Warsaw Classic
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Warsaw Classic 2011 Players Tour Championship 2011/12 - Event 6 
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| Tournament type: | Minor ranking tournament |
| Attendees: | 155 |
| Venue: | Arena Ursynów, Warsaw , Poland |
| Opening: | September 30, 2011 |
| Endgame: | October 2, 2011
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| Winner: |
 Neil Robertson
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| Finalist: |
 Ricky Walden
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| Highest Break: | 143 ( Alfie Burden )
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Event 7 →
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The Warsaw Classic 2011 (Event 6 of the Players Tour Championship 2011/12 ) was a snooker tournament that took place from September 29th to October 2nd, 2011 in the Polish capital Warsaw . The venue was the Ursynów Arena on the southern outskirts of the city .
The tournament was the second PTC event of the season in mainland Europe. It was also the second event in this series of minor ranking tournaments to be televised. 163 participants signed up for the first professional snooker tournament on Polish soil, 39 of them from Poland, including the only Polish Main Tour professional Kacper Filipiak . Most of the professionals were represented in Warsaw, but with Mark Selby , Mark Williams , John Higgins and Ding Junhui the current top 4 of the world rankings were missing and with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry two other prominent names.
The Australian Neil Robertson was thus the highest placed participant in the world rankings and used the absence of the top competition to win his first victory at a tournament of the Players Tour Championship with a 4-1 win in the final against Ricky Walden .
All games were played in best-of-7 mode.
Preliminary round
96 players were set for the main tournament, the remaining 67 players had to play in the qualification for the 32 free places. Three pairs had to go to the pre-qualification, the winners added the 32 pairings in which the main round participants were determined. All qualifying matches were played on Thursday, September 29th.
Round 1
| game | Result | ||
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| 1 |
 Hans Blankaert
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1: 4 |
Ryan Causton
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| 2 |
 Brent Kolbeck
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kl. |
Mitchell Travis
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| 3 |
Sydney Wilson
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4 : 0 |
Oliver Brown
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round 2
| game | Result | game | Result | |||||
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| 4th |
 Rafał Górecki
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4 : 1 |
Kamil Zubrzycki
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20th |
Paweł Rogoza
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1: 4 |
Maciej Relich
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| 5 |
Aleksander Zok
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1: 4 |
 Vladyslav Vyshnevskyy
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21st |
Kevin Dabrowski
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0: 4 |
Krzysztof Górniak
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| 6th |
Allan Taylor
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kl. |
Jonathan Birch
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22nd |
Tomasz Małecki
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1: 4 |
Michał Ebert
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| 7th |
 Najmur Khan
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0: 4 |
Krzysztof Wróbel
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23 |
 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
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4 : 0 |
Essam Saadeh
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| 8th |
Jacek Konarski
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0: 4 |
Ryan Causton
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24 |
Tetyana Volovelska
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0: 4 |
Adrian Materek
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| 9 |
Piotr Wardowski
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0: 4 |
Martin O'Donnell
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25th |
Michael Wasley
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4 : 2 |
Sydney Wilson
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| 10 |
Karol Lelek
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2: 4 |
Piotr Murat
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26th |
Michał Matuszczyk
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0: 4 |
Alex Davies
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| 11 |
Sean O'Sullivan
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4 : 1 |
Marcin Nitschke
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27 |
Bartłomiej Orzechowski
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2: 4 |
Adam Polak
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| 12 |
Mateusz Baranowski
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1: 4 |
Jarosław Kowalski
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28 |
Marek Słomianowski
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1: 4 |
Phan Quoc Binh
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| 13 |
Vitaliy Ivaniv
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1: 4 |
Mitchell Travis
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29 |
Karol Szuba-Jabloński
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4 : 0 |
Michał Łyjak
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| 14th |
Krzysztof Kubicki
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4 : 0 |
Robert Zablocki
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30th |
Liam Monk
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3: 4 |
Ian Burns
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| 15th |
Michał Zieliński
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1: 4 |
 Chen Zhe
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31 |
Ben Harrison
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kl. |
Reanne Evans
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| 16 |
Paweł Kasprzycki
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0: 4 |
Ashley Wright
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32 |
Shane Castle
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4 : 0 |
Wojciech Bojewski
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| 17th |
Tomasz Skalski
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4 : 1 |
Damian Matysiak
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33 |
 Mark Owens
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0: 4 |
Wiktor Doberschuetz
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| 18th |
Tomasz Gierałtowski
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0: 4 |
 David Singh
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34 |
Adam Stefanów
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2: 4 |
Christopher Norbury
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| 19th |
 Alex Taubman
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4 : 0 |
Daniel Dereziński
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35 |
Phil O'Kane
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4 : 1 |
Rafał Jewtuch
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Finals
With the third round of the tournament, the main tournament began with 128 participants. Half of the seeding list played rounds 3 to 5 on Friday, September 30th, the other half was at the tables on Saturday, October 1st. The last four rounds from the round of 16 to the final were carried out on the final Sunday.
Most of the players had to fight their way through the tournament hard, six of the eight quarter-finalists had to make at least one decision. Neil Robertson won after a 4: 2 at the beginning three times in a row with 4: 3 and then managed again with 4: 3 the semi-finals against Shaun Murphy . Stephen Lee was one of the two players who made it into the round of 16 with some ease. He defeated the winner of the previous Event 5 Andrew Higginson with 4-1. The Chinese Xiao Guodong , who was the lowest-placed remaining player (61st place in the world rankings), he only defeated in the seventh frame.
Young player Jack Lisowski , who had reached the semifinals in the fifth event the week before, missed the repetition after a loss to old master Steve Davis . For him it was the best result of the season so far, although he had to play with a borrowed cue because his own had not arrived in Warsaw on time. Ricky Walden had only given up a single frame by the third to last lap. With the young star Judd Trump he had his first tough opponent and as the last of the remaining he had to go into the seventh frame before he could move into the semi-finals. There Steve Davis proved to be an equally stubborn opponent and demanded another 4: 3 from him. The opposite happened to Neil Robertson, who won clearly and convincingly for the first time in the semifinals and defeated Stephen Lee 4-0.
There were two players in the final, for whom participation in the final was the best PTC result to date. Robertson was able to build on the semi-final performance and took a 1-0 lead with a 76 break. He was able to counter the equalizer from Walden immediately and in the fourth frame he barely missed a century, which he led 3-1. In the fifth frame, Walden was able to take the lead with a 46 break. But it was not enough and Robertson was able to turn the game to a 4-1 victory. In all four frames won, the Australian had scored at least a break of 68 points. With his first PTC win, he was the sixth winner in the sixth event of the season.
Round 3 to the round of 16
Group 1
| Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round of 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Rafał Górecki
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0 | Judd Trump
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Joyce
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3 | Tian Pengfei
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tian Pengfei
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4th | Judd Trump
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ryan Day
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1 | Alfred Burden
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Alfred Burden
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4th | Alfred Burden
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Andrew Pagett
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4th | Andrew Pagett
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Vladyslav Vyshnevskyy
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1 | Judd Trump
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Matthew Selt
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4th | Matthew Selt
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor
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2 | Matthew Selt
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Marcus Campbell
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4th | Marcus Campbell
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Wróbel
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3 | Matthew Selt
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Tom Ford
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4th |  Marco Fu
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Ryan Causton |
0 | Tom Ford
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2 | |||||||||||||||
 Kurt Maflin
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3 | Marco Fu
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Marco Fu
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
Group 2
| Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round of 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Aditya Mehta
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cao Yupeng
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4th | Cao Yupeng
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| David Gilbert
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4th | David Gilbert
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Kacper Filipiak
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2 | Cao Yupeng
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Andrew Norman
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4th | Ricky Walden
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Martin O'Donnell
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2 | Andrew Norman
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Ricky Walden
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4th | Ricky Walden
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Mann
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0 | Ricky Walden
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4th | |||||||||||||||
 Tony Drago
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4th | Liu Chuang
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Grzegorz Biernadski |
0 | Tony Drago
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Sam Craigie
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2 | Matthew Couch
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Matthew Couch
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4th | Tony Drago
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Simon Bedford
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4th | Liu Chuang
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Piotr Murat |
0 | Simon Bedford
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Martin Gould
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3 | Liu Chuang
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Liu Chuang
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
Group 3
| Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round of 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sean O'Sullivan
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0 | Barry Hawkins
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
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4th | Steve Davis
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Jarosław Kowalski
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2 | Steve Davis
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks
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2 | Alan McManus
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Travis
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4th | Mitchell Travis
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
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4th | Alan McManus
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Rod Lawler
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2 | Steve Davis
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| David Grace
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4th | Mark King
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Kubicki |
0 | David Grace
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Rory McLeod
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3 | Chen Zhe
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Chen Zhe
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4th | Chen Zhe
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Dave Harold
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4th | Mark King
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ashley Wright
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2 | Dave Harold
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark King
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4th | Mark King
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
Group 4
| Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round of 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Jack Lisowski
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson
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2 | Jack Lisowski
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham
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4th | Stuart Bingham
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tomasz Skalski |
0 | Jack Lisowski
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Yu Delu
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2 | David Singh
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| David Singh
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4th | David Singh
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson
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kl. | Gary Wilson
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3 | |||||||||||||||
 Robin Hull
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- | Jack Lisowski
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4th | |||||||||||||||
 David Morris
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- | Liang Wenbo
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Liang Wenbo
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kl. | Liang Wenbo
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Michael White
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4th | Michael White
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Alex Taubman |
0 | Liang Wenbo
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis
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4th | Nigel Bond
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Gareth Allen
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3 | Mark Davis
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
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4th | Nigel Bond
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Maciej Relich |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
Group 5
| Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round of 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Górniak |
0 | Graeme Dott
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Jamie Jones
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4th | Jamie Jones
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Michał Ebert |
1 | Jamie Jones
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien
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4th | Fergal O'Brien
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
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1 | Fergal O'Brien
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Li Yan
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4th | Li Yan
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Adrian Materek |
0 | Fergal O'Brien
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Scott MacKenzie
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4th | Xiao Guodong
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Wasley
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3 | Scott MacKenzie
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Xiao Guodong
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4th | Xiao Guodong
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Adam Wicheard
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0 | Xiao Guodong
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| James Wattana
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4th | James Wattana
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Alex Davies
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2 | James Wattana
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Lines
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4th | Peter Lines
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Adam Polak |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
Group 6
| Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round of 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Phan Quoc Binh |
0 | Stephen Lee
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Andrew Higginson
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4th | Andrew Higginson
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Karol Szuba-Jabloński |
0 | Stephen Lee
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Sam Baird
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3 | Stephen Craigie
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Ian Burns
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4th | Ian Burns
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale
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2 | Stephen Craigie
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Stephen Craigie
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4th | Stephen Lee
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Robbie Williams
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3 |  Joe Swail
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Swail
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4th | Joe Swail
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Anthony McGill
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4th | Anthony McGill
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Reanne Evans
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0 | Joe Swail
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Dechawat Poomjaeng
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kl. | Paul Davison
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Lucky Vatnani
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- | Dechawat Poomjaeng
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Luca Brecel
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3 | Paul Davison
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Paul Davison
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
Group 7
| Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round of 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Neil Robertson
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Wells
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2 | Neil Robertson
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Perry
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3 | Gerard Greene
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Gerard Greene
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4th | Neil Robertson
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Mike Dunn
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- | Peter Ebdon
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Liu Song
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kl. | Liu Song
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0 | |||||||||||||||
| Passakorn Suwannawat
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2 | Peter Ebdon
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
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4th | Neil Robertson
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Holt
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4th | Stephen Maguire
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Robert Milkins
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1 | Michael Holt
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson
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4th | Jimmy Robertson
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Shane Castle |
1 | Michael Holt
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Stephen Maguire
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4th | Stephen Maguire
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| David Hogan
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1 | Stephen Maguire
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Liam Highfield
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0 | Anthony Hamilton
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
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4th | |||||||||||||||||
Group 8
| Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round of 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Jak Jones
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
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4th | Shaun Murphy
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens
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1 | Stuart Carrington
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Stuart Carrington
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4th | Shaun Murphy
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Ali Carter
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- | Adam Duffy
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Wiktor Doberschuetz
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kl. | Wiktor Doberschuetz |
0 | |||||||||||||||
| Adam Duffy
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4th | Adam Duffy
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Zhang Anda
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3 | Shaun Murphy
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Craig Steadman
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4th | Ben Woollaston
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Adrian Gunnell
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2 | Craig Steadman
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Jogia
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3 | Sam Harvey
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3 | |||||||||||||||
| Sam Harvey
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4th | Craig Steadman
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1 | |||||||||||||||
| Jamie Cope
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2 | Ben Woollaston
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Christopher Norbury
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4th | Christopher Norbury
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2 | |||||||||||||||
| Ben Woollaston
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4th | Ben Woollaston
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4th | |||||||||||||||
| Phil O'Kane |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals to finals
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| Winner group 1/2 | ||||||||||
| Judd Trump
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3 | |||||||||
| Ricky Walden
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4th | |||||||||
| Ricky Walden
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4th | |||||||||
| Winner group 3/4 | ||||||||||
| Steve Davis
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3 | |||||||||
| Steve Davis
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4th | |||||||||
| Jack Lisowski
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2 | |||||||||
| Ricky Walden
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1 | |||||||||
| Winner group 5/6 | ||||||||||
| Neil Robertson
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4th | |||||||||
| Xiao Guodong
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3 | |||||||||
| Stephen Lee
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4th | |||||||||
| Stephen Lee
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0 | |||||||||
| Winner group 7/8 | ||||||||||
| Neil Robertson
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4th | |||||||||
| Neil Robertson
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4th | |||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
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3 | |||||||||
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Final: October 2nd, 2011 Best of 7 Frames |
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Neil Robertson
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4 : 1 |
Ricky Walden
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| 98 (76): 0, 2: 81 (62), 75 (69): 4, 96 (95): 0, 80 (68): 46 | ||
| 0 | Century Breaks | 0 |
| 4th | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century breaks
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- ↑ Davis wins with third-party material , Eurosport, October 1, 2011
Web links
- Official homepage (Polish / English)
- Qualification schedule ( Memento from August 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 242 kB) / Main tournament ( Memento from April 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (worldsnooker.com; PDF; 284 kB)
- Results (at snooker.org)
