Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 Explained
The Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 (also known as the 2010 Rhein–Main Masters and the 2010 Russelsheim Cup[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22–24 October 2010 at the Walter Kobel Sporthalle in Rüsselsheim, Germany.[2]
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon made the 74th official maximum break during his last 32 match against Barry Hawkins. At the age of 16 years and 312 days, he became the youngest player to have made an officially recognised maximum break in professional competition.[3] Mark Williams made the 75th official maximum break during his last 128 match against Diana Schuler. This was Williams' second 147 break.[4]
Marcus Campbell won in the final 4–0 against Liang Wenbo.[5]
Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[6] [7]
width=110px | ! | width=110px align="right" | Prize fund ! | width=110px align="right" | Ranking points1 |
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Winner | €10,000 | 2,000 |
Runner-up | €5,000 | 1,600 |
Semi-finalist | €2,500 | 1,280 |
Quarter-finalist | €1,400 | 1,000 |
Last 16 | €1,000 | 760 |
Last 32 | €500 | 560 |
Last 64 | €200 | 360 |
Plate winner2 | €1,500 | – |
Plate runner-up2 | €500 | – |
Total | €50,000 | – | |
- 1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.
- 2 Prize money earned from the Plate competition does not qualify for inclusion in the Order of Merit.
Main draw
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Top half
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 8
Finals
Century breaks
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- 147 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
- 147 Mark Williams
- 142 Andrew Higginson
- 135, 116 Anthony Hamilton
- 133, 119, 107 Ken Doherty
- 130, 111, 100 Martin Gould
- 128, 115, 104 Liang Wenbo
- 124, 121 Jimmy Robertson
- 122, 108, 105, 104 Stuart Bingham
- 121 Jak Jones
- 118 Marco Fu
- 117 Jimmy White
- 116, 110 Michael White
- 112 Chen Zhe
Notes
- Stevens retired due to illness.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: EPTC3 Format. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101024210528/http://www.worldsnooker.com/EPTC3_Format.htm?tid=190. 24 October 2010.
- 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.
- Web site: Various Snooker Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20130210111343/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html. 10 February 2013. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 22 October 2010.
- Web site: Williams Gets In On Maximum Act. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101028091429/http://www.worldsnooker.com/PTC8_news%28Williams_Gets_In_On_Maximum_Act%29-2751.htm?tid=190. 28 October 2010.
- Web site: Campbell The Champ At EPTC3. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101029202136/http://www.worldsnooker.com/PTC8_news%28Campbell_The_Champ_At_EPTC3%29-2754.htm?tid=190. 29 October 2010.
- Web site: Prize money and ranking points. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20101207074540/http://www.worldsnooker.com/eptc3_money.htm?tid=172. 7 December 2010.
- 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.
- Web site: Euro PTC 3. Snooker.org. 26 February 2011.
- News: Euro Players Tour Championship – Event Three. Global Snooker. 24 October 2010. 24 October 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101019021732/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-2010-eptc-3-results.asp. 19 October 2010.
- Web site: EPTC3 Draw. Snooker Stars. 29 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322075334/http://www.snookerstars.de/content/attachments/083_EPTC%203%20-%20draw.pdf. 22 March 2012. dead.
- News: 2010 PTC Centuries. Global Snooker. 17 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609231242/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-PTC-Centuries.asp. 9 June 2012.