# 2011–12 snooker season

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 major professional event held in South America, and the Australian Goldfields Open the first ranking event in Australia. The World Cup was held again after 1996. 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.

## New professional players

Countries
* Belgium
* China
* England
* Finland
* India
* Ireland
* Northern Ireland
* Poland
* Scotland
* Thailand
* Wales
Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour.

## Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.

### World Snooker Tour

| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 18 Jun | 22 Jun | Players Tour Championship – Event 1‡ | World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 4–0 | Joe Perry (ENG) |
| 7 Jul | 10 Jul | Wuxi Classic† | Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China | Mark Selby (ENG) | 9–7 | Ali Carter (ENG) |
| 11 Jul | 17 Jul | World Cup† | World Trade Center in Bangkok, Thailand | China | 4–2 | Northern Ireland |
| 18 Jul | 24 Jul | Australian Goldfields Open | Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 9–8 | Mark Williams (WAL) |
| 6 Aug | 10 Aug | Players Tour Championship – Event 2‡ | South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England | Judd Trump (ENG) | 4–0 | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| 17 Aug | 21 Aug | Players Tour Championship – Event 3‡ | World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 4–2 | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| 25 Aug | 28 Aug | Players Tour Championship – Event 4‡ | Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany | Mark Selby (ENG) | 4–0 | Mark Davis (ENG) |
| 5 Sep | 11 Sep | Shanghai Masters | Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China | Mark Selby (ENG) | 10–9 | Mark Williams (WAL) |
| 15 Sep | 18 Sep | Brazil Masters† | Costão do Santinho Resort in Florianópolis, Brazil | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5–0 | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| 21 Sep | 25 Sep | Players Tour Championship – Event 5‡ | World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4–1 | John Higgins (SCO) |
| 29 Sep | 2 Oct | Players Tour Championship – Event 6‡ | Arena Ursynów in Warsaw, Poland | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 4–1 | Ricky Walden (ENG) |
| 5 Oct | 9 Oct | Players Tour Championship – Event 7‡ | South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 4–2 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) |
| 20 Oct | 23 Oct | Players Tour Championship – Event 8‡ | Killarney Convention Centre in Killarney, Ireland | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 4–1 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 10 Nov | 13 Nov | Players Tour Championship – Event 9‡ | Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium | Judd Trump (ENG) | 4–3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 18 Aug | 27 Nov | Premier League† | Potters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, England | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 7–1 | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| 27 Nov | 30 Nov | Players Tour Championship – Event 10‡ | World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England | Michael Holt (ENG) | 4–2 | Dominic Dale (WAL) |
| 3 Dec | 11 Dec | UK Championship | Barbican Centre in York, England | Judd Trump (ENG) | 10–8 | Mark Allen (NIR) |
| 17 Dec | 19 Dec | Players Tour Championship – Event 11‡ | English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England | Tom Ford (ENG) | 4–3 | Martin Gould (ENG) |
| 15 Dec | 16 Dec | Players Tour Championship – Event 12‡ | World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 4–2 | Joe Perry (ENG) |
| 6 Jan | 8 Jan | Players Tour Championship – Event 12‡ | Event Forum in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 4–2 | Joe Perry (ENG) |
| 15 Jan | 22 Jan | Masters† | Alexandra Palace in London, England | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 10–6 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| 27 Jan | 29 Jan | Snooker Shoot Out† | Circus Arena in Blackpool, England | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 1–0 | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| 1 Feb | 5 Feb | German Masters | Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 9–7 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
| 13 Feb | 19 Feb | Welsh Open | Newport Centre in Newport, Wales | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 9–6 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| 27 Feb | 4 Mar | World Open | Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China | Mark Allen (NIR) | 10–1 | Stephen Lee (ENG) |
| 14 Mar | 18 Mar | Players Tour Championship Finals | Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 4–0 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 9 Jan | 22 Mar | Championship League† | Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 3–1 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 26 Mar | 1 Apr | China Open | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 10–9 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
| 21 Apr | 7 May | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 18–11 | Ali Carter (ENG) |
* Ranking event
* ‡ Minor-ranking event
* † Non-ranking event

### World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 24 Sep | 24 Sep | Northern Championship | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre in Chesterfield, England | Maria Catalano (ENG) | 3–1 | Ching Ching Yu (HKG) |
| 30 Oct | 30 Oct | UK Ladies Championship | Woking Snooker Centre in Woking, England | Reanne Evans (ENG) | 3–2 | Emma Bonney (ENG) |
| 26 Nov | 26 Nov | East Anglian Championship | Pot Black Sports Bar in Bury St Edmunds, England | Maria Catalano (ENG) | 3–0 | Katie Henrick (ENG) |
| 28 Jan | 28 Jan | Southern Classic | Fareham Snooker Club in Fareham, England | Emma Bonney (ENG) | 3–1 | Jaique Ip (HKG) |
| 25 Feb | 25 Feb | Connie Gough Memorial | Jesters Snooker in Swindon, England | Maria Catalano (ENG) | 3–0 | Jaique Ip (HKG) |
| 20 Apr | 22 Apr | World Ladies Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England | Reanne Evans (ENG) | 5–3 | Maria Catalano (ENG) |

### Seniors events

| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
| 5 Nov | 6 Nov | World Seniors Championship | East of England Showground in Peterborough, England | Darren Morgan (WAL) | 2–1 | Steve Davis (ENG) | |

### Other events

| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 1 Jun | 5 Jun | Pink Ribbon | South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 4–0 | Michael Holt (ENG) |
| 4 Jul | 7 Jul | General Cup International | General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 7–6 | Ricky Walden (ENG) |
| 29 Oct | 30 Oct | Irish Classic | Celbridge Snooker Club in Kildare, Ireland | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 5–2 | Ken Doherty (IRL) |
| 19 Nov | 20 Nov | Power Snooker Masters Trophy | Trafford Centre in Manchester, England | Martin Gould (ENG) | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 14 Jan | 15 Jan | Dutch Open | De Dieze in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) | 7–3 | Gerrit bij de Leij (NED) |

## World ranking points

| No. | Ch | Player | Season | Season | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Season | Cut-off point | Cut-off point | Cut-off point | Total |
| No. | Ch | Player | 09/10 | 10/11 | PTC | AO | SM | UK | GM | WEO | WOO | CO | WC | 11/12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 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

2011/2012 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – |