Rankings revisit - a trip through history

2011 German Masters - Tempodrom, Berlin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_German_Masters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin

Mark Williams won his 18th ranking title and moved back to the number one spot in these rankings as a result.

It was a good event for Joe Swail. It's not long since he was a top 16 player, but he has slipped way down the rankings in the last year or two. In Berlin he made it to the quarter-finals having beaten 3 top-16 players, Martin Gould, Mark Allen and Shaun Murphy.

Higgins and O'Sullivan both withdrew from the event. Higgins before his second round match due to an impending family bereavement.

QFs
Graeme Dott (10) 5-2 Stephen Maguire (9)
Mark Selby (5) 5-1 Ding Junhui (8)
Mark Williams (2) 5-1 Joe Perry (41)
Marco Fu (20) 5-1 Joe Swail (68)

SFs
Selby (5) 6-4 Dott (10)
Williams (2) 6-3 Fu (20)

Final
Williams (2) 9-7 Selby (5)

Rankings following the 2011 German Masters

Top 16
1 +1 Mark Williams 21905
2 -1 John Higgins 20813
3 +2 Mark Selby 20346
4 -1 Neil Robertson 18654
5 -1 Shaun Murphy 18575
6 = Ali Carter 17546
7 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 16453
8 = Ding Junhui 16098
9 +1 Graeme Dott 15678
10 -1 Stephen Maguire 15282
11 = Mark Allen 13166
12 = Stuart Bingham 12379
13 = Martin Gould 11715
14 = Mark Davis 11478
15 +1 Andrew Higginson 11449
16 -1 Liang Wenbo 11423

Top 32
In: Anthony Hamilton; Robert Milkins
Out: Gerard Greene; Peter Lines

Top 64
In: Joe Swail
Out: Ian McCulloch

Top 128
In: Jamie Walker (a); Adam Duffy (a)
Out: Ian Preece (a); Mitchell Mann (a)

2011 Welsh Open - Newport Centre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Welsh_Open_(snooker)

John Higgins beat Stephen Maguire in an all-Scottish final. Maguire led early, by as much as 5-2. Higgins came back though to win 7 of the next 8 for a 9-6 victory.

Stephen Hendry made his 10th maximum break (there is one more to come before his first retirement).

QFs:
John Higgins (2) 5-3 Matthew Stevens (25)
Ali Carter (6) 5-2 Ding Junhui (8)
Stephen Maguire (10) 5-3 Mark Williams (1)
Mark Selby (3) 5-3 Graeme Dott (9)

SFs:
Higgins (2) 6-2 Carter (6)
Maguire (10) 6-5 Selby (3)

Final:
Higgins (2) 9-6 Maguire (10)

Following the 2011 Welsh Open, John Higgins goes back to number 1.

1 +1 John Higgins 23521
2 -1 Mark Williams 22301
3 = Mark Selby 21398
4 = Neil Robertson 18885
5 = Shaun Murphy 18480
6 = Ali Carter 18437
7 +3 Stephen Maguire 17484
8 = Ding Junhui 16671
9 = Graeme Dott 16574
10 -3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 15809
11 = Mark Allen 13489
12 = Stuart Bingham 12745
13 = Martin Gould 11491
14 +3 Ricky Walden 11271
15 = Andrew Higginson 11191
16 = Liang Wenbo 11102

In: Ricky Walden
Out: Mark Davis

Top 32
In: Ryan Day
Out: Robert Milkins

Top 64 - no change

Top 128
In: Noppon Saengkham; Brendan O'Donoghue (a)
Out: John Parrott (a); Jamie Walker (a)

Ronnie has barely played this season, hence the drop in ranking. That said, Higgins has missed half the season because of his ban and he's still top!

2011 World Championship Qualifiers.

The following players are seeded through to the Crucible:

1 John Higgins
2 Mark Williams
3 Mark Selby
4 Neil Robertson
5 Shaun Murphy
6 Ali Carter
7 Stephen Maguire
8 Ding Junhui
9 Graeme Dott
10 Ronnie O'Sullivan
11 Mark Allen
14 Ricky Walden
18 Peter Ebdon
20 Marco Fu
26 Jamie Cope
34 Stephen Hendry

Here are the results from the final qualifying round (seeds on the left):
Stuart Bingham (12) 10-2 Alan McManus (71)
Martin Gould (13) 10-6 Robert Milkins (36)
Andrew Higginson (15) 6-10 Andrew Pagett (77)
Liang Wenbo (16) 7-10 Jamie Burnett (43)
Mark Davis (17) 5-10 Rory McLeod (40)
Matthew Stevens (19) 10-9 Fergal O'Brien (49)
Marcus Campbell (21) 10-6 Matthew Selt (52)
Stephen Lee (22) 10-2 Steve Davis (41)
Dominic Dale (23) 10-6 Michael Holt (51)
Judd Trump (24) 10-4 David Gilbert (78)
Barry Hawkins (27) 10-5 Anthony Hamilton (28)
Ken Doherty (30) 6-10 Jimmy Robertson (45)
Ryan Day (32) 10-7 Liu Chuang (56)
Gerard Greene (33) 9-10 Dave Harold (66)
Joe Perry (35) 10-6 Liu Song (50)
Mark King (44) 10-5 Mike Dunn (70)

2011 PTC Grand Final - The Helix, Dublin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Play ... rand_Final

Shaun Murphy won his fourth ranking title, beating Martin Gould in the final.

QFs:
Shaun Murphy (5) 4-3 Stephen Lee (22)
Matthew Stevens (19) 4-0 Marcus Campbell (21)
Martin Gould (13) 4-2 Michael Holt (51)
Mark Selby (3) 4-3 Mark Williams (2)

SFs:
Murphy (5) 4-0 Stevens (19)
Gould (13) 4-3 Selby (3)

Final:
Murphy (5) 4-0 Gould (13)

Following the 2011 PTC Grand Final

Top 16
1 = John Higgins 22703
2 = Mark Williams 22437
3 = Mark Selby 21751
4 +1 Shaun Murphy 18966
5 -1 Neil Robertson 18233
6 +1 Stephen Maguire 16850
7 -1 Ali Carter 16744
8 = Ding Junhui 16110
9 = Graeme Dott 15918
10 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 14403
11 = Mark Allen 13353
12 = Stuart Bingham 12857
13 = Martin Gould 12216
14 +5 Matthew Stevens 11748
15 +7 Stephen Lee 11342
16 +5 Marcus Campbell 11066

In: Matthew Stevens; Stephen Lee; Marcus Campbell
Out: Andrew Higginson; Ricky Walden; Liang Wenbo

Top 32
In: Robert Milkins
Out: Ryan Day

Top 64
In: James Wattana; Dave Harold
Out: Matthew Couch; Andy Hicks

Top 128
In: David Singh (a); Jamie Walker (a); Mitchell Mann (a); Stephen Rowlings (a)
Out: Atthasit Mahitthi (a); Brendan O'Donoghue (a); David Roe (a); Rodney Goggins (a)

2011 China Open - Beijing Univeristy Students' Gymnasium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_China_Open_(snooker)

Judd Trump won his first ranking title!
He took an early 5-2 lead against Mark Selby, who then mounted a comeback and brought the scores back to 8-8. The Ace in the Pack won the final two frames with breaks of 57 in each.
It was a high-scoring final, with 3 century breaks from each player.

Li Hang was a surprise contender. He won his wiildcard match against Doherty, proceeded to beat Graeme Dott in the first round, and fell to Shaun Murphy 5-4 in the last 16.

QFs
Ding Junhui (8) 5-2 Stephen Lee (15)
Mark Selby (3) 5-1 Ali Carter (7)
Shaun Murphy (4) 5-2 John Higgins (1)
Judd Trump (24) 5-1 Peter Ebdon (21)

SFs
Selby (3) 6-3 Ding (8)
Trump (24) 6-1 Murphy (4)

Final
Trump (24) 10-8 Selby (3)

Following the 2011 China Open and going into the World Championship, Mark Selby is ranked number 1 for the first time. Judd Trump also enters the top 16 for the first time.

Top 16
1 +2 Mark Selby 24447
2 -1 John Higgins 23559
3 -1 Mark Williams 22456
4 = Shaun Murphy 20314
5 = Neil Robertson 18190
6 +1 Ali Carter 17539
7 +1 Ding Junhui 17382
8 -2 Stephen Maguire 16889
9 = Graeme Dott 16142
10 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 14237
11 = Mark Allen 13625
12 = Stuart Bingham 12941
13 +11 Judd Trump 12802
14 +1 Stephen Lee 12430
15 -2 Martin Gould 12318
16 = Marcus Campbell 11730

In: Judd Trump
Out: Matthew Stevens

Top 32
In: Ryan Day
Out: Jamie Cope

There's no change to the makeup of the top 64 or 128.

2011 World Championship - Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Worl ... ampionship

John Higgins has been in prime form since his return from the ban, matching his form prior to that in fact. Qualifier Judd Trump pushed him all the way though in the final, with Higgins winning a close match 18-15.

Pre-tournament number 1, Mark Selby, lost to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals.

L32
Neil Robertson (5) 8-10 Judd Trump (13)
Marco Fu (24) 8-10 Martin Gould (15)
Graeme Dott (9) 10-7 Mark King (52)
Ali Carter (6) 10-3 Dave Harold (62)
Ding Junhui (7) 10-2 Jamie Burnett (47)
Peter Ebdon (20) 8-10 Stuart Bingham (12)
Stephen Hendry (38) 10-9 Joe Perry (34)
Mark Selby (1) 10-1 Jimmy Robertson (43)
Mark Williams (3) 10-5 Ryan Day (30)
Jamie Cope (33) 10-7 Andrew Pagett (66)
Mark Allen (11) 10-9 Matthew Stevens (17)
Stephen Maguire (8) 9-10 Barry Hawkins (26)
Shaun Murphy (4) 10-1 Marcus Campbell (16)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) 10-2 Dominic Dale (22)
Ricky Walden (19) 6-10 Rory McLeod (35)
John Higgins (2) 10-5 Stephen Lee (14)

L16
Trump (13) 13-6 Gould (15)
Carter (6) 11-13 Dott (9)
Ding (7) 13-12 Bingham (12)
Selby (1) 13-4 Hendry (38)
Williams (3) 13-4 Cope (33)
Allen (11) 13-12 Hawkins (26)
Murphy (4) 10-13 O'Sullivan (10)
Higgins (2) 13-7 McLeod (35)

QFs
Dott (9) 5-13 Trump (13)
Selby (1) 10-13 Ding (7)
Williams (3) 13-5 Allen (11)
Higgins (2) 13-10 O'Sullivan (10)

SFs
Ding (7) 15-17 Trump (13)
Higgins (2) 17-14 Williams (3)

Final
Higgins (2) 18-15 Trump (13)

Here are the rankings at the end of the 2010-11 season. The top 128 are listed, plus Reanne Evans, who is the only one of the 97 professionals not to have broken into the top 128.

1 = John Higgins 29021
2 +5 Mark Selby 25688
3 +7 Mark Williams 24786
4 +2 Shaun Murphy 20472
5 = Ding Junhui 19833
6 +36 Judd Trump 18769
7 -3 Ali Carter 17811
8 -6 Neil Robertson 17348
9 = Graeme Dott 17338
10 +1 Stephen Maguire 16444
11 -8 Ronnie O'Sullivan 16388
12 -4 Mark Allen 14638
13 +26 Stuart Bingham 13698
14 +4 Martin Gould 12230
15 +13 Stephen Lee 12152
16 +7 Matthew Stevens 11628
17 -1 Mark Davis 10739
18 +20 Marcus Campbell 10673
19 +8 Barry Hawkins 10656
20 -1 Ricky Walden 10518
21 = Marco Fu 10039
22 +28 Dominic Dale 9949
23 +7 Andrew Higginson 9934
24 = Peter Ebdon 9802
25 -13 Liang Wenbo 9290
26 -1 Tom Ford 9250
27 +2 Rory McLeod 9112
28 -13 Jamie Cope 9040
29 +19 Anthony Hamilton 8807
30 -16 Ryan Day 8675
31 +29 Mark Joyce 8655
32 -15 Joe Perry 8407
33 +8 Barry Pinches 8332
34 -14 Robert Milkins 8303
35 -22 Stephen Hendry 8238
36 -3 Ken Doherty 7760
37 NEW Jack Lisowski 7537
38 +42 Liu Song 7374
39 -8 Gerard Greene 7372
40 +28 Jimmy Robertson 7295
41 +15 Jimmy White 7295
42 -10 Michael Holt 7126
43 +39 Liu Chuang 7098
44 -1 Jamie Burnett 7059
45 -23 Steve Davis 7011
46 -12 Peter Lines 6989
47 -2 Nigel Bond 6911
48 +41 Jamie Jones 6806
49 +23 Michael White 6575
50 -24 Mark King 6499
51 -2 Fergal O'Brien 6432
52 +32 Joe Jogia 6420
53 -17 Tony Drago 6203
54 +3 James Wattana 6174
55 +19 Xiao Guodong 6164
56 -21 Matthew Selt 6102
57 -13 Joe Swail 5758
58 -11 Rod Lawler 5694
59 -4 Patrick Wallace 5686
60 -7 Dave Harold 5673
61 +64 Alfie Burden 5667
62 +47 Andrew Pagett 5618
63 NEW Anthony McGill 5531
64 +7 (a) Daniel Wells 5134
65 +20 Ben Woollaston 5113
66 -7 Bjorn Haneveer 5078
67 = David Gilbert 5006
68 -28 Mike Dunn 4897
69 -15 Andy Hicks 4759
70 -5 Matthew Couch 4737
71 -9 Alan McManus 4654
72 NEW Liam Highfield 4608
73 -12 Ian McCulloch 4578
74 -23 Zhang Anda 4529
75 +37 Paul Davison 4049
76 -18 David Morris 3954
77 -25 Simon Bedford 3953
78 -15 Adrian Gunnell 3914
79 +12 James McBain 3851
80 NEW Kyren Wilson 3477
81 -44 Stuart Pettman 3417
82 -5 Joe Delaney 3320
83 -7 Jimmy Michie 3028
84 NEW Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 2971
85 +3 (a) Sam Baird 2879
86 NEW Adam Wicheard 2878
87 +46 Kurt Maflin 2865
88 NEW Igor Figueiredo 2772
89 +32 Issara Kachaiwong 2555
90 +4 Kuldesh Johal 2545
91 -45 Michael Judge 2461
92 -28 (a) Li Hang 2202
93 -14 (a) Craig Steadman 2147
94 NEW (a) Michael Wasley 2071
95 +39 Jamie O'Neill 2054
96 +1 Andrew Norman 1891
97 NEW(a) Allan Taylor 1884
98 NEW Justin Astley 1826
99 -24 (a) Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1618
100 -31 Paul Davies 1587
101 NEW Patrick Einsle 1554
102 NEW Jak Jones 1495
103 NEW (a) Luca Brecel 1405
104 NEW (a) Ian Glover 1374
105 -1 (a) Chris Norbury 1325
106 -33 (a) David Gray 1255
107 -20 (a) Tian Pengfei 1222
108 -42 (a) Jin Long 1177
109 NEW Dermot McGlinchey 1174
110 NEW (a) Martin O'Donnell 1129
111 -41 (a) Lee Spick 1117
112 NEW (a) Chen Zhe 1115
113 +1 (a) David Grace 1081
114 NEW (a) Stuart Carrington 1062
115 -14 (a) Mei Xiwen 1052
116 -21 (a) Jordan Brown 976
117 NEW Noppon Saengkham 954
118 NEW (a) Ian Burns 867
119 NEW (a) Ben Harrison 801
120 NEW (a) James McGouran 798
121 -18 (a) Stephen Craigie 766
122 NEW (a) Mitchell Mann 759
123 NEW (a) Jamie Walker 709
124 -31 (a) David Hogan 708
125 NEW (a) Adam Duffy 702
126 -34 (a) Noppadol Sangnil 696
127 NEW (a) David Singh 676
128 -28 (a) Stephen Rowlings 674
132 NEW Reanne Evans 605

To the end of the 10-11 season, 232 ranking events have been played. Here is the roll of honour:

Stephen Hendry 36
Steve Davis 28
John Higgins 24 (2010 UK Championship | 2011 Welsh Open | 2011 World Championship)
Ronnie O'Sullivan 22
Mark Williams 18 (2011 German Masters)
Jimmy White 10
John Parrott 9
Peter Ebdon 8
Ken Doherty 6
Neil Robertson 6 (2010 World Open)
Ray Reardon 5
Stephen Lee 4
Stephen Maguire 4
Ding Junhui 4
Shaun Murphy 4 (2011 PTC Grand Final)
James Wattana 3
Paul Hunter 3
Cliff Thorburn 2
Tony Knowles 2
Dennis Taylor 2
Doug Mountjoy 2
Alan McManus 2
Graeme Dott 2
Dominic Dale 2
Ali Carter 2 (2010 Shanghai Masters)

John Spencer, Terry Griffiths, Alex Higgins, Willie Thorne, Silvino Francisco, Joe Johnson, Neal Foulds, Tony Meo, Mike Hallett, Steve James, Bob Chaperon, Tony Jones, Dave Harold, Nigel Bond, Fergal O'Brien, Chris Small, David Gray, Matthew Stevens, Marco Fu, Mark Selby, Ricky Walden, Judd Trump (2011 China Open): 1 each

In the 2011-12 season there will be 9 main ranking events and 12 PTCs.

The number of professional players increases from 97 to 99. 78 of those 99 have retained their professional status from the previous season.
This means 19 players have dropped off the pro circuit, the unluckiest being Patrick Wallace:
59 Patrick Wallace
74 Zhang Anda
79 James McBain
80 Kyren Wilson
81 Stuart Pettman
82 Joe Delaney
83 Jimmy Michie
84 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
89 Issara Kachaiwong
90 Kuldesh Johal
91 Michael Judge
95 Jamie O'Neill
98 Justin Astley
100 Paul Davies
101 Patrick Einsle
102 Jak Jones
109 Dermot McGlinchey
117 Noppon Saengkham
132 Reanne Evans

There are 11 former professionals who are back on tour:
Daniel Wells (b.1988) - Welsh nomination
Sam Baird (b.1988) - English nomination
Andrew Norman (b.1980) - Q School
Tian Pengfei (b.1987) - Q School
David Grace (b.1985) - Q School
David Hogan (b.1988) - Irish nomination
Aditya Mehta (b.1985) - Asian nomination
Scott MacKenzie (b.1980) - Scottish nomination
Passakorn Suwannawat (b.1986) - Asian champion
Robin Hull (b.1974) - Q School
Joe Meara (b.1975) - Northern Irish nomination

And 10 turning professional for the first time:
Luca Brecel (b.1995) - wildcard
Stuart Carrington (b.1990) - Q School
Adam Duffy (b.1989) - Q School
Li Yan (b.1992) - Q School
Yu Delu (b.1987) - wildcard
Cao Yupeng (b.1990) Asian U-21 champion
Lucky Vatnani (b.1985) - wildcard
Sam Craigie (b.1993) - World U-21 Amateur champion
Dechawat Poomjaeng (b.1978) - World Amateur champion
Kacper Filipiak (b.1995) - European U-21 Champion

2011 PTC 1 - World Snooker Academy, Sheffield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Players_T ... 93_Event_1

SFs
Joe Perry (32) 4-2 Graeme Dott (9)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (11) 4-2 Joe Jogia (52)

Final
O'Sullivan (11) 4-0 Perry (32)


Updated rankings

Top 16
1 = John Higgins 23909
2 = Mark Selby 23346
3 = Mark Williams 22783
4 +1 Ding Junhui 18101
5 +1 Judd Trump 18080
6 -2 Shaun Murphy 16685
7 +4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 16617
8 -1 Ali Carter 16119
9 = Graeme Dott 15978
10 = Stephen Maguire 15226
11 -3 Neil Robertson 13837
12 +1 Stuart Bingham 13220
13 +1 Martin Gould 11987
14 -2 Mark Allen 11972
15 = Stephen Lee 11313
16 = Matthew Stevens 11035

Top 32
In: Barry Pinches; Robert Milkins
Out: Mark Joyce; Ryan Day

Top 64
In: David Gilbert; Bjorn Haneveer
Out: Patrick Wallace (a); Daniel Wells

Top 128
In: Robbie Williams (a); Nick Jennings (a); Dechawat Poomjaeng (he beat number 1 player John Higgins in his first professional match!); Li Yan
Out: Noppadol Sangnil (a); Stephen Rowlings (a); David Singh (a); David Hogan

2011 Australian Open - Bendigo Stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Aust ... ields_Open
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendigo

I'm fairly sure this was the first ranking event held in Australia since the 1975 World Championship.

Stuart Bingham won his first ranking title, beating Mark Williams 9-8 in the final. Williams led 8-5 at one stage, but Ballrun won the final four frames for victory.

QFs
Shaun Murphy (6) 5-3 Matthew Selt (54)
Stuart Bingham (12) 5-3 Mark Allen (14)
Ken Doherty (38) 5-3 Mark Selby (2)
Mark Williams (3) 5-4 Dominic Dale (22)

SFs
Bingham (12) 6-2 Murphy (6)
Williams (3) 6-2 Doherty (38)

Final
Bingham (12) 9-8 Williams (3)

Rankings following the 2011 Australian Open. Williams goes back to the top.

Top 16
1 +2 Mark Williams 24886
2 -1 John Higgins 23592
3 -1 Mark Selby 23562
4 +1 Judd Trump 18014
5 -1 Ding Junhui 17947
6 = Shaun Murphy 17904
7 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 16330
8 +4 Stuart Bingham 16158
9 -1 Ali Carter 16045
10 -1 Graeme Dott 15939
11 -1 Stephen Maguire 14816
12 -1 Neil Robertson 13972
13 +1 Mark Allen 12694
14 -1 Martin Gould 12253
15 +2 Marcus Campbell 11446
16 +2 Mark Davis 11176

In: Marcus Campbell; Mark Davis
Out: Stephen Lee; Matthew Stevens

Top 32
In: Ken Doherty; Mark Joyce
Out: Robert Milkins; Jamie Cope

Top 64
In: Ben Woollaston; Patrick Wallace (a); Liam Highfield
Out: Joe Swail; Bjorn Haneveer; Anthony McGill

Top 128
In: Scott MacKenzie; Yu Delu; David Hogan
Out: Jamie Walker (a); Stephen Craigie (a); Mitchell Mann (a)

2011 PTC 1 - South West Snooker Academy, Sheffield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Players_T ... 93_Event_2

Robertson lost his last 16 match with Trump by going in off on the black in the decider.

SFs:
Ding Junhui (5) 4-3 Xiao Guodong (48)
Judd Trump (4) 4-0 Fergal O'Brien (44)

Final:
Trump (4) 4-0 Ding (5)


Updated rankings

Top 16
1 = Mark Williams 24245
2 = John Higgins 23245
3 = Mark Selby 22732
4 = Judd Trump 19799
5 = Ding Junhui 19211
6 = Shaun Murphy 17826
7 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 16804
8 = Stuart Bingham 16335
9 = Ali Carter 16083
10 = Graeme Dott 16064
11 = Stephen Maguire 14564
12 = Neil Robertson 14560
13 = Mark Allen 12638
14 = Martin Gould 12372
15 = Marcus Campbell 11584
16 +1 Stephen Lee 11342

In: Stephen Lee
Out: Mark Davis

Top 32
In: Ryan Day; Fergal O'Brien
Out: Barry Pinches; Mark Joyce

Top 64 - no change

Top 128
In: Aditya Mehta; Passakorn Suwannawat; Sam Craigie
Out: James McGouran (a); Ben Harrison (a); Jordan Brown (a)

I have loved this thread so far, thank you.

2011 PTC 3 - World Snooker Academy, Sheffield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Players_T ... 93_Event_3

SFs
Ben Woollaston (59) 4-0 Anthony McGill (65)
Graeme Dott (10) 4-1 Barry Hawkins (21)

Final
Woollaston (59) 4-2 Dott (10)


Updated rankings

Top 16
1 = Mark Williams 23731
2 = John Higgins 23264
3 = Mark Selby 22962
4 = Judd Trump 19933
5 = Ding Junhui 19207
6 +4 Graeme Dott 17987
7 -1 Shaun Murphy 17773
8 -1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 16438
9 -1 Stuart Bingham 16296
10 -1 Ali Carter 15973
11 +1 Neil Robertson 14953
12 -1 Stephen Maguire 14283
13 = Mark Allen 12908
14 = Martin Gould 12505
15 +1 Stephen Lee 12384
16 -1 Marcus Campbell 12365

Top 32
In: Xiao Guodong
Out: Fergal O'Brien

Top 64
In: Anthony McGill; Alan McManus
Out: Andrew Pagett; Alfie Burden

Top 128
In: Gary Wilson (a); James McGouran (a)
Out: Lee Spick (a); Noppon Saengkham (a)

mick745 wrote:I have loved this thread so far, thank you.

Thats man! I'm pleased it is of interest

2011 PTC 4 (Paul Hunter Classic) - Stadthalle, Fürth

Mark Selby only conceded 4 frames in this tournament, 3 of which were against O'Sullivan in the semi-final.

SFs
Mark Davis (17) 4-2 Neil Robertson (11)
Mark Selby (3) 4-3 Ronnie O'Sullivan (8)

Final
Selby (3) 4-0 Davis (17)


Updated rankings (Selby goes back to the top)

Top 16
1 +2 Mark Selby 25068
2 -1 Mark Williams 23843
3 -1 John Higgins 23704
4 = Judd Trump 20279
5 = Ding Junhui 19727
6 = Graeme Dott 18546
7 = Shaun Murphy 17893
8 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 17878
9 = Stuart Bingham 16647
10 = Ali Carter 16325
11 = Neil Robertson 16268
12 = Stephen Maguire 14591
13 +2 Stephen Lee 13178
14 -1 Mark Allen 13072
15 +2 Mark Davis 12794
16 -2 Martin Gould 12707

In: Mark Davis
Out: Marcus Campbell

Top 32
In: Fergal O'Brien; Matthew Selt
Out: Xiao Guodong; Ryan Day

Top 64
In: Andrew Pagett
Out: Rod Lawler

Top 128
In: Stephen Craigie (a); Ben Harrison (a)
Out: Ian Burns (a); James McGouran (a)

2011 Shanghai Masters - Shanghai Grand Stage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Shanghai_Masters

Mark Selby won his second full ranking title, beating Mark Williams in a deciding frame in the final.

This event was a return to form for Mark King, who had been having a very rough couple of years of results. He beat Carter, O'Brien and Hamilton to reach the semis.

QFs
Mark King (58) 5-2 Anthony Hamilton (31)
Mark Selby (1) 5-4 Shaun Murphy (7)
Mark Williams (2) 5-0 Matthew Stevens (18)
Mark Neil Robertson (11) 5-2 John Higgins (3)

SFs
Selby (1) 6-0 King (58)
Williams (2) 6-5 Robertson (11)

Final
Selby (1) 10-9 Williams (2)

Following the 2011 Shanghai Masters

Top 16
1 = Mark Selby 27923
2 = Mark Williams 26613
3 = John Higgins 24596
4 +1 Ding Junhui 19931
5 -1 Judd Trump 19778
6 +1 Shaun Murphy 18647
7 -1 Graeme Dott 18510
8 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 18199
9 +2 Neil Robertson 17688
10 -1 Stuart Bingham 17003
11 -1 Ali Carter 16423
12 = Stephen Maguire 14706
13 +1 Mark Allen 13678
14 -1 Stephen Lee 13112
15 +1 Martin Gould 12928
16 -1 Mark Davis 12578

Top 32
In: Jamie Jones
Out: Matthew Selt

Top 64 - no change

Top 128
In: Ian Burns (a); Cao Yupeng
Out: David Gray (a); Mei Xiwen (a)

Juddernaut88 wrote:That Shanghai Masters final had that controversial incident as to whether it was a foul or not. Selby ended up winning that frame and match :(

What happened?

This was Hossein Vafaei's first ranking event. As a wildcard he lost 5-1 to Fergal O'Brien