# 2011 China Open (snooker)

The 2011 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 March and 3 April 2011 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Stephen Lee in the first round, despite making four century breaks.
Judd Trump won his first ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final. Trump made his 100th career century during the final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 28 & 29 March.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 5–3 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) |
| WC2 | Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 5–3 | Mei Xiwen (CHN) |
| WC3 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–1 | Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN) |
| WC4 | Jimmy White (ENG) | w/d–w/o | Tian Pengfei (CHN) |
| WC5 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 5–3 | Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC6 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 1–5 | Li Hang (CHN) |
| WC7 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 5–2 | Li Yan (CHN) |
| WC8 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 5–2 | Yu Delu (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Lee | 5 | | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | Stephen Lee | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 0 | 13 | Stephen Hendry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ding Junhui | 5 | 5 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | | | 5 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 1 | 8 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marcus Campbell | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark Allen | 4 | | Marcus Campbell | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | | | 8 | Ali Carter | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Jamie Cope | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 5 | | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mark Selby | 5 | 4 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | 10 |
| 3 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | 10 |
| | Nigel Bond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 3 | 3 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ricky Walden | 5 | 15 | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | 3 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Li Hang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Li Hang | 5 | | Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | 6 | | | |
| | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Davis | 5 | | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Marco Fu | 3 | | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | 12 | Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerard Greene | 2 | 12 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Neil Robertson | 5 | 2 | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 3 April 2011. :
| Mark Selby (4) England | 8–10 | Judd Trump England |
| Afternoon: 0–104 (104), 101–21 (88), 46–76, 0–104 (104), 90–34 (90), 53–69 (53, 55), 39–67 (61), 66–65 (Selby 62) Evening: 49–89 (68), 132–0 (132), 66–0 (66), 0–113 (113), 134–0 (134), 40–72, 124–7 (124), 84–31, 49–60 (57), 41–57 (57) |||
| 134 | Highest break | 113 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 8 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 24 and 27 February 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| Patrick Wallace | 2 | Alfie Burden | 5 | Matthew Selt | 4 | Stephen Lee | 5 |
| Zhang Anda | 5 | Zhang Anda | 1 | Alfie Burden | 5 | Alfie Burden | 4 |
| Liu Song | 5 | Adrian Gunnell | 0 | Tom Ford | 5 | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 1 | Liu Song | 5 | Liu Song | 3 | Tom Ford | 1 |
| Xiao Guodong | 5 | Joe Jogia | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Matthew Stevens | 5 |
| Dermot McGlinchey | 2 | Xiao Guodong | 2 | Joe Jogia | 0 | Anthony Hamilton | 1 |
| Simon Bedford | 2 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | Dave Harold | 1 | Mark King | 1 |
| Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 5 |
| Andrew Pagett | 2 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 5 |
| Joe Delaney | 5 | Joe Delaney | 5 | Joe Delaney | 1 | Mark Joyce | 2 |
| Liam Highfield | 5 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Rory McLeod | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| Jamie O'Neill | 2 | Liam Highfield | 3 | Barry Pinches | 2 | Rory McLeod | 3 |
| David Morris | 4 | Ian McCulloch | 0 | Robert Milkins | 5 | Andrew Higginson | 2 |
| David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | 4 | Robert Milkins | 5 |
| Liu Chuang | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 | Peter Lines | 3 | Dominic Dale | 2 |
| Jak Jones | 3 | Liu Chuang | 3 | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 |
| Igor Figueiredo | 2 | Bjorn Haneveer | 5 | Nigel Bond | 5 | Liang Wenbo | 3 |
| Kuldesh Johal | 5 | Kuldesh Johal | 3 | Bjorn Haneveer | 4 | Nigel Bond | 5 |
| | | Jamie Jones | 2 | Mike Dunn | 5 | Martin Gould | 5 |
| | | James McBain | 5 | James McBain | 2 | Mike Dunn | 2 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 1 | Andy Hicks | 1 | Tony Drago | 2 | Ken Doherty | 5 |
| Issara Kachaiwong | 5 | Issara Kachaiwong | 5 | Issara Kachaiwong | 5 | Issara Kachaiwong | 0 |
| | | Rod Lawler | 5 | Michael Holt | 3 | Joe Perry | 5 |
| | | Kyren Wilson | 1 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | 2 |
| James Wattana | 5 | Stuart Pettman | 2 | Steve Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | 5 |
| Justin Astley | 2 | James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | 3 |
| Ben Woollaston | 5 | Anthony McGill | 0 | Jamie Burnett | 3 | Judd Trump | 5 |
| Reanne Evans | 1 | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 1 |
| Paul Davison | 5 | Matthew Couch | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | Gerard Greene | 5 |
| Adam Wicheard | 3 | Paul Davison | 4 | Matthew Couch | 3 | Fergal O'Brien | 2 |
| Michael White | 5 | Joe Swail | 5 | Alan McManus | 3 | Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| Michael Judge | 3 | Michael White | 3 | Joe Swail | 5 | Joe Swail | 2 |