2011 China Open (snooker)

Bank of Beijing China Open
Tournament information
Dates28 March – 3 April 2011 (2011-03-28 – 2011-04-03)
VenueBeijing University Students' Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£325,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Robert Milkins (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Selby (ENG)
Score10–8
2010
2012

The 2011 Bank of Beijing China Open[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 March and 3 April 2011 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China.

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Stephen Lee in the first round, despite making four century breaks.[2]

Judd Trump won his first ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final.[3] Trump made his 100th career century during the final.[4]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

Wildcard round

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These matches were played in Beijing on 28 & 29 March.[1][6][7]

Match Score
WC1  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 5–3  Cao Yupeng (CHN)
WC2  Marcus Campbell (SCO) 5–3  Mei Xiwen (CHN)
WC3  Robert Milkins (ENG) 5–1  Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN)
WC4[8]  Jimmy White (ENG) w/d–w/o  Tian Pengfei (CHN)
WC5  Nigel Bond (ENG) 5–3  Jin Long (CHN)
WC6  Ken Doherty (IRL) 1–5  Li Hang (CHN)
WC7  Joe Perry (ENG) 5–2  Li Yan (CHN)
WC8  Gerard Greene (NIR) 5–2  Yu Delu (CHN)

Main draw

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Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1 Wales Mark Williams 4
England Stephen Lee 5
  England Stephen Lee 5
Wales Ryan Day 2
10 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
Wales Ryan Day 5
England Stephen Lee 2
5 China Ding Junhui 5
13 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Wales Matthew Stevens 0
13 Scotland Stephen Hendry 2
5 China Ding Junhui 5
5 China Ding Junhui 5
Norway Kurt Maflin 4
5 China Ding Junhui 3
4 England Mark Selby 6
8 England Ali Carter 5
England Stuart Bingham 1
8 England Ali Carter 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 3
11 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
Scotland Marcus Campbell 5
8 England Ali Carter 1
4 England Mark Selby 5
14 England Jamie Cope 3
England Robert Milkins 5
England Robert Milkins 1
4 England Mark Selby 5
4 England Mark Selby 5
China Tian Pengfei 3
4 England Mark Selby 8
England Judd Trump 10
3 Scotland John Higgins 5
England Nigel Bond 3
3 Scotland John Higgins 5
15 England Ricky Walden 2
15 England Ricky Walden 5
England Martin Gould 4
3 Scotland John Higgins 2
7 England Shaun Murphy 5
9 Scotland Graeme Dott 4
China Li Hang 5
China Li Hang 4
7 England Shaun Murphy 5
7 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Joe Perry 3
7 England Shaun Murphy 1
England Judd Trump 6
6 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
England Mark Davis 5
  England Mark Davis 2
England Judd Trump 5
16 Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
England Judd Trump 5
England Judd Trump 5
12 England Peter Ebdon 1
12 England Peter Ebdon 5
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 2
12 England Peter Ebdon 5
2 Australia Neil Robertson 1
2 Australia Neil Robertson 5
England Barry Hawkins 1

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Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 3 April 2011.[6]
Mark Selby (4)
 England
8–10 Judd Trump
 England
Afternoon: 0–104 (104), 101–21 (88), 46–76, 0–104 (104), 90–34 (90), 53–69 (53, 55), 39–67 (61), 66–65 (Selby 62)
Evening: 49–89 (68), 132–0 (132), 66–0 (66), 0–113 (113), 134–0 (134), 40–72, 124–7 (124), 84–31, 49–60 (57), 41–57 (57)
134 Highest break 113
3 Century breaks 3
8 50+ breaks 8

Qualifying

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These matches took place between 24 and 27 February 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[10][11][12][13]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace2England Alfie Burden5England Matthew Selt4England Stephen Lee5
China Zhang Anda5China Zhang Anda1England Alfie Burden5England Alfie Burden4
China Liu Song5England Adrian Gunnell0England Tom Ford5Wales Ryan Day5
Thailand Noppon Saengkham1China Liu Song5China Liu Song3England Tom Ford1
China Xiao Guodong5England Joe Jogia5England Anthony Hamilton5Wales Matthew Stevens5
Northern Ireland Dermot McGlinchey2China Xiao Guodong2England Joe Jogia0England Anthony Hamilton1
England Simon Bedford2England Jack Lisowski4England Dave Harold1England Mark King1
Norway Kurt Maflin5Norway Kurt Maflin5Norway Kurt Maflin5Norway Kurt Maflin5
Wales Andrew Pagett2England Jimmy Robertson3England Mark Joyce5England Stuart Bingham5
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney1England Mark Joyce2
England Liam Highfield5England Barry Pinches5England Rory McLeod5Scotland Marcus Campbell5
England Jamie O'Neill2England Liam Highfield3England Barry Pinches2England Rory McLeod3
Republic of Ireland David Morris4England Ian McCulloch0England Robert Milkins5England Andrew Higginson2
England David Gilbert5England David Gilbert5England David Gilbert4England Robert Milkins5
China Liu Chuang5England Jimmy White5England Peter Lines3Wales Dominic Dale2
Wales Jak Jones3China Liu Chuang3England Jimmy White5England Jimmy White5
Brazil Igor Figueiredo2Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5England Nigel Bond5China Liang Wenbo3
England Kuldesh Johal5England Kuldesh Johal3Belgium Bjorn Haneveer4England Nigel Bond5
Wales Jamie Jones2England Mike Dunn5England Martin Gould5
Scotland James McBain5Scotland James McBain2England Mike Dunn2
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon1England Andy Hicks1Malta Tony Drago2Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
Thailand Issara Kachaiwong5Thailand Issara Kachaiwong5Thailand Issara Kachaiwong5Thailand Issara Kachaiwong0
England Rod Lawler5England Michael Holt3England Joe Perry5
England Kyren Wilson1England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler2
Thailand James Wattana5England Stuart Pettman2England Steve Davis4England Mark Davis5
England Justin Astley2Thailand James Wattana5Thailand James Wattana5Thailand James Wattana3
England Ben Woollaston5Scotland Anthony McGill0Scotland Jamie Burnett3England Judd Trump5
England Reanne Evans1England Ben Woollaston5England Ben Woollaston5England Ben Woollaston1
England Paul Davison5England Matthew Couch5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
England Adam Wicheard3England Paul Davison4England Matthew Couch3Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien2
Wales Michael White5Northern Ireland Joe Swail5Scotland Alan McManus3England Barry Hawkins5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge3Wales Michael White3Northern Ireland Joe Swail5Northern Ireland Joe Swail2

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  2. ^ "Williams and Maguire both eliminated". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Judd Trump beats Mark Selby in China Open final". BBC Sport. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  4. ^ "World Snooker 2011: Five players to watch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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  6. ^ a b c "China Open (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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  8. ^ "Visa problems end White's Beijing hopes". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
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  13. ^ a b "China Open 2011 – Qualifying". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  14. ^ "China Open 2011 Century Breaks" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  15. ^ "China Open 2011 – Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.