This was the first time that the Bank of Communications sponsored the event.

[1] Ali Carter was the defending champion, but lost in the first round 4–5 against Mark King.

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

These matches were played in Shanghai on 5 September 2011.

[5][6] [5][6][7] These matches took place between 31 July and 4 August 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.