2011 Championship League

Championship League

Tournament information
Dates	3 January- 24 March 2011
Venue	Crondon Park Golf Club
City	Stock
Country	England
Organisation(s)	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£205,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	143
Final
Champion	Matthew Stevens
Runner-up	Shaun Murphy
Score	3–1
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The 2011 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 3 January to 24 March 2011 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Matthew Stevens won in the final 3–1 against Shaun Murphy and earned a place in the 2011 Premier League Snooker.^[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[2]

Group 1–7 Winner: £3,000 Runner-up: £2,000 Semi-final: £1,000 Frame-win (league stage): £100 Frame-win (play-offs): £300 Highest break: £500

Winners group Winner: £10,000 Runner-up: £5,000 Semi-final: £3,000 Frame-win: £300 Highest break: £1,000

• Tournament total: £205,000

Group one

Group one matches were played on 3 and 4 January 2011.^[3][4][5] Mark Selby was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

John Higgins 3–0 Mark Wiliams Shaun Murphy 0–3 Mark Selby Ali Carter 3–2 Stephen Maguire Graeme Dott 2–3 John Higgins Mark Williams 2–3 Shaun Murphy Mark Selby 1–3 Ali Carter Stephen Maguire 3–1 Graeme Dott

John Higgins 1–3 Shaun Murphy Mark Williams 3–1 Mark Selby Ali Carter 3–0 Graeme Dott Shaun Murphy 2–3 Graeme Dott Stephen Maguire 2–3 Mark Selby John Higgins 3–1 Stephen Maguire Mark Williams 3–0 Ali Carter

Mark Selby 3–1 Graeme Dott Shaun Murphy 3–0 Stephen Maguire Mark Williams 3–0 Graeme Dott John Higgins 3–1 Ali Carter Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter Mark Williams 3–1 Stephen Maguire John Higgins 3–2 Mark Selby

Table

Ranking		HIG	WIL	CAR	SEL	MUR	MAG	DOT	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	John Higgins	x	3	3	3	1	3	3	16–9	5–1	6–5
2	Mark Williams	0	x	3	3	2	3	3	14–8	4–2	6–4
3	Ali Carter	1	0	x	3	3	3	3	13–10	4–2	6–4
4	Mark Selby	2	1	1	x	3	3	3	13–12	3–3	6–3
5	Shaun Murphy	3	3	1	0	x	3	2	12–12	3–3	6–3
6	Stephen Maguire	1	1	2	2	0	x	3	9–16	1–5	6–1
7	Graeme Dott	2	0	0	1	3	1	x	7–17	1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	John Higgins	2
	4	Mark Selby	3
						4	Mark Selby	3
						3	Ali Carter	2
	2	Mark Williams	0
	3	Ali Carter	3

Group two

Group two matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2011.^[6][7][8] Mark Williams was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Ali Carter 1–3 John Higgins Mark Williams 3–0 Shaun Murphy Neil Robertson 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan Jamie Cope 0–3 Ali Carter John Higgins 3–2 Mark Williams Shaun Murphy 3–2 Neil Robertson Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–0 Jamie Cope

Ali Carter 1–3 Mark Williams John Higgins 3–2 Shaun Murphy Neil Robertson 3–2 Jamie Cope Mark Williams 3–0 Jamie Cope Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Shaun Murphy Ali Carter 2–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins 3–1 Neil Robertson

Shaun Murphy 2–3 Jamie Cope Mark Williams 3–0 Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins 3–0 Jamie Cope Ali Carter 3–1 Neil Robertson Mark Williams 3–1 Neil Robertson John Higgins 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan Ali Carter 1–3 Shaun Murphy

Table

Ranking		WIL	OSU	HIG	MUR	CAR	ROB	COP	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Mark Williams	x	3	2	3	3	3	3	17–5	5–1	6–5
2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	0	x	3	3	3	3	3	15–7	5–1	6–5
3	John Higgins	3	0	x	3	3	3	3	15–9	5–1	6–5
4	Shaun Murphy	0	2	2	x	3	3	2	12–15	2–4	6–2
5	Ali Carter	1	2	1	1	x	3	3	11–13	2–4	6–2
6	Neil Robertson	1	0	1	2	1	x	3	8–17	1–5	6–1
7	Jamie Cope	0	0	0	3	0	2	x	5–17	1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Mark Williams	3
	4	Shaun Murphy	0
						1	Mark Williams	3
						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
	2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
	3	John Higgins	0

Group three

Group three matches were played on 24 and 25 January 2011.^[9][10][11] Shaun Murphy was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Stuart Bingham 0–3 John Higgins Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter Mark King 1–3 Peter Ebdon Marco Fu 1–3 Stuart Bingham John Higgins 0–3 Shaun Murphy Ali Carter 3–0 Mark King Peter Ebdon 1–3 Marco Fu

Stuart Bingham 2–3 Shaun Murphy John Higgins 1–3 Ali Carter Mark King 3–2 Marco Fu Shaun Murphy 3–1 Marco Fu Peter Ebdon 3–1 Ali Carter Stuart Bingham 3–1 Peter Ebdon John Higgins 2–3 Mark King

Ali Carter 3–1 Marco Fu Shaun Murphy 1–3 Peter Ebdon John Higgins 0–3 Marco Fu Stuart Bingham 1–3 Mark King John Higgins 3–0 Peter Ebdon Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark King Stuart Bingham 2–3 Ali Carter

Table

Ranking		CAR	MUR	EBD	KIN	FU	BIN	HIG	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Ali Carter	x	3	1	3	3	3	3	16–8	5–1	6–5
2	Shaun Murphy	1	x	1	3	3	3	3	14–10	4–2	6–4
3	Peter Ebdon	3	3	x	3	1	1	0	11–12	3–3	6–3
4	Mark King	0	1	1	x	3	3	3	11–14	3–3	6–3
5	Marco Fu	1	1	3	2	x	1	3	11–13	2–4	6–2
6	Stuart Bingham	2	2	3	1	3	x	0	11–14	2–4	6–2
7	John Higgins	1	0	3	2	0	3	x	9–12	2–4	6–2

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Ali Carter	2
	4	Mark King	3
						4	Mark King	2
						2	Shaun Murphy	3
	2	Shaun Murphy	3
	3	Peter Ebdon	2

Group four

Group four matches were played on 26 and 27 January 2011.^[12][13][14] Ali Carter was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Mark King 0–3 Ali Carter Peter Ebdon 1–3 Marco Fu Stephen Hendry 1–3 Mark Allen Matthew Stevens 3–0 Mark King Ali Carter 3–0 Peter Ebdon Marco Fu 3–1 Stephen Hendry Mark Allen 1–3 Matthew Stevens

Mark King 3–2 Peter Ebdon Ali Carter 1–3 Marco Fu Stephen Hendry 2–3 Matthew Stevens Peter Ebdon 3–1 Matthew Stevens Mark Allen 3–1 Marco Fu Mark King 3–2 Mark Allen Ali Carter 3–2 Stephen Hendry

Marco Fu 1–3 Matthew Stevens Peter Ebdon 1–3 Mark Allen Ali Carter 2–3 Matthew Stevens Mark King 1–3 Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon 3–2 Stephen Hendry Ali Carter 3–0 Mark Allen Mark King 3–2 Marco Fu

Table

Ranking		STE	CAR	FU	ALL	KIN	EBD	HEN	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Matthew Stevens	x	3	3	3	3	1	3	16–9	5–1	6–5
2	Ali Carter	2	x	1	3	3	3	3	15–8	4–2	6–4
3	Marco Fu	1	3	x	1	2	3	3	13–12	4–2	6–4
4	Mark Allen	1	0	3	x	2	3	3	12–12	3–3	6–3
5	Mark King	0	0	3	3	x	3	1	10–15	3–3	6–3
6	Peter Ebdon	3	0	1	1	2	x	3	10–15	2–4	6–2
7	Stephen Hendry	2	2	1	1	3	2	x	11–16	1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Matthew Stevens	0
	4	Mark Allen	3
						4	Mark Allen	1
						2	Ali Carter	3
	2	Ali Carter	3
	3	Marco Fu	2

Group five

Group five matches were played on 28 February and 1 March 2011.^[15][16][17] Ryan Day was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Mark Allen 3–0 Matthew Stevens Ryan Day 0–3 Mark King Ding Junhui 3–0 Ricky Walden Liang Wenbo 2–3 Mark Allen Matthew Stevens 3–2 Ryan Day Mark King 2–3 Ding Junhui Ricky Walden 0–3 Liang Wenbo

Mark Allen 1–3 Ryan Day Matthew Stevens 0–3 Mark King Ding Junhui 1–3 Liang Wenbo Ryan Day 3–2 Liang Wenbo Ricky Walden 3–2 Mark King Mark Allen 3–0 Ricky Walden Matthew Stevens 3–0 Ding Junhui

Mark King 3–1 Liang Wenbo Ryan Day 3–2 Ricky Walden Matthew Stevens 0–3 Liang Wenbo Mark Allen 3–2 Ding Junhui Ryan Day 3–1 Ding Junhui Matthew Stevens 3–1 Ricky Walden Mark Allen 3–0 Mark King

Table

Ranking		ALL	DAY	LIA	KIN	STE	DIN	WAL	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Mark Allen	x	1	3	3	3	3	3	16–8	5–1	6–5
2	Ryan Day	3	x	3	0	2	3	3	14–12	4–2	6–4
3	Liang Wenbo	2	2	x	1	3	3	3	14–10	3–3	6–3
4	Mark King	0	3	3	x	3	2	2	13–10	3–3	6–3
5	Matthew Stevens	0	3	0	0	x	3	3	9–12	3–3	6–3
6	Ding Junhui	2	1	1	3	0	x	3	10–14	2–4	6–2
7	Ricky Walden	1	2	0	3	1	0	x	7–17	1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Mark Allen	3
	4	Mark King	2
						1	Mark Allen	0
						2	Ryan Day	3
	2	Ryan Day	3
	3	Liang Wenbo	2

Group six

Group six matches were played on 2 and 3 March 2011.^[18][19][20] Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Mark Allen 2–3 Liang Wenbo Mark King 3–0 Matthew Stevens Judd Trump 3–2 Mark Davis Stephen Lee 3–2 Mark Allen Liang Wenbo 2–3 Mark King Matthew Stevens 2–3 Judd Trump Mark Davis 3–2 Stephen Lee

Mark Allen 3–0 Mark King Liang Wenbo 2–3 Matthew Stevens Judd Trump 2–3 Stephen Lee Mark King 0–3 Stephen Lee Mark Davis 0–3 Matthew Stevens Mark Allen 3–0 Mark Davis Liang Wenbo 3–1 Judd Trump

Matthew Stevens 3–0 Stephen Lee Mark King 3–1 Mark Davis Liang Wenbo 1–3 Stephen Lee Mark Allen 3–0 Judd Trump Mark King 3–1 Judd Trump Liang Wenbo 3–0 Mark Davis Mark Allen 1–3 Matthew Stevens

Table

Ranking		STE	LEE	KIN	ALL	LIA	TRU	DAV	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Matthew Stevens	x	3	0	3	3	2	3	14–9	4–2	6–4
2	Stephen Lee	0	x	3	3	3	3	2	14–11	4–2	6–4
3	Mark King	3	0	x	0	3	3	3	12–10	4–2	6–4
4	Mark Allen	1	2	3	x	2	3	3	14–9	3–3	6–3
5	Liang Wenbo	2	1	2	3	x	3	3	14–12	3–3	6–3
6	Judd Trump	3	2	1	0	1	x	3	10–16	2–4	6–4
7	Mark Davis	0	3	1	0	0	2	x	6–17	1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Matthew Stevens	0
	4	Mark Allen	3
						4	Mark Allen	3
						2	Stephen Lee	0
	2	Stephen Lee	3
	3	Mark King	1

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 21 and 22 March 2011.^[21][22][23] Matthew Stevens was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Stephen Lee 3–2 Marco Fu Mark King 3–1 Liang Wenbo Martin Gould 0–3 Andrew Higginson Matthew Stevens 1–3 Stephen Lee Matthew Stevens 3–2 Mark King Liang Wenbo 2–3 Martin Gould Andrew Higginson 0–3 Marco Fu

Stephen Lee 3–2 Mark King Matthew Stevens 2–3 Liang Wenbo Martin Gould 0–3 Marco Fu Mark King 3–1 Marco Fu Andrew Higginson 0–3 Liang Wenbo Stephen Lee 0–3 Andrew Higginson Matthew Stevens 3–1 Martin Gould

Liang Wenbo 3–1 Marco Fu Mark King 2–3 Andrew Higginson Matthew Stevens 3–1 Marco Fu Stephen Lee 3–1 Martin Gould Mark King 1–3 Martin Gould Matthew Stevens 3–2 Andrew Higginson Stephen Lee 0–3 Liang Wenbo

Table

Ranking		LIA	STE	LEE	HIG	KIN	FU	GOU	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Liang Wenbo	x	3	3	3	1	3	3	16–9	5–1	6–5
2	Matthew Stevens	2	x	1	3	3	3	3	15–12	4–2	6–4
3	Stephen Lee	0	3	x	0	3	3	3	12–12	4–2	6–4
4	Andrew Higginson	0	2	3	x	3	0	3	11–11	3–3	6–3
5	Mark King	3	2	2	2	x	3	1	13–12	2–4	6–2
6	Marco Fu	1	1	2	3	1	x	3	11–14	2–4	6–2
7	Martin Gould	3	1	1	0	3	0	x	8–16	2–4	6–2

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Liang Wenbo	3
	4	Andrew Higginson	2
						1	Liang Wenbo	0
						2	Matthew Stevens	3
	2	Matthew Stevens	3
	3	Stephen Lee	1

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 23 and 24 March 2011.^[24][25][26] Matthew Stevens has qualified for the 2011 Premier League.

Matches

Mark Selby 1–3 Mark Williams Shaun Murphy 3–1 Ali Carter Ryan Day 2–3 Mark Allen Matthew Stevens 1–3 Mark Selby Mark Williams 1–3 Shaun Murphy Ali Carter 3–0 Ryan Day Mark Allen 0–3 Matthew Stevens

Mark Selby 3–2 Shaun Murphy Mark Williams 2–3 Ali Carter Ryan Day 0–3 Matthew Stevens Shaun Murphy 2–3 Matthew Stevens Mark Allen 3–2 Ali Carter Mark Selby 2–3 Mark Allen Mark Williams 3–2 Ryan Day

Ali Carter 2–3 Matthew Stevens Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark Allen Mark Williams 1–3 Matthew Stevens Mark Selby 1–3 Ryan Day Shaun Murphy 2–3 Ryan Day Mark Williams 3–0 Mark Allen Mark Selby 0–3 Ali Carter

Table

Ranking		STE	MUR	CAR	WIL	ALL	DAY	SEL	Frame W–L	Match W–L	Pld–Pts
1	Matthew Stevens	x	3	3	3	3	3	1	16–8	5–1	6–5
2	Shaun Murphy	2	x	3	3	3	2	2	15–12	3–3	6–3
3	Ali Carter	2	1	x	3	2	3	3	14–11	3–3	6–3
4	Mark Williams	1	1	2	x	3	3	3	13–12	3–3	6–3
5	Mark Allen	0	1	3	0	x	3	3	10–15	3–3	6–3
6	Ryan Day	0	3	0	2	2	x	3	10–15	2–4	6–2
7	Mark Selby	3	3	0	1	2	1	x	10–15	2–4	6–2

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Matthew Stevens	3
	4	Mark Williams	1
						1	Matthew Stevens	3
						2	Shaun Murphy	1
	2	Shaun Murphy	3
	3	Ali Carter	2

Century breaks

^{[4][5][7][8][10][11][13][14][16][17][19][20][22][23][25][26]}

• 143, 141, 138, 137, 119, 107 Mark Williams
• 142, 138, 133, 109, 106, 104 John Higgins
• 140, 131, 117, 104 Liang Wenbo
• 139, 137, 122, 112, 107, 101, 101, 100 Shaun Murphy
• 138, 132, 115, 113, 108, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 136, 127, 122, 112, 108, 105 Mark King
• 137 Graeme Dott
• 136, 134, 134, 128, 126, 122, 116, 111, 108, 106, 101, 101, 100 Matthew Stevens
• 135, 124 Mark Selby
• 133 Neil Robertson
• 133, 126, 112, 109, 108, 102 Marco Fu
• 131, 121, 120, 119, 118, 115, 103, 101, 101, 100, 100 Mark Allen
• 129 Stephen Hendry
• 122, 115 Ding Junhui
• 121, 117, 108, 102, 101, 101, 100 Ali Carter
• 117 Stephen Lee
• 114, 112, 102 Ryan Day
• 103 Martin Gould
• 102 Andrew Higginson

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External links

• Official website