2011 China Open (snooker) explained

Tournament Name:Bank of Beijing China Open
Venue:Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
Location:Beijing
Country:China
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£325,000
Winners Share:£60,000
Highest Break: (142)
Score:10–8
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 March and 3 April 2011 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China.

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Stephen Lee in the first round, despite making four century breaks.[1]

Judd Trump won his first ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final.[2] Trump made his 100th career century during the final.[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 28 & 29 March.[5] [6] [7]

Match Score
WC1 5–3
WC2 5–3
WC3 5–1
WC4[8] w/d–w/o
WC5 5–3
WC6 1–5
WC7 5–2
WC8 5–2

Main draw

[5] [6] [7] [9]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 3 April 2011.
Mark Selby (4)
8–10Judd Trump
Afternoon: 0–104 (104),,,,,,,
Evening: 49–89 (68),,,,,,,,,
134Highest break113
3Century breaks3
850+ breaks8

Qualifying

These matches took place between 24 and 27 February 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Williams and Maguire both eliminated . worldsnooker.com . . 29 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110403000830/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2326176%2C00.html . 3 April 2011 .
  2. News: Judd Trump beats Mark Selby in China Open final. BBC Sport. 3 April 2011. 3 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110404035635/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/12949826.stm. 4 April 2011 . live.
  3. Web site: World Snooker 2011: Five players to watch . . 3 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Prize Money. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 February 2011.
  5. Web site: Bank of Beijing China Open. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 March 2011.
  6. Web site: China Open (2011). Snooker.org. 23 February 2011.
  7. Web site: China Open 2011 – Final Stages. Global Snooker. 23 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110227003158/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-china-open-2011-final-stages.asp. 2011-02-27. dead.
  8. Web site: Visa problems end White's Beijing hopes . worldsnooker.com . . 27 March 2011.
  9. Web site: China Open 2011 Draw. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 March 2011.
  10. Web site: China Open 2011 Complete Draw. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 February 2011.
  11. Web site: China Open Qualifiers Results. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 February 2011.
  12. Web site: China Open Qualifiers. Snooker.org. 23 February 2011.
  13. Web site: China Open 2011 – Qualifying. Global Snooker. 23 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110226022007/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-china-open-2011-qualifying.asp. 2011-02-26. dead.
  14. Web site: China Open 2011 Century Breaks. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 17 April 2011.
  15. Web site: China Open 2011 – Century Breaks. Global Snooker. 3 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110705055050/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-china-open-2011-century-breaks.asp. 5 July 2011. dead. dmy-all.

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