Players Tour Championship 2010/2011

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[n 1] Tournament Name Venue City Winner Runner–up Score[2] References
06–24 06–27  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 1 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Mark Williams Stephen Maguire 4–0 [3]
07–08 07–11  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 2 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Mark Selby Barry Pinches 4–3 [4]
08–06 08–08  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 3 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Tom Ford Jack Lisowski 4–0 [5]
08–14 08–16  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 4 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Barry Pinches Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–3 [6]
08–26 08–29  GER Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 1[n 2] Stadthalle Fürth Judd Trump Anthony Hamilton 4–3 [7]
09–30 10–03  BEL Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 2[n 3] Boudewijn Seapark Bruges Shaun Murphy Matthew Couch 4–2 [8]
10–07 10–10  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 5 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Ding Junhui Jamie Jones 4–1 [9]
10–14 10–17  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 6 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Dominic Dale Martin Gould 4–3 [10]
10–22 10–24  GER Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 3[n 4] Walter Kobel Sporthalle Rüsselsheim Marcus Campbell Liang Wenbo 4–0 [11]
10–28 10–31  ENG Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 4[n 5] South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Stephen Lee Stephen Maguire 4–2 [12]
11–12 11–14  GER Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 5[n 6] Sparkassen Arena Hamm John Higgins Shaun Murphy 4–2 [13]
11–19 11–21  CZE Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 6[n 7] Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn Prague Michael Holt John Higgins 4–3 [14]
03–17 03–20  IRL Players Tour Championship – Finals[n 8] The Helix Dublin Shaun Murphy Martin Gould 4–0 [15]

Order of Merit
Players not eligible for the Finals

After 12 out of 12 events:[16][17][18]

Rank Player Total Points Events Played
PTC EPTC Total
1. Shaun Murphy 23,200 6 6 12
2. Mark Selby 21,300 6 6 12
3. Barry Pinches 19,100 6 6 12
4. Marcus Campbell 17,700 6 6 12
5. Judd Trump 17,600 6 6 12
6. Mark Williams 17,100 5 4 9
7. Dominic Dale 16,800 6 6 12
8. Stephen Lee 16,200 6 6 12
9. Tom Ford 15,000 6 6 12
10. John Higgins 15,000 0 2 2
11. Stephen Maguire 14,400 6 4 10
12. Ding Junhui 11,800 2 3 5
13. Michael Holt 10,900 6 6 12
14. Liang Wenbo 10,700 4 4 8
15. Martin Gould 10,600 6 6 12
16. Marco Fu 10,100 5 4 9
17. Ricky Walden 10,100 6 6 12
18. Anthony Hamilton 9,900 6 5 11
19. Stuart Bingham 9,800 6 6 12
20. Jack Lisowski 9,600 6 6 12
21. Jamie Jones 9,400 6 6 12
22. Andrew Higginson 8,700 6 6 12
23. Mark Davis 8,300 6 6 12
24. Matthew Stevens 8,300 6 6 12
25. Gerard Greene 7,700 6 6 12
26. Joe Jogia 7,500 6 5 11

(Top 26 players out of 407)

Finals
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.[19]
Shaun Murphy
 England		 4–0 Martin Gould
 England
70–18, 66–46, 59–44 (53), 51–34
53 Highest break 45
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 0

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. Event also known as the 2010 Paul Hunter Classic.
  3. Event also known as the 2010 Brugge Open.
  4. Event also known as the 2010 Rhein-Main Masters and the 2010 Rüsselsheim Cup.
  5. Event also known as the 2010 MIUS Cup.
  6. Event also known as the 2010 Ruhr Championship.
  7. Event also known as the 2010 Prague Classic.
  8. Event also known as the 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals.

References
  1. "PTC helps form Snooker's 'brave new world'". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  2. Turner, Chris. "Players Tour Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  3. "Star Xing Pai PTC 1 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  4. "Star Xing Pai PTC 2 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  5. "Star Xing Pai PTC 3 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  6. "Star Xing Pai PTC 4 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  7. "Euro PTC1 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  8. "Euro PTC 2 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  9. "Star Xing Pai PTC 5 (2010)". Snooker.org. 10 October 2010.
  10. "Star Xing Pai PTC 6 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  11. "Euro PTC 3 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  12. "Euro PTC 4 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  13. "Euro PTC 5 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  14. "Euro PTC 6 (2010)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  15. "PTC Finals (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  16. "Order of Merit" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  17. "Order of Merit". Global Snooker. 17 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  18. "Order of Merit". Snooker.org. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  19. "PTC Finals". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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