The 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Grand Final)) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 20 March 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland. The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.
Shaun Murphy won his fourth ranking title by defeating Martin Gould 4–0 in the final.
Prize fund and ranking points The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below: 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 –
Seeding list The leading 24 players in the PTC Order of Merit qualified for the event, provided that they had played in at least 6 events (3 in the UK and 3 in Europe). John Higgins and Ding Junhui were in the top 24 but failed to play in the minimum number of events. Rank Player Total points123,200221,300319,100417,700517,600617,100716,800816,200915,0001014,4001110,9001210,7001310,6001410,1001510,100169,900179,800189,600199,400208,700218,300228,300237,700247,500
Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. The Helix, Dublin, Ireland, 20 March 2011. Shaun Murphy 4–0 Martin Gould 70–18, 66–46, 59–44 (53), 53 Highest break 45 0 Century breaks 0 1 50+ breaks 0
Century breaks
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
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