2011 China Open (snooker)

Bank of Beijing China Open
Tournament information
Dates	28 March – 3 April 2011
Venue	Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£325,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Robert Milkins (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Selby (ENG)
Score	10–8
	← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 Bank of Beijing China Open^[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 March and 3 April 2011 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China.

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Stephen Lee in the first round, despite making four century breaks.^[2]

Judd Trump won his first ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final.^[3] Trump made his 100th career century during the final.^[4]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

Winner: £60,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-final: £15,000
Quarter-final: £8,000
Last 16: £5,925
Last 32: £4,000
Last 48: £2,200
Last 64: £1,500

Stage one highest break: £400
Stage two highest break: £2,000
Total: £325,000

Wildcard round edit

These matches were played in Beijing on 28 & 29 March.^[1]^[6]^[7]

Match		Score
WC1	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	5–3	Cao Yupeng (CHN)
WC2	Marcus Campbell (SCO)	5–3	Mei Xiwen (CHN)
WC3	Robert Milkins (ENG)	5–1	Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN)
WC4^[8]	Jimmy White (ENG)	w/d–w/o	Tian Pengfei (CHN)
WC5	Nigel Bond (ENG)	5–3	Jin Long (CHN)
WC6	Ken Doherty (IRL)	1–5	Li Hang (CHN)
WC7	Joe Perry (ENG)	5–2	Li Yan (CHN)
WC8	Gerard Greene (NIR)	5–2	Yu Delu (CHN)

Main draw edit

Last 32 Best of 9 frames			Last 16 Best of 9 frames			Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames			Semi-finals Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 19 frames

1	Mark Williams	4

	Stephen Lee	5
				Stephen Lee	5

				Ryan Day	2
10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2

	Ryan Day	5
							Stephen Lee	2

						5	Ding Junhui	5
13	Stephen Hendry	5

	Matthew Stevens	0
			13	Stephen Hendry	2

			5	Ding Junhui	5
5	Ding Junhui	5

	Kurt Maflin	4
									5	Ding Junhui	3

									4	Mark Selby	6
8	Ali Carter	5

	Stuart Bingham	1
			8	Ali Carter	5

				Marcus Campbell	3
11	Mark Allen	4

	Marcus Campbell	5
						8	Ali Carter	1

						4	Mark Selby	5
14	Jamie Cope	3

	Robert Milkins	5
				Robert Milkins	1

			4	Mark Selby	5
4	Mark Selby	5

	Tian Pengfei	3
												4	Mark Selby	8

													Judd Trump	10
3	John Higgins	5

	Nigel Bond	3
			3	John Higgins	5

			15	Ricky Walden	2
15	Ricky Walden	5

	Martin Gould	4
						3	John Higgins	2

						7	Shaun Murphy	5
9	Graeme Dott	4

	Li Hang	5
				Li Hang	4

			7	Shaun Murphy	5
7	Shaun Murphy	5

	Joe Perry	3
									7	Shaun Murphy	1

										Judd Trump	6
6	Stephen Maguire	3

	Mark Davis	5
				Mark Davis	2

				Judd Trump	5
16	Marco Fu	3

	Judd Trump	5
							Judd Trump	5

						12	Peter Ebdon	1
12	Peter Ebdon	5

	Gerard Greene	2
			12	Peter Ebdon	5

			2	Neil Robertson	1
2	Neil Robertson	5

	Barry Hawkins	1

^[1]^[6]^[7]^[9]

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 3 April 2011.^[6]
Mark Selby (4) England	8–10	Judd Trump England
Afternoon: 0–104 (104), 101–21 (88), 46–76, 0–104 (104), 90–34 (90), 53–69 (53, 55), 39–67 (61), 66–65 (Selby 62) Evening: 49–89 (68), 132–0 (132), 66–0 (66), 0–113 (113), 134–0 (134), 40–72, 124–7 (124), 84–31, 49–60 (57), 41–57 (57)
134	Highest break	113
3	Century breaks	3
8	50+ breaks	8

Qualifying edit

These matches took place between 24 and 27 February 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]


Round 1 Best of 9 frames		Round 2 Best of 9 frames		Round 3 Best of 9 frames		Round 4 Best of 9 frames


Patrick Wallace	2	Alfie Burden	5	Matthew Selt	4	Stephen Lee	5

Zhang Anda	5	Zhang Anda	1	Alfie Burden	5	Alfie Burden	4


Liu Song	5	Adrian Gunnell	0	Tom Ford	5	Ryan Day	5

Noppon Saengkham	1	Liu Song	5	Liu Song	3	Tom Ford	1


Xiao Guodong	5	Joe Jogia	5	Anthony Hamilton	5	Matthew Stevens	5

Dermot McGlinchey	2	Xiao Guodong	2	Joe Jogia	0	Anthony Hamilton	1


Simon Bedford	2	Jack Lisowski	4	Dave Harold	1	Mark King	1

Kurt Maflin	5	Kurt Maflin	5	Kurt Maflin	5	Kurt Maflin	5


Andrew Pagett	2	Jimmy Robertson	3	Mark Joyce	5	Stuart Bingham	5

Joe Delaney	5	Joe Delaney	5	Joe Delaney	1	Mark Joyce	2


Liam Highfield	5	Barry Pinches	5	Rory McLeod	5	Marcus Campbell	5

Jamie O'Neill	2	Liam Highfield	3	Barry Pinches	2	Rory McLeod	3


David Morris	4	Ian McCulloch	0	Robert Milkins	5	Andrew Higginson	2

David Gilbert	5	David Gilbert	5	David Gilbert	4	Robert Milkins	5


Liu Chuang	5	Jimmy White	5	Peter Lines	3	Dominic Dale	2

Jak Jones	3	Liu Chuang	3	Jimmy White	5	Jimmy White	5


Igor Figueiredo	2	Bjorn Haneveer	5	Nigel Bond	5	Liang Wenbo	3

Kuldesh Johal	5	Kuldesh Johal	3	Bjorn Haneveer	4	Nigel Bond	5


		Jamie Jones	2	Mike Dunn	5	Martin Gould	5

		James McBain	5	James McBain	2	Mike Dunn	2


Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	1	Andy Hicks	1	Tony Drago	2	Ken Doherty	5

Issara Kachaiwong	5	Issara Kachaiwong	5	Issara Kachaiwong	5	Issara Kachaiwong	0


		Rod Lawler	5	Michael Holt	3	Joe Perry	5

		Kyren Wilson	1	Rod Lawler	5	Rod Lawler	2


James Wattana	5	Stuart Pettman	2	Steve Davis	4	Mark Davis	5

Justin Astley	2	James Wattana	5	James Wattana	5	James Wattana	3


Ben Woollaston	5	Anthony McGill	0	Jamie Burnett	3	Judd Trump	5

Reanne Evans	1	Ben Woollaston	5	Ben Woollaston	5	Ben Woollaston	1


Paul Davison	5	Matthew Couch	5	Fergal O'Brien	5	Gerard Greene	5

Adam Wicheard	3	Paul Davison	4	Matthew Couch	3	Fergal O'Brien	2


Michael White	5	Joe Swail	5	Alan McManus	3	Barry Hawkins	5

Michael Judge	3	Michael White	3	Joe Swail	5	Joe Swail	2

Century breaks edit

Qualifying stage centuries edit

^[13]

140, 117, 115, 103 – Kurt Maflin
138 – Jimmy Robertson
137 – Tony Drago
136 – Stuart Pettman
134 – Mark King
130 – Ben Woollaston
120 – Dominic Dale
120 – Martin Gould

116, 106 – Jack Lisowski
112, 101 – David Gilbert
109 – Judd Trump
107 – Jamie Burnett
107 – Robert Milkins
105 – Matthew Couch
105 – Ken Doherty
102 – Anthony Hamilton

Televised stage centuries edit

^[14]^[15]

142, 114 – Robert Milkins
139, 134, 132, 131, 130, 129, 124, 102 – Mark Selby
138 – Nigel Bond
137, 113, 104, 100 – Mark Williams
137 – Mark Davis
134, 133, 126, 120, 117 – Ding Junhui
133, 117 – Li Hang
130, 113, 104, 104 – Judd Trump
128 – Barry Hawkins
124 – Neil Robertson

123 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
117 – Yu Delu
108 – Shaun Murphy
107 – John Higgins
106 – Joe Perry
103 – Kurt Maflin
101 – Tian Pengfei
100 – Stephen Hendry
100 – Ryan Day

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bank of Beijing China Open" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
^ "Williams and Maguire both eliminated". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
^ "Judd Trump beats Mark Selby in China Open final". BBC Sport. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
^ "World Snooker 2011: Five players to watch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^ "Prize Money". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "China Open (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ ^a ^b "China Open 2011 – Final Stages". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ "Visa problems end White's Beijing hopes". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
^ "China Open 2011 Draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
^ "China Open 2011 Complete Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
^ "China Open Qualifiers Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ "China Open Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ ^a ^b "China Open 2011 – Qualifying". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ "China Open 2011 Century Breaks" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
^ "China Open 2011 – Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[WPBSA-1] "Bank of Beijing China Open" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

[2] "Williams and Maguire both eliminated". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.

[3] "Judd Trump beats Mark Selby in China Open final". BBC Sport. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

[4] "World Snooker 2011: Five players to watch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

[5] "Prize Money". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[Snooker.org-6] "China Open (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[Global_Snooker-7] "China Open 2011 – Final Stages". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[8] "Visa problems end White's Beijing hopes". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 27 March 2011.

[9] "China Open 2011 Draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 28 March 2011.

[10] "China Open 2011 Complete Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 21 February 2011.

[11] "China Open Qualifiers Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[12] "China Open Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[GS_Qualifying-13] "China Open 2011 – Qualifying". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[14] "China Open 2011 Century Breaks" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

[15] "China Open 2011 – Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

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Tournament information

Dates	28 March – 3 April 2011 (2011-03-28 – 2011-04-03)
Venue	Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£325,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Robert Milkins (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Selby (ENG)
Score	10–8
← 2010 2012 →