2011 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament January 2022 April 2020 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship 2015 Logo.png 2011 04 16 2011 05 2 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England World Snooker Ranking event £1,111,000 £250,000 Ding Junhui CHN (138) Mark King ENG (138) John Higgins SCO Judd Trump ENG 18–15 2010 2012 The 2011 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 2011 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 35th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and was the last ranking event of the 2010–11 snooker season. The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and had a total prize fund of £1,111,000, with £250,000 going to the winner of the event. The tournament was sponsored by sports betting company Betfred. Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but lost 8–10 against Judd Trump in the first round. Trump became the youngest player since 1990 to reach the final where he lost to John Higgins. This was Higgins' fourth world title, becoming only the fourth man to win four or more championships in the modern era. Ding Junhui meanwhile became the first player from China to reach the semi-finals. Mark King and Ding Junhui made the highest breaks at the Crucible with 138; while James Wattana compiled the highest break of the tournament during qualifying with 141. An audience of 3.93 million viewers watched the fourth session in Great Britain with 2.03 million watching the third session of the final.Weekly Top 30 Programmes http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30? Barb.co.uk 11 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140919035351/http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30 19 September 2014 live The second and fourth sessions of the final were the most watched programmes on BBC Two for their particular weeks. Viewing figures on the BBC peaked at 6.6 million viewers. The figure of 3.9 million who watched the final session was up 50% on the year before. It was estimated that nearly half of the UK population watched the tournament at some point. In China, Ding Junhui's semi-final had an average watch of 19.4 million with a peak audience of 30 million over seven television networks.Snooker Scores Massive Viewing Figures http://www.matchroomsport.com/sports/snooker/pressreleases/snooker_scores_massive_viewing_figures.htm Matchroom Sport 11 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140717120446/http://www.matchroomsport.com/sports/snooker/pressreleases/snooker_scores_massive_viewing_figures.htm 17 July 2014 dead A record number of fans bought tickets, with the last four days and other sessions sold out with sales up 15% on 2010.Record Sales For Crucible Snooker Tickets http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2307632,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 11 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110307152918/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2307632,00.html 7 March 2011 live Overview The World Snooker Championship is an annual cue sport tournament and the official world championship of the game of snooker.Why Sheffield truly is the 'home of snooker' as World Championship gets underway thestar.co.uk 18 April 2019 1 May 2020 https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/other-sport/why-sheffield-truly-home-snooker-world-championship-gets-underway-39926 29 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200629155928/https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/other-sport/why-sheffield-truly-home-snooker-world-championship-gets-underway-39926 live Invented in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India,http://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ Origins of Snooker Peter Clare 2008 Billiard & Snooker Heritage Collection 8 February 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170103150005/http://snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ 3 January 2017 the sport was popular in Great Britain.Everton, Clive (1991). Snooker and Billiards: Techniques, Tactics and Training (Crowood Sports Guides). The Crowood Press. Chapter 1. 978-1-85223-480-5 In modern times it has been played worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.The Rise Of China – World Snooker World Snooker 13 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180419145915/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ 19 April 2018 live 26 February 2018World Snooker Tournaments World Snooker Tour Betfred.com World Championship Betfred.com World Championship History worldsnooker.com 15 March 2011 http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0,,13165~2306123,00.html 15 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110315202302/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0%2C%2C13165~2306123%2C00.html live In the 2011 tournament, 32 professional players competed in one-on-one snooker matches played over several frame frames, using a single-elimination tournament format.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Drawspage/0,,13165~2741487,00.html Drawsheet Worldsnooker.com 23 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120423162435/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/Drawspage/0%2C%2C13165~2741487%2C00.html live The 32 players were selected for the event using the snooker world rankings and a pre-tournament qualification competition.Betfred.com World Championship Qualifiers (2012) - snooker.org Årdalen Hermund snooker.org 14 August 2021 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=95 14 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210814185526/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=95 live In 1927, the first world championship was won by Joe Davis. The event's final took place in Camkin's Hall, Birmingham, England.Turner Chris World Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 9 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180133/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html 24 July 2011 Since 1977, the event has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.1392311 The Crucible Theatre 3 December 2013 The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.The Economics of Sports Broadcasting 9781134325603 Google Books 28 June 2020 https://books.google.com/books?id=60R-AgAAQBAJ&q=2005+world+snooker+championship+broadcaster&pg=PR22 Gratton Chris Solberg Harry Arne 11 June 2007 Routledge 11 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210811205442/https://books.google.com/books?id=60R-AgAAQBAJ&q=2005+world+snooker+championship+broadcaster&pg=PR22 live Australian Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Graeme Dott 18–13 in the previous year's final.Snooker – Aussie Neil Robertson beats Dott to win world title BBC 4 May 2010 7 January 2022 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8658510.stm 7 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220107133923/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8658510.stm live The event was sponsored by sports betting company Betfred.talkSPORT to broadcast World Snooker Championship draw live on air talkSPORT 29 March 2012 14 August 2021 https://talksport.com/uncategorized/35838/talksport-broadcast-world-snooker-championship-draw-live-air-168224/ 14 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210814190926/https://talksport.com/uncategorized/35838/talksport-broadcast-world-snooker-championship-draw-live-air-168224/ live Format The 2011 World Snooker Championship took place from 16 April to 2 May 2011 in Sheffield, England. The tournament was the last of eight ranking events in the 2010–11 snooker season on the World Snooker Tour.Tournament Calendar 2010/2011 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2010 Snooker.org 25 November 2011 14 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614142300/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2010 liveFinals 2010/2011 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=7&season=2010 Snooker.org 8 December 2010 25 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125062452/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=7&season=2010 live It featured a 32-player main draw that was held at the Crucible Theatre, as well as a qualifying draw that was played at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield from 3 to 13 March.World Qualifiers Draw and Format worldsnooker.com 9 May 2012 http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipQArticle/0,,13165~2621486,00.html 9 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120509022235/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipQArticle/0,,13165~2621486,00.html live This was the 35th consecutive year that the tournament had been staged at the Crucible.http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_history-23.htm History worldsnooker.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080625054148/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_history-23.htm 25 June 2008 usurped The main stages of the event were broadcast by the BBC in the United Kingdom.BBC pockets snooker TV rights The Guardian 9 January 2013 14 August 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jan/09/bbc-tv-rights-snooker-2017 14 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210814191105/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jan/09/bbc-tv-rights-snooker-2017 live The top 16 players in the latest world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players.2011 World Snooker Championship Snooker Scene April 2011 Everton, CliveIn the event of the defending champion being ranked outside the top 16, he would replace the player ranked world number 16 as an automatic qualifier. Robertson was seeded first overall as the defending champion, and the remaining 15 seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings. The number of frames required to win a match increased throughout the tournament. The first round consisted of best-of-19-frames matches, with the final match being played over a maximum of 35 frames.Betfred.com World Championship (2011) Årdalen Hermund snooker.org http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=28 23 February 2011 20 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110420135616/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=28 live All 16 non-seeded spots in the main draw were filled with players from the qualifying rounds. Prize fund For the 2011 tournament there was a £1,111,000 prize fund with the winner receiving £250,000. World Snooker offered no additional prize money for a maximum break, whereas in previous years the prize money for this achievement was £147,000.Williams unhappy with 147 prize removal https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13174922 BBC Sport 2 May 2011 23 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110426013040/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13174922.stm 26 April 2011 live The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:Prize Money http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0,,13165~2306112,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 2 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110312040840/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0,,13165~2306112,00.html 12 March 2011 liveDowner Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 130 Winner: £250,000 Runner-up: £125,000 Semi-final: £52,000 Quarter-final: £24,050 Last 16: £16,000 Last 32: £12,000 Last 48: £8,200 Last 64: £4,600 Stage one highest break: £1,000 Stage two highest break: £10,000 Total: £1,111,000 Tournament summary Opening rounds (first round—quarter-finals) thumb|alt=Photo|Judd Trump (pictured in 2010), defeated the defending champion Neil Robertson 10–8 in the opening round The first round was played from 16 to 21 April as the best of 19 frames held over two session sessions.Provisional Format 7 January 2022 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/19/6d/0,,13165~159001,00.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110222210353/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/19/6d/0,,13165~159001,00.pdf 22 February 2011 Defending champion Neil Robertson led Judd Trump 7–6, but lost the match 8–10.Ashenden Mark Champion Robertson felled by Trump https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13104533 BBC Sport 17 April 2011 16 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110417035754/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13104533.stm 17 April 2011 live Trump, having recently won the 2011 China Open, commented "I'm on a high at the moment and I don't want it to finish. I want to make winning a habit". There were two debutants at the main stages of the event: Andrew Pagett and Jimmy Robertson. This was also the first time that either had qualified for the main draw of a ranking tournament.Nugget Crushed By Rampant Lee http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2315000,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 14 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110317184804/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2315000,00.html 17 March 2011 live Both players lost their opening round match, as Pagett lost 7–10 against Jamie Cope and Jimmy Robertson lost 1–10 against Mark Selby.Nervy Cope ousts debutant Pagett https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13109432 BBC Sport 17 April 2011 17 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110420082405/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13109432.stm 20 April 2011 liveMark Selby win sets up Hendry clash https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13160276 BBC Sport 21 April 2011 21 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422035909/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13160276.stm 22 April 2011 live Both Barry Hawkins and Rory McLeod reached the second round of the World Championship for the first time. Hawkins defeated Stephen Maguire on a deciding frame 10–9 and McLeod defeated Ricky Walden 10–6.Barry Hawkins delight at Crucible win https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13127971 BBC Sport 20 April 2011 19 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422071344/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13127971.stm 22 April 2011 live'Highlander' leaves Walden feeling low http://eurosport.yahoo.com/20042011/58/highlander-leaves-walden-feeling-low.html https://archive.today/20120714045938/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/20042011/58/highlander-leaves-walden-feeling-low.html dead 14 July 2012 Eurosport UK 20 April 2011 Ronnie O'Sullivan attempted to withdraw from the event one week before it started, but later, when asked for a written confirmation, changed his decision.Everton Clive Ronnie O'Sullivan seeks psychiatrist's help before world championship https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/13/ronnie-osullivan-world-snooker-championship The Guardian 4 May 2011 London 13 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306151833/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/13/ronnie-osullivan-world-snooker-championship 6 March 2016 live He compiled his 100th century break at the venue in his first round match against Dominic Dale, as he won 10–2.Ashenden Mark O'Sullivan takes commanding lead https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13121608 BBC Sport 18 April 2011 18 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110419035509/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13121608.stm 19 April 2011 liveAshenden Mark O'Sullivan wraps up emphatic win https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13134401 BBC Sport 20 April 2011 19 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422071341/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13134401.stm 22 April 2011 live Previous winner Graeme Dott led Mark King 7–3, but was reduced to a 7–6 lead. Dott won three of the next four frames to complete a 10–7 victory.Dott downs King Eurosport 20 April 2011 7 January 2022 https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/dott-downs-king_sto2756708/story.shtml 7 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220107133857/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml live Seven-time winner Hendry defeated Joe Perry 10–9 on a deciding frame, but hinted that he might retire after the event.World Snooker: Stephen Hendry hints at retirement – BBC Sport BBC Sport 7 January 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13117395 7 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220107133901/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/13117395 live In total, five out of the sixteen seeded players lost their first round matches: Neil Robertson, Maguire, Walden, Marco Fu and Peter Ebdon. Fu lost 8–10 against Martin Gould and Ebdon lost 8–10 against Stuart Bingham.Hong Kong's Fu crashes out of snooker's World Championships http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/232897/hong-kong-fu-crashes-out-of-snooker-world-championships Bangkok Post 27 April 2011Gritty Bingham knocks out Ebdon https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13136811 BBC Sport 26 April 2011 19 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422071338/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13136811.stm 22 April 2011 live The second round was played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions. Selby made six century breaks during his 13–4 victory over Hendry.Selby coasts past Hendry http://eurosport.yahoo.com/25042011/58/selby-coasts-past-hendry.html https://archive.today/20120708064853/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/25042011/58/selby-coasts-past-hendry.html dead 8 July 2012 Eurosport UK 25 April 2011 This was the first time six century breaks had been made in a match at the event,worldsnooker.com Selby rewrites the Crucible record books 24 April 2011 World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2345958,00.html 24 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110427230517/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2345958%2C00.html 27 April 2011Turner Chris Various Snooker Records http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 27 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110414214451/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html 14 April 2011 deadDowner Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 162 and also for a best of 25 frames match at any event.Record-breaking Selby close to victory https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13181061 BBC Sport 24 April 2011 25 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110425041941/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13181061.stm 25 April 2011 live Trump defeated Gould 13–6, with his opponent considering him to be a favourite to win the event, and Trump commenting "I feel I've got the game to go out and win it".Judd Trump beats Martin Gould to reach world championship last eight The Guardian 23 April 2011 7 January 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/23/judd-trump-snooker-world-championship 3 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151003075803/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/23/judd-trump-snooker-world-championship live Dott and Carter were tied at 11–11 in their second round match, before Dott won the next two frames to complete a 13–11 victory. Ding came back from 9–12 to defeat Stuart Bingham on a deciding frame. This was the first time that he had qualified for the quarter-finals of the world championships.Ding Junhui redt zijn vel tegen Bingham, Hendry blijft in top 16 http://www.metrotime.be/nlnewsbelga.html?telexid=61233661 Metro 26 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721002314/http://www.metrotime.be/nlnewsbelga.html?telexid=61233661 21 July 2011 live Eleventh seed Mark Allen also went to a deciding frame, as he defeated Hawkins 13–12. In a long eight-hour match, John Higgins overcame Rory McLeod 13–7.Higgins edges out McLeod Eurosport 25 April 2011 7 January 2022 https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/higgins-edges-out-mcleod_sto2763251/story.shtml 7 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220107133921/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml live The quarter-finals were played as the best of 25 frames. Mark Williams defeated Allen 13–5 to reach the semi-finals of the World Championship for the first time since winning the 2003 World Snooker Championship.https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/world-snooker-championship-williams-sees-off-allens-challenge-28611394.html World Snooker Championship: Williams sees off Allen's challenge Belfast Telegraph 12 August 2020 18 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201018212041/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/world-snooker-championship-williams-sees-off-allens-challenge-28611394.html live Trump, rated an 80–1 outsider at the beginning of the tournament, defeated previous year's runner up Dott 13–5 to reach the semi-finals.Former champ Dott trumped by English tyro http://supersport.com/xtra/xtra/news/110427/Former_champ_Dott_trumped_by_English_tyro SuperSport 27 April 2011September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Judd Trump easily sees off Graeme Dott https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13209141 BBC Sport 27 April 2011 27 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110428042248/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13209141.stm 28 April 2011 live Ding won his match 13–10 against Selby to become the third Asian player to reach the semi-finals of the world championship, following James Wattana and Fu.Ding makes history, reaches world champs semi-finals https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110427/wl_asia_afp/snookerworld Yahoo! News 27 April 2011Chinese Cracker Into Semis http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2348379,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 27 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110429202539/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2348379%2C00.html 29 April 2011 As a result of Selby's exit, Williams became the new world number one after the event. O'Sullivan led Higgins 8–5 in their quarter-final match, but won just two of the next ten frames, as Higgins won the match 13–10. O'Sullivan commented "I had enough chances to win, more than I expected. I just didn't take them", whilst Higgins suggested that O'Sullivan missing was the only way he could have won the match.John Higgins knocks Ronnie O'Sullivan out of World Championship The Guardian 27 April 2011 7 January 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/27/ronnie-osullivan-world-championship-john-higgins 1 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201201025954/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/27/ronnie-osullivan-world-championship-john-higgins live Later rounds (semi-finals—final) The semi-finals were played as the best of 33 frames, held over four sessions. Trump defeated Ding 17–15 to become the second youngest player (after Hendry in 1990) to reach the final of the event.Trump reaches final after Crucible classic http://eurosport.yahoo.com/30042011/58/trump-reaches-final-crucible-classic.html Eurosport UK 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120731203123/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/30042011/58/trump-reaches-final-crucible-classic.html 31 July 2012 dead Trump also reached his second consecutive ranking final after winning the China Open at the start of the month.Trump secures place in World Championship final http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sports/snooker/trump_secures_place_in_world_championship_final_1_3339576 Yorkshire Post 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011204509/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sports/snooker/trump_secures_place_in_world_championship_final_1_3339576 11 October 2012 live In China, the second session of the match drew a peak audience of nearly 30 million viewers and averaging over 19 million, with the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association claiming it was the highest rated sports programme of 2011 up to that point;Snooker Scores Massive Viewing Figures 4 May 2011 World Snooker World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2352434,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110507035622/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2352434%2C00.html 7 May 2011 dead however, the Women's Tennis Association claimed that the women's singles final of the Australian Open held earlier in the year drew an audience of 60 million viewers on Chinese television.Landreth Jonathan Record Chinese Television Audience Watches Li Na Win at the French Open 10 June 2011 The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/record-chinese-television-audience-watches-196704 24 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110812062036/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/record-chinese-television-audience-watches-196704 12 August 2011 liveAssociated Press Associated Press Li Na's French Open win watched by 116M in China 8 June 2011 USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2011-06-08-2198057347_x.htm 24 July 2011 Williams led Higgins 5–3 after the first session, and maintained his lead after the second session, which ended 9–7. Higgins, however, then won six of the next eight frames, to lead 13–11 after the third session. Higgins won the match 17–14 to reach his third final in five years.Kane Desmond Higgins sets up Trump showdown http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/30042011/58/higgins-sets-trump-showdown.html Eurosport UK 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110502061949/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/30042011/58/higgins-sets-trump-showdown.html 2 May 2011 live During the 28th frame Higgins was heckled by a member of the audience, "How did you swallow that £300,000, John? ... You're a disgrace to snooker." in reference to the News of the World allegations the previous year of match fixing, for which the heckler was later ejected from the venue.Higgins heckled in semi-final 30 April 2011 http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/higgins-heckled-in-semi-final-503309.html Irish Examiner 20 September 2012 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223854/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/higgins-heckled-in-semi-final-503309.html live Higgins had only returned from a six-month suspension due to the incident in November. The final was played as the best of 35 frames, held over four sessions. The final was contested between Higgins and Trump, and officiated by Jan Verhaas, who was taking charge of his fourth World Championship final.Totten Nick Fourth Final For Verhaas http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2350898,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 1 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110503235627/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2350898,00.html 3 May 2011 liveDowner Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 143 Ted Lowe, BBC commentator for many years and the deviser of the long-running snooker programme Pot Black, died at the age of 90 on the morning of 1 May. Before the start of the final that day, a minute's applause in honour of Lowe took place.Ted Lowe Dies At 90 http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2350906,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 1 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110503235632/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2350906,00.html 3 May 2011 live After the first session was tied at four frames all, Trump won the second session 6–3 to take a 10–7 lead into the second day's play.Everton Clive John Higgins and Judd Trump all square in World Championship final https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/may/01/higgins-trump-world-championship-final The Guardian 2 May 2011 London 1 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20151002080135/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/may/01/higgins-trump-world-championship-final 2 October 2015 liveAshenden Mark Judd Trump takes control against Higgins https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13255420 BBC Sport 2 May 2011 1 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110502034733/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/snooker/13255420.stm 2 May 2011 live Higgins took a 13–12 lead after the third session of the final, which he won 6–2.Gritty Higgins recovers to lead Crucible final http://eurosport.yahoo.com/02052011/58/gritty-higgins-recovers-lead-crucible-final.html https://archive.today/20120708131455/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/02052011/58/gritty-higgins-recovers-lead-crucible-final.html dead 8 July 2012 Eurosport UK 2 May 2011 Trump levelled the match at 14–14, before Higgins won four of the last five frames to win the match 18–15. This was Higgins 24th ranking title, and the fourth time he had won the event. Only Ray Reardon, Steve Davis and Hendry had won the event as many times.Ashenden Mark Higgins beats Trump to win fourth title https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/13261459 BBC Sport 2 May 2011 2 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110503041622/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/snooker/13261459.stm 3 May 2011 live Higgins complemented Trump "He was the better player. He was playing a brand of snooker I have never seen before in my life." The pair would also contest the 2019 World Snooker Championship final, with Trump winning 18–9.World Championship 2019: Judd Trump beats John Higgins 18–9 in Crucible final Shamoon Hafez BBC Sport 6 May 2019 7 May 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/48178462 https://web.archive.org/web/20190915082558/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/snooker/48178462 15 September 2019 live The highest break of the tournament was 138 made by both Ding and King. This was the first time since 1987 that the highest break of the tournament was lower than 140, when it was 127 made by Davis.Crucible Centuries http://www.snooker.org/Plr/wc_centuries.shtml Snooker.org 2 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523045039/http://www.snooker.org/plr/wc_centuries.shtml 23 May 2011 dead Main draw Below is the full draw for the main stage of the tournament. The numbers in brackets denote player seeding, whilst those in bold denote match winners.http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/19/6d/0,,13165~159001,00.pdf Main Event (Draw) worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110409083256/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/19/6d/0%2C%2C13165~159001%2C00.pdf 9 April 2011 liveLatest From The Crucible http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2204254,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 26 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111016201933/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2204254%2C00.html 16 October 2011Betfred.com World Championship (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=28 Snooker.org 23 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110420135616/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=28 20 April 2011 live The draw for the first round took place on 21 March 2011, one day after the Players Tour Championship Finals.http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2253477,00.html Betfred.com World Snooker Championship Draw worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130505183302/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2253477%2C00.html 5 May 2013 numbered First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 33 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 16 April AUS Neil Robertson (1) 8 ENG Judd Trump 10 19 & 20 April HKG Marco Fu (16) 8 ENG Martin Gould 10 19 & 20 April SCO Graeme Dott (9) 10 ENG Mark King 7 16 & 17 April ENG Ali Carter (8) 10 ENG Dave Harold 3 17 & 18 April CHN Ding Junhui (5) 10 SCO Jamie Burnett 2 18 & 19 April ENG Peter Ebdon (12) 8 ENG Stuart Bingham 10 17 & 18 April SCO Stephen Hendry (13) 10 ENG Joe Perry 9 20 & 21 April ENG Mark Selby (4) 10 ENG Jimmy Robertson 1 16 & 17 April WAL Mark Williams (3) 10 WAL Ryan Day 5 16 & 17 April ENG Jamie Cope (14) 10 WAL Andrew Pagett 7 19 & 20 April NIR Mark Allen (11) 10 WAL Matthew Stevens 9 18 April SCO Stephen Maguire (6) 9 ENG Barry Hawkins 10 16 & 17 April ENG Shaun Murphy (7) 10 SCO Marcus Campbell 1 18 & 19 April ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) 10 WAL Dominic Dale 2 19 & 20 April ENG Ricky Walden (15) 6 ENG Rory McLeod 10 20 & 21 April SCO John Higgins (2) 10 ENG Stephen Lee 5 21, 22 & 23 April ENG Judd Trump 13 ENG Martin Gould 6 22 & 23 April SCO Graeme Dott (9) 13 ENG Ali Carter (8) 11 24 & 25 April CHN Ding Junhui (5) 13 ENG Stuart Bingham 12 23, 24 & 25 April SCO Stephen Hendry (13) 4 ENG Mark Selby (4) 13 21 & 22 April WAL Mark Williams (3) 13 ENG Jamie Cope (14) 4 22 & 23 April NIR Mark Allen (11) 13 ENG Barry Hawkins 12 23, 24 & 25 April ENG Shaun Murphy (7) 10 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) 13 24 & 25 April ENG Rory McLeod 7 SCO John Higgins (2) 13 26 & 27 April ENG Judd Trump 13 SCO Graeme Dott (9) 5 26 & 27 April CHN Ding Junhui (5) 13 ENG Mark Selby (4) 10 26 & 27 April WAL Mark Williams (3) 13 NIR Mark Allen (11) 5 26 & 27 April ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) 10 SCO John Higgins (2) 13 28, 29 & 30 April ENG Judd Trump 17 CHN Ding Junhui (5) 15 28, 29 & 30 April WAL Mark Williams (3) 14 SCO John Higgins (2) 17 1 & 2 May ENG Judd Trump 15 SCO John Higgins (2) 18 (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 2011. Referee: Jan Verhaas.BBC Presents: The 2011 World Snooker Championship Final Live at The Crucible Presenters: Dennis Taylor and Stephen Hendry BBC Two Sheffield, England 1 May 2011 TV production Judd Trump 15–18 John Higgins (2) 64–19, 76–1, 38–73, 54–75, 5–115, 113–0, 68–69, 56–19, 20–64, 67–45, 68–0, 127–0, 38–63, 25–64, 77–18, 60–9, 69–36, 8–64, 113–0, 0–97, 99–0, 55–65, 35–93, 1–113, 8–77, 38–66, 78–0, 60–38, 52–64, 35–65, 75–52, 44–64, 61–62 Century breaks: 4(Trump 3, Higgins 1) Highest break by Trump: 104 Highest break by Higgins: 113 64–19, 76–1, 38–73, 54–75, 5–115, 113–0, 68–69, 56–19, 20–64, 67–45, 68–0, 127–0, 38–63, 25–64, 77–18, 60–9, 69–36, 8–64, 113–0, 0–97, 99–0, 55–65, 35–93, 1–113, 8–77, 38–66, 78–0, 60–38, 52–64, 35–65, 75–52, 44–64, 61–62 SCO John Higgins wins the 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames Qualifying Preliminary qualifying The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament took place on 3 March 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield.http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/2b/6d/0,,13165~159019,00.pdf Qualifying (Draw) worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20150323020751/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/2b/6d/0,,13165~159019,00.pdf 23 March 2015 liveCrucible Qualifiers Results http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2253477,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 4 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130505183302/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2253477%2C00.html 5 May 2013Betfred.com World Championship Qualifiers (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=26 Snooker.org 23 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110525175804/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=26 25 May 2011 live Round 1 ENG Sam Baird 5–1 ENG Colin Mitchell ENG Tony Brown 2–5 ENG Ali Bassiri IND David Singh 4–5 ENG David Gray ENG Ian Stark 5–2 ENG Paul Cavney ENG Philip Minchin 0–5 ENG Stephen Rowlings ENG Tony Knowles 4–5 ENG Del Smith ENG Les Dodd 4–5 ENG Stephen Ormerod Round 2 ENG Neil Selman 3–5 ENG Sam Baird ENG Ali Bassiri 0–5 ENG David Gray ENG Ian Stark 0–5 ENG Stephen Rowlings ENG Del Smith 5–0 ENG Stephen Ormerod Main qualifying The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament took place between 4 and 10 March 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield. The final round of qualifying took place between 12 and 13 March 2011 at the same venue. Round 1 ENG Reanne Evans 6–10 ENG Sam Baird WAL Jak Jones 3–10 ENG Stephen Rowlings Rounds 2–5 no Round 2Best of 19 frames Round 3Best of 19 frames Round 4Best of 19 frames Round 5Best of 19 frames ENG Kyren Wilson 10 NIR Dermot McGlinchey 5 CHN Liu Song 10 IRL Michael Judge 8 THA James Wattana 10 ENG Justin Astley 3 THA Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 8 ENG Sam Baird 10 SCO James McBain 10 THA Issara Kachaiwong 9 BRA Igor Figueiredo 5 IRL Joe Delaney 10 CHN Liu Chuang 10 ENG David Gray 3 IRL David Morris 8 ENG David Gilbert 10 ENG Paul Davison 10 ENG Stephen Rowlings 5 NIR Patrick Wallace 10 ENG Del Smith 2 WAL Michael White 10 ENG Adam Wicheard 2 ENG Liam Highfield 8 ENG Kuldesh Johal 10 ENG Simon Bedford 10 THA Noppon Saengkham 3 ENG Ben Woollaston 10 ENG Jamie O'Neill 8 WAL Andrew Pagett 10 CHN Zhang Anda 6 CHN Xiao Guodong 10 NOR Kurt Maflin 9 NIR Joe Swail 6 ENG Kyren Wilson 10 ENG Adrian Gunnell 9 CHN Liu Song 10 ENG Andy Hicks 2 THA James Wattana 10 ENG Alfie Burden 7 ENG Sam Baird 10 ENG Ian McCulloch 5 SCO James McBain 10 ENG Joe Jogia 10 IRL Joe Delaney 4 ENG Jimmy White 9 CHN Liu Chuang 10 ENG Barry Pinches 7 ENG David Gilbert 10 SCO Anthony McGill 7 ENG Paul Davison 10 ENG Rod Lawler 5 NIR Patrick Wallace 10 ENG Matthew Couch 3 WAL Michael White 10 ENG Jack Lisowski 10 ENG Kuldesh Johal 7 WAL Jamie Jones 10 ENG Simon Bedford 6 ENG Stuart Pettman 10 ENG Ben Woollaston 5 BEL Bjorn Haneveer 4 WAL Andrew Pagett 10 ENG Jimmy Robertson 10 CHN Xiao Guodong 9 ENG Rory McLeod 10 ENG Kyren Wilson 3 ENG Mark Joyce 6 CHN Liu Song 10 SCO Jamie Burnett 10 THA James Wattana 8 ENG Mike Dunn 10 ENG Sam Baird 9 ENG Michael Holt 10 SCO James McBain 8 ENG Robert Milkins 10 ENG Joe Jogia 4 ENG Tom Ford 8 CHN Liu Chuang 10 ENG Peter Lines 6 ENG David Gilbert 10 IRL Fergal O'Brien 10 ENG Paul Davison 4 ENG Matthew Selt 10 NIR Patrick Wallace 9 ENG Anthony Hamilton 10 WAL Michael White 7 ENG Steve Davis 10 ENG Jack Lisowski 9 ENG Dave Harold 10 WAL Jamie Jones 9 SCO Alan McManus 10 ENG Stuart Pettman 8 ENG Nigel Bond 9 WAL Andrew Pagett 10 MLT Tony Drago 8 ENG Jimmy Robertson 10 ENG Mark Davis 5 ENG Rory McLeod 10 ENG Joe Perry 10 CHN Liu Song 6 CHN Liang Wenbo 7 SCO Jamie Burnett 10 ENG Mark King 10 ENG Mike Dunn 5 WAL Dominic Dale 10 ENG Michael Holt 6 ENG Martin Gould 10 ENG Robert Milkins 6 WAL Ryan Day 10 CHN Liu Chuang 7 ENG Judd Trump 10 ENG David Gilbert 4 WAL Matthew Stevens 10 IRL Fergal O'Brien 9 SCO Marcus Campbell 10 ENG Matthew Selt 6 ENG Barry Hawkins 10 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 ENG Stephen Lee 10 ENG Steve Davis 2 NIR Gerard Greene 9 ENG Dave Harold 10 ENG Stuart Bingham 10 SCO Alan McManus 2 ENG Andrew Higginson 6 WAL Andrew Pagett 10 IRL Ken Doherty 6 ENG Jimmy Robertson 10 Century breaks Televised stage centuries There were 74 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship.Betfred.com World Champs Century breaks http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/4b/72/0,,13165~160331,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 20 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120514042247/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/4b/72/0,,13165~160331,00.pdf 14 May 2012 live 138, 128, 121, 119, 117, 114, 102 Ding Junhui 138 Mark King 137, 125, 115, 113, 109, 106, 105, 104, 103 Mark Williams 135, 132, 131, 124, 123, 121, 120, 113, 101 John Higgins 134, 101 Stuart Bingham 133, 117, 114 Stephen Hendry 129, 127, 125, 124, 117, 108, 107, 100 Mark Selby 128, 119, 116, 115, 113, 105, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 127, 100 Neil Robertson 123, 122, 110, 108, 105, 104, 104, 103, 102, 102 Judd Trump 122, 120, 111, 102 Graeme Dott 117 Barry Hawkins 115, 112, 104 Ali Carter 115, 100 Marco Fu 114, 103, 102, 100 Mark Allen 101 Stephen Lee 100 Shaun Murphy Qualifying stage centuries There were 73 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship.Century breaks http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-world-championship-2011-century-breaks.asp Global Snooker 12 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110830111322/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-world-championship-2011-century-breaks.asp 30 August 2011 usurped 141 James Wattana 135, 108, 106, 100 Xiao Guodong 133, 125, 124, 120, 103 Sam Baird 132, 129, 118, 118, 115 Jamie Burnett 130, 114 Kurt Maflin 130 Rory McLeod 129 David Gilbert 129 Matthew Stevens 127 Anthony McGill 127 Liu Chuang 127, 122 Ryan Day 126, 114 Stuart Bingham 124 Joe Swail 124 Gerard Greene 123, 113 Michael Holt 123, 101, 100 Matthew Selt 122 Ian McCulloch 121 Jack Lisowski 119, 115, 100, 100 Patrick Wallace 117 Liu Song 116 Andy Hicks 113, 112, 107 Kuldesh Johal 113, 112 David Gray 112 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 112 James McBain 112 Tom Ford 111 Jamie O'Neill 111 Barry Pinches 111 Jimmy Robertson 109, 103 Paul Davison 109, 102 Ken Doherty 108 Stephen Rowlings 108, 101 Dominic Dale 107, 105 Michael White 106, 100 Fergal O'Brien 105, 101 Steve Davis 105 Stephen Lee 103 Anthony Hamilton 102 Kyren Wilson 101 Zhang Anda 101 Mike Dunn 101 Liang Wenbo 100 Judd Trump Notes References External links http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionship 2011 2011 World Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship