The 2010–11 snooker season was a series of
snooker
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tournaments played between 20 May 2010 and 2 May 2011. The
German Masters
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was the first
ranking
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tournament in Germany since the
1997/1998 season. The Grand Prix was renamed to
World Open, and the format of the tournament was changed with 32 amateurs joining the
Main Tour professionals. The
Players Tour Championship minor-ranking series was introduced to the calendar. These events were open to amateurs and professionals with a separate Order of Merit. The top 24 in the Order of Merit qualified for the
Finals
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, which was a ranking event. The
Premier League
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was for the first time part of the Main Tour. The Jiangsu Classic was renamed to the
Wuxi Classic, and other events were introduced to the calendar: the new
cue sport
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Power Snooker, the
World Seniors Championship
The World Seniors Championship is an invitational seniors snooker tournament which has been played under different formats. As of 2020 the minimum age is 40, but it was 45 in 2011 and 2012.
History
The event was first held in 1991 with 16 p ...
, and
Snooker Shoot Out
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. The
Scottish Professional Championship was held for the first time since
1989
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.
At the end of the season
John Higgins
John Higgins (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 33 ranking titles, placing him in third position on the List of snooker players by num ...
was named the ''World Snooker Player of the Year'' and the ''Snooker Writers Player of the Year'',
Judd Trump
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the ''Fans Player of the Year'',
Mark Williams the ''Players Player of the Year'' and
Jack Lisowski
Jack Lisowski (born 25 June 1991) is an English professional snooker player from Churchdown, Gloucestershire. He turned professional in 2010 by finishing first in the 2009/2010 International Open Series, PIOS rankings. A left-handed player, he ...
the ''Rookie of the Year''.
Judd Trump
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received the "Performance of the Year" for winning his first ranking event, the
China Open and reaching the final of the
World Championship
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. "The Magic Moment" award has gone to
Rory McLeod for his "thrilling" win against
Tony Drago at the Snooker Shoot-Out.
Joe Davis
Joseph Davis (15 April 190110 July 1978) was an English professional snooker and English billiards player. He was the dominant figure in snooker from the 1920s to the 1950s, and has been credited with inventing aspects of the way the game is ...
,
Fred Davis,
John Pulman,
Ray Reardon
Raymond Reardon (8 October 1932 – 19 July 2024) was a Welsh professional snooker player who dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning the World Snooker Championship six times and claiming more than a dozen other professional titles. Due to h ...
,
John Spencer,
Alex Higgins
Alexander Gordon Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history. Nicknamed "Hurricane Higgi ...
,
Steve Davis
Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a Sports commentator, commentator, DJ, electronic musician and author. He dominated professional snooker in the 1980s, when he reached eight ...
and
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish retired professional snooker player and a current Sports commentator, commentator and pundit. One of the most successful players in snooker history, he turned professional in 1985, ag ...
were inducted into the
Hall of Fame
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.
New professional players
Countries
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Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the
2009/2010 professional Main Tour.
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;NGB nominations
;From
PIOS Tour
;WPBSA Wildcard
Calendar
The following table outlines the results and dates for all the
ranking
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and major invitational events.
World Snooker Tour
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
Seniors events
Other events
Official rankings
Seeding revision 1
Seeding revision 2
Seeding revision 3
Seeding revision 4
World ranking points
Points distribution
2010/2011 Points distribution for world ranking and minor-ranking events
Notes
References
External links
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2010
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Season 2011
Season 2010