Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 5

Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011
Event 5

Tournament information
Dates	12–14 November 2010
Venue	Sparkassen Arena
City	Hamm
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€50,000
Winner's share	€10,000
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	Shaun Murphy
Score	4–2
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The Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 5 (also known as the 2010 Ruhr Championship) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12–14 November 2010 at the Sparkassen Arena in Hamm, Germany.^[1]

John Higgins won in the final 4–2 against Shaun Murphy.^[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 points^1
Winner	€10,000	2,000
Runner-up	€5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	€2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	€1,400	1,000
Last 16	€1,000	760
Last 32	€500	560
Last 64	€200	360
Plate winner^2	€1,500	–
Plate runner-up^2	€500	–
Total	€50,000	–

• ¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.
• ² Prize money earned from the Plate competition does not qualify for inclusion in the Order of Merit.

Main draw

^[5][6][7]

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
						Barry Pinches		4
	Mark Davis		3			Luca Brecel		0
	Luca Brecel		4								Barry Pinches		4
	Ali Carter		w/d								Ryan Day		3
	Habib Shalchian		w/o			Habib Shalchian		1
	Adrian Gunnell		w/d			Ryan Day		4
	Ryan Day		w/o													Barry Pinches		4
	Matthew Couch		1													Robert Milkins		1
	Robert Milkins		4			Robert Milkins		4
	Jimmy White		0			Rod Lawler		0
	Rod Lawler		4								Robert Milkins		4
	Xiao Guodong		4								Peter Ebdon		2
	Ronni Beniesch		0			Xiao Guodong		1
	Peter Ebdon		4			Peter Ebdon		4
	Kuldesh Johal		2

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
	Andy Hicks		4
	Christopher Frömmel		0			Andy Hicks		1
	Graeme Dott		4			Graeme Dott		4
	Reanne Evans		0								Graeme Dott		4
	Tony Drago		4								Stuart Bingham		3
	Hans Blanckaert		0			Tony Drago		3
	Stuart Bingham		4			Stuart Bingham		4
	Mario Van Herk		0													Graeme Dott		4
																Judd Trump		0
						Judd Trump		4
	Rory McLeod		4			Rory McLeod		2
	Chen Zhe		2								Judd Trump		4
	Mark Joyce		3								Anthony McGill		0
	Joe Delaney		4			Joe Delaney		2
	Anthony McGill		4			Anthony McGill		4
	Stéphane Ochoiski		0

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
						Tom Ford		4
	Michael Wasley		1			Patrick Einsle		3
	Patrick Einsle		4								Tom Ford		4
	Joe Swail		2								Ken Doherty		0
	Ken Doherty		4			Ken Doherty		4
	Daniel Wells		4			Daniel Wells		3
	Benjamin Frömmel		0													Tom Ford		3
																John Higgins		4
						Martin Gould		4
	Mark King		4			Mark King		1
	Noppon Saengkham		0								Martin Gould		3
	Dave Harold		w/o								John Higgins		4
	Danny Douane		n/s			Dave Harold		0
	Joe Jogia		2			John Higgins		4
	John Higgins		4

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
	Allan Taylor		4
	Ralph Müller		0			Allan Taylor		0
	Ricky Walden		4			Ricky Walden		4
	Nicole Breitenstein		0								Ricky Walden		4
	Nigel Bond		3								Liam Highfield		1
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon		4			Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon		3
	Liam Highfield		4			Liam Highfield		4
	Robert Drahn		0													Ricky Walden		3
																Anthony Hamilton		4
						Dominic Dale		4
	Gerard Greene		w/o			Gerard Greene		1
	Stephen Hendry		w/d								Dominic Dale		3
	Alan McManus		4								Anthony Hamilton		4
	Dieter Meier		0			Alan McManus		1
	Anthony Hamilton		4			Anthony Hamilton		4
	Issara Kachaiwong		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

Mark Williams

4

Barry Hawkins

4

Barry Hawkins

2

Michael Holt

2

Mark Williams

3

Mark Allen

w/o

Mark Allen

4

Jamie Burnett

w/d

Mark Allen

4

Ronnie O'Sullivan

n/s

Michael Heeger

0

Michael Heeger

w/o

Mark Allen

4

Stephen Lee

4

Stephen Lee

2

Martin O'Donnell

3

Stephen Lee

4

Matthew Selt

w/o

Matthew Selt

0

Kevin Van Hove

w/d

Stephen Lee

4

Alfie Burden

4

Alfie Burden

2

Andrew Norman

1

Alfie Burden

4

Liu Chuang

4

Liu Chuang

2

Jak Jones

2

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
						Marco Fu		w/d
	Jimmy Robertson		1			Jimmy Michie		w/o
	Jimmy Michie		4								Jimmy Michie		4
	Igor Figueiredo		4								Adam Wicheard		3
	Jacob Stacha		0			Igor Figueiredo		2
	Jamie Jones		1			Adam Wicheard		4
	Adam Wicheard		4													Jimmy Michie		0
	Steve Davis		w/d													Peter Lines		4
	Kurt Maflin		w/o			Kurt Maflin		4
	Liu Song		4			Liu Song		1
	Maurice Le Duc		0								Kurt Maflin		2
	Ben Woollaston		2								Peter Lines		4
	David Morris		4			David Morris		3
	Peter Lines		4			Peter Lines		4
	Kyren Wilson		1

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
	Neil Robertson		w/d
	Jürgen Kesseler		w/o			Jürgen Kesseler		0
	Jack Lisowski		4			Jack Lisowski		4
	Oliver Brown		0								Jack Lisowski		2
	Andrew Higginson		4								Marcus Campbell		4
	Jamie O'Neill		3			Andrew Higginson		2
	Marcus Campbell		4			Marcus Campbell		4
	Ralf Günzel		0													Marcus Campbell		2
																Shaun Murphy		4
						Shaun Murphy		4
	Mike Dunn		4			Mike Dunn		0
	Tomasz Skalski		0								Shaun Murphy		4
	Andrew Pagett		4								Ian McCulloch		1
	Andreas Cieslak		1			Andrew Pagett		2
	Ian McCulloch		4			Ian McCulloch		4
	Lasse Münstermann		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
	Bjorn Haneveer		w/o
	Justin Astley		w/d			Bjorn Haneveer		0
	Jamie Cope		2			Zhang Anda		4
	Zhang Anda		4								Zhang Anda		1
	Fergal O'Brien		4								Paul Davison		4
	Dermot McGlinchey		2			Fergal O'Brien		3
	Paul Davison		4			Paul Davison		4
	Mario Wehrmann		2													Paul Davison		4
	Matthew Stevens		w/o													Joe Perry		3
	Tony Knowles		w/d			Matthew Stevens		0
	Joe Perry		4			Joe Perry		4
	Rune Kampe		0								Joe Perry		4
											Mark Selby		2
						Mark Selby		4
	Michael White		3			David Singh		2
	David Singh		4

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Barry Pinches		1
	Graeme Dott		4			Graeme Dott		1
	John Higgins		4			John Higgins		4
	Anthony Hamilton		2								John Higgins		4
	Mark Allen		4								Shaun Murphy		2
	Peter Lines		0			Mark Allen		1
	Shaun Murphy		4			Shaun Murphy		4
	Paul Davison		1

References

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. "John Higgins wins comeback beating Shaun Murphy". BBC Sport. 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
3. "Ranking points and prize money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
4. "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.
5. "Euro PTC 5". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
6. "Euro Players Tour Championship – Event Five". Global Snooker. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
7. "EPTC5 Hamm, Germany" (PDF). Snooker Stars. Retrieved 29 April 2011.

External links

• Facebook: EPTC5 - Day 2
• Facebook: ETPC5 - Day 3