2011 China Open (snooker)

Bank of Beijing China Open

Tournament information
Dates	28 March – 3 April 2011 (2011-03-28 – 2011-04-03)
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]

Winner: £60,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-final: £15,000 Quarter-final: £8,000 Last 16: £5,925 Last 32: £4,000 Last 48: £2,200 Last 64: £1,500

Stage one highest break: £400 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Total: £325,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 28 & 29 March.^[1][6][7]

Match		Score
WC1	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	5–3	Cao Yupeng (CHN)
WC2	Marcus Campbell (SCO)	5–3	Mei Xiwen (CHN)
WC3	Robert Milkins (ENG)	5–1	Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN)
WC4[8]	Jimmy White (ENG)	w/d–w/o	Tian Pengfei (CHN)
WC5	Nigel Bond (ENG)	5–3	Jin Long (CHN)
WC6	Ken Doherty (IRL)	1–5	Li Hang (CHN)
WC7	Joe Perry (ENG)	5–2	Li Yan (CHN)
WC8	Gerard Greene (NIR)	5–2	Yu Delu (CHN)

Main draw

	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Mark Williams	4
		Stephen Lee	5
							Stephen Lee	5
							Ryan Day	2
	10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
		Ryan Day	5
												Stephen Lee	2
											5	Ding Junhui	5
	13	Stephen Hendry	5
		Matthew Stevens	0
						13	Stephen Hendry	2
						5	Ding Junhui	5
	5	Ding Junhui	5
		Kurt Maflin	4
																5	Ding Junhui	3
																4	Mark Selby	6
	8	Ali Carter	5
		Stuart Bingham	1
						8	Ali Carter	5
							Marcus Campbell	3
	11	Mark Allen	4
		Marcus Campbell	5
											8	Ali Carter	1
											4	Mark Selby	5
	14	Jamie Cope	3
		Robert Milkins	5
							Robert Milkins	1
						4	Mark Selby	5
	4	Mark Selby	5
		Tian Pengfei	3
																					4	Mark Selby	8
																						Judd Trump	10
	3	John Higgins	5
		Nigel Bond	3
						3	John Higgins	5
						15	Ricky Walden	2
	15	Ricky Walden	5
		Martin Gould	4
											3	John Higgins	2
											7	Shaun Murphy	5
	9	Graeme Dott	4
		Li Hang	5
							Li Hang	4
						7	Shaun Murphy	5
	7	Shaun Murphy	5
		Joe Perry	3
																7	Shaun Murphy	1
																	Judd Trump	6
	6	Stephen Maguire	3
		Mark Davis	5
							Mark Davis	2
							Judd Trump	5
	16	Marco Fu	3
		Judd Trump	5
												Judd Trump	5
											12	Peter Ebdon	1
	12	Peter Ebdon	5
		Gerard Greene	2
						12	Peter Ebdon	5
						2	Neil Robertson	1
	2	Neil Robertson	5
		Barry Hawkins	1

^[1][6][7][9]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 3 April 2011.[6]
Mark Selby (4)  England	8–10	Judd Trump  England
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]}

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames				Round 2 Best of 9 frames				Round 3 Best of 9 frames				Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Patrick Wallace	2			Alfie Burden	5			Matthew Selt	4			Stephen Lee	5
	Zhang Anda	5			Zhang Anda	1			Alfie Burden	5			Alfie Burden	4
	Liu Song	5			Adrian Gunnell	0			Tom Ford	5			Ryan Day	5
	Noppon Saengkham	1			Liu Song	5			Liu Song	3			Tom Ford	1
	Xiao Guodong	5			Joe Jogia	5			Anthony Hamilton	5			Matthew Stevens	5
	Dermot McGlinchey	2			Xiao Guodong	2			Joe Jogia	0			Anthony Hamilton	1
	Simon Bedford	2			Jack Lisowski	4			Dave Harold	1			Mark King	1
	Kurt Maflin	5			Kurt Maflin	5			Kurt Maflin	5			Kurt Maflin	5
	Andrew Pagett	2			Jimmy Robertson	3			Mark Joyce	5			Stuart Bingham	5
	Joe Delaney	5			Joe Delaney	5			Joe Delaney	1			Mark Joyce	2
	Liam Highfield	5			Barry Pinches	5			Rory McLeod	5			Marcus Campbell	5
	Jamie O'Neill	2			Liam Highfield	3			Barry Pinches	2			Rory McLeod	3
	David Morris	4			Ian McCulloch	0			Robert Milkins	5			Andrew Higginson	2
	David Gilbert	5			David Gilbert	5			David Gilbert	4			Robert Milkins	5
	Liu Chuang	5			Jimmy White	5			Peter Lines	3			Dominic Dale	2
	Jak Jones	3			Liu Chuang	3			Jimmy White	5			Jimmy White	5
	Igor Figueiredo	2			Bjorn Haneveer	5			Nigel Bond	5			Liang Wenbo	3
	Kuldesh Johal	5			Kuldesh Johal	3			Bjorn Haneveer	4			Nigel Bond	5
					Jamie Jones	2			Mike Dunn	5			Martin Gould	5
					James McBain	5			James McBain	2			Mike Dunn	2
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	1			Andy Hicks	1			Tony Drago	2			Ken Doherty	5
	Issara Kachaiwong	5			Issara Kachaiwong	5			Issara Kachaiwong	5			Issara Kachaiwong	0
					Rod Lawler	5			Michael Holt	3			Joe Perry	5
					Kyren Wilson	1			Rod Lawler	5			Rod Lawler	2
	James Wattana	5			Stuart Pettman	2			Steve Davis	4			Mark Davis	5
	Justin Astley	2			James Wattana	5			James Wattana	5			James Wattana	3
	Ben Woollaston	5			Anthony McGill	0			Jamie Burnett	3			Judd Trump	5
	Reanne Evans	1			Ben Woollaston	5			Ben Woollaston	5			Ben Woollaston	1
	Paul Davison	5			Matthew Couch	5			Fergal O'Brien	5			Gerard Greene	5
	Adam Wicheard	3			Paul Davison	4			Matthew Couch	3			Fergal O'Brien	2
	Michael White	5			Joe Swail	5			Alan McManus	3			Barry Hawkins	5
	Michael Judge	3			Michael White	3			Joe Swail	5			Joe Swail	2

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

^[13]

140, 117, 115, 103 – Kurt Maflin 138 – Jimmy Robertson 137 – Tony Drago 136 – Stuart Pettman 134 – Mark King 130 – Ben Woollaston 120 – Dominic Dale 120 – Martin Gould

116, 106 – Jack Lisowski 112, 101 – David Gilbert 109 – Judd Trump 107 – Jamie Burnett 107 – Robert Milkins 105 – Matthew Couch 105 – Ken Doherty 102 – Anthony Hamilton

Televised stage centuries

^[14][15]

142, 114 – Robert Milkins 139, 134, 132, 131, 130, 129, 124, 102 – Mark Selby 138 – Nigel Bond 137, 113, 104, 100 – Mark Williams 137 – Mark Davis 134, 133, 126, 120, 117 – Ding Junhui 133, 117 – Li Hang 130, 113, 104, 104 – Judd Trump 128 – Barry Hawkins 124 – Neil Robertson

123 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 117 – Yu Delu 108 – Shaun Murphy 107 – John Higgins 106 – Joe Perry 103 – Kurt Maflin 101 – Tian Pengfei 100 – Stephen Hendry 100 – Ryan Day

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