2011 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 20 February 2011 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Wyldecrest Park Homes.[1]

"2011 Welsh Open" redirects here. For the darts tournament, see Welsh Open (darts).
Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates14–20 February 2011 (2011-02-14 – 2011-02-20)
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£201,500
Winner's share£30,000
Highest break Stephen Hendry (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Score9–6
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Stephen Hendry made the 77th official maximum break during his second round match against Stephen Maguire. This was Hendry's 10th 147 break and with this equalled the record for most maximums with Ronnie O'Sullivan,[2] and became the oldest player to compile a maximum break at the age of 42 years and 35 days.[3]

John Higgins defended his title, which he won in 2010, after defeating Maguire 9–6 in the final.[4] This was the first All-Scottish final since the 2005 Malta Cup final between Hendry and Graeme Dott.[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

Main draw
Last 32
Best of 7 frames 		Last 16
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 John Higgins 4
Jack Lisowski 3
1 John Higgins 4
Dave Harold 1
15 Ricky Walden 3
Dave Harold 4
1 John Higgins 5
Matthew Stevens 3
9 Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
Ryan Day 4
  Ryan Day 3
Matthew Stevens 4
5 Shaun Murphy 0
Matthew Stevens 4
1 John Higgins 6
7 Ali Carter 2
7 Ali Carter 4
Barry Hawkins 3
7 Ali Carter 4
12 Peter Ebdon 1
12 Peter Ebdon 4
Dominic Dale 2
7 Ali Carter 5
4 Ding Junhui 2
11 Mark Allen 4
Rod Lawler 1
11 Mark Allen 3
4 Ding Junhui 4
4 Ding Junhui 4
Marcus Campbell 3
1 John Higgins 9
8 Stephen Maguire 6
3 Mark Williams 4
Marco Fu 0
3 Mark Williams 4
13 Jamie Cope 0
13 Jamie Cope 4
Rory McLeod 3
3 Mark Williams 3
8 Stephen Maguire 5
14 Stephen Hendry 4
Joe Perry 0
14 Stephen Hendry 2
8 Stephen Maguire 4
8 Stephen Maguire 4
Gerard Greene 2
8 Stephen Maguire 6
6 Mark Selby 5
6 Mark Selby 4
Stuart Bingham 3
6 Mark Selby 4
16 Mark King 2
16 Mark King 4
Michael Holt 1
6 Mark Selby 5
10 Graeme Dott 3
10 Graeme Dott 4
Jamie Burnett 1
10 Graeme Dott 4
2 Neil Robertson 1
2 Neil Robertson 4
Nigel Bond 2

[7][8][9]

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 20 February 2011.[8]
John Higgins (1)
 Scotland		 9–6 Stephen Maguire (8)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 0–83 (59), 32–71 (53), 121–1 (120), 0–101 (89), 72–58 (72, 58), 0–88 (76), 40–71, 71–18 (70)
Evening: 55–49, 64–48 (63), 75–56, 75–0 (75), 0–75 (75), 127–1 (54, 66), 80–50 (72)
120 Highest break 89
1 Century breaks 0
8 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

These matches took place between 8 and 11 February 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[7][10][11][12]

Round 1
Best of 7 frames		Round 2
Best of 7 frames		Round 3
Best of 7 frames		Round 4
Best of 7 frames
Liam Highfield4 Jack Lisowski4 Fergal O'Brien0 Martin Gould3
Joe Delaney2 Liam Highfield1 Jack Lisowski4 Jack Lisowski4
Andrew Pagett1 Dave Harold4 Mike Dunn3 Liang Wenbo0
Kuldesh Johal4 Kuldesh Johal3 Dave Harold4 Dave Harold4
James McBain4 Jimmy White4 Robert Milkins1 Ryan Day[nb 1]4
Justin Astley0 James McBain0 Jimmy White4 Jimmy White0
David Morris4 Bjorn Haneveer1 Anthony Hamilton4 Matthew Stevens[nb 1]4
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon2 David Morris4 David Morris3 Anthony Hamilton2
Igor Figueiredow/o Andy Hicks4 Barry Pinches2 Barry Hawkins4
Paul Daviesw/d Igor Figueiredo1 Andy Hicks4 Andy Hicks0
Liu Chuang4 Anthony McGill3 Dominic Dale4 Mark Davis2
Zhang Anda2 Liu Chuang4 Liu Chuang1 Dominic Dale4
David Gilbert2 Rod Lawler4 Mark Joyce3 Judd Trump1
Jak Jones4 Jak Jones2 Rod Lawler4 Rod Lawler4
Michael Judge4 Joe Jogia4 Steve Davis3 Marcus Campbell4
Reanne Evans1 Michael Judge3 Joe Jogia4 Joe Jogia0
Michael White4 Jamie Jones4 Joe Swail4 Marco Fu4
Adam Wicheard2 Michael White2 Jamie Jones1 Joe Swail1
Jimmy Michiew/d Alfie Burden4 Rory McLeod4 Stephen Lee1
Kurt Maflinw/o Kurt Maflin1 Alfie Burden3 Rory McLeod4
Kyren Wilson0 Matthew Selt4 Tony Drago4 Joe Perry4
Jamie O'Neill4 Jamie O'Neill3 Matthew Selt2 Tony Drago2
Ben Woollaston4 Ian McCulloch4 Alan McManus2 Gerard Greene4
Liu Song0 Ben Woollaston2 Ian McCulloch4 Ian McCulloch0
Paul Davison4 Stuart Pettman0 Peter Lines2 Stuart Bingham4
Dermot McGlinchey2 Paul Davison4 Paul Davison4 Paul Davison0
Xiao Guodong4 Patrick Wallace3 Michael Holt4 Andrew Higginson1
Issara Kachaiwong1 Xiao Guodong4 Xiao Guodong2 Michael Holt4
James Wattana3 Jimmy Robertson4 Jamie Burnett4 Tom Ford0
Simon Bedford4 Simon Bedford2 Jimmy Robertson0 Jamie Burnett4
Matthew Couch2 Adrian Gunnell0 Nigel Bond4 Ken Doherty2
Noppon Saengkham4 Noppon Saengkham4 Noppon Saengkham1 Nigel Bond4
  1. Matches were held over and played in Newport.

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[11]

Televised stage centuries

[13]

References
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  5. Kane, Desmond. "Maguire sets up all-Scottish final with Higgins". Eurosport. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  6. "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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  12. "Who's Newport Bound?". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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