The 2011

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was a professional non-

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tournament that took place between 4–7 July 2011 at the

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. Stephen Lee won in the final 7–6 against

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Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: $50,000 *Runner-up: $25,000 *2nd in group: $15,000 *3rd in group: $8,000 *Century break: $2,000 *Highest break (>100): $20,000 *Highest break (<100): $10,000 *

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: $147,000

Round robin stage

Group A

* Tom Ford 5–3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh * Stephen Lee 5–3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh * Stephen Lee 5–0 Tom Ford

Group B

* Marco Fu 5–1 Noppadol Sangnil * Ricky Walden 5–0 Noppadol Sangnil * Ricky Walden 5–4 Marco Fu

Final

Century breaks

*128, 100

*108 Stephen Lee

References

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