2011 Hainan Classic

The 2011 Chinalife Xingpai Hainan Classic was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–13 March 2011 at the Boao Conference Center in Boao, China.

Chinalife Xingpai Hainan Classic

Tournament information
Dates	10–13 March 2011
Venue	Boao Conference Center
City	Boao
Country	China
Organisation(s)	110 Sport Management Group
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£100,000
Winner's share	£40,000
Highest break	142
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	Jamie Cope
Score	7–2

John Higgins won in the final 7–2 against Jamie Cope.[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

• Winner: £40,000
• Runner-up: £18,000
• Semi-finalists: £7,000
• 2nd in group: £3,500
• 3rd in group: £1,500
• 4th in group: £500
• Highest break: £1,000
• Maximum break: £5,000
• Total: £100,000

Round-robin stage

[2][3][4][5]

Group A

Table POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 John Higgins 3 3 6 1 +5 3 2 Stephen Hendry 3 2 4 3 +1 2 3 Peter Ebdon 3 1 4 4 0 1 4 Li Yan 3 0 0 6 −6 0

Results: John Higgins 2–1 Peter Ebdon Stephen Hendry 2–0 Li Yan Peter Ebdon 1–2 Stephen Hendry John Higgins 2–0 Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon 2–0 Li Yan John Higgins 2–0 Li Yan

Group B

Table POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Jamie Cope 3 3 6 1 +5 3 2 Jin Long 3 2 4 4 0 2 3 Neil Robertson 3 1 4 5 −1 1 4 Cao Yupeng 3 0 2 6 −4 0

Results: Neil Robertson 2–1 Cao Yupeng Jamie Cope 2–0 Jin Long Neil Robertson 1–2 Jamie Cope Cao Yupeng 1–2 Jin Long Cao Yupeng 0–2 Jamie Cope Neil Robertson 1–2 Jin Long

Group C

Table POS Player MP MW FW FL FD HB PTS 1 Ali Carter^[a] 3 2 5 3 +2 88 2 2 Shaun Murphy^[a] 3 2 5 3 +2 67 2 3 Tian Pengfei^[a] 3 2 5 3 +2 52 2 4 Dennis Taylor 3 0 0 6 −6 – 0

Results: Ali Carter 2–0 Dennis Taylor Shaun Murphy 2–1 Tian Pengfei Shaun Murphy 1–2 Ali Carter Dennis Taylor 0–2 Tian Pengfei Shaun Murphy 2–0 Dennis Taylor Ali Carter 1–2 Tian Pengfei

^*Ali Carter went through as he made the highest break in the group. (Carter 88, Murphy 67, Tian 52)

Group D

Table POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Graeme Dott 3 3 6 1 +5 3 2 Yu Delu 3 2 5 2 +3 2 3 Ding Junhui 3 1 2 5 −3 1 4 Ricky Walden 3 0 1 6 −5 0

Results: Graeme Dott 2–0 Ricky Walden Ding Junhui 0–2 Graeme Dott Ricky Walden 0–2 Yu Delu Ding Junhui 0–2 Yu Delu Ding Junhui 2–1 Ricky Walden Graeme Dott 2–1 Yu Delu

Knock-out stage

[2][3]

	Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 13 frames
		John Higgins	5
		Ali Carter	3
							John Higgins	7
							Jamie Cope	2
		Jamie Cope	5
		Graeme Dott	1

Charity exhibition match

[2][3][5]

Stars Challenge Team	Results	Chinese Stars Challenge Team
Ali Carter	82–0	Tian Pengfei
Graeme Dott	61–49	Cao Yupeng
John Higgins	34–73	Jin Long
Neil Robertson	73–16	Li Yan
Shaun Murphy	80–16	Yu Delu
Stephen Hendry	4–121	Ding Junhui
4	Overall	2

Century breaks

[2]

• 142 Jamie Cope
• 141 Graeme Dott
• 117, 113 Ding Junhui
• 111, 109 John Higgins
• 101 Neil Robertson
• 101 Yu Delu

Notes

• ^a Carter went through, because he made the highest break in the group. (Carter 88, Murphy 67 and Tian 52)[6]

References

1. "Higgins thrashes Cope to win Hainan Classic". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
2. "Xingpai Hainan Classic 2011. 10–13 марта. Китай". top-snooker.com. Top Snooker. Archived from the original on 2011-04-19. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
3. "海南精英赛最新分组：丁俊晖首战多特傅家俊退赛". Sina.com. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
4. "Hainan Classic Group Stage Results". 110sport.tv. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
5. "Chinalife Xingpai Hainan Classic (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
6. "Higgins To Play Carter in Hainan Semis". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 14 March 2011.