2011 Masters (snooker) explained
The 2011 Masters (officially the 2011 Ladbrokes Mobile Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 9–16 January 2011 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. This was the first time that the Masters was sponsored by Ladbrokes.[1]
Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 4–6 against Mark King.[2]
The tournament made history, as it was the first to feature two Asian players in the final, as well as the first Masters final to feature two players not from the United Kingdom.[3] Ding Junhui won in the final 10–4 against Marco Fu.[4] [5]
Field
Defending champion Mark Selby was the number 1 seed with World Champion Neil Robertson seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 2). Jamie Cope was making his debut in the Masters.
Unlike all previous tournaments since 1990, there was no qualifying round and there was no wildcard hand-picked by World Snooker. This format has remained in place since.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £75,000
- Semi-finals: £30,000
- Quarter-finals: £20,000
- Last 16: £15,000
- Highest break: £15,000
- Total: £500,000
Main draw
[7] [8] [9] [10]
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams
Wembley Arena, London, England, 16 January 2011 |
Ding Junhui (9)
| 10–4 | Marco Fu (16)
|
Afternoon:,,,,,,,
Evening: 1–73 (69),,,,, |
| 120 | Highest break | 82 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 4 | |
Century breaks
Total: 16[8] [11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ladbrokes Mobile to sponsor Masters . 27 December 2010 . . 27 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130505183302/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2253477%2C00.html . 5 May 2013 .
- News: King beats defending champion Selby at Masters . BBC Sport. 10 January 2011. 9 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110110045406/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/9352330.stm. 10 January 2011 . live.
- Web site: Ding Sets Up Historic Final . 14 January 2011 . . 16 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110119055857/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2268031%2C00.html . 19 January 2011 .
- News: Ashenden . Mark. Ding Junhui beats Marco Fu 10-4 to win Masters . BBC Sport. 17 January 2011 . 16 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110117082506/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/9363361.stm. 17 January 2011 . live.
- News: Ding Junhui eases to victory over Marco Fu in Masters final. 16 January 2010. The Guardian. 16 January 2010. London. Clive. Everton.
- Web site: The Masters – Prize Money . . 20 December 2010 . 20 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110102161333/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/theMastersArticle/0%2C%2C13165~2248214%2C00.html . 2 January 2011 .
- Web site: Ladbrokes Mobile Masters draw . . 14 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106154900/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Drawspage/0%2C%2C13165~2168236%2C00.html . 6 January 2011 .
- Web site: The Masters. Snooker.org. 17 December 2010.
- Web site: The Masters 2011 . Global Snooker . 17 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101227132155/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-masters-snooker-from-wembley-2011.asp . 27 December 2010 . dead .
- Web site: The Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60. 24 January 2013. Snooker Scene. 8 August 2012.
- Web site: Masters 2011 – Century breaks . . 28 January 2011 . 28 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514053852/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/95/67/0%2C%2C13165~157589%2C00.pdf . 14 May 2012 .
