Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 4

Players Tour Championship 2011/2012
Event 4

Tournament information
Dates	25–28 August 2011
Venue	Stadthalle
City	Fürth
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€52,260
Winner's share	€10,000
Highest break	147
Final
Champion	Mark Selby
Runner-up	Mark Davis
Score	4–0
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The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 4 (also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic^[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25–28 August 2011 in Fürth, Germany. Some of the preliminary round matches were held in Nürnberg.^[1] It was the first PTC event outside of the Grand Finals to be broadcast on television, as one table was screened on Eurosport.^[1]

Ronnie O'Sullivan made the 78th official maximum break during his last 32 match against Adam Duffy. This was O'Sullivan's 11th record 147 break.^[2]

Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 in the last 32 against Andrew Higginson.

Mark Selby won in the final 4–0 against Mark Davis.^[3]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[1][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	€1,500	1,000
Last 16	€1,000	760
Last 32	€600	560
Last 64	€200	360
Maximum break[2]	€2,260	–
Total	€52,260	–

• ¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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Preliminary rounds

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Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Hendrik Henschke 2–4 Roland Hanisch Chen Zhe 4–0 Norbert Eckstein Norbert Hofheinz 4–2 Stephanus Klitzke Hendrik Glax 0–4 Soner Sari Christopher Henry 4–0 Andreas Hartung Stephen Ellis 3–4 Chris McBreen Baghi Ebrahim 4–1 Pavel Leyk Reanne Evans 1–4 Phil Barnes Sharam Changezi w/d–w/o Julian Treiber Allan Taylor 4–0 Dirk Hochheim

Ben Harrison 4–0 Laurin Winters Julian Gärtner 4–0 Bernd Strnad Thomas Cesal 1–4 Sanjin Kusan Douglas Hogan 4–2 James Cahill Thomas Valentin 4–0 Oliver Metzger Wilhelm Braunwald 1–4 Jörg Petersen Alex Taubman 2–4 Ian Glover Ronny Buchholz 1–4 Zen Beechey David Gray w/d–w/o Mirko Groß Diana Schuler 0–4 Kyren Wilson

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Stefan Gerst 4–3 Roland Hanisch Sanderson Lam 4–2 Shane Castle Liam Monk 4–0 Ralf Günzel Michael Wasley 4–0 Paul Schopf Zafir Dilji 0–4 Chen Zhe Christian Pesch 0–4 Norbert Hofheinz Gerrit bij de Leij 4–2 Soner Sari Naresh Samarawickrama 0–4 Steve Judd Ricky Norris 2–4 Lee Page Ron Florax 1–4 Andreas Ploner Ole Steiner 0–4 Christopher Henry Kishan Hirani 4–1 Chris McBreen Chris Norbury 4–0 Baghi Ebrahim Jörg Schneidewindt w/d–w/o Rüdiger Fehrmann Tomasz Skalski 3–4 Phil Barnes Tony Knowles w/d–w/o Lasse Münstermann Klaus Wuscher 1–4 Hans Blanckaert Gerhard Engelschalk w/o–w/d Charlie Walters Ronni Beniesch 2–4 Julian Treiber Stefan Joachim w/o–w/d Andrew Milliard Özyurt Aksoy 1–4 Allan Taylor Felix Pleschek 0–4 Ben Harrison Michael Betzinger w/o–w/d Robert Valiant Mitchell Travis 4–0 Mario Wehrmann Gareth Allen 4–1 Julian Gärtner Mitchell Mann 2–4 Joe Delaney Sean O’Sullivan 4–1 Oliver Brown Markus Pfistermüller 1–4 Markus Stocker[8] Alexander Ursenbacher 4–2 Sanjin Kusan Sam Harvey 4–0 Jan Leichs Andy Lee 0–4 Andreas Pesch Phil O’Kane 4–0 Stefan Merkel

Brian Cox 4–0 Harald Kloss Anja Vucicevic 3–4 Oliver Kremp Craig Steadman 4–0 Rita Jakisch Jak Jones w/o–w/d Hans-Jürgen Bins Maurice Le Duc 4–0 Anne-Kathrin Hirsch Ashley Wright 4–0 Douglas Hogan Christof Biniarsch w/o–w/d Steve Ventham Patrick Rossmann w/o–w/d Ryan Causton Michael Judge w/d–w/o Ian Burns Leo Fernandez w/d–w/o Robert Sax Brent Kolbeck w/d–w/o Declan Bristow Rogier van der Kamp 0–4 Jamie Walker Marc Davis 4–0 Thomas Valentin Stephen Craigie 4–0 Rüdiger Nickel Gary Wilson 4–1 Thomas Wacker Lee Farebrother w/d–w/o Jörg Petersen Jonathan Fulcher 0–4 Jamie O'Neill Martin Rösler 0–4 Ian Glover Christian Ozim 4–0 Ralph Enax James Welsh 4–1 Zen Beechey Angelo Losi 1–4 Xander van Rossum Frank Schröder 1–4 Martin O'Donnell Nick Jennings 4–0 Bernd Friedrich Nick Pearce w/d–w/o Stevo Vucicevic Stéphane Ochoïski 1–4 Robbie Williams Patrick Einsle 4–0 Mirko Groß Robert Drahn 0–4 Michael Wild Michael Peyr 0–4 Zhang Anda Nicole Breitenstein 0–4 Jörg Vortkort Lothar Kempgens 0–4 Ali Kirim Florian Moederscheim 2–4 Kyren Wilson Saqib Nasir w/d–w/o Sydney Wilson

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Stefan Gerst 1–4 Sanderson Lam Liam Monk 4–1 Michael Wasley Chen Zhe 4–0 Norbert Hofheinz Gerrit bij de Leij 0–4 Steve Judd Lee Page 4–1 Andreas Ploner Christopher Henry 0–4 Kishan Hirani Chris Norbury 4–0 Rüdiger Fehrmann Phil Barnes 4–3 Lasse Münstermann Hans Blanckaert 4–1 Gerhard Engelschalk Julian Treiber 0–4 Stefan Joachim Allan Taylor 2–4 Ben Harrison Michael Betzinger 0–4 Mitchell Travis Gareth Allen 2–4 Joe Delaney Sean O'Sullivan 4–0 Markus Stocker Alexander Ursenbacher 0–4 Sam Harvey Andreas Pesch 0–4 Phil O’Kane

Brian Cox 4–0 Oliver Kremp Craig Steadman 4–3 Jak Jones Maurice Le Duc 1–4 Ashley Wright Christof Biniarsch 4–1 Patrick Rossmann[8] Ian Burns 4–0 Robert Sax Declan Bristow 1–4 Jamie Walker Marc Davis 1–4 Stephen Craigie Gary Wilson 4–0 Jörg Petersen Jamie O'Neill 4–2 Ian Glover Christian Ozim 1–4 James Welsh Xander van Rossum 0–4 Martin O'Donnell Nick Jennings 4–0 Stevo Vucicevic Robbie Williams 4–0 Patrick Einsle Michael Wild 0–4 Zhang Anda Jörg Vortkort 3–4 Ali Kirim Kyren Wilson w/o–w/d Sydney Wilson

Main rounds

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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 Williams		4
	Sanderson Lam		0			Mark Williams		1
	Gerard Greene		1			Passakorn Suwannawat		4
	Passakorn Suwannawat		4								Passakorn Suwannawat		4
	Ken Doherty		4								Ken Doherty		2
	Liam Monk		0			Ken Doherty		4
	Liu Song		4			Liu Song		2
	Chen Zhe		1													Passakorn Suwannawat		4
	Mike Dunn		4													Jamie Jones		2
	Kacper Filipiak		1			Mike Dunn		2
	Liam Highfield		w/d			Ben Woollaston		4
	Ben Woollaston		w/o								Ben Woollaston		1
	Jamie Jones		4								Jamie Jones		4
	Cao Yupeng		2			Jamie Jones		4
	Jack Lisowski		4			Jack Lisowski		3
	Steve Judd		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
	Mark Joyce		4
	Lee Page		2			Mark Joyce		4
	Barry Pinches		0			Tian Pengfei		2
	Tian Pengfei		4								Mark Joyce		4
	Mark King		4								Mark King		3
	Kishan Hirani		2			Mark King		4
	Matthew Stevens		4			Matthew Stevens		1
	Paul Davison		1													Mark Joyce		2
	Neil Robertson		4													Neil Robertson		4
	Chris Norbury		0			Neil Robertson		4
	Tony Drago		w/d			David Hogan		2
	David Hogan		w/o								Neil Robertson		4
	Peter Lines		4								Peter Lines		1
	David Gilbert		3			Peter Lines		4
	Ali Carter		w/d			Andrew Norman		2
	Andrew Norman		w/o

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
	Jimmy White		4
	Kurt Maflin		0			Jimmy White		2
	Mark Davis		w/o			Mark Davis		4
	Bjorn Haneveer		w/d								Mark Davis		4
	Marco Fu		3								Jamie Cope		2
	Sam Baird		4			Sam Baird		2
	Jamie Cope		4			Jamie Cope		4
	Phil Barnes		2													Mark Davis		4
	Adrian Gunnell		4													Matthew Selt		2
	Hans Blanckaert		0			Adrian Gunnell		0
	Matthew Selt		4			Matthew Selt		4
	David Grace		3								Matthew Selt		4
	Joe Perry		4								Dominic Dale		2
	Stefan Joachim		0			Joe Perry		3
	Dominic Dale		4			Dominic Dale		4
	David Morris		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
	Shaun Murphy		w/o
	Lucky Vatnani		w/d			Shaun Murphy		3
	Liang Wenbo		w/d			Michael White		4
	Michael White		w/o								Michael White		4
	Martin Gould		4								Martin Gould		1
	Ben Harrison		1			Martin Gould		4
	Nigel Bond		2			Dechawat Poomjaeng		1
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		4													Michael White		2
	Rod Lawler		4													Fergal O'Brien		4
	Mitchell Travis		1			Rod Lawler		1
	Fergal O'Brien		4			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Joe Delaney		3								Fergal O'Brien		4
	Ding Junhui		4								Ding Junhui		3
	Sean O'Sullivan		1			Ding Junhui		4
	Marcus Campbell		4			Marcus Campbell		1
	Scott MacKenzie		2

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 Selby		4
	Sam Harvey		0			Mark Selby		4
	Rory McLeod		4			Rory McLeod		0
	Phil O’Kane		2								Mark Selby		4
	Barry Hawkins		4								Craig Steadman		0
	Brian Cox		0			Barry Hawkins		1
	Ian McCulloch		3			Craig Steadman		4
	Craig Steadman		4													Mark Selby		4
	Peter Ebdon		3													Andrew Higginson		0
	James Wattana		4			James Wattana		1
	Judd Trump		4			Judd Trump		4
	Ashley Wright		0								Judd Trump		3
	Liu Chuang		w/o								Andrew Higginson		4
	Joe Meara		w/d			Liu Chuang		2
	Andrew Higginson		4			Andrew Higginson		4
	Adam Wicheard		1

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
	Mark Allen		4
	Christof Biniarsch		0			Mark Allen		2
	Joe Jogia		4			Joe Jogia		4
	Daniel Wells		2								Joe Jogia		4
	Ryan Day		1								Aditya Mehta		3
	Aditya Mehta		4			Aditya Mehta		4
	Stuart Bingham		w/d			Simon Bedford		0
	Simon Bedford		w/o													Joe Jogia		1
	Stephen Lee		4													Stephen Lee		4
	Ian Burns		0			Stephen Lee		4
	Alan McManus		2			Jamie Walker		1
	Jamie Walker		4								Stephen Lee		4
	Ricky Walden		4								Ricky Walden		0
	Stuart Carrington		2			Ricky Walden		4
	Alfie Burden		3			Stephen Craigie		2
	Stephen Craigie		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
	Steve Davis		4
	Gary Wilson		0			Steve Davis		4
	Dave Harold		0			Jamie O'Neill		3
	Jamie O'Neill		4								Steve Davis		2
	Graeme Dott		w/d								Yu Delu		4
	James Welsh		w/o			James Welsh		1
	Tom Ford		2			Yu Delu		4
	Yu Delu		4													Yu Delu		4
	Andrew Pagett		4													Jimmy Robertson		2
	Luca Brecel		2			Andrew Pagett		4
	Robert Milkins		4			Robert Milkins		2
	Martin O'Donnell		1								Andrew Pagett		2
	Jimmy Robertson		4								Jimmy Robertson		4
	Nick Jennings		1			Jimmy Robertson		4
	Matthew Couch		0			Robbie Williams		2
	Robbie Williams		4

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
	Anthony Hamilton		2
	Adam Duffy		4			Adam Duffy		4
	Joe Swail		4			Joe Swail		0
	Zhang Anda		3								Adam Duffy		0
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		4								Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Ali Kirim		0			Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Anthony McGill		4			Anthony McGill		1
	Kyren Wilson		2													Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Xiao Guodong		4													Li Yan		2
	Bash Maqsood		1			Xiao Guodong		0
	Michael Holt		3			Li Yan		4
	Li Yan		4								Li Yan		4
	Stephen Hendry		w/o								John Higgins		3
	Robin Hull		w/d			Stephen Hendry		0
	John Higgins		4			John Higgins		4
	Sam Craigie		1

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Passakorn Suwannawat		1
	Neil Robertson		4			Neil Robertson		2
	Mark Davis		4			Mark Davis		4
	Fergal O'Brien		0								Mark Davis		0
	Mark Selby		4								Mark Selby		4
	Stephen Lee		1			Mark Selby		4
	Yu Delu		3			Ronnie O'Sullivan		3
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		4

Century breaks

Only from last 128 onwards.^[11]

147, 107, 103, 102 Ronnie O'Sullivan 142, 124 John Higgins 139, 103 Ding Junhui 135 Mark Davis 135 Liu Song 134, 117, 102 Neil Robertson 131, 106 Steve Davis 129, 105, 102 Jimmy Robertson 129 Jamie Cope 126, 119 Mark Selby 121 Adam Duffy 120 Jimmy White 112, 108, 100 Yu Delu

111 Andrew Higginson 110 Zhang Anda 109 David Gilbert 108 Robbie Williams 105 Marcus Campbell 104 Shaun Murphy 104 Matthew Stevens 103 Sam Craigie 103 Fergal O'Brien 102 Alfie Burden 102 Mike Dunn 102 Mark King 101 Sam Baird

References

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3. "Superb Selby storms to win in Germany". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
4. "The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
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External links

• Ronnie O'Sullivan 147 – Paul Hunter Classic 2011 – 11th 147 by Rocket – HD on YouTube