# Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4

The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4 (also known as Star Xing Pai Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4 for sponsorship purposes) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 16 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. The preliminary rounds took place on 25 July at the same venue.
Barry Pinches won in the final 4–3 against Ronnie O'Sullivan.

## 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
| Lasse Münstermann | 2–4 | Jamie Clarke |
| Michael Wild | 4–1 | James Silverwood |
| Chen Zhe | 4–0 | Oliver Brown |
| Shaun Wilkes | 2–4 | Chris Norbury |
| Rogelio Esteiro | 0–4 | Robert Valiant |
| David Portman | 4–1 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett |
| Paul Metcalf | 3–4 | Lee Page |
| Samuel Thistlewhite | w/o–w/d | Mike Hallett |

#### Round 2

Best of 7 frames
| Andy Lee | 1–4 | Jame McGouran |
| Alex Davies | w/o–w/d | Gareth Green |
| David Craggs | 2–4 | Farakh Ajaib |
| David Grace | 4–2 | Callum Downing |
| Ian Burns | 4–0 | Ashik Nathwani |
| Hans Blankaert | 4–2 | Jamie Clarke |
| Danny Douane | w/d–w/o | Lee Spick |
| Jamie Walker | 4–1 | Lee Farebrother |
| Antony Parsons | 4–3 | Mitchell Travis |
| John Whitty | 1–4 | Steve Judd |
| Lee Shanker | w/o–w/d | Dale Smith |
| Dane Hall | w/d–w/o | Michael Wild |
| Stephen Ormerod | 4–3 | Jamie Brown |
| Nick Jennings | w/o–w/d | Lewis Mayes |
| Tian Pengfei | w/d–w/o | Daniel Skingle |
| Andrew Norman | 3–4 | Chen Zhe |
| Yu Delu | w/d–w/o | Martin O'Donnell |
| James Hill | 0–4 | Chris Norbury |
| Sam Baird | w/o–w/d | Rupesh Thakkar |
| David Gray | w/d–w/o | Sharrukh Nasir |
| Sam Craigie | w/d–w/o | Rock Hui |
| Joel Walker | 4–0 | Anthony Robson |
| Mark Smith | 1–4 | Charlie Walters |
| Jordan Rimmer | 0–4 | Robert Valiant |
| Stuart Carrington | w/o–w/d | Marc Harman |
| Kamran Ashraf | 3–4 | David Portman |
| Adam Duffy | 4–0 | Craig Barber |
| Tony Knowles | 1–4 | Lee Page |
| Ian Glover | 4–3 | Jeff Cundy |
| Alex Taubman | 4–0 | Samuel Thistlewhite |
| Shaun Parkes | 3–4 | Lucky Vatnani |
| Jake Nicholson | 1–4 | Ben Harrison |

### 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 2 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 1 | | | | | | |
| James McGouran | James McGouran | 1 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 0 | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Craigie | Stephen Craigie | 2 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 |
| Mark King | Mark King | w/d | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 0 |
| Alex Davies | Alex Davies | w/o | Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 1 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 0 | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 0 | | | |
| Dermot McGlinchey | Dermot McGlinchey | 4 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| Farakh Ajaib | Farakh Ajaib | 2 | Dermot McGlinchey | Dermot McGlinchey | 0 | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alex Taubman | Alex Taubman | 1 | | | | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | |
| Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 3 | | | | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 3 | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | |
| Joe Delaney | Joe Delaney | 0 | | | | | | | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 2 |
| Justin Astley | Justin Astley | 4 | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 |
| Hans Blankaert | Hans Blankaert | 0 | Justin Astley | Justin Astley | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 3 | Issara Kachaiwong | Issara Kachaiwong | 3 | | | | | | |
| Issara Kachaiwong | Issara Kachaiwong | 4 | | | | Justin Astley | Justin Astley | 3 | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 2 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 1 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lee Spick | Lee Spick | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Reanne Evans | Reanne Evans | 1 | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 2 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | Jamie Walker | Jamie Walker | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Walker | Jamie Walker | 4 | | | | Jamie Walker | Jamie Walker | 1 | | | |
| Igor Figueiredo | Igor Figueiredo | 4 | | | | Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | 4 | | | |
| Antony Parsons | Antony Parsons | 3 | Igor Figueiredo | Igor Figueiredo | 3 | | | | | | |
| Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | 4 | Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | 4 | | | | | | |
| Steve Judd | Steve Judd | 1 | | | | | | | Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | 1 |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 0 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 0 | | | | | | |
| Patrick Wallace | Patrick Wallace | 2 | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 3 | | | |
| Lee Shanker | Lee Shanker | 1 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 1 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wild | Michael Wild | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 2 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kuldesh Johal | Kuldesh Johal | 3 | Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 1 | | | | | | |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 4 | | | | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 2 | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 0 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | |
| Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | 4 | Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Ormerod | Stephen Ormerod | 2 | | | | | | | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 0 |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 2 | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 0 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 0 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | |
| Nick Jennings | Nick Jennings | 0 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 1 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Skingle | Daniel Skingle | 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 |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 0 | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 2 | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 4 | | | | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 1 | | | | Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 0 | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 2 | Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 4 | | | | | | | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | | | | | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 1 |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 3 | Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 4 | | | | Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 2 | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | |
| Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 3 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 3 | Liu Song | Liu Song | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 2 | | | | | | |
| James McBain | James McBain | 2 | | | | Liu Song | Liu Song | 4 | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 1 | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 3 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | | | | | | Liu Song | Liu Song | 4 |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | w/d | | | | | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 3 |
| Sharrukh Nasir | Sharrukh Nasir | w/o | Sharrukh Nasir | Sharrukh Nasir | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rock Hui | Rock Hui | 0 | | | | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 3 | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 4 | Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 0 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 1 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | w/o | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | |
| Charlie Walters | Charlie Walters | w/d | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 1 | | | |
| Robert Valiant | Robert Valiant | 3 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 1 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 3 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 1 |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 3 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | |
| David Portman | David Portman | 2 | | | | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 0 | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | |
| Stuart Pettman | Stuart Pettman | 3 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

##### 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 1 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Michie | Jimmy Michie | 0 | Lee Page | Lee Page | 2 | | | | | | |
| Lee Page | Lee Page | 4 | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 1 | | | |
| Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 4 | Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 0 | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 3 | Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 4 | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 1 |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 3 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 3 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lucky Vatnani | Lucky Vatnani | 1 | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 4 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 3 | Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ben Harrison | Ben Harrison | 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 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 3 | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 2 | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 1 | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England, 16 August 2010. :
| Ronnie O'Sullivan England | 3–4 | Barry Pinches England |
| 107–1 (60), 1–76, 83–0 (83), 85–31 (58), 0–65, 47–57, 0–64 (64) |||
| 83 | Highest break | 64 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 1 |