2011 China Open (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 28 March – 3 April 2011 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 10–8 |
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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
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on 28 & 29 March.[1][6][7]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 |  Kurt Maflin (NOR) |
5–3 |  Cao Yupeng (CHN)
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| WC2 |  Marcus Campbell (SCO) |
5–3 | Mei Xiwen (CHN)
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| WC3 | Robert Milkins (ENG) |
5–1 | Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN)
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| WC4[8] | Jimmy White (ENG) |
w/d–w/o | Tian Pengfei (CHN)
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| WC5 | Nigel Bond (ENG) |
5–3 | Jin Long (CHN)
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| WC6 |  Ken Doherty (IRL) |
1–5 | Li Hang (CHN)
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| WC7 | Joe Perry (ENG) |
5–2 | Li Yan (CHN)
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| WC8 |  Gerard Greene (NIR) |
5–2 | Yu Delu (CHN)
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 3 April 2011.[6] | ||
| Mark Selby (4) England
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8–10 | Judd Trump England
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| 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
These matches took place between 24 and 27 February 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[10][11][12][13]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ^ a b c "Bank of Beijing China Open" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "World Snooker 2011: Five players to watch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Prize Money". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "China Open (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ a b "China Open 2011 – Final Stages". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Visa problems end White's Beijing hopes". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "China Open 2011 Draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ "China Open 2011 Complete Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "China Open Qualifiers Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "China Open Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ a b "China Open 2011 – Qualifying". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "China Open 2011 Century Breaks" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "China Open 2011 – Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.