Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 8

Players Tour Championship 2011/2012
Event 8

Tournament information
Dates	20–23 October 2011
Venue	Killarney Convention Centre
City	Killarney
Country	Ireland
Organisation(s)	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 points^1
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

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Preliminary rounds

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Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Ashley Wright 4–0 Alan Cleary Alastair Wilson 4–2 Daniel O’Regan John Torpey 4–1 Ricky Norris Tom O'Driscoll w/o–w/d Patrick O'Rourke David Foran 0–4 Ray Power Philip Browne 4–3 Paddy Murphy Gerard McAuley 4–2 Gary Crawford Daniel Kirby 0–4 Keith Sheldrick Colm Gilcreest 4–1 David Cassidy Derek O'Neill w/o–w/d Jonathan Nelson John Sutton 4–0 Phil O'Kane Daniel Dempsey w/o–w/d David Gray Jamie Walker 4–2 Mark Tuite Josh Boileau 4–3 Patrick Wallace Jonathan Birch 2–4 Robert Redmond Clinton Franey 4–2 Martin O'Donnell Thomas Dowling w/d–w/o Michael Mullen Karl Fitzpatrick w/o–w/d Jonathan Fulcher Anthony Cronin w/o–w/d Hans Blanckaert Declan Brennan 2–4 Jonathan Friel John Friel 2–4 Ryan Cronin Anthony O'Connor 0–4 Allan Taylor Sydney Wilson w/d–w/o Douglas Hogan

Jordan Brown 4–3 Chen Zhe Mike Hallett w/o–w/d Najmur Khan Paul Ennis w/o–w/d Paul Currie Kieran McMahon 4–0 Robbie Walker Nick Jennings w/o–w/d Frank Sarsfield Robert Murphy w/o–w/d Tony Knowles Martin Ball 1–4 Zhang Anda Nicky Ryan 4–2 Sean McMonagle J.P. Kelly 4–2 Aiden O'Sullivan David Singh 4–1 Derry O'Sullivan Ryan Causton 4–1 Karl Busteed Alex Davies 4–2 Matthew Day Liam Monk w/d–w/o Joe Delaney Greg Casey 2–4 Jamie O' Neill Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 3–4 Julian Logue Philip Arnold 4–1 Benny O'Brien Jonathan Williams 4–3 Mitchell Travis Stephen Byrne 2–4 Alex Taubman Chris Hannigan 2–4 Brian Milne Ben Harrison 4–0 Kevin O'Leary Connell Doherty w/d–w/o Stephen Craigie James Welsh w/d–w/o Mitchell Mann

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Reanne Evans 3–4 Ashley Wright Ian Burns 4–1 Alastair Wilson John Torpey 4–2 Tom O'Driscoll Michael Wasley 4–0 Ray Power Philip Browne 4–3 Gerard McAuley Keith Sheldrick 4–2 Colm Gilcreest Derek O'Neill 0–4 John Sutton Gareth Allen 4–1 Daniel Dempsey Jamie Walker 4–2 Josh Boileau Eden Sharav w/d–w/o Robert Redmond Clinton Franey 4–0 Michael Mullen Gary Wilson 4–1 Karl Fitzpatrick Dessie Sheehan 3–4 Anthony Cronin Jonathan Friel 0–4 Ryan Cronin Robbie Williams 4–1 Allan Taylor Douglas Hogan 3–4 Jordan Brown

Les Dodd w/d–w/o Mike Hallett Oliver Brown 4–1 Paul Ennis Kieran McMahon 2–4 Nick Jennings Sean O'Sullivan w/o–w/d Robert Murphy Jak Jones w/d–w/o Zhang Anda Nicky Ryan 1–4 J.P. Kelly Sam Harvey 4–2 David Singh Ryan Causton 2–4 Alex Davies Kyren Wilson 4–2 Joe Delaney Chris Norbury 0–4 Jamie O' Neill Julian Logue 4–3 Philip Arnold Ray Whelan 0–4 Jonathan Williams Alex Taubman 4–0 Brian Milne Craig Steadman 4–3 Ben Harrison Bash Maqsood 0–4 Stephen Craigie Shane Castle w/d–w/o Mitchell Mann

Main rounds

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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]

142, 131 Ryan Day 138, 135, 112 Judd Trump 137, 112, 109, 109, 100 Neil Robertson 137, 108, 103 Mark Selby 135, 109 Stuart Bingham 132, 110, 100 Martin Gould 132 Simon Bedford 130 Liu Song 128 Liang Wenbo 125, 110, 107, 107 Ricky Walden

125 Ken Doherty 123 Ali Carter 117 Mark Joyce 107 John Higgins 105 Shaun Murphy 105 Marco Fu 102 Dave Harold 101 Stephen Lee 100 David Hogan 100 Li Yan

References

1. "Robertson triumphs in Killarney". RTÉ Sport. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "Players Tour Championship Event Eight (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
5. "Robertson – I'm The Best I've Ever Been". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

External links

• Official website