The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 11 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 19 December 2011 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England. The preliminary round took place on 10 December at the World Snooker Academy. The main round matches were split between the World Snooker Academy and the Badminton Hall of the venue. One table was broadcast on Eurosport. Despite being held in England, the event counted towards the Order of Merit as a European event.

Ding Junhui made the 84th official maximum break during his last 128 match against James Cahill. This was Ding's fourth 147 break and his second within three days. The next day Jamie Cope made the 85th official maximum break in the last 32 against Kurt Maflin. This was Cope's third 147 break.

Tom Ford wins his second professional title by defeating Martin Gould 4–3 in the final.

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:

Prize fundRanking points1
Winner10,0002,000
Runner-up€5,0001,600
Semi-finalist€2,5001,280
Quarter-finalist€1,5001,000
Last 16€1,000760
Last 32€600560
Last 64€200360
Maximum break€595
Total€50,595
  • 1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

Preliminary round

Best of 7 frames

England Mark Miller 4–2 England Steve Ventham Scotland Scott Donaldson 4–1 England Christopher Keogan England Sean O'Sullivan 4–0 Belgium Hans Blanckaert England Michael Wasley 3–4 England David Gray England Stephen Groves 4–1 England Rogelio Esteiro England Ben Harrison 3–4 England James Cahill Wales Kishan Hirani 1–4 England Oliver Brown England Phil O'Kane 2–4 England Martin Ball England Stuart Wood 2–4 England Andrew Milliard England Mitchell Travis 1–4 China Zhang Anda England Greg Davis 1–4 England Saqib Nasir Scotland Michael Leslie 4–1 England Joel Walker England Brandon Winstone 1–4 China Chen Zhe England Mitchell Mann 4–1 England Wayne Townsend Scotland Ross Muir 4–1 England Ashley GregoryEngland Stephen Winston 1–4 England Chris Norbury Scotland Ross Higgins 1–4 England Barry Stark England Charlie Walters 1–4 Wales Duane Jones England Ricky Norris 4–2 England Sam Harvey England Liam Monk 3–4 England George Marter England Matthew Day 4–1 England Jamie Gibson England James Hill 4–0 England Sachin Plaha England Jamie O'Neill 3–4 England Ashley Carty England Reanne Evans 4–3 England Tom Maxfield England James McGouran 3–4 England Ashley Wright England Justin Astley 4–3 England Toby Simpson England Thomas Wealthy w/o–w/d England Sydney Wilson England Eric Pei 0–4 England Oliver Lines England Shane Castle 3–4 Wales Gareth Allen England Billy Par 3–4 India David Singh
England Mark Miller4–2England Steve Ventham
Scotland Scott Donaldson4–1England Christopher Keogan
England Sean O'Sullivan4–0Belgium Hans Blanckaert
England Michael Wasley3–4England David Gray
England Stephen Groves4–1England Rogelio Esteiro
England Ben Harrison3–4England James Cahill
Wales Kishan Hirani1–4England Oliver Brown
England Phil O'Kane2–4England Martin Ball
England Stuart Wood2–4England Andrew Milliard
England Mitchell Travis1–4China Zhang Anda
England Greg Davis1–4England Saqib Nasir
Scotland Michael Leslie4–1England Joel Walker
England Brandon Winstone1–4China Chen Zhe
England Mitchell Mann4–1England Wayne Townsend
Scotland Ross Muir4–1England Ashley Gregory
England Stephen Winston1–4England Chris Norbury
Scotland Ross Higgins1–4England Barry Stark
England Charlie Walters1–4Wales Duane Jones
England Ricky Norris4–2England Sam Harvey
England Liam Monk3–4England George Marter
England Matthew Day4–1England Jamie Gibson
England James Hill4–0England Sachin Plaha
England Jamie O'Neill3–4England Ashley Carty
England Reanne Evans4–3England Tom Maxfield
England James McGouran3–4England Ashley Wright
England Justin Astley4–3England Toby Simpson
England Thomas Wealthyw/o–w/dEngland Sydney Wilson
England Eric Pei0–4England Oliver Lines
England Shane Castle3–4Wales Gareth Allen
England Billy Par3–4India David Singh

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Australia Neil Robertson1
Wales Dominic Dale4Wales Dominic Dale4
England Shaun Murphy4England Shaun Murphy2
England Mark Miller0Wales Dominic Dale2
Hong Kong Marco Fu4Scotland Stephen Maguire4
Scotland Scott Donaldson1Hong Kong Marco Fu2
Scotland Stephen Maguire4Scotland Stephen Maguire4
England Sean O'Sullivan1Scotland Stephen Maguire0
England Mark King1England Mark Davis4
England Gary Wilson4England Gary Wilson1
Scotland Marcus Campbell4Scotland Marcus Campbell4
England David Gray0Scotland Marcus Campbell3
Belgium Luca Brecel4England Mark Davis4
England Mike Dunn1Belgium Luca Brecel1
England Mark Davis4England Mark Davis4
England Matthew Couch0

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Liam Highfield4
England Stephen Groves3England Liam Highfield0
China Ding Junhui4China Ding Junhui4
England James Cahill1China Ding Junhui4
England Jimmy Robertson4Scotland Stephen Hendry2
England Oliver Brown0England Jimmy Robertson0
Scotland Stephen Hendry4Scotland Stephen Hendry4
England Martin Ball0China Ding Junhui3
England Anthony Hamilton4England Anthony Hamilton4
Scotland Eden Sharav2England Anthony Hamilton4
England Joe Jogia3England Rod Lawler0
England Rod Lawler4England Anthony Hamilton4
England Ali Carterw/dEngland Craig Steadman3
England Andrew Milliardw/oEngland Andrew Milliard0
England Craig Steadman4England Craig Steadman4
China Zhang Anda2

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Jack Lisowski2
England David Grace4England David Grace3
Wales Jamie Jones4Wales Jamie Jones4
Scotland Scott MacKenzie3Wales Jamie Jones2
England Peter Lines4England Martin Gould4
England Saqib Nasir3England Peter Lines2
England Martin Gould4England Martin Gould4
Scotland Michael Leslie2England Martin Gould4
England Kyren Wilson0England Simon Bedford0
China Chen Zhe4China Chen Zhe4
England Matthew Seltw/oEngland Matthew Selt1
Poland Kacper Filipiakw/dChina Chen Zhe3
England Simon Bedford4England Simon Bedford4
England Mitchell Mann1England Simon Bedford4
China Liang Wenbo4China Liang Wenbo0
England Stuart Carrington2

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
China Xiao Guodong4
Scotland Ross Muir1China Xiao Guodong1
England Andrew Higginson4England Andrew Higginson4
England Chris Norbury3England Andrew Higginson2
England Robbie Williams4England Michael Holt4
England Barry Stark0England Robbie Williams1
England Michael Holt4England Michael Holt4
Wales Duane Jones3England Michael Holt4
Malta Tony Drago4Wales Matthew Stevens1
England Robert Milkins3Malta Tony Drago1
Wales Matthew Stevens4Wales Matthew Stevens4
England Ricky Norris3Wales Matthew Stevens4
England Ben Woollaston3England Stephen Craigie1
England Stephen Craigie4England Stephen Craigie4
England Andy Hicks4England Andy Hicks1
England George Marter3

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Mark Selby4
Wales Daniel Wells0England Mark Selby4
China Li Yan0England Matthew Day0
England Matthew Day4England Mark Selby4
England David Gilbert4Wales Mark Williams0
England James Hill0England David Gilbert2
England Stuart Bingham2Wales Mark Williams4
Wales Mark Williams4England Mark Selby0
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene3Scotland Graeme Dott4
England Adam Wicheard4England Adam Wicheard1
England Steve Davis4England Steve Davis4
Northern Ireland Joe Swail3England Steve Davis1
Scotland Graeme Dott4Scotland Graeme Dott4
England Ashley Carty1Scotland Graeme Dott4
Wales Ryan Day4Wales Ryan Day3
England Paul Davison2

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Joe Perry1
England Ian McCulloch4England Ian McCulloch4
England Dave Harold4England Dave Harold2
England Reanne Evans2England Ian McCulloch2
England Ricky Waldenw/oEngland Ricky Walden4
Wales Jak Jonesw/dEngland Ricky Walden4
England Barry Hawkins4England Barry Hawkins0
England Alfie Burden2England Ricky Walden4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen4England Sam Craigie2
England Ashley Wright0Northern Ireland Mark Allen1
Wales Michael White4Wales Michael White4
India Aditya Mehta2Wales Michael White1
England Stephen Lee3England Sam Craigie4
England Sam Craigie4England Sam Craigie4
Scotland John Higgins3England Justin Astley0
England Justin Astley4

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Tom Ford4
Republic of Ireland David Hogan1England Tom Ford4
England Mark Joycew/dEngland Ian Burns2
England Ian Burnsw/oEngland Tom Ford4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4England Nigel Bond2
England Thomas Wealthy2Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien1
England Nigel Bond4England Nigel Bond4
India Lucky Vatnani1England Tom Ford4
China Yu Delu4China Yu Delu0
England Andrew Norman1China Yu Delu4
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng4Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng1
England Peter Ebdon3China Yu Delu4
Thailand James Wattana4Scotland Jamie Burnett1
England Adrian Gunnell1Thailand James Wattana3
Scotland Jamie Burnett4Scotland Jamie Burnett4
England Oliver Lines0

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Rory McLeod1
Norway Kurt Maflin4Norway Kurt Maflin4
England Adam Duffy4England Adam Duffy2
Wales Andrew Pagett1Norway Kurt Maflin3
England Jamie Cope4England Jamie Cope4
Wales Gareth Allen2England Jamie Cope4
Scotland Anthony McGillw/oScotland Anthony McGill0
India David Singhw/dEngland Jamie Cope0
England Jimmy White2England Judd Trump4
England Barry Pinches4England Barry Pinches1
Scotland Alan McManus4Scotland Alan McManus4
China Liu Song2Scotland Alan McManus2
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty3England Judd Trump4
Republic of Ireland David Morris4Republic of Ireland David Morris0
England Judd Trump4England Judd Trump4
England Sam Baird0

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 framesSemi-finals Best of 7 framesFinal Best of 7 frames
England Mark Davis3
England Anthony Hamilton4England Anthony Hamilton3
England Martin Gould4England Martin Gould4
England Michael Holt2England Martin Gould3
Scotland Graeme Dott4England Tom Ford4
England Ricky Walden1Scotland Graeme Dott0
England Tom Ford4England Tom Ford4
England Judd Trump1

Century breaks

147, 135, 110 – Ding Junhui 147, 133, 111 – Jamie Cope 141, 132, 106 – Ian McCulloch 140, 124 – Judd Trump 140 – Marco Fu 140 – Michael Holt 139, 132, 117, 130 – Tom Ford 139, 130, 127, 115, 103, 103 – Martin Gould 139 – Steve Davis 137 – Paul Davison 136, 103 – Alan McManus 136 – Ricky Walden 129, 115 – David Gilbert 128 – Mark Selby 127 – Graeme Dott 124, 123 – Anthony Hamilton 123, 105, 101 – Simon Bedford 122 – James Wattana 121 – Mark Allen 119 – Michael White118 – Ben Woollaston 117 – Tony Drago 114, 105 – Mark Davis 113 – Xiao Guodong 113 – Dave Harold 112, 101 – Dominic Dale 112 – Stuart Bingham 109, 103 – Duane Jones 105, 104 – Andrew Higginson 104 – Chen Zhe 102 – Luca Brecel 102 – Barry Hawkins 102 – Fergal O'Brien 101 – Stephen Maguire 101 – Kurt Maflin 101 – Nigel Bond 100 – Marcus Campbell 100 – Stephen Hendry 100 – Jamie Jones

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