2011–12 snooker season

The 2011–12 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]

2011–12 snooker season
Nations that hosted a World Snooker Tour event during the 2011/2012 season
Details
Duration1 June 2011 – 7 May 2012
Tournaments33 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Judd Trump
Masters Neil Robertson
World Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan

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

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 2011/2012

World ranking points
Main article: Snooker world ranking points 2011/2012
No.  Ch  Player[59] Season[n 14] Tournament[n 15] Season Cut-off point[n 16] Total[62]
09/10 10/11 PTC AO SM UK GM WEO WOO CO WC 11/12 1 2 3
12 Mark Selby 0 38445 8900 25007000304025004000448026601400 36480 67385699457394574925
27 Judd Trump 0 33355 10980 700980800025002500266035003800 35620 46465573856098568975
32 Mark Williams 0 36880 2200 4000560030402500190098026603800 26680 63540650206692063560
44 Stephen Maguire 0 26880 9360 70098040004000250098056006400 34520 45980496605296061400
53 John Higgins 0 32000 8320 7003500304019001900350026603800 29320 57540581805698061320
61 Shaun Murphy 0 31785 4920 3200350040003200320035009801400 27900 50485540855978559685
72 Neil Robertson 0 22520 11760 1900448051201900700266035005000 37020 52100579405864059540
810 Stephen Lee 0 24435 11280 5751960112032002500560044801400 32115 38750405504567556550
92 Ronnie O'Sullivan 0 16700 8960 026603040500032000350010000 36360 38660405404554053060
104 Matthew Stevens 0 25680 7080 70035003040250019009809806400 27080 37815430154551552760
117 Ding Junhui 0 28760 5340 7009804000700500098044801400 23580 51420487405374052340
12 Mark Allen 0 19725 5000 2500266064001900250070009801400 30340 39625482655016550065
133 Graeme Dott 0 24065 10500 70098030401900700350026601400 25380 44405500055070549445
147 Martin Gould 0 25110 9120 14002660304070019009809801400 22180 37210453704752047290
155 Ricky Walden 0 23220 8980 57580551201900575196026601150 23725 32810397304163046945
161 Stuart Bingham 0 24260 4720 5000266011201900190098026601400 22340 40955411154351546600

Points distribution

2011/2012 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events[66]

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 [60] 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 [62] for points accumulated at the China Open and World Snooker Championship.
  16. See [63] for the rankings at the first seedings cut-off point; see [64] for the second, see [65] for the third and see [62] at the end of the season.

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