Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 4

Players Tour Championship 2011/2012
Event 4
Tournament information
Dates25–28 August 2011 (2011-08-25 – 2011-08-28)
VenueStadthalle
CityFürth
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatMinor-ranking event
Total prize fund52,260
Winner's share€10,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Davis (ENG)
Score4–0
PTC3
PTC5

The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 4 (also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 28 August 2011 in Fürth, Germany. Some of the preliminary round matches were held in Nürnberg.[1] It was the first PTC event outside of the Grand Finals to be broadcast on television, as one table was screened on Eurosport.[1]

Ronnie O'Sullivan made the 78th official maximum break during his last 32 match against Adam Duffy. This was O'Sullivan's 11th record 147 break.[2]

Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 in the last 32 against Andrew Higginson.

Mark Selby won in the final 4–0 against Mark Davis.[3]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[1][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
Maximum break[2] €2,260
Total €52,260
  • 1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

[5]

Preliminary rounds

[6][7]

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Main rounds

[9][10]

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
Mark Williams 4
Sanderson Lam 0 Mark Williams 1
Gerard Greene 1 Passakorn Suwannawat 4
Passakorn Suwannawat 4 Passakorn Suwannawat 4
Ken Doherty 4 Ken Doherty 2
Liam Monk 0 Ken Doherty 4
Liu Song 4 Liu Song 2
Chen Zhe 1 Passakorn Suwannawat 4
Mike Dunn 4 Jamie Jones 2
Kacper Filipiak 1 Mike Dunn 2
Liam Highfield w/d Ben Woollaston 4
Ben Woollaston w/o Ben Woollaston 1
Jamie Jones 4 Jamie Jones 4
Cao Yupeng 2 Jamie Jones 4
Jack Lisowski 4 Jack Lisowski 3
Steve Judd 1
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
Mark Joyce 4
Lee Page 2 Mark Joyce 4
Barry Pinches 0 Tian Pengfei 2
Tian Pengfei 4 Mark Joyce 4
Mark King 4 Mark King 3
Kishan Hirani 2 Mark King 4
Matthew Stevens 4 Matthew Stevens 1
Paul Davison 1 Mark Joyce 2
Neil Robertson 4 Neil Robertson 4
Chris Norbury 0 Neil Robertson 4
Tony Drago w/d David Hogan 2
David Hogan w/o Neil Robertson 4
Peter Lines 4 Peter Lines 1
David Gilbert 3 Peter Lines 4
Ali Carter w/d Andrew Norman 2
Andrew Norman w/o
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
Jimmy White 4
Kurt Maflin 0 Jimmy White 2
Mark Davis w/o Mark Davis 4
Bjorn Haneveer w/d Mark Davis 4
Marco Fu 3 Jamie Cope 2
Sam Baird 4 Sam Baird 2
Jamie Cope 4 Jamie Cope 4
Phil Barnes 2 Mark Davis 4
Adrian Gunnell 4 Matthew Selt 2
Hans Blanckaert 0 Adrian Gunnell 0
Matthew Selt 4 Matthew Selt 4
David Grace 3 Matthew Selt 4
Joe Perry 4 Dominic Dale 2
Stefan Joachim 0 Joe Perry 3
Dominic Dale 4 Dominic Dale 4
David Morris 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
Shaun Murphy w/o
Lucky Vatnani w/d Shaun Murphy 3
Liang Wenbo w/d Michael White 4
Michael White w/o Michael White 4
Martin Gould 4 Martin Gould 1
Ben Harrison 1 Martin Gould 4
Nigel Bond 2 Dechawat Poomjaeng 1
Dechawat Poomjaeng 4 Michael White 2
Rod Lawler 4 Fergal O'Brien 4
Mitchell Travis 1 Rod Lawler 1
Fergal O'Brien 4 Fergal O'Brien 4
Joe Delaney 3 Fergal O'Brien 4
Ding Junhui 4 Ding Junhui 3
Sean O'Sullivan 1 Ding Junhui 4
Marcus Campbell 4 Marcus Campbell 1
Scott MacKenzie 2

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
Mark Selby 4
Sam Harvey 0 Mark Selby 4
Rory McLeod 4 Rory McLeod 0
Phil O’Kane 2 Mark Selby 4
Barry Hawkins 4 Craig Steadman 0
Brian Cox 0 Barry Hawkins 1
Ian McCulloch 3 Craig Steadman 4
Craig Steadman 4 Mark Selby 4
Peter Ebdon 3 Andrew Higginson 0
James Wattana 4 James Wattana 1
Judd Trump 4 Judd Trump 4
Ashley Wright 0 Judd Trump 3
Liu Chuang w/o Andrew Higginson 4
Joe Meara w/d Liu Chuang 2
Andrew Higginson 4 Andrew Higginson 4
Adam Wicheard 1
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
Mark Allen 4
Christof Biniarsch 0 Mark Allen 2
Joe Jogia 4 Joe Jogia 4
Daniel Wells 2 Joe Jogia 4
Ryan Day 1 Aditya Mehta 3
Aditya Mehta 4 Aditya Mehta 4
Stuart Bingham w/d Simon Bedford 0
Simon Bedford w/o Joe Jogia 1
Stephen Lee 4 Stephen Lee 4
Ian Burns 0 Stephen Lee 4
Alan McManus 2 Jamie Walker 1
Jamie Walker 4 Stephen Lee 4
Ricky Walden 4 Ricky Walden 0
Stuart Carrington 2 Ricky Walden 4
Alfie Burden 3 Stephen Craigie 2
Stephen Craigie 4
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
Steve Davis 4
Gary Wilson 0 Steve Davis 4
Dave Harold 0 Jamie O'Neill 3
Jamie O'Neill 4 Steve Davis 2
Graeme Dott w/d Yu Delu 4
James Welsh w/o James Welsh 1
Tom Ford 2 Yu Delu 4
Yu Delu 4 Yu Delu 4
Andrew Pagett 4 Jimmy Robertson 2
Luca Brecel 2 Andrew Pagett 4
Robert Milkins 4 Robert Milkins 2
Martin O'Donnell 1 Andrew Pagett 2
Jimmy Robertson 4 Jimmy Robertson 4
Nick Jennings 1 Jimmy Robertson 4
Matthew Couch 0 Robbie Williams 2
Robbie Williams 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
Anthony Hamilton 2
Adam Duffy 4 Adam Duffy 4
Joe Swail 4 Joe Swail 0
Zhang Anda 3 Adam Duffy 0
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
Ali Kirim 0 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
Anthony McGill 4 Anthony McGill 1
Kyren Wilson 2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
Xiao Guodong 4 Li Yan 2
Bash Maqsood 1 Xiao Guodong 0
Michael Holt 3 Li Yan 4
Li Yan 4 Li Yan 4
Stephen Hendry w/o John Higgins 3
Robin Hull w/d Stephen Hendry 0
John Higgins 4 John Higgins 4
Sam Craigie 1

Finals

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
Passakorn Suwannawat 1
Neil Robertson 4 Neil Robertson 2
Mark Davis 4 Mark Davis 4
Fergal O'Brien 0 Mark Davis 0
Mark Selby 4 Mark Selby 4
Stephen Lee 1 Mark Selby 4
Yu Delu 3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4

Century breaks

Only from last 128 onwards.[11]

References

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