified for the 2011 Premier League.

Matches[]

Table[]

Ranking Wales
STE		 England
MUR		 England
CAR		 Wales
WIL		 Northern Ireland
ALL		 Wales
DAY		 England
SEL		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Matthew Stevens x 3 3 3 3 3 1 16–8 5–1 6–5
2 Shaun Murphy 2 x 3 3 3 2 2 15–12 3–3 6–3
3 Ali Carter 2 1 x 3 2 3 3 14–11 3–3 6–3
4 Mark Williams 1 1 2 x 3 3 3 13–12 3–3 6–3
5 Mark Allen 0 1 3 0 x 3 3 10–15 3–3 6–3
6 Ryan Day 0 3 0 2 2 x 3 10–15 2–4 6–2
7 Mark Selby 3 3 0 1 2 1 x 10–15 2–4 6–2

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1 Wales Matthew Stevens 3
4 Wales Mark Williams 1
1 Wales Matthew Stevens 3
2 England Shaun Murphy 1
2 England Shaun Murphy 3
3 England Ali Carter 2

Century breaks[]

Total: 86[citation needed]

References[]

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