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.