# Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3

The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 (also known as Star Xing Pai Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 for sponsorship purposes) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–8 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. The preliminary rounds took place on 24 July at the same venue.
Barry Hawkins made the 72nd official maximum break during his last 32 match against James McGouran. This was Hawkins' first official 147.
Tom Ford won his first professional title by defeating Jack Lisowski 4–0 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
| Gareth Green | 3–4 | Robert Valiant |
| David Gray | w/d–w/o | Lee Page |
| Sam Baird | 4–0 | Jim Buck |
| Chen Zhe | 4–1 | Oliver Brown |
| Samuel Thistlewhite | 4–0 | Stephen Ormerod |

#### Round 2

Best of 7 frames
| Rogelio Esteiro | 1–4 | Callum Downing |
| David Portman | 4–0 | Terry Challenger |
| Shaun Parkes | 1–4 | Mitchell Travis |
| Lasse Münstermann | 0–4 | Robert Valiant |
| Damian Wilks | 4–2 | Jamie Brown |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 3–4 | Lee Spick |
| Michael Wild | 4–1 | Jake Nicholson |
| Tony Knowles | 1–4 | Chris Norbury |
| Kamran Ashraf | 3–4 | Stuart Carrington |
| Jordan Rimmer | 3–4 | Farakh Ajaib |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | w/d–w/o | Sharrukh Nasir |
| James Hill | 1–4 | Lee Farebrother |
| Robbie Williams | 4–1 | Shaun Wilkes |
| Craig Barber | 4–1 | Callum Lloyd |
| Luca Brecel | 2–4 | Adam Duffy |
| Rock Hui | 2–4 | Daniel Skingle |
| Antony Parsons | 4–2 | Joel Walker |
| Lewis Mayes | w/d–w/o | Andrew Norman |
| Lee Shanker | 0–4 | Lee Page |
| Greg Davis | w/o–w/d | Craig Steadman |
| Alex Taubman | 1–4 | Steve Judd |
| Alex Davies | 2–4 | Sam Baird |
| Aditya Mehta | w/d–w/o | Marc Harman |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4–3 | Paul Metcalf |
| Danny Douane | w/d–w/o | Ian Burns |
| Jamie Walker | 4–3 | David Grace |
| Neal Jones | w/d–w/o | Charlie Walters |
| Raymond Fry | 2–4 | Chen Zhe |
| Nick Pearce | w/d–w/o | Andy Lee |
| Jeff Cundy | w/o–w/d | Suriya Suwannasingh |
| Lucky Vatnani | 1–4 | Samuel Thistlewhite |
| Ian Glover | 4–1 | Hans Blankaert |

### 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 |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 0 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | |
| Callum Downing | Callum Downing | 0 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | |
| Justin Astley | Justin Astley | 1 | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 1 | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 3 | | | | | | |
| David Portman | David Portman | 2 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 3 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 3 |
| Mitchell Travis | Mitchell Travis | 4 | Mitchell Travis | Mitchell Travis | 2 | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | 0 | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 3 | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 4 | Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 2 | | | | | | |
| Robert Valiant | Robert Valiant | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 2 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jame McGouran | Jame McGouran | 4 | Jame McGouran | Jame McGouran | 4 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 0 | | | | Jame McGouran | Jame McGouran | 1 | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | |
| Damian Wilks | Damian Wilks | 0 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lee Spick | Lee Spick | 1 | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Igor Figueiredo | Igor Figueiredo | 4 | | | | | | | Igor Figueiredo | Igor Figueiredo | 3 |
| Joe Delaney | Joe Delaney | 1 | Igor Figueiredo | Igor Figueiredo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ben Harrison | Ben Harrison | 4 | Ben Harrison | Ben Harrison | 3 | | | | | | |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 1 | | | | Igor Figueiredo | Igor Figueiredo | 4 | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 1 | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 2 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 4 | | | | | | |
| Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 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 |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Wild | Michael Wild | 1 | Mark King | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | |
| Dermot McGlinchey | Dermot McGlinchey | 0 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 1 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 4 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 2 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 1 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 2 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 3 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 3 | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | |
| Farakh Ajaib | Farakh Ajaib | 0 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Michie | Jimmy Michie | 2 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sharrukh Nasir | Sharrukh Nasir | 0 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lee Farebrother | Lee Farebrother | 0 | | | | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 2 | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | | | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 1 | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 2 | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 3 | | | |
| Craig Barber | Craig Barber | 1 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Skingle | Daniel Skingle | 1 | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | |
| Antony Parsons | Antony Parsons | 3 | | | | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 3 | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 0 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 0 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 2 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | |
| Kuldesh Johal | Kuldesh Johal | 2 | James McBain | James McBain | 4 | | | | | | |
| James McBain | James McBain | 4 | | | | James McBain | James McBain | 3 | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | | | |
| Lee Page | Lee Page | 0 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | | | |
| Greg Davis | Greg Davis | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 1 | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 4 | | | | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 3 | | | |
| Steve Judd | Steve Judd | 3 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 3 | | | | | | |
| Reanne Evans | Reanne Evans | 0 | | | | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 3 |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 2 | | | | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 1 | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Patrick Wallace | Patrick Wallace | 2 | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 2 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marc Harman | Marc Harman | 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 |
| Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Issara Kachaiwong | Issara Kachaiwong | 2 | Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jordan Brown | Jordan Brown | 1 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 2 | | | | Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 3 | | | |
| Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 4 | Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 4 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 3 | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 1 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | | Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 2 |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 1 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 2 | Stuart Pettman | Stuart Pettman | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Pettman | Stuart Pettman | 4 | | | | Stuart Pettman | Stuart Pettman | 1 | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 4 | | | |
| Jamie Walker | Jamie Walker | 0 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 4 | Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 4 | | | | | | |
| Charlie Walters | Charlie Walters | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 1 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 1 | | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | |
| Andy Lee | Andy Lee | 0 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 2 | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 1 | | | | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | | Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | 3 |
| Jeff Cundy | Jeff Cundy | 2 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 1 | Samuel Thistlewhite | Samuel Thistlewhite | 1 | | | | | | |
| Samuel Thistlewhite | Samuel Thistlewhite | 4 | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | |
| Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | 4 | | | | Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | 4 | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 3 | Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 1 | Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 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 |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 3 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 3 | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 1 | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 0 |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 1 | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England, 8 August 2010. :
| Jack Lisowski England | 0–4 | Tom Ford England |
| 16–85 (85), 5–60, 28–71 (61), 8–83 (51) |||
| – | Highest break | 85 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 3 |