# Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 8

The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 8 (also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 and 23 October 2011 at the Killarney Convention Centre in Killarney, Ireland.
Neil Robertson won the ninth professional title of his career by defeating Judd Trump 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
| Ashley Wright | 4–0 | Alan Cleary |
| Alastair Wilson | 4–2 | Daniel O’Regan |
| John Torpey | 4–1 | Ricky Norris |
| Tom O'Driscoll | w/o–w/d | Patrick O'Rourke |
| David Foran | 0–4 | Ray Power |
| Philip Browne | 4–3 | Paddy Murphy |
| Gerard McAuley | 4–2 | Gary Crawford |
| Daniel Kirby | 0–4 | Keith Sheldrick |
| Colm Gilcreest | 4–1 | David Cassidy |
| Derek O'Neill | w/o–w/d | Jonathan Nelson |
| John Sutton | 4–0 | Phil O'Kane |
| Daniel Dempsey | w/o–w/d | David Gray |
| Jamie Walker | 4–2 | Mark Tuite |
| Josh Boileau | 4–3 | Patrick Wallace |
| Jonathan Birch | 2–4 | Robert Redmond |
| Clinton Franey | 4–2 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Thomas Dowling | w/d–w/o | Michael Mullen |
| Karl Fitzpatrick | w/o–w/d | Jonathan Fulcher |
| Anthony Cronin | w/o–w/d | Hans Blanckaert |
| Declan Brennan | 2–4 | Jonathan Friel |
| John Friel | 2–4 | Ryan Cronin |
| Anthony O'Connor | 0–4 | Allan Taylor |
| Sydney Wilson | w/d–w/o | Douglas Hogan |
| Jordan Brown | 4–3 | Chen Zhe |
| Mike Hallett | w/o–w/d | Najmur Khan |
| Paul Ennis | w/o–w/d | Paul Currie |
| Kieran McMahon | 4–0 | Robbie Walker |
| Nick Jennings | w/o–w/d | Frank Sarsfield |
| Robert Murphy | w/o–w/d | Tony Knowles |
| Martin Ball | 1–4 | Zhang Anda |
| Nicky Ryan | 4–2 | Sean McMonagle |
| J.P. Kelly | 4–2 | Aiden O'Sullivan |
| David Singh | 4–1 | Derry O'Sullivan |
| Ryan Causton | 4–1 | Karl Busteed |
| Alex Davies | 4–2 | Matthew Day |
| Liam Monk | w/d–w/o | Joe Delaney |
| Greg Casey | 2–4 | Jamie O' Neill |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 3–4 | Julian Logue |
| Philip Arnold | 4–1 | Benny O'Brien |
| Jonathan Williams | 4–3 | Mitchell Travis |
| Stephen Byrne | 2–4 | Alex Taubman |
| Chris Hannigan | 2–4 | Brian Milne |
| Ben Harrison | 4–0 | Kevin O'Leary |
| Connell Doherty | w/d–w/o | Stephen Craigie |
| James Welsh | w/d–w/o | Mitchell Mann |

#### Round 2

Best of 7 frames
| Reanne Evans | 3–4 | Ashley Wright |
| Ian Burns | 4–1 | Alastair Wilson |
| John Torpey | 4–2 | Tom O'Driscoll |
| Michael Wasley | 4–0 | Ray Power |
| Philip Browne | 4–3 | Gerard McAuley |
| Keith Sheldrick | 4–2 | Colm Gilcreest |
| Derek O'Neill | 0–4 | John Sutton |
| Gareth Allen | 4–1 | Daniel Dempsey |
| Jamie Walker | 4–2 | Josh Boileau |
| Eden Sharav | w/d–w/o | Robert Redmond |
| Clinton Franey | 4–0 | Michael Mullen |
| Gary Wilson | 4–1 | Karl Fitzpatrick |
| Dessie Sheehan | 3–4 | Anthony Cronin |
| Jonathan Friel | 0–4 | Ryan Cronin |
| Robbie Williams | 4–1 | Allan Taylor |
| Douglas Hogan | 3–4 | Jordan Brown |
| Les Dodd | w/d–w/o | Mike Hallett |
| Oliver Brown | 4–1 | Paul Ennis |
| Kieran McMahon | 2–4 | Nick Jennings |
| Sean O'Sullivan | w/o–w/d | Robert Murphy |
| Jak Jones | w/d–w/o | Zhang Anda |
| Nicky Ryan | 1–4 | J.P. Kelly |
| Sam Harvey | 4–2 | David Singh |
| Ryan Causton | 2–4 | Alex Davies |
| Kyren Wilson | 4–2 | Joe Delaney |
| Chris Norbury | 0–4 | Jamie O' Neill |
| Julian Logue | 4–3 | Philip Arnold |
| Ray Whelan | 0–4 | Jonathan Williams |
| Alex Taubman | 4–0 | Brian Milne |
| Craig Steadman | 4–3 | Ben Harrison |
| Bash Maqsood | 0–4 | Stephen Craigie |
| Shane Castle | w/d–w/o | Mitchell Mann |

### 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 2 | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 3 | | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 3 | | | | | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 0 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 |
| Ashley Wright | Ashley Wright | 4 | Ashley Wright | Ashley Wright | 4 | | | | | | |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | Passakorn Suwannawat | 4 | Passakorn Suwannawat | Passakorn Suwannawat | 1 | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 3 | | | | Ashley Wright | Ashley Wright | 2 | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 1 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | w/o | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | w/d | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Torpey | John Torpey | 2 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 3 | Liu Song | Liu Song | 1 | | | | | | |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 4 | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 4 | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 0 | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 0 | | | | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 0 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | w/o | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 0 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | w/d | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 3 | | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 1 | | | |
| Philip Browne | Philip Browne | 4 | Philip Browne | Philip Browne | 0 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | |
| Keith Sheldrick | Keith Sheldrick | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Sutton | John Sutton | 1 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 2 | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gareth Allen | Gareth Allen | 1 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 0 | | | |
| Jamie Walker | Jamie Walker | 0 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robert Redmond | Robert Redmond | 0 | | | | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 0 |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| Clinton Franey | Clinton Franey | 1 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 1 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 0 | | | |
| Anthony Cronin | Anthony Cronin | 0 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 0 | | | | | | |
| Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 4 | Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 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 |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 3 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Cronin | Ryan Cronin | 2 | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 2 | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 2 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 1 | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jordan Brown | Jordan Brown | 3 | | | | | | | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 3 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 3 | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 3 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 3 | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 2 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 4 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 0 | | | |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 0 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | Michael White | Michael White | 2 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 1 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 0 |
| Nick Jennings | Nick Jennings | 1 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 0 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 0 | | | | | | |
| J.P. Kelly | J.P. Kelly | 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 |
| David Morris | David Morris | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Harvey | Sam Harvey | 4 | Sam Harvey | Sam Harvey | 1 | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 2 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 1 | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | w/o | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | w/d | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 2 | | | | | | |
| Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 0 | | | | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 1 |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 2 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | Mark King | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | |
| Scott MacKenzie | Scott MacKenzie | 3 | | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 3 | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | |
| Joe Meara | Joe Meara | 3 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | w/o | Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | |
| Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | w/d | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 0 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 2 | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 2 | | | | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 4 | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 4 | | | | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 2 | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 1 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Li Yan | Li Yan | 4 | Li Yan | Li Yan | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jamie O' Neill | Jamie O' Neill | 1 | | | | | | | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 1 |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| Julian Logue | Julian Logue | 1 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jonathan Williams | Jonathan Williams | 3 | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | |
| David Hogan | David Hogan | 2 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alex Taubman | Alex Taubman | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 1 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 0 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 2 | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | |
| Stephen Craigie | Stephen Craigie | 4 | Stephen Craigie | Stephen Craigie | 0 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | w/o | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lucky Vatnani | Lucky Vatnani | w/d | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 1 |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 1 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 0 | | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | |
| Kacper Filipiak | Kacper Filipiak | 0 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 3 | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 0 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 1 |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 2 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 1 | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |

## Century breaks

Only from last 128 onwards.