2011 Seoul floods
The 2011 Seoul floods were a series of floods in late July 2011 caused by heavy rainfall around Seoul, South Korea. The intense rain triggered a series of flash floods and landslides that killed at least 49 people by July 27, leaving a total of more than 77 dead or missing. On July 27, the number of killed rose further to 69. The floods occurred primarily around the national capital Seoul and nearby Siheung regions. At least 86 power outages followed the landslides, affecting 125,000 people by July 27. Over 11,000 South Koreans were forced to evacuate.


2011 Seoul floods, Causes and meteorology
On July 25, rains and thunderstorms triggered by a trough hit the mountains of the Korean Peninsula, producing over 495 mm (19.5 in) of rain in the Seoul region during a two-day span, the heaviest such event in July since 1907. 587 mm (23.1 in) of rain was recorded in the area after three days.


2011 Seoul floods, Impact
On July 26, a landslide buried three hotels in Chuncheon, east of Seoul, killing 13 people from Inha University. A landslide in Umyeon-dong killed 18 residents in an apartment block. Floodwaters inundated highways and tracks of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, while bridges over the Han River were closed off. Damages are likely to be in the hundreds of millions USD. Motor vehicle damages reached $38 million on July 28. Close to 978 ha (2,420 acres) of agricultural land and more than 10,000 homes were flooded.


2011 Seoul floods, Impact, Economic damage
Rail infrastructure in South Korea was impacted, while a South Korean investment analyst expected economic inflation to reach 4.6%.


2011 Seoul floods, Political issues
An editorial from Kyunghyang Shinmun pointed to Mayor of Seoul Oh Se-hoon as the main culprit of the worsened flood crisis; as both his Hangang Renaissance project and his Design Seoul project (which redesigned some streets in Seoul) had further increased the overall damage of the flooding.


2011 Seoul floods, Political issues
There is a concern whether the Umyeon-san landslide resulted from a natural cause or intentional negligence of prevention by the government.


2011 Seoul floods, Landmine threat
Approximately ten landmines from the Korean War in the vicinity of Umyeon were buried by a landslide on July 26, and have not been recovered as of July 28.


2011 Seoul floods, North Korean floods
In neighbouring North Korea, nearly 100 km2 (39 sq mi) of land was flooded, with the worst impact in South Hwanghae. Fatalities and damages are unknown.


2011 Seoul free lunch referendum
The Seoul Free Lunch Referendum was a referendum held on 24 August 2011, on the subject of free school meals in the schools around the Seoul Metropolitan Area. Then-mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon, proposed to provide a limited free meal service to the 30% of the impoverished children in Seoul, but the Democratic Party proposed to make the free meal service to every child in Seoul starting from younger elementary school children and gradually to middle school children. This has become the cause of Oh Se-hoon's action to make the final decision of the policy through a referendum. The referendum was later rejected due to the low voter turnout of 25.7%, significantly lower than the required turnout of 33.3%. The low voting rate contributed Oh Se-hoon's resignation from the mayoralty of Seoul.


2011 Seoul mayoral by-election
The 2011 Seoul mayoral by-election was held on 26 October 2011 after Oh Se-hoon resigned due to his failure in the Seoul Free Lunch Referendum. It was part of the by-elections in 2011.


2011 Seoul mayoral by-election, Background
As the controversy over the free school lunch program has not subsided, Mayor of Seoul Oh Se-hoon proposed a local referendum to the Seoul Metropolitan Council to directly ask the citizens' opinions regarding the free school lunch program. But the Metropolitan Council rejected his proposal, finally under the leadership of Mayor Oh, it decided to hold a local referendum on the scope of free school lunch, and the vote was scheduled to take place on 24 August 2011.


2011 Seoul mayoral by-election, Background
On 21 August, Mayor Oh announced three days before the referendum that he would step down if he lost because of unachievable voter turnout not achieved or low approval ratings after counting.


2011 Seoul mayoral by-election, Background
In the referendum held on 24 August, it was not able to count the votes because it was less than the minimum turnout rate of 33.3%. This has raised interest in the timing of Oh's resignation, because the by-election date will vary depending on his resignation date. If he resigns after 30 September 2011, the mayoral by-election will take with the legislative election on 11 April 2012. So the Grand National Party called for him to resign in October 2011. However, Mayor Oh announced his resignation on 26 August.


2011 Seoul mayoral by-election, Selection of candidates, Grand National Party
Na Kyung-won was the only candidate in the Grand National Party to run alone. Other candidates initially ran, but withdrew.


2011 Seoul mayoral by-election, Selection of candidates, Pan-opposition
The candidate who received the highest support in pan-opposition was Ahn Cheol-soo. However, he was on 6 September 2011, expressed its endorsement of Park Won-soon, a lawyer.


2011 Seoul mayoral by-election, Selection of candidates, Pan-opposition
On 3 October 2011, pan-opposition primary were held to claimed unification of opposition candidates. In this primary, Park Won-soon was elected as the single candidate for the pan-opposition bloc by defeating Park Young-sun of the Democratic Party and Choi Kyu-youp of the Democratic Labor Party.


2011 Serbia Open
The 2011 Serbia Open (also known as Serbia Open 2011 powered by Telekom Srbija for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. The third edition of the event hosted by current Serbian player Novak Djokovic, it was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Tennis Center Novak complex in Belgrade, Serbia, from April 23 through May 1. Sam Querrey was the defending champion but hasn't entered this year.


2011 Serbia Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received special exempts into the main draw:


2011 Serbia Open, Champions, Doubles
František Čermák /  Filip Polášek def. Oliver Marach /  Alexander Peya, 7–5, 6–2


2011 Serbia Open – Doubles
Santiago González and Travis Rettenmaier were the defending champions, but Rettenmaier chose to play in the Estoril Open. González teamed up with Igor Zelenay of Slovakia, but they were eliminated by František Čermák and Filip Polášek who eventually won the title; beating in the final the Austrian pair Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya 7–5, 6–2.


2011 Serbia Open – Singles
Sam Querrey was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year. Then World No. 2 Novak Djokovic collected his 27th consecutive win of the year winning the title by beating Feliciano López in the final 7–6(4), 6–2.


2011 Serbia Open – Singles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye in to the Second Round.


2011 Serbia Open – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Serbia Open.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season
Serena Williams's 2011 tennis season officially began at the 2011 Aegon International after missing the first half of the year due to a pulmonary embolism.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court and clay court Season
Because of her continuing rehabilitation for her foot injury, Serena withdrew from the Hopman Cup and the Australian Open. On March 2, 2011, she confirmed that she had suffered a hematoma and a pulmonary embolism, which caused her to miss the entire clay court season including the French Open.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Grass court season and Wimbledon, Aegon International
She made her first appearance on the WTA tour in almost a year at the 2011 Aegon International in Eastbourne. In her first round match she faced 2010 Wimbledon semifinalist Tsvetana Pironkova. Williams' struggled with unforced errors in the first set losing it winning just a game. However, Williams' hang-on to win the next two sets with a break advantage in each, closing it out with her seventh ace of the match. In the second round, she face Russian and the woman she beat for the 2010 Wimbledon title, Vera Zvonareva.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Grass court season and Wimbledon, Aegon International
Williams took the a set and serve for the match, until the Russian came back and win it in a tie-break . In the third set it saw Williams' save three match point when Zvonareva was serving for the match in the tenth game and broke back, however Williams was quickly broken and lost the match 7–5 in the third. The match lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes and it was Williams' only second loss to Zvonareva.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Grass court season and Wimbledon, Wimbledon Championships
Williams' is coming into Wimbledon as the two-time defending champion. She was ranked 25th but was given a special seeding of 7th by the Wimbledon council. In the first round, she faced Aravane Rezaï, the Frenchwoman took early initiative taking the first two games, however Williams came back by winning the next five games and eventually winning the set in the ninth game. In the second set, Williams gave the break advantage to Rezaï when she double faulted at the sixth game of the second set to give the break, where Rezaï was able to close it out.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Grass court season and Wimbledon, Wimbledon Championships
Once again Williams came back and won the final set with ease losing only a game. At the end of the match Williams had an emotional outburst and was in tears. In the next round she faced Romanian Simona Halep, Halep took the first initiative by breaking in the fourth game, and continued to hold to take the first set. Williams then came back taking an early break in the second and broke to take the second set.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Grass court season and Wimbledon, Wimbledon Championships
In the third set, the American took the first five gamed of the set and three match points when she let her concentration slip and lost the next seven points, before closing it out 6–1 to advance to the third round. After the match, controversy arose as Williams' stated that she and sister was placed on court 2, with Nadal and Djokovic never being placed outside the Center Court and Court 1, despite her and Venus having won more Wimbledon than the previous two.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Grass court season and Wimbledon, Wimbledon Championships
She then faced Maria Kirilenko and got her first straight set win since her comeback, she broke in the second game and won the first set, she then won the match in the next set. Her fourth round opponents was 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli, Williams' was broken in the sixth game and was pushed to save three set points in her serving game at the 8th game. Bartoli the serve for the set in the ninth game and saved 3 break points to take the set.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, Grass court season and Wimbledon, Wimbledon Championships
In the second set, it came on serve until Serena was broken at the 11th game. With the Frenchwoman serving for the match, the American saved three match points and broke at the second opportunity in the game to force it to a tie-break. In the tie-break, Williams saved a fourth match point with an ace but Bartoli eventually won the tie-break 8–6. The loss ended her 17 match winning streak at the event and dropping her to 175 in the world from 25th, her worst ranking since 3 November 1997, when she was 304th.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, Bank of the West Classic
In Williams' first match in the US since her controversial loss in the 2009 US Open semifinal to Kim Clijsters, Williams' faced Russian born Australian Anastasia Rodionova in the first round and won with a double bagel in just 47 minutes.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, Bank of the West Classic
In her next match she faced Russian Maria Kirilenko, she won the first set convincingly, but in the second set she took a medical timeout to get her left ankle re-taped after a blister formed, as Kirilenko took advantage and won the second set, however Williams came back and took the final and deciding set, winning 5 of the last 6 games. She then faced second seed Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals and won easily to earn her 6th straight victory against the Russian with her last loss coming in 2004.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, Bank of the West Classic
Williams' continues her great form with a straight set win over Wimbledon semifinalist and German Sabine Lisicki, to advance to her first final in 2011, and her first since winning the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. In the final she faced Marion Bartoli, the one that beat her at the 4th round of Wimbledon. Bartoli got an early lead in the first breaking in the third game, but Williams broke back in the eight game, just to get broken in the next game. Bartoli served for the set at 5–4, but failed to do so as Serena took the next 8 games. Williams' finally took it 6–1 in the second set, to take her first title since her comeback and made her ranking rise from 169 to the top 80.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, Rogers Cup
Williams then headed to the Rogers Cup in Toronto. In the first round she faced Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko. Williams sweep through the first set winning it in a bagel in just 16 minutes. The second set was tougher, but Williams came through. In the second round, Williams took on German Julia Görges and like her first round sweep through the first set. The second set went on serve and was forced to be decided in a tie-break with Williams winning it 9–7 on her fifth match point.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, Rogers Cup
In the next round, she faced Zheng Jie, which was a contrary to her previous matches as Williams lost the opening set. However, the American was able to fire back winning the final two sets at three in a match that took 2 hours and 14 minutes. In the quarterfinals, she run into Lucie Šafářová, in which she was stretched as well coming back from a set down in just over two hours. In the semifinals, Williams faced Victoria Azarenka.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, Rogers Cup
Williams broke in the sixth game but was broken immediately back, however the American broke again and close out the set with an ace. In the second set Azarenka double faulted to hand the first break in the seventh game which Williams capitalized on by taking second set in the ninth game and the match. In the final, the American took on Australia's Samantha Stosur. The first set went on serve until Williams broke in the 9th game with a blistering backhand and closed the set. In the second set Williams broke Stosur twice closed it out with her 9th ace of the match. This is Williams' 38th career title


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, Western & Southern Open
Following her 2 consecutive tournaments wins, Williams competed in Cincinnati and faced Czech Lucie Hradecká in the first round. Williams took an early lead in the match winning the first set and led 5–1 in the second. However, her Czech opponent came back and pushed the second set to a tie-break, which Williams won. In the second round Williams was supposed to face Samantha Stosur but withdrew before the match due to a toe injury.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, US Open
Williams came into the US Open as a protected ranking where she is a favorite having won 2 warm-up events and being in a 12-match winning streak. Williams began her Us Open campaign against Bojana Jovanovski and came up with a convincing double breadstick win in just 56 minutes. In the second round, Williams took on Michaëlla Krajicek and dominated the first set with a bagel in just 23 minutes. The second set was also one sided with Williams taking it to advance to the third round.< In the next round, the American face Belarus' Victoria Azarenka.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, US Open
Williams continued her form winning the first 5 games before Azarenka could get a game. Williams closed it out on serve/ In the second set Williams broke in the 7th game and served for the match in the tenth game but was broken. The second set went into a tie-break with Williams winning it. In the fourth round, Williams faced former world no. 1 Ana Ivanovic. Williams took the first three games but Ivanovic got the next two games. Williams then broke at the 8th game and served out the set.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, US Open
Williams then closed out the second set with a single break to advance. She then faced Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals. The first set began with six breaks in a row then followed by 5 straight holds of serve, before Williams got the ultimate break at the 12th game of the set to win it. Williams then took command winning the first three games of the second set before the Russian could net a game. Williams closed out the match winning the second set at one.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, US Open
Williams then faced the World no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals, where she took the first set with two breaks, where it saw Williams hitting 15 winners to Wozniacki's 0. In the second set Williams broke in the fourth game, Williams then served for the match at the ninth game but double faulted at break point, but broke the next game to advance to her first Slam final since winning 2010 Wimbledon. In the final she faced Samantha Stosur and was a heavy favorite to win the title. However, Stosur took a commanding first set win, winning it 6–2.


2011 Serena Williams tennis season, Year in detail, US Open Series and US Open, US Open
The second set faced controversy, as when Williams a break point down in the first game, Williams hit a forehand and shouted, "Come on!" as Stosur reached down for a backhand. Chair umpire Eva Asderaki ruled that Williams hindered Stosur's ability to complete the point and awarded it to Stosur. Stosur then strolled through the match and won the second set 6–3, ending Williams 18 match winning streak in the process.


2011 Setanta Sports Cup
The 2011 Setanta Sports Cup was the sixth staging of the all Ireland association football competition. It commenced on 14 February 2011 with the final played on 14 May 2011.


2011 Setanta Sports Cup
The draw for the 2011 competition was made at Belfast City Hall on 13 December 2010.


2011 Setanta Sports Cup, Changes to structure
For the 2011 competition, the Setanta Cup was expanded to 12 teams, of which the four highest ranked teams received a bye into the quarter-finals. Also unlike previous years the tournament was played as a straight knock-out competition over two legs apart from the final.


2011 Setanta Sports Cup, Television Coverage
Setanta Sports broadcast live coverage of five games, starting with the quarter-finals.


2011 Setanta Sports Cup, First round
Four League of Ireland and Four IFA Premiership teams played each other in the first round over two games with the winners qualifying for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 14 February/21 February/1 March 2011 and the second legs were played on 28 February/1 March/7 March 2011. Sporting Fingal had originally been scheduled to compete in the tournament against Lisburn Distillery but withdrew on 9 February due to financial difficulties which saw them fold the following day and were replaced by UCD.


2011 Setanta Sports Cup, Quarter−Finals
The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams (Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Crusaders and Glentoran) who received a Bye into the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 7 March/14 March/28 March 2011 and the second legs were played on 21 March/22 March/4 April 2011.


2011 Setanta Sports Cup, Semi−Finals
The four winners of the quarter final games played each other over two games for a place in the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup final. The first legs were played on 4 April/11 April 2011 and the second legs were played on 18 April/19 April 2011. The draw for the semi-finals was made on 23 March 2011.


2011 Setanta Sports Cup, Final
The two winners of the semi final games played each other over one game to decide who would be crowned Setanta Sports Cup winners for 2011. The final took place on Saturday 14 May 2011 in Tallaght Stadium. Shamrock Rovers beat Dundalk to win the competition for the first time.


2011 Seville City Council election
The 2011 Seville City Council election, also the 2011 Seville municipal election, was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 9th City Council of the municipality of Seville. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.


2011 Seville City Council election, Electoral system
The City Council of Seville (Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Sevilla) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Seville, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly. Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.


2011 Seville City Council election, Electoral system
Voting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered and residing in the municipality of Seville and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:


2011 Seville City Council election, Electoral system
The mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the appointee would be determined by lot.


2011 Seville City Council election, Electoral system
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they were seeking election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. For the case of Seville, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.


2011 Seville City Council election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Seville.


2011 Seychelles First Division
The 2011 Seychelles First Division (also known as the 2011 Barclays First Division) is the highest competitive football league in the Seychelles, which was founded in 1979. It began on 24 February 2011.


2011 Seychelles First Division
St Michel United FC retained the title, their 10th championship win in 16 years. The Lions were relegated.


2011 Seychelles First Division, Teams
Due to the increase of teams from 8 to 10, Northern Dynamo who finished in 7th place in 2010 did not play a relegation playoff game, instead they stayed in the First Division. However the 8th placed team St Roch United had a playoff game against Second Division side St John Bosco. The game ended 4–2 in favour of St Roch after extra time, therefore St Roch stayed in the First Division. Second Division winners and runners-up Côte d’Or and The Lions respectively, were promoted. Having received sponsorship from Sligo Rovers F.C. in June 2011 many of the teams in Seychelles have benefited from the advent of modern sports grounds which allow the players access to modern facilities such as showers and pitches.


2011 Seychelles First Division, President’s Cup
Prior to the 2011 Seychelles First Division, the President's Cup was played between the 2010 league winners, St Michel United and the 2010 Land Marine Cup winners St Louis Suns United.


2011 Seychellois parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles from 29 September to 1 October 2011. The elections were boycotted by all the main opposition parties. As a result, the People's Party won 33 of the 34 seats in the National Assembly.


2011 Seychellois parliamentary election, Background
The 2011 elections in Seychelles were the fifth round of democratic elections since the country became an independent republic and separated from the United Kingdom. The Seychelles became a one-party state under France-Albert René, but were restored to a multi-party system beginning in 1991. The previous National Assembly elections in 2007 had not seen any change in seats for any parties. The 2011 National Assembly elections, which were initially supposed to occur in April 2012, were held earlier than expected due to a dissolution of the National Assembly on July 12, 2011.


2011 Seychellois parliamentary election, Background
The dissolution was temporarily invalidated by the Constitutional Court on 18 July 2011 on procedural grounds; the Court ordered the Assembly to reconvene on 19 July 2011. However, the Assembly was dissolved in July. The leading opposition parties SNP and NDP both boycotted the election, leading to the overwhelming People's Party victory.


2011 Seychellois parliamentary election, Background
The 2011 elections were the first democratic elections in the country since the 2008 economic crisis. Previously, the Seychellois economy was characterized by price, trade and foreign exchange controls, a prominent role for parastatal companies, and robust debt-funded development spending, leading to the near-depletion of official foreign exchange reserves in October 2008. Seychelles defaulted on interest payments, which severely damaged its credibility as a borrower. The government subsequently turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support, and in an attempt to meet the conditions for a stand-by loan, began implementing a program of radical reforms. The economic circumstances led the leading People's Party to abandon many of its more socialist stances in favor of economic liberalization.


2011 Seychellois parliamentary election, Electoral system
Selection of National Assembly representatives comes from the 25 administrative regions. The National Assembly is called The Seychelles National Assembly and consists of 32 members, of which 25 are directly elected representing the 25 electoral districts in the country through first past the post. Seven are proportionately elected depending on the percentage of votes each party has.


2011 Seychellois parliamentary election, Results
The Seychelles National Party, the main opposition party, decided to boycott the election to protest the government's failure to revise electoral laws about the amount of money parties could spend on campaigning. The People’s Party (PL) garnered 88.56% or 31,123 of the vote. The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) earned about 10.89% or 3,828 of the vote. Independent candidates garnered only 194 votes, all from one district, which accounted for 0.55% of the vote. These percentages are calculated out of the total number of valid votes cast. There were 16,447 invalid votes cast out of 51,592 total votes cast.


2011 Seychellois parliamentary election, Results
This means that only 68.12% of votes cast were valid. Voter turnout was 74.3% of 69,480 registered voters. The PL won in all 25 districts, giving them every directly elected seat. Because they won such a large percentage of the total vote, they also won eight of the nine proportionally allocated seats. After the 2011 election, the PL controlled 33 of the 34 seats in the National Assembly.


2011 Seychellois parliamentary election, Reactions and aftermath
The National Assembly election was boycotted by both the main opposition Seychelles National Party (SNP) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). A small breakaway faction of the SNP called the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) did contest the election, but earned no seats in parliament. PDM leader David Pierre and Parti Lepep (People’s Party) leader James Michel both expressed dissatisfaction with the way parliamentary sears were distributed - Michel argued that PP should have been given all of the seats, given their overwhelming majority, while Pierre had expected to gain at least one seat in parliament.


2011 Seychellois parliamentary election, Reactions and aftermath
Pierre argued further that the dominance of Parti Lepep boded ill for the fate of multi-party democracy in Seychelles, and that there was now no platform through which opposition could be voiced. Nonetheless, the election was declared to be largely free and fair according to monitors from the Southern African Development Community.


2011 Seychellois presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the Seychelles between 19 and 21 May 2011, commencing on the Outer Islands on 19 May, with Inner Islands voting on 20 May and Mahé on 21 May. The result was a victory for incumbent President James Michel of the Seychelles People's Progressive Front, who received 55% of the vote in the first round.


2011 Seychellois presidential election, Background
The 2011 elections in Seychelles were the fifth round of democratic elections since the country became an independent republic and separated from the United Kingdom. The elections included the same candidates that ran in the 2006 election as well as Ralph Volcere, who ran with the New Democratic Party. Incumbent president James Michel originally came to power in 2004, assuming the role of president once former president France-Albert René, who had been the head of state of the Seychelles since 1977, stepped down. James Michel won the 2006 presidential election with 53.7% of the vote.


2011 Seychellois presidential election, Background
The election was the third attempt by opposition candidateWavel Ramkalawan to gain the presidency. Ramkalawan had been involved in Seychelles politics since 1991 when France-Albert Rene reinstituted multi-party democracy in the country, after 12 years of the country’s constitution only allowed members of the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front to run in elections. Ramkalawan, formerly a priest, formed the Parti Seselwa in 1991, which in 1992 was the first party to register in opposition to the Parti Lepep government.


2011 Seychellois presidential election, Background
The 2011 elections were the first democratic elections in the country since the 2008 Economic Crisis.


2011 Seychellois presidential election, Electoral system
The President of Seychelles is elected using the two-round system.


2011 Seychellois presidential election, Campaign
The opposition parties did not hold any official campaign rallies for the election, reporting that they both had a lack of resources to hold the rallies and feared for the safety of their followers. The opposition parties also claimed that the People's Party attempted to intimidate and bribe their supporters. Campaigning by opposition parties was conducted largely through door-to-door canvassing, political broadcasts provided for through the public broadcaster, in the private print media and on billboards. No candidate reported any impediments to their activities.


2011 Seychellois presidential election, Campaign
Michel stated in his manifesto that he would aim "secure continued growth so all Seychellois can prosper". Boullé said that the public should be given more control of the economy. Ramkalawan called for native Seychellois to be given favourable economic treatment, whilst Volcere said the NDP would " improve the ability of employees and businesses to compete and maintain a stable low-inflation economy".


2011 Seychellois presidential election, Conduct
The elections were reviewed by independent observers from the Southern African Development Community, La Francophonie and the Commonwealth Secretariat. Local independent NGO groups applied for accreditation as observers, given their understanding of the Creole language and their knowledge of districts and past polling concerns. However, the Electoral Commissioner denied observer status to all local observer applicants.


2011 Seychellois presidential election, Conduct
The Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa highlighted some concerns in its technical assessment team report. While impressed with the efficient and peaceful nature of the presidential election, they also provided recommendations designed to address a lack of transparency, institutional and media bias in favor of the incumbent party, tension between the ruling party and the opposition, and a gender disparity that limits women’s ability to hold key decision-making positions in government.


2011 Seychellois presidential election, Results
Incumbent candidate James Michel of the People’s Party (PL) ultimately won the 2011 presidential election with 55.46% of the vote. 31,966 votes were cast for him. Wavel Ramkalawan, of the Seychelles National Party (SNP), garnered 41.43% of the vote. 23,878 votes were cast for him. Philippe Boullé, who ran independent of any party, earned 1.66% of the vote while Ralph Volcère of the New Democratic Party earned 1.45%. This corresponds to only 956 and 833 votes respectively. These percentages are calculated out of the total number of valid votes. 59,242 total votes were cast out of a pool of 69,480 registered voters. This indicates an 85.3% voter turnout. 1609 or 2.7% of total votes cast were invalid, putting the total number of valid votes cast at 57,633.


2011 Seychellois presidential election, Aftermath
The Seychellois public was relatively satisfied with the election results, as evidenced by the lack of violence in the post-election celebrations, which took place in the streets across the Seychellois islands. However, there was significant and unanimous pushback from the opposition leaders, who believed the election to have been unfairly biased in favor of the ruling party. When the results of the presidential election were announced on 22 May, the three opposition candidates refused to attend as a means of protest. This was the first time in the history of Seychellois elections that a protest of this nature had taken place, and so was viewed as a significant statement.


2011 Sha Tin District Council election
The 2011 Sha Tin District Council election was held on 6 November 2011 to elect all 36 elected members to the 43-member District Council.


2011 Sham Shui Po District Council election
The 2011 Sham Shui Po District Council election was held on 6 November 2011 to elect all 21 elected members to the 24-member District Council.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season
The 2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season was the club's 90th season competing in the League of Ireland and their 5th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was also their most successful season in their history. Rovers played a record number of 56 games in the whole 2011 season.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season
Shamrock Rovers began the season with a 2–0 win over Dundalk in the Leinster Senior Cup at Oriel Park on 22 February. Their first league game, at home, also against Dundalk, ended in a 3–1 win. Rovers were defending League of Ireland champions and in 2011 won the club's 17th league title, becoming champions after a 2–1 win away at UCD. Rovers finished four points ahead of nearest rivals Sligo Rovers.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season
Furthermore, Shamrock Rovers competed in the Champions League for the first time in the club's history. After beating Flora Tallinn Rovers were knocked out by FC Copenhagen, and entered the Europa League qualifiers. They defeated Partizan Belgrade to qualify for the group stages, the first Irish club to do so. They played in a group with Rubin Kazan, PAOK and Tottenham Hotspur.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season
Shamrock Rovers also won the All-Ireland tournament, the Setanta Sports Cup, beating Dundalk in the final at Tallaght. But they went out of the FAI Cup to Sligo Rovers in the quarter final and the League of Ireland Cup to St Patrick's Athletic. Rovers entered the domestic tournaments in the Third and Second Round as a result of being a League of Ireland club.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Squad
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2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies
Shamrock Rovers began their pre-season on 1 February against non-league side, Killarney Celtic at Celtic Park. Surprisingly, Killarney Celtic started off positively with a goal in the opening ten minutes of the game. Killarney kept this lead until the 53rd minute when Ciarán Kilduff scored a goal to equalize. From then on Rovers began to get into the game. In the 77th minute, Anthony Murphy put Rovers into the lead with a terrific goal. Followed by this, Stephen O'Donnell and Karl Sheppard both scored with Billy Dennehy scoring twice on the 79th and 86th minute, resulting in the game ending 6–1 to Shamrock Rovers.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies
Rovers next pre-season game was against First Division side, Cork City on 4 February in Musgrave Park. Just like in the last game, Rovers conceded a goal in the 30th minute. But, Rovers fought back and just after the break, Gary McCabe scored a goal to level both sides. Then on the 75th minute, Patrick Kavanagh scored the winning goal, thus the game ended with Rovers winning 2–1.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies
Three days later, Rovers played against Celtic XI at Tallaght Stadium. This game was a highly anticipated game due to the high profile of Celtic. The game started off well for Rovers who did not concede a goal in the first half, like in the two previous games. But, in the 55th minute, Daryl Murphy fired past Alan Mannus to put Celtic in the lead. 3 minutes later, Graham Carey scored a goal to win the game for Celtic XI. This was Rovers first defeat this season.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies
On 13 February, Rovers played their next pre-season friendly against First Division side, Monaghan United in front of a crowd of just 400. Just before the break, Rovers were brought down to 10 men when Dean Kelly was sent off. Then, just 3 minutes before the end of the game, Conor McCormack was sent off. The game ended in a draw. A lot of chances for Rovers made the game very frustrating for Rovers. The man of the match was Dan Murray.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies
Two days later, Rovers played against IFA Premiership side, Cliftonville. In just under 1 minute, Gary Twigg opened the scoring for Rovers. This lead lasted until 15 minutes into the game, when Eamon Seydak put Cliftonville on level terms with Rovers. After the break, Rovers went on a goal frenzy, with goals from Ciarán Kilduff, Enda Stevens, Karl Sheppard and Gary McCabe to put Rovers ahead. Cliftonville got a consolation goal in the 85th minute to end the game in a 5–2 win to Rovers.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, League of Ireland
The fixtures for the 2011 season was announced on 23 December 2010, and revealed that Rovers would begin their league campaign against Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium on 4 March 2011.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, League of Ireland
All of the opening games for the League of Ireland started at the same time, so no team would get an early-head start in the title race. Dundalk started the game off positively with a goal in the 44th minute from Jason Byrne. But, two minutes later, Gary McCabe scored on his league debut for Rovers. In the second half, Shamrock Rovers dominated the game. In under 10 minutes, Rovers topscorer Gary Twigg scored twice to win the game for Shamrock Rovers. The 3–1 win put Rovers into third place in the league table at the end of the first round of league games.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, League of Ireland
Rovers next match came the following Saturday, away to Sligo Rovers. Shamrock Rovers started off well and in the 6th minute, Gary McCabe scored from a rebound against his former club. Shamrock Rovers remained dominant for the rest game and defended all that Sligo Rovers had to give. This win made it two out of two wins for Shamrock Rovers.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, FAI Cup
Shamrock Rovers, along with the other 20 League of Ireland clubs, entered the 2011 FAI Cup in the third round, the draw for which was made on 9 May 2011. Rovers were drawn at home with First Division side Athlone Town. Goals from Gary McCabe, Chris Turner, Dean Kelly and Billy Dennehy gave Rovers a 4–0 victory and ensured their place in the next round. A replay was required to determine the winner of the fourth round tie between Rovers and UCD after the first match ended in a 2–2 draw.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, FAI Cup
Having played Partizan Belgrade away in the Europa League just 4 days previously, manager O'Neill decided to alter his starting line-up. After a goalless first half which contained chances for both sides, Rovers took the lead through Karl Sheppard in the 61st minute. Ciarán Kilduff doubled Rovers' advantage, but Samir Belhout pulled a goal back for the away side. Pat Flynn, Rovers' captain on the night, was then sent off in the 80th minute for a cynical block on a UCD player as the last man. UCD scored from the resulting free-kick to earn a replay at their home ground. The draw for the quarter-finals was made before the replay; the winner would face either Sligo Rovers or Monaghan United, who had also drawn their fourth round tie. The replay was a much more one-sided affair as Rovers won 6–0, with Billy Dennehy scoring a hat-trick.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, FAI Cup
Sligo Rovers also won their replay, so they were Rovers' opposition in the quarter-finals. Sligo, who would go on to win the tournament, knocked Rovers out of the competition by winning 1–0. Rovers had the best of the early stages. Karl Sheppard had two good opportunities to score, one of which was cleared off the line by Sligo defender Alan Keane after Sheppard had beaten the goalkeeper. Eoin Doyle scored Sligo's goal shortly afterwards. This was the only goal of the game, although Sligo's Richie Ryan hit the woodwork with a free-kick and both teams had penalty claims turned down.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, League of Ireland Cup
Shamrock Rovers, along with St Patrick's Athletic in Pool 3, received a bye to the second round of the 2011 League of Ireland Cup, the draw for which was made on 30 March 2011. Shamrock Rovers were given away tie against Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, League of Ireland Cup
The match, which was one of the most highly anticipated matches of the stage due to the rivalry of the 2 clubs, was played on 25 April. Rovers looked to have won the game through a Dean Kelly penalty in the 58th minute but St. Patrick's Athletic equalised with a penalty of their own in the 88th minute, scored by Danny North. The teams were forced to play into extra-time, in which neither side scored, thus forcing a penalty-shootout. Rovers only scored one penalty while St. Patrick's Athletic scored three of their four penalties to win the shoot-out and eliminate Rovers.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, Leinster Senior Cup
Shamrock Rovers began their campaign in the Leinster Senior Cup in the fourth round. In the draw for this round, which took place on 20 January, Rovers were paired with Dundalk. The match was played on 22 February at Oriel Park, before the start of the league season. Gary O'Neill scored the opening goal in the 35th minute to put Shamrock Rovers ahead. Dundalk had several opportunities to draw level in the second half, although the game finished 2–0 following Stephen O'Donnell's goal in the 78th minute.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, Leinster Senior Cup
Rovers were given an away tie against Bohemians in the quarter-finals. Bohemians had been due to play Sporting Fingal in the previous round, but received a bye as the opposition club was dissolved.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Domestic competitions, Leinster Senior Cup
The highly anticipated match took place on 4 July at Dalymount Park. The first half was an entertaining battle between both sides and in the 43rd minute, Dean Kelly scored to put Rovers ahead. Early on in the second half, Ryan McEvoy scored to level the tie. After many good chances from both sides, the match was forced to enter into Extra time. In the 124th minute of extra time, Kevin Feely got a goal to put Bohemians ahead. This goal was enough to separate the sides and thus, eliminated Shamrock Rovers from the competition.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Setanta Sports Cup
Shamrock Rovers competed in the Setanta Cup for the first time this season. As winners of the 2010 League of Ireland, the club received a bye into the quarter finals, where they played against IFA Premiership side Lisburn Distillery, who had overcome UCD in the first round. The first leg took place on 14 March at the New Grosvenor Stadium in Ballyskeagh. Rovers won the game 3–0 by virtue of goals from Karl Sheppard, Ciarán Kilduff and Dean Kelly. The second leg took place on 22 March and finished 4–2; Rovers progressed to the next round 7–2 on aggregate.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Setanta Sports Cup
Gary Liggett capitalised on Pat Flynn's mistake to give Lisburn an early lead before Kilduff equalised for Rovers. Sheppard had already had a shot cleared off the line before the equaliser. Rovers took the lead through Stephen Rice shortly after the restart only for Liggett to score again to level the game. However, 2 goals from Kavanagh in the final ten minutes ensured a victory for Rovers.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Setanta Sports Cup
The draw for the Semi-Finals took place on 23 March in Belfast. Shamrock Rovers were drawn against either Portadown, of Northern Ireland, or Sligo Rovers, of the Republic of Ireland, who had yet to complete their quarter-final tie. Sligo Rovers went on to win the tie, prompting a rematch of the 2010 FAI Cup Final in which Sligo Rovers had defeated Shamrock Rovers on penalties. The first leg took place on 11 April at the Showgrounds, in Sligo.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Setanta Sports Cup
Ronan Finn's long-range goal and Karl Sheppard's header gave Rovers a 2–0 win over the home side, who had John Russell sent off 15 minutes after coming on as a substitute. The second leg took place on 19 April at Tallaght Stadium. Within three minutes, Sligo Rovers were back in the tie with a goal from Eoin Doyle. Their lead lasted only five minutes, however, as a goal from Karl Sheppard levelled the match. Ronan Finn then hit the post before providing the assist for Dennehy's 25th-minute goal which gave Rovers the lead. The game finished 2–1, giving Rovers a 4–1 aggregate victory and a place in their first Setanta Cup final.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Setanta Sports Cup
It was also Rovers' opponents, fellow League of Ireland side Dundalk, first appearance in the final of the competition. They overcame Linfield, Glentoran and Cliftonville, all of Northern Ireland, to reach the final. The final took place at Tallaght Stadium on 14 May. Despite the game taking place in their home stadium, Rovers were technically the away team following the drawing of lots. Rovers won the final 2–0 and claimed their first piece of silverware this season. Gary O'Neill opened the scoring in the second half. Billy Dennehy scored in the 93rd minute to secure the title for Rovers.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Champions League
Shamrock Rovers began their UEFA Champions League campaign in the second qualifying round after winning the 2010 League of Ireland. The draw for this round was made in Nyon, Switzerland on 20 June 2011. As one of the League Champions based in Western Europe, the club was seeded in Group 3. The draw paired Rovers with Estonian champions Flora Tallinn.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Champions League
Rovers played the first leg on 12 July at Tallaght Stadium. The game ended 1–0 to Shamrock Rovers, which was a historic result as it was the first time Rovers had won a Champions League match. Chris Turner scored the winning goal in the 34th minute, just one minute after Flora Tallinn had missed a penalty. Rovers travelled to A. Le Coq Arena in Estonia for the second leg on 19 July. The game ended 0–0, which was enough for Rovers to progress to the next stage of the competition.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Champions League
The draw for the third qualifying round took place on 15 July; as winners in the second qualifying round, they were placed in the "Champions Route" section. Rovers were drawn with Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen, who had appeared in the group stages of the competition the previous season. The first leg was played in Denmark, as determined by the draw, despite a request by Copenhagen to switch the order of the home and away legs. The game took place on 27 July and was broadcast live by Setanta Sports. Copenhagen went ahead after 4 minutes when Sölvi Ottesen beat Rovers' goalkeeper Ryan Thompson with a header. Both sides had scoring opportunities but the game finished 1–0.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Champions League
The return leg was held on 2 August and was broadcast live on RTÉ Two. Copenhagen again opened the scoring, through Dame N'Doye, although Chris Turner had earlier hit the crossbar. They scored their second of the game, and third on aggregate, in the 73rd minute through Christian Bolaños. There were no further goals; Rovers' defeat consigned the club to the Europa League play-off round.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Play-off Phase
After defeat to F.C. Copenhagen in the Champions League, Rovers went into the Europa League, the secondary European competition. They entered the competition in the play-off round, the draw for which was held on 5 August in Nyon, Switzerland. Rovers were placed as an unseeded team in Pot 1, which meant that they could have faced teams such as Atlético Madrid and Panathinaikos, although the club were eventually drawn against Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. Partizan had also exited the Champions League at the third qualifying round after defeat to Belgian side Genk. In the previous season, Partizan had reached the group stages of the Champions League, so many considered Shamrock Rovers the underdogs.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Play-off Phase
The first leg, which was broadcast live on RTÉ Two, took place on 18 August at Tallaght Stadium. Rovers started the game with a defensive tactic, but were unable to prevent Nemanja Tomić scoring after only 14 minutes following a dominant opening from the away side. Rovers did improve towards the end of the half, but only after Partizan had wasted several opportunities to increase their lead. Partizan were again the better side in the beginning of the second half, however the introduction of Gary O'Neill brought Shamrock Rovers back into the game as an attacking force. In the 81st minute, Gary McCabe broke through the Partizan defense with the aid of Gary Twigg and scored the equalising goal. Despite further chances for Rovers, the match ended 1–1, leaving the tie in the balance.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Play-off Phase
The second leg took place on 25 August at Partizan Stadium. The match was broadcast live on Setanta Ireland. Rovers went into the game needing to score at least one goal to avoid being eliminated from the competition, due to the away goal scored by Partizan Belgrade in the first leg. The team started the game nervously and could have conceded after only 3 minutes but for Vladimir Jovancic shooting wide when one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Vladimir Volkov forced a save from Ryan Thompson in the 28th minute, before the Partizan player put his side in front after 35 minutes.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Play-off Phase
Shortly after the interval, Chris Turner came close to scoring for Rovers when his header hit the post. The breakthrough for Rovers came in the 58th minute - a spectacular volley from Patrick Sullivan put the teams back on level terms again. The match went to extra-time as Partizan were unable to convert several chances. Rovers were fortunate to remain level in the game following Stefan Babović's free-kick which hit the woodwork and a reckless challenge by Ryan Thompson which could have resulted in a penalty to the home side.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Play-off Phase
The winning goal came in the 113th minute of extra time. Ciarán Kilduff's shot was only parried away as far as Karl Sheppard, who was taken down inside the penalty area by the Partizan goalkeeper before he could shoot. Midfielder Stephen O'Donnell converted the penalty. The game ended 2–1 to Shamrock Rovers, with Rovers winning the tie 3–2 on aggregate and qualifying for the group stages of the competition. This was the first time an Irish club had qualified for the group stages of a European competition.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The draw for the Europa League Group Stages took place on 26 August in Monaco. Based on the UEFA coefficients, Rovers were placed in Pot 4. This meant that they would be drawn with one team from each other pot. Among the teams which Rovers could have faced were Fulham, Atlético Madrid and Stoke City. The draw eventually paired Rovers with Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League, Rubin Kazan of the Russian Premier League and PAOK of the Greek Super League. All matches were broadcast live on TV3.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Rovers' first group stage fixture took place on 15 September against Rubin Kazan. Rubin Kazan started off well with a goal from Obafemi Martins in the 3rd minute. Rovers got into the game after the goal but the away side still dominated possession during the first half. Both sides missed penalties in the match, although goals from Christian Noboa and Gökdeniz Karadeniz in the second half ensured victory for Rubin Kazan.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Rovers then travelled to White Hart Lane to face Tottenham Hotspur on 29 September. Tottenham started off well with both Jermain Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko hitting the woodwork before half-time. Stephen O'Donnell cleared Roman Pavlyuchenko's header off the line to maintain the deadlock at the end of the first half. It was Rovers who took a surprise lead early in the second half. In the 51st minute, Stephen Rice diverted a long-range shot into the net to put Rovers ahead. Their lead did not last long however - in the 60th minute, Pavlyuchenko equalised from a header. One minute later, Defoe scored to put Spurs ahead. Giovani dos Santos completed the scoring in the 65th minute. The match ended in a 3–1 defeat for Rovers.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
PAOK were the opponents on 20 October in Thessaloniki, Greece. PAOK took the lead early in the first half through Costin Lazăr's long range strike. Both sides then had chances to score, but it was Shamrock Rovers who scored the next goal - Karl Sheppard headed in a free-kick from Billy Dennehy. However, Rovers suffered another defeat due to another long range goal from Vieirinha. In the return leg in Dublin, PAOK scored three goals in the first half as they comfortably won the game 3–1, and in doing so eliminated Rovers from the competition. Billy Dennehy scored what proved to be only a consolation goal for Rovers from a free kick early in the second half.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Rovers again failed to pick up any points in their fifth group game, an away game against Rubin Kazan. Nelson Haedo Valdez took advantage of poor defending to score his side's first goal. Their lead did not last long, however, as Ken Oman equalised for Rovers two minutes later. Bibras Natkho's goal gave Rubin Kazan the lead at half-time; their lead would have been greater had Dan Murray not cleared Obafemi Martins' effort off the line. Rubin Kazan scored twice in the second half to complete the scoring, although Karl Sheppard did hit the bar late in the game.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The club's European campaign concluded with a 4–0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur; a result that meant that Rovers failed to pick up any points during the group stage. In what was only their second competitive fixture since the end of the domestic season, Rovers had the better of the opening minutes and should have taken the lead after only 2 minutes, but James Paterson's effort was wrongly ruled out for offside. Steven Pienaar's first goal for Tottenham was the first goal of the match. Andros Townsend and Jermain Defoe scored Tottenham's second and third goals respectively.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, European competitions, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Although Tottenham did score a fourth goal through Harry Kane, it was Rovers who had the best of the second half, while both Jake Livermore and Carlo Cudicini were lucky to avoid red cards after bringing down Rovers players when they were through on goal. This was Michael O'Neill's final match in charge of the club.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Squad statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. Premier Division scorers appear higher on list when total goals are equal. Last updated 04/11/11


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 29 October 2011Source:Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.Notes: League only


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Records
Rovers played a record number of 56 games in the whole 2011 season.


2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season, Records, Overall
Leinster Senior Cup Matches not counted for the purposes of this table


2011 Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. season
The 2011 Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. season involved Shandong competing in the 2011 Chinese Super League, 2011 Chinese FA Cup, 2011 AFC Champions League. The team qualified for the AFC Champions League after winning the 2010 Chinese Super League.


2011 Shanghai Challenger
The 2011 Shanghai Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Shanghai, China between 5 and 11 September 2011.


2011 Shanghai Challenger, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Shanghai Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Sanchai Ratiwatana /  Sonchat Ratiwatana def. Fritz Wolmarans /  Michael Yani, 7–6(7–4), 6–3


2011 Shanghai Challenger – Doubles
Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana won the first edition of this tournament, defeating Fritz Wolmarans and Michael Yani 7–6(7–4), 6–3 in the final.


2011 Shanghai Challenger – Singles
This was the first edition of the tournament. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe won the final against Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6–4, 4–6, 7–5.


2011 Shanghai International Film Festival
The 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival was the 14th such festival devoted to international cinema held in Shanghai, China. It took place from June 11 to June 19, 2011. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Shanghai Grand Theater.


2011 Shanghai International Film Festival, International Jury
The members of the jury for the Golden Goblet Award were:


2011 Shanghai International Film Festival, In competition
The line-up for the Golden Goblet Award consisted of 16 films that were selected from 1,519 entries from 102 countries.


2011 Shanghai Masters
The 2011 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–11 September 2011 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. This was the first time that the Bank of Communications sponsored the event.


2011 Shanghai Masters
Ali Carter was the defending champion, but lost in the first round 4–5 against Mark King.


2011 Shanghai Masters
Mark Selby won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Williams 10–9 in the final. By doing so, he became world number one for the first time in his career.


2011 Shanghai Masters, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2011 Shanghai Masters, Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 5 September 2011.


2011 Shanghai Masters, Qualifying
These matches took place between 31 July and 4 August 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.


2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
The 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a men's tennis tournament  played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. This edition was held from 10 October through 16 October 2011.


2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Champions, Doubles
Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor defeated  Michaël Llodra /  Nenad Zimonjić, 3–6, 6–1, [12–10]


2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles
Jürgen Melzer and Leander Paes were the defending champions but decided not to participate together. Melzer partnered up with Philipp Petzschner, while Paes played alongside Mahesh Bhupathi. However, neither couple were able to retain the title. In the final, Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor won the title beating Michaël Llodra and Nenad Zimonjić 3–6, 6–1, [12–10].


2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles
Andy Murray was the defending champion and successfully defended his title by beating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2011 Shanghai Truckers strike
The 2011 Shanghai Truckers strike started in the Waigaoqiao zone of Pudong in Shanghai, China, on the morning of April 20, 2011, and continued for two days.


2011 Shanghai Truckers strike
The work stoppage was preceded by a gathering in Songjiang District on April 13 to protest the alleged beating of a pedestrian by state officials. There were further strikes called in other port cities. Reports that three truckers were killed were denied by state controlled media.


2011 Sheffield City Council election
Sheffield City Council elections took place on 5 May 2011. There were 28 seats up for election, one third of the council. The last election left the council with no overall control. Since the previous election, Liberal Democrat councillor Ben Curran, and Lib Dem-turned-independent Frank Taylor had defected to Labour leaving both parties equal at 41 councillors each. This election saw Labour regain control of the council that they lost in 2006, with nine gains from the Lib Dems. Overall turnout was 41.8%.


2011 Sheffield City Council election
Councillors elected in 2007 Sheffield Council election defended their seats this year.


2011 Sheffield City Council election, Election result
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:


2011 Sheffield Tigers season
The 2011 Premier League Season is the 15th consecutive season that the Sheffield Tigers has competed at the 2nd tier of British Speedway. Following from a successful 2010 Campaign, the Tigers hope to end their 8-year wait for the Premier League Title.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, Close Season
After ending the 2010 campaign with the first team trophy (Premier League Pairs) since 2002, the Tigers will be hoping go one step further in 2011. For the 5th season running, The Tigers will be sponsored by local business Sheffield Window Centre for the following season. Following the AGM meeting over the weekend of the 20/21 November, the Tigers declared their intention to race over the 2011 however there will be a new look to Premier League Speedway.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, Close Season
Local rivals Stoke Potters withdrew from the Premier League to race in the National League, while the Birmingham Brummies elected to move up to the Elite League. This allowed 2 new teams to enter, with the Leicester Lions successfully being granted entry after failing in 2010, and the Ipswich Witches deciding to swap league memberships with the Brummies to fill the allocated spots. However, with the Elite League seemingly in turmoil with the withdrawals of the Coventry Bees and the Peterborough Panthers, the Elite League required 1 further team to be able to track a full season.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, Close Season
The Kings Lynn Stars elected to join the speedway elite and therefore withdrew from the Premier League. This further allowed another entry to the Premier League, with the place being allocated to the Plymouth Devils. This was later confirmed that no other teams will be granted entry to the Premier League, therefore completing the line-up for 2011.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, Team Building for 2011
Following the 2009 AGM, it was decided that a 42.50 points limit would be set for 3 years, with the 2011 season being the last. This was later confirmed at the current AGM. However, before the AGM took place the Tigers had already announced 2 riders who would be riding in the yellow and blue of the Tigers for 2011. On 22 October, Josh Auty was the first confirmed starter for his 3rd consecutive season for Sheffield. Then on 3 November, Hugh Skidmore was the second confirmed starter for his 2nd full season with the Owlerton outfit.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, Team Building for 2011
Following Kings Lynn's election to the Elite League, Simon Lambert (Kings Lynn's Asset) became available and was snapped up by the tigers on 1 December as their 3rd signing for the 2011 season. The same day, it was announced that club asset Emiliano Sanchez was recalled to the 2011 team. Sanchez was loaned out to Redcar last year. Sanchez has not ridden for Sheffield since 2006. After weeks of talks with ex-captain Ricky Ashworth, it was announced on 6 December 2010 that Ricky would once again ride for Sheffield for his 10th successive year.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, Team Building for 2011
Due to his ten years with the Tigers, Ricky will now be due a Testimonial Meeting in 2011. The sixth signing was officially announced on 15 December to be current Sheffield Tigers Asset Shane Parker. Although Shane has never ridden for the Tigers before, he became a Sheffield Asset when the Hull Vikings closed and Sheffield purchased all the current Hull Assets. After announcing Shane as the new number 1 for 2011, Shane announced that this would be his last season riding British Speedway before returning home to Australia. The Tigers septet was completed on 22 December with the signing of local rider Ashley Birks from Scunthorpe. It isn't however confirmed whether it was a full transfer or a loan.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, 2011 Fixtures
Official Fixture List is yet to be produced. Therefore, no fixture list is yet available. The opening fixture for the season was an inter-league challenge against local rivals Belle Vue Aces. The meeting is the second meeting of the teams in as many years, as the Aces were the opening challenge meeting of the 2010 season. It was also confirmed at the BSPA AGM that the Tigers would face the Edinburgh Monarchs in the 1st round of the 2011 Premier League KOC. No dates have yet been confirmed.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, 2011 Fixtures, Premier League Second Phase
The format and cut-off point for the split is made as each team reaches 10 home and 10 away matches. Group 1 will be teams placed 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th and 14th - Group 2 is 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th and 13th. Those additional 12 matches are then added onto the points gained from the 26 meetings in Round 1.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, 2011 Fixtures, Premier League KOC
The Tigers were drawn against the Monarchs for the 1st round of the competition.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, 2011 Fixtures, Premier League KOC, Round 1
Sheffield Tigers qualified for Round 2 by defeating the Edinburgh Monarchs 94-86 on aggregate.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, 2011 Fixtures, Challenge Meetings
The first challenge of the season was an Inter-League meetings against local rivals Belle Vue Aces.


2011 Sheffield Tigers season, League table
Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 pointsAway: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or lessM = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points


2011 Sheikh Jassim Cup
The 2011 Sheikh Jassim Cup was the 33rd edition of the league cup competition for football teams from Qatar.


2011 Sheikh Jassim Cup, Groups
18 clubs from the Qatar Stars League and Qatari 2nd Division were drawn into 4 groups. The winners of each group qualify for the semi-finals.


2011 Sheikh Jassim Cup, Groups
All group games are played in one 'host' location, instead of the common home and away format used in other competitions


2011 Shimizu S-Pulse season
The 2011 Shimizu S-Pulse season was Shimizu S-Pulse's twentieth season in existence and nineteenth consecutive season in J. League Division 1. The team also competed in the 2011 J.League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.


2011 Shirak FC season
The 2011 season was Shirak's 21st consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League and covers the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.


2011 Shizuoka earthquake
Coordinates: The 2011 Shizuoka earthquake (Japanese: 静岡県東部地震) was an earthquake that occurred approximately 42 km (26 mi) north-northeast of Shizuoka City at 22:31 (Japan Time), 15 March 2011. The magnitude was Mw  6.0 or MJMA  6.4, and the depth was 9km. The hypocenter of this earthquake is thought to have been near the presumed location of the magma chamber of Mount Fuji. It may have been a triggered earthquake caused by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, which occurred four days earlier, on 11 March 2011. It was sinistral strike-slip fault earthquake. It had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 6+ (Fujinomiya) or VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake left 80 people injured, and caused some power outages.


2011 Shortlands by-election
A by-election was held in the Shortlands constituency in Solomon Islands on March 30, 2011. The election followed the death of MP Steve Laore, an Independent, who was elected to the seat for his first term in the 2010 general election, and died just twenty-one days later, on August 25.


2011 Shortlands by-election
Laore had been a member of Prime Minister Danny Philip's parliamentary majority. When the date for the by-election was set, in mid-February, Philip was facing the threat of a motion of no confidence, seemingly having narrowly lost his majority in Parliament. Simultaneously, it was announced Parliament would reconvene on March 28, just prior to the election of Laore's successor, with expectations that a vote would be held on a motion of no confidence.


2011 Shortlands by-election
There were four candidates. Christopher Laore, brother of Steve Laore, was elected with 1353 votes. Augustine Taneko, a former Member of Parliament, received 731. Pellion Buare obtained 111, while Joseph Isand Pitu received a single vote.


2011 Showtime Southern 500
The 2011 Showtime Southern 500,  62nd running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 7, 2011 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 370 laps, 3 laps over the advertised distance, it was the tenth race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season out of thirty-six. The pole position was won by Kasey Kahne of Red Bull Racing Team. The race was won by Regan Smith of Furniture Row Racing, the first win for both Smith and the team, with Carl Edwards in second and Brad Keselowski in third.


2011 Showtime Southern 500
The race was the first ever start for T. J. Bell.


2011 Showtime Southern 500, Report, Background
Darlington Raceway is the second oldest speedway on the NASCAR schedule next to Martinsville Speedway. From above, the track has been long described as being shaped similar to an egg. Consequently, the track's banking is also affected by its shape. The frontstretch and backstretch are banked at 3° and 2°, respectively. Turns 1 and 2, which have a wider radius, are banked at 25° and turns 3 and 4, which are much tighter than the first two, carry 23° of banking.


2011 Showtime Southern 500, Report, Background
Prior to the race, Carl Edwards held the Drivers' Championship lead with 326 points. Defending champion Jimmie Johnson was in second place, 9 points back, followed by Richmond Kyle Busch in third, 21 points behind Johnson. Four points behind Busch was Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in fourth with Kevin Harvick one point behind in fifth. Kurt Busch, with 289 points, was in sixth followed by Clint Bowyer who was 5 points behind Busch. Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, and Tony Stewart rounded out the top 10 in points, all 3 separated by 3 points. Defending race winner Denny Hamlin was 17th in points. A. J. Allmendinger and Jeff Gordon remained in the wild card positions.


2011 Showtime Southern 500, Report, Background
In the owner points battle, Tommy Baldwin Racing moved into the top-35 in owners' points for the first time on the heels of a 13th-place finish at Richmond, leading to a 3-way tie for 35th between the #32 team of FAS Lane Racing, the #13 team of Germain Racing, and the #71 team of TRG Motorsports.


2011 Showtime Southern 500, Report, Qualifying
Kasey Kahne would win the pole with a 27.131. Meanwhile, Scott Riggs would blow an engine coming into his second lap of his qualifying run. While he had set a time, it was not enough to get Riggs into the race, as Joe Nemechek would beat his time.


2011 Showtime Southern 500, Report, Qualifying
Did Not Qualify: #81-Scott Riggs, #71-Andy Lally, #92-Brian KeselowskiWithdrew: #75 Derrike Cope


2011 Showtime Southern 500, Report, Race
Regan Smith pulled off an upset and won the Showtime Southern 500 after holding off Carl Edwards on a late restart. There were 11 caution flags, the wildest one happening with 4 laps to go. During a 3 wide situation, Harvick got into Kyle Busch, who in turn got into Bowyer, who slammed the inside wall. He was not injured. Kyle Busch then turned around Harvick in Turn 3. After the race finished Harvick wanted to get Kyle Busch out of the car, but Busch's car rammed Harvick's #29 car instead. Tempers flared, and the incident further inflamed the tensions between the two men. After the race Busch and Harvick were both fined $25,000 and placed on probation for 4 races including the All Star Race.


2011 Siberia Cup
The 2011 Siberia Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Tyumen, Russia between 26 and 30 December.


2011 Siberia Cup, WTA Entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Siberia Cup, WTA Entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry from a Special Ranking spot:


2011 Siberia Cup, Champions, Doubles
Darya Kustova /  Olga Savchuk def. Natela Dzalamidze /  Margarita Gasparyan, 6–0, 6–2


2011 Siberia Cup – Doubles
Darya Kustova and Olga Savchuk won the title defeating Natela Dzalamidze and Margarita Gasparyan in the final 6–0, 6–2.


2011 Siberia Cup – Singles
Yulia Putintseva won the title defeating Elina Svitolina in the final 6–2, 6–4.


2011 Sicilia Classic
The 2011 Sicilia Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 3 and 9 October 2011.


2011 Sicilia Classic, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Sicilia Classic, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2011 Sicilia Classic, Champions, Doubles
Tomasz Bednarek /  Mateusz Kowalczyk def. Alexander Bury /  Andrei Vasilevski, 6–2, 6–4


2011 Sicilia Classic – Doubles
Martin Fischer and Philipp Oswald were the defending champions, but decided not to participate. Tomasz Bednarek and Mateusz Kowalczyk won this tournament by defeating Alexander Bury and Andrei Vasilevski 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Sicilia Classic – Singles
Attila Balázs was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Carlos Berlocq won the tournament against Adrian Ungur 6–1, 6–1 in the final. The final was played on Monday, 10 October 2011 due to bad weather conditions.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship
The 2011 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 32nd edition of the competition, started on 3 April and finished after thirteen race weekends on 11 September 2011.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship
The defending champions were eight time winners Daniël Willemsen from the Netherlands and his passenger Gertie Eggink. In 2011, Willemsen raced with 43-year-old Sven Verbrugge as his passenger, after an injury to first-choice passenger Roman Vasyliaka. Willemsen and Verbrugge were a team for a fifth time in the history of the competition, with the combination winning the 2005 and 2006 titles together. Willemsen temporarily switched to Ondrej Cermak as his passenger for the first of two German GP's because of an injury to Verbrugge.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship
Willemsen and his passenger clinched the World Championship at the second-last race of the season, at Slagelse, Denmark, having a 53-point lead over Latvians Jānis and Lauris Daiders. The Belgian-Latvian combination Joris Hendrickx-Kaspars Liepiņš, the 2009 World Champions and long the main rivals of Willemsen-Verbrugge during the 2011 season, suffered a season-ending injury at the qualifying of the German Grand Prix in July 2011, being able to compete in the race but requiring surgery afterwards.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship
Parallel to the riders competition, a manufacturers championship was also held. Like in 2010, the competition was a close contest between 2010 champions WSP and eventual winners VMC.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship
The Sidecarcross World Championship, first held in 1980 and organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, is an annual competition. All races, manufacturers and the vast majority of riders in the competition being in and from Europe. Sidecarcross is similar to motocross except that the teams consist of two riders, a driver and a passenger. Races are held on the same tracks as solo motocross but the handling of the machines differs as sidecars don't lean. The majority of physical work in the sport is carried out by the passenger, who speeds up the sidecarcross in corners by leaning out. The coordination between the driver and the passenger are therefore of highest importance.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Overview
The thirteen races of the season were held in eleven countries, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Poland, Ukraine, Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Russia and Denmark. In comparison to the 2010 edition, the Grand Prix of Great Britain and Italy have been dropped off the calendar while the Swiss GP made a return.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Format
Every Grand Prix weekend is split into two races, both held on the same day. This means, the 2011 season with its thirteen Grand Prix has 26 races. Each race lasts for 30 minutes plus two laps. The two races on a weekend actually get combined to determine an overall winner. In case of a tie, the results of the second race as used to determined the winner. While this overall winners receives no extra WC points, they usually are awarded a special trophy. Race start times are set at 13:30 and 16:00.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Format
Events typically consist of a qualifying competition, held in multiple stages on Saturdays of a race weekend while the two race events are typically held on Sundays. One exception to this rule is Easter weekends, when the races are held on Easter Monday. Race weekends can consist of additional motocross or quart support races as well, but the FIM stipulates that the World Championship races have priority. Riders have to be provided with at least one 30 minute free practice season, which will be timed.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Format
A race can consist of up to 30 starters and the qualifying modus is dependent on the number of entries. Up to 32 entries, it will be held in one group split into two sessions of 30 minutes each. Above 32 entries, the starter field will be sub-divided into two groups through ballot and the current standings. Each qualifying group can consist of up to 30 racers. Should there be more than 60 entries, a pre-qualifying has to be held. Of the riders in the two groups, the top-twelve directly qualify for the races. The remaining teams then go to a second-chance qualifying, in which the best six advance. The riders placed seventh and eighth remain in reserve should one of the qualified teams not be able to participate.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Format
The FIM stipulates that all drivers must be of a minimum age of 18 while passengers have to be at least 16 years old to compete, but no older than 50. Riders older than 50 have to provide a certificate of medical fitness to be permitted to compete. The driver has the right to exchange his passenger under certain conditions.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Format
Starting numbers for the season are awarded according to the previous seasons overall finishing position of the driver. Current or former World Champions have however the right to pick any number they wish, except the number one which is reserved for the current World Champion.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Format
The competition is open for motor cycles with two-stroke engines from between 350 and 750cc and four-stroke engines of up to 1,000cc. Each team is permitted the use of two motorcycles with the possibility of changing machines between races.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Format
The FIM does not permit radio communication between riders and their teams. Outside assistance during the race on the course is not permitted unless it is through race marshals in the interest of safety. Limited repairs in the designated repair zone during the race are permitted.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Format
The first twenty teams of each race score competition points. The point system for the season was as follows:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Prize money
In 2011, prize money was awarded to all rider scoring points, with €300 going to each race winner, €250 to the runners-up, gradually declining from there, with  €50 going to all teams placed 12th to 20th. Additionally, every team qualified for the race plus the two reserve teams receive €500 in travel compensation.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Retirements
At the end of the 2011 season a number of long-term competitors retired from the World Championship, the most successful of those being Russian Evgeny Scherbinin, runners-up in 2006 and active since 1999.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Classification, Riders
The top ten teams in the final overall standings were:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, Classification, Manufacturers
Parallel to the riders championship, a manufacturers competition was also held. In every race, only the best-placed rider of every make was awarded points in this competition.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Oss – Netherlands
The top ten of the first Grand Prix of the 2011 season, held on 3 April 2011, at Oss in the Netherlands:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Castelnau-de-Lévis – France
The top ten of the first of two French Grand Prix in 2011, held on 17 April at Castelnau-de-Lévis:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Frauenfeld – Switzerland
The top ten of the Swiss Grand Prix in 2011, held on Easter Monday, 25 April at Frauenfeld:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Chernivtsi – Ukraine
The top ten of the Ukrainian Grand Prix in 2011, held on 8 May at Chernivtsi:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Brou – France
The top ten of the second French Grand Prix in 2011, held on 13 June at Brou, Eure-et-Loir:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Gdańsk – Poland
The top ten of the Polish Grand Prix in 2011, held on 26 June at Gdańsk:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Genk – Belgium
The top ten of the Belgian Grand Prix in 2011, held on 3 July at Genk:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Strassbessenbach – Germany
The top ten of the first of two German Grand Prix in 2011, held on 24 July at Strassbessenbach:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Ķegums – Latvia
The top ten of the Latvian Grand Prix in 2011, held on 7 August at Ķegums:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Kiviõli – Estonia
The top ten of the Estonian Grand Prix in 2011, held on 14 August at Kiviõli:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Kiviõli – Estonia
The race at Kiviõli saw the first-ever Sidecarcross Grand Prix win for Vaclav and Marek Rozehnal and the first-ever for the Czech Republic.


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Kamensk-Uralsky – Russia
The top ten of the Russian Grand Prix in 2011, held on 21 August at Kamensk-Uralsky:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Slagelse – Denmark
The top ten of the Danish Grand Prix in 2011, held on 4 September at Slagelse:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Rudersberg – Germany
The top ten of the second German Grand Prix in 2011, held on 11 September at Rudersberg:


2011 Sidecarcross World Championship, 2011 season races, Rudersberg – Germany
The last race event of the 2011 season saw the World Champions, Willemsen and Verbrugge, failing to score any points. A dispute during qualifying between the two lead to Verbrugge walking out during the first qualifying session. He later returned to take part in the "last chance", where the team qualified for the race after all. Verbrugge however was injured during a fall and had to be taken to hospital where his arm was placed into a plaster, ruling the team out of the race.


2011 Sikkim earthquake
The 2011 Sikkim earthquake (also known as the 2011 Himalayan earthquake) occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and was centered within the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, near the border of Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim, at 18:10 IST on Sunday, 18 September. The earthquake was felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.


2011 Sikkim earthquake
At least 111 people were killed in the earthquake. Most of the deaths occurred in Sikkim, with reports of fatalities in and near Singtam in the East Sikkim district. Several buildings collapsed in Gangtok. Eleven are reported dead in Nepal, including three killed when a wall collapsed in the British Embassy in Kathmandu. Elsewhere, structural damage occurred in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and across Tibet; another seven fatalities were confirmed in the latter region.


2011 Sikkim earthquake
The quake came just a few days after an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit Haryana's Sonipat district, sending tremors in New Delhi. The earthquake was the fourth significant earthquake in India of September 2011.


2011 Sikkim earthquake
Exactly a year after the original earthquake at 5:55 pm on 18 September 2012, another earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Sikkim, sparking panic among the people observing the anniversary of the original quake.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Earthquake
The magnitude 6.9 (Mw) earthquake occurred inland at 18:10 IST on 18 September 2011, about 68 km (42 mi) northwest of Gangtok, Sikkim at a shallow depth of 19.7 km (12.2 mi). At its location, the continental Indian and Eurasian Plates converge with one another along a tectonic boundary beneath the mountainous region of northeast India near the Nepalese border. Although earthquakes in this region are usually interplate in nature, preliminary data suggests the Sikkim earthquake was triggered by shallow strike-slip faulting from an intraplate source within the over-riding Eurasian Plate. Initial analyses also indicate a complex origin, with the perceived tremor likely being a result of two separate events occurring close together in time at similar focal depths.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Earthquake, Intensity
Located at a shallow depth beneath the surface, the earthquake caused strong shaking in many areas adjacent to its epicenter reportedly lasting 30 – 40 seconds. The strongest shaking occurred to the west in Gangtok and further south in Siliguri, although similar ground motions registering at MM VI (strong) on the Mercalli scale were recorded in many smaller towns such as Mangan across elevated regions. Lighter tremors (MM IV – III) spread southward through populous regions, with these motions reported in the Patna capital of Bihar and as far southwest as Bihar Sharif. In all, the earthquake was felt in Nepal, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and China. Tremors were felt in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, parts of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh and Delhi states of India. In Tibet, the earthquake was felt in Shigatse and Lhasa.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Earthquake, Aftershocks
Sikkim experienced three aftershocks since the earthquake, occurring at magnitudes of 5.7, 5.1, and 4.6 (Mw) within 30 minutes of the initial earthquake. Kathmandu experienced two aftershocks that both had a magnitude of 4.8 Mw. The aftershocks had no serious impact in the region. At least 20 aftershocks back-to-back throughout the night created panic in the Gangtok. On 19 September, tremors shook some parts of Maharashtra measuring 3.9 (Mw) at around 06:30 IST including Latur, Osmanabad and Solapur districts, all of which had already suffered the 1993 earthquake. However, no loss of life or property was reported.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Impact
The earthquake struck near a mountainous, albeit very populous region near the Sikkim–Nepal border; most of the structures were reported to be highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking. Upon impact, tens of thousands of residents evacuated their homes, and many areas suffered from communication and power outages. The strong shaking caused significant building collapse and mudslides; at least 111 people were confirmed killed by the effects of the earthquake, and hundreds of others sustained injuries. As the earthquake occurred in the monsoon season, heavy rain and landslides rendered rescue work more difficult.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Impact, India
Northern India suffered the most from the earthquake, with at least 75 people killed. 60 people were reportedly killed in Sikkim alone. At least 7 people have died in Bihar, while 6 deaths have been reported from West Bengal. Power supply was disrupted in areas near Sikkim, including Kalimpong of Darjeeling district, and adjoining Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts; the outages were in part blamed on an affected electric substation in Siliguri. Water supply was interrupted in Sikkim. National Highway 31, the major highway linking Sikkim to the rest of India, was damaged. Ten of the dead were workers at a hydroelectric project on the Teesta River.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Impact, India
In India, property damage is estimated to be around ₹1 trillion (US$14 billion) with the actual report yet to come.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Impact, India, Sikkim
Two buildings of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police in the Pegong areas of North Sikkim collapsed. In Gangtok, many government offices and hospitals were left unusable. The heavy shaking destroyed the villages of Lingzya, Sakyong, Pentong, Bay and Tholong.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Impact, Nepal
In the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu, damage from the earthquake was comparatively limited. Three people were killed when a wall at the British Embassy collapsed, and many others suffered injuries. The shaking effects were more severe in eastern Nepal, which is closer to the epicenter. There, hundreds of homes sustained significant damage, and due to saturated soil from preceding heavy rains widespread mudslides impacted the region. Sunsari experienced power and telephone communication outages. Two people were killed in the eastern city of Dharan. Overall, in Nepal 6 people died due to the earthquake.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Impact, Bangladesh
The earthquake was felt most strongly in northern Bangladesh. The quake was also felt in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Barisal, Faridpur, Jessore, Khulna, Pabna, Bogra, Comilla, Noakhali, Chittagong and as far as Cox's Bazar. Panicked people rushed out of their homes and offices, but the only damage seems to be tilted and cracked buildings; no casualties were reported. Cell phone lines were also down for a few minutes during the quake.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Impact, China
In Tibet, building collapse was reported in Yadong, Dinggyê and Gamba. At least seven people were reported dead in Yadong. Telephone service was interrupted in the seat of Yadong County.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Impact, Bhutan
There were no reports of casualties in Bhutan, although cracks on walls and ceilings of houses were reported in Wangthangkha village, Lango and the town area in Paro. There were also reports of a landslide right after crossing the Isuna Bridge from Paro towards Thimphu, and falling boulders after crossing Chundzom Bridge. Citizens were asked to avoid traveling on the Paro-Thimphu highway. Telecommunications networks were disrupted, with cellular networks unavailable after the quake.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Impact, Bhutan
Prime Minister of Bhutan Jigmi Thinley updated in his status as "Phone lines remains clogged reflecting our caring and close knit society. No damage reported from East Bhutan. Four road blocks caused by falling debris are reported on the Chukha – Phuntsholing road. Two homes in Haa report damage with 3–4 people having suffered minor injury. Thimphu Dzong has sustained some cracks in the Utse and one of the four corner towers. Occupants have been moved out to safer parts. Please remain calm and alert."


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Rescue operations and compensation
Early rescue operations included four teams of National Disaster Response Force been rushed to Sikkim and five more teams were being sent from Kolkata. However, South and West Sikkim remained inaccessible delaying rescue operations owing to landslides caused by rainfall. A group of 14 tourists were rescued by the army from north Sikkim. The army had deployed 72 columns including infantry troops, combat engineers, four Dhruv and five Cheetah helicopters. Rain and landslides had hampered the rescue efforts of workers searching for survivors.300 people mostly labourers were given shelter in Chungthang Gurdwara. Food was prepared in gurdwara langar with more than 600 hot meals at all meal times.


2011 Sikkim earthquake, Rescue operations and compensation
Indian former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, on 19 September, announced ₹200,000 (US$2,800) as ex-gratia to a family member of those killed in the earthquake and ₹100,000 (US$1,400) for seriously injured. ₹50,000 (US$700) for those grievously injured and ₹25,000 (US$350) for those with minor injuries was announced by Sikkim former chief minister Pawan Chamling. Rescue and relief operations resumed in Sikkim since early in the morning on Tuesday with the weather showing signs of improvement. Road opening parties succeeded in restoring communication along NH31A and work was continuing to repair the North Sikkim Highway to Mangan and Chungthang. Fifteen helicopters were pressed into service to evacuate casualties and deploy rescue and relief columns in the affected areas of north and west Sikkim.