The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 3 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 21 August 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.

Ben Woollaston won his first professional title by defeating Graeme Dott 4–2 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
Winner£10,0002,000
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
Total£50,000–
  • 1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

England Jason Tart2–4England Sean O'Sullivan

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

England Martin Ball 3–4 England Michael Wasley Wales Callum Lloyd w/o–w/d England Nick Pearce Wales Gareth Allen 4–2 England Hammad Miah England Rogelio Esteiro 0–4 England Allan Taylor England Danny Brindle 0–4 England Reanne Evans England Neal Jones 4–0 England James Frith England Farakh Ajaib 4–1 Wales Andrew Rogers England Mitchell Mann 4–3 England Ian Glover England Joel Walker 4–1 Belgium Hans Blanckaert England Dean Reynolds 2–4 England Lewis Mayes Wales Jak Jones w/o–w/d Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney England Nick Jennings 4–3 England Antony Parsons England Gareth Green 4–2 England Rock Hui England Jamie Walker 4–0 England Bash Maqsood Canada Brent Kolbeck w/d–w/o Pakistan Shahram Changezi England Brian Robertson 2–4 England Phil O'Kane Germany Lasse Münstermann w/d–w/o England Stephen Craigie England Andy Lee w/d–w/o China Chen Zhe Wales Kishan Hirani 4–3 England James Murdoch England David Gray 4–2 England Sean O'Sullivan England Christopher Keogan 4–1 England Charlie Walters England Lee Farebrother 0–4 England Craig Steadman England Clark Lillyman 2–4 England Steve Ventham Republic of Ireland Michael Judge w/o–w/d England Richard Barrett England Shaun Wilkes 1–4 England James McGouran Wales Daniel Woodward 0–4 England Declan Bristow England Gary Wilson 4–0 England Jamie Curtis-Barrett Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez 4–1 England Mitchell TravisEngland Kristian Willetts 1–4 England Shane Castle England Robbie Williams 4–1 Wales Alex Taubman England Michael Wild 4–2 England Callum Downing England Sanderson Lam 2–4 Scotland Marc Davis England Les Dodd 0–4 England Tony Knowles England Ben Harrison 4–2 England Ryan Causton England Liam Monk 4–1 Poland Grzegorz Biernadski England Steve Judd 2–4 China Zhang Anda Scotland Sean James Riach 4–3 England Steve Martin England Ian Burns 4–2 England Brian Morgan England John Woods 0–4 Wales Stephen Ellis Wales Duane Jones 4–1 England Justin Astley England Jamie O'Neill 4–2 England George Marter England Chris Norbury 4–0 Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan England Lewis Frampton 0–4 England Robert Tickner England Saqib Nasir 4–0 England James Silverwood England Jordan Rimmer 2–4 England John Whitty England Sam Harvey 4–0 England Damian Wilks England Sydney Wilson 2–4 England Martin O'Donnell England Brian Cox 2–4 England Mike Hallett England Matthew Day 4–0 England Sachin Plaha England Lee Page 4–1 England Oliver Lines England James Cahill 4–2 England Jake Nicholson England James Hill 4–2 England Andrew Milliard England Ashley Wright 4–2 England Jack Culligan England Ricky Norris 2–4 England Kyren Wilson England Scott Bell 4–3 England Ian Stark Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan 4–0 England Oliver Brown
England Martin Ball3–4England Michael Wasley
Wales Callum Lloydw/o–w/dEngland Nick Pearce
Wales Gareth Allen4–2England Hammad Miah
England Rogelio Esteiro0–4England Allan Taylor
England Danny Brindle0–4England Reanne Evans
England Neal Jones4–0England James Frith
England Farakh Ajaib4–1Wales Andrew Rogers
England Mitchell Mann4–3England Ian Glover
England Joel Walker4–1Belgium Hans Blanckaert
England Dean Reynolds2–4England Lewis Mayes
Wales Jak Jonesw/o–w/dRepublic of Ireland Joe Delaney
England Nick Jennings4–3England Antony Parsons
England Gareth Green4–2England Rock Hui
England Jamie Walker4–0England Bash Maqsood
Canada Brent Kolbeckw/d–w/oPakistan Shahram Changezi
England Brian Robertson2–4England Phil O'Kane
Germany Lasse Münstermannw/d–w/oEngland Stephen Craigie
England Andy Leew/d–w/oChina Chen Zhe
Wales Kishan Hirani4–3England James Murdoch
England David Gray4–2England Sean O'Sullivan
England Christopher Keogan4–1England Charlie Walters
England Lee Farebrother0–4England Craig Steadman
England Clark Lillyman2–4England Steve Ventham
Republic of Ireland Michael Judgew/o–w/dEngland Richard Barrett
England Shaun Wilkes1–4England James McGouran
Wales Daniel Woodward0–4England Declan Bristow
England Gary Wilson4–0England Jamie Curtis-Barrett
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez4–1England Mitchell Travis
England Kristian Willetts1–4England Shane Castle
England Robbie Williams4–1Wales Alex Taubman
England Michael Wild4–2England Callum Downing
England Sanderson Lam2–4Scotland Marc Davis
England Les Dodd0–4England Tony Knowles
England Ben Harrison4–2England Ryan Causton
England Liam Monk4–1Poland Grzegorz Biernadski
England Steve Judd2–4China Zhang Anda
Scotland Sean James Riach4–3England Steve Martin
England Ian Burns4–2England Brian Morgan
England John Woods0–4Wales Stephen Ellis
Wales Duane Jones4–1England Justin Astley
England Jamie O'Neill4–2England George Marter
England Chris Norbury4–0Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan
England Lewis Frampton0–4England Robert Tickner
England Saqib Nasir4–0England James Silverwood
England Jordan Rimmer2–4England John Whitty
England Sam Harvey4–0England Damian Wilks
England Sydney Wilson2–4England Martin O'Donnell
England Brian Cox2–4England Mike Hallett
England Matthew Day4–0England Sachin Plaha
England Lee Page4–1England Oliver Lines
England James Cahill4–2England Jake Nicholson
England James Hill4–2England Andrew Milliard
England Ashley Wright4–2England Jack Culligan
England Ricky Norris2–4England Kyren Wilson
England Scott Bell4–3England Ian Stark
Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan4–0England Oliver Brown

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

England Michael Wasley 4–2 Wales Callum Lloyd Wales Gareth Allen 1–4 England Allan Taylor England Reanne Evans 1–4 England Neal Jones England Farakh Ajaib 2–4 England Mitchell Mann England Joel Walker 4–3 England Lewis Mayes Wales Jak Jones 2–4 England Nick Jennings England Gareth Green 4–3 England Jamie Walker Pakistan Shahram Changezi 4–2 England Phil O'Kane England Stephen Craigie 4–1 China Chen Zhe Wales Kishan Hirani 4–2 England David Gray England Christopher Keogan 3–4 England Craig Steadman England Steve Ventham 1–4 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge England James McGouran 4–1 England Declan Bristow England Gary Wilson 4–0 Republic of Ireland Leo FernandezEngland Shane Castle 1–4 England Robbie Williams England Michael Wild 0–4 Scotland Marc Davis England Tony Knowles 0–4 England Ben Harrison England Liam Monk 0–4 China Zhang Anda Scotland Sean James Riach 1–4 England Ian Burns Wales Stephen Ellis 4–3 Wales Duane Jones England Jamie O'Neill 4–0 England Chris Norbury England Robert Tickner 0–4 England Saqib Nasir England John Whitty 2–4 England Sam Harvey England Martin O'Donnell 4–0 England Mike Hallett England Matthew Day 3–4 England Lee Page England James Cahill 3–4 England James Hill England Ashley Wright 0–4 England Kyren Wilson England Scott Bell 1–4 Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan
England Michael Wasley4–2Wales Callum Lloyd
Wales Gareth Allen1–4England Allan Taylor
England Reanne Evans1–4England Neal Jones
England Farakh Ajaib2–4England Mitchell Mann
England Joel Walker4–3England Lewis Mayes
Wales Jak Jones2–4England Nick Jennings
England Gareth Green4–3England Jamie Walker
Pakistan Shahram Changezi4–2England Phil O'Kane
England Stephen Craigie4–1China Chen Zhe
Wales Kishan Hirani4–2England David Gray
England Christopher Keogan3–4England Craig Steadman
England Steve Ventham1–4Republic of Ireland Michael Judge
England James McGouran4–1England Declan Bristow
England Gary Wilson4–0Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez
England Shane Castle1–4England Robbie Williams
England Michael Wild0–4Scotland Marc Davis
England Tony Knowles0–4England Ben Harrison
England Liam Monk0–4China Zhang Anda
Scotland Sean James Riach1–4England Ian Burns
Wales Stephen Ellis4–3Wales Duane Jones
England Jamie O'Neill4–0England Chris Norbury
England Robert Tickner0–4England Saqib Nasir
England John Whitty2–4England Sam Harvey
England Martin O'Donnell4–0England Mike Hallett
England Matthew Day3–4England Lee Page
England James Cahill3–4England James Hill
England Ashley Wright0–4England Kyren Wilson
England Scott Bell1–4Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan

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
Wales Mark Williams0
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge4Republic of Ireland Michael Judge3
England Andrew Higginson4England Andrew Higginson4
England Nick Jennings0England Andrew Higginson2
England Rod Lawler1England Ben Woollaston4
England Ben Woollaston4England Ben Woollaston4
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2Norway Kurt Maflin3
Norway Kurt Maflin4England Ben Woollaston4
England Jack Lisowskiw/oRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty0
Belgium Bjorn Haneveerw/dEngland Jack Lisowski3
England Jamie Cope4England Jamie Cope4
England Robbie Williams3England Jamie Cope2
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4
England Martin O'Donnell1Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty4
England Barry Pinches2England Jamie O'Neill1
England Jamie O'Neill4

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Hong Kong Marco Fu4
Thailand James Wattana2Hong Kong Marco Fu4
England Anthony Hamiltonw/oEngland Anthony Hamilton1
India Lucky Vatnaniw/dHong Kong Marco Fu2
Scotland Alan McManus4Scotland Alan McManus4
England Matthew Couch0Scotland Alan McManus4
England Stuart Bingham4England Stuart Bingham0
Poland Kacper Filipiak0Scotland Alan McManus4
England Ali Carter4England Joe Jogia1
England Stephen Craigie2England Ali Carter3
Australia Neil Robertson4Australia Neil Robertson4
Scotland Scott MacKenzie1Australia Neil Robertson2
England Peter Lines3England Joe Jogia4
Wales Michael White4Wales Michael White0
England Joe Jogia4England Joe Jogia4
China Li Yan3

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Northern Ireland Joe Swail0
Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat4Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat4
England Ricky Walden4England Ricky Walden0
China Zhang Anda2Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat2
England Steve Davis4England Michael Holt4
Wales Daniel Wells1England Steve Davis1
England Michael Holt4England Michael Holt4
England Gareth Green1England Michael Holt1
England Rory McLeod2Scotland Anthony McGill4
England Adam Duffy4England Adam Duffy2
Wales Matthew Stevens4Wales Matthew Stevens4
England Sam Baird3Wales Matthew Stevens2
Scotland Anthony McGill4Scotland Anthony McGill4
Wales Andrew Pagett0Scotland Anthony McGill4
England Mark King3China Tian Pengfei3
China Tian Pengfei4

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Robert Milkins0
England Paul Davison4England Paul Davison0
Scotland Stephen Maguire4Scotland Stephen Maguire4
England Allan Taylor1Scotland Stephen Maguire4
China Liu Chuang2England David Grace1
England David Grace4England David Grace4
England Shaun Murphy1England Kyren Wilson2
England Kyren Wilson4Scotland Stephen Maguire1
Northern Ireland Mark Allen4England Stephen Lee4
England Ian Burns2Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
Wales Dominic Dale4Wales Dominic Dale2
England Saqib Nasir2Northern Ireland Mark Allen2
China Ding Junhui4England Stephen Lee4
England Joel Walker0China Ding Junhui1
England Stephen Lee4England Stephen Lee4
England Ben Harrison3

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
Belgium Luca Brecel0England Mark Selby4
Wales Ryan Dayw/oWales Ryan Day1
Finland Robin Hullw/dEngland Mark Selby4
England Peter Ebdon1England Gary Wilson2
England Gary Wilson4England Gary Wilson4
England Nigel Bond4England Nigel Bond1
Scotland Marc Davis2England Mark Selby2
England Tom Ford3Scotland Marcus Campbell4
England Sam Craigie4England Sam Craigie0
Scotland Marcus Campbell4Scotland Marcus Campbell4
Republic of Ireland David Hogan2Scotland Marcus Campbell4
England Mark Joyce1Republic of Ireland David Morris2
Republic of Ireland David Morris4Republic of Ireland David Morris4
Scotland Jamie Burnett4Scotland Jamie Burnett3
England Adam Wicheard3

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Malta Tony Drago4
England Michael Wasley2Malta Tony Drago4
England Martin Gould4England Martin Gould3
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng0Malta Tony Drago2
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien1England Barry Hawkins4
England Craig Steadman4England Craig Steadman2
England Barry Hawkins4England Barry Hawkins4
India Aditya Mehta0England Barry Hawkins4
England Judd Trump4China Xiao Guodong1
England Sam Harvey0England Judd Trump4
England Adrian Gunnell2Pakistan Shahram Changezi1
Pakistan Shahram Changezi4England Judd Trump0
China Xiao Guodong4China Xiao Guodong4
England Neal Jones2China Xiao Guodong4
England Dave Harold4England Dave Harold2
Wales Stephen Ellis0

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Matthew Selt4
China Cao Yupeng0England Matthew Selt4
England Alfie Burden4England Alfie Burden2
England David Birley0England Matthew Selt4
China Liang Wenbo4England Mark Davis0
England James Hill0China Liang Wenbo2
England Mark Davis4England Mark Davis4
England Stuart Carrington1England Matthew Selt3
England Jimmy Robertson4Wales Jamie Jones4
England Lee Page0England Jimmy Robertson1
Wales Jamie Jones4Wales Jamie Jones4
China Yu Delu3Wales Jamie Jones4
England Andy Hicks4England Andy Hicks1
Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan0England Andy Hicks4
England Ian McCulloch4England Ian McCulloch3
Northern Ireland Joe Meara0

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Scotland Graeme Dott4
England James Welsh1Scotland Graeme Dott4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan4England Ronnie O'Sullivan1
England David Gilbert1Scotland Graeme Dott4
China Liu Song0Scotland Stephen Hendry0
England Andrew Norman4England Andrew Norman2
Scotland Stephen Hendry4Scotland Stephen Hendry4
England Liam Highfield0Scotland Graeme Dott4
England Jimmy White4Scotland John Higgins2
England Simon Bedford0England Jimmy White4
England Mike Dunn4England Mike Dunn1
Wales Kishan Hirani1England Jimmy White1
England Joe Perry4Scotland John Higgins4
England James McGouran3England Joe Perry1
Scotland John Higgins4Scotland John Higgins4
England Mitchell Mann3

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 framesSemi-finals Best of 7 framesFinal Best of 7 frames
England Ben Woollaston4
Scotland Alan McManus3England Ben Woollaston4
Scotland Anthony McGill4Scotland Anthony McGill0
England Stephen Lee2England Ben Woollaston4
Scotland Marcus Campbell0Scotland Graeme Dott2
England Barry Hawkins4England Barry Hawkins1
Wales Jamie Jones0Scotland Graeme Dott4
Scotland Graeme Dott4

Century breaks

Only from last 128 onwards.

142, 105 – Jamie Cope 141 – Marco Fu 139 – David Grace 137 – Kyren Wilson 136, 116, 112, 101 – Graeme Dott 136 – Alan McManus 135, 129 – Martin Gould 132, 121 – Anthony McGill 132 – Li Yan 132 – Judd Trump 131, 106 – Andrew Higginson 131, 103 – Kurt Maflin 131 – Jimmy White 131 – John Higgins 128, 112, 100 – Neil Robertson 127, 107, 102 – Stephen Lee 125 – Stephen Hendry 124 – Stuart Bingham123 – Adam Duffy 121, 105 – Matthew Stevens 118, 111 – Andy Hicks 117, 108 – Barry Hawkins 113 – Mark Selby 112 – Paul Davison 112 – Jamie Jones 111, 108 – Michael Holt 108, 107, 105 – Matthew Selt 106 – Ken Doherty 105 – Tony Drago 104 – Michael White 104 – Steve Davis 103 – Ben Woollaston 102 – Joe Jogia 101 – Tom Ford 100 – Fergal O'Brien