Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4

The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4 (also known as Star Xing Pai Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 4 for sponsorship purposes) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–16 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[1] The preliminary rounds took place on 25 July at the same venue.

Players Tour Championship 2010/2011
Event 4

Tournament information
Dates	14–16 August 2010
Venue	World Snooker Academy
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	Rory McLeod (140)
Final
Champion	Barry Pinches
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Score	4–3
← PTC3 EPTC1 →

Barry Pinches won in the final 4–3 against Ronnie O'Sullivan.[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	£1,500	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

[5]

Preliminary rounds

[6]

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Lasse Münstermann 2–4 Jamie Clarke Michael Wild 4–1 James Silverwood Chen Zhe 4–0 Oliver Brown Shaun Wilkes 2–4 Chris Norbury

Rogelio Esteiro 0–4 Robert Valiant David Portman 4–1 Jamie Curtis-Barrett Paul Metcalf 3–4 Lee Page Samuel Thistlewhite w/o–w/d Mike Hallett

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Andy Lee 1–4 Jame McGouran Alex Davies w/o–w/d Gareth Green David Craggs 2–4 Farakh Ajaib David Grace 4–2 Callum Downing Ian Burns 4–0 Ashik Nathwani Hans Blankaert 4–2 Jamie Clarke Danny Douane w/d–w/o Lee Spick Jamie Walker 4–1 Lee Farebrother Antony Parsons 4–3 Mitchell Travis John Whitty 1–4 Steve Judd Lee Shanker w/o–w/d Dale Smith Dane Hall w/d–w/o Michael Wild Stephen Ormerod 4–3 Jamie Brown Nick Jennings w/o–w/d Lewis Mayes Tian Pengfei w/d–w/o Daniel Skingle Andrew Norman 3–4 Chen Zhe

Yu Delu w/d–w/o Martin O'Donnell James Hill 0–4 Chris Norbury Sam Baird w/o–w/d Rupesh Thakkar David Gray w/d–w/o Sharrukh Nasir Sam Craigie w/d–w/o Rock Hui Joel Walker 4–0 Anthony Robson Mark Smith 1–4 Charlie Walters Jordan Rimmer 0–4 Robert Valiant Stuart Carrington w/o–w/d Marc Harman Kamran Ashraf 3–4 David Portman Adam Duffy 4–0 Craig Barber Tony Knowles 1–4 Lee Page Ian Glover 4–3 Jeff Cundy Alex Taubman 4–0 Samuel Thistlewhite Shaun Parkes 3–4 Lucky Vatnani Jake Nicholson 1–4 Ben Harrison

Main rounds

[7]

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 Selby		4
	Zhang Anda		2			Mark Selby		4
	Dave Harold		4			Dave Harold		1
	Jame McGouran		1								Mark Selby		0
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		4								Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Ryan Day		0			Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Stephen Craigie		2			Ken Doherty		1
	Ken Doherty		4													Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Mark King		w/d													Judd Trump		0
	Alex Davies		w/o			Alex Davies		1
	Anthony McGill		4			Anthony McGill		4
	Stephen Hendry		0								Anthony McGill		0
	Dermot McGlinchey		4								Judd Trump		4
	Farakh Ajaib		2			Dermot McGlinchey		0
	Judd Trump		4			Judd Trump		4
	David Grace		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
	Ricky Walden		4
	David Gilbert		2			Ricky Walden		2
	Tony Drago		4			Tony Drago		4
	Alex Taubman		1								Tony Drago		4
	Joe Jogia		3								Ian Burns		3
	Ian Burns		4			Ian Burns		4
	Rory McLeod		4			Rory McLeod		1
	Joe Delaney		0													Tony Drago		2
	Justin Astley		4													Marco Fu		4
	Hans Blankaert		0			Justin Astley		4
	Joe Swail		3			Issara Kachaiwong		3
	Issara Kachaiwong		4								Justin Astley		3
	Martin Gould		4								Marco Fu		4
	Ian McCulloch		2			Martin Gould		1
	Marco Fu		4			Marco Fu		4
	Lee Spick		3

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
	Allan Taylor		4
	Reanne Evans		1			Allan Taylor		2
	Nigel Bond		2			Jamie Walker		4
	Jamie Walker		4								Jamie Walker		1
	Igor Figueiredo		4								Bjorn Haneveer		4
	Antony Parsons		3			Igor Figueiredo		3
	Bjorn Haneveer		4			Bjorn Haneveer		4
	Steve Judd		1													Bjorn Haneveer		1
	Dominic Dale		4													Dominic Dale		4
	Simon Bedford		0			Dominic Dale		4
	Mark Joyce		4			Mark Joyce		0
	Patrick Wallace		2								Dominic Dale		4
	Liam Highfield		4								Alfie Burden		3
	Lee Shanker		1			Liam Highfield		1
	Alfie Burden		4			Alfie Burden		4
	Michael Wild		0

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
	Xiao Guodong		4
	Michael White		2			Xiao Guodong		4
	Kuldesh Johal		3			Michael Judge		1
	Michael Judge		4								Xiao Guodong		2
	Peter Lines		4								Peter Lines		4
	Kyren Wilson		0			Peter Lines		4
	Adrian Gunnell		4			Adrian Gunnell		2
	Stephen Ormerod		2													Peter Lines		0
	Michael Wasley		2													Stephen Maguire		4
	Jack Lisowski		4			Jack Lisowski		0
	Mark Davis		4			Mark Davis		4
	Patrick Einsle		0								Mark Davis		3
	Stephen Maguire		4								Stephen Maguire		4
	Nick Jennings		0			Stephen Maguire		4
	Jamie Cope		4			Jamie Cope		1
	Daniel Skingle		1

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
	Barry Pinches		4
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon		0			Barry Pinches		4
	Stuart Bingham		3			Chen Zhe		2
	Chen Zhe		4								Barry Pinches		4
	Matthew Couch		1								Jak Jones		0
	Anthony Hamilton		4			Anthony Hamilton		3
	Paul Davison		2			Jak Jones		4
	Jak Jones		4													Barry Pinches		4
	Tom Ford		3													Matthew Selt		1
	Martin O'Donnell		4			Martin O'Donnell		1
	Ben Woollaston		3			Chris Norbury		4
	Chris Norbury		4								Chris Norbury		2
	Matthew Selt		4								Matthew Selt		4
	Paul Davies		3			Matthew Selt		4
	Shaun Murphy		4			Shaun Murphy		3
	Michael Holt		3

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
	Liu Song		4
	Sam Baird		3			Liu Song		4
	Andy Hicks		4			Andy Hicks		2
	James McBain		2								Liu Song		4
	Peter Ebdon		4								Gerard Greene		1
	David Morris		3			Peter Ebdon		1
	Gerard Greene		4			Gerard Greene		4
	Noppon Saengkham		1													Liu Song		4
	Jimmy White^[a]		w/d													Jimmy Robertson		3
	Sharrukh Nasir		w/o			Sharrukh Nasir		1
	Jimmy Robertson		4			Jimmy Robertson		4
	Rock Hui		0								Jimmy Robertson		4
	Liu Chuang		3								Robert Milkins		3
	Joel Walker		4			Joel Walker		0
	Kurt Maflin		1			Robert Milkins		4
	Robert Milkins		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
	Jamie Jones		2
	Mark Allen		4			Mark Allen		3
	Stephen Lee		w/o			Stephen Lee		4
	Charlie Walters		w/d								Stephen Lee		4
	Joe Perry		4								Joe Perry		1
	Robert Valiant		3			Joe Perry		4
	Andrew Pagett		1			Stuart Carrington		3
	Stuart Carrington		4													Stephen Lee		1
	Alan McManus		4													Matthew Stevens		4
	Liang Wenbo		3			Alan McManus		4
	Fergal O'Brien		4			Fergal O'Brien		3
	David Portman		2								Alan McManus		0
	Mike Dunn		4								Matthew Stevens		4
	Stuart Pettman		3			Mike Dunn		3
	Matthew Stevens		4			Matthew Stevens		4
	James Wattana		1

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
	Barry Hawkins		4
	Adam Duffy		1			Barry Hawkins		4
	Jimmy Michie		0			Lee Page		2
	Lee Page		4								Barry Hawkins		4
	Graeme Dott		3								Ian Glover		1
	Adam Wicheard		4			Adam Wicheard		0
	Marcus Campbell		3			Ian Glover		4
	Ian Glover		4													Barry Hawkins		1
	Daniel Wells		4													Mark Williams		4
	Neil Robertson		3			Daniel Wells		3
	Andrew Higginson		4			Andrew Higginson		4
	Lucky Vatnani		1								Andrew Higginson		2
	Jamie O'Neill		4								Mark Williams		4
	Rod Lawler		3			Jamie O'Neill		3
	Mark Williams		4			Mark Williams		4
	Ben Harrison		1

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Marco Fu		0			Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Dominic Dale		4			Dominic Dale		3
	Stephen Maguire		0								Ronnie O'Sullivan		3
	Barry Pinches		4								Barry Pinches		4
	Liu Song		2			Barry Pinches		4
	Matthew Stevens		1			Mark Williams		1
	Mark Williams		4

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England, 16 August 2010.[8]
Ronnie O'Sullivan  England	3–4	Barry Pinches  England
107–1 (60), 1–76, 83–0 (83), 85–31 (58), 0–65, 47–57, 0–64 (64)
83	Highest break	64
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	1

Century breaks

[9]

140 Rory McLeod 137, 109, 104 Marco Fu 136, 116, 113, 108 Ronnie O'Sullivan 135 Joe Perry 134, 105 Barry Pinches 129, 124 Andy Hicks 129 Mark Selby 128, 125 Liu Song 124, 109 Matthew Stevens 124, 107 Mark Davis 121 Stuart Pettman 119 Gerard Greene 116 Barry Hawkins 113, 111 Tony Drago 113 Jamie Walker

110, 105 Alfie Burden 109 Michael Holt 108 Daniel Wells 107 David Gilbert 106 Dominic Dale 104 Graeme Dott 103 Chris Norbury 102 Ian Glover 102 Stephen Maguire 102 Stephen Lee 101 Xiao Guodong 100 Jamie O'Neill 100 Matthew Selt 100 Robert Milkins

Notes

• ^a Jimmy White withdrew due to ill health.

References

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