# Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 5

The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 5 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 25 September 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.
Andrew Higginson won his first professional title by defeating John Higgins 4–1 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$^1$ |
| Winner | £10,000 | 2,000 |
| Runner-up | £5,000 | 1,600 |
| Semi-finalist | £2,500 | 1,280 |
| Quarter-finalist | £1,500 | 1,000 |
| Last 16 | £1,000 | 760 |
| Last 32 | £600 | 560 |
| Last 64 | £200 | 360 |
| Total | £50,000 | – |
* $^1$ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

## Main draw
### Preliminary rounds
#### Round 1

Best of 7 frames
| Sam Harvey | 4–2 | Shane Castle |
| Phil O'Kane | 0–4 | Sydney Wilson |
| David Gray | 4–2 | Michael Wild |
| Joel Walker | 4–3 | Shaun Wilkes |
| Marc Harman | 1–4 | James Murdoch |
| Bash Maqsood | 3–4 | Mike Hallett |
| Jonathan Birch | 4–1 | Clark Lillyman |
| Rogelio Esteiro | 0–4 | Antony Parsons |
| Matthew Day | 3–4 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Michael Leslie | w/o–w/d | Terry Challenger |
| Chen Zhe | 4–3 | Alex Davies |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 4–2 | Martin Ball |
| Kishan Hirani | 4–3 | Steve Ventham |
| Duane Jones | 4–1 | Ian Stark |
| John Whitty | 4–0 | Kashif Khan |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 1–4 | Stephen Craigie |
| Stephen John Barton | 0–4 | Ben Harrison |
| James Silverwood | w/d–w/o | Justin Astley |
| Jamie Green | 0–4 | Chris Norbury |
| Gareth Allen | 2–4 | Les Dodd |
| Zak Surety | 4–2 | Dessie Sheehan |
| Robert Tickner | 1–4 | James Hill |
| Robert James | 4–1 | David Singh |
| Jordan Winbourne | 4–1 | Ross Jones |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4–0 | Hasan Khan |
| Patrick Wallace | 4–1 | James Cahill |
| Alan Edmonds | 2–4 | Eden Sharav |
| Saqib Nasir | 2–4 | Marc Davis |
| Michael Wasley | 4–1 | Jamie Clarke |
| Sachin Plaha | 3–4 | Nico Elton |
| Mitchell Travis | 4–3 | Oliver Lines |
| Hans Blanckaert | 4–1 | Oliver Brown |
| Kyren Wilson | 4–0 | Ashley Carty |
| John Sutton | 4–0 | Brent Kolbeck |
| Richard King | 3–4 | Tom Maxfield |
| James Brown | 2–4 | Lee Page |
| Zhang Anda | 4–2 | Alex Taubman |
| Brian Morgan | 1–4 | Allan Taylor |
| Lee Farebrother | 4–3 | David Birley |
| Danny Brindle | 1–4 | Nick Jennings |
| Douglas Hogan | 4–1 | Nikolas Charalambous |
| Mitchell Mann | w/o–w/d | Tony Knowles |
| Elliot Slessor | 3–4 | Najmur Khan |
| Liam Monk | 1–4 | Ian Glover |
| Omer Butt | 1–4 | Sean Hopkin |
| George Marter | 2–4 | Ricky Norris |

#### Round 2

Best of 7 frames
| Sam Harvey | 4–2 | Sydney Wilson |
| David Gray | 4–3 | Joel Walker |
| James Murdoch | 1–4 | Mike Hallett |
| Ian Burns | 4–0 | Jonathan Birch |
| Jake Nicholson | 3–4 | Antony Parsons |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4–0 | Michael Leslie |
| Chen Zhe | 1–4 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
| Ryan Causton | 0–4 | Kishan Hirani |
| Duane Jones | 4–3 | John Whitty |
| Stephen Craigie | 4–0 | Ben Harrison |
| Justin Astley | 2–4 | Chris Norbury |
| Les Dodd | 4–2 | Zak Surety |
| Jak Jones | 4–3 | James Hill |
| Robert James | 4–3 | Jordan Winbourne |
| Jamie O'Neill | 1–4 | Patrick Wallace |
| Eden Sharav | 4–2 | Marc Davis |
| Michael Wasley | 4–0 | Nico Elton |
| Reanne Evans | 2–4 | Mitchell Travis |
| Hans Blanckaert | 2–4 | Kyren Wilson |
| Andrew Milliard | 2–4 | John Sutton |
| James McGouran | 4–1 | Tom Maxfield |
| Lee Page | 0–4 | Zhang Anda |
| Allan Taylor | 4–1 | Lee Farebrother |
| Nick Jennings | 3–4 | Douglas Hogan |
| Mitchell Mann | 4–1 | Najmur Khan |
| Ashley Wright | 4–3 | Ian Glover |
| Sean O’Sullivan | 4–2 | Sean Hopkin |
| Christopher Keogan | 4–1 | Ricky Norris |

### Main rounds
#### Top half
##### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Harvey | Sam Harvey | 1 | | | | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 3 | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 2 | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 0 | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 3 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 4 | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 |
| David Gray | David Gray | 3 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 1 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 1 | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 1 | Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 1 | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 2 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | Passakorn Suwannawat | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 3 | Passakorn Suwannawat | Passakorn Suwannawat | 3 | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | w/o | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lucky Vatnani | Lucky Vatnani | w/d | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 2 | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 0 | | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | | | |
| Antony Parsons | Antony Parsons | 4 | Antony Parsons | Antony Parsons | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 1 | | | | | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 4 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 3 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 4 | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 3 | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 0 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 3 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kishan Hirani | Kishan Hirani | 0 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 2 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 0 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 0 | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 |
| Stephen Craigie | Stephen Craigie | 0 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | w/o | Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | w/d | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 3 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | | | |
| Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | |
| Les Dodd | Les Dodd | 0 | | | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 2 | | | |
| David Hogan | David Hogan | 2 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 2 | | | | | | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 0 |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 |
| Robert James | Robert James | 1 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Meara | Joe Meara | 0 | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 1 | | | |
| Patrick Wallace | Patrick Wallace | 0 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 2 | Liu Song | Liu Song | 0 | | | | | | |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Bottom half
##### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 2 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | |
| Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | 1 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 1 | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | Li Yan | Li Yan | 4 | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 4 | Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 3 | | | | | | |
| Li Yan | Li Yan | 4 | Li Yan | Li Yan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kacper Filipiak | Kacper Filipiak | 0 | | | | | | | Li Yan | Li Yan | 3 |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 2 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| Scott MacKenzie | Scott MacKenzie | 4 | Scott MacKenzie | Scott MacKenzie | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 3 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 1 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | Scott MacKenzie | Scott MacKenzie | 2 | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 0 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 3 | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 0 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 2 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 4 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 3 | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | | | |
| Mitchell Travis | Mitchell Travis | 4 | Mitchell Travis | Mitchell Travis | 0 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 2 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 3 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 2 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 0 | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Sutton | John Sutton | 3 | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | | | |
| James McGouran | James McGouran | 1 | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 3 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 2 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 3 | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 3 |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 1 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 0 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | |
| Douglas Hogan | Douglas Hogan | 1 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 3 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 2 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 2 | Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 3 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 4 | | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 0 | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 1 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 1 | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Wright | Ashley Wright | 2 | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 1 |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 |
| Sean O’Sullivan | Sean O’Sullivan | 1 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 4 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 0 | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 3 | | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 1 | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | Christopher Keogan | 1 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 2 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 3 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 1 | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 2 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 1 |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | |

## Century breaks

Only from last 128 onwards.