2010–11 snooker season

The 2010–11 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 20 May 2010 and 2 May 2011. The German Masters was the first ranking tournament in Germany since the 1997/1998 season.[1] The Grand Prix was renamed to World Open,[2] and the format of the tournament was changed with 32 amateurs joining the Main Tour professionals.[3] The Players Tour Championship minor-ranking series was introduced to the calendar. These events were open to amateurs and professionals with a separate Order of Merit. The top 24 in the Order of Merit qualified for the Finals, which was a ranking event.[4] The Premier League was for the first time part of the Main Tour. The Jiangsu Classic was renamed to the Wuxi Classic,[5] and other events were introduced to the calendar: the new cue sport Power Snooker,[6] the World Seniors Championship,[7] and Snooker Shoot Out.[8] The Scottish Professional Championship was held for the first time since 1989.[9]

2010–11 snooker season
Nations that hosted a World Snooker Tour event during the 2010/2011 season
Details
Duration20 May 2010 – 2 May 2011 (2010-05-20 – 2011-05-02)
Tournaments39 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipScotland John Higgins
MastersChina Ding Junhui
World ChampionshipScotland John Higgins

At the end of the season John Higgins was named the World Snooker Player of the Year and the Snooker Writers Player of the Year, Judd Trump the Fans Player of the Year, Mark Williams the Players Player of the Year and Jack Lisowski the Rookie of the Year. Judd Trump received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his first ranking event, the China Open and reaching the final of the World Championship. "The Magic Moment" award has gone to Rory McLeod for his "thrilling" win against Tony Drago at the Snooker Shoot-Out. Joe Davis, Fred Davis, John Pulman, Ray Reardon, John Spencer, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry were inducted into the Hall of Fame.[10]

New professional players

Countries

Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2009/2010 professional Main Tour.[11]

Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[25][26]

Date[n 5] Country Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score References
05-20 05-24  AUT P/A Austrian Open BRP-Rotax-Halle Wels England Judd Trump Australia Neil Robertson 6–4 [27]
05-29 05-30  ENG NR World Seniors Championship Qualifying Event Cue Garden Bradford England Nigel Bond England Peter Lines 4–3 [28]
06-03 06-06  CHN NR Wuxi Classic Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium Wuxi England Shaun Murphy China Ding Junhui 9–8 [29]
06-17 06-20  ENG P/A Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy Gloucester England Michael Holt England Jimmy White 6–5 [30]
06-24 06-27  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 1 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Wales Mark Williams Scotland Stephen Maguire 4–0 [31]
07-08 07-11  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 2 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Mark Selby England Barry Pinches 4–3 [32]
07-16 07-18  CHN NR Chinese Classic Beijing University Students Gymnasium Beijing China Tian Pengfei China Zhang Anda 5–3 [33]
07-18 07-25  THA NR Six-red World Championship Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok England Mark Selby England Ricky Walden 8–6 [34]
07-19 07-25  CHN NR Beijing International Challenge Beijing University Students Gymnasium Beijing China Tian Pengfei Wales Ryan Day 9–3 [35]
07-23 07-25  AUT P/A Vienna Snooker Open Theater Dschungel Vienna England Stephen Lee Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 5–4 [36]
07-24 07-25  IRL NR Irish Classic Celbridge Snooker Club Kildare Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5–1 [37]
08-06 08-08  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 3 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Tom Ford England Jack Lisowski 4–0 [38]
08-14 08-16  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 4 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Barry Pinches England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–3 [39]
08-26 08-29  GER PT Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 1[n 6] Stadthalle Fürth England Judd Trump England Anthony Hamilton 4–3 [40]
09-06 09-12  CHN WR Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai England Ali Carter Scotland Jamie Burnett 10–7 [41]
09-18 09-26  SCO WR World Open S.E.C.C. Glasgow Australia Neil Robertson England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 [42]
09-30 10-03  BEL PT Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 2[n 7] Boudewijn Seapark Bruges England Shaun Murphy England Matthew Couch 4–2 [43]
10-07 10-10  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 5 World Snooker Academy Sheffield China Ding Junhui Wales Jamie Jones 4–1 [44]
10-14 10-17  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 6 World Snooker Academy Sheffield Wales Dominic Dale England Martin Gould 4–3 [45]
10-11 10-20  ENG P/A Paul Hunter English Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds England Robbie Williams England Stephen Craigie 6–4 [46]
10-18 10-20  CHN P/A Asian Games Asian Games Town Gymnasium Guangzhou Hong Kong Marco Fu China Ding Junhui 4–2 [47]
10-22 10-24  GER PT Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 3[n 8] Walter Kobel Sporthalle Rüsselsheim Scotland Marcus Campbell China Liang Wenbo 4–0 [48]
10-30  ENG NR Power Snooker indigO2 London England Ronnie O'Sullivan China Ding Junhui [n 9] [49]
10-28 10-31  ENG PT Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 4[n 10] South West Snooker Academy Gloucester England Stephen Lee Scotland Stephen Maguire 4–2 [50]
11-05 11-07  ENG NR World Seniors Championship Cedar Court Hotel Bradford England Jimmy White England Steve Davis 4–1 [51]
11-12 11-14  GER PT Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 5[n 11] Sparkassen Arena Hamm Scotland John Higgins England Shaun Murphy 4–2 [52]
11-19 11-21  CZE PT Euro Players Tour Championship – Event 6[n 12] Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn Prague England Michael Holt Scotland John Higgins 4–3 [53]
09-08 11-28  ENG NR Premier League Potters Leisure Resort Hopton-on-Sea England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Shaun Murphy 7–1 [54]
12-04 12-12  ENG WR UK Championship Telford International Centre Telford Scotland John Higgins Wales Mark Williams 10–9 [55]
01-09 01-16  ENG NR Masters Wembley Arena London China Ding Junhui Hong Kong Marco Fu 10–4 [56]
01-28 01-30  ENG NR Snooker Shoot Out Circus Arena Blackpool England Nigel Bond England Robert Milkins 1–0 [57]
02-02 02-06  GER WR German Masters Tempodrom Berlin Wales Mark Williams England Mark Selby 9–7 [58]
02-14 02-20  WAL WR Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Scotland John Higgins Scotland Stephen Maguire 9–6 [59]
03-10 03-13  CHN NR Hainan Classic Boao Conference Center Boao Scotland John Higgins England Jamie Cope 7–2 [60]
03-17 03-20  IRL WR Players Tour Championship Finals The Helix Dublin England Shaun Murphy England Martin Gould 4–0 [61]
01-03 03-24  ENG NR Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock Wales Matthew Stevens England Shaun Murphy 3–1 [62]
03-28 04-03  CHN WR China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing England Judd Trump England Mark Selby 10–8 [63]
04-11 04-14  SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Lucky Break Snooker Club Clydebank Scotland John Higgins Scotland Anthony McGill 6–1 [64]
04-16 05-02  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Scotland John Higgins England Judd Trump 18–15 [65]
WR = World ranking event
PT = Players Tour Championship 2010/11 event
P/A = Pro–am event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 2010/2011

World ranking points
Main article: Snooker world ranking points 2010/2011
No.  Ch  Player[70] Season Tournaments Season Cut-off points[n 13] Total[74]
08/09[n 14] 09/10 PTC SM WOO UK GM WEO CO WC 10/11 1 2 3
1Rise7 Wales Mark Williams 0 23480 8460 266044806400500025009806400 36880 45000487555568060360
2Fall1 Scotland John Higgins [n 15] 0 26820 3600 800019005000350010000 32000 46470543205932058820
3Rise6 England Mark Selby 0 17520 12320 448080530404000320056005000 38445 38775456455034555965
4Rise1 China Ding Junhui 0 27200 3680 2660350030402500250044806400 28760 43370464804958055960
5Fall3 Australia Neil Robertson 0 25580 3880 98070004000700190026601400 22520 54190529405234048100
6Fall2 England Ali Carter 0 22520 2040 7000196011201900320035003800 24520 48600453404544047040
7Steady England Shaun Murphy 0 15180 12320 26608055120190070044803800 31785 43845460854618546965
8Fall2 Scotland Stephen Maguire 0 18420 7840 266035004000250040009801400 26880 44160437804778045300
9Rise18 England Judd Trump 0 8360 9420 196019603040140057570008000 33355 25330277502927541715
10Rise3 Scotland Graeme Dott 0 16865 5040 35008053040320025009805000 24065 34000374504125040930
11Fall8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 0 23960 2600 0560011207007009805000 16700 43910414804098040660
12Fall2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 0 17580 4240 980805512070019009805000 19725 33935365253842537305
13Rise5 England Peter Ebdon 0 13120 6400 2660448011201900190035001400 23360 33110348803798036480
14Rise11 Wales Matthew Stevens 0 10715 9320 3500196022401400250019602800 25680 29750289403144036395
15Rise2 England Jamie Cope 0 14220 5720 44802660112070019009803800 21360 32178339753600035580
16Fall5 Scotland Stephen Hendry 0 17560 920 980266030401900190026603800 17860 34570333603646035420
  Player did not enter tournament.

Points distribution

2010/2011 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events[76]

Tournament Round → R128 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R24 R16 QF SF F W
Shanghai Masters Unseeded loser – 560 910 1260 1610 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser – 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – – –
World Open Unseeded loser 910 1260 – 1610 – 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 455 630 – 805 – – – – – – – –
UK Championship Unseeded loser – 640 1040 1440 1840 2240 – 3040 4000 5120 6400 8000
Seeded loser – 320 520 720 920 1120 – – – – – –
German Masters Unseeded loser – 650 – 900 1150 1400 – 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser – 325 – 450 575 700 – – – – – –
Welsh Open Unseeded loser – 400 650 900 1150 1400 – 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser – 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – – –
China Open Unseeded loser – 560 910 1260 1610 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser – 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – – –
Players Tour Championship Regular events – – – 360 – 560 – 760 1000 1280 1600 2000
Finals – – – – – – 840 1140 1500 1920 2400 3000
World Championship Unseeded loser – 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 – 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000
Seeded loser – 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – – –

Notes
  1. Adam Wicheard qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.
  2. Kuldesh Johal qualified by winning the Pro Ticket Tour Play Offs.
  3. Andrew Pagett qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.
  4. Dermot McGlinchey qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.
  5. Dates use the month day format
  6. Event also known as the 2010 Paul Hunter Classic.
  7. Event also known as the 2010 Brugge Open.
  8. Event also known as the 2010 Rhein-Main Masters and the 2010 Rüsselsheim Cup.
  9. This format was based on points. O'Sullivan won 572–258.
  10. Event also known as the 2010 MIUS Cup.
  11. Event also known as the 2010 Ruhr Championship.
  12. Event also known as the 2010 Prague Classic.
  13. See [71] for the rankings at the first seedings cut-off point; see [72] for the second, see [73] for the third.
  14. The 2008/2009 points only include the points from that season that counted towards the last ranking update.
  15. John Higgins was banned from all WSA tournaments from 2 May 2010 until 2 November 2010.[75]

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