Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 Explained

Tournament Name:Players Tour Championship 2011/2012
Event 12
Dates:
Venue:World Snooker Academy
Event Forum
Location:Sheffield
Fürstenfeldbruck
Country:England
Germany
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Minor-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:€50,606
Winners Share:€10,000
Highest Break: (147)
(147)
Score:4–2
Previous:PTC11
Next:PTC Finals

The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 (also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open[1] and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open for sponsorship purposes.[2] [3]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 16 December 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England with the first three rounds and 6–8 January 2012 at the Event Forum in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany from the last 16 onwards.[4]

Matthew Stevens made the 82nd official maximum break during his last 128 match against Michael Wasley. This was Stevens' first 147 break. On the same day Ding Junhui made the 83rd official maximum break during his last 128 match against Brandon Winstone. This was Ding's third 147 break. This was the first time that two official maximum breaks have been compiled on the same day.[5]

Stephen Maguire won his seventh professional title by defeating Joe Perry 4–2 in the final.[6]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[7] [8]

width=110px!width=110px align="right"Prize fund !width=110px align="right"Ranking points1
Winner €10,000 2,000
Runner-up €5,000 1,600
Semi-finalist €2,500 1,280
Quarter-finalist €1,500 1,000
Last 16 €1,000 760
Last 32 €600 560
Last 64 €200 360
Maximum break[9] €606 –
Total €50,606 –

Main draw

[6] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Finals

Century breaks

[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FFB Snooker Open. München Ticket. 8 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012011645/http://www.muenchenticket.de/guide/event/3g3v/FFB+Snooker+Open.html. live. 12 October 2013.
  2. Web site: Galway To Stage PTC Finals. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 5 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111225051100/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2324947,00.html. 25 December 2011.
  3. Web site: Das PTC in Fürstenfeldbruck hat einen Hauptsponsor!. Snookerstars. 5 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103052/http://www.snookerstars.de/content/index.php/en/gm-rules/53-eptc11-2-newsw/121-eptc-macht-halt-infuerstenfeldbruck. live. 24 September 2015.
  4. Web site: PTC11 and PTC12 changes. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728082219/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/PTC11Article/0,,13165~2526950,00.html. 28 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Maximum Madness. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 15 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012014050/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2548871,00.html. 12 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Maguire Breaks Trophy Drought. worldsnooker.com. 8 January 2012 . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120118185403/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2570514,00.html. 18 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Entry Pack for Event 11 and 12. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 December 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/68yzx4QAB?url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/87/92/0,,13165~168583,00.pdf. dead. 7 July 2012.
  8. Web site: The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. DOC. 10 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509102039/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/87/7d/0,,13165~163207,00.doc. dead. 9 May 2012.
  9. News: 147 Rolling Prizes. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 December 2011. 11 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120103133721/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2533810,00.html. 3 January 2012.
  10. Web site: Players Tour Championship 12 Draw. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120131043430/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/9d/95/0,,13165~169373,00.pdf. 31 January 2012.
  11. Web site: PTC12 Results. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 30 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120512234951/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/PTC12Article/0,,13165~2554305,00.html. 12 May 2012.
  12. Web site: Players Tour Championship 12, Stage One (2011). Snooker.org. 8 December 2011.
  13. Web site: Players Tour Championship Twelve (2012). Snooker.org. 8 December 2011.
  14. Web site: Century breaks. worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 17 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120109000402/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=1068. dead. 9 January 2012.

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