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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–20 March 2011 (2011-03-16 –2011-03-20) |
| Venue | The Helix |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £200,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Williams (WAL) (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Martin Gould (ENG) |
| Score | 4–0 |
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The2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Grand Final)[1]) was a professionalrankingsnooker tournament that took place between 16 and 20 March 2011 atThe Helix inDublin,Ireland.[2] The tournament was broadcast byEurosport.
Shaun Murphy won his fourth ranking title by defeatingMartin Gould 4–0 in the final.[3][4]
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 | – |
The leading 24 players in thePTC Order of Merit qualified for the event, provided that they had played in at least 6 events (3 in the UK and 3 in Europe).John Higgins andDing Junhui were in the top 24 but failed to play in the minimum number of events.
| Rank | Player | Total points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 23,200 |
| 2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 21,300 |
| 3 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 19,100 |
| 4 |  Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 17,700 |
| 5 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 17,600 |
| 6 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 17,100 |
| 7 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 16,800 |
| 8 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 16,200 |
| 9 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 15,000 |
| 10 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 14,400 |
| 11 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 10,900 |
| 12 |  Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 10,700 |
| 13 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 10,600 |
| 14 |  Marco Fu (HKG) | 10,100 |
| 15 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 10,100 |
| 16 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 9,900 |
| 17 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 9,800 |
| 18 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 9,600 |
| 19 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 9,400 |
| 20 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 8,700 |
| 21 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 8,300 |
| 22 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 8,300 |
| 23 |  Gerard Greene (NIR) | 7,700 |
| 24 | Joe Jogia (ENG) | 7,500 |
| 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 (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 4 | 15 | Ricky Walden | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Lee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 4 | 21 | Mark Davis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Joe Jogia (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Matthew Stevens | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 4 | 22 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marcus Campbell | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | w/o | 17 | Stuart Bingham | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | w/d | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Martin Gould | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 1 | 11 | Michael Holt | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Michael Holt | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 0 | 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 4 | 16 | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mark Williams | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Selby | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4 | 20 | Andrew Higginson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee:Michaela Tabb. The Helix,Dublin, Ireland, 20 March 2011.[9] | ||
| 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 |