The 2011 Power Snooker Masters Trophy was a cue sports tournament that took place between 19–20 November 2011 at Event City, Trafford Centre, Manchester.[1] Martin Gould beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 286–258 on points in a 30 minute time based unlimited racks final. Gould earned £25,000 as the winner while O'Sullivan received £12,000 as the runner-up.[2] After the event it was revealed that O'Sullivan also received £25,000 appearance money, whereas the other top 16 players were only guaranteed £3,000 in prize money. When asked about this, Neil Robertson said: "If a tournament needs one player for it to happen, [it] shouldn't be on at all...".[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–20 November 2011 |
| Venue | Event City, Trafford Centre |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Organisation | Power Snooker Group |
| Format | Power Snooker |
| Winner's share | £25,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Martin Gould |
| Runner-up | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Score | 286–258 points (Unlimited Racks) |
← 2010 | |
Main draw
edit| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 19 November 2011, 13:10 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby | 243 | |||||||||||||
| 20 November 2011, 13:10 | ||||||||||||||
 Matthew Stevens | 196 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Selby | 398 | |||||||||||||
| 19 November 2011, 14:00 | ||||||||||||||
 Mark Allen | 56 | |||||||||||||
 John Higgins | 177 | |||||||||||||
| 20 November 2011, 18:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen | 255 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Selby | 246 | |||||||||||||
| 19 November 2011, 15:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Martin Gould | 253 | |||||||||||||
| Judd Trump | 229 | |||||||||||||
| 20 November 2011, 14:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Martin Gould | 332 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Gould | 247 | |||||||||||||
| 19 November 2011, 16:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham | 180 | |||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy | 112 | |||||||||||||
| 20 November 2011, 20:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham | 376 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Gould | 286 | |||||||||||||
| 19 November 2011, 18:10 | ||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 258 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams | 211 | |||||||||||||
| 20 November 2011, 15:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee | 228 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee | 125 | |||||||||||||
| 19 November 2011, 19:00 | ||||||||||||||
 Neil Robertson | 271 | |||||||||||||
| Neil Robertson | 238 | |||||||||||||
| 20 November 2011, 19:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire | 174 | |||||||||||||
| Neil Robertson | 157 | |||||||||||||
| 19 November 2011, 20:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 519 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Carter | 238 | |||||||||||||
| 20 November 2011, 16:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 335 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 185 | |||||||||||||
| 19 November 2011, 21:00 | ||||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott | 182 | |||||||||||||
 Ding Junhui | 182 | |||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott | 288 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Snooker: Power Snooker gets a Page 3 boost". Manchester Evening News. 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ a b Baxter, Trevor (21 November 2011). "Snooker: Martin Gould wins the Power Snooker Masters". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "O'Sullivan's big fee upsets rivals". The Independent. London. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Glittering Gould's Got The Power". World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 20 November 2011. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "2011 Power Snooker Masters". powersnooker.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.