Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 14–16 August 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 | Rory McLeod (ENG) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Barry Pinches (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Score | 4–3 |
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The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4 (also known as Star Xing Pai Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4 for sponsorship purposes) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 16 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[1] The preliminary rounds took place on 25 July at the same venue.
Barry Pinches won in the final 4–3 against Ronnie O'Sullivan.[2]
Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:[3][4]
| 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
Preliminary rounds
Round 1
Best of 7 frames
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Round 2
Best of 7 frames
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Anda | 2 | Mark Selby | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dave Harold | 4 | Dave Harold | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| James McGouran | 1 | Mark Selby | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Day | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Craigie | 2 | Ken Doherty | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark King | w/d | Judd Trump | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Davies | w/o | Alex Davies | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 0 | Anthony McGill | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dermot McGlinchey | 4 | Judd Trump | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Farakh Ajaib | 2 | Dermot McGlinchey | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Grace | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Walden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Gilbert | 2 | Ricky Walden | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 4 | Tony Drago | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Taubman | 1 | Tony Drago | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Jogia | 3 | Ian Burns | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian Burns | 4 | Ian Burns | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rory McLeod | 4 | Rory McLeod | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Delaney | 0 | Tony Drago | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Justin Astley | 4 | Marco Fu | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hans Blankaert | 0 | Justin Astley | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail | 3 | Issara Kachaiwong | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Issara Kachaiwong | 4 | Justin Astley | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Martin Gould | 4 | Marco Fu | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian McCulloch | 2 | Martin Gould | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marco Fu | 4 | Marco Fu | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lee Spick | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reanne Evans | 1 | Allan Taylor | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond | 2 | Jamie Walker | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Walker | 4 | Jamie Walker | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Igor Figueiredo | 4 | Bjorn Haneveer | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Antony Parsons | 3 | Igor Figueiredo | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bjorn Haneveer | 4 | Bjorn Haneveer | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Judd | 1 | Bjorn Haneveer | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simon Bedford | 0 | Dominic Dale | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Joyce | 4 | Mark Joyce | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Wallace | 2 | Dominic Dale | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liam Highfield | 4 | Alfie Burden | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lee Shanker | 1 | Liam Highfield | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alfie Burden | 4 | Alfie Burden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Wild | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Xiao Guodong | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael White | 2 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuldesh Johal | 3 | Michael Judge | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Judge | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines | 4 | Peter Lines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson | 0 | Peter Lines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Gunnell | 4 | Adrian Gunnell | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Ormerod | 2 | Peter Lines | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Wasley | 2 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Einsle | 0 | Mark Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire | 4 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nick Jennings | 0 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Cope | 4 | Jamie Cope | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Skingle | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 0 | Barry Pinches | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham | 3 | Chen Zhe | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chen Zhe | 4 | Barry Pinches | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Couch | 1 | Jak Jones | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Davison | 2 | Jak Jones | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jak Jones | 4 | Barry Pinches | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tom Ford | 3 | Matthew Selt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Martin O'Donnell | 4 | Martin O'Donnell | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ben Woollaston | 3 | Chris Norbury | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chris Norbury | 4 | Chris Norbury | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Selt | 4 | Matthew Selt | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Davies | 3 | Matthew Selt | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Holt | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liu Song | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Baird | 3 | Liu Song | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks | 4 | Andy Hicks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| James McBain | 2 | Liu Song | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | Gerard Greene | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Morris | 3 | Peter Ebdon | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene | 4 | Gerard Greene | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Noppon Saengkham | 1 | Liu Song | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White[a] | w/d | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sharrukh Nasir | w/o | Sharrukh Nasir | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rock Hui | 0 | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liu Chuang | 3 | Robert Milkins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joel Walker | 4 | Joel Walker | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kurt Maflin | 1 | Robert Milkins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Milkins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Jones | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen | 4 | Mark Allen | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee | w/o | Stephen Lee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charlie Walters | w/d | Stephen Lee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Perry | 4 | Joe Perry | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Valiant | 3 | Joe Perry | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Pagett | 1 | Stuart Carrington | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | Stephen Lee | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 4 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liang Wenbo | 3 | Alan McManus | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Portman | 2 | Alan McManus | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Dunn | 4 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Pettman | 3 | Mike Dunn | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| James Wattana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Duffy | 1 | Barry Hawkins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Michie | 0 | Lee Page | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lee Page | 4 | Barry Hawkins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott | 3 | Ian Glover | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adam Wicheard | 4 | Adam Wicheard | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Campbell | 3 | Ian Glover | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian Glover | 4 | Barry Hawkins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Wells | 4 | Mark Williams | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Neil Robertson | 3 | Daniel Wells | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Higginson | 4 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lucky Vatnani | 1 | Andrew Higginson | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie O'Neill | 4 | Mark Williams | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rod Lawler | 3 | Jamie O'Neill | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 4 | Mark Williams | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ben Harrison | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Finals
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Marco Fu | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | |||||||||||
| Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | 3 | |||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | |||||||||||
| Barry Pinches | 4 | Barry Pinches | 4 | |||||||||||
| Liu Song | 2 | Barry Pinches | 4 | |||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens | 1 | Mark Williams | 1 | |||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 4 | |||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 7 frames. World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England, 16 August 2010.[8] | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan England |
3–4 | Barry Pinches England |
| 107–1 (60), 1–76, 83–0 (83), 85–31 (58), 0–65, 47–57, 0–64 (64) | ||
| 83 | Highest break | 64 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century breaks
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Notes
- a Jimmy White withdrew due to ill health.
References
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