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 major 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]
Details | |
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Duration | 1 June 2011 – 7 May 2012 |
Tournaments | 34 (9 ranking events) |
Triple Crown winners | |
UK Championship | Judd Trump |
Masters | Neil Robertson |
World Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
New professional players
editCountries
Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour.[5]
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Calendar
editThe following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[20][21]
World Snooker Tour
editRanking event |
‡ Minor-ranking event |
† Non-ranking event |
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
editStart | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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24 Sep | Northern Championship | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre in Chesterfield, England | Maria Catalano (ENG) | 3–1 | Ching Ching Yu (HKG) | [50] | |
30 Oct | UK Ladies Championship | Woking Snooker Centre in Woking, England | Reanne Evans (ENG) | 3–2 | Emma Bonney (ENG) | [51] | |
26 Nov | East Anglian Championship | Pot Black Sports Bar in Bury St Edmunds, England | Maria Catalano (ENG) | 3–0 | Katie Henrick (ENG) | [52] | |
28 Jan | Southern Classic | Fareham Snooker Club in Fareham, England | Emma Bonney (ENG) | 3–1 | Jaique Ip (HKG) | [53] | |
25 Feb | Connie Gough Memorial | Jesters Snooker in Swindon, England | Maria Catalano (ENG) | 3–0 | Jaique Ip (HKG) | [54] | |
20 Apr | 22 Apr | World Ladies Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England | Reanne Evans (ENG) | 5–3 | Maria Catalano (ENG) | [55] |
Seniors events
editStart | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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5 Nov | 6 Nov | World Seniors Championship | East of England Showground in Peterborough, England | Darren Morgan (WAL) | 2–1 | Steve Davis (ENG) | [56] |
Other events
editStart | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 Jun | 5 Jun | Pink Ribbon | South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 4–0 | Michael Holt (ENG) | [57] |
4 Jul | 7 Jul | General Cup International | General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 7–6 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | [58] |
29 Oct | 30 Oct | Irish Classic | Celbridge Snooker Club in Kildare, Ireland | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 5–2 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | [59] |
19 Nov | 20 Nov | Power Snooker Masters Trophy | Trafford Centre in Manchester, England | Martin Gould (ENG) | [n 12] | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | [60] |
14 Jan | 15 Jan | Dutch Open | De Dieze in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) | 7–3 | Gerrit bij de Leij (NED) | [61] |
Official rankings
editWorld ranking points
editNo. | Ch | Player[66] | Season[n 13] | Tournament[n 14] | Season | Cut-off point[n 15] | Total[69] | |||||||||||
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09/10 | 10/11 | PTC | AO | SM | UK | GM | WEO | WOO | CO | WC | 11/12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
1 | 2 | Mark Selby | 0 | 38445 | 8900 | 2500 | 7000 | 3040 | 2500 | 4000 | 4480 | 2660 | 1400 | 36480 | 67385 | 69945 | 73945 | 74925 |
2 | 7 | Judd Trump | 0 | 33355 | 10980 | 700 | 980 | 8000 | 2500 | 2500 | 2660 | 3500 | 3800 | 35620 | 46465 | 57385 | 60985 | 68975 |
3 | 2 | Mark Williams | 0 | 36880 | 2200 | 4000 | 5600 | 3040 | 2500 | 1900 | 980 | 2660 | 3800 | 26680 | 63540 | 65020 | 66920 | 63560 |
4 | 4 | Stephen Maguire | 0 | 26880 | 9360 | 700 | 980 | 4000 | 4000 | 2500 | 980 | 5600 | 6400 | 34520 | 45980 | 49660 | 52960 | 61400 |
5 | 3 | John Higgins | 0 | 32000 | 8320 | 700 | 3500 | 3040 | 1900 | 1900 | 3500 | 2660 | 3800 | 29320 | 57540 | 58180 | 56980 | 61320 |
6 | 1 | Shaun Murphy | 0 | 31785 | 4920 | 3200 | 3500 | 4000 | 3200 | 3200 | 3500 | 980 | 1400 | 27900 | 50485 | 54085 | 59785 | 59685 |
7 | 2 | Neil Robertson | 0 | 22520 | 11760 | 1900 | 4480 | 5120 | 1900 | 700 | 2660 | 3500 | 5000 | 37020 | 52100 | 57940 | 58640 | 59540 |
8 | 10 | Stephen Lee | 0 | 24435 | 11280 | 575 | 1960 | 1120 | 3200 | 2500 | 5600 | 4480 | 1400 | 32115 | 38750 | 40550 | 45675 | 56550 |
9 | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 0 | 16700 | 8960 | 0 | 2660 | 3040 | 5000 | 3200 | 0 | 3500 | 10000 | 36360 | 38660 | 40540 | 45540 | 53060 |
10 | 4 | Matthew Stevens | 0 | 25680 | 7080 | 700 | 3500 | 3040 | 2500 | 1900 | 980 | 980 | 6400 | 27080 | 37815 | 43015 | 45515 | 52760 |
11 | 7 | Ding Junhui | 0 | 28760 | 5340 | 700 | 980 | 4000 | 700 | 5000 | 980 | 4480 | 1400 | 23580 | 51420 | 48740 | 53740 | 52340 |
12 | Mark Allen | 0 | 19725 | 5000 | 2500 | 2660 | 6400 | 1900 | 2500 | 7000 | 980 | 1400 | 30340 | 39625 | 48265 | 50165 | 50065 | |
13 | 3 | Graeme Dott | 0 | 24065 | 10500 | 700 | 980 | 3040 | 1900 | 700 | 3500 | 2660 | 1400 | 25380 | 44405 | 50005 | 50705 | 49445 |
14 | 7 | Martin Gould | 0 | 25110 | 9120 | 1400 | 2660 | 3040 | 700 | 1900 | 980 | 980 | 1400 | 22180 | 37210 | 45370 | 47520 | 47290 |
15 | 5 | Ricky Walden | 0 | 23220 | 8980 | 575 | 805 | 5120 | 1900 | 575 | 1960 | 2660 | 1150 | 23725 | 32810 | 39730 | 41630 | 46945 |
16 | 1 | Stuart Bingham | 0 | 24260 | 4720 | 5000 | 2660 | 1120 | 1900 | 1900 | 980 | 2660 | 1400 | 22340 | 40955 | 41115 | 43515 | 46600 |
Points distribution
edit2011/2012 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events[73]
Tournament | Round → | R96 | R80 | R64 | R48 | R32 | R24 | R16 | QF | SF | F | W |
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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
edit- ^ Sam Baird qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.
- ^ Daniel Wells qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.
- ^ Scott MacKenzie qualified by topping the Scottish rankings.
- ^ Joe Meara qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.
- ^ David Hogan qualified by topping the Irish rankings.
- ^ Event also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic
- ^ Event also known as the 2011 Warsaw Classic
- ^ Event also known as the 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy
- ^ Event also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy
- ^ Event also known as the 2011 Antwerp Open
- ^ Event also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open
- ^ This format was based on points. Martin Gould won 286–258.
- ^ The 2009/2010 points only included the points that counted towards the next seedings update. See [67] for the points accumulated during the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons.
- ^ See [68] for ranking points accumulated up to the Players Tour Championship Finals and [69] for points accumulated at the China Open and World Snooker Championship.
- ^ See [70] for the rankings at the first seedings cut-off point; see [71] for the second, see [72] for the third and see [69] at the end of the season.
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