2011–12 snooker season

2011–12 snooker season
	Nations that hosted a World Snooker Tour event during the 2011/2012 season
Details
Duration	1 June 2011 – 7 May 2012
Tournaments	34 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship	Judd Trump
Masters	Neil Robertson
World Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 1 June 2011 and 7 May 2012. The Brazil Masters became the first professional event held in South America,^{[citation needed]} and the Australian Goldfields Open the first ranking event in Australia.^[1] The World Cup was held again after 1996.^[2] At the end of the season Ronnie O'Sullivan 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 and Luca Brecel the Rookie of the Year. Stuart Bingham received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his first ranking event, the Australian Goldfields Open. Stephen Hendry's maximum break at the World Championship received "The Magic Moment" award. Walter Donaldson, Mark Williams, John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan were inducted into the Hall of Fame.^[3]

New professional players edit

Countries

Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour.^[4]

International champions:^[5]

IBSF World Snooker Championship winner: Dechawat Poomjaeng^[6]
IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship winner: Sam Craigie^[7]
EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships winner: Kacper Filipiak^[8]
ACBS Asian Snooker Championship winner: Passakorn Suwannawat^[9]
ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship winner: Cao Yupeng^[10]

NGB nominations^[5]

English nomination:^{[n 1]} Sam Baird^[11]
Welsh nomination:^{[n 2]} Daniel Wells^[12]
Scottish nomination:^{[n 3]} Scott MacKenzie^[13]
Northern Irish nomination:^{[n 4]} Joe Meara
Irish nomination:^{[n 5]} David Hogan
ACBS Asian Nomination: Aditya Mehta^[14]

Q School:^[5]^[15]^[16]^[17]

WPBSA Wildcard^[5]

Calendar edit

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.^[19]^[20]

World Snooker Tour edit

Start	Finish	Country	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Ref.
18 Jun	22 Jun	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 1	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Joe Perry	4–0	^[21]
7 Jul	10 Jul	CHN	Wuxi Classic	Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium	Wuxi	Mark Selby	Ali Carter	9–7	^[22]
11 Jul	17 Jul	THA	World Cup	World Trade Center	Bangkok	China	Northern Ireland	4–2	^[23]
18 Jul	24 Jul	AUS	Australian Goldfields Open	Bendigo Stadium	Bendigo	Stuart Bingham	Mark Williams	9–8	^[24]
6 Aug	10 Aug	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 2	South West Snooker Academy	Gloucester	Judd Trump	Ding Junhui	4–0	^[25]
17 Aug	21 Aug	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 3	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Ben Woollaston	Graeme Dott	4–2	^[26]
25 Aug	28 Aug	GER	Players Tour Championship – Event 4^{[n 6]}	Stadthalle	Fürth	Mark Selby	Mark Davis	4–0	^[27]
5 Sep	11 Sep	CHN	Shanghai Masters	Shanghai Grand Stage	Shanghai	Mark Selby	Mark Williams	10–9	^[28]
15 Sep	18 Sep	BRA	Brazil Masters	Costão do Santinho Resort	Florianópolis	Shaun Murphy	Graeme Dott	5–0	^[29]
21 Sep	25 Sep	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 5	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Andrew Higginson	John Higgins	4–1	^[30]
29 Sep	2 Oct	POL	Players Tour Championship – Event 6^{[n 7]}	Arena Ursynów	Warsaw	Neil Robertson	Ricky Walden	4–1	^[31]
5 Oct	9 Oct	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 7^{[n 8]}	South West Snooker Academy	Gloucester	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Matthew Stevens	4–2	^[32]
20 Oct	23 Oct	IRL	Players Tour Championship – Event 8^{[n 9]}	Killarney Convention Centre	Killarney	Neil Robertson	Judd Trump	4–1	^[33]
10 Nov	13 Nov	BEL	Players Tour Championship – Event 9^{[n 10]}	Lotto Arena	Antwerp	Judd Trump	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4–3	^[34]
18 Aug	27 Nov	ENG	Premier League	Potters Leisure Resort	Hopton-on-Sea	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Ding Junhui	7–1	^[35]
27 Nov	30 Nov	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 10	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Michael Holt	Dominic Dale	4–2	^[36]
3 Dec	11 Dec	ENG	UK Championship	Barbican Centre	York	Judd Trump	Mark Allen	10–8	^[37]
17 Dec	19 Dec	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 11	English Institute of Sport	Sheffield	Tom Ford	Martin Gould	4–3	^[38]
15 Dec	16 Dec	ENG	Players Tour Championship – Event 12^{[n 11]}	World Snooker Academy	Sheffield	Stephen Maguire	Joe Perry	4–2	^[39]
6 Jan	8 Jan	GER	Players Tour Championship – Event 12^{[n 11]}	Event Forum	Fürstenfeldbruck	Stephen Maguire	Joe Perry	4–2	^[39]
15 Jan	22 Jan	ENG	Masters	Alexandra Palace	London	Neil Robertson	Shaun Murphy	10–6	^[40]
27 Jan	29 Jan	ENG	Snooker Shoot Out	Circus Arena	Blackpool	Barry Hawkins	Graeme Dott	1–0	^[41]
1 Feb	5 Feb	GER	German Masters	Tempodrom	Berlin	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Stephen Maguire	9–7	^[42]
13 Feb	19 Feb	WAL	Welsh Open	Newport Centre	Newport	Ding Junhui	Mark Selby	9–6	^[43]
27 Feb	4 Mar	CHN	World Open	Haikou Stadium	Haikou	Mark Allen	Stephen Lee	10–1	^[44]
14 Mar	18 Mar	IRL	Players Tour Championship Finals	Bailey Allen Hall	Galway	Stephen Lee	Neil Robertson	4–0	^[45]
9 Jan	22 Mar	ENG	Championship League	Crondon Park Golf Club	Stock	Ding Junhui	Judd Trump	3–1	^[46]
26 Mar	1 Apr	CHN	China Open	Beijing University Students' Gymnasium	Beijing	Peter Ebdon	Stephen Maguire	10–9	^[47]
21 Apr	7 May	ENG	World Snooker Championship	Crucible Theatre	Sheffield	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Ali Carter	18–11	^[48]

Ranking event
Minor-ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association edit

Start	Finish	Country	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Ref.
24 Sep	24 Sep	ENG	Northern Championship	North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre	Chesterfield	Maria Catalano	Ching Ching Yu	3–1	^[49]
30 Oct	30 Oct	ENG	UK Ladies Championship	Woking Snooker Centre	Woking	Reanne Evans	Emma Bonney	3–2	^[50]
26 Nov	26 Nov	ENG	East Anglian Championship	Pot Black Sports Bar	Bury St Edmunds	Maria Catalano	Katie Henrick	3–0	^[51]
28 Jan	28 Jan	ENG	Southern Classic	Fareham Snooker Club	Fareham	Emma Bonney	Jaique Ip	3–1	^[52]
25 Feb	25 Feb	ENG	Connie Gough Memorial	Jesters Snooker	Swindon	Maria Catalano	Jaique Ip	3–0	^[53]
20 Apr	22 Apr	ENG	World Ladies Championship	Cambridge Snooker Centre	Cambridge	Reanne Evans	Maria Catalano	5–3	^[54]

Seniors events edit

Start	Finish	Country	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Ref.
5 Nov	6 Nov	ENG	World Seniors Championship	East of England Showground	Peterborough	Darren Morgan	Steve Davis	2–1	^[55]

Other events edit

Start	Finish	Country	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Ref.
1 Jun	5 Jun	ENG	Pink Ribbon	South West Snooker Academy	Gloucester	Mark Joyce	Michael Holt	4–0	^[56]
4 Jul	7 Jul	HKG	General Cup International	General Snooker Club	Hong Kong	Stephen Lee	Ricky Walden	7–6	^[57]
29 Oct	30 Oct	IRL	Irish Classic	Celbridge Snooker Club	Kildare	Fergal O'Brien	Ken Doherty	5–2	^[58]
19 Nov	20 Nov	ENG	Power Snooker Masters Trophy	Trafford Centre	Manchester	Martin Gould	Ronnie O'Sullivan	^{[n 12]}	^[59]
14 Jan	15 Jan	NED	Dutch Open	De Dieze	's-Hertogenbosch	Bjorn Haneveer	Gerrit bij de Leij	7–3	^[60]

Official rankings edit

Seeding revision 1 edit

No.	Name	Points^[61]
1	Mark Williams	60360
2	John Higgins	58820
3	Mark Selby	55965
4	Ding Junhui	55960
5	Neil Robertson	48100
6	Ali Carter	47040
7	Shaun Murphy	46965
8	Stephen Maguire	45300
9	Judd Trump	41715
10	Graeme Dott	40930
11	Ronnie O'Sullivan	40660
12	Mark Allen	37305
13	Peter Ebdon	36480
14	Matthew Stevens	36395
15	Jamie Cope	35580
16	Stephen Hendry	35420

Seeding revision 2 edit

No.	Name	Points^[62]
1	Mark Selby	67385
2	Mark Williams	63540
3	John Higgins	57540
4	Neil Robertson	52100
5	Ding Junhui	51420
6	Shaun Murphy	50485
7	Ali Carter	46760
8	Judd Trump	46465
9	Stephen Maguire	45980
10	Graeme Dott	44405
11	Stuart Bingham	40955
12	Mark Allen	39625
13	Stephen Lee	38750
14	Ronnie O'Sullivan	38660
15	Matthew Stevens	37815
16	Martin Gould	37210

Seeding revision 3 edit

No.	Name	Points^[63]
1	Mark Selby	69945
2	Mark Williams	65020
3	John Higgins	58180
4	Neil Robertson	57940
5	Judd Trump	57385
6	Shaun Murphy	54085
7	Graeme Dott	50005
8	Stephen Maguire	49660
9	Ding Junhui	48740
10	Mark Allen	48265
11	Ali Carter	48200
12	Martin Gould	45370
13	Matthew Stevens	43015
14	Stuart Bingham	41115
15	Stephen Lee	40550
16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	40540

Seeding revision 4 edit

No.	Name	Points^[64]
1	Mark Selby	73945
2	Mark Williams	66920
3	Judd Trump	60985
4	Shaun Murphy	59785
5	Neil Robertson	58640
6	John Higgins	56980
7	Ding Junhui	53740
8	Stephen Maguire	52960
9	Graeme Dott	50705
10	Mark Allen	50165
11	Martin Gould	47520
12	Stephen Lee	45675
13	Ali Carter	45600
14	Ronnie O'Sullivan	45540
15	Matthew Stevens	45515
16	Stuart Bingham	43515

World ranking points edit

No.	Ch	Player^[65]	Season^{[n 13]}		Tournament^{[n 14]}									Season	Cut-off point^{[n 15]}			Total^[68]
No.	Ch	Player^[65]	09/10	10/11	PTC	AO	SM	UK	GM	WEO	WOO	CO	WC	11/12	1	2	3	Total^[68]
1	2	Mark Selby	0	38445	8900	2500	7000	3040	2500	4000	4480	2660	1400	36480	67385	69945	73945	74925
2	7	Judd Trump	0	33355	10980	700	980	8000	2500	2500	2660	3500	3800	35620	46465	57385	60985	68975
3	2	Mark Williams	0	36880	2200	4000	5600	3040	2500	1900	980	2660	3800	26680	63540	65020	66920	63560
4	4	Stephen Maguire	0	26880	9360	700	980	4000	4000	2500	980	5600	6400	34520	45980	49660	52960	61400
5	3	John Higgins	0	32000	8320	700	3500	3040	1900	1900	3500	2660	3800	29320	57540	58180	56980	61320
6	1	Shaun Murphy	0	31785	4920	3200	3500	4000	3200	3200	3500	980	1400	27900	50485	54085	59785	59685
7	2	Neil Robertson	0	22520	11760	1900	4480	5120	1900	700	2660	3500	5000	37020	52100	57940	58640	59540
8	10	Stephen Lee	0	24435	11280	575	1960	1120	3200	2500	5600	4480	1400	32115	38750	40550	45675	56550
9	2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	0	16700	8960	0	2660	3040	5000	3200	0	3500	10000	36360	38660	40540	45540	53060
10	4	Matthew Stevens	0	25680	7080	700	3500	3040	2500	1900	980	980	6400	27080	37815	43015	45515	52760
11	7	Ding Junhui	0	28760	5340	700	980	4000	700	5000	980	4480	1400	23580	51420	48740	53740	52340
12		Mark Allen	0	19725	5000	2500	2660	6400	1900	2500	7000	980	1400	30340	39625	48265	50165	50065
13	3	Graeme Dott	0	24065	10500	700	980	3040	1900	700	3500	2660	1400	25380	44405	50005	50705	49445
14	7	Martin Gould	0	25110	9120	1400	2660	3040	700	1900	980	980	1400	22180	37210	45370	47520	47290
15	5	Ricky Walden	0	23220	8980	575	805	5120	1900	575	1960	2660	1150	23725	32810	39730	41630	46945
16	1	Stuart Bingham	0	24260	4720	5000	2660	1120	1900	1900	980	2660	1400	22340	40955	41115	43515	46600

Points distribution edit

2011/2012 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events^[72]

Tournament	Round →	R96	R80	R64	R48	R32	R24	R16	QF	SF	F	W
Australian Goldfields Open	Unseeded loser	400	650	900	1150	1400	–	1900	2500	3200	4000	5000
Australian Goldfields Open	Seeded loser	200	325	450	575	700	–	–	–	–	–	–
Shanghai Masters	Unseeded loser	560	910	1260	1610	1960	–	2660	3500	4480	5600	7000
Shanghai Masters	Seeded loser	280	455	630	805	980	–	–	–	–	–	–
UK Championship	Unseeded loser	640	1040	1440	1840	2240	–	3040	4000	5120	6400	8000
UK Championship	Seeded loser	320	520	720	920	1120	–	–	–	–	–	–
German Masters	Unseeded loser	650	–	900	1150	1400	–	1900	2500	3200	4000	5000
German Masters	Seeded loser	325	–	450	575	700	–	–	–	–	–	–
Welsh Open	Unseeded loser	400	650	900	1150	1400	–	1900	2500	3200	4000	5000
Welsh Open	Seeded loser	200	325	450	575	700	–	–	–	–	–	–
World Open	Unseeded loser	560	910	1260	1610	1960	–	2660	3500	4480	5600	7000
World Open	Seeded loser	280	455	630	805	980	–	–	–	–	–	–
Players Tour Championship	Regular events	–	–	360	–	560	–	760	1000	1280	1600	2000
Players Tour Championship	Finals	–	–	–	–	–	840	1140	1500	1920	2400	3000
China Open	Unseeded loser	560	910	1260	1610	1960	–	2660	3500	4480	5600	7000
China Open	Seeded loser	280	455	630	805	980	–	–	–	–	–	–
World Championship	Unseeded loser	800	1300	1800	2300	2800	–	3800	5000	6400	8000	10000
World Championship	Seeded loser	400	650	900	1150	1400	–	–	–	–	–	–

Notes edit

^ Sam Baird qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.
^ Daniel Wells qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.
^ Scott MacKenzie qualified by topping the Scottish rankings.
^ Joe Meara qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.
^ David Hogan qualified by topping the Irish rankings.
^ Event also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic
^ Event also known as the 2011 Warsaw Classic
^ Event also known as the 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy
^ Event also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy
^ Event also known as the 2011 Antwerp Open
^ Event also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open
^ This format was based on points. Martin Gould won 286–258.
^ The 2009/2010 points only included the points that counted towards the next seedings update. See ^[66] for the points accumulated during the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons.
^ See ^[67] for ranking points accumulated up to the Players Tour Championship Finals and ^[68] for points accumulated at the China Open and World Snooker Championship.
^ See ^[69] for the rankings at the first seedings cut-off point; see ^[70] for the second, see ^[71] for the third and see ^[68] at the end of the season.

References edit

External links edit

[11] Sam Baird qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.

[13] Daniel Wells qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.

[15] Scott MacKenzie qualified by topping the Scottish rankings.

[17] Joe Meara qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.

[18] David Hogan qualified by topping the Irish rankings.

[32] Event also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic

[37] Event also known as the 2011 Warsaw Classic

[39] Event also known as the 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy

[41] Event also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy

[43] Event also known as the 2011 Antwerp Open

[49] Event also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open

[70] This format was based on points. Martin Gould won 286–258.

[79] The 2009/2010 points only included the points that counted towards the next seedings update. See ^[66] for the points accumulated during the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons.

[82] See ^[67] for ranking points accumulated up to the Players Tour Championship Finals and ^[68] for points accumulated at the China Open and World Snooker Championship.

[86] See ^[69] for the rankings at the first seedings cut-off point; see ^[70] for the second, see ^[71] for the third and see ^[68] at the end of the season.

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Details
Nations that hosted a World Snooker Tour event during the 2011/2012 season
Duration	1 June 2011 – 7 May 2012 (2011-06-01 – 2012-05-07)
Tournaments	34 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship	Judd Trump
Masters	Neil Robertson
World Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan
← 2010–11 2012–13 →