# 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final

The 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2011 PartyCasino.com Players Tour Championship Grand Final)) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 20 March 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland. The tournament was broadcast by Eurosport.
Shaun Murphy won his fourth ranking title by defeating Martin Gould 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 |
| Winner | £60,000 | 3,000 |
| Runner-up | £25,000 | 2,400 |
| Semi-finalist | £15,000 | 1,920 |
| Quarter-finalist | £7,500 | 1,500 |
| Last 16 | £4,000 | 1,140 |
| Last 24 | £2,500 | 840 |
| Highest break | £3,000 | – |
| Total | £200,000 | – |

## Seeding list

The leading 24 players in the PTC Order of Merit qualified for the event, provided that they had played in at least 6 events (3 in the UK and 3 in Europe). John Higgins and Ding Junhui were in the top 24 but failed to play in the minimum number of events.
| Rank | Player | Total points |
| 1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 23,200 |
| 2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 21,300 |
| 3 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 19,100 |
| 4 | Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 17,700 |
| 5 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 17,600 |
| 6 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 17,100 |
| 7 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 16,800 |
| 8 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 16,200 |
| 9 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 15,000 |
| 10 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 14,400 |
| 11 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 10,900 |
| 12 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 10,700 |
| 13 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 10,600 |
| 14 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 10,100 |
| 15 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 10,100 |
| 16 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 9,900 |
| 17 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 9,800 |
| 18 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 9,600 |
| 19 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 9,400 |
| 20 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 8,700 |
| 21 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 8,300 |
| 22 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 8,300 |
| 23 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 7,700 |
| 24 | Joe Jogia (ENG) | 7,500 |

## Main draw

| Last 24 Best of 7 frames | Last 24 Best of 7 frames | Last 24 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | 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 |
| | | | 1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 4 | 15 | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 4 | 15 | Ricky Walden | 2 | 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | |
| 12 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 1 | | | | 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | |
| 12 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 1 | | | | 8 | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 4 | 8 | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | |
| 21 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 4 | 21 | Mark Davis | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 4 | 21 | Mark Davis | 1 | | | | 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | |
| 24 | Joe Jogia (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | |
| 24 | Joe Jogia (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | 22 | Matthew Stevens | 0 | |
| | | | 7 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 1 | | | | 22 | Matthew Stevens | 0 | |
| 22 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 4 | 22 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 4 | 22 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | 22 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | |
| 23 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 2 | | | | 22 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | |
| 23 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 2 | | | | 4 | Marcus Campbell | 0 | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 4 | 4 | Marcus Campbell | 0 | | | | |
| 17 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | w/o | 17 | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | w/o | 17 | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 |
| 10 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | w/d | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Shaun Murphy | 4 |
| 10 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | w/d | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Martin Gould | 0 |
| | | | 3 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | Martin Gould | 0 |
| 14 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 1 | 11 | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 1 | 11 | Michael Holt | 4 | 11 | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 4 | | | | 11 | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 4 | | | | 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 2 | 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | |
| 19 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 0 | 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 0 | 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | | | |
| 13 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | Martin Gould | 4 | | | |
| 13 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 4 | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | |
| 16 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 4 | 16 | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 4 | 16 | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | 6 | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 2 | | | | 6 | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 2 | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 4 | 2 | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| 20 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4 | 20 | Andrew Higginson | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. The Helix, Dublin, Ireland, 20 March 2011. :
| Shaun Murphy England | 4–0 | Martin Gould England |
| 70–18, 66–46, 59–44 (53), 51–34 |||
| 53 | Highest break | 45 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 0 |

## Century breaks

* 143, 111 – Mark Williams
* 133 – Anthony Hamilton
* 128 – Andrew Higginson
* 126 – Marcus Campbell
* 116 – Shaun Murphy
* 113 – Judd Trump
* 110, 102 – Michael Holt
* 106, 100 – Martin Gould
* 103, 100 – Stephen Lee