Players Tour Championship 2011/2012

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The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 was a series of snooker tournaments which started on 18 June 2011 and ended on 18 March 2012 with events held in England and Europe. European events were no longer called Euro Players Tour Championship (EPTC) and were included alongside other PTC events. The twelve regular events were minor-ranking events, which were concluded with the Finals.

Schedule[edit]

Date[n 1] Tournament Name Venue City Winner Runner–up Score[1][2] References
06–18 06–22  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 1 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Joe Perry 4–0 [3]
08–06 08–10  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 2 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester England Judd Trump China Ding Junhui 4–0 [4]
08–17 08–21  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 3 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Ben Woollaston Scotland Graeme Dott 4–2 [5]
08–25 08–28  GER Players Tour Championship – Event 4[n 2] Stadthalle Fürth England Mark Selby England Mark Davis 4–0 [6]
09–21 09–25  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 5 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Andrew Higginson Scotland John Higgins 4–1 [7]
09–29 10–02  POL Players Tour Championship – Event 6[n 3] Arena Ursynów Warsaw Australia Neil Robertson England Ricky Walden 4–1 [8]
10–05 10–09  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 7[n 4] South West Snooker Academy Gloucester England Ronnie O'Sullivan Wales Matthew Stevens 4–2 [9]
10–20 10–23  IRL Players Tour Championship – Event 8[n 5] Killarney Convention Centre Killarney Australia Neil Robertson England Judd Trump 4–1 [10]
11–10 11–13  BEL Players Tour Championship – Event 9[n 6] Lotto Arena Antwerp England Judd Trump England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–3 [11]
11–27 11–30  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 10 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Michael Holt Wales Dominic Dale 4–2 [12]
12–17 12–19  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 11 English Institute of Sport Sheffield England Tom Ford England Martin Gould 4–3 [13]
12–15 12–16  ENG Players Tour Championship – Event 12[n 7] World Snooker Academy Sheffield Scotland Stephen Maguire England Joe Perry 4–2 [14]
01–06 01–08  GER Event Forum Fürstenfeldbruck
03–14 03–18  IRL Players Tour Championship – Finals[n 8] Bailey Allen Hall Galway England Stephen Lee Australia Neil Robertson 4–0 [15]

Order of Merit[edit]

[16][17]

Rank Player Total Points Events Played
UK Europe Total
1. England Judd Trump 30,400 6 5 11
2. England Ronnie O'Sullivan 29,600 6 3 9
3. Australia Neil Robertson 28,100 5 5 10
4. England Michael Holt 17,500 6 6 12
5. England Mark Selby 17,100 6 4 10
6. Scotland Graeme Dott 16,700 6 5 11
7. England Andrew Higginson 16,700 6 6 12
8. Scotland Stephen Maguire 16,200 6 5 11
9. England Ben Woollaston 15,500 6 6 12
10. England Martin Gould 14,600 6 6 12
11. England Joe Perry 14,300 6 6 12
12. England Tom Ford 14,000 6 6 12
13. Scotland John Higgins 13,100 6 5 11
14. England Stephen Lee 11,800 6 6 12
15. England Ricky Walden 11,600 6 6 12
16. England Mark Davis 10,500 6 6 12
17. Wales Matthew Stevens 9,600 6 6 12
18. China Xiao Guodong 9,100 6 6 12
19. Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 8,000 6 6 12
20. Wales Dominic Dale 7,600 6 6 12
21. England Barry Hawkins 7,600 6 6 12
22. China Ding Junhui 7,600 4 3 7
23. Wales Jamie Jones 7,300 6 6 12
24. England Jack Lisowski 7,100 6 6 12

Finals[edit]

The Finals of the Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 took place between 14–18 March 2012 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland. It was contested by the top 24 players of the Order of Merit, who had played in at least 6 events (3 in the UK and 3 in Europe).

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.
Bailey Allen Hall, Galway, Ireland, 18 March 2012.
Stephen Lee (14)
 England
4–0 Neil Robertson (3)
 Australia
65–48, 62–23 (52), 63–25, 73–66 (Lee 66)
66 Highest break 35
0 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 0

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Dates use the month day format
  2. ^ Event also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic.
  3. ^ Event also known as the 2011 Warsaw Classic.
  4. ^ Event also known as the 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy.
  5. ^ Event also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy.
  6. ^ Event also known as the 2011 Antwerp Open.
  7. ^ Event also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open.
  8. ^ Event also known as the 2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2011/2012". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Finals (2011/2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event One (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Two (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Three (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Four (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Five (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Six (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Seven (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Eight (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Nine (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Ten (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Players Tour Championship Event Eleven (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Players Tour Championship Twelve (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  15. ^ "Players Tour Championship Final (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  16. ^ "PTC Order of Merit after PTC12" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  17. ^ "Order of Merit". Snooker.org. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.