2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

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2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
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Tournament information
Dates16–20 March 2011 (2011-03-16 – 2011-03-20)
VenueThe Helix
CityDublin
CountryRepublic of Ireland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Mark Williams (WAL) (143)
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up Martin Gould (ENG)
Score4–0
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The 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (also known as the 2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Finals for sponsorship purposes[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 20 March 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.[2] The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.

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 fund Ranking points
Winner £60,000 3,000
Runner-up £25,000 2,400
Semi-finalist £15,000 1,920
Quarter-finalist £7,500 1,500
Last 16 £4,000 1,140
Last 24 £2,500 840
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.

Rank Player Total points
1  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 23,200
2  Mark Selby (ENG) 21,300
3  Barry Pinches (ENG) 19,100
4  Marcus Campbell (SCO) 17,700
5  Judd Trump (ENG) 17,600
6  Mark Williams (WAL) 17,100
7  Dominic Dale (WAL) 16,800
8  Stephen Lee (ENG) 16,200
9  Tom Ford (ENG) 15,000
10  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 14,400
11  Michael Holt (ENG) 10,900
12  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 10,700
13  Martin Gould (ENG) 10,600
14  Marco Fu (HKG) 10,100
15  Ricky Walden (ENG) 10,100
16  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 9,900
17  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 9,800
18  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 9,600
19  Jamie Jones (WAL) 9,400
20  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 8,700
21  Mark Davis (ENG) 8,300
22  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 8,300
23  Gerard Greene (NIR) 7,700
24  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
                                               
15  Ricky Walden (ENG) 4     1  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 4  
12  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 1     15 England Ricky Walden 2  
  1 England Shaun Murphy 4  
  8 England Stephen Lee 3  
21  Mark Davis (ENG) 4 8  Stephen Lee (ENG) 4
24  Joe Jogia (ENG) 0     21 England Mark Davis 1  
  1 England Shaun Murphy 4  
  22 Wales Matthew Stevens 0  
22  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 4     7  Dominic Dale (WAL) 1  
23  Gerard Greene (NIR) 2     22 Wales Matthew Stevens 4  
  22 Wales Matthew Stevens 4
  4 Scotland Marcus Campbell 0  
17  Stuart Bingham (ENG) w/o 4  Marcus Campbell (SCO) 4
10  Stephen Maguire (SCO) w/d     17 England Stuart Bingham 3  
  1 England Shaun Murphy 4
  13 England Martin Gould 0
14  Marco Fu (HKG) 1     3  Barry Pinches (ENG) 3  
11  Michael Holt (ENG) 4     11 England Michael Holt 4  
  11 England Michael Holt 2
  13 England Martin Gould 4  
19  Jamie Jones (WAL) 0 5  Judd Trump (ENG) 2
13  Martin Gould (ENG) 4     13 England Martin Gould 4  
  13 England Martin Gould 4
  2 England Mark Selby 3  
16  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 4     6  Mark Williams (WAL) 4  
9  Tom Ford (ENG) 2     16 England Anthony Hamilton 0  
  6 Wales Mark Williams 3
  2 England Mark Selby 4  
20  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 4 2  Mark Selby (ENG) 4
18  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 1     20 England Andrew Higginson 0  

Final[]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
The Helix, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 20 March 2011.[9]
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

Century breaks[]

[11][12]

References[]

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  10. ^ "Players Tour Championship Grand Finals 2011". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  11. ^ "2010 PTC Centuries". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  12. ^ "2011 PTC Final Century Breaks" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
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