Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 5

Players Tour Championship 2011/2012
Event 5
Tournament information
Dates	21–25 September 2011
Venue	World Snooker Academy
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	David Gilbert (ENG) (141)
Final
Champion	Andrew Higginson (ENG)
Runner-up	John Higgins (SCO)
Score	4–1
	← PTC4 PTC6 →

The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 5 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 25 September 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.

Andrew Higginson won his first professional title by defeating John Higgins 4–1 in the final.^[1]^[2]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[3]^[4]

	Prize fund	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
Total	£50,000	–

¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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Preliminary rounds

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Round 1

Best of 7 frames


Sam Harvey	4–2	Shane Castle
Phil O'Kane	0–4	Sydney Wilson
David Gray	4–2	Michael Wild
Joel Walker	4–3	Shaun Wilkes
Marc Harman	1–4	James Murdoch
Bash Maqsood	3–4	Mike Hallett
Jonathan Birch	4–1	Clark Lillyman
Rogelio Esteiro	0–4	Antony Parsons
Matthew Day	3–4	Martin O'Donnell
Michael Leslie	w/o–w/d	Terry Challenger
Chen Zhe	4–3	Alex Davies
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	4–2	Martin Ball
Kishan Hirani	4–3	Steve Ventham
Duane Jones	4–1	Ian Stark
John Whitty	4–0	Kashif Khan
Jamie Curtis-Barrett	1–4	Stephen Craigie
Stephen John Barton	0–4	Ben Harrison
James Silverwood	w/d–w/o	Justin Astley
Jamie Green	0–4	Chris Norbury
Gareth Allen	2–4	Les Dodd
Zak Surety	4–2	Dessie Sheehan
Robert Tickner	1–4	James Hill
Robert James	4–1	David Singh


Jordan Winbourne	4–1	Ross Jones
Jamie O'Neill	4–0	Hasan Khan
Patrick Wallace	4–1	James Cahill
Alan Edmonds	2–4	Eden Sharav
Saqib Nasir	2–4	Marc Davis
Michael Wasley	4–1	Jamie Clarke
Sachin Plaha	3–4	Nico Elton
Mitchell Travis	4–3	Oliver Lines
Hans Blanckaert	4–1	Oliver Brown
Kyren Wilson	4–0	Ashley Carty
John Sutton	4–0	Brent Kolbeck
Richard King	3–4	Tom Maxfield
James Brown	2–4	Lee Page
Zhang Anda	4–2	Alex Taubman
Brian Morgan	1–4	Allan Taylor
Lee Farebrother	4–3	David Birley
Danny Brindle	1–4	Nick Jennings
Douglas Hogan	4–1	Nikolas Charalambous
Mitchell Mann	w/o–w/d	Tony Knowles
Elliot Slessor	3–4	Najmur Khan
Liam Monk	1–4	Ian Glover
Omer Butt	1–4	Sean Hopkin
George Marter	2–4	Ricky Norris

Round 2

Best of 7 frames


Sam Harvey	4–2	Sydney Wilson
David Gray	4–3	Joel Walker
James Murdoch	1–4	Mike Hallett
Ian Burns	4–0	Jonathan Birch
Jake Nicholson	3–4	Antony Parsons
Martin O'Donnell	4–0	Michael Leslie
Chen Zhe	1–4	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
Ryan Causton	0–4	Kishan Hirani
Duane Jones	4–3	John Whitty
Stephen Craigie	4–0	Ben Harrison
Justin Astley	2–4	Chris Norbury
Les Dodd	4–2	Zak Surety
Jak Jones	4–3	James Hill
Robert James	4–3	Jordan Winbourne


Jamie O'Neill	1–4	Patrick Wallace
Eden Sharav	4–2	Marc Davis
Michael Wasley	4–0	Nico Elton
Reanne Evans	2–4	Mitchell Travis
Hans Blanckaert	2–4	Kyren Wilson
Andrew Milliard	2–4	John Sutton
James McGouran	4–1	Tom Maxfield
Lee Page	0–4	Zhang Anda
Allan Taylor	4–1	Lee Farebrother
Nick Jennings	3–4	Douglas Hogan
Mitchell Mann	4–1	Najmur Khan
Ashley Wright	4–3	Ian Glover
Sean O’Sullivan	4–2	Sean Hopkin
Christopher Keogan	4–1	Ricky Norris

Main rounds

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Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Mark Williams	1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
Peter Lines	4	Peter Lines	4
Sam Harvey	1			Peter Lines	3
Andy Hicks	2			Jack Lisowski	4
Jack Lisowski	4	Jack Lisowski	4
Mark Davis	0	Andrew Norman	3
Andrew Norman	4					Jack Lisowski	4
Ding Junhui	4					David Gilbert	3
David Gray	3	Ding Junhui	3
David Gilbert	4	David Gilbert	4
Mike Hallett	1			David Gilbert	4
Sam Craigie	4			Ian Burns	1
Cao Yupeng	1	Sam Craigie	1
James Wattana	2	Ian Burns	4
Ian Burns	4

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Passakorn Suwannawat	4
Paul Davison	3	Passakorn Suwannawat	3
Robbie Williams	w/o	Robbie Williams	4
Lucky Vatnani	w/d			Robbie Williams	2
Jamie Cope	0			Jamie Burnett	4
Antony Parsons	4	Antony Parsons	0
Jamie Burnett	4	Jamie Burnett	4
Martin O'Donnell	1					Jamie Burnett	4
Mark Joyce	1					Anthony Hamilton	2
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	4	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	3
Gary Wilson	3	Shaun Murphy	4
Shaun Murphy	4			Shaun Murphy	2
Simon Bedford	4			Anthony Hamilton	4
Barry Pinches	3	Simon Bedford	0
Stephen Hendry	3	Anthony Hamilton	4
Anthony Hamilton	4

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Joe Perry	4
Kishan Hirani	0	Joe Perry	4
Stephen Maguire	2	Peter Ebdon	0
Peter Ebdon	4			Joe Perry	4
Mike Dunn	3			Ricky Walden	3
Gerard Greene	4	Gerard Greene	1
Ricky Walden	4	Ricky Walden	4
Duane Jones	0					Joe Perry	2
Graeme Dott	4					Dave Harold	4
Stephen Craigie	0	Graeme Dott	4
Joe Jogia	w/o	Joe Jogia	3
Robin Hull	w/d			Graeme Dott	0
Dave Harold	4			Dave Harold	4
Chris Norbury	3	Dave Harold	4
Stephen Lee	4	Stephen Lee	3
Adam Wicheard	1

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Marcus Campbell	1
Ian McCulloch	4	Ian McCulloch	4
Nigel Bond	4	Nigel Bond	1
Les Dodd	0			Ian McCulloch	4
Tom Ford	4			Tom Ford	2
David Hogan	2	Tom Ford	4
Jimmy Robertson	4	Jimmy Robertson	3
Jak Jones	2					Ian McCulloch	0
Xiao Guodong	4					Andrew Higginson	4
Robert James	1	Xiao Guodong	0
Andrew Higginson	4	Andrew Higginson	4
Joe Meara	0			Andrew Higginson	4
Ben Woollaston	4			Ben Woollaston	1
Patrick Wallace	0	Ben Woollaston	4
Yu Delu	2	Liu Song	0
Liu Song	4

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Judd Trump	4
Marco Fu	2	Judd Trump	4
Mark King	4	Mark King	1
Adrian Gunnell	1			Judd Trump	1
Tony Drago	1			Li Yan	4
Liu Chuang	4	Liu Chuang	3
Li Yan	4	Li Yan	4
Kacper Filipiak	0					Li Yan	3
Craig Steadman	2					Neil Robertson	4
Scott MacKenzie	4	Scott MacKenzie	4
Dominic Dale	3	Joe Swail	1
Joe Swail	4			Scott MacKenzie	2
Ali Carter	0			Neil Robertson	4
Aditya Mehta	4	Aditya Mehta	3
Neil Robertson	4	Neil Robertson	4
Eden Sharav	0

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

John Higgins	4
David Grace	0	John Higgins	4
Ken Doherty	2	Michael Wasley	2
Michael Wasley	4			John Higgins	4
Liam Highfield	3			Alan McManus	1
Mitchell Travis	4	Mitchell Travis	0
Alan McManus	4	Alan McManus	4
Alfie Burden	2					John Higgins	4
Mark Allen	4					Ryan Day	2
Tian Pengfei	3	Mark Allen	2
Rory McLeod	2	Rod Lawler	4
Rod Lawler	4			Rod Lawler	0
Matthew Stevens	1			Ryan Day	4
Kyren Wilson	4	Kyren Wilson	1
Ryan Day	4	Ryan Day	4
Kurt Maflin	0

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Michael White	4
John Sutton	3	Michael White	4
Anthony McGill	4	Anthony McGill	2
James McGouran	1			Michael White	4
Dechawat Poomjaeng	4			Dechawat Poomjaeng	1
Daniel Wells	3	Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
Sam Baird	4	Sam Baird	2
Zhang Anda	3					Michael White	3
Fergal O'Brien	4					Barry Hawkins	4
Allan Taylor	1	Fergal O'Brien	1
Stuart Bingham	4	Stuart Bingham	4
Stuart Carrington	0			Stuart Bingham	3
Barry Hawkins	4			Barry Hawkins	4
Douglas Hogan	1	Barry Hawkins	4
Matthew Selt	3	Liang Wenbo	2
Liang Wenbo	4

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Jimmy White	4
Andrew Pagett	2	Jimmy White	4
Jamie Jones	2	Matthew Couch	3
Matthew Couch	4			Jimmy White	0
Luca Brecel	4			Martin Gould	4
Mitchell Mann	1	Luca Brecel	1
Martin Gould	4	Martin Gould	4
Ashley Wright	2					Martin Gould	1
Steve Davis	4					Michael Holt	4
Sean O’Sullivan	1	Steve Davis	4
Adam Duffy	4	Adam Duffy	0
David Morris	3			Steve Davis	1
Michael Holt	4			Michael Holt	4
Christopher Keogan	1	Michael Holt	4
Mark Selby	2	Robert Milkins	2
Robert Milkins	4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames

Jack Lisowski	4
Jamie Burnett	3	Jack Lisowski	1
Dave Harold	2	Andrew Higginson	4
Andrew Higginson	4			Andrew Higginson	4
Neil Robertson	1			John Higgins	1
John Higgins	4	John Higgins	4
Barry Hawkins	4	Barry Hawkins	1
Michael Holt	2

Century breaks

Only from last 128 onwards.^[9]

141, 105 – David Gilbert
138, 128, 112, 107 – Neil Robertson
137 – Liu Song
137 – Dave Harold
135, 129 – Mark King
133, 115, 107 – Barry Hawkins
132, 108 – Michael Holt
132 – Michael White
128, 112 – Martin Gould
126, 113 – Jimmy Robertson
125, 100 – Ryan Day
125 – Shaun Murphy
125 – Anthony McGill
117, 105 – Graeme Dott
117 – Andrew Higginson
115, 102 – Robert Milkins
114 – Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon

114 – Liu Chuang
113 – Robbie Williams
113 – John Sutton
110, 102 – Ken Doherty
110 – Jamie Burnett
108 – Paul Davison
106, 100 – Tom Ford
106 – Matthew Selt
105, 105, 103 – John Higgins
105 – Ding Junhui
104 – Rory McLeod
103 – Judd Trump
102 – Ricky Walden
102 – Sam Baird
101 – Barry Pinches
101 – Alan McManus
100 – Gerard Greene

References

^ "Higginson stuns Higgins in PTC 5 final". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ "Higginson Wins Maiden Pro Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Entry Pack for Events 5–9" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
^ "Players Tour Championship Event Five (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ "PTC5 Results and Report". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
^ "Players Tour Championship 5 Rounds 1 to 2" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ "Players Tour Championship 5 Rounds 3 to Final" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
^ "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

[1] "Higginson stuns Higgins in PTC 5 final". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

[2] "Higginson Wins Maiden Pro Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

[Entry_pack-3] "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Entry Pack for Events 5–9" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[4] "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

[5] "Players Tour Championship Event Five (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[6] "PTC5 Results and Report". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

[7] "Players Tour Championship 5 Rounds 1 to 2" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[8] "Players Tour Championship 5 Rounds 3 to Final" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 2 September 2011.

[9] "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

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