2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

The 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (also known as the 2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Finals for sponsorship purposes[1]) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16–20 March 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland.[2] The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.

2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

Tournament information
Dates	16–20 March 2011
Venue	The Helix
City	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£200,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Mark Williams (143)
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy
Runner-up	Martin Gould
Score	4–0
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Shaun Murphy won his fourth ranking title by defeating Martin Gould 4–0 in the final.[3][4]

Prize fund and ranking points

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	–

Main draw

[7][8][9][10]

	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
	15	Ricky Walden	4			1	Shaun Murphy	4
	12	Liang Wenbo	1			15	Ricky Walden	2
											1	Shaun Murphy	4
											8	Stephen Lee	3
	21	Mark Davis	4	8	Stephen Lee	4
	24	Joe Jogia	0			21	Mark Davis	1
																1	Shaun Murphy	4
															22	Matthew Stevens	0
	22	Matthew Stevens	4			7	Dominic Dale	1
	23	Gerard Greene	2			22	Matthew Stevens	4
											22	Matthew Stevens	4
											4	Marcus Campbell	0
	17	Stuart Bingham	w/o	4	Marcus Campbell	4
	10	Stephen Maguire	w/d			17	Stuart Bingham	3
																					1	Shaun Murphy	4
																					13	Martin Gould	0
	14	Marco Fu	1			3	Barry Pinches	3
	11	Michael Holt	4			11	Michael Holt	4
											11	Michael Holt	2
											13	Martin Gould	4
	19	Jamie Jones	0	5	Judd Trump	2
	13	Martin Gould	4			13	Martin Gould	4
																13	Martin Gould	4
															2	Mark Selby	3
	16	Anthony Hamilton	4			6	Mark Williams	4
	9	Tom Ford	2			16	Anthony Hamilton	0
											6	Mark Williams	3
											2	Mark Selby	4
	20	Andrew Higginson	4	2	Mark Selby	4
	18	Jack Lisowski	1			20	Andrew Higginson	0

Final

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

Century breaks

[11][12]

• 143, 111 Mark Williams
• 133 Anthony Hamilton
• 128 Andrew Higginson
• 126 Marcus Campbell
• 116 Shaun Murphy
• 113 Judd Trump
• 110, 102 Michael Holt
• 106, 100 Martin Gould
• 103, 100 Stephen Lee

References

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