Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 6

The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 6 (also known as Star Xing Pai Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 6 for sponsorship purposes) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place over 14–17 October 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.^[1]

Dominic Dale won his third professional title by defeating Martin Gould 4–3 in the final.^[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

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Preliminary round

Best of 7 frames


Robbie Williams	3–4	Sam Baird
Matthew Day	w/o–w/d	Salim Ali
Martin O'Donnell	3–4	Craig Steadman
Stephen Groves	0–4	Ian Glover
Andrew Milliard	2–4	Andrew Norman
James McGouran	4–0	Jamie Clarke
Mitchell Mann	4–1	Hans Blanckaert
Rogelio Esteiro	0–4	Michael Wild
Luca Brecel	2–4	Chen Zhe
Allan Taylor	w/o–w/d	Eissa Alsayed
Shaun Parkes	0–4	Ian Burns
Marc Harman	0–4	Lasse Münstermann
Ben Harrison	4–2	James Hill
Rock Hui	0–4	Oliver Brown
Charlie Walters	4–0	Steve Judd
David Singh	4–0	Ryan Duffy


Leo Fernandez	w/o–w/d	Mohammed Joker
Dale Smith	w/d–w/o	Damian Wilks
Sharrukh Nasir	1–4	Michael Wasley
Mike Hallett	3–4	Lucky Vatnani
Joel Walker	w/d–w/o	Andy Lee
Chris Norbury	w/o–w/d	Mohammed Shehab
Marvin Lim	0–4	Stuart Carrington
Stephen Ormerod	4–3	Ian Stark
James Leadbetter	3–4	Robert Valiant
Danny Douane	w/d–w/o	John Whitty
Farakh Ajaib	4–0	Tony Knowles
Tommy Ang	4–1	Ahmed Aseeri
Jamie Walker	4–3	Jeff Cundy
Tian Pengfei	3–4	Aditya Mehta
Daniel Skingle	0–4	Kishan Hirani
David Grace	4–2	Gary Thomson

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

Barry Pinches	4
Sam Baird	3	Barry Pinches	3
Daniel Wells	4	Daniel Wells	4
Matthew Day	0			Daniel Wells	4
Matthew Couch	0			Jimmy Michie	1
Jimmy Michie	4	Jimmy Michie	4
Anthony Hamilton	3	Craig Steadman	1
Craig Steadman	4					Daniel Wells	0
Liam Highfield	4					Stuart Bingham	4
Noppon Saengkham	1	Liam Highfield	2
Ding Junhui	4	Ding Junhui	4
Ian Glover	2			Ding Junhui	2
Joe Jogia	4			Stuart Bingham	4
Andrew Norman	1	Joe Jogia	0
Stuart Bingham	4	Stuart Bingham	4
Jamie O'Neill	3

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

Bjorn Haneveer	3
James McGouran	4	James McGouran	1
Martin Gould	4	Martin Gould	4
Mitchell Mann	0			Martin Gould	4
Michael White	0			Ricky Walden	1
Michael Judge	4	Michael Judge	1
Ricky Walden	4	Ricky Walden	4
Michael Wild	3					Martin Gould	4
Jimmy Robertson	2					Anthony McGill	2
Chen Zhe	4	Chen Zhe	1
Anthony McGill	4	Anthony McGill	4
Allan Taylor	1			Anthony McGill	4
Ronnie O'Sullivan	w/d			Ian Burns	2
Issara Kachaiwong	w/o	Issara Kachaiwong	1
Matthew Selt	3	Ian Burns	4
Ian Burns	4

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

Adrian Gunnell	3
Lasse Münstermann	4	Lasse Münstermann	0
Ian McCulloch	4	Ian McCulloch	4
Ben Harrison	0			Ian McCulloch	4
Mark Joyce	4			Liu Chuang	3
Oliver Brown	0	Mark Joyce	0
Liu Chuang	4	Liu Chuang	4
Jamie Burnett	2					Ian McCulloch	4
Mark Davis	4					Andy Hicks	2
Adam Wicheard	3	Mark Davis	3
Andy Hicks	4	Andy Hicks	4
Charlie Walters	2			Andy Hicks	4
Jack Lisowski	4			Jack Lisowski	1
David Singh	2	Jack Lisowski	4
Dave Harold	2	Dermot McGlinchey	2
Dermot McGlinchey	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

Peter Lines	4
David Morris	0	Peter Lines	4
Igor Figueiredo	2	Leo Fernandez	1
Leo Fernandez	4			Peter Lines	0
Stephen Lee	4			Marcus Campbell	4
Damian Wilks	0	Stephen Lee	1
Marcus Campbell	4	Marcus Campbell	4
Patrick Wallace	2					Marcus Campbell	4
Mark King	3					Graeme Dott	1
Graeme Dott	4	Graeme Dott	4
Joe Perry	4	Joe Perry	3
Michael Wasley	1			Graeme Dott	4
Judd Trump	4			Judd Trump	1
Lucky Vatnani	0	Judd Trump	4
Alfie Burden	4	Alfie Burden	2
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	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 Selby	4
Andy Lee	0	Mark Selby	4
Steve Davis	w/d	Jak Jones	0
Jak Jones	w/o			Mark Selby	4
Xiao Guodong	4			Xiao Guodong	3
Zhang Anda	0	Xiao Guodong	4
Andrew Higginson	4	Andrew Higginson	3
Kurt Maflin	0					Mark Selby	4
Jamie Jones	4					Jamie Jones	0
Reanne Evans	1	Jamie Jones	4
Peter Ebdon	4	Peter Ebdon	3
Chris Norbury	1			Jamie Jones	4
Marco Fu	4			Mark Allen	3
Stuart Pettman	3	Marco Fu	2
Mike Dunn	1	Mark Allen	4
Mark Allen	4

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

Robert Milkins	2
Stuart Carrington	4	Stuart Carrington	1
Neil Robertson	4	Neil Robertson	4
Rod Lawler	1			Neil Robertson	1
Dominic Dale	4			Dominic Dale	4
Stephen Ormerod	0	Dominic Dale	4
Kyren Wilson	4	Kyren Wilson	2
Kuldesh Johal	2					Dominic Dale	4
Fergal O'Brien	4					Matthew Stevens	1
Robert Valiant	1	Fergal O'Brien	4
Ben Woollaston	2	Simon Bedford	1
Simon Bedford	4			Fergal O'Brien	0
Tom Ford	4			Matthew Stevens	4
John Whitty	1	Tom Ford	3
Matthew Stevens	4	Matthew Stevens	4
Stephen Hendry	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

Andrew Pagett	4
Ryan Day	2	Andrew Pagett	1
Paul Davison	4	Paul Davison	4
Farakh Ajaib	2			Paul Davison	1
Alan McManus	4			Shaun Murphy	4
Tommy Ang	1	Alan McManus	2
Shaun Murphy	4	Shaun Murphy	4
David Gilbert	2					Shaun Murphy	2
Liang Wenbo	4					Liang Wenbo	4
James Wattana	1	Liang Wenbo	4
Rory McLeod	1	Joe Delaney	0
Joe Delaney	4			Liang Wenbo	4
Barry Hawkins	4			Joe Swail	1
Jamie Walker	1	Barry Hawkins	0
Justin Astley	2	Joe Swail	4
Joe Swail	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

Jamie Cope	4
Michael Holt	0	Jamie Cope	1
Jimmy White	4	Jimmy White	4
Aditya Mehta	2			Jimmy White	4
Gerard Greene	2			James McBain	3
James McBain	4	James McBain	4
Tony Drago	4	Tony Drago	1
Kishan Hirani	0					Jimmy White	4
Liu Song	4					Ali Carter	2
David Grace	1	Liu Song	4
Stephen Maguire	3	Ken Doherty	2
Ken Doherty	4			Liu Song	0
Nigel Bond	3			Ali Carter	4
Patrick Einsle	4	Patrick Einsle	3
Mark Williams	w/d	Ali Carter	4
Ali Carter	w/o

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames

Stuart Bingham	2
Martin Gould	4	Martin Gould	4
Ian McCulloch	1	Marcus Campbell	1
Marcus Campbell	4			Martin Gould	3
Mark Selby	3			Dominic Dale	4
Dominic Dale	4	Dominic Dale	4
Liang Wenbo	4	Liang Wenbo	1
Jimmy White	3

Century breaks

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142, 113, 105 – Matthew Stevens
138 – Xiao Guodong
137, 103, 102 – Andy Hicks
136, 127 – Dominic Dale
135, 102 – Ding Junhui
133 – Neil Robertson
132 – Chen Zhe
132 – Daniel Wells
131, 110 – Liang Wenbo
128 – Anthony McGill
125 – Marco Fu
122, 108 – Judd Trump
120 – Andrew Higginson
117 – Barry Hawkins
116 – Mark Selby

115 – Stuart Carrington
113 – Rod Lawler
113 – Jimmy White
112 – James McBain
111 – Alan McManus
107 – Adrian Gunnell
104 – Jamie Burnett
103, 102 – Adam Wicheard
103 – Liam Highfield
103 – Jimmy Robertson
103 – Liu Song
101 – Robert Milkins
101 – Simon Bedford
101 – David Grace
101 – Mark Allen

References

^ "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.
^ "Dale Pips Gould to PTC 6 Title". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
^ "Prize money and ranking points". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
^ "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.
^ "Star Xing Pai PTC 6". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
^ "Players Tour Championship – Event Six". Global Snooker. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
^ "2010 PTC Centuries". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.

[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] "Dale Pips Gould to PTC 6 Title". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.

[3] "Prize money and ranking points". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 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] "Star Xing Pai PTC 6". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

[6] "Players Tour Championship – Event Six". Global Snooker. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.

[7] "2010 PTC Centuries". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.

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2010/2011	PTC1 PTC2 PTC3 PTC4 EPTC1 EPTC2 PTC5 PTC6 EPTC3 EPTC4 EPTC5 EPTC6 Finals
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