# 2011 Australian Goldfields Open

The 2011 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 24 July 2011 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia.
The event was last held in 1995 under the name Australian Masters, where Anthony Hamilton defeated Chris Small 8–6 in the final. However, Hamilton withdrew from the tournament in the qualifying rounds citing personal reasons and therefore did not compete to defend his title.
Stuart Bingham won the first ranking title of his career by defeating Mark Williams 9–8 in the final.

## Prize fund

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

## 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 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| 1 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Selt | 5 | | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Stephen Hendry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | 16 | Stephen Hendry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | Matthew Selt | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rory McLeod | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rory McLeod | 5 | | Rory McLeod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Allen | 5 | 12 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | 12 | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jamie Cope | 3 | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford | 5 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ding Junhui | 2 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 8 |
| 3 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 8 |
| | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry | 3 | 3 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Judd Trump | 3 | | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | 3 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Maguire | 2 | | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 2 | 5 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 5 | | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Mifsud | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Mifsud | 2 | | | | | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | James Mifsud | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Mifsud | 1 | | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Williams | 5 | 2 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Pinches | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia :
| Stuart Bingham England | 9–8 | Mark Williams (2) Wales |
| Afternoon: 139–0 (139), 0–89 (89), 71–39, 55–42, 9–98 (85), 40–66 (57), 19–84 (84), 64–52 (Williams 52) Evening: 7–69 (52), 13–78, 4–71 (71), 51–10, 10–81 (68), 67–32, 70–8 (69), 76–0 (76), 80–34 |||
| 139 | Highest break | 89 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 8 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 26 and 30 June 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. David Gilbert was the only player to go through all four rounds of qualifying to make it to the main stage.

### Preliminary round

Best of 9 frames
| Lucky Vatnani | w/d–w/o | Kurt Maflin |

### Round 1–4

| 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 |
| Sam Baird | 5 | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | Matthew Selt | 5 | Ricky Walden | 0 |
| Luca Brecel | 1 | Sam Baird | 4 | Adrian Gunnell | 1 | Matthew Selt | 5 |
| Andrew Pagett | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Martin Gould | 5 |
| Adam Wicheard | 4 | Andrew Pagett | 2 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | Mark Joyce | 3 |
| Paul Davison | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 | Rory McLeod | 5 | Robert Milkins | 2 |
| David Hogan | 3 | Paul Davison | 2 | Jimmy White | 3 | Rory McLeod | 5 |
| Bjorn Haneveer | 3 | Liu Chuang | 3 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Andrew Norman | 5 | Andrew Norman | 5 | Andrew Norman | 3 | Jamie Burnett | 4 |
| Joe Meara | 3 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Mike Dunn | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| David Morris | 5 | David Morris | 3 | Rod Lawler | 3 | Mike Dunn | 4 |
| Michael White | 4 | Joe Swail | 1 | Joe Jogia | 2 | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Yu Delu | 5 | Yu Delu | 5 | Yu Delu | 5 | Yu Delu | 0 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 1 | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Tom Ford | 5 | Gerard Greene | 2 |
| Robin Hull | 5 | Robin Hull | 2 | Jack Lisowski | 3 | Tom Ford | 5 |
| Cao Yupeng | 1 | Peter Lines | 3 | Michael Holt | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 5 |
| Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 1 | Michael Holt | 2 |
| Sam Craigie | 5 | Liu Song | 3 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | Joe Perry | 5 |
| David Grace | 1 | Sam Craigie | 5 | Sam Craigie | 1 | Fergal O'Brien | 2 |
| Aditya Mehta | 1 | Anthony McGill | 1 | Anthony Hamilton | w/d | Mark Davis | 5 |
| Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | w/o | Tian Pengfei | 4 |
| Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ian McCulloch | 3 | Jamie Jones | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 5 |
| Adam Duffy | 2 | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 3 |
| Scott MacKenzie | 5 | Andy Hicks | 1 | Tony Drago | 1 | Ken Doherty | 5 |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | Scott MacKenzie | 5 | Scott MacKenzie | 5 | Scott MacKenzie | 2 |
| Kacper Filipiak | 0 | Alan McManus | 1 | Nigel Bond | 5 | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Li Yan | 5 | Li Yan | 5 | Li Yan | 3 | Nigel Bond | 5 |
| Liam Highfield | 5 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | Steve Davis | w/d | Dominic Dale | 5 |
| Simon Bedford | 4 | Liam Highfield | 5 | Liam Highfield | w/o | Liam Highfield | 3 |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | 4 | Alfie Burden | 2 | Dave Harold | 4 | Mark King | 0 |
| David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | 5 |
| Daniel Wells | 2 | Matthew Couch | 5 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Stephen Lee | 3 |
| James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | 4 | Matthew Couch | 3 | Barry Pinches | 5 |

## Century breaks
### Televised stage centuries

* 142, 140, 118, 110, 106 – Mark Williams
* 139, 118, 114, 112, 107 – Stuart Bingham
* 137 – Matthew Selt
* 134 – Ali Carter
* 124, 104 – Ding Junhui
* 123 – Dominic Dale
* 120, 111 – Liang Wenbo
* 120 – Stephen Hendry
* 111, 101 – Neil Robertson
* 102 – Jamie Cope
* 101, 100 – Mark Allen
* 100 – Rory McLeod