# Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 5

The Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 5 (also known as the 2010 Ruhr Championship) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12–14 November 2010 at the Sparkassen Arena in Hamm, Germany.
John Higgins won in the final 4–2 against Shaun Murphy.

## 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 | €1,400 | 1,000 |
| Last 16 | €1,000 | 760 |
| Last 32 | €500 | 560 |
| Last 64 | €200 | 360 |
| Plate winner$^2$ | €1,500 | – |
| Plate runner-up$^2$ | €500 | – |
| Total | €50,000 | – |
* $^1$ Only professional players can earn ranking points.
* $^2$ Prize money earned from the Plate competition does not qualify for inclusion in the Order of Merit.

## Main draw
### 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 |
| | | | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 0 | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | w/d | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 3 | | | |
| Habib Shalchian | Habib Shalchian | w/o | Habib Shalchian | Habib Shalchian | 1 | | | | | | |
| Adrian Gunnell | Adrian Gunnell | w/d | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | w/o | | | | | | | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 1 | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 1 |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 0 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | |
| Ronni Beniesch | Ronni Beniesch | 0 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kuldesh Johal | Kuldesh Johal | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Christopher Frömmel | Christopher Frömmel | 0 | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 1 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | |
| Reanne Evans | Reanne Evans | 0 | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | |
| Hans Blanckaert | Hans Blanckaert | 0 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 3 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mario Van Herk | Mario Van Herk | 0 | | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 0 |
| | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 2 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 0 | | | |
| Joe Delaney | Joe Delaney | 4 | Joe Delaney | Joe Delaney | 2 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stéphane Ochoiski | Stéphane Ochoiski | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 1 | Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 3 | | | | | | |
| Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 4 | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 2 | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 0 | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 3 | | | | | | |
| Benjamin Frömmel | Benjamin Frömmel | 0 | | | | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 |
| | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 4 | Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 0 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 3 | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | w/o | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | |
| Danny Douane | Danny Douane | n/s | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 0 | | | | | | |
| Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 2 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 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 |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ralph Müller | Ralph Müller | 0 | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Nicole Breitenstein | Nicole Breitenstein | 0 | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 3 | | | | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 1 | | | |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 4 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 3 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robert Drahn | Robert Drahn | 0 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | w/o | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | w/d | | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 3 | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | |
| Dieter Meier | Dieter Meier | 0 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Issara Kachaiwong | Issara Kachaiwong | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 2 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | w/o | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | w/d | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | n/s | Michael Heeger | Michael Heeger | 0 | | | | | | |
| Michael Heeger | Michael Heeger | w/o | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 2 |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 3 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | w/o | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 0 | | | | | | |
| Kevin Van Hove | Kevin Van Hove | w/d | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | | | | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 2 | | | |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 1 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 4 | Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | w/d | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 1 | Jimmy Michie | Jimmy Michie | w/o | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Michie | Jimmy Michie | 4 | | | | Jimmy Michie | Jimmy Michie | 4 | | | |
| Igor Figueiredo | Igor Figueiredo | 4 | | | | Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 3 | | | |
| Jacob Stacha | Jacob Stacha | 0 | Igor Figueiredo | Igor Figueiredo | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 4 | | | | | | |
| Adam Wicheard | Adam Wicheard | 4 | | | | | | | Jimmy Michie | Jimmy Michie | 0 |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | w/d | | | | | | | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | w/o | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 4 | Liu Song | Liu Song | 1 | | | | | | |
| Maurice Le Duc | Maurice Le Duc | 0 | | | | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 2 | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 4 | David Morris | David Morris | 3 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | w/d | | | | | | | | | |
| Jürgen Kesseler | Jürgen Kesseler | w/o | Jürgen Kesseler | Jürgen Kesseler | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 0 | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill | Jamie O'Neill | 3 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ralf Günzel | Ralf Günzel | 0 | | | | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 |
| | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 0 | | | | | | |
| Tomasz Skalski | Tomasz Skalski | 0 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 4 | | | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 1 | | | |
| Andreas Cieslak | Andreas Cieslak | 1 | Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lasse Münstermann | Lasse Münstermann | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| Justin Astley | Justin Astley | w/d | Bjorn Haneveer | Bjorn Haneveer | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 1 | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 4 | | | |
| Dermot McGlinchey | Dermot McGlinchey | 2 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 4 | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mario Wehrmann | Mario Wehrmann | 2 | | | | | | | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 4 |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | w/o | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 |
| Tony Knowles | Tony Knowles | w/d | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rune Kampe | Rune Kampe | 0 | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 2 | | | |
| | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 3 | David Singh | David Singh | 2 | | | | | | |
| David Singh | David Singh | 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 |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 1 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 2 |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 0 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 1 | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 1 | | | | | | |

## Century breaks

* 139, 135, 133 – Joe Perry
* 136 – Paul Davison
* 133, 129 – Graeme Dott
* 132, 107, 107, 101 – John Higgins
* 130, 105, 100 – Shaun Murphy
* 126 – Adam Wicheard
* 121 – Rory McLeod
* 120, 105 – Mark Allen
* 119, 102 – Andy Hicks
* 118, 107 – Judd Trump
* 118, 100 – Anthony Hamilton
* 113 – Daniel Wells
* 112 – Mark Selby
* 108, 103 – Tom Ford
* 108 – Mark Davis
* 107 – Peter Ebdon
* 107 – Liu Song
* 106, 103 – Mark Williams
* 106, 101 – Stuart Bingham
* 106 – Marcus Campbell
* 104 – Stephen Lee
* 104, 100 – Dominic Dale
* 103 – Kurt Maflin
* 100 – Michael White