2011 Power Snooker Masters Trophy

2011 Power Snooker Masters Trophy
Tournament information
Dates 19–20 November 2011
Venue Event City, Trafford Centre
City Manchester
Country United Kingdom
Winner's share £25,000
Final
Champion England Martin Gould
Runner-up England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Score 286–258
← 2010

The 2011 Power Snooker Masters Trophy tournament took place between 19–20 November 2011 at Event City, Trafford Centre, Manchester.[1] Martin Gould beat defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 286–258 on aggregate points. Gould earned £25,000 as the winner while O'Sullivan received £12,000 as the runner-up.[2] After the event it was revealed that O'Sullivan also received £25,000 appearance money, whereas the other top 16 players were only guaranteed £3,000 in prize money. When asked about this, Neil Robertson said: "If a tournament needs one player for it to happen, [it] shouldn't be on at all...".[3][4]

Main draw

All times are GMT.[2][5][6]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
19 November 2011, 13:10            
 England Mark Selby  243
20 November 2011, 13:10
 Wales Matthew Stevens  196  
 England Mark Selby  398
19 November 2011, 14:00
   Northern Ireland Mark Allen  56  
 Scotland John Higgins  177
20 November 2011, 18:00
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen  255  
 England Mark Selby  246
19 November 2011, 15:00
   England Martin Gould  253  
 England Judd Trump  229
20 November 2011, 14:00
 England Martin Gould  332  
 England Martin Gould  247
19 November 2011, 16:00
   England Stuart Bingham  180  
 England Shaun Murphy  112
20 November 2011, 20:00
 England Stuart Bingham  376  
 England Martin Gould  286
19 November 2011, 18:10
   England Ronnie O'Sullivan  258
 Wales Mark Williams  211
20 November 2011, 15:00
 England Stephen Lee  228  
 England Stephen Lee  125
19 November 2011, 19:00
   Australia Neil Robertson  271  
 Australia Neil Robertson  238
20 November 2011, 19:00
 Scotland Stephen Maguire  174  
 Australia Neil Robertson  157
19 November 2011, 20:00
   England Ronnie O'Sullivan  519  
 England Ali Carter  238
20 November 2011, 16:00
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan  335  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan  185
19 November 2011, 21:00
   Scotland Graeme Dott  182  
 China Ding Junhui  182
 Scotland Graeme Dott  288  

References

  1. ↑ "Snooker: Power Snooker gets a Page 3 boost". Manchester Evening News. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baxter, Trevor (21 November 2011). "Snooker: Martin Gould wins the Power Snooker Masters". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "O'Sullivan's big fee upsets rivals". London: The Independent. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "O'Sullivan sparks row over £25,000 fee to appear in Power Snooker invitation tournament". London: Mail Online. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Glittering Gould's Got The Power". World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011 Power Snooker Masters". powersnooker.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.