The 2010–11 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 20 May 2010 and 2 May 2011. The German Masters was the first ranking tournament in Germany since the 1997/1998 season. The Grand Prix was renamed to World Open, and the format of the tournament was changed with 32 amateurs joining the Main Tour professionals. The Players Tour Championship minor-ranking series was introduced to the calendar. These events were open to amateurs and professionals with a separate Order of Merit. The top 24 in the Order of Merit qualified for the Finals, which was a ranking event. The Premier League was for the first time part of the Main Tour. The Jiangsu Classic was renamed to the Wuxi Classic, and other events were introduced to the calendar: the new cue sport Power Snooker, the World Seniors Championship, and Snooker Shoot Out. The Scottish Professional Championship was held for the first time since 1989.
At the end of the season John Higgins was named the World Snooker Player of the Year and the Snooker Writers Player of the Year, Judd Trump the Fans Player of the Year, Mark Williams the Players Player of the Year and Jack Lisowski the Rookie of the Year. Judd Trump received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his first ranking event, the China Open and reaching the final of the World Championship. "The Magic Moment" award has gone to Rory McLeod for his "thrilling" win against Tony Drago at the Snooker Shoot-Out. Joe Davis, Fred Davis, John Pulman, Ray Reardon, John Spencer, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
New professional players Countries
Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2009/2010 professional Main Tour.
NGB nominations
From PIOS Tour
WPBSA Wildcard
Calendar The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.
World Snooker Tour Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 3 Jun 6 Jun Wuxi Classic Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China 9–8 24 Jun 27 Jun Players Tour Championship – Event 1 World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England 4–0 8 Jul 11 Jul Players Tour Championship – Event 2 World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England 4–3 18 Jul 25 Jul Six-red World Championship Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand 8–6 6 Aug 8 Aug Players Tour Championship – Event 3 World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England 4–0 14 Aug 16 Aug Players Tour Championship – Event 4 World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England 4–3 26 Aug 29 Aug Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 1Event also known as the 2010 Paul Hunter Classic Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany 4–3 6 Sep 12 Sep Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China 10–7 18 Sep 26 Sep World Open S.E.C.C. in Glasgow, Scotland 5–1 30 Sep 3 Oct Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 2Event also known as the 2010 Brugge Open Boudewijn Seapark in Bruges, Belgium 4–2 7 Oct 10 Oct Players Tour Championship – Event 5 World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England 4–1 14 Oct 17 Oct Players Tour Championship – Event 6 World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England 4–3 22 Oct 24 Oct Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 3Event also known as the 2010 Rhein-Main Masters and the 2010 Rüsselsheim Cup Walter Kobel Sporthalle in Rüsselsheim, Germany 4–0 28 Oct 31 Oct Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 4Event also known as the 2010 MIUS Cup South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England 4–2 12 Nov 14 Nov Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 5Event also known as the 2010 Ruhr Championship Sparkassen Arena in Hamm, Germany 4–2 19 Nov 21 Nov Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 6Event also known as the 2010 Prague Classic Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn in Prague, Czech Republic 4–3 8 Sep 28 Nov Premier League Potters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, England 7–1 4 Dec 12 Dec UK Championship Telford International Centre in Telford, England 10–9 9 Jan 16 Jan Masters Wembley Arena in London, England 10–4 28 Jan 30 Jan Snooker Shoot Out Circus Arena in Blackpool, England 1–0 2 Feb 6 Feb German Masters Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany 9–7 14 Feb 20 Feb Welsh Open Newport Centre in Newport, Wales 9–6 17 Mar 20 Mar Players Tour Championship Finals The Helix in Dublin, Ireland 4–0 3 Jan 24 Mar Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England 3–1 28 Mar 3 Apr China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China 10–8 16 Apr 2 May World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England 18–15 Ranking event Minor-ranking event Non-ranking event
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 25 Sep Wytech Masters North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre in Chesterfield, England 3–1 26 Sep UK Ladies Championship North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre in Chesterfield, England 3–0 30 Oct East Anglian Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England 3–0 27 Nov British Open Pot Black Sports Bar in Bury St Edmunds, England 3–1 12 Feb Southern Classic Jesters Snooker in Swindon, England 3–0 12 Mar Connie Gough Memorial Fareham Snooker Club in Fareham, England 3–0 8 Apr 13 Apr World Ladies Championship Pot Black Sports Bar in Bury St Edmunds, England 5–1
Seniors events Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 5 Nov 7 Nov World Seniors Championship Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford, England 4–1
Other events Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 20 May 24 May Austrian Open BRP-Rotax-Halle in Wels, Austria 6–4 17 Jun 20 Jun Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England 6–5 16 Jul 18 Jul Chinese Classic Beijing University Students Gymnasium in Beijing, China 5–3 19 Jul 25 Jul Beijing International Challenge Beijing University Students Gymnasium in Beijing, China 9–3 23 Jul 25 Jul Vienna Snooker Open Theater Dschungel in Vienna, Austria 5–4 24 Jul 25 Jul Irish Classic Celbridge Snooker Club in Kildare, Ireland 5–1 11 Oct 20 Oct Paul Hunter English Open Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England 6–4 18 Oct 20 Oct Asian Games Asian Games Town Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China 4–2 30 Oct Power Snooker indigO2 in London, England This format was based on points. O'Sullivan won 572–258. 10 Mar 13 Mar Hainan Classic Boao Conference Center in Boao, China 7–2 11 Apr 14 Apr Scottish Professional Championship Lucky Break Snooker Club in Clydebank, Scotland 6–1
Official rankings
Seeding revision 1 No. Ch. Name Points 1 John Higgins 57820 2 Neil Robertson 48405 3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 47835 4 Ali Carter 46620 5 Ding Junhui 40975 6 Stephen Maguire 40495 7 Shaun Murphy 38655 8 Mark Williams 37699 9 Mark Selby 35445 10 Mark Allen 35380 11 Stephen Hendry 33785 12 Ryan Day 33410 13 Graeme Dott 30890 14 Marco Fu 29635 15 Mark King 29085 16 Liang Wenbo 28065
Seeding revision 2 No. Ch. Name Points 1 Neil Robertson 54190 2 Ali Carter 48600 3 John Higgins 46470 4 Mark Williams 45000 5 Stephen Maguire 44160 6 Ronnie O'Sullivan 43910 7 Shaun Murphy 43845 8 Ding Junhui 43370 9 Mark Selby 38775 10 Stephen Hendry 34570 11 Graeme Dott 34000 12 Mark Allen 33935 13 Peter Ebdon 33110 14 Jamie Cope 32178 15 Mark King 31755 16 Marco Fu 31480
Seeding revision 3 No. Ch. Name Points 1 John Higgins 54320 2 Neil Robertson 52940 3 Mark Williams 48755 4 Ding Junhui 46480 5 Shaun Murphy 46085 6 Mark Selby 45645 7 Ali Carter 45340 8 Stephen Maguire 43780 9 Ronnie O'Sullivan 41480 10 Graeme Dott 37450 11 Mark Allen 36525 12 Peter Ebdon 34880 13 Jamie Cope 33975 14 Stephen Hendry 33360 15 Ricky Walden 31500 16 Mark King 30605
Seeding revision 4 No. Ch. Name Points 1 John Higgins 59320 2 Mark Williams 55680 3 Neil Robertson 52340 4 Mark Selby 50345 5 Ding Junhui 49580 6 Stephen Maguire 47780 7 Shaun Murphy 46185 8 Ali Carter 45440 9 Graeme Dott 41250 10 Ronnie O'Sullivan 40980 11 Mark Allen 38425 12 Peter Ebdon 37980 13 Stephen Hendry 36460 14 Jamie Cope 36000 15 Ricky Walden 32950 16 Marco Fu 32400
World ranking points
Points distribution 2010/2011 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events
Tournament Round → R128 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R24 R16 QF SF F WShanghai Masters – 560 910 1260 1610 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000 Seeded loser – 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – – –World Open Unseeded loser 910 1260 – 1610 – 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000 Seeded loser 455 630 – 805 – – – – – – – –UK Championship Unseeded loser – 640 1040 1440 1840 2240 – 3040 4000 5120 6400 8000 Seeded loser – 320 520 720 920 1120 – – – – – –German Masters Unseeded loser – 650 – 900 1150 1400 – 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser – 325 – 450 575 700 – – – – – –Welsh Open Unseeded loser – 400 650 900 1150 1400 – 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser – 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – – –China Open Unseeded loser – 560 910 1260 1610 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000 Seeded loser – 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – – – Regular events – – – 360 – 560 – 760 1000 1280 1600 2000 Finals – – – – – – 840 1140 1500 1920 2400 3000 Unseeded loser – 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 – 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000 Seeded loser – 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – – –
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