2011–12 snooker season

Series of snooker tournaments 2011 06 1 2012 05 7 y Snooker Main Tour 2011-12.png 275px Nations that hosted an event in the snooker calendar during the 2011–12 season 34 (9 ranking events) ENG Judd Trump AUS Neil Robertson ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 1 June 2011 and 7 May 2012. The Brazil Masters became the first major professional event held in South America,Davis nuts over Brazil 14 September 2011 https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/7177301/davis-nuts-over-brazil Sky Sports and the Australian Goldfields Open the first ranking event in Australia.Smith Matt Stuart Bingham clinches first ranking event in Australia https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/stuart-bingham-clinches-first-ranking-event-in-australia-1.429236/ The National 10 July 2012 25 July 2011 The World Cup was held again after 1996.Turner Chris World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/team.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154912/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/team.html 16 February 2012 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 3 April 2011 At the end of the season Ronnie O'Sullivan was named the World Snooker Player of the Year and the Snooker Writers Player of the Year, Judd Trump the Fans Player of the Year and Luca Brecel the Rookie of the Year. Stuart Bingham received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his first ranking event, the Australian Goldfields Open. Stephen Hendry's maximum break at the World Championship received "The Magic Moment" award. Walter Donaldson, Mark Williams, John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan were inducted into the Hall of Fame.Rocket Named Player Of Year http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2769221,00.html worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 10 July 2012 11 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120516080134/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2769221,00.html 16 May 2012 New professional players Countries Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour.The Tour 2011/2012 Provisional Qualifying Criteria http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/c4/64/0,,13165~156868,00.doc worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614041815/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/c4/64/0,,13165~156868,00.doc dead 14 June 2012 100% 60% International champions:2011/12 Tour Players 31 May 2011 World Snooker World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2204253,00.html 10 July 2011 1 IBSF World Snooker Championship winner: THA Dechawat PoomjaengWorld Snooker Championship – Damascus, Syria, 4–15 December 2010 http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=21 International Billiards and Snooker Federation 17 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121115033230/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=21 15 November 2012 dead IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship winner: ENG Sam Craigie2010 IBSF World Under 21 Championships http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-IBSF-World-Under-21-Snooker-Championship-Menu.asp Global Snooker 17 December 2010 27 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101227102715/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-IBSF-World-Under-21-Snooker-Championship-Menu.asp usurped EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships winner: POL Kacper FilipiakKacper Takes Pole Position On Tour http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-kacper-takes-pole-position-on-tour-110408.asp Global Snooker 8 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110410231745/http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-kacper-takes-pole-position-on-tour-110408.asp 10 April 2011 usurped ACBS Asian Snooker Championship winner: THA Passakorn SuwannawatAsian Snooker Championships 2011 http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/acbs/snooker.htm Cue Sports India 26 April 2011 ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship winner: CHN Cao YupengAsian Championship 2011 12th Under-21 Snooker http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/acbs/U21snooker.htm Cue Sports India 15 April 2011 NGB nominations 6 English nomination:Sam Baird qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings. ENG Sam Baird2010–2011 English Association of Snooker & Billiards Pro Ticket Tour http://englishsnooker.com/admin/sitefiles/file/PDFDocs/2010-11%20Tournaments/Pro%20Ticket%20Tour/PT.htm English Association of Snooker and Billiards 6 May 2011 Welsh nomination:Daniel Wells qualified by topping the Welsh rankings. WAL Daniel WellsSenior Rankings 2010/2011 http://www.welshsnooker.com/assets/files/ranking/senior-ranking-2010-11.pdf Welsh Billiards & Snooker Association 26 May 2011 Scottish nomination:Scott MacKenzie qualified by topping the Scottish rankings. SCO Scott MacKenzieMain Tour Rankings 2010/2011 http://www.scottishsnooker.info/home/index.php/en/index.php/en/images/stories/images/stories/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134%3Amain-tour-rankings-20102011&catid=42%3Amain-tour-rankings&Itemid=2&lang=en Scottish Snooker 11 May 2011 21 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321203132/http://www.scottishsnooker.info/home/index.php/en/index.php/en/images/stories/images/stories/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:main-tour-rankings-20102011&catid=42:main-tour-rankings&Itemid=2&lang=en dead Northern Irish nomination:Joe Meara qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings. NIR Joe Meara Irish nomination:David Hogan qualified by topping the Irish rankings. IRL David Hogan ACBS Asian Nomination: IND Aditya Mehtahttp://www.deccanherald.com/content/159316/england-await-promising-mehta.html England await promising Mehta Deccan Herald 12 May 2011 40% Q School:Hull Back On Pro Tour http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2361110,00.html 16 May 2011 worldsnooker.com 21 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110521002401/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2361110,00.htmlChinese Duo Join Main Tour http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2364573,00.html worldsnooker.com 22 May 2011 26 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110526023112/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2364573,00.htmlBrave Gilbert Comes Through Final Event http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2368413,00.html worldsnooker.com 28 May 2011 30 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110530081823/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2368413,00.html 12 ENG Andrew Norman ENG David Grace ENG Adam Wicheard FIN Robin Hull CHN Li Yan IRL David Morris ENG Simon Bedford CHN Tian Pengfei NOR Kurt Maflin ENG Stuart Carrington ENG Adam Duffy ENG David Gilbert WPBSA Wildcard 24 CHN Yu Delu IND Lucky Vatnani BEL Luca Brecelhttp://www.brecelluca.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137:luca-heeft-een-wildcard-voor-de-proftour&catid=39:news-2011&Itemid=138 https://web.archive.org/web/20110602072328/http://www.brecelluca.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137:luca-heeft-een-wildcard-voor-de-proftour&catid=39:news-2011&Itemid=138 usurped June 2, 2011 Luca heeft een Wildcard voor de Proftour Official website of Luca Brecel! 12 May 2011 nl Calendar The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.Tournament Calendar 2011/2012 http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2011 Snooker.org 24 November 2011Finals (2011/2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=7&season=2011 Snooker.org 24 November 2011 World Snooker Tour Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Final score Runner-up Ref. Reference 18 Jun 22 Jun Players Tour Championship – Event 1 World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 4–0 Joe Perry ENG PTC 1 (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=73 Snooker.org 15 January 2012 7 Jul 10 Jul Wuxi Classic Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China Mark Selby ENG 9–7 Ali Carter ENG Wuci Classic (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=87 Snooker.org 14 June 2011 11 Jul 17 Jul World Cup World Trade Center in Bangkok, Thailand CHN China 4–2 NIR Northern Ireland PTT-EGAT World Cup (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=88 Snooker.org 21 June 2011 18 Jul 24 Jul Australian Goldfields Open Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia Stuart Bingham ENG 9–8 Mark Williams WAL Australian Goldfields Open (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=127 Snooker.org 21 June 2011 6 Aug 10 Aug Players Tour Championship – Event 2 South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England Judd Trump ENG 4–0 Ding Junhui CHN Players Tour Championship Event Two (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=75 Snooker.org 14 July 2011 17 Aug 21 Aug Players Tour Championship – Event 3 World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England Ben Woollaston ENG 4–2 Graeme Dott SCO Players Tour Championship Event Three (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=76 Snooker.org 14 July 2011 25 Aug 28 Aug Players Tour Championship – Event 4Event also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany Mark Selby ENG 4–0 Mark Davis ENG Players Tour Championship Event Four (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=77 Snooker.org 28 June 2011 5 Sep 11 Sep Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China Mark Selby ENG 10–9 Mark Williams WAL Shanghai Masters (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=96 Snooker.org 24 July 2011 15 Sep 18 Sep Brazil Masters Costão do Santinho Resort in Florianópolis, Brazil Shaun Murphy ENG 5–0 Graeme Dott SCO Brazil Masters (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=128 Snooker.org 1 August 2011 21 Sep 25 Sep Players Tour Championship – Event 5 World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England Andrew Higginson ENG 4–1 John Higgins SCO Players Tour Championship Event Five (2011) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=78 Snooker.org 6 September 2011 29 Sep 2 Oct Players Tour Championship – Event 6Event also known as the 2011 Warsaw Classic Arena Ursynów in Warsaw, Poland Neil Robertson AUS 4–1 Ricky Walden ENG Players Tour Championship Event Six (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=79&season=2011 Snooker.org 2 September 2011 5 Oct 9 Oct Players Tour Championship – Event 7Event also known as the 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 4–2 Matthew Stevens WAL Players Tour Championship Event Seven (2011) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=80 Snooker.org 13 September 2011 20 Oct 23 Oct Players Tour Championship – Event 8Event also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy Killarney Convention Centre in Killarney, Ireland Neil Robertson AUS 4–1 Judd Trump ENG Players Tour Championship Event Eight (2011) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=81 Snooker.org 20 September 2011 10 Nov 13 Nov Players Tour Championship – Event 9Event also known as the 2011 Antwerp Open Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium Judd Trump ENG 4–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG Players Tour Championship Event Nine (2011) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=82 Snooker.org 24 October 2011 18 Aug 27 Nov Premier League Potters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, England Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 7–1 Ding Junhui CHN Premier League (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=107 Snooker.org 1 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111127201849/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=107 live 27 November 2011 27 Nov 30 Nov Players Tour Championship – Event 10 World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England Michael Holt ENG 4–2 Dominic Dale WAL Players Tour Championship Event Ten (2011) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=83 Snooker.org 16 November 2011 3 Dec 11 Dec UK Championship Barbican Centre in York, England Judd Trump ENG 10–8 Mark Allen NIR UK Championship (2011) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=98 Snooker.org 12 October 2011 17 Dec 19 Dec Players Tour Championship – Event 11 English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England Tom Ford ENG 4–3 Martin Gould ENG Players Tour Championship Event Eleven (2011) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=84 Snooker.org 4 December 2011 15 Dec 16 DecPlayers Tour Championship – Event 12Event also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England Stephen Maguire SCO 4–2 Joe Perry ENG Players Tour Championship Twelve (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=85 Snooker.org 8 December 2011 6 Jan 8 Jan Event Forum in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 15 Jan 22 Jan Masters Alexandra Palace in London, England Neil Robertson AUS 10–6 Shaun Murphy ENG Masters (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=104 Snooker.org 28 October 2011 27 Jan 29 Jan Snooker Shoot Out Circus Arena in Blackpool, England Barry Hawkins ENG 1–0 Graeme Dott SCO Sky Snooker Shoot-Out (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=108 Snooker.org 23 November 2011 1 Feb 5 Feb German Masters Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 9–7 Stephen Maguire SCO PartyPoker.net German Masters (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=99 Snooker.org 14 October 2011 13 Feb 19 Feb Welsh Open Newport Centre in Newport, Wales Ding Junhui CHN 9–6 Mark Selby ENG Welsh Open (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=100 Snooker.org 15 January 2012 27 Feb 4 Mar World Open Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China Mark Allen NIR 10–1 Stephen Lee ENG Haikou World Open (2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=105&season=2011 Snooker.org 10 January 2012 14 Mar 18 Mar Players Tour Championship Finals Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland Stephen Lee ENG 4–0 Neil Robertson AUS Players Tour Championship Final (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=103 Snooker.org 15 January 2012 9 Jan 22 Mar Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England Ding Junhui CHN 3–1 Judd Trump ENG Championship League – Winners Group(2012) http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=141 Snooker.org 22 March 2012 26 Mar 1 Apr China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China Peter Ebdon ENG 10–9 Stephen Maguire SCO China Open (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=101 Snooker.org 15 January 2012 21 Apr 7 May World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 18–11 Ali Carter ENG Betfred World Championship (2012) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=102 Snooker.org 15 January 2012 Ranking event Minor-ranking event Non-ranking event World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Final score Runner-up Ref. Reference 24 Sep Northern Championship North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre in Chesterfield, England Maria Catalano ENG 3–1 Ching Ching Yu HKG 2011 Northern Championship - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2011-northern-championship/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 2023 30 Oct UK Ladies Championship Woking Snooker Centre in Woking, England Reanne Evans ENG 3–2 Emma Bonney ENG 2011 UK Ladies Championship - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2011-uk-ladies-championship/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 2023 26 Nov East Anglian Championship Pot Black Sports Bar in Bury St Edmunds, England Maria Catalano ENG 3–0 Katie Henrick ENG 2011 UK Ladies Championship - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2011-uk-ladies-championship/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 2023 28 Jan Southern Classic Fareham Snooker Club in Fareham, England Emma Bonney ENG 3–1 Jaique Ip HKG 2012 Southern Classic - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2012-southern-classic/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 2023 25 Feb Connie Gough Memorial Jesters Snooker in Swindon, England Maria Catalano ENG 3–0 Jaique Ip HKG 2012 Connie Gough Memorial - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2012-connie-gough-memorial/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 2023 20 Apr 22 Apr World Ladies Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England Reanne Evans ENG 5–3 Maria Catalano ENG 2012 World Ladies Snooker Championship - Results https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2012-world-ladies-championship/results Snookerscores.net 12 December 2023 Seniors events Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Final score Runner-up Ref. Reference 5 Nov 6 Nov World Seniors Championship East of England Showground in Peterborough, England Darren Morgan WAL 2–1 Steve Davis ENG World Seniors Championship (2011) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=106 Snooker.org 5 September 2011 Other events Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Final score Runner-up Ref. Reference 1 Jun 5 Jun Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England Mark Joyce ENG 4–0 Michael Holt ENG 2011 Pink Ribbon Pro-Am http://www.southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/11-Pink/11-Pink-Res_Pro.html South West Snooker Academy 15 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120325053400/http://www.southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/11-Pink/11-Pink-Res_Pro.html 25 March 2012 dead 4 Jul 7 Jul General Cup International General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China Stephen Lee ENG 7–6 Ricky Walden ENG General Cup International http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=161 Snooker.org 15 January 2012 29 Oct 30 Oct Irish Classic Celbridge Snooker Club in Kildare, Ireland Fergal O'Brien IRL 5–2 Ken Doherty IRL Lucan Racing Classic (2011) http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=155 Snooker.org 15 November 2011 19 Nov 20 Nov Power Snooker Masters Trophy Trafford Centre in Manchester, England Martin Gould ENG This format was based on points. Martin Gould won 286–258. Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 2011 Power Snooker Masters powersnooker.com http://www.powersnooker.com/event.php 22 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111123101338/http://www.powersnooker.com/event.php 23 November 2011 dead 14 Jan 15 Jan Dutch Open De Dieze in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Bjorn Haneveer BEL 7–3 Gerrit bij de Leij NED Haneveer wint zijn vierde InterConnect Dutch Open http://www.knbb.nl/knbb/0/nieuws/2208/haneveer-wint-zijn-vierde-interconnect-dutch-open Dutch Billiards & Snooker Association 27 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20120119155616/http://www.knbb.nl/knbb/0/nieuws/2208/haneveer-wint-zijn-vierde-interconnect-dutch-open 19 January 2012 nl Official rankings Snooker world rankings 2011/2012 Seeding revision 1 No. Ch. Name PointsRankings after 2011 World Championship 4 May 2011 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/64/71/0,,13165~160100,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association PDF 4 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614041647/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/64/71/0,,13165~160100,00.pdf dead 14 June 2012 1 WAL Mark Williams 60360 2 SCO John Higgins 58820 3 ENG Mark Selby 55965 4 CHN Ding Junhui 55960 5 AUS Neil Robertson 48100 6 ENG Ali Carter 47040 7 ENG Shaun Murphy 46965 8 SCO Stephen Maguire 45300 9 ENG Judd Trump 41715 10 SCO Graeme Dott 40930 11 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 40660 12 NIR Mark Allen 37305 13 ENG Peter Ebdon 36480 14 WAL Matthew Stevens 36395 15 ENG Jamie Cope 35580 16 SCO Stephen Hendry 35420 Seeding revision 2 No. Ch. Name PointsRankings after PTC6 (2011 Warsaw Classic) 3 October 2011 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/dc/8f/0,,13165~167900,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association PDF 4 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190034/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/dc/8f/0,,13165~167900,00.pdf dead 29 October 2013 1 ENG Mark Selby 67385 2 WAL Mark Williams 63540 3 SCO John Higgins 57540 4 AUS Neil Robertson 52100 5 CHN Ding Junhui 51420 6 ENG Shaun Murphy 50485 7 ENG Ali Carter 46760 8 ENG Judd Trump 46465 9 SCO Stephen Maguire 45980 10 SCO Graeme Dott 44405 11 ENG Stuart Bingham 40955 12 NIR Mark Allen 39625 13 ENG Stephen Lee 38750 14 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 38660 15 WAL Matthew Stevens 37815 16 ENG Martin Gould 37210 Seeding revision 3 No. Ch. Name PointsRankings after PTC12 (2012 FFB Snooker Open) 9 January 2012 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ad/98/0,,13165~170157,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association PDF 9 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120227035707/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ad/98/0,,13165~170157,00.pdf dead 27 February 2012 1 ENG Mark Selby 69945 2 WAL Mark Williams 65020 3 SCO John Higgins 58180 4 AUS Neil Robertson 57940 5 ENG Judd Trump 57385 6 ENG Shaun Murphy 54085 7 SCO Graeme Dott 50005 8 SCO Stephen Maguire 49660 9 CHN Ding Junhui 48740 10 NIR Mark Allen 48265 11 ENG Ali Carter 48200 12 ENG Martin Gould 45370 13 WAL Matthew Stevens 43015 14 ENG Stuart Bingham 41115 15 ENG Stephen Lee 40550 16 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 40540 Seeding revision 4 No. Ch. Name PointsRankings after 2012 Welsh Open 20 February 2012 http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/fb/9d/0,,13165~171515,00.pdf worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association PDF 20 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120227074514/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/fb/9d/0,,13165~171515,00.pdf dead 27 February 2012 1 ENG Mark Selby 73945 2 WAL Mark Williams 66920 3 ENG Judd Trump 60985 4 ENG Shaun Murphy 59785 5 AUS Neil Robertson 58640 6 SCO John Higgins 56980 7 CHN Ding Junhui 53740 8 SCO Stephen Maguire 52960 9 SCO Graeme Dott 50705 10 NIR Mark Allen 50165 11 ENG Martin Gould 47520 12 ENG Stephen Lee 45675 13 ENG Ali Carter 45600 14 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 45540 15 WAL Matthew Stevens 45515 16 ENG Stuart Bingham 43515 World ranking points Snooker world ranking points 2011/2012 Points distribution 2011/2012 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking eventsThe Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/87/7d/0,,13165~163207,00.doc worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association DOC 10 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120509102039/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/87/7d/0,,13165~163207,00.doc dead 9 May 2012 Tournament Round → R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R24 R16 QF SF F WAustralian Goldfields Open Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – – –Shanghai MastersUnseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000 Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – – –UK Championship Unseeded loser 640 1040 1440 1840 2240 – 3040 4000 5120 6400 8000 Seeded loser 320 520 720 920 1120 – – – – – –German Masters Unseeded loser 650 – 900 1150 1400 – 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser 325 – 450 575 700 – – – – – –Welsh Open Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – – –World Open Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000 Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – – –Players Tour Championship Regular events – – 360 – 560 – 760 1000 1280 1600 2000 Finals – – – – – 840 1140 1500 1920 2400 3000China Open Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 – 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000 Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – – –World Championship Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 – 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000 Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – – – Notes 2 n References 30em External links 2011 Season 2012 Season 2011