Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3

The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 (also known as Star Xing Pai Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 for sponsorship purposes) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–8 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.^[1] The preliminary rounds took place on 24 July at the same venue.

Players Tour Championship 2010/2011
Event 3

Tournament information
Dates	6–8 August 2010 (2010-08-06 – 2010-08-08)
Venue	World Snooker Academy
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	Barry Hawkins (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Tom Ford (ENG)
Runner-up	Jack Lisowski (ENG)
Score	4–0
← PTC2 PTC4 →

Barry Hawkins made the 72nd official maximum break during his last 32 match against James McGouran. This was Hawkins' first official 147.^[2][3]

Tom Ford won his first professional title by defeating Jack Lisowski 4–0 in the final.^[4]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[5][6]

	Prize fund	Ranking points^1
Winner	£10,000	2,000
Runner-up	£5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	£2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	£1,500	1,000
Last 16	£1,000	760
Last 32	£600	560
Last 64	£200	360
Total	£50,000	–

• ¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

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Preliminary rounds

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Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Gareth Green 3–4   Robert Valiant   David Gray w/d–w/o   Lee Page   Sam Baird 4–0   Jim Buck

Chen Zhe 4–1   Oliver Brown   Samuel Thistlewhite 4–0   Stephen Ormerod

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Rogelio Esteiro 1–4   Callum Downing   David Portman 4–0   Terry Challenger   Shaun Parkes 1–4   Mitchell Travis   Lasse Münstermann 0–4   Robert Valiant   Damian Wilks 4–2   Jamie Brown   Jamie Curtis-Barrett 3–4   Lee Spick   Michael Wild 4–1   Jake Nicholson   Tony Knowles 1–4   Chris Norbury   Kamran Ashraf 3–4   Stuart Carrington   Jordan Rimmer 3–4   Farakh Ajaib   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh w/d–w/o   Sharrukh Nasir   James Hill 1–4   Lee Farebrother   Robbie Williams 4–1   Shaun Wilkes   Craig Barber 4–1   Callum Lloyd   Luca Brecel 2–4   Adam Duffy   Rock Hui 2–4   Daniel Skingle

Antony Parsons 4–2   Joel Walker   Lewis Mayes w/d–w/o   Andrew Norman   Lee Shanker 0–4   Lee Page   Greg Davis w/o–w/d   Craig Steadman   Alex Taubman 1–4   Steve Judd   Alex Davies 2–4   Sam Baird   Aditya Mehta w/d–w/o   Marc Harman   Martin O'Donnell 4–3   Paul Metcalf   Danny Douane w/d–w/o   Ian Burns   Jamie Walker 4–3   David Grace   Neal Jones w/d–w/o   Charlie Walters   Raymond Fry 2–4   Chen Zhe   Nick Pearce w/d–w/o   Andy Lee   Jeff Cundy w/o–w/d   Suriya Suwannasingh   Lucky Vatnani 1–4   Samuel Thistlewhite   Ian Glover 4–1   Hans Blankaert

Main rounds

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Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Selby		4
	Noppon Saengkham		0			Mark Selby		4
	Graeme Dott		4			Graeme Dott		0
	Callum Downing		0								Mark Selby		4
	Justin Astley		1								Ryan Day		1
	Ryan Day		4			Ryan Day		4
	Daniel Wells		4			Daniel Wells		3
	David Portman		2													Mark Selby		4
	Paul Davison		3													Judd Trump		3
	Mitchell Travis		4			Mitchell Travis		2
	Judd Trump		4			Judd Trump		4
	Michael Holt		1								Judd Trump		4
	Bjorn Haneveer		0								Michael White		3
	Michael White		4			Michael White		4
	Liu Chuang		4			Liu Chuang		2
	Robert Valiant		3

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Kurt Maflin		4
	Steve Davis		2			Kurt Maflin		1
	Jame McGouran		4			Jame McGouran		4
	Paul Davies		0								Jame McGouran		1
	Matthew Stevens		4								Barry Hawkins		4
	Damian Wilks		0			Matthew Stevens		2
	Barry Hawkins		4			Barry Hawkins		4
	Lee Spick		1													Barry Hawkins		4
	Igor Figueiredo		4													Igor Figueiredo		3
	Joe Delaney		1			Igor Figueiredo		4
	Ben Harrison		4			Ben Harrison		3
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon		1								Igor Figueiredo		4
	Peter Ebdon		4								Patrick Einsle		1
	Jamie O'Neill		2			Peter Ebdon		2
	Jimmy Robertson		3			Patrick Einsle		4
	Patrick Einsle		4

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark King		4
	Michael Wild		1			Mark King		2
	Dermot McGlinchey		0			Joe Perry		4
	Joe Perry		4								Joe Perry		3
	Matthew Selt		4								Matthew Selt		4
	Chris Norbury		1			Matthew Selt		4
	James Wattana		4			James Wattana		2
	David Gilbert		2													Matthew Selt		2
	Martin Gould		4													Jack Lisowski		4
	Michael Judge		1			Martin Gould		2
	Alan McManus		3			Stuart Carrington		4
	Stuart Carrington		4								Stuart Carrington		3
	Ben Woollaston		4								Jack Lisowski		4
	Farakh Ajaib		0			Ben Woollaston		0
	Jimmy Michie		2			Jack Lisowski		4
	Jack Lisowski		4

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Jimmy White		4
	Sharrukh Nasir		0			Jimmy White		3
	Tony Drago		4			Tony Drago		4
	Lee Farebrother		0								Tony Drago		2
	Jamie Jones		1								Ian McCulloch		4
	Ian McCulloch		4			Ian McCulloch		4
	Ricky Walden		2			Robbie Williams		1
	Robbie Williams		4													Ian McCulloch		4
	Liu Song		2													Liang Wenbo		2
	Kyren Wilson		4			Kyren Wilson		0
	Mike Dunn		3			Liang Wenbo		4
	Liang Wenbo		4								Liang Wenbo		4
	Stephen Maguire		4								Nigel Bond		3
	Craig Barber		1			Stephen Maguire		0
	Nigel Bond		4			Nigel Bond		4
	Adam Duffy		2

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Barry Pinches		4
	Daniel Skingle		1			Barry Pinches		4
	Fergal O'Brien		4			Fergal O'Brien		3
	Antony Parsons		3								Barry Pinches		3
	Dominic Dale		4								Dominic Dale		4
	Simon Bedford		0			Dominic Dale		4
	Allan Taylor		0			Neil Robertson		2
	Neil Robertson		4													Dominic Dale		2
	Stuart Bingham		4													Andy Hicks		4
	Andrew Norman		2			Stuart Bingham		3
	Kuldesh Johal		2			James McBain		4
	James McBain		4								James McBain		3
	Xiao Guodong		4								Andy Hicks		4
	Lee Page		0			Xiao Guodong		0
	Andy Hicks		4			Andy Hicks		4
	Greg Davis		1

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Marcus Campbell		4
	Rod Lawler		2			Marcus Campbell		4
	Anthony McGill		4			Anthony McGill		2
	Jak Jones		1								Marcus Campbell		4
	Michael Wasley		4								Michael Wasley		3
	Steve Judd		3			Michael Wasley		4
	Dave Harold		4			Dave Harold		3
	Reanne Evans		0													Marcus Campbell		3
	Peter Lines		2													Tom Ford		4
	Sam Baird		4			Sam Baird		1
	Tom Ford		4			Tom Ford		4
	Patrick Wallace		2								Tom Ford		4
	Alfie Burden		4								Stephen Lee		3
	Robert Milkins		2			Alfie Burden		1
	Stephen Lee		4			Stephen Lee		4
	Marc Harman		0

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Joe Jogia		4
	Issara Kachaiwong		2			Joe Jogia		3
	Jordan Brown		1			Anthony Hamilton		4
	Anthony Hamilton		4								Anthony Hamilton		4
	Mitchell Mann		2								Adam Wicheard		3
	Adam Wicheard		4			Adam Wicheard		4
	Shaun Murphy		3			Martin O'Donnell		1
	Martin O'Donnell		4													Anthony Hamilton		4
	Gerard Greene		4													Andrew Pagett		2
	Ian Burns		1			Gerard Greene		3
	Joe Swail		2			Stuart Pettman		4
	Stuart Pettman		4								Stuart Pettman		1
	Andrew Higginson		4								Andrew Pagett		4
	Jamie Walker		0			Andrew Higginson		3
	Andrew Pagett		4			Andrew Pagett		4
	Charlie Walters		2

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Jamie Cope		4
	Ken Doherty		1			Jamie Cope		0
	Rory McLeod		4			Rory McLeod		4
	Chen Zhe		1								Rory McLeod		1
	Mark Davis		4								Mark Davis		4
	Andy Lee		0			Mark Davis		4
	Liam Highfield		4			Liam Highfield		2
	David Morris		1													Mark Davis		4
	Mark Joyce		4													Adrian Gunnell		3
	Jeff Cundy		2			Mark Joyce		4
	Matthew Couch		1			Samuel Thistlewhite		1
	Samuel Thistlewhite		4								Mark Joyce		3
	Adrian Gunnell		4								Adrian Gunnell		4
	Zhang Anda		3			Adrian Gunnell		4
	Mark Williams		1			Ian Glover		1
	Ian Glover		4

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Mark Selby		4
	Barry Hawkins		3			Mark Selby		3
	Jack Lisowski		4			Jack Lisowski		4
	Ian McCulloch		1								Jack Lisowski		0
	Andy Hicks		1								Tom Ford		4
	Tom Ford		4			Tom Ford		4
	Anthony Hamilton		1			Mark Davis		2
	Mark Davis		4

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England, 8 August 2010.
Jack Lisowski   England	0–4	Tom Ford   England
16–85 (85), 5–60, 28–71 (61), 8–83 (51)
–	Highest break	85
0	Century breaks	0
0	50+ breaks	3

Century breaks

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147, 134, 129, 102 – Barry Hawkins 141, 120, 102 – Mark Davis 141 – Ryan Day 141 – Jeff Cundy 140 – Shaun Murphy 136 – Neil Robertson 133, 118 – Robbie Williams 130 – Jamie Cope 125 – Rory McLeod 123 – Ben Harrison 120 – Stuart Bingham

118 – James McBain 116 – Liam Highfield 113, 101, 100 – Stuart Pettman 110 – Andy Hicks 110 – Anthony Hamilton 107 – Stuart Carrington 106 – Dominic Dale 105 – Martin O'Donnell 104, 101 – Mark Selby 103 – Martin Gould

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