The 2011 World Seniors Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship)[1] was a snooker tournament that took place between 5–6 November 2011 at the East of England Showground in Peterborough, England. The age criterion was raised from 40 to 45 compared to 2010.[2]
Darren Morgan won in the final 2–1 against Steve Davis.[4] During the final Morgan also made the highest break of the tournament, an 86 in the penultimate frame.[5][6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
Winner: £18,000
Runner-up: £8,000
Semi-finalist: £4,000
Quarter-finalist: £2,000
Last 16: £1,000
Round 3: £750
Total: £53,000
Main draw
The draw for the last 16 was made on the evening of 1 September 2011 at the Guildford Spectrum during the Premier League. The draw for quarter-finals and semi-finals were made on a random basis.[2] All matches were best of 3 frames. Matches were played on a roll on/roll off basis. Play started at the allocated time each day with a 15-minute interval between matches, except the final after a 20-minute interval. The evening session didn't start before the time indicated on the format. All frames were subjected to a 30-second shot clock after ten minutes of play and the miss rule was altered so "ball-in-hand" anywhere on the table was awarded after the third miss.[2][8] All times are GMT.[9][10]
a1a2 After Alain Robidoux withdrew from the competition, due to an ear operation, Doug Mountjoy was handed a place in the final stages of the competition and the winner of the match between Gary Miller and Gary Wilkinson received a bye into the last qualifying round.[15]
