Tournament information | |
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Dates | 11–17 July 2011 |
Venue | Bangkok Convention Centre |
City | Bangkok |
Country | Thailand |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking team event |
Total prize fund | $700,000 |
Winner's share | $200,000 |
Highest break | 139 |
Final | |
Champion |
China Ding Junhui Liang Wenbo |
Runner-up |
Northern Ireland Mark Allen Gerard Greene |
Score | 4–2 |
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The 2011 PTT-EGAT World Cup was a professional non-ranking team snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 July 2011 at the Bangkok Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the 13th edition of the event, and it was televised live by Eurosport.
The tournament was last held 1996 in Thailand, where Scotland consisting of Stephen Hendry, John Higgins and Alan McManus defeated Ireland, represented by Ken Doherty, Fergal O'Brien and Michael Judge, 10–7 in the final.
Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo won the first title for China by defeating Northern Ireland, represented by Mark Allen and Gerard Greene, 4–2 in the final.
Twenty teams of two players each participated in the tournament. The top eight nations were seeded. As the host nation, Thailand was represented by two teams. The teams were drawn into four groups of five. The top two teams in each group have gone through to the quarter-finals. Each match included singles and doubles frames.
Each match consisted of five frames and all frames were played. Each player played one frame against each player in the other team plus one doubles frame.