2011 Hainan Classic

Chinalife Xingpai Hainan Classic
Tournament information
Dates10–13 March 2011 (2011-03-10 – 2011-03-13)
VenueBoao Conference Center
CityBoao
CountryChina
Organisation110 Sport Management Group
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£40,000
Highest break142
Final
ChampionScotland John Higgins
Runner-upEngland Jamie Cope
Score7–2
Snooker tournament

The 2011 Chinalife Xingpai Hainan Classic was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 13 March 2011 at the Boao Conference Center in Boao, China.

John Higgins won in the final 7–2 against Jamie Cope.[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

  • Winner: £40,000
  • Runner-up: £18,000
  • Semi-finalists: £7,000
  • 2nd in group: £3,500
  • 3rd in group: £1,500
  • 4th in group: £500
  • Highest break: £1,000
  • Maximum break: £5,000
  • Total: £100,000

Round-robin stage

[2][3][4][5]

Group A

Table

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS
1 Scotland John Higgins 3 3 6 1 +5 3
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 3 2 4 3 +1 2
3 England Peter Ebdon 3 1 4 4 0 1
4 China Li Yan 3 0 0 6 −6 0

Results:

  • John Higgins 2–1 Peter Ebdon
  • Stephen Hendry 2–0 Li Yan
  • Peter Ebdon 1–2 Stephen Hendry
  • John Higgins 2–0 Stephen Hendry
  • Peter Ebdon 2–0 Li Yan
  • John Higgins 2–0 Li Yan

Group B

Table

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS
1 England Jamie Cope 3 3 6 1 +5 3
2 China Jin Long 3 2 4 4 0 2
3 Australia Neil Robertson 3 1 4 5 −1 1
4 China Cao Yupeng 3 0 2 6 −4 0

Results:

  • Neil Robertson 2–1 Cao Yupeng
  • Jamie Cope 2–0 Jin Long
  • Neil Robertson 1–2 Jamie Cope
  • Cao Yupeng 1–2 Jin Long
  • Cao Yupeng 0–2 Jamie Cope
  • Neil Robertson 1–2 Jin Long

Group C

Table

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD HB PTS
1 England Ali Carter[a] 3 2 5 3 +2 88 2
2 England Shaun Murphy[a] 3 2 5 3 +2 67 2
3 China Tian Pengfei[a] 3 2 5 3 +2 52 2
4 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3 0 0 6 −6 – 0

Results:

  • Ali Carter 2–0 Dennis Taylor
  • Shaun Murphy 2–1 Tian Pengfei
  • Shaun Murphy 1–2 Ali Carter
  • Dennis Taylor 0–2 Tian Pengfei
  • Shaun Murphy 2–0 Dennis Taylor
  • Ali Carter 1–2 Tian Pengfei

*Ali Carter went through as he made the highest break in the group. (Carter 88, Murphy 67, Tian 52)

Group D

Table

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS
1 Scotland Graeme Dott 3 3 6 1 +5 3
2 China Yu Delu 3 2 5 2 +3 2
3 China Ding Junhui 3 1 2 5 −3 1
4 England Ricky Walden 3 0 1 6 −5 0

Results:

  • Graeme Dott 2–0 Ricky Walden
  • Ding Junhui 0–2 Graeme Dott
  • Ricky Walden 0–2 Yu Delu
  • Ding Junhui 0–2 Yu Delu
  • Ding Junhui 2–1 Ricky Walden
  • Graeme Dott 2–1 Yu Delu

Knock-out stage

[2][3]

Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 13 frames
      
Scotland John Higgins 5
England Ali Carter 3
Scotland John Higgins 7
England Jamie Cope 2
England Jamie Cope 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 1

Charity exhibition match

[2][3][5]

Stars Challenge Team Results Chinese Stars Challenge Team
Ali Carter 82–0 Tian Pengfei
Graeme Dott 61–49 Cao Yupeng
John Higgins 34–73 Jin Long
Neil Robertson 73–16 Li Yan
Shaun Murphy 80–16 Yu Delu
Stephen Hendry 4–121 Ding Junhui
4 Overall 2

Century breaks

[2]

Notes

  • a Carter went through, because he made the highest break in the group. (Carter 88, Murphy 67 and Tian 52)[6]

References

  1. ^ "Higgins thrashes Cope to win Hainan Classic". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Xingpai Hainan Classic 2011. 10–13 марта. Китай". top-snooker.com. Top Snooker. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "海南精英赛最新分组：丁俊晖首战多特傅家俊退赛". Sina.com. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Hainan Classic Group Stage Results". 110sport.tv. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Chinalife Xingpai Hainan Classic (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Higgins To Play Carter in Hainan Semis". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 14 March 2011.