Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 Explained

The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 started on 24 June 2010 and ended on 20 March 2011 with events held in Sheffield and Europe. The televised finals took place between the top 24 Order of Merit players, who have played at least 6 events (3 PTC and 3 EPTC).[1]

Schedule

Date[2] rowwidth=235Tournament Namewidth=180Venuewidth=90Citywidth=160Winnerwidth=160Runner–upwidth=20Score[3] width=20References
06–2406–27Players Tour Championship – Event 1World Snooker AcademySheffield Mark Williams Stephen Maguire[4]
07–0807–11Players Tour Championship – Event 2World Snooker AcademySheffield Mark Selby Barry Pinches4–3[5]
08–0608–08Players Tour Championship – Event 3World Snooker AcademySheffield Tom Ford Jack Lisowski4–0[6]
08–1408–16Players Tour Championship – Event 4World Snooker AcademySheffield Barry Pinches4–3[7]
08–2608–29StadthalleFürth Judd Trump4–3[8]
09–3010–03 BelgiumEuro Players Tour Championship – Event 2[9] Boudewijn SeaparkBruges Matthew Couch4–2[10]
10–0710–10Players Tour Championship – Event 5World Snooker AcademySheffield Ding Junhui Jamie Jones4–1[11]
Players Tour Championship – Event 6World Snooker Academy Dominic Dale Martin Gould4–3[12]
10–2210–24Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 3[13] Walter Kobel SporthalleRüsselsheim Liang Wenbo4–0 [14]
10–2810–31Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 4[15] Gloucester Stephen Maguire4–2[16]
11–1211–14Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 5[17] Sparkassen ArenaHamm John Higgins Shaun Murphy4–2[18]
11–1911–21 Czech RepublicEuro Players Tour Championship – Event 6[19] Aréna Sparta Podvinný MlýnPrague Michael Holt John Higgins4–3[20]
03–1703–20 IrelandPlayers Tour Championship – Finals[21] The Helix Shaun Murphy Martin Gould4–0[22]

Order of Merit

width=10px bgcolor=#ff8888Players not eligible for the Finals

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width=40 rowspan="2" align="center"Rankwidth=235 rowspan="2"Playerwidth=90 rowspan="2"Total Pointswidth=120 colspan="3"Events Played
width=40 PTCwidth=40 EPTCwidth=40 Total
1. Shaun Murphy23,2006612
2. Mark Selby21,3006612
3. Barry Pinches19,1006612
4. Marcus Campbell17,7006612
5. Judd Trump17,6006612
6. Mark Williams17,100549
7. Dominic Dale16,8006612
8. Stephen Lee16,2006612
9. Tom Ford15,0006612
10. John Higgins15,000022
11. Stephen Maguire14,4006410
12. Ding Junhui11,800235
13. Michael Holt10,9006612
14. Liang Wenbo10,700448
15. Martin Gould10,6006612
16. Marco Fu10,100549
17. Ricky Walden10,1006612
18. Anthony Hamilton9,9006511
19. Stuart Bingham9,8006612
20. Jack Lisowski9,6006612
21. Jamie Jones9,4006612
22. Andrew Higginson8,7006612
23. Mark Davis8,3006612
24. Matthew Stevens8,3006612
25. Gerard Greene7,7006612
26. Joe Jogia7,5006511

Finals

See main article: Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Finals. The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 took place from 17 to 20 March 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland. It was contested by the top 24 players of the Order of Merit, who have played in at least 6 events (3 PTC and 3 EPTC).

Final: Best of 7 frames
The Helix, Dublin, Ireland, 20 March 2011.[26]
Shaun Murphy
4–0Martin Gould
70–18, 66–46, 59–44 (53),
53Highest break45
0Century breaks0
150+ breaks0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PTC helps form Snooker's 'brave new world'. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 May 2010. 22 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100527164800/http://www.worldsnooker.com/PTC1_news%28Player_Tour_Championship_Helps_Form_Snooker%26rsquo%3Bs_%26lsquo%3BBrave_New_World%26rsquo%3B%29-2211.htm?tid=166. 27 May 2010.
  2. Dates use the month day format
  3. Web site: Turner. Chris. Players Tour Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160355/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ptc.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 25 October 2010.
  4. Web site: Star Xing Pai PTC 1 (2010). Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
  5. Web site: Star Xing Pai PTC 2 (2010). Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
  6. Web site: Star Xing Pai PTC 3 (2010). Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
  7. Web site: Star Xing Pai PTC 4 (2010). Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
  8. Web site: Euro PTC1 (2010). Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
  9. Event also known as the 2010 Brugge Open.
  10. Web site: Euro PTC 2 (2010). Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
  11. News: Star Xing Pai PTC 5 (2010). Snooker.org. 10 October 2010.
  12. Web site: Star Xing Pai PTC 6 (2010). Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
  13. Event also known as the 2010 Rhein-Main Masters and the 2010 Rüsselsheim Cup.
  14. Web site: Euro PTC 3 (2010). Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
  15. Event also known as the 2010 MIUS Cup.
  16. Web site: Euro PTC 4 (2010). Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
  17. Event also known as the 2010 Ruhr Championship.
  18. Web site: Euro PTC 5 (2010). Snooker.org. 20 November 2010.
  19. Event also known as the 2010 Prague Classic.
  20. Web site: Euro PTC 6 (2010). Snooker.org. 19 November 2010.
  21. Event also known as the 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals.
  22. Web site: PTC Finals (2011). Snooker.org. 22 December 2010.
  23. Web site: Order of Merit. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 November 2010. 22 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120606142808/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/87/64/0,,13165~156807,00.pdf. dead. 6 June 2012.
  24. Web site: Order of Merit. Global Snooker. 17 July 2010. 17 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120520224141/http://www.global-snooker.com/rankings-players-tour-championship-order-of-merit-2010-11-season.asp. 20 May 2012. dead.
  25. Web site: Order of Merit. Snooker.org. 17 October 2010. 17 October 2010.
  26. Web site: PTC Finals. Snooker.org. 22 December 2010.

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