2011–12 snooker season explained

Tournaments:34 (9 ranking events)
Uk: Judd Trump
Masters: Neil Robertson
Worldchamps: Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Next:2012–13

The 2011–12 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 1 June 2011 and 7 May 2012. The Brazil Masters became the first major professional event held in South America,[1] and the Australian Goldfields Open the first ranking event in Australia.[2] The World Cup was held again after 1996.[3] At the end of the season Ronnie O'Sullivan was named the World Snooker Player of the Year and the Snooker Writers Player of the Year, Judd Trump the Fans Player of the Year and Luca Brecel the Rookie of the Year. Stuart Bingham received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his first ranking event, the Australian Goldfields Open. Stephen Hendry's maximum break at the World Championship received "The Magic Moment" award. Walter Donaldson, Mark Williams, John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan were inducted into the Hall of Fame.[4]

New professional players

Countries

Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour.[5]

NGB nominations
WPBSA Wildcard

Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[6] [7]

World Snooker Tour

StartFinishTournamentVenueWinnerRunner-up
18 Jun22 JunPlayers Tour Championship – Event 1World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England4–0[8]
7 Jul10 JulWuxi ClassicWuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China9–7[9]
11 Jul17 JulWorld CupWorld Trade Center in Bangkok, Thailand China4–2 Northern Ireland[10]
18 Jul24 JulAustralian Goldfields OpenBendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia9–8[11]
6 Aug10 AugPlayers Tour Championship – Event 2South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England4–0[12]
17 Aug21 AugPlayers Tour Championship – Event 3World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England4–2[13]
25 Aug28 AugPlayers Tour Championship – Event 4[14] Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany4–0[15]
5 Sep11 SepShanghai MastersShanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China10–9[16]
15 Sep18 SepBrazil MastersCostão do Santinho Resort in Florianópolis, Brazil5–0[17]
21 Sep25 SepPlayers Tour Championship – Event 5World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England4–1[18]
29 Sep2 OctPlayers Tour Championship – Event 6[19] Arena Ursynów in Warsaw, Poland4–1[20]
5 Oct9 OctPlayers Tour Championship – Event 7[21] South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England4–2[22]
20 Oct23 OctPlayers Tour Championship – Event 8[23] Killarney Convention Centre in Killarney, Ireland4–1[24]
10 Nov13 NovPlayers Tour Championship – Event 9[25] Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium4–3[26]
18 Aug27 NovPremier LeaguePotters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, England7–1[27]
27 Nov30 NovPlayers Tour Championship – Event 10World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England4–2[28]
3 Dec11 DecUK ChampionshipBarbican Centre in York, England10–8[29]
17 Dec19 DecPlayers Tour Championship – Event 11English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England4–3[30]
15 Dec16 DecPlayers Tour Championship – Event 12[31] World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England4–2[32]
6 Jan8 JanEvent Forum in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
15 Jan22 JanMastersAlexandra Palace in London, England10–6[33]
27 Jan29 JanSnooker Shoot OutCircus Arena in Blackpool, England1–0[34]
1 Feb5 FebGerman MastersTempodrom in Berlin, Germany9–7[35]
13 Feb19 FebWelsh OpenNewport Centre in Newport, Wales9–6[36]
27 Feb4 MarWorld OpenHaikou Stadium in Haikou, China 10–1[37]
14 Mar18 MarPlayers Tour Championship FinalsBailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland4–0[38]
9 Jan22 MarChampionship LeagueCrondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England3–1[39]
26 Mar1 AprChina OpenBeijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China10–9[40]
21 Apr7 MayWorld Snooker ChampionshipCrucible Theatre in Sheffield, England18–11[41]
Ranking event
Minor-ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

StartFinishTournamentVenueWinnerRunner-up
24 SepNorthern ChampionshipNorth East Derbyshire Snooker Centre in Chesterfield, England3–1[42]
30 OctUK Ladies ChampionshipWoking Snooker Centre in Woking, England3–2[43]
26 NovEast Anglian ChampionshipPot Black Sports Bar in Bury St Edmunds, England3–0[44]
28 JanSouthern ClassicFareham Snooker Club in Fareham, England3–1[45]
25 FebConnie Gough MemorialJesters Snooker in Swindon, England3–0[46]
20 Apr22 AprWorld Ladies ChampionshipCambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England5–3[47]

Other events

StartFinishTournamentVenueWinnerRunner-up
1 Jun5 JunPink RibbonSouth West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England4–0[49]
4 Jul7 JulGeneral Cup InternationalGeneral Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China7–6 [50]
29 Oct30 OctIrish ClassicCelbridge Snooker Club in Kildare, Ireland5–2[51]
19 Nov20 NovPower Snooker Masters TrophyTrafford Centre in Manchester, England[52] [53]
14 Jan15 JanDutch OpenDe Dieze in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands7–3[54]

Official rankings

See main article: Snooker world rankings 2011/2012.

Seeding revision 1

No.Ch.NamePoints[55]
1 60360
2 58820
3 55965
4 55960
5 48100
6 47040
7 46965
8 45300
9 41715
10 40930
11 40660
12 37305
13 36480
14 36395
15 35580
16 35420

Seeding revision 2

No.Ch.NamePoints[56]
1 67385
2 63540
3 57540
4 52100
5 51420
6 50485
7 46760
8 46465
9 45980
10 44405
11 40955
12 39625
13 38750
14 38660
15 37815
16 37210

Seeding revision 3

No.Ch.NamePoints[57]
1 69945
2 65020
3 58180
4 57940
5 57385
6 54085
7 50005
8 49660
9 48740
10 48265
11 48200
12 45370
13 43015
14 41115
15 40550
16 40540

Seeding revision 4

No.Ch.NamePoints[58]
1 73945
2 66920
3 60985
4 59785
5 58640
6 56980
7 53740
8 52960
9 50705
10 50165
11 47520
12 45675
13 45600
14 45540
15 45515
16 43515

World ranking points

See main article: Snooker world ranking points 2011/2012.

Points distribution

2011/2012 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events[59]

width=60 Tournamentwidth=100Round →width=60 R96width=60 R80width=60 R64width=60 R48width=60 R32width=60 R24width=60 R16width=60 QFwidth=60 SFwidth=60 Fwidth=60 W
Australian Goldfields OpenUnseeded loser40065090011501400–19002500320040005000
Seeded loser200325450575700––––––
Shanghai Masters560910126016101960–26603500448056007000
Seeded loser280455630805980––––––
UK ChampionshipUnseeded loser6401040144018402240–30404000512064008000
Seeded loser3205207209201120––––––
German MastersUnseeded loser650–90011501400–19002500320040005000
Seeded loser325–450575700––––––
Welsh OpenUnseeded loser40065090011501400–19002500320040005000
Seeded loser200325450575700––––––
World OpenUnseeded loser560910126016101960–26603500448056007000
Seeded loser280455630805980––––––
Regular events––360–560–7601000128016002000
Finals–––––84011401500192024003000
China OpenUnseeded loser560910126016101960–26603500448056007000
Seeded loser280455630805980––––––
Unseeded loser8001300180023002800–380050006400800010000
Seeded loser40065090011501400––––––

Notes and References

  1. News: Davis nuts over Brazil . 14 September 2011 . Sky Sports.
  2. Web site: Smith. Matt. Stuart Bingham clinches first ranking event in Australia. The National. 10 July 2012. 25 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Turner. Chris. World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154912/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/team.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 3 April 2011.
  4. Web site: Rocket Named Player Of Year. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 July 2012. 11 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120516080134/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2769221,00.html. 16 May 2012.
  5. Web site: The Tour 2011/2012 Provisional Qualifying Criteria. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614041815/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/c4/64/0,,13165~156868,00.doc. dead. 14 June 2012.
  6. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2011/2012. Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  7. Web site: Finals (2011/2012). Snooker.org. 24 November 2011.
  8. Web site: PTC 1 (2012). Snooker.org. 15 January 2012.
  9. Web site: Wuci Classic (2011). Snooker.org. 14 June 2011.
  10. Web site: PTT-EGAT World Cup (2011). Snooker.org. 21 June 2011.
  11. Web site: Australian Goldfields Open (2011). Snooker.org. 21 June 2011.
  12. Web site: Players Tour Championship Event Two (2011). Snooker.org. 14 July 2011.
  13. Web site: Players Tour Championship Event Three (2011). Snooker.org. 14 July 2011.
  14. Event also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic
  15. Web site: Players Tour Championship Event Four (2011). Snooker.org. 28 June 2011.
  16. Web site: Shanghai Masters (2011). Snooker.org. 24 July 2011.
  17. Web site: Brazil Masters (2011). Snooker.org. 1 August 2011.
  18. Web site: Players Tour Championship Event Five (2011). Snooker.org. 6 September 2011.
  19. Event also known as the 2011 Warsaw Classic
  20. Web site: Players Tour Championship Event Six (2011). Snooker.org. 2 September 2011.
  21. Event also known as the 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy
  22. Web site: Players Tour Championship Event Seven (2011). Snooker.org. 13 September 2011.
  23. Event also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy
  24. Web site: Players Tour Championship Event Eight (2011). Snooker.org. 20 September 2011.
  25. Event also known as the 2011 Antwerp Open
  26. Web site: Players Tour Championship Event Nine (2011). Snooker.org. 24 October 2011.
  27. Web site: Premier League (2011). Snooker.org. 1 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111127201849/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=107. live. 27 November 2011.
  28. Web site: Players Tour Championship Event Ten (2011). Snooker.org. 16 November 2011.
  29. Web site: UK Championship (2011). Snooker.org. 12 October 2011.
  30. Web site: Players Tour Championship Event Eleven (2011). Snooker.org. 4 December 2011.
  31. Event also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open
  32. Web site: Players Tour Championship Twelve (2012). Snooker.org. 8 December 2011.
  33. Web site: Masters (2012). Snooker.org. 28 October 2011.
  34. Web site: Sky Snooker Shoot-Out (2012). Snooker.org. 23 November 2011.
  35. Web site: PartyPoker.net German Masters (2012). Snooker.org. 14 October 2011.
  36. Web site: Welsh Open (2012). Snooker.org. 15 January 2012.
  37. Web site: Haikou World Open (2012). Snooker.org. 10 January 2012.
  38. Web site: Players Tour Championship Final (2012). Snooker.org. 15 January 2012.
  39. Web site: Championship League – Winners Group(2012). Snooker.org. 22 March 2012.
  40. Web site: China Open (2012). Snooker.org. 15 January 2012.
  41. Web site: Betfred World Championship (2012). Snooker.org. 15 January 2012.
  42. Web site: 2011 Northern Championship - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  43. Web site: 2011 UK Ladies Championship - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  44. Web site: 2011 UK Ladies Championship - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  45. Web site: 2012 Southern Classic - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  46. Web site: 2012 Connie Gough Memorial - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  47. Web site: 2012 World Ladies Snooker Championship - Results. Snookerscores.net. 12 December 2023.
  48. Web site: World Seniors Championship (2011). Snooker.org. 5 September 2011.
  49. Web site: 2011 Pink Ribbon Pro-Am. South West Snooker Academy. 15 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325053400/http://www.southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/11-Pink/11-Pink-Res_Pro.html. 25 March 2012. dead.
  50. Web site: General Cup International. Snooker.org. 15 January 2012.
  51. Web site: Lucan Racing Classic (2011). Snooker.org. 15 November 2011.
  52. This format was based on points. Martin Gould won 286–258.
  53. Web site: 2011 Power Snooker Masters . powersnooker.com . 22 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111123101338/http://www.powersnooker.com/event.php . 23 November 2011 . dead .
  54. Web site: Haneveer wint zijn vierde InterConnect Dutch Open. Dutch Billiards & Snooker Association. 27 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20120119155616/http://www.knbb.nl/knbb/0/nieuws/2208/haneveer-wint-zijn-vierde-interconnect-dutch-open. 19 January 2012. nl.
  55. Web site: Rankings after 2011 World Championship. 4 May 2011. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. PDF. 4 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614041647/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/64/71/0,,13165~160100,00.pdf. dead. 14 June 2012.
  56. Web site: Rankings after PTC6 (2011 Warsaw Classic). 3 October 2011. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. PDF. 4 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190034/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/dc/8f/0,,13165~167900,00.pdf. dead. 29 October 2013.
  57. Web site: Rankings after PTC12 (2012 FFB Snooker Open). 9 January 2012. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. PDF. 9 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227035707/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ad/98/0,,13165~170157,00.pdf. dead. 27 February 2012.
  58. Web site: Rankings after 2012 Welsh Open. 20 February 2012. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. PDF. 20 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227074514/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/fb/9d/0,,13165~171515,00.pdf. dead. 27 February 2012.
  59. 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.

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