Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 5

The Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 5 (also known as the 2010 Ruhr Championship) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12–14 November 2010 at the Sparkassen Arena in Hamm, Germany.^[1]

Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011
Event 5

Tournament information
Dates	12–14 November 2010 (2010-11-12 – 2010-11-14)
Venue	Sparkassen Arena
City	Hamm
Country	Germany
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€50,000
Winner's share	€10,000
Highest break	Joe Perry (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Score	4–2
← EPTC4 EPTC6 →

John Higgins won in the final 4–2 against Shaun Murphy.^[2]

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[3][4]

	Prize fund	Ranking points1
Winner	€10,000	2,000
Runner-up	€5,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	€2,500	1,280
Quarter-finalist	€1,400	1,000
Last 16	€1,000	760
Last 32	€500	560
Last 64	€200	360
Plate winner2	€1,500	–
Plate runner-up2	€500	–
Total	€50,000	–

• ¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.
• ² Prize money earned from the Plate competition does not qualify for inclusion in the Order of Merit.

Main draw

^[5][6][7]

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
						Barry Pinches		4
	Mark Davis		3			Luca Brecel		0
	Luca Brecel		4								Barry Pinches		4
	Ali Carter		w/d								Ryan Day		3
	Habib Shalchian		w/o			Habib Shalchian		1
	Adrian Gunnell		w/d			Ryan Day		4
	Ryan Day		w/o													Barry Pinches		4
	Matthew Couch		1													Robert Milkins		1
	Robert Milkins		4			Robert Milkins		4
	Jimmy White		0			Rod Lawler		0
	Rod Lawler		4								Robert Milkins		4
	Xiao Guodong		4								Peter Ebdon		2
	Ronni Beniesch		0			Xiao Guodong		1
	Peter Ebdon		4			Peter Ebdon		4
	Kuldesh Johal		2

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Andy Hicks		4
	Christopher Frömmel		0			Andy Hicks		1
	Graeme Dott		4			Graeme Dott		4
	Reanne Evans		0								Graeme Dott		4
	Tony Drago		4								Stuart Bingham		3
	Hans Blanckaert		0			Tony Drago		3
	Stuart Bingham		4			Stuart Bingham		4
	Mario Van Herk		0													Graeme Dott		4
																Judd Trump		0
						Judd Trump		4
	Rory McLeod		4			Rory McLeod		2
	Chen Zhe		2								Judd Trump		4
	Mark Joyce		3								Anthony McGill		0
	Joe Delaney		4			Joe Delaney		2
	Anthony McGill		4			Anthony McGill		4
	Stéphane Ochoiski		0

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
						Tom Ford		4
	Michael Wasley		1			Patrick Einsle		3
	Patrick Einsle		4								Tom Ford		4
	Joe Swail		2								Ken Doherty		0
	Ken Doherty		4			Ken Doherty		4
	Daniel Wells		4			Daniel Wells		3
	Benjamin Frömmel		0													Tom Ford		3
																John Higgins		4
						Martin Gould		4
	Mark King		4			Mark King		1
	Noppon Saengkham		0								Martin Gould		3
	Dave Harold		w/o								John Higgins		4
	Danny Douane		n/s			Dave Harold		0
	Joe Jogia		2			John Higgins		4
	John Higgins		4

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Allan Taylor		4
	Ralph Müller		0			Allan Taylor		0
	Ricky Walden		4			Ricky Walden		4
	Nicole Breitenstein		0								Ricky Walden		4
	Nigel Bond		3								Liam Highfield		1
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon		4			Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon		3
	Liam Highfield		4			Liam Highfield		4
	Robert Drahn		0													Ricky Walden		3
																Anthony Hamilton		4
						Dominic Dale		4
	Gerard Greene		w/o			Gerard Greene		1
	Stephen Hendry		w/d								Dominic Dale		3
	Alan McManus		4								Anthony Hamilton		4
	Dieter Meier		0			Alan McManus		1
	Anthony Hamilton		4			Anthony Hamilton		4
	Issara Kachaiwong		3

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames

Last 64 Best of 7 frames

Last 32 Best of 7 frames

Last 16 Best of 7 frames

Mark Williams

4

Barry Hawkins

4

Barry Hawkins

2

Michael Holt

2

Mark Williams

3

Mark Allen

w/o

Mark Allen

4

Jamie Burnett

w/d

Mark Allen

4

Ronnie O'Sullivan

n/s

Michael Heeger

0

Michael Heeger

w/o

Mark Allen

4

Stephen Lee

4

Stephen Lee

2

Martin O'Donnell

3

Stephen Lee

4

Matthew Selt

w/o

Matthew Selt

0

Kevin Van Hove

w/d

Stephen Lee

4

Alfie Burden

4

Alfie Burden

2

Andrew Norman

1

Alfie Burden

4

Liu Chuang

4

Liu Chuang

2

Jak Jones

2

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
						Marco Fu		w/d
	Jimmy Robertson		1			Jimmy Michie		w/o
	Jimmy Michie		4								Jimmy Michie		4
	Igor Figueiredo		4								Adam Wicheard		3
	Jacob Stacha		0			Igor Figueiredo		2
	Jamie Jones		1			Adam Wicheard		4
	Adam Wicheard		4													Jimmy Michie		0
	Steve Davis		w/d													Peter Lines		4
	Kurt Maflin		w/o			Kurt Maflin		4
	Liu Song		4			Liu Song		1
	Maurice Le Duc		0								Kurt Maflin		2
	Ben Woollaston		2								Peter Lines		4
	David Morris		4			David Morris		3
	Peter Lines		4			Peter Lines		4
	Kyren Wilson		1

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Neil Robertson		w/d
	Jürgen Kesseler		w/o			Jürgen Kesseler		0
	Jack Lisowski		4			Jack Lisowski		4
	Oliver Brown		0								Jack Lisowski		2
	Andrew Higginson		4								Marcus Campbell		4
	Jamie O'Neill		3			Andrew Higginson		2
	Marcus Campbell		4			Marcus Campbell		4
	Ralf Günzel		0													Marcus Campbell		2
																Shaun Murphy		4
						Shaun Murphy		4
	Mike Dunn		4			Mike Dunn		0
	Tomasz Skalski		0								Shaun Murphy		4
	Andrew Pagett		4								Ian McCulloch		1
	Andreas Cieslak		1			Andrew Pagett		2
	Ian McCulloch		4			Ian McCulloch		4
	Lasse Münstermann		0

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Bjorn Haneveer		w/o
	Justin Astley		w/d			Bjorn Haneveer		0
	Jamie Cope		2			Zhang Anda		4
	Zhang Anda		4								Zhang Anda		1
	Fergal O'Brien		4								Paul Davison		4
	Dermot McGlinchey		2			Fergal O'Brien		3
	Paul Davison		4			Paul Davison		4
	Mario Wehrmann		2													Paul Davison		4
	Matthew Stevens		w/o													Joe Perry		3
	Tony Knowles		w/d			Matthew Stevens		0
	Joe Perry		4			Joe Perry		4
	Rune Kampe		0								Joe Perry		4
											Mark Selby		2
						Mark Selby		4
	Michael White		3			David Singh		2
	David Singh		4

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Barry Pinches		1
	Graeme Dott		4			Graeme Dott		1
	John Higgins		4			John Higgins		4
	Anthony Hamilton		2								John Higgins		4
	Mark Allen		4								Shaun Murphy		2
	Peter Lines		0			Mark Allen		1
	Shaun Murphy		4			Shaun Murphy		4
	Paul Davison		1

Century breaks

• 139, 135, 133 – Joe Perry
• 136 – Paul Davison
• 133, 129 – Graeme Dott
• 132, 107, 107, 101 – John Higgins
• 130, 105, 100 – Shaun Murphy
• 126 – Adam Wicheard
• 121 – Rory McLeod
• 120, 105 – Mark Allen
• 119, 102 – Andy Hicks
• 118, 107 – Judd Trump
• 118, 100 – Anthony Hamilton
• 113 – Daniel Wells
• 112 – Mark Selby
• 108, 103 – Tom Ford
• 108 – Mark Davis
• 107 – Peter Ebdon
• 107 – Liu Song
• 106, 103 – Mark Williams
• 106, 101 – Stuart Bingham
• 106 – Marcus Campbell
• 104 – Stephen Lee
• 104, 100 – Dominic Dale
• 103 – Kurt Maflin
• 100 – Michael White