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2011 World Seniors Championship

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2011 World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates5–6 November 2011 (2011-11-05 – 2011-11-06)
VenueEast of England Showground
CityPeterborough
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£53,000
Winner's share£18,000
Highest breakWales Darren Morgan (86)
Final
ChampionWales Darren Morgan
Runner-upEngland Steve Davis
Score2–1
2010
2012

The 2011 World Seniors Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship)[1] was a snooker tournament that took place between 5–6 November 2011 at the East of England Showground in Peterborough, England. The age criterion was raised from 40 to 45 compared to 2010.[2]

Jimmy White was the defending champion,[3] but he lost in the semi-finals 0–2 against Darren Morgan.

Darren Morgan won in the final 2–1 against Steve Davis.[4] During the final Morgan also made the highest break of the tournament, an 86 in the penultimate frame.[5][6]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
Winner: £18,000
Runner-up: £8,000
Semi-finalist: £4,000
Quarter-finalist: £2,000
Last 16: £1,000
Round 3: £750

Total: £53,000

Main draw

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The draw for the last 16 was made on the evening of 1 September 2011 at the Guildford Spectrum during the Premier League. The draw for quarter-finals and semi-finals were made on a random basis.[2] All matches were best of 3 frames. Matches were played on a roll on/roll off basis. Play started at the allocated time each day with a 15-minute interval between matches, except the final after a 20-minute interval. The evening session didn't start before the time indicated on the format. All frames were subjected to a 30-second shot clock after ten minutes of play and the miss rule was altered so "ball-in-hand" anywhere on the table was awarded after the third miss.[2][8] All times are GMT.[9][10]

Last 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Qualifying

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These matches took place on 10 October 2011 at the South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester, England.[11][12][13] There was only one century break during the qualifying. Tony Chappel made a 101 break against David Taylor.[14]

Round 1
Best of 3 frames
Round 2
Best of 3 frames
Round 3
Best of 3 frames
England Barry Stark 2
England John Welsh 0 England Ian Brumby 0
England Ian Brumby 2 England Barry Stark 1
England Andrew Milliard 2 England Steve Ventham 2
Wales Steve Newbury 1 England Andrew Milliard 0
England Dean Reynolds 1 England Steve Ventham 2
England Steve Ventham 2
Round 1
Best of 3 frames
Round 2
Best of 3 frames
Round 3
Best of 3 frames
England David Roe 2
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 0 England David Roe 2
England Les Dodd 2 England Les Dodd 0
England Tony Brown 0 England David Roe 0
Wales Darren Morgan 2
Wales Darren Morgan 2
England Kevin Uzzell 1 England Mike Hallett 0
England Mike Hallett 2
Round 1
Best of 3 frames
Round 2
Best of 3 frames
Round 3
Best of 3 frames
Republic of Ireland John McBride 0
England Karl Townsend 2 England Karl Townsend 2
India David Singh 1 England Karl Townsend 2
England Stephen Meakin 2 England Stephen Meakin 0
Wales Wayne Jones 0 England Stephen Meakin 2
Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan 1 England Ali Bassiri 0
England Ali Bassiri 2
Round 1
Best of 3 frames
Round 2
Best of 3 frames
Round 3
Best of 3 frames
England David Taylor 2
England Christopher Flight 0 England David Taylor 0
England Jimmy O'Shea 1 Wales Tony Chappel 2
Wales Tony Chappel 2 Wales Tony Chappel 1
England Gary Miller 0 England Gary Wilkinson 2
England Gary Wilkinson 2 England Gary Wilkinson
Bye[a2]

Notes

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  • a1 a2 After Alain Robidoux withdrew from the competition, due to an ear operation, Doug Mountjoy was handed a place in the final stages of the competition and the winner of the match between Gary Miller and Gary Wilkinson received a bye into the last qualifying round.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Wyldecrest Extend Sponsorship Of World Seniors". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "World Seniors Snooker Returns". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  3. ^ "White Crowned Senior Champion". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Morgan Takes Senior Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "World Seniors Day Two". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  6. ^ a b c d "Morgan Takes Senior Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  7. ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers Entry Pack" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  8. ^ Hendon, David (6 November 2011). "Darren Morgan: World Seniors Champion". Snooker Scene Blog. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  9. ^ "World Seniors Championship Draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  10. ^ "World Seniors Championship (2011)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  11. ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers Draw And Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 3 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "World Seniors Championship qualifiers". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  13. ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers (2011)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Qualifying century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  15. ^ "Mountjoy Replaces Robidoux In World Seniors". wordsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.