2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–20 March 2011 |
| Venue | The Helix |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £200,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Williams (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Shaun Murphy |
| Runner-up | Martin Gould |
| Score | 4–0 |
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The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Finals (also known as the 2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Finals for sponsorship purposes[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16–20 March 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland.[2] The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.
Shaun Murphy won his fourth ranking title by defeating Martin Gould 4–0 in the final.[3][4]
Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[5][6]
| Prize fund | Ranking points | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | £60,000 | 3,000 |
| Runner-up | £25,000 | 2,400 |
| Semi-finalist | £15,000 | 1,920 |
| Quarter-finalist | £7,500 | 1,500 |
| Last 16 | £4,000 | 1,140 |
| Last 24 | £2,500 | 840 |
| Highest break | £3,000 | – |
| Total | £200,000 | – |
Main draw
| Last 24 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ricky Walden | 4 | 15 | Ricky Walden | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  Liang Wenbo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Lee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Lee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Mark Davis | 4 | 21 | Mark Davis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Joe Jogia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Matthew Stevens | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dominic Dale | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | 22 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 |  Gerard Greene | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Marcus Campbell | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marcus Campbell | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Stuart Bingham | w/o | 17 | Stuart Bingham | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Stephen Maguire | w/d | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Martin Gould | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Barry Pinches | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  Marco Fu | 1 | 11 | Michael Holt | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Michael Holt | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Michael Holt | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Judd Trump | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Jamie Jones | 0 | 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mark Williams | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | 16 | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mark Williams | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Tom Ford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Selby | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Selby | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | 20 | Andrew Higginson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Jack Lisowski | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. The Helix, Dublin, Ireland, 20 March 2011.[9] | ||
| Shaun Murphy England
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4–0 | Martin Gould England
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| 70–18, 66–46, 59–44 (53), 51–34 | ||
| 53 | Highest break | 45 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
Century breaks
- 143, 111
Mark Williams - 133
Anthony Hamilton - 128 Andrew Higginson
- 126
Marcus Campbell - 116 Shaun Murphy
- 113 Judd Trump
- 110, 102 Michael Holt
- 106, 100 Martin Gould
- 103, 100 Stephen Lee
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