2011–12 snooker season

{{Short description|Series of snooker tournaments}}

{{Infobox snooker season

|duration={{Start and end dates|2011|06|1|2012|05|7|df=y}}

|image = Snooker Main Tour 2011-12.png

|image_size = 275px

|image_caption = Nations that hosted an event in the snooker calendar during the 2011–12 season

|tournaments=34 (9 ranking events)

|UK={{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump

|Masters={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

|WorldChamps={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

|previous=2010–11

|next=2012–13

}}

The 2011–12 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 1 June 2011 and 7 May 2012. The Brazil Masters became the first major professional event held in South America,{{cite news |title=Davis nuts over Brazil |date=14 September 2011 |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/7177301/davis-nuts-over-brazil |website=Sky Sports}} and the Australian Goldfields Open the first ranking event in Australia.{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Matt|title=Stuart Bingham clinches first ranking event in Australia|url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/other-sport/stuart-bingham-clinches-first-ranking-event-in-australia|publisher=The National|access-date=10 July 2012|date=25 July 2011}} The World Cup was held again after 1996.{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/team.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154912/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/team.html|archive-date=16 February 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|access-date=3 April 2011}} At the end of the season Ronnie O'Sullivan was named the World Snooker Player of the Year and the Snooker Writers Player of the Year, Judd Trump the Fans Player of the Year and Luca Brecel the Rookie of the Year. Stuart Bingham received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his first ranking event, the Australian Goldfields Open. Stephen Hendry's maximum break at the World Championship received "The Magic Moment" award. Walter Donaldson, Mark Williams, John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan were inducted into the Hall of Fame.{{cite web|title=Rocket Named Player Of Year|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2769221,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=10 July 2012|date=11 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516080134/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2769221,00.html|archive-date=16 May 2012}}

New professional players

Countries

  • {{BEL}}
  • {{CHN}}
  • {{ENG}}
  • {{FIN}}
  • {{IND}}
  • {{IRL}}
  • {{NIR}}
  • {{POL}}
  • {{SCO}}
  • {{THA}}
  • {{WAL}}

Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour.{{cite web|title=The Tour 2011/2012 Provisional Qualifying Criteria|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/c4/64/0,,13165~156868,00.doc|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=14 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614041815/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/c4/64/0,,13165~156868,00.doc|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2012}}

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;{{nowrap|International champions:{{Cite web |title=2011/12 Tour Players |date=31 May 2011 |work=World Snooker |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2204253,00.html |access-date=10 July 2011}}}}

{{ordered list|start=1

| IBSF World Snooker Championship winner: {{flagicon|THA}} Dechawat Poomjaeng{{cite web|title=World Snooker Championship – Damascus, Syria, 4–15 December 2010|url=http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=21|publisher=International Billiards and Snooker Federation|access-date=17 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115033230/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=21|archive-date=15 November 2012|url-status=dead}}

| IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship winner: {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Craigie{{cite web|title=2010 IBSF World Under 21 Championships|url=http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-IBSF-World-Under-21-Snooker-Championship-Menu.asp|publisher=Global Snooker|access-date=17 December 2010|archive-date=27 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227102715/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-IBSF-World-Under-21-Snooker-Championship-Menu.asp|url-status=usurped}}

| EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships winner: {{flagicon|POL}} Kacper Filipiak{{cite web|title=Kacper Takes Pole Position On Tour|url=http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-kacper-takes-pole-position-on-tour-110408.asp|publisher=Global Snooker|access-date=8 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410231745/http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-kacper-takes-pole-position-on-tour-110408.asp|archive-date=10 April 2011|url-status=usurped}}

| ACBS Asian Snooker Championship winner: {{flagicon|THA}} Passakorn Suwannawat{{cite web|title=Asian Snooker Championships 2011|url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/acbs/snooker.htm|publisher=Cue Sports India|access-date=26 April 2011}}

| ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship winner: {{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Yupeng{{cite web|title=Asian Championship 2011 12th Under-21 Snooker|url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/acbs/U21snooker.htm|publisher=Cue Sports India|access-date=15 April 2011}}

}}

;NGB nominations

{{ordered list|start=6

| English nomination:Sam Baird qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings. {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Baird{{cite web|title=2010–2011 English Association of Snooker & Billiards Pro Ticket Tour|url=http://englishsnooker.com/admin/sitefiles/file/PDFDocs/2010-11%20Tournaments/Pro%20Ticket%20Tour/PT.htm|publisher=English Association of Snooker and Billiards|access-date=6 May 2011}}

| Welsh nomination:Daniel Wells qualified by topping the Welsh rankings. {{flagicon|WAL}} Daniel Wells{{cite web|title=Senior Rankings 2010/2011|url=http://www.welshsnooker.com/assets/files/ranking/senior-ranking-2010-11.pdf|publisher=Welsh Billiards & Snooker Association|access-date=26 May 2011}}

| Scottish nomination:Scott MacKenzie qualified by topping the Scottish rankings. {{flagicon|SCO}} Scott MacKenzie{{cite web|title=Main Tour Rankings 2010/2011|url=http://www.scottishsnooker.info/home/index.php/en/index.php/en/images/stories/images/stories/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134%3Amain-tour-rankings-20102011&catid=42%3Amain-tour-rankings&Itemid=2&lang=en|publisher=Scottish Snooker|access-date=11 May 2011|archive-date=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321203132/http://www.scottishsnooker.info/home/index.php/en/index.php/en/images/stories/images/stories/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:main-tour-rankings-20102011&catid=42:main-tour-rankings&Itemid=2&lang=en|url-status=dead}}

| Northern Irish nomination:Joe Meara qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings. {{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Meara

| Irish nomination:David Hogan qualified by topping the Irish rankings. {{flagicon|IRL}} David Hogan

| ACBS Asian Nomination: {{flagicon|IND}} Aditya Mehta{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/159316/england-await-promising-mehta.html|title=England await promising Mehta|publisher=Deccan Herald|access-date=12 May 2011}}

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;{{nowrap|Q School:{{cite web |title=Hull Back On Pro Tour |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2361110,00.html |date=16 May 2011 |work=worldsnooker.com |archive-date=21 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521002401/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2361110,00.html}}{{cite web |title=Chinese Duo Join Main Tour |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2364573,00.html |work=worldsnooker.com |date=22 May 2011 |archive-date=26 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526023112/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2364573,00.html}}{{cite web |title=Brave Gilbert Comes Through Final Event |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2368413,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com |date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=30 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530081823/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2368413,00.html}}}}

{{ordered list|start=12

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Norman

| {{flagicon|ENG}} David Grace

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Wicheard

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Robin Hull

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Yan

| {{flagicon|IRL}} David Morris

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Bedford

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Kurt Maflin

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Carrington

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Duffy

| {{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert

}}

;WPBSA Wildcard

{{ordered list|start=24

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Delu

| {{flagicon|IND}} Lucky Vatnani

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel{{Cite web|url=http://www.brecelluca.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137:luca-heeft-een-wildcard-voor-de-proftour&catid=39:news-2011&Itemid=138|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602072328/http://www.brecelluca.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137:luca-heeft-een-wildcard-voor-de-proftour&catid=39:news-2011&Itemid=138|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 2, 2011|title=Luca heeft een Wildcard voor de Proftour|publisher=Official website of Luca Brecel!|access-date=12 May 2011|language=nl}}

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Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.{{cite web|title=Tournament Calendar 2011/2012|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2011|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=24 November 2011}}{{cite web|title=Finals (2011/2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=7&season=2011|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=24 November 2011}}

=World Snooker Tour=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
Start

! Finish

! Tournament

! Venue

! Winner

! {{abbr|Score|Final score}}

! Runner-up

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 18 Jun

| 22 Jun

| Players Tour Championship – Event 1{{double-dagger}}

| World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England

| {{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–0

| {{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=PTC 1 (2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=73|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 January 2012}}

style="background:#ffdf9f;"

| 7 Jul

| 10 Jul

| Wuxi Classic{{dagger}}

| Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi, China

| {{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 9–7

| {{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Wuci Classic (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=87|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=14 June 2011}}

style="background:#ffdf9f;"

| 11 Jul

| 17 Jul

| World Cup{{dagger}}

| World Trade Center in Bangkok, Thailand

| {{flagicon|CHN}} China

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–2

| {{flagicon|NIR}} Northern Ireland

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=PTT-EGAT World Cup (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=88|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=21 June 2011}}

18 Jul

| 24 Jul

| Australian Goldfields Open

| Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia

| {{flagathlete|Stuart Bingham|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 9–8

| {{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Australian Goldfields Open (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=127|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=21 June 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 6 Aug

| 10 Aug

| Players Tour Championship – Event 2{{double-dagger}}

| South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England

| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–0

| {{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Two (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=75|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=14 July 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 17 Aug

| 21 Aug

| Players Tour Championship – Event 3{{double-dagger}}

| World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England

| {{flagathlete|Ben Woollaston|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–2

| {{flagathlete|Graeme Dott|SCO}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Three (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=76|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=14 July 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 25 Aug

| 28 Aug

| Players Tour Championship – Event 4{{double-dagger}}Event also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic

| Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany

| {{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–0

| {{flagathlete|Mark Davis|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Four (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=77|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=28 June 2011}}

5 Sep

| 11 Sep

| Shanghai Masters

| Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China

| {{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 10–9

| {{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Shanghai Masters (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=96|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=24 July 2011}}

style="background:#ffdf9f;"

| 15 Sep

| 18 Sep

| Brazil Masters{{dagger}}

| Costão do Santinho Resort in Florianópolis, Brazil

| {{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 5–0

| {{flagathlete|Graeme Dott|SCO}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Brazil Masters (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=128|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=1 August 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 21 Sep

| 25 Sep

| Players Tour Championship – Event 5{{double-dagger}}

| World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England

| {{flagathlete|Andrew Higginson|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–1

| {{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Five (2011)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=78|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=6 September 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 29 Sep

| 2 Oct

| Players Tour Championship – Event 6{{double-dagger}}Event also known as the 2011 Warsaw Classic

| Arena Ursynów in Warsaw, Poland

| {{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–1

| {{flagathlete|Ricky Walden|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Six (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=79&season=2011|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=2 September 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 5 Oct

| 9 Oct

| Players Tour Championship – Event 7{{double-dagger}}Event also known as the 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy

| South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England

| {{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–2

| {{flagathlete|Matthew Stevens|WAL}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Seven (2011)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=80|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=13 September 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 20 Oct

| 23 Oct

| Players Tour Championship – Event 8{{double-dagger}}Event also known as the 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy

| Killarney Convention Centre in Killarney, Ireland

| {{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–1

| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Eight (2011)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=81|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=20 September 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 10 Nov

| 13 Nov

| Players Tour Championship – Event 9{{double-dagger}}Event also known as the 2011 Antwerp Open

| Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium

| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–3

| {{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Nine (2011)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=82|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=24 October 2011}}

style="background:#ffdf9f;"

| 18 Aug

| 27 Nov

| Premier League{{dagger}}

| Potters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, England

| {{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 7–1

| {{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Premier League (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=107|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=1 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127201849/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=107|url-status=live|archive-date=27 November 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 27 Nov

| 30 Nov

| Players Tour Championship – Event 10{{double-dagger}}

| World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England

| {{flagathlete|Michael Holt|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–2

| {{flagathlete|Dominic Dale|WAL}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Ten (2011)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=83|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=16 November 2011}}

3 Dec

| 11 Dec

| UK Championship

| Barbican Centre in York, England

| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 10–8

| {{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=UK Championship (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=98|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=12 October 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 17 Dec

| 19 Dec

| Players Tour Championship – Event 11{{double-dagger}}

| English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England

| {{flagathlete|Tom Ford|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–3

| {{flagathlete|Martin Gould|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Event Eleven (2011)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=84|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=4 December 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 15 Dec

| 16 Dec

|rowspan="2"|Players Tour Championship – Event 12{{double-dagger}}Event also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open

| World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England

| rowspan="2"| {{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 4–2

| rowspan="2"| {{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Twelve (2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=85|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=8 December 2011}}

style="background:lightyellow"

| 6 Jan

| 8 Jan

| Event Forum in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany

style="background:#ffdf9f;"

| 15 Jan

| 22 Jan

| Masters{{dagger}}

| Alexandra Palace in London, England

| {{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 10–6

| {{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Masters (2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=104|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=28 October 2011}}

style="background:#ffdf9f;"

| 27 Jan

| 29 Jan

| Snooker Shoot Out{{dagger}}

| Circus Arena in Blackpool, England

| {{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 1–0

| {{flagathlete|Graeme Dott|SCO}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Sky Snooker Shoot-Out (2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=108|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=23 November 2011}}

1 Feb

| 5 Feb

| German Masters

| Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany

| {{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 9–7

| {{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=PartyPoker.net German Masters (2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=99|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=14 October 2011}}

13 Feb

| 19 Feb

| Welsh Open

| Newport Centre in Newport, Wales

| {{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 9–6

| {{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Welsh Open (2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=100|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 January 2012}}

27 Feb

| 4 Mar

| World Open

| Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China

| {{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 10–1

| {{flagathlete|Stephen Lee|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Haikou World Open (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=105&season=2011|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=10 January 2012}}

14 Mar

| 18 Mar

| Players Tour Championship Finals

| Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland

| {{flagathlete|Stephen Lee|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–0

| {{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Players Tour Championship Final (2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=103|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 January 2012}}

style="background:#ffdf9f;"

| 9 Jan

| 22 Mar

| Championship League{{dagger}}

| Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England

| {{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 3–1

| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Championship League – Winners Group(2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=141|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=22 March 2012}}

26 Mar

| 1 Apr

| China Open

| Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China

| {{flagathlete|Peter Ebdon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 10–9

| {{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=China Open (2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=101|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 January 2012}}

21 Apr

| 7 May

| World Snooker Championship

| Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England

| {{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 18–11

| {{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Betfred World Championship (2012)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=102|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 January 2012}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:25%;"
Ranking event
style="background:lightyellow;"

| {{double-dagger}} Minor-ranking event

style="background:#ffdf9f;"

| {{dagger}} Non-ranking event

=World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
Start

! Finish

! Tournament

! Venue

! Winner

! {{abbr|Score|Final score}}

! Runner-up

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 24 Sep

| Northern Championship

| North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre in Chesterfield, England

| {{flagathlete|Maria Catalano|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 3–1

| {{flagathlete|Ching Ching Yu|HKG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=2011 Northern Championship - Results|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2011-northern-championship/results|publisher=Snookerscores.net|access-date=12 December 2023}}

colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 30 Oct

| UK Ladies Championship

| Woking Snooker Centre in Woking, England

| {{flagathlete|Reanne Evans|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 3–2

| {{flagathlete|Emma Bonney|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=2011 UK Ladies Championship - Results|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2011-uk-ladies-championship/results|publisher=Snookerscores.net|access-date=12 December 2023}}

colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 26 Nov

| East Anglian Championship

| Pot Black Sports Bar in Bury St Edmunds, England

| {{flagathlete|Maria Catalano|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 3–0

| {{flagathlete|Katie Henrick|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=2011 UK Ladies Championship - Results|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2011-uk-ladies-championship/results|publisher=Snookerscores.net|access-date=12 December 2023}}

colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 28 Jan

| Southern Classic

| Fareham Snooker Club in Fareham, England

| {{flagathlete|Emma Bonney|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 3–1

| {{flagathlete|Jaique Ip|HKG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=2012 Southern Classic - Results|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2012-southern-classic/results|publisher=Snookerscores.net|access-date=12 December 2023}}

colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 25 Feb

| Connie Gough Memorial

| Jesters Snooker in Swindon, England

| {{flagathlete|Maria Catalano|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 3–0

| {{flagathlete|Jaique Ip|HKG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=2012 Connie Gough Memorial - Results|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2012-connie-gough-memorial/results|publisher=Snookerscores.net|access-date=12 December 2023}}

20 Apr

| 22 Apr

| World Ladies Championship

| Cambridge Snooker Centre in Cambridge, England

| {{flagathlete|Reanne Evans|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 5–3

| {{flagathlete|Maria Catalano|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=2012 World Ladies Snooker Championship - Results|url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2012-world-ladies-championship/results|publisher=Snookerscores.net|access-date=12 December 2023}}

=Seniors events=

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Start

! Finish

! Tournament

! Venue

! Winner

! {{abbr|Score|Final score}}

! Runner-up

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

5 Nov

| 6 Nov

| World Seniors Championship

| East of England Showground in Peterborough, England

| {{flagathlete|Darren Morgan|WAL}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 2–1

| {{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=World Seniors Championship (2011)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=106|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=5 September 2011}}

=Other events=

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Start

! Finish

! Tournament

! Venue

! Winner

! {{abbr|Score|Final score}}

! Runner-up

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

1 Jun

| 5 Jun

| Pink Ribbon

| South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England

| {{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 4–0

| {{flagathlete|Michael Holt|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=2011 Pink Ribbon Pro-Am|url=http://www.southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/11-Pink/11-Pink-Res_Pro.html|publisher=South West Snooker Academy|access-date=15 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325053400/http://www.southwestsnookeracademy.com/tournaments/11-Pink/11-Pink-Res_Pro.html|archive-date=25 March 2012|url-status=dead}}

4 Jul

| 7 Jul

| General Cup International

| General Snooker Club in Hong Kong, China

| {{flagathlete|Stephen Lee|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 7–6

| {{flagathlete|Ricky Walden|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=General Cup International|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=161|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 January 2012}}

29 Oct

| 30 Oct

| Irish Classic

| Celbridge Snooker Club in Kildare, Ireland

| {{flagathlete|Fergal O'Brien|IRL}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 5–2

| {{flagathlete|Ken Doherty|IRL}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Lucan Racing Classic (2011)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=155|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=15 November 2011}}

19 Nov

| 20 Nov

| Power Snooker Masters Trophy

| Trafford Centre in Manchester, England

| {{flagathlete|Martin Gould|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | This format was based on points. Martin Gould won 286–258.

| {{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=2011 Power Snooker Masters |publisher=powersnooker.com |url=http://www.powersnooker.com/event.php |access-date=22 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123101338/http://www.powersnooker.com/event.php |archive-date=23 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}

14 Jan

| 15 Jan

| Dutch Open

| De Dieze in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

| {{flagathlete|Bjorn Haneveer|BEL}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 7–3

| {{flagathlete|Gerrit bij de Leij|NED}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|title=Haneveer wint zijn vierde InterConnect Dutch Open|url=http://www.knbb.nl/knbb/0/nieuws/2208/haneveer-wint-zijn-vierde-interconnect-dutch-open|publisher=Dutch Billiards & Snooker Association|accessdate=27 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119155616/http://www.knbb.nl/knbb/0/nieuws/2208/haneveer-wint-zijn-vierde-interconnect-dutch-open|archive-date=19 January 2012|language=nl}}

Official rankings

{{main|Snooker world rankings 2011/2012}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-4}}

= Seeding revision 1 =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! No.

! Ch.

! align="left" | Name

! Points{{cite web|title=Rankings after 2011 World Championship|date=4 May 2011|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/64/71/0,,13165~160100,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|format=PDF|access-date=4 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614041647/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/64/71/0,,13165~160100,00.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2012}}

1{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams60360
2{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins58820
3{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby55965
4{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui55960
5{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson48100
6{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter47040
7{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy46965
8{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire45300
9{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump41715
10{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott40930
11{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan40660
12{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen37305
13{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon36480
14{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens36395
15{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Cope35580
16{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry35420

{{col-4}}

= Seeding revision 2 =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! No.

! Ch.

! align="left" | Name

! Points{{cite web|title=Rankings after PTC6 (2011 Warsaw Classic)|date=3 October 2011|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/dc/8f/0,,13165~167900,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|format=PDF|access-date=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190034/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/dc/8f/0,,13165~167900,00.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2013}}

1{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby67385
2{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams63540
3{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins57540
4{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson52100
5{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui51420
6{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy50485
7{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter46760
8{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump46465
9{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire45980
10{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott44405
11{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham40955
12{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen39625
13{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee38750
14{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan38660
15{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens37815
16{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gould37210

{{col-4}}

= Seeding revision 3 =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! No.

! Ch.

! align="left" | Name

! Points{{cite web|title=Rankings after PTC12 (2012 FFB Snooker Open)|date=9 January 2012|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ad/98/0,,13165~170157,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|format=PDF|access-date=9 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227035707/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ad/98/0,,13165~170157,00.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 February 2012}}

1{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby69945
2{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams65020
3{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins58180
4{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson57940
5{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump57385
6{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy54085
7{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott50005
8{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire49660
9{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui48740
10{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen48265
11{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter48200
12{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gould45370
13{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens43015
14{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham41115
15{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee40550
16{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan40540

{{col-4}}

= Seeding revision 4 =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! No.

! Ch.

! align="left" | Name

! Points{{cite web|title=Rankings after 2012 Welsh Open|date=20 February 2012|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/fb/9d/0,,13165~171515,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|format=PDF|access-date=20 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227074514/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/fb/9d/0,,13165~171515,00.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 February 2012}}

1{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby73945
2{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams66920
3{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump60985
4{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy59785
5{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson58640
6{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins56980
7{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui53740
8{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire52960
9{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott50705
10{{steady}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen50165
11{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gould47520
12{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee45675
13{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter45600
14{{rise}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan45540
15{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens45515
16{{fall}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham43515

{{col-end}}

World ranking points

{{Main|Snooker world ranking points 2011/2012}}

{{:Snooker world ranking points 2011/2012}}

Points distribution

2011/2012 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events{{cite web|title=The Tour Provisional Ranking Points Schedule 2011/2012 Season|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/87/7d/0,,13165~163207,00.doc|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|format=DOC|access-date=10 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509102039/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/87/7d/0,,13165~163207,00.doc|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2012}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center"
width=60 | Tournament

! width=100| Round →

! width=60 | R96

! width=60 | R80

! width=60 | R64

! width=60 | R48

! width=60 | R32

! width=60 | R24

! width=60 | R16

! width=60 | QF

! width=60 | SF

! width=60 | F

! width=60 | W

rowspan="2" align="left"|Australian Goldfields Open

| align="left" | Unseeded loser

| 400

| 650

| 900

| 1150

| 1400

| –

| 1900

| 2500

| 3200

| 4000

| 5000

align="left" | Seeded loser

| 200

| 325

| 450

| 575

| 700

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

rowspan="2" align="left"|Shanghai Masters

| align="left"|{{nowrap|Unseeded loser}}

| 560

| 910

| 1260

| 1610

| 1960

| –

| 2660

| 3500

| 4480

| 5600

| 7000

align="left" | Seeded loser

| 280

| 455

| 630

| 805

| 980

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

rowspan="2" align="left"|UK Championship

| align="left" | Unseeded loser

| 640

| 1040

| 1440

| 1840

| 2240

| –

| 3040

| 4000

| 5120

| 6400

| 8000

align="left" | Seeded loser

| 320

| 520

| 720

| 920

| 1120

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

rowspan="2" align="left"|German Masters

| align="left" | Unseeded loser

| 650

| –

| 900

| 1150

| 1400

| –

| 1900

| 2500

| 3200

| 4000

| 5000

align="left" | Seeded loser

| 325

| –

| 450

| 575

| 700

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

rowspan="2" align="left"|Welsh Open

| align="left" | Unseeded loser

| 400

| 650

| 900

| 1150

| 1400

| –

| 1900

| 2500

| 3200

| 4000

| 5000

align="left" | Seeded loser

| 200

| 325

| 450

| 575

| 700

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

rowspan="2" align="left"|World Open

| align="left"| Unseeded loser

| 560

| 910

| 1260

| 1610

| 1960

| –

| 2660

| 3500

| 4480

| 5600

| 7000

align="left"| Seeded loser

| 280

| 455

| 630

| 805

| 980

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

rowspan="2" align="left"|{{nowrap|Players Tour Championship}}

| align="left"| Regular events

| –

| –

| 360

| –

| 560

| –

| 760

| 1000

| 1280

| 1600

| 2000

align="left"| Finals

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| 840

| 1140

| 1500

| 1920

| 2400

| 3000

rowspan="2" align="left"|China Open

| align="left" | Unseeded loser

| 560

| 910

| 1260

| 1610

| 1960

| –

| 2660

| 3500

| 4480

| 5600

| 7000

align="left" | Seeded loser

| 280

| 455

| 630

| 805

| 980

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

rowspan="2" align="left"|{{nowrap|World Championship}}

| align="left" | Unseeded loser

| 800

| 1300

| 1800

| 2300

| 2800

| –

| 3800

| 5000

| 6400

| 8000

| 10000

align="left" | Seeded loser

| 400

| 650

| 900

| 1150

| 1400

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

Notes

{{reflist|2|group=n}}

References

{{reflist|30em}}