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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 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]

2011–12 snooker season
Nations that hosted an event in the snooker calendar during the 2011–12 season
Details
Duration1 June 2011 – 7 May 2012 (2011-06-01 – 2012-05-07)
Tournaments34 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Judd Trump
MastersAustralia Neil Robertson
World ChampionshipEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan

New professional players

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Countries

Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour.[5]

Calendar

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The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[20][21]

World Snooker Tour

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Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
18 Jun 22 Jun Players Tour Championship – Event 1‡ World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4–0   Joe Perry (ENG) [22]
7 Jul 10 Jul Wuxi Classic† Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China   Mark Selby (ENG) 9–7   Ali Carter (ENG) [23]
11 Jul 17 Jul World Cup† World Trade Center in Bangkok, Thailand   China 4–2   Northern Ireland [24]
18 Jul 24 Jul Australian Goldfields Open Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia   Stuart Bingham (ENG) 9–8   Mark Williams (WAL) [25]
6 Aug 10 Aug Players Tour Championship – Event 2‡ South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England   Judd Trump (ENG) 4–0   Ding Junhui (CHN) [26]
17 Aug 21 Aug Players Tour Championship – Event 3‡ World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England   Ben Woollaston (ENG) 4–2   Graeme Dott (SCO) [27]
25 Aug 28 Aug Players Tour Championship – Event 4‡[n 6] Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany   Mark Selby (ENG) 4–0   Mark Davis (ENG) [28]
5 Sep 11 Sep Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China   Mark Selby (ENG) 10–9   Mark Williams (WAL) [29]
15 Sep 18 Sep Brazil Masters† Costão do Santinho Resort in Florianópolis, Brazil   Shaun Murphy (ENG) 5–0   Graeme Dott (SCO) [30]
21 Sep 25 Sep Players Tour Championship – Event 5‡ World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England   Andrew Higginson (ENG) 4–1   John Higgins (SCO) [31]
29 Sep 2 Oct Players Tour Championship – Event 6‡[n 7] Arena Ursynów in Warsaw, Poland   Neil Robertson (AUS) 4–1   Ricky Walden (ENG) [32]
5 Oct 9 Oct Players Tour Championship – Event 7‡[n 8] South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4–2   Matthew Stevens (WAL) [33]
20 Oct 23 Oct Players Tour Championship – Event 8‡[n 9] Killarney Convention Centre in Killarney, Ireland   Neil Robertson (AUS) 4–1   Judd Trump (ENG) [34]
10 Nov 13 Nov Players Tour Championship – Event 9‡[n 10] Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium   Judd Trump (ENG) 4–3   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) [35]
18 Aug 27 Nov Premier League† Potters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, England   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 7–1   Ding Junhui (CHN) [36]
27 Nov 30 Nov Players Tour Championship – Event 10‡ World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England   Michael Holt (ENG) 4–2   Dominic Dale (WAL) [37]
3 Dec 11 Dec UK Championship Barbican Centre in York, England   Judd Trump (ENG) 10–8   Mark Allen (NIR) [38]
17 Dec 19 Dec Players Tour Championship – Event 11‡ English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England   Tom Ford (ENG) 4–3   Martin Gould (ENG) [39]
15 Dec 16 Dec Players Tour Championship – Event 12‡[n 11] World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England   Stephen Maguire (SCO) 4–2   Joe Perry (ENG) [40]
6 Jan 8 Jan Event Forum in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
15 Jan 22 Jan Masters† Alexandra Palace in London, England   Neil Robertson (AUS) 10–6   Shaun Murphy (ENG) [41]
27 Jan 29 Jan Snooker Shoot Out† Circus Arena in Blackpool, England   Barry Hawkins (ENG) 1–0   Graeme Dott (SCO) [42]
1 Feb 5 Feb German Masters Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 9–7   Stephen Maguire (SCO) [43]
13 Feb 19 Feb Welsh Open Newport Centre in Newport, Wales   Ding Junhui (CHN) 9–6   Mark Selby (ENG) [44]
27 Feb 4 Mar World Open Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China   Mark Allen (NIR) 10–1   Stephen Lee (ENG) [45]
14 Mar 18 Mar Players Tour Championship Finals Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland   Stephen Lee (ENG) 4–0   Neil Robertson (AUS) [46]
9 Jan 22 Mar Championship League† Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England   Ding Junhui (CHN) 3–1   Judd Trump (ENG) [47]
26 Mar 1 Apr China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China   Peter Ebdon (ENG) 10–9   Stephen Maguire (SCO) [48]
21 Apr 7 May World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 18–11   Ali Carter (ENG) [49]
Ranking event
‡ Minor-ranking event
† Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

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Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
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

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Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
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

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Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
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

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 2011/2012

World ranking points

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Main article: Snooker world ranking points 2011/2012
No.  Ch  Player[66] Season[n 13] Tournament[n 14] Season Cut-off point[n 15] Total[69]
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

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2011/2012 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events[73]

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

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  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. ^ Event also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic
  7. ^ Event also known as the 2011 Warsaw Classic
  8. ^ Event also known as the 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy
  9. ^ Event also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy
  10. ^ Event also known as the 2011 Antwerp Open
  11. ^ Event also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open
  12. ^ This format was based on points. Martin Gould won 286–258.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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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