Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 8
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 20–23 October 2011 |
| Venue | Killarney Convention Centre |
| City | Killarney |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Minor-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | €50,000 |
| Winner's share | €10,000 |
| Highest break | 142 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Neil Robertson |
| Runner-up |  Judd Trump |
| Score | 4–1 |
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The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 8 (also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20–23 October 2011 at the Killarney Convention Centre in Killarney, Ireland.
Neil Robertson wins the ninth professional title of his career by defeating Judd Trump 4–1 in the final.[1]
Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[2][3]
| 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
Preliminary rounds
Round 1
Best of 7 frames
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Round 2
Best of 7 frames
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Main rounds
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aditya Mehta
| 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Xiao Guodong
| 4 | Xiao Guodong
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 3 | Xiao Guodong
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam Craigie
| 3 |  Gerard Greene
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene
| 4 | Gerard Greene
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Fergal O'Brien
| 4 | Fergal O'Brien
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Daniel Wells
| 3 | Gerard Greene
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Marcus Campbell
| 0 | John Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ashley Wright
| 4 | Ashley Wright
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Passakorn Suwannawat
| 4 | Passakorn Suwannawat
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches
| 3 | Ashley Wright
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 4 | John Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian Burns
| 1 | John Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
| w/o | Nigel Bond
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian McCulloch
| w/d | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Day
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Torpey
| 2 | Ryan Day
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simon Bedford
| 3 | Liu Song
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liu Song
| 4 | Ryan Day
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| James Wattana
| 4 | Mark Joyce
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams
| 2 | James Wattana
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Joyce
| 4 | Mark Joyce
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Wasley
| 0 | Ryan Day
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen
| 4 | Mark Allen
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Davison
| 0 | Mark Allen
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Dunn
| w/o | Mike Dunn
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
| w/d | Mark Allen
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines
| 3 | David Gilbert
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philip Browne
| 4 | Philip Browne
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Gilbert
| 4 | David Gilbert
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Keith Sheldrick
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Burnett
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Sutton
| 1 | Jamie Burnett
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Martin Gould
| 4 | Martin Gould
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gareth Allen
| 1 | Martin Gould
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens
| 4 | Jamie Jones
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Walker
| 0 | Matthew Stevens
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Jones
| 4 | Jamie Jones
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Redmond
| 0 | Martin Gould
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tony Drago
| 4 | Neil Robertson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clinton Franey
| 1 | Tony Drago
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Neil Robertson
| 4 | Neil Robertson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson
| 1 | Neil Robertson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Perry
| 4 | Joe Jogia
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Cronin
| 0 | Joe Perry
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Jogia
| 4 | Joe Jogia
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cao Yupeng
| 3 | Dominic Dale
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire
| 4 | Stephen Maguire
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Cronin
| 2 | Stephen Maguire
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robbie Williams
| 2 | Stephen Hendry
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dechawat Poomjaeng
| 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Brown
| 3 | Dechawat Poomjaeng
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tom Ford
| 4 | Ben Woollaston
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liu Chuang
| 3 | Tom Ford
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Cope
| 4 | Jamie Cope
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett
| 3 | Tom Ford
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ben Woollaston
| 4 | Ben Woollaston
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liang Wenbo
| 2 | Ben Woollaston
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liam Highfield
| 4 | Liam Highfield
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rod Lawler
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Wicheard
| 3 | Judd Trump
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Pagett
| 3 | Andrew Norman
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Norman
| 4 | Judd Trump
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Marco Fu
| 4 | Marco Fu
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oliver Brown
| 0 | Marco Fu
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael White
| 4 | Michael White
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Couch
| 1 | Judd Trump
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Luca Brecel
| 4 | Stephen Lee
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nick Jennings
| 1 | Luca Brecel
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony McGill
| 4 | Anthony McGill
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan
| 1 | Luca Brecel
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee
| 4 | Stephen Lee
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Anda
| 0 | Stephen Lee
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam Baird
| 4 | Sam Baird
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J.P. Kelly
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Morris
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Harvey
| 4 | Sam Harvey
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 2 | Shaun Murphy
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
| 4 | Shaun Murphy
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| w/o | Alan McManus
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Robin Hull
| w/d | Alan McManus
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dave Harold
| 4 | Dave Harold
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Davies
| 0 | Alan McManus
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rory McLeod
| 4 | Ken Doherty
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson
| 2 | Rory McLeod
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark King
| 4 | Mark King
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scott MacKenzie
| 3 | Rory McLeod
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
| 4 | Ken Doherty
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Meara
| 3 | Ken Doherty
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ali Carter
| w/o | Ali Carter
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Gunnell
| w/d | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yu Delu
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Lisowski
| 0 | Yu Delu
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks
| 4 | Andy Hicks
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Grace
| 2 | Yu Delu
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adam Duffy
| 4 | Adam Duffy
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Milkins
| 1 | Adam Duffy
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Li Yan
| 4 | Li Yan
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie O' Neill
| 1 | Yu Delu
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Walden
| 4 | Stuart Bingham
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Julian Logue
| 1 | Ricky Walden
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Selt
| 4 | Matthew Selt
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Williams
| 3 | Ricky Walden
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 4 | Stuart Bingham
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Hogan
| 2 | Jimmy White
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham
| 4 | Stuart Bingham
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Taubman
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Steadman
| 1 | Barry Hawkins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kurt Maflin
| 4 | Kurt Maflin
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Carrington
| 2 | Barry Hawkins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Holt
| 1 | Andrew Higginson
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Craigie
| 4 | Stephen Craigie
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Higginson
| w/o | Andrew Higginson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lucky Vatnani
| w/d | Barry Hawkins
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis
| 4 | Mark Selby
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Mann
| 1 | Mark Davis
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson
| 4 | Jimmy Robertson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tian Pengfei
| 0 | Jimmy Robertson
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott
| 4 | Mark Selby
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kacper Filipiak
| 0 | Graeme Dott
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby
| 4 | Mark Selby
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alfie Burden
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Finals
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Allen
| 4 | Mark Allen
| 3 | |||||||||||
| Neil Robertson
| 4 | Neil Robertson
| 4 | |||||||||||
| Ben Woollaston
| 0 | Neil Robertson
| 4 | |||||||||||
| Judd Trump
| 4 | Judd Trump
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| 2 | Judd Trump
| 4 | |||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham
| 3 | Mark Selby
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Mark Selby
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Century breaks
Only from last 128 onwards.[8]
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References
- ^ "Robertson triumphs in Killarney". RTÉ Sport. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 Entry Pack for Events 5–9". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2013. 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 7 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Eight (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Robertson – I'm The Best I've Ever Been". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Players Tour Championship 8 (The Alex Higgins International Trophy) Rounds 1 to 2" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Players Tour Championship 8 (The Alex Higgins International Trophy) Round 3 to Final" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.