Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2011 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
In July 2011, minimum score requirements were added to the Grand Prix series and were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to earn the following:[1]
Discipline
Minimum
Men
168.60
Ladies
117.48
Pairs
130.71
Ice dancing
111.15
Entries
The entries were as follows.[2]Brian Joubert was assigned to the event but withdrew due to a back injury.[3]Jinlin Guan of China also withdrew; as both skaters had withdrawn just days prior to the event, no replacements were assigned and the men's field consisted of eight skaters.
