2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final Explained

Tournament Name:2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Venue:The Helix
Location:Dublin
Country:Ireland
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£200,000
Winners Share:£60,000
Highest Break: (143)
Score:4–0
Previous:EPTC6
Next:2012

The 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Grand Final)[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 20 March 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland.[2] The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.

Shaun Murphy won his fourth ranking title by defeating Martin Gould 4–0 in the final.[3] [4]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[5] [6]

width=110px!width=110px align="right"Prize fund !width=110px align="right"Ranking points
Winner £60,000 3,000
Runner-up £25,000 2,400
Semi-finalist £15,000 1,920
Quarter-finalist £7,500 1,500
Last 16 £4,000 1,140
Last 24 £2,500 840
Highest break £3,000
Total £200,000

Seeding list

The leading 24 players in the PTC Order of Merit qualified for the event, provided that they had played in at least 6 events (3 in the UK and 3 in Europe). John Higgins and Ding Junhui were in the top 24 but failed to play in the minimum number of events.

RankPlayerTotal points
123,200
221,300
319,100
417,700
517,600
617,100
716,800
816,200
915,000
1014,400
1110,900
1210,700
1310,600
1410,100
1510,100
169,900
179,800
189,600
199,400
208,700
218,300
228,300
237,700
247,500

Main draw

[7] [8] [9] [10]

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
The Helix, Dublin, Ireland, 20 March 2011.
Shaun Murphy
4–0Martin Gould
70–18, 66–46, 59–44 (53),
53Highest break45
0Century breaks0
150+ breaks0

Century breaks

[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PartyCasino.com Sponsor Snooker's PTC Finals. worldsnooker.com. WPBSA. 27 April 2011.
  2. Web site: 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals Goes To Dublin. Masters Snooker. 15 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101220120509/http://www.masterssnooker.com/2011-players-tour-championship-grand-finals-goes-to-dublin/2010/11/29/. 20 December 2010. dead.
  3. Web site: Shaun Murphy wins PTC Grand Final in Dublin. worldsnooker.com. WPBSA. 20 March 2011.
  4. News: Shaun Murphy wins inaugural Players Championship final. BBC Sport. 24 March 2011. 20 March 2011.
  5. Web site: Euro Players Tour Championship 2–6 Entry Pack. worldsnooker.com. WPBSA. 30 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100821195205/http://www.worldsnooker.com/site_files/EPTC_Events_2-6.pdf. 21 August 2010.
  6. Web site: The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2010/2011 Season. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. DOC. 27 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100821055932/http://www.worldsnooker.com/files/Tour%20Points%20Schedule.doc. 21 August 2010.
  7. Web site: Players Tour Championship Grand Final Draw . 8 February 2011 . worldsnooker.com . WPBSA.
  8. Web site: 2011 PTC Grand Finals reports, reaction and results.. worldsnooker.com. WPBSA. 28 February 2011.
  9. Web site: PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Finals (2011). Snooker.org. 22 December 2010.
  10. Web site: Players Tour Championship Grand Finals 2011. Global Snooker. 17 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120813200140/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-players-tour-championship-grand-finals-2011-main.asp. 13 August 2012.
  11. News: 2010 PTC Centuries. Global Snooker. 20 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609231242/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-PTC-Centuries.asp. 9 June 2012.
  12. Web site: 2011 PTC Final Century Breaks. worldsnooker.com. WPBSA. 26 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120714022805/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/4f/6f/0,,13165~159567,00.pdf. dead. 14 July 2012.