Snooker season 2011/2012

Snooker season 2011/2012
Details
Duration 1 June 2011 – 7 May 2012
Tournaments 33 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship England Judd Trump
Masters Australia Neil Robertson
World Championship England Ronnie O'Sullivan

The 2011/2012 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 1 June 2011 and 7 May 2012. The Brazil Masters became the first professional event held in South America,[1] and the Australian Goldfields Open the first ranking event in Australia.[2] The World Cup was held again after 1996.[3] At the end of the season Ronnie O'Sullivan 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 and Luca Brecel the Rookie of the Year. Stuart Bingham received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his first ranking event, the Australian Goldfields Open. Stephen Hendry's maximum break at the World Championship received "The Magic Moment" award. Walter Donaldson, Mark Williams, John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan were inducted into the Hall of Fame.[4]

New professional players

Countries  Belgium  China
 England  Finland  India
 Ireland  Northern Ireland  Poland
 Scotland  Thailand  Wales

Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour.[5]

Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[20][21]

Date[n 6] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score References
06–01 06–05  ENG Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy Gloucester England Mark Joyce England Michael Holt 4–0 [22]
06–18 06–22  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 1 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Joe Perry 4–0 [23]
07–04 07–07  HKG General Cup International General Snooker Club Hong Kong England Stephen Lee England Ricky Walden 7–6 [24]
07–07 07–10  CHN Wuxi Classic Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium Wuxi England Mark Selby England Ali Carter 9–7 [25]
07–11 07–17  THA World Cup World Trade Center Bangkok  China  Northern Ireland 4–2 [26]
07–18 07–24  AUS WR Australian Goldfields Open Bendigo Stadium Bendigo England Stuart Bingham Wales Mark Williams 9–8 [27]
08–06 08–10  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 2 South West Snooker Academy Gloucester England Judd Trump China Ding Junhui 4–0 [28]
08–17 08–21  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 3 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Ben Woollaston Scotland Graeme Dott 4–2 [29]
08–25 08–28  GER PT Players Tour Championship – Event 4[n 7] Stadthalle Fürth England Mark Selby England Mark Davis 4–0 [30]
09–05 09–11  CHN WR Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai England Mark Selby Wales Mark Williams 10–9 [31]
09–15 09–18  BRA Brazil Masters Costão do Santinho Resort Florianópolis England Shaun Murphy Scotland Graeme Dott 5–0 [32]
09–21 09–25  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 5 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Andrew Higginson Scotland John Higgins 4–1 [33]
09–29 10–02  POL PT Players Tour Championship – Event 6[n 8] Arena Ursynów Warsaw Australia Neil Robertson England Ricky Walden 4–1 [34]
10–05 10–09  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 7[n 9] South West Snooker Academy Gloucester England Ronnie O'Sullivan Wales Matthew Stevens 4–2 [35]
10–20 10–23  IRL PT Players Tour Championship – Event 8[n 10] Killarney Convention Centre Killarney Australia Neil Robertson England Judd Trump 4–1 [36]
10–29 10–30  IRL Lucan Racing Classic Celbridge Snooker Club Kildare Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5–2 [37]
11–05 11–06  ENG World Seniors Championship East of England Showground Peterborough Wales Darren Morgan England Steve Davis 2–1 [38]
11–10 11–13  BEL PT Players Tour Championship – Event 9[n 11] Lotto Arena Antwerp England Judd Trump England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–3 [39]
11–19 11–20  ENG Power Snooker Masters Trophy Trafford Centre Manchester England Martin Gould England Ronnie O'Sullivan [n 12] [40]
08–18 11–27  ENG Premier League Snooker Potters Leisure Resort Hopton-on-Sea England Ronnie O'Sullivan China Ding Junhui 7–1 [41]
11–27 11–30  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 10 World Snooker Academy Sheffield England Michael Holt Wales Dominic Dale 4–2 [42]
12–03 12–11  ENG WR UK Championship Barbican Centre York England Judd Trump Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10–8 [43]
12–17 12–19  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 11 English Institute of Sport Sheffield England Tom Ford England Martin Gould 4–3 [44]
12–15 12–16  ENG PT Players Tour Championship – Event 12[n 13] World Snooker Academy Sheffield Scotland Stephen Maguire England Joe Perry 4–2 [45]
01–06 01–08  GER Event Forum Fürstenfeldbruck
01–15 01–22  ENG The Masters Alexandra Palace London Australia Neil Robertson England Shaun Murphy 10–6 [46]
01–27 01–29  ENG Shoot-Out Circus Arena Blackpool England Barry Hawkins Scotland Graeme Dott 1–0 [47]
02–01 02–05  GER WR German Masters Tempodrom Berlin England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Maguire 9–7 [48]
02–13 02–19  WAL WR Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport China Ding Junhui England Mark Selby 9–6 [49]
02–27 03–04  CHN WR World Open Haikou Stadium Haikou Northern Ireland Mark Allen England Stephen Lee 10–1 [50]
03–14 03–18  IRL PT/WR Players Tour Championship – Finals Bailey Allen Hall Galway England Stephen Lee Australia Neil Robertson 4–0 [51]
01–09 03–22  ENG Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock China Ding Junhui England Judd Trump 3–1 [52]
03–26 04–01  CHN WR China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing England Peter Ebdon Scotland Stephen Maguire 10–9 [53]
04–21 05–07  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Ali Carter 18–11 [54]
WR = World ranking event
PT = Players Tour Championship 2011/12 event
Other, non-ranking event
Variant event

Official rankings

Seeding revision 1

No. Ch. Name Points[55]
1 Rise Wales Mark Williams 60360
2 Fall Scotland John Higgins 58820
3 Rise England Mark Selby 55965
4 Rise China Ding Junhui 55960
5 Fall Australia Neil Robertson 48100
6 Rise England Ali Carter 47040
7 Steady England Shaun Murphy 46965
8 Fall Scotland Stephen Maguire 45300
9 Rise England Judd Trump 41715
10 Fall Scotland Graeme Dott 40930
11 Fall England Ronnie O'Sullivan 40660
12 Fall Northern Ireland Mark Allen 37305
13 Fall England Peter Ebdon 36480
14 Rise Wales Matthew Stevens 36395
15 Fall England Jamie Cope 35580
16 Fall Scotland Stephen Hendry 35420

Seeding revision 2

No. Ch. Name Points[56]
1 Rise England Mark Selby 67385
2 Fall Wales Mark Williams 63540
3 Fall Scotland John Higgins 57540
4 Rise Australia Neil Robertson 52100
5 Fall China Ding Junhui 51420
6 Rise England Shaun Murphy 50485
7 Fall England Ali Carter 46760
8 Rise England Judd Trump 46465
9 Fall Scotland Stephen Maguire 45980
10 Steady Scotland Graeme Dott 44405
11 Rise England Stuart Bingham 40955
12 Steady Northern Ireland Mark Allen 39625
13 Rise England Stephen Lee 38750
14 Fall England Ronnie O'Sullivan 38660
15 Fall Wales Matthew Stevens 37815
16 Rise England Martin Gould 37210

Seeding revision 3

No. Ch. Name Points[57]
1 Steady England Mark Selby 69945
2 Steady Wales Mark Williams 65020
3 Steady Scotland John Higgins 58180
4 Steady Australia Neil Robertson 57940
5 Rise England Judd Trump 57385
6 Steady England Shaun Murphy 54085
7 Rise Scotland Graeme Dott 50005
8 Rise Scotland Stephen Maguire 49660
9 Fall China Ding Junhui 48740
10 Rise Northern Ireland Mark Allen 48265
11 Fall England Ali Carter 48200
12 Rise England Martin Gould 45370
13 Rise Wales Matthew Stevens 43015
14 Fall England Stuart Bingham 41115
15 Fall England Stephen Lee 40550
16 Fall England Ronnie O'Sullivan 40540

Seeding revision 4

No. Ch. Name Points[58]
1 Steady England Mark Selby 73945
2 Steady Wales Mark Williams 66920
3 Rise England Judd Trump 60985
4 Rise England Shaun Murphy 59785
5 Fall Australia Neil Robertson 58640
6 Fall Scotland John Higgins 56980
7 Rise China Ding Junhui 53740
8 Steady Scotland Stephen Maguire 52960
9 Fall Scotland Graeme Dott 50705
10 Steady Northern Ireland Mark Allen 50165
11 Rise England Martin Gould 47520
12 Rise England Stephen Lee 45675
13 Fall England Ali Carter 45600
14 Rise England Ronnie O'Sullivan 45540
15 Fall Wales Matthew Stevens 45515
16 Fall England Stuart Bingham 43515

World ranking points

No.  Ch  Player[59] 09/10 10/11 PTC AO SM UK GM WEO WOO CO WC 11/12 1 2 3 Total[60]
Season[n 14] Tournament[n 15] Season Cut-off point[n 16]
1 Rise2 Selby, Mark England Selby, MarkMark Selby 0 38445 8900 2500 7000 3040 2500 4000 4480 2660 1400 36480 67385 69945 73945 74925
2 Rise7 Trump, Judd England Trump, JuddJudd Trump 0 33355 10980 700 980 8000 2500 2500 2660 3500 3800 35620 46465 57385 60985 68975
3 Fall2 Williams, Mark Wales Williams, MarkMark Williams 0 36880 2200 4000 5600 3040 2500 1900 980 2660 3800 26680 63540 65020 66920 63560
4 Rise4 Maguire, Stephen Scotland Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire 0 26880 9360 700 980 4000 4000 2500 980 5600 6400 34520 45980 49660 52960 61400
5 Fall3 Higgins, John Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins 0 32000 8320 700 3500 3040 1900 1900 3500 2660 3800 29320 57540 58180 56980 61320
6 Rise1 Murphy, Shaun England Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy 0 31785 4920 3200 3500 4000 3200 3200 3500 980 1400 27900 50485 54085 59785 59685
7 Fall2 Robertson, Neil Australia Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson 0 22520 11760 1900 4480 5120 1900 700 2660 3500 5000 37020 52100 57940 58640 59540
8 Rise10 Lee, Stephen England Lee, StephenStephen Lee 0 24435 11280 575 1960 1120 3200 2500 5600 4480 1400 32115 38750 40550 45675 56550
9 Rise2 O'Sullivan, Ronnie England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan 0 16700 8960 0 2660 3040 5000 3200 0 3500 10000 36360 38660 40540 45540 53060
10 Rise4 Stevens, Matthew Wales Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens 0 25680 7080 700 3500 3040 2500 1900 980 980 6400 27080 37815 43015 45515 52760
11 Fall7 Ding, Junhui China Ding, JunhuiDing Junhui 0 28760 5340 700 980 4000 700 5000 980 4480 1400 23580 51420 48740 53740 52340
12 Steady Allen, Mark Northern Ireland Allen, MarkMark Allen 0 19725 5000 2500 2660 6400 1900 2500 7000 980 1400 30340 39625 48265 50165 50065
13 Fall3 Dott, Graeme Scotland Dott, GraemeGraeme Dott 0 24065 10500 700 980 3040 1900 700 3500 2660 1400 25380 44405 50005 50705 49445
14 Rise7 Gould, Martin England Gould, MartinMartin Gould 0 25110 9120 1400 2660 3040 700 1900 980 980 1400 22180 37210 45370 47520 47290
15 Rise5 Walden, Ricky England Walden, RickyRicky Walden 0 23220 8980 575 805 5120 1900 575 1960 2660 1150 23725 32810 39730 41630 46945
16 Rise1 Bingham, Stuart England Bingham, StuartStuart Bingham 0 24260 4720 5000 2660 1120 1900 1900 980 2660 1400 22340 40955 41115 43515 46600

Points distribution

2011/2012 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events[62]

Tournament Round → R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R24 R16 QF SF F W
Australian Goldfields Open Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – – –
Shanghai Masters Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – – –
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 – – – – – –
World 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
China Open Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – – –
World Championship Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 – 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000
Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – – –

Notes

  1. ↑ Sam Baird qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.
  2. ↑ Daniel Wells qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.
  3. ↑ Scott MacKenzie qualified by topping the Scottish rankings.
  4. ↑ Joe Meara qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.
  5. ↑ David Hogan qualified by topping the Irish rankings.
  6. ↑ Dates use the month day format
  7. ↑ Event also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic.
  8. ↑ Event also known as the 2011 Warsaw Classic.
  9. ↑ Event also known as the 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy.
  10. ↑ Event also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy.
  11. ↑ Event also known as the 2011 Antwerp Open.
  12. ↑ This format was based on points. Martin Gould won 286–258.
  13. ↑ Event also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open.
  14. ↑ The 2009/2010 points only included the points that counted towards the next seedings update. See [55] for the points accumulated during the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons.
  15. ↑ See [61] for ranking points accumulated up to the Players Tour Championship Finals and [60] for points accumulated at the China Open and World Snooker Championship.
  16. ↑ See [56] for the rankings at the first seedings cut-off point; see [57] for the second, see [58] for the third and see [60] at the end of the season.

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