2011 Championship League
The 2011 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 3 January to 24 March 2011 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.
Matthew Stevens won in the final 3–1 against Shaun Murphy and earned a place in the 2011 Premier League Snooker.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:- Group 1–7
- *Winner: £3,000
- *Runner-up: £2,000
- *Semi-final: £1,000
- *Frame-win : £100
- *Frame-win : £300
- *Highest break: £500
- Winners group
- *Winner: £10,000
- *Runner-up: £5,000
- *Semi-final: £3,000
- *Frame-win: £300
- *Highest break: £1,000
- Tournament total: £205,000
Group one
Matches
- John Higgins 3–0 Mark Wiliams
- Shaun Murphy 0–3 Mark Selby
- Ali Carter 3–2 Stephen Maguire
- Graeme Dott 2–3 John Higgins
- Mark Williams 2–3 Shaun Murphy
- Mark Selby 1–3 Ali Carter
- Stephen Maguire 3–1 Graeme Dott
- John Higgins 1–3 Shaun Murphy
- Mark Williams 3–1 Mark Selby
- Ali Carter 3–0 Graeme Dott
- Shaun Murphy 2–3 Graeme Dott
- Stephen Maguire 2–3 Mark Selby
- John Higgins 3–1 Stephen Maguire
- Mark Williams 3–0 Ali Carter
- Mark Selby 3–1 Graeme Dott
- Shaun Murphy 3–0 Stephen Maguire
- Mark Williams 3–0 Graeme Dott
- John Higgins 3–1 Ali Carter
- Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter
- Mark Williams 3–1 Stephen Maguire
- John Higgins 3–2 Mark Selby
Table
Play-offs
Group two
Group two matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2011. Mark Williams was the second player to qualify for the winners group.Matches
- Ali Carter 1–3 John Higgins
- Mark Williams 3–0 Shaun Murphy
- Neil Robertson 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- Jamie Cope 0–3 Ali Carter
- John Higgins 3–2 Mark Williams
- Shaun Murphy 3–2 Neil Robertson
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–0 Jamie Cope
- Ali Carter 1–3 Mark Williams
- John Higgins 3–2 Shaun Murphy
- Neil Robertson 3–2 Jamie Cope
- Mark Williams 3–0 Jamie Cope
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Shaun Murphy
- Ali Carter 2–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- John Higgins 3–1 Neil Robertson
- Shaun Murphy 2–3 Jamie Cope
- Mark Williams 3–0 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- John Higgins 3–0 Jamie Cope
- Ali Carter 3–1 Neil Robertson
- Mark Williams 3–1 Neil Robertson
- John Higgins 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- Ali Carter 1–3 Shaun Murphy
Table
Play-offs
Group three
Group three matches were played on 24 and 25 January 2011. Shaun Murphy was the third player to qualify for the winners group.Matches
- Stuart Bingham 0–3 John Higgins
- Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter
- Mark King 1–3 Peter Ebdon
- Marco Fu 1–3 Stuart Bingham
- John Higgins 0–3 Shaun Murphy
- Ali Carter 3–0 Mark King
- Peter Ebdon 1–3 Marco Fu
- Stuart Bingham 2–3 Shaun Murphy
- John Higgins 1–3 Ali Carter
- Mark King 3–2 Marco Fu
- Shaun Murphy 3–1 Marco Fu
- Peter Ebdon 3–1 Ali Carter
- Stuart Bingham 3–1 Peter Ebdon
- John Higgins 2–3 Mark King
- Ali Carter 3–1 Marco Fu
- Shaun Murphy 1–3 Peter Ebdon
- John Higgins 0–3 Marco Fu
- Stuart Bingham 1–3 Mark King
- John Higgins 3–0 Peter Ebdon
- Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark King
- Stuart Bingham 2–3 Ali Carter
Table
Play-offs
Group four
Group four matches were played on 26 and 27 January 2011. Ali Carter was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.Matches
- Mark King 0–3 Ali Carter
- Peter Ebdon 1–3 Marco Fu
- Stephen Hendry 1–3 Mark Allen
- Matthew Stevens 3–0 Mark King
- Ali Carter 3–0 Peter Ebdon
- Marco Fu 3–1 Stephen Hendry
- Mark Allen 1–3 Matthew Stevens
- Mark King 3–2 Peter Ebdon
- Ali Carter 1–3 Marco Fu
- Stephen Hendry 2–3 Matthew Stevens
- Peter Ebdon 3–1 Matthew Stevens
- Mark Allen 3–1 Marco Fu
- Mark King 3–2 Mark Allen
- Ali Carter 3–2 Stephen Hendry
- Marco Fu 1–3 Matthew Stevens
- Peter Ebdon 1–3 Mark Allen
- Ali Carter 2–3 Matthew Stevens
- Mark King 1–3 Stephen Hendry
- Peter Ebdon 3–2 Stephen Hendry
- Ali Carter 3–0 Mark Allen
- Mark King 3–2 Marco Fu
Table
Play-offs
Group five
Group five matches were played on 28 February and 1 March 2011. Ryan Day was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.Matches
- Mark Allen 3–0 Matthew Stevens
- Ryan Day 0–3 Mark King
- Ding Junhui 3–0 Ricky Walden
- Liang Wenbo 2–3 Mark Allen
- Matthew Stevens 3–2 Ryan Day
- Mark King 2–3 Ding Junhui
- Ricky Walden 0–3 Liang Wenbo
- Mark Allen 1–3 Ryan Day
- Matthew Stevens 0–3 Mark King
- Ding Junhui 1–3 Liang Wenbo
- Ryan Day 3–2 Liang Wenbo
- Ricky Walden 3–2 Mark King
- Mark Allen 3–0 Ricky Walden
- Matthew Stevens 3–0 Ding Junhui
- Mark King 3–1 Liang Wenbo
- Ryan Day 3–2 Ricky Walden
- Matthew Stevens 0–3 Liang Wenbo
- Mark Allen 3–2 Ding Junhui
- Ryan Day 3–1 Ding Junhui
- Matthew Stevens 3–1 Ricky Walden
- Mark Allen 3–0 Mark King
Table
Play-offs
Group six
Group six matches were played on 2 and 3 March 2011. Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.Matches
- Mark Allen 2–3 Liang Wenbo
- Mark King 3–0 Matthew Stevens
- Judd Trump 3–2 Mark Davis
- Stephen Lee 3–2 Mark Allen
- Liang Wenbo 2–3 Mark King
- Matthew Stevens 2–3 Judd Trump
- Mark Davis 3–2 Stephen Lee
- Mark Allen 3–0 Mark King
- Liang Wenbo 2–3 Matthew Stevens
- Judd Trump 2–3 Stephen Lee
- Mark King 0–3 Stephen Lee
- Mark Davis 0–3 Matthew Stevens
- Mark Allen 3–0 Mark Davis
- Liang Wenbo 3–1 Judd Trump
- Matthew Stevens 3–0 Stephen Lee
- Mark King 3–1 Mark Davis
- Liang Wenbo 1–3 Stephen Lee
- Mark Allen 3–0 Judd Trump
- Mark King 3–1 Judd Trump
- Liang Wenbo 3–0 Mark Davis
- Mark Allen 1–3 Matthew Stevens
Table
Play-offs
Group seven
Group seven matches were played on 21 and 22 March 2011. Matthew Stevens was the last player to qualify for the winners group.Matches
- Stephen Lee 3–2 Marco Fu
- Mark King 3–1 Liang Wenbo
- Martin Gould 0–3 Andrew Higginson
- Matthew Stevens 1–3 Stephen Lee
- Matthew Stevens 3–2 Mark King
- Liang Wenbo 2–3 Martin Gould
- Andrew Higginson 0–3 Marco Fu
- Stephen Lee 3–2 Mark King
- Matthew Stevens 2–3 Liang Wenbo
- Martin Gould 0–3 Marco Fu
- Mark King 3–1 Marco Fu
- Andrew Higginson 0–3 Liang Wenbo
- Stephen Lee 0–3 Andrew Higginson
- Matthew Stevens 3–1 Martin Gould
- Liang Wenbo 3–1 Marco Fu
- Mark King 2–3 Andrew Higginson
- Matthew Stevens 3–1 Marco Fu
- Stephen Lee 3–1 Martin Gould
- Mark King 1–3 Martin Gould
- Matthew Stevens 3–2 Andrew Higginson
- Stephen Lee 0–3 Liang Wenbo
Table
Play-offs
Winners group
The matches of the winners group were played on 23 and 24 March 2011. Matthew Stevens has qualified for the 2011 Premier League.Matches
- Mark Selby 1–3 Mark Williams
- Shaun Murphy 3–1 Ali Carter
- Ryan Day 2–3 Mark Allen
- Matthew Stevens 1–3 Mark Selby
- Mark Williams 1–3 Shaun Murphy
- Ali Carter 3–0 Ryan Day
- Mark Allen 0–3 Matthew Stevens
- Mark Selby 3–2 Shaun Murphy
- Mark Williams 2–3 Ali Carter
- Ryan Day 0–3 Matthew Stevens
- Shaun Murphy 2–3 Matthew Stevens
- Mark Allen 3–2 Ali Carter
- Mark Selby 2–3 Mark Allen
- Mark Williams 3–2 Ryan Day
- Ali Carter 2–3 Matthew Stevens
- Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark Allen
- Mark Williams 1–3 Matthew Stevens
- Mark Selby 1–3 Ryan Day
- Shaun Murphy 2–3 Ryan Day
- Mark Williams 3–0 Mark Allen
- Mark Selby 0–3 Ali Carter
Table
Play-offs
Century breaks
Total: 86- 143, 141, 138, 137, 119, 107 Mark Williams
- 142, 138, 133, 109, 106, 104 John Higgins
- 140, 131, 117, 104 Liang Wenbo
- 139, 137, 122, 112, 107, 101, 101, 100 Shaun Murphy
- 138, 132, 115, 113, 108, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 136, 127, 122, 112, 108, 105 Mark King
- 137 Graeme Dott
- 136, 134, 134, 128, 126, 122,
- 135, 124 Mark Selby
- 133 Neil Robertson
- 133, 126, 112, 109, 108, 102 Marco Fu
- 131, 121, 120, 119, 118, 115,
- 129 Stephen Hendry
- 122, 115 Ding Junhui
- 121, 117, 108, 102, 101, 101, 100 Ali Carter
- 117 Stephen Lee
- 114, 112, 102 Ryan Day
- 103 Martin Gould
- 102 Andrew Higginson