Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3

Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011
Event 3
Tournament information
Dates	22–24 October 2010
Venue
City	Rüsselsheim
Country	Germany
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€50,000
Winner's share	€10,000
Highest break	Mark Williams (WAL) (147); Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) (147)
Final
Champion	Marcus Campbell (SCO)
Runner-up	Liang Wenbo (CHN)
Score	4–0
	← PTC6 EPTC4 →

The Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 (also known as the 2010 Rhein–Main Masters and the 2010 Russelsheim Cup^[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22–24 October 2010 at the in Rüsselsheim, Germany.^[2]

Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon made the 74th official maximum break during his last 32 match against Barry Hawkins. With this he became the youngest player ever to make an official maximum break at the age of 16 years and 312 days.^[3] Mark Williams made the 75th official maximum break during his last 128 match against Diana Schuler. This was Williams' second 147 break.^[4]

Marcus Campbell won in the final 4–0 against Liang Wenbo.^[5]

Prize fund and ranking points[]

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[6]^[7]

	Prize fund	Ranking points¹
Winner	€10,000	2,000
Runner-up	€5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	€2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	€1,400	1,000
Last 16	€1,000	760
Last 32	€500	560
Last 64	€200	360
Plate winner²	€1,500	–
Plate runner-up²	€500	–
Total	€50,000	–

¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.
² Prize money earned from the Plate competition does not qualify for inclusion in the Order of Merit.

Main draw[]

^[8]^[9]^[10]

Top half[]

Section 1[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Barry Pinches	w/o
Jamie Burnett	w/d	Barry Pinches	1
Ricky Walden	4	Ricky Walden	4
Michael Holt	2			Ricky Walden	4
Ronnie O'Sullivan	w/d			Andrew Pagett	1
Kuldesh Johal	w/o	Kuldesh Johal	2
Andrew Pagett	4	Andrew Pagett	4
Mario Wehrmann	1					Ricky Walden	2
Barry Hawkins	4					Barry Hawkins	4
Stephen Hendry	2	Barry Hawkins	4
Bjorn Haneveer	4	Bjorn Haneveer	3
Ian Glover	3			Barry Hawkins	4
Justin Astley	3			Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	1
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	4	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	4
Jack Lisowski	1	Jamie Walker	1
Jamie Walker	4

Section 2[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Martin Gould	4
Philip Arnold	1	Martin Gould	4
Liu Song	4	Liu Song	1
Adam Wicheard	3			Martin Gould	2
Jamie Jones	4			Jamie Jones	4
Ronni Beniesch	0	Jamie Jones	4
Joe Perry	w/d	Ralph Enax	0
Ralph Enax	w/o					Jamie Jones	3
Jamie Cope	w/o					Ken Doherty	4
Michael Judge	w/d	Jamie Cope	4
Ben Woollaston	4	Ben Woollaston	0
	0			Jamie Cope	1
Igor Figueiredo	2			Ken Doherty	4
Ken Doherty	4	Ken Doherty	4
Mark Davis	2	Zhang Anda	2
Zhang Anda	4

Section 3[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Matthew Selt	4
Martin O'Donnell	2	Matthew Selt	3
Matthew Couch	1	Jak Jones	4
Jak Jones	4			Jak Jones	1
Nigel Bond	4			Robert Milkins	4
Chris McBreen	0	Nigel Bond	2
Robert Milkins	4	Robert Milkins	4
Joern Hannes-Hühn	1					Robert Milkins	1
Xiao Guodong	4					Marcus Campbell	4
Marc Davis	2	Xiao Guodong	3
Kyren Wilson	w/o	Kyren Wilson	4
Stefan Joachim	w/d			Kyren Wilson	2
Mark Joyce	4			Marcus Campbell	4
Soner Sari	0	Mark Joyce	1
Marcus Campbell	4	Marcus Campbell	4
Stéphane Ochoiski	1

Section 4[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Adrian Gunnell	4
Maurice Le Duc	0	Adrian Gunnell	3
Stuart Bingham	4	Stuart Bingham	4
Joe Swail	2			Stuart Bingham	4
Mark King	4			Mark King	3
Stefan Gerst	0	Mark King	4
Ian McCulloch	4	Ian McCulloch	2
Sanjin Kusan	1					Stuart Bingham	3
Anthony Hamilton	w/o					Judd Trump	4
Nico Steiner	w/d	Anthony Hamilton	3
Allan Taylor	2	James Wattana	4
James Wattana	4			James Wattana	2
Judd Trump	4			Judd Trump	4
Noppon Saengkham	1	Judd Trump	4
Dave Harold	w/d	David Morris	1
David Morris	w/o

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Mark Selby	4
Christopher Henry	0	Mark Selby	4
Stephen Lee	0	Issara Kachaiwong	0
Issara Kachaiwong	4			Mark Selby	4
Paul Davison	w/o			Jimmy Robertson	0
Thomas Wacker	w/d	Paul Davison	3
Jimmy Robertson	4	Jimmy Robertson	4
James McBain	1					Mark Selby	4
Stephen Maguire	w/o					Stephen Maguire	3
Joe Delaney	w/d	Stephen Maguire	4
Peter Lines	4	Peter Lines	2
Uli Ottner	0			Stephen Maguire	4
Michael Wasley	4			Michael Wasley	0
Jörg Ebert	0	Michael Wasley	4
Alfie Burden	4	Alfie Burden	2
Ryan Day	3

Section 6[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Peter Ebdon	4
Kurt Maflin	0	Peter Ebdon	4
Shaun Murphy	4	Shaun Murphy	3
Tomasz Skalski	2			Peter Ebdon	4
Tony Drago	4			Tony Drago	2
Patrick Einsle	1	Tony Drago	4
Jimmy White	3	Lasse Münstermann	1
Lasse Münstermann	4					Peter Ebdon	3
Neil Robertson	4					Liang Wenbo	4
Rod Lawler	3	Neil Robertson	1
Matthew Stevens	w/o	Matthew Stevens^[a]	0
Ali Carter	w/d			Neil Robertson	1
Ding Junhui	w/o			Liang Wenbo	4
Mark Allen	w/d	Ding Junhui	0
Liang Wenbo	4	Liang Wenbo	4
Chen Zhe	2

Section 7[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Liam Highfield	4
Jimmy Michie	3	Liam Highfield	3
Marco Fu	w/o	Marco Fu	4
Danny Douane	w/d			Marco Fu	4
Andy Hicks	3			Luca Brecel	3
Luca Brecel	4	Luca Brecel	4
Anthony McGill	4	Anthony McGill	3
Oliver Brown	0					Marco Fu	2
Tom Ford	4					Michael White	4
Tony Knowles	2	Tom Ford	3
Michael White	4	Michael White	4
Andrew Norman	2			Michael White	4
Joe Jogia	w/d			Mike Dunn	1
Jamie O'Neill	w/o	Jamie O'Neill	2
Mike Dunn	4	Mike Dunn	4
Jürgen Kesseler	1

Section 8[]

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Andrew Higginson	4
Reanne Evans	0	Andrew Higginson	4
Alan McManus	4	Alan McManus	0
Gerrit bij de Leij	1			Andrew Higginson	4
Daniel Wells	4			Steve Davis	3
Thomas Cesal	0	Daniel Wells	2
Steve Davis	4	Steve Davis	4
Hans Blanckaert	1					Andrew Higginson	4
Dominic Dale	4					Gerard Greene	2
Dieter Meier	0	Dominic Dale	2
Liu Chuang	4	Liu Chuang	4
Robert Drahn	0			Liu Chuang	3
Gerard Greene	4			Gerard Greene	4
Rune Kampe	1	Gerard Greene	4
Mark Williams	4	Mark Williams	0
Diana Schuler	0

Finals[]

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames

Barry Hawkins	1
Ken Doherty	4	Ken Doherty	3
Marcus Campbell	4	Marcus Campbell	4
Judd Trump	1			Marcus Campbell	4
Mark Selby	2			Liang Wenbo	0
Liang Wenbo	4	Liang Wenbo	4
Michael White	2	Andrew Higginson	1
Andrew Higginson	4

Century breaks[]

^[11]

147 – Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
147 – Mark Williams
142 – Andrew Higginson
135, 116 – Anthony Hamilton
133, 119, 107 – Ken Doherty
130, 111, 100 – Martin Gould
128, 115, 104 – Liang Wenbo
124, 121 – Jimmy Robertson
122, 108, 105, 104 – Stuart Bingham
121 – Jak Jones
118 – Marco Fu
117 – Jimmy White
116, 110 – Michael White
112 – Chen Zhe

111 – Liu Song
110, 106 – Neil Robertson
110 – Bjorn Haneveer
108 – Judd Trump
108 – James Wattana
106 – Shaun Murphy
105 – Ricky Walden
102 – Liu Chuang
102 – Martin O'Donnell
102 – Ben Woollaston
101 – Alfie Burden
101 – Peter Ebdon
100, 100 – Stephen Maguire

Notes[]

^a Stevens retired due to illness.^[4]

References[]

^ "EPTC3 Format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
^ "PTC helps form Snooker's 'brave new world'". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^ "Various Snooker Records". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Williams Gets In On Maximum Act". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
^ "Campbell The Champ At EPTC3". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
^ "Prize money and ranking points". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
^ "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2010/2011 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
^ "Euro PTC 3". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
^ "Euro Players Tour Championship – Event Three". Global Snooker. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
^ "EPTC3 Draw" (PDF). Snooker Stars. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
^ "2010 PTC Centuries". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

External links[]

Mark Williams 147 in Rüsselsheim on YouTube

[1] "EPTC3 Format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.

[2] "PTC helps form Snooker's 'brave new world'". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

[3] "Various Snooker Records". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2010.

[Williams_max-4] "Williams Gets In On Maximum Act". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.

[5] "Campbell The Champ At EPTC3". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.

[6] "Prize money and ranking points". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

[7] "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2010/2011 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[8] "Euro PTC 3". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

[9] "Euro Players Tour Championship – Event Three". Global Snooker. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.

[10] "EPTC3 Draw" (PDF). Snooker Stars. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2011.

[11] "2010 PTC Centuries". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

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Tournament information
Dates	22–24 October 2010 (2010-10-22 – 2010-10-24)
Venue
City	Rüsselsheim
Country	Germany
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€50,000
Winner's share	€10,000
Highest break	Mark Williams (WAL) (147) Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) (147)
Final
Champion	Marcus Campbell (SCO)
Runner-up	Liang Wenbo (CHN)
Score	4–0
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