[1] Mike Dunn made the 79th official maximum break during his round 1 qualifying match against Kurt Maflin.
[2] Stephen Hendry missed the final stage of a ranking event for the first time in 15 years after losing 1–5 to James Wattana in the final qualifying round.
[3] Mark Williams was the defending champion,[4] but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 23rd ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 9–7 in the final.
[9][10][11] [9][10][11] These matches were held between 21 and 25 November 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.