2011_Championship_League

2011 Championship League

2011 Championship League

Snooker tournament


The 2011 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 3 January to 24 March 2011 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

Matthew Stevens won in the final 3–1 against Shaun Murphy and earned a place in the 2011 Premier League Snooker.[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

  • Group 1–7
    • Winner: £3,000
    • Runner-up: £2,000
    • Semi-final: £1,000
    • Frame-win (league stage): £100
    • Frame-win (play-offs): £300
    • Highest break: £500
  • Winners group
    • Winner: £10,000
    • Runner-up: £5,000
    • Semi-final: £3,000
    • Frame-win: £300
    • Highest break: £1,000
  • Tournament total: £189,400

Group one

Group one matches were played on 3 and 4 January 2011.[3][4][5] Mark Selby was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

  • John Higgins 3–0 Mark Williams
  • Shaun Murphy 0–3 Mark Selby
  • Ali Carter 3–2 Stephen Maguire
  • Graeme Dott 2–3 John Higgins
  • Mark Williams 2–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Mark Selby 1–3 Ali Carter
  • Stephen Maguire 3–1 Graeme Dott
  • John Higgins 1–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Mark Williams 3–1 Mark Selby
  • Ali Carter 3–0 Graeme Dott
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Graeme Dott
  • Stephen Maguire 2–3 Mark Selby
  • John Higgins 3–1 Stephen Maguire
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Ali Carter
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Graeme Dott
  • Shaun Murphy 3–0 Stephen Maguire
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Graeme Dott
  • John Higgins 3–1 Ali Carter
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter
  • Mark Williams 3–1 Stephen Maguire
  • John Higgins 3–2 Mark Selby

Table

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Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  John Higgins (SCO) 2
4  Mark Selby (ENG) 3
4  Mark Selby (ENG) 3
3  Ali Carter (ENG) 2
2  Mark Williams (WAL) 0
3  Ali Carter (ENG) 3

Group two

Group two matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2011.[6][7][8] Mark Williams was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

  • Ali Carter 1–3 John Higgins
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Shaun Murphy
  • Neil Robertson 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Jamie Cope 0–3 Ali Carter
  • John Higgins 3–2 Mark Williams
  • Shaun Murphy 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–0 Jamie Cope
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Mark Williams
  • John Higgins 3–2 Shaun Murphy
  • Neil Robertson 3–2 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Jamie Cope
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Shaun Murphy
  • Ali Carter 2–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • John Higgins 3–1 Neil Robertson
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • John Higgins 3–0 Jamie Cope
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Williams 3–1 Neil Robertson
  • John Higgins 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Shaun Murphy

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Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Mark Williams (WAL) 3
4  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 0
1  Mark Williams (WAL) 3
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 2
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3
3  John Higgins (SCO) 0

Group three

Group three matches were played on 24 and 25 January 2011.[9][10][11] Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament ahead of this group and was replaced by Stuart Bingham.[12] Shaun Murphy was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

  • Stuart Bingham 0–3 John Higgins
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter
  • Mark King 1–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Marco Fu 1–3 Stuart Bingham
  • John Higgins 0–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Ali Carter 3–0 Mark King
  • Peter Ebdon 1–3 Marco Fu
  • Stuart Bingham 2–3 Shaun Murphy
  • John Higgins 1–3 Ali Carter
  • Mark King 3–2 Marco Fu
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Marco Fu
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Ali Carter
  • Stuart Bingham 3–1 Peter Ebdon
  • John Higgins 2–3 Mark King
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Marco Fu
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Peter Ebdon
  • John Higgins 0–3 Marco Fu
  • Stuart Bingham 1–3 Mark King
  • John Higgins 3–0 Peter Ebdon
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark King
  • Stuart Bingham 2–3 Ali Carter

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Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Ali Carter (ENG) 2
4  Mark King (ENG) 3
4  Mark King (ENG) 2
2  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3
2  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3
3  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 2

Group four

Group four matches were played on 26 and 27 January 2011.[13][14][15] Ali Carter was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

  • Mark King 0–3 Ali Carter
  • Peter Ebdon 1–3 Marco Fu
  • Stephen Hendry 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Matthew Stevens 3–0 Mark King
  • Ali Carter 3–0 Peter Ebdon
  • Marco Fu 3–1 Stephen Hendry
  • Mark Allen 1–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark King 3–2 Peter Ebdon
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Marco Fu
  • Stephen Hendry 2–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Allen 3–1 Marco Fu
  • Mark King 3–2 Mark Allen
  • Ali Carter 3–2 Stephen Hendry
  • Marco Fu 1–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Peter Ebdon 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Ali Carter 2–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark King 1–3 Stephen Hendry
  • Peter Ebdon 3–2 Stephen Hendry
  • Ali Carter 3–0 Mark Allen
  • Mark King 3–2 Marco Fu

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Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 0
4  Mark Allen (NIR) 3
4  Mark Allen (NIR) 1
2  Ali Carter (ENG) 3
2  Ali Carter (ENG) 3
3  Marco Fu (HKG) 2

Group five

Group five matches were played on 28 February and 1 March 2011.[16][17][18] Marco Fu was to play in this group, but he moved to group seven and was replaced by Ryan Day, who went on to win the group.[12]

Matches

  • Mark Allen 3–0 Matthew Stevens
  • Ryan Day 0–3 Mark King
  • Ding Junhui 3–0 Ricky Walden
  • Liang Wenbo 2–3 Mark Allen
  • Matthew Stevens 3–2 Ryan Day
  • Mark King 2–3 Ding Junhui
  • Ricky Walden 0–3 Liang Wenbo
  • Mark Allen 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Matthew Stevens 0–3 Mark King
  • Ding Junhui 1–3 Liang Wenbo
  • Ryan Day 3–2 Liang Wenbo
  • Ricky Walden 3–2 Mark King
  • Mark Allen 3–0 Ricky Walden
  • Matthew Stevens 3–0 Ding Junhui
  • Mark King 3–1 Liang Wenbo
  • Ryan Day 3–2 Ricky Walden
  • Matthew Stevens 0–3 Liang Wenbo
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Ding Junhui
  • Ryan Day 3–1 Ding Junhui
  • Matthew Stevens 3–1 Ricky Walden
  • Mark Allen 3–0 Mark King

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Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Mark Allen (NIR) 3
4  Mark King (ENG) 2
1  Mark Allen (NIR) 0
2  Ryan Day (WAL) 3
2  Ryan Day (WAL) 3
3  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 2

Group six

Group six matches were played on 2 and 3 March 2011.[19][20][21] Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

  • Mark Allen 2–3 Liang Wenbo
  • Mark King 3–0 Matthew Stevens
  • Judd Trump 3–2 Mark Davis
  • Stephen Lee 3–2 Mark Allen
  • Liang Wenbo 2–3 Mark King
  • Matthew Stevens 2–3 Judd Trump
  • Mark Davis 3–2 Stephen Lee
  • Mark Allen 3–0 Mark King
  • Liang Wenbo 2–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Judd Trump 2–3 Stephen Lee
  • Mark King 0–3 Stephen Lee
  • Mark Davis 0–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Allen 3–0 Mark Davis
  • Liang Wenbo 3–1 Judd Trump
  • Matthew Stevens 3–0 Stephen Lee
  • Mark King 3–1 Mark Davis
  • Liang Wenbo 1–3 Stephen Lee
  • Mark Allen 3–0 Judd Trump
  • Mark King 3–1 Judd Trump
  • Liang Wenbo 3–0 Mark Davis
  • Mark Allen 1–3 Matthew Stevens

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Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 0
4  Mark Allen (NIR) 3
4  Mark Allen (NIR) 3
2  Stephen Lee (ENG) 0
2  Stephen Lee (ENG) 3
3  Mark King (ENG) 1

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 21 and 22 March 2011.[22][23][24] Matthew Stevens was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

  • Stephen Lee 3–2 Marco Fu
  • Mark King 3–1 Liang Wenbo
  • Martin Gould 0–3 Andrew Higginson
  • Matthew Stevens 1–3 Stephen Lee
  • Matthew Stevens 3–2 Mark King
  • Liang Wenbo 2–3 Martin Gould
  • Andrew Higginson 0–3 Marco Fu
  • Stephen Lee 3–2 Mark King
  • Matthew Stevens 2–3 Liang Wenbo
  • Martin Gould 0–3 Marco Fu
  • Mark King 3–1 Marco Fu
  • Andrew Higginson 0–3 Liang Wenbo
  • Stephen Lee 0–3 Andrew Higginson
  • Matthew Stevens 3–1 Martin Gould
  • Liang Wenbo 3–1 Marco Fu
  • Mark King 2–3 Andrew Higginson
  • Matthew Stevens 3–1 Marco Fu
  • Stephen Lee 3–1 Martin Gould
  • Mark King 1–3 Martin Gould
  • Matthew Stevens 3–2 Andrew Higginson
  • Stephen Lee 0–3 Liang Wenbo

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Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 3
4  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 2
1  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 0
2  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 3
2  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 3
3  Stephen Lee (ENG) 1

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 23 and 24 March 2011.[25][26][27] Matthew Stevens has qualified for the 2011 Premier League.

Matches

  • Mark Selby 1–3 Mark Williams
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Ali Carter
  • Ryan Day 2–3 Mark Allen
  • Matthew Stevens 1–3 Mark Selby
  • Mark Williams 1–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Ali Carter 3–0 Ryan Day
  • Mark Allen 0–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Selby 3–2 Shaun Murphy
  • Mark Williams 2–3 Ali Carter
  • Ryan Day 0–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Ali Carter
  • Mark Selby 2–3 Mark Allen
  • Mark Williams 3–2 Ryan Day
  • Ali Carter 2–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark Allen
  • Mark Williams 1–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Selby 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Shaun Murphy 2–3 Ryan Day
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Mark Allen
  • Mark Selby 0–3 Ali Carter

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Play-offs

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 3
4  Mark Williams (WAL) 1
1  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 3
2  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 1
2  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3
3  Ali Carter (ENG) 2

Century breaks

Total: 86

Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings

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Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.


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