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]

Contents

Schedule

[2]

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

Order of Merit

Not eligible for the Finals

After 12 out of 12 events:[3][4][5]

Rank Player Total Money 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

(Top 26 players out of 407)

Finals

Main article: Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Finals

The finals of the Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 took place between 17–20 March 2011, between the top 24 players of the Order of Merit, who have played at least 6 events (3 PTC and 3 EPTC).

Final: Best of 7 frames
The Helix, Dublin, Ireland, 20 March 2011.[6]
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. ^ Event also known as the 2010 Paul Hunter Classic.
  2. ^ Event also known as the 2010 Brugge Open.
  3. ^ Event also known as the 2010 Rhein-Main Masters and the 2010 Rüsselsheim Cup.
  4. ^ Event also known as the 2010 MIUS Cup.
  5. ^ Event also known as the 2010 Ruhr Championship.
  6. ^ Event also known as the 2010 Prague Classic.

References

  1. ^ "PTC helps form Snooker's 'brave new world'". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 May 2010. http://www.worldsnooker.com/PTC1_news(Player_Tour_Championship_Helps_Form_Snooker%26rsquo%3Bs_%26lsquo%3BBrave_New_World%26rsquo%3B)-2211.htm?tid=166. Retrieved 22 May 2010. 
  2. ^ Turner, Chris. "Players Tour Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ptc.html. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
  3. ^ "Order of Merit". worldsnooker.com. WPBSA. 22 November 2010. http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/87/64/0,,13165~156807,00.pdf. Retrieved 22 November 2010. 
  4. ^ "Order of Merit". Global Snooker. 17 July 2010. http://www.global-snooker.com/rankings-players-tour-championship-order-of-merit-2010-11-season.asp. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
  5. ^ "Order of Merit". WWW Snooker. 17 October 2010. http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10&season=2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010. 
  6. ^ "PTC Finals". WWW Snooker. http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=32. Retrieved 22 December 2010. 
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