| Tournament name | 2011 Q School |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 May 2012 – 28 May 2012 |
| Venue | World Snooker Academy |
| Location | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Format | Qualifying School |
| Qualifiers | 12 via the 3 events |
| Next | 2012 |
The 2011 Q School was a series of three snooker tournaments held at the start of the 2011–12 snooker season. An event for amateur players, it served as a qualification event for a place on the professional World Snooker Tour for the following seasons. The events took place in May 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England with a total 12 players qualifying via the three tournaments.
Format
The 2011 Q School consisted of three events with 12 qualification places available.[1][2] The two events had 124 entries competing for the 12 places on the main tour, four players qualifying from each of the three events.[2] All matches were the best of seven frames.[3]
Event 1
The first 2011 Q School event was held from 11 to 16 May 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. Andrew Norman, David Grace, Adam Wicheard and Robin Hull qualified.[4][5] The results of the four final matches are given below.[3]
- Andrew Norman (England) 4–3 Chen Zhe (China)
- David Grace (England) 4–1 Zhang Anda (China)
- Adam Wicheard (England) 4–1 Fraser Patrick (Scotland)
- Robin Hull (Finland) 4–3 David Gilbert (England)
Event 2
The second 2011 Q School event was held from 17 to 22 May 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. Li Yan, David Morris, Simon Bedford and Tian Pengfei qualified.[6][7] The results of the four final matches are given below.[8]
- Li Yan (China) 4–1 David Gray (England)
- David Morris (Ireland) 4–3 Michael Wild (England)
- Simon Bedford (England) 4–3 Lee Walker (Wales)
- Tian Pengfei (China) 4–2 David Gilbert (England)
Event 3
The third 2011 Q School event was held from 23 to 28 May 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. Kurt Maflin, Stuart Carrington, Adam Duffy and David Gilbert qualified.[9][10] The results of the four final matches are given below.[11]
- Kurt Maflin (Norway) 4–1 Martin O'Donnell (England)
- Stuart Carrington (England) 4–2 Stephen Craigie (England)
- Adam Duffy (England) 4–2 David Gray (England)
- David Gilbert (England) 4–1 Allan Taylor (England)
Performance of qualifiers
The following table shows the rankings of the 12 qualifiers from the 2011 Q School, at the end of the 2011–12 snooker season, together with their tour status for the 2012–13 snooker season. Unlike subsequent Q Schools, qualifiers were only guaranteed a single season on the tour. Since the world rankings were determined over two seasons, new players were given "starter points" to compensate them (see Snooker world ranking points 2011/2012). Players in the top-64 of the rankings retained their place on the tour while those outside the top-64 lost their place unless they qualified under a different category.[12][13]
| Player | End of 2011–12 season | Status for 2012–13 season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Ranking | ||
| Andrew Norman (England) | 18,000 | 78 | Amateur |
| David Grace (England) | 17,565 | 80 | Qualified through the PTC Order of Merit[14] |
| Adam Wicheard (England) | 15,715 | 85 | Amateur |
| Robin Hull (Finland) | 10,925 | 94 | Amateur |
| Li Yan (China) | 20,215 | 68 | Qualified through the PTC Order of Merit[14] |
| David Morris (Ireland) | 18,835 | 73 | Amateur |
| Simon Bedford (England) | 12,970 | 89 | Qualified through the PTC Order of Merit[14] |
| Tian Pengfei (China) | 17,280 | 81 | Qualified as Chinese nominee |
| Kurt Maflin (Norway) | 18,450 | 74 | Qualified through the PTC Order of Merit[14] |
| Stuart Carrington (England) | 11,545 | 92 | Amateur |
| Adam Duffy (England) | 20,865 | 62 | Retained place on tour |
| David Gilbert (England) | 23,420 | 57 | Retained place on tour |
References
- ^ "Guide to Q School". World Snooker. Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Q School - News". World Snooker. Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Qualifying School - Event One (2011) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org
- ^ "Hull Back On Pro Tour". worldsnooker.com. 16 May 2011. Archived 21 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Finn back with a bang". Eurosport. 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Chinese Duo Join Main Tour". worldsnooker.com. 22 May 2011. Archived 26 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Chinese duo book tour". Eurosport. 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Qualifying School - Event Two (2011) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org
- ^ "Brave Gilbert Comes Through Final Event". worldsnooker.com. 28 May 2011. Archived 30 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Gilbert claims tour place". Eurosport. 28 May 2011.
- ^ "Qualifying School - Event Three (2011) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org
- ^ "The Tour 2012/2013 season provisional qualifying criteria". World Snooker. Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Tour Players 2012/2013" (DOC). World Snooker. Archived 16 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "PTC Order of Merit after PTC event 12". worldsnooker.com. World Snooker. 9 January 2012. Archived 21 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine.