The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 5 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 25 September 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.

Andrew Higginson won his first professional title by defeating John Higgins 4–1 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 Sam Harvey 4–2 England Shane Castle England Phil O'Kane 0–4 England Sydney Wilson England David Gray 4–2 England Michael Wild England Joel Walker 4–3 England Shaun Wilkes England Marc Harman 1–4 England James Murdoch England Bash Maqsood 3–4 England Mike Hallett England Jonathan Birch 4–1 England Clark Lillyman England Rogelio Esteiro 0–4 England Antony Parsons England Matthew Day 3–4 England Martin O'Donnell Scotland Michael Leslie w/o–w/d England Terry Challenger China Chen Zhe 4–3 England Alex Davies Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 4–2 England Martin Ball Wales Kishan Hirani 4–3 England Steve Ventham Wales Duane Jones 4–1 England Ian Stark England John Whitty 4–0 England Kashif Khan England Jamie Curtis-Barrett 1–4 England Stephen Craigie England Stephen John Barton 0–4 England Ben Harrison England James Silverwood w/d–w/o England Justin Astley England Jamie Green 0–4 England Chris Norbury Wales Gareth Allen 2–4 England Les Dodd England Zak Surety 4–2 Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan England Robert Tickner 1–4 England James Hill England Robert James 4–1 India David SinghEngland Jordan Winbourne 4–1 Wales Ross Jones England Jamie O'Neill 4–0 Pakistan Hasan Khan Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 4–1 England James Cahill England Alan Edmonds 2–4 Scotland Eden Sharav England Saqib Nasir 2–4 Scotland Marc Davis England Michael Wasley 4–1 Wales Jamie Clarke England Sachin Plaha 3–4 England Nico Elton England Mitchell Travis 4–3 England Oliver Lines Belgium Hans Blanckaert 4–1 England Oliver Brown England Kyren Wilson 4–0 England Ashley Carty Republic of Ireland John Sutton 4–0 Canada Brent Kolbeck Wales Richard King 3–4 England Tom Maxfield England James Brown 2–4 England Lee Page China Zhang Anda 4–2 Wales Alex Taubman England Brian Morgan 1–4 England Allan Taylor England Lee Farebrother 4–3 England David Birley England Danny Brindle 1–4 England Nick Jennings Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan 4–1 England Nikolas Charalambous England Mitchell Mann w/o–w/d England Tony Knowles England Elliot Slessor 3–4 Pakistan Najmur Khan England Liam Monk 1–4 England Ian Glover Pakistan Omer Butt 1–4 England Sean Hopkin England George Marter 2–4 England Ricky Norris
England Sam Harvey4–2England Shane Castle
England Phil O'Kane0–4England Sydney Wilson
England David Gray4–2England Michael Wild
England Joel Walker4–3England Shaun Wilkes
England Marc Harman1–4England James Murdoch
England Bash Maqsood3–4England Mike Hallett
England Jonathan Birch4–1England Clark Lillyman
England Rogelio Esteiro0–4England Antony Parsons
England Matthew Day3–4England Martin O'Donnell
Scotland Michael Lesliew/o–w/dEngland Terry Challenger
China Chen Zhe4–3England Alex Davies
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon4–2England Martin Ball
Wales Kishan Hirani4–3England Steve Ventham
Wales Duane Jones4–1England Ian Stark
England John Whitty4–0England Kashif Khan
England Jamie Curtis-Barrett1–4England Stephen Craigie
England Stephen John Barton0–4England Ben Harrison
England James Silverwoodw/d–w/oEngland Justin Astley
England Jamie Green0–4England Chris Norbury
Wales Gareth Allen2–4England Les Dodd
England Zak Surety4–2Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan
England Robert Tickner1–4England James Hill
England Robert James4–1India David Singh
England Jordan Winbourne4–1Wales Ross Jones
England Jamie O'Neill4–0Pakistan Hasan Khan
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace4–1England James Cahill
England Alan Edmonds2–4Scotland Eden Sharav
England Saqib Nasir2–4Scotland Marc Davis
England Michael Wasley4–1Wales Jamie Clarke
England Sachin Plaha3–4England Nico Elton
England Mitchell Travis4–3England Oliver Lines
Belgium Hans Blanckaert4–1England Oliver Brown
England Kyren Wilson4–0England Ashley Carty
Republic of Ireland John Sutton4–0Canada Brent Kolbeck
Wales Richard King3–4England Tom Maxfield
England James Brown2–4England Lee Page
China Zhang Anda4–2Wales Alex Taubman
England Brian Morgan1–4England Allan Taylor
England Lee Farebrother4–3England David Birley
England Danny Brindle1–4England Nick Jennings
Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan4–1England Nikolas Charalambous
England Mitchell Mannw/o–w/dEngland Tony Knowles
England Elliot Slessor3–4Pakistan Najmur Khan
England Liam Monk1–4England Ian Glover
Pakistan Omer Butt1–4England Sean Hopkin
England George Marter2–4England Ricky Norris

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

England Sam Harvey 4–2 England Sydney Wilson England David Gray 4–3 England Joel Walker England James Murdoch 1–4 England Mike Hallett England Ian Burns 4–0 England Jonathan Birch England Jake Nicholson 3–4 England Antony Parsons England Martin O'Donnell 4–0 Scotland Michael Leslie China Chen Zhe 1–4 Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon England Ryan Causton 0–4 Wales Kishan Hirani Wales Duane Jones 4–3 England John Whitty England Stephen Craigie 4–0 England Ben Harrison England Justin Astley 2–4 England Chris Norbury England Les Dodd 4–2 England Zak Surety Wales Jak Jones 4–3 England James Hill England Robert James 4–3 England Jordan WinbourneEngland Jamie O'Neill 1–4 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace Scotland Eden Sharav 4–2 Scotland Marc Davis England Michael Wasley 4–0 England Nico Elton England Reanne Evans 2–4 England Mitchell Travis Belgium Hans Blanckaert 2–4 England Kyren Wilson England Andrew Milliard 2–4 Republic of Ireland John Sutton England James McGouran 4–1 England Tom Maxfield England Lee Page 0–4 China Zhang Anda England Allan Taylor 4–1 England Lee Farebrother England Nick Jennings 3–4 Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan England Mitchell Mann 4–1 Pakistan Najmur Khan England Ashley Wright 4–3 England Ian Glover England Sean O’Sullivan 4–2 England Sean Hopkin England Christopher Keogan 4–1 England Ricky Norris
England Sam Harvey4–2England Sydney Wilson
England David Gray4–3England Joel Walker
England James Murdoch1–4England Mike Hallett
England Ian Burns4–0England Jonathan Birch
England Jake Nicholson3–4England Antony Parsons
England Martin O'Donnell4–0Scotland Michael Leslie
China Chen Zhe1–4Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
England Ryan Causton0–4Wales Kishan Hirani
Wales Duane Jones4–3England John Whitty
England Stephen Craigie4–0England Ben Harrison
England Justin Astley2–4England Chris Norbury
England Les Dodd4–2England Zak Surety
Wales Jak Jones4–3England James Hill
England Robert James4–3England Jordan Winbourne
England Jamie O'Neill1–4Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace
Scotland Eden Sharav4–2Scotland Marc Davis
England Michael Wasley4–0England Nico Elton
England Reanne Evans2–4England Mitchell Travis
Belgium Hans Blanckaert2–4England Kyren Wilson
England Andrew Milliard2–4Republic of Ireland John Sutton
England James McGouran4–1England Tom Maxfield
England Lee Page0–4China Zhang Anda
England Allan Taylor4–1England Lee Farebrother
England Nick Jennings3–4Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan
England Mitchell Mann4–1Pakistan Najmur Khan
England Ashley Wright4–3England Ian Glover
England Sean O’Sullivan4–2England Sean Hopkin
England Christopher Keogan4–1England Ricky Norris

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
England Ronnie O'Sullivan4
Wales Mark Williams1England Ronnie O'Sullivan2
England Peter Lines4England Peter Lines4
England Sam Harvey1England Peter Lines3
England Andy Hicks2England Jack Lisowski4
England Jack Lisowski4England Jack Lisowski4
England Mark Davis0England Andrew Norman3
England Andrew Norman4England Jack Lisowski4
China Ding Junhui4England David Gilbert3
England David Gray3China Ding Junhui3
England David Gilbert4England David Gilbert4
England Mike Hallett1England David Gilbert4
England Sam Craigie4England Ian Burns1
China Cao Yupeng1England Sam Craigie1
Thailand James Wattana2England Ian Burns4
England Ian Burns4

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat4
England Paul Davison3Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat3
England Robbie Williamsw/oEngland Robbie Williams4
India Lucky Vatnaniw/dEngland Robbie Williams2
England Jamie Cope0Scotland Jamie Burnett4
England Antony Parsons4England Antony Parsons0
Scotland Jamie Burnett4Scotland Jamie Burnett4
England Martin O'Donnell1Scotland Jamie Burnett4
England Mark Joyce1England Anthony Hamilton2
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon4Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon3
England Gary Wilson3England Shaun Murphy4
England Shaun Murphy4England Shaun Murphy2
England Simon Bedford4England Anthony Hamilton4
England Barry Pinches3England Simon Bedford0
Scotland Stephen Hendry3England Anthony Hamilton4
England Anthony Hamilton4

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Joe Perry4
Wales Kishan Hirani0England Joe Perry4
Scotland Stephen Maguire2England Peter Ebdon0
England Peter Ebdon4England Joe Perry4
England Mike Dunn3England Ricky Walden3
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4Northern Ireland Gerard Greene1
England Ricky Walden4England Ricky Walden4
Wales Duane Jones0England Joe Perry2
Scotland Graeme Dott4England Dave Harold4
England Stephen Craigie0Scotland Graeme Dott4
England Joe Jogiaw/oEngland Joe Jogia3
Finland Robin Hullw/dScotland Graeme Dott0
England Dave Harold4England Dave Harold4
England Chris Norbury3England Dave Harold4
England Stephen Lee4England Stephen Lee3
England Adam Wicheard1

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Scotland Marcus Campbell1
England Ian McCulloch4England Ian McCulloch4
England Nigel Bond4England Nigel Bond1
England Les Dodd0England Ian McCulloch4
England Tom Ford4England Tom Ford2
Republic of Ireland David Hogan2England Tom Ford4
England Jimmy Robertson4England Jimmy Robertson3
Wales Jak Jones2England Ian McCulloch0
China Xiao Guodong4England Andrew Higginson4
England Robert James1China Xiao Guodong0
England Andrew Higginson4England Andrew Higginson4
Northern Ireland Joe Meara0England Andrew Higginson4
England Ben Woollaston4England Ben Woollaston1
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace0England Ben Woollaston4
China Yu Delu2China Liu Song0
China Liu Song4

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 Judd Trump4
Hong Kong Marco Fu2England Judd Trump4
England Mark King4England Mark King1
England Adrian Gunnell1England Judd Trump1
Malta Tony Drago1China Li Yan4
China Liu Chuang4China Liu Chuang3
China Li Yan4China Li Yan4
Poland Kacper Filipiak0China Li Yan3
England Craig Steadman2Australia Neil Robertson4
Scotland Scott MacKenzie4Scotland Scott MacKenzie4
Wales Dominic Dale3Northern Ireland Joe Swail1
Northern Ireland Joe Swail4Scotland Scott MacKenzie2
England Ali Carter0Australia Neil Robertson4
India Aditya Mehta4India Aditya Mehta3
Australia Neil Robertson4Australia Neil Robertson4
Scotland Eden Sharav0

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Scotland John Higgins4
England David Grace0Scotland John Higgins4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty2England Michael Wasley2
England Michael Wasley4Scotland John Higgins4
England Liam Highfield3Scotland Alan McManus1
England Mitchell Travis4England Mitchell Travis0
Scotland Alan McManus4Scotland Alan McManus4
England Alfie Burden2Scotland John Higgins4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen4Wales Ryan Day2
China Tian Pengfei3Northern Ireland Mark Allen2
England Rory McLeod2England Rod Lawler4
England Rod Lawler4England Rod Lawler0
Wales Matthew Stevens1Wales Ryan Day4
England Kyren Wilson4England Kyren Wilson1
Wales Ryan Day4Wales Ryan Day4
Norway Kurt Maflin0

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
Wales Michael White4
Republic of Ireland John Sutton3Wales Michael White4
Scotland Anthony McGill4Scotland Anthony McGill2
England James McGouran1Wales Michael White4
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng4Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng1
Wales Daniel Wells3Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng4
England Sam Baird4England Sam Baird2
China Zhang Anda3Wales Michael White3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4England Barry Hawkins4
England Allan Taylor1Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien1
England Stuart Bingham4England Stuart Bingham4
England Stuart Carrington0England Stuart Bingham3
England Barry Hawkins4England Barry Hawkins4
Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan1England Barry Hawkins4
England Matthew Selt3China Liang Wenbo2
China Liang Wenbo4

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 framesLast 64 Best of 7 framesLast 32 Best of 7 framesLast 16 Best of 7 frames
England Jimmy White4
Wales Andrew Pagett2England Jimmy White4
Wales Jamie Jones2England Matthew Couch3
England Matthew Couch4England Jimmy White0
Belgium Luca Brecel4England Martin Gould4
England Mitchell Mann1Belgium Luca Brecel1
England Martin Gould4England Martin Gould4
England Ashley Wright2England Martin Gould1
England Steve Davis4England Michael Holt4
England Sean O’Sullivan1England Steve Davis4
England Adam Duffy4England Adam Duffy0
Republic of Ireland David Morris3England Steve Davis1
England Michael Holt4England Michael Holt4
England Christopher Keogan1England Michael Holt4
England Mark Selby2England Robert Milkins2
England Robert Milkins4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 framesSemi-finals Best of 7 framesFinal Best of 7 frames
England Jack Lisowski4
Scotland Jamie Burnett3England Jack Lisowski1
England Dave Harold2England Andrew Higginson4
England Andrew Higginson4England Andrew Higginson4
Australia Neil Robertson1Scotland John Higgins1
Scotland John Higgins4Scotland John Higgins4
England Barry Hawkins4England Barry Hawkins1
England Michael Holt2

Century breaks

Only from last 128 onwards.

141, 105 – David Gilbert 138, 128, 112, 107 – Neil Robertson 137 – Liu Song 137 – Dave Harold 135, 129 – Mark King 133, 115, 107 – Barry Hawkins 132, 108 – Michael Holt 132 – Michael White 128, 112 – Martin Gould 126, 113 – Jimmy Robertson 125, 100 – Ryan Day 125 – Shaun Murphy 125 – Anthony McGill 117, 105 – Graeme Dott 117 – Andrew Higginson 115, 102 – Robert Milkins 114 – Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon114 – Liu Chuang 113 – Robbie Williams 113 – John Sutton 110, 102 – Ken Doherty 110 – Jamie Burnett 108 – Paul Davison 106, 100 – Tom Ford 106 – Matthew Selt 105, 105, 103 – John Higgins 105 – Ding Junhui 104 – Rory McLeod 103 – Judd Trump 102 – Ricky Walden 102 – Sam Baird 101 – Barry Pinches 101 – Alan McManus 100 – Gerard Greene