Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Stephen Lee in the first round, despite making four century breaks.

[2] Judd Trump won his first ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final.

[3] Trump made his 100th career century during the final.

[4] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

[1][6][7] [1][6][7][9] These matches took place between 24 and 27 February 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.