Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1

Players Tour Championship 2010/2011
Event 1
Tournament information
Dates	24–27 June 2010
Venue	World Snooker Academy
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	Kurt Maflin (NOR) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up	Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Score	4–0
	← First PTC2 →

The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1 (also known as Star Xing Pai Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1 for sponsorship purposes) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place over 24–27 June 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. It was contested by 75 professional players and 73 amateurs.^[1]

Kurt Maflin made the 71st official maximum break during his last 128 match against Michał Zieliński. This was Maflin's first official 147.^[2]^[3]

Mark Williams won the final 4–0 against Stephen Maguire.^[4]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[5]^[6]

	Prize fund	Ranking points¹
Winner	£10,000	2,000
Runner Up	£5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	£2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	£1,500	1,000
Last 16	£1,000	760
Last 32	£600	560
Last 64	£200	360
Total	£50,000	–

¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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Preliminary round

Best of 7 frames


Greg Davis	w/o–w/d	David Gray
Craig Steadman	1–4	Aditya Mehta
Mitchell Travis	2–4	Sam Craigie
Chen Zhe	3–4	Stephen Ormerod
David Craggs	4–0	Jamie Walker
Charlie Walters	2–4	Stephen Craigie
Kamran Ashraf	4–2	Richard Somauroo
Mark Miller	0–4	Sharrukh Nasir
Jake Nicholson	1–4	Jordan Brown
Robert Redmond	4–0	Jack Culligan
Sam Harvey	0–4	Shaun Parkes


Nick Jennings	4–1	Stephen Groves
Damian Wilks	1–4	Andrew Norman
Martin O'Donnell	4–2	Jeff Cundy
Alex Davies	3–4	Michał Zieliński
Ryan Clark	0–4	Hugh Abernethy
Oliver Brown	0–4	Andy Lee
Michael Wild	4–1	James Silverwood
Jordan Rimmer	0–4	Daniel Wells
Marc Davis	w/o–w/d	Ejler Hame
James Cahill	0–4	Ashik Nathwani
Jamie Brown	0–4	Stuart Carrington

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Andrew Pagett	1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Dominic Dale	4	Dominic Dale	0
David Bailey	0			Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Mark Selby	4			Mark Selby	3
David Grace	2	Mark Selby	4
Ryan Day	3	Michael Wasley	1
Michael Wasley	4					Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Matthew Stevens	4					Matthew Stevens	1
Chris Norbury	1	Matthew Stevens	4
Joe Swail	4	Joe Swail	2
James Hill	1			Matthew Stevens	4
Igor Figueiredo	4			Igor Figueiredo	2
Lee Farebrother	1	Igor Figueiredo	4
Jimmy Michie	4	Jimmy Michie	3
Paul Metcalf	1

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Peter Lines	4
Danny Douane	0	Peter Lines	3
Ben Woollaston	4	Ben Woollaston	4
Adam Duffy	2			Ben Woollaston	3
Jamie Jones	4			Jamie Jones	4
James McGouran	2	Jamie Jones	4
Gerard Greene	4	Gerard Greene	3
Sam Baird	2					Jamie Jones	2
Jimmy White	4					Jamie Cope	4
Gareth Green	1	Jimmy White	4
Kyren Wilson	4	Kyren Wilson	3
James McBain	2			Jimmy White	1
Jamie O'Neill	1			Jamie Cope	4
Ben Harrison	4	Ben Harrison	3
Jamie Cope	4	Jamie Cope	4
Samuel Thistlewhite	1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Zhang Anda	0
Alfie Burden	4	Alfie Burden	4
Tony Drago	4	Tony Drago	1
Ian Glover	3			Alfie Burden	2
Marcus Campbell	4			Marcus Campbell	4
Shokat Ali	2	Marcus Campbell	4
Peter Ebdon	4	Peter Ebdon	1
Krzysztof Wróbel	0					Marcus Campbell	2
Jack Lisowski	3					Barry Pinches	4
Liu Chuang	4	Liu Chuang	3
Barry Pinches	4	Barry Pinches	4
Adam Wicheard	3			Barry Pinches	4
Alan McManus	4			Anthony McGill	2
Ian Burns	2	Alan McManus	2
Anthony McGill	4	Anthony McGill	4
Marcin Nitschke	1

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Liam Highfield	4
Zak Surety	3	Liam Highfield	2
Judd Trump	4	Judd Trump	4
Jak Jones	1			Judd Trump	4
Paul Davison	4			Paul Davison	2
Patrick Einsle	0	Paul Davison	4
Robert Milkins	3	Liu Song	3
Liu Song	4					Judd Trump	0
Jimmy Robertson	2					Mark Williams	4
Xiao Guodong	4	Xiao Guodong	4
Matthew Selt	4	Matthew Selt	2
Craig Barber	3			Xiao Guodong	2
Mark Williams	4			Mark Williams	4
Marc Harman	0	Mark Williams	4
Mark Joyce	4	Mark Joyce	2
Robbie Williams	3

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Shaun Murphy	3
Mitchell Mann	4	Mitchell Mann	3
Andrew Higginson	4	Andrew Higginson	4
Ahmed Saif	0			Andrew Higginson	2
Stephen Lee	4			Stephen Lee	4
Lee Spick	1	Stephen Lee	4
Rory McLeod	4	Rory McLeod	0
Olivier Vandedoheede	1					Stephen Lee	2
Marco Fu	4					Marco Fu	4
Luca Brecel	0	Marco Fu	4
Andy Hicks	4	Andy Hicks	2
Kuldesh Johal	3			Marco Fu	4
Ian McCulloch	1			Allan Taylor	1
Allan Taylor	4	Allan Taylor	4
Graeme Dott	4	Graeme Dott	2
Adam Stefanow	0

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Nigel Bond	4
Gavin Butler	0	Nigel Bond	4
Jamie Burnett	4	Jamie Burnett	0
Jamie Clarke	2			Nigel Bond	4
Martin Gould	4			Martin Gould	1
Greg Davis	0	Martin Gould	4
Mike Dunn	4	Mike Dunn	2
Aditya Mehta	2					Nigel Bond	1
Adrian Gunnell	4					Joe Jogia	4
Sam Craigie	1	Adrian Gunnell	1
Mark King	4	Mark King	4
Stephen Ormerod	2			Mark King	1
Joe Jogia	4			Joe Jogia	4
David Craggs	1	Joe Jogia	4
Patrick Wallace	4	Patrick Wallace	3
Stephen Craigie	2

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Justin Astley	4
Kamran Ashraf	0	Justin Astley	3
Matthew Couch	4	Matthew Couch	4
Sharrukh Nasir	2			Matthew Couch	3
Anthony Hamilton	1			Mark Davis	4
Jordan Brown	4	Jordan Brown	1
Mark Davis	4	Mark Davis	4
Robert Redmond	3					Mark Davis	3
Stuart Bingham	4					Tom Ford	4
Shaun Parkes	0	Stuart Bingham	4
David Gilbert	2	Nick Jennings	1
Nick Jennings	4			Stuart Bingham	3
Simon Bedford	2			Tom Ford	4
Andrew Norman	4	Andrew Norman	3
Tom Ford	4	Tom Ford	4
Martin O'Donnell	0

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Kurt Maflin	4
Michał Zieliński	0	Kurt Maflin	2
Barry Hawkins	4	Barry Hawkins	4
Hugh Abernethy	3			Barry Hawkins	4
Ricky Walden	4			Dave Harold	2
Andy Lee	3	Ricky Walden	0
Dave Harold	4	Dave Harold	4
Michael Wild	3					Barry Hawkins	3
Michael Holt	2					Stephen Maguire	4
Daniel Wells	4	Daniel Wells	4
Fergal O'Brien	4	Fergal O'Brien	2
Marc Davis	0			Daniel Wells	1
Bjorn Haneveer	4			Stephen Maguire	4
Ashik Nathwani	2	Bjorn Haneveer	0
Stephen Maguire	4	Stephen Maguire	4
Stuart Carrington	2

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames

Ronnie O'Sullivan	0
Jamie Cope	4	Jamie Cope	3
Barry Pinches	3	Mark Williams	4
Mark Williams	4			Mark Williams	4
Marco Fu	4			Stephen Maguire	0
Joe Jogia	2	Marco Fu	1
Tom Ford	2	Stephen Maguire	4
Stephen Maguire	4

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England, 27 June 2010.
Mark Williams Wales	4–0	Stephen Maguire Scotland
75–0 (75), 69–0 (64), 67–54 (59), 106–16 (82)
82	Highest break	–
0	Century breaks	0
4	50+ breaks	0

Century breaks

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147 – Kurt Maflin
141, 129 – Mark Selby
138, 118 – Tony Drago
137, 129, 124, 124, 114 – Stephen Maguire
136 – Jordan Brown
136 – Dave Harold
134, 130 – Anthony McGill
134 – Jamie Jones
133 – Joe Jogia
129, 108 – Andrew Higginson
129, 103 – Tom Ford
124 – Fergal O'Brien
122 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
121 – Andrew Norman
119 – Marco Fu
117 – Alan McManus

115 – Patrick Wallace
114 – Michał Zieliński
112, 102, 100, 100 – Jamie Cope
111 – Judd Trump
110, 100 – Hugh Abernethy
109, 109 – Stephen Lee
107 – Daniel Wells
106 – Stuart Bingham
106 – Jimmy Robertson
104 – Nick Jennings
104 – Peter Ebdon
103 – Jamie Burnett
101 – Rory McLeod
101 – Mike Dunn
101 – Alfie Burden

References

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^ Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
^ "Maflin the Maximum Man". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
^ "Williams Takes First PTC Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
^ "Prize Money and Ranking Points". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
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^ "2010 PTC Centuries". Global Snooker. 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2010.

[1] "PTC helps form Snooker's 'brave new world'". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

[2] Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.

[3] "Maflin the Maximum Man". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

[4] "Williams Takes First PTC Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

[5] "Prize Money and Ranking Points". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.

[6] "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2010/2011 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[7] "Star Xing Pai PTC 1". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

[8] "Players Tour Championship – Event One". Global Snooker. 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.

[9] "2010 PTC Centuries". Global Snooker. 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2010.

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