2011 Real Salt Lake season, Review, April
On April 20, Salt Lake resumed Champions League play with the first leg of the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals being held at Monterrey's Technology Stadium. Salt Lake found themselves trailing within the first 20 minutes of play, following a defensive mishap that led to a loose ball tapped in by Aldo de Nigris. The Claret and Cobalt would draw level in the 35th minute of play, thanks to a header off of Nat Borchers from a Javier Morales set piece, leading to a 1-1 scoreline at halftime.


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Review, April
In the second half of play, a 62nd minute handball from Salt Lake defender Jamison Olave consequently led to a penalty kick for Los Rayados. Chilean international Humberto Suazo converted the penalty, regaining the lead for Monterrey, 2-1. In the dying minutes of the match, Salt Lake midfielder, Morales, made two cutbacks over Monterrey defenders Sergio Pérez and Neri Cardozo to score the equalizer, leading to a final scoreline of 2-2.


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Review, April
The draw against Monterrey resulted in only the fourth time in history that an American soccer club had tied a Mexican opponent on Mexican soil. The previous time was when D.C. United tied Toluca 1-1 in the 2009–10 edition of the Champions League. The result brings American club performance in Mexico to (0-21-4) and MLS club performance in Mexico to (0-23-6). Salt Lake will host Monterrey in the second leg of the finals on April 27 at Rio Tinto Stadium.


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Match results, Preseason
Note: Results are given with Real Salt Lake's score listed first.


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Major League Soccer, League tables, Western Conference table
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Major League Soccer, League tables, Overall table
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Major League Soccer, League tables, Results summary
Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  D = Matches drawn;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Club, Roster, MLS roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Club, Roster, CONCACAF Champions League roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Miscellany, Allocation Ranking
Real Salt Lake is in the #8 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Miscellany, International Roster Spots
Real Salt Lake possesses 6 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. The club dealt one spot permanently to Colorado Rapids on 29 June 2005 and dealt another spot permanently to Chivas USA on 24 November 2004. The club also dealt a spot to Kansas City on 23 February 2010 but use of that roster spot was for the 2010 season only.


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Miscellany, International Roster Spots
There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Miscellany, Future Draft Pick Trades
Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft conditional pick acquired from Chivas USA. Future picks traded: None.


2011 Real Salt Lake season, Miscellany, MLS Rights to Other Players
Real Salt Lake maintains the MLS rights to Yura Movsisyan after the player declined a contract offer by the club and signed overseas on a free transfer.


2011 Recife Open Internacional de Tenis
The 2011 Recife Open Internacional de Tenis 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 Recife, Brazil between 26 September and 2 October 2011.


2011 Recife Open Internacional de Tenis, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Recife Open Internacional de Tenis, Champions, Doubles
Guido Andreozzi /  Marcel Felder def. Rodrigo Grilli /  André Miele, 6–3, 6–3


2011 Recife Open Internacional de Tenis – Doubles
Guido Andreozzi and Marcel Felder won the title, defeating 1st seeds Rodrigo Grilli and André Miele 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2011 Recife Open Internacional de Tenis – Singles
1st seed Ricardo Mello won the title, defeating his compatriot and 2nd seed Rogério Dutra da Silva 7–6(7–5), 6–3 in the final.


2011 Recopa Sudamericana
The 2011 Recopa Sudamericana was the 19th edition of the Recopa Sudamericana, the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. It was contested between Brazilian club Internacional, the 2010 Copa Libertadores champion, and Argentine club Independiente, the 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion.


2011 Recopa Sudamericana
Internacional lost the first leg 2–1, but won the second leg 3–1, claiming their second Recopa Sudamericana title.


2011 Recopa Sudamericana, Rules
The Recopa Sudamericana is played over two legs; home and away. The team that qualified via the Copa Libertadores plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the away goals rule is not applied. Extra time is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shootout ensues according to the Laws of the Game.


2011 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
The 2011 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season was the fifth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season began at Circuito de Jerez on 2 April and ended on 3 September at the Misano World Circuit after 14 races. The races, contested by the riders on equal KTM machinery, were held at eight meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar.


2011 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, Calendar
The season saw an expanded calendar, from six meetings up to eight meetings, adding events at Estoril for the first time since 2008, and Silverstone for the first time. Of the eight meetings, six were double-headers, with single races at Mugello and Misano.


2011 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers, provided the rider finished the race.


2011 Red Deer Curling Classic
The 2011 Red Deer Curling Classic was held from November 4 to 7 at the Red Deer Curling Club in Red Deer, Alberta as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the men's event was CAD$32,000, while the purse for the women's event was CAD$34,000. Both events were held in a triple knockout format.


2011 Red River flood
The 2011 Red River flood took place along the Red River of the North in Manitoba in Canada and North Dakota and Minnesota in the United States beginning in April 2011. The flood was, in part, due to high moisture levels in the soil from the previous year, which meant that further accumulation would threaten the flood-prone region. Flood predictors in Winnipeg were worried that a dual crest of both the Assiniboine River and the Red might crest at the city at the same time. Beginning around April 8, 50 homes were evacuated and two more were flooded after an ice jam in St. Andrews, Manitoba caused the river to flood over its banks.


2011 Red River flood
Three fatalities in the US were blamed on the flood by April 8. Through most of Southern Manitoba, the Red River crest level was below major floods of the past, including those of 1979 and 1950. When the river crested at the James Avenue pumping station in Winnipeg, north of the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, the measured open-water crest was 19.59 above datum. The high crest at the James Avenue pumping station was attributed largely to flooding of the Assiniboine River.


2011 Red River flood, Assiniboine flood
The Assiniboine at Brandon, Manitoba reached the highest level ever recorded for the river. The 2011 Assiniboine River Flood was a 300-year flood. That year flood levels on the Red River were below those of 2009.


2011 Red River flood, Assiniboine flood
Officials said that, if the flood controls had not been constructed in the 1960s and later along the Red and Assiniboine rivers near Winnipeg, the cresting water level would have amounted to the sixth-highest water levels ever recorded in the city. Higher levels were recorded in 1861, 2009, 1997, 1852, and 1826 (by order of highest level first in this list).


2011 Red River flood, Fatalities in US and Manitoba, Canada
Three fatalities in the United States were blamed on the flood by 8 April. One man died while sandbagging in Fargo-Moorhead. The other two American men drowned in the Maple River when their boat capsized while they were hunting beavers. A Canadian man died in Niverville, Manitoba on 9 April; his vehicle skidded off a flooded road and submerged before he could escape.


2011 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
The 2011 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Unitary Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2011 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election, Ward Results
In the 2011 local elections, the following members were returned:


2011 Redditch Borough Council election
The 2011 Redditch Borough Council election to the Redditch Borough Council was held on 5 May 2011. All Council wards, apart from Central and Lodge Parks were voting in the local elections; in the Greenlands ward two councillors were up for election.


2011 Regional League Division 2
The 2011 Regional League Division 2 (also known as the AIS League for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th season of the Regional League Division 2, it had redirected from the division 2, since its establishment in 2006. The 77 clubs will be divided into 5 groups (regions).


2011 Regional League Division 2
Regional League Championships 2011 was contested by the five regional league winners and runners up of the 3rd level championships of Thailand. The two best 3rd placed teams from the regional leagues also take part


2011 Regional League Division 2
Twelve teams were split into two groups of A & B, with the top two teams from group A & B gaining promotion to the Thai 1st Division for the 2012 campaign, along with this, the two group winners would play off to determine the overall champions.


2011 Regional League Division 2, 2011 Regional League round table All locations, 2011
red Zone:2011 Regional League Division 2 Bangkok Metropolitan RegionYellow Zone:2011 Regional League Division 2 Central & Eastern RegionGreen Zone: 2011 Regional League Division 2 Northern Region Region Orange Zone:2011 Regional League Division 2 North Eastern RegionBlue Zone:2011 Regional League Division 2 Southern Region


2011 Regional League Division 2 Bangkok Metropolitan Region
2011 Regional League Division 2 Bangkok Metropolitan Region is the 3rd season of the League competition since its establishment in 2009. It is in the third tier of the Thai football league system.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Changes from Last Season, Team Changes, Promoted Clubs
Bangkok  and Rangsit JW were promoted to the 2011 Thai Division 1 League after winning the 2009 Regional League Division 2 championship pool.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Changes from Last Season, Team Changes, Relegated Clubs
Prachinburi were relegated from the 2010 Thai Division 1 League.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Changes from Last Season, Team Changes, Withdrawn Clubs
North-Central have withdrawn from the 2011 campaign. were effectively relegated from the division due to failure to meet Regional League standards.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Changes from Last Season, Team Changes, Expansion Clubs
Globlex, Maptaphut Rayong, Assumption College Thonburi, Royal Thai Fleet and Chamchuri United joined the newly expanded league setup.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Central & Eastern Region
2011 Regional League Division 2 Central-East Region is the 3rd season of the League competition since its establishment in 2009. It is in the third tier of the Thai football league system.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Central & Eastern Region, Changes from Last Season, Team Changes, Promoted Clubs
Saraburi were promoted to the 2011 Thai Division 1 League.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Central & Eastern Region, Changes from Last Season, Team Changes, Relocated Clubs
Prachuap Khiri Khan re-located from the 2010 Thai Division 2 League Southern Region into the Central & Eastern Region.


2011 Regional League Division 2 North Eastern Region
2011 Regional League Division 2 North-East Region is the 3rd season of the League competition since its establishment in 2009. It is in the third tier of the Thai football league system. The league winners and runners up will qualify for the 2011 Regional League Division 2 championship stage.


2011 Regional League Division 2 North Eastern Region, Changes from Last Season, Team Changes, Promoted Clubs
Buriram were promoted to the 2011 Thai Division 1 League after winning the 2010 Regional League Division 2 championship pool.


2011 Regional League Division 2 North Eastern Region, Changes from Last Season, Team Changes, Serving Bans
Ubon United are in the second year of their two-year ban.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Northern Region
2011 Regional League Division 2 Northern Region is the third season of the League competition since its establishment in 2009. It is in the third tier of the Thai football league system. The league winners and runners up will qualify for the 2011 Regional League Division 2 championship stage.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Northern Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Promoted clubs
Chiangmai and Chainat were promoted to the 2011 Thai Division 1 League.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Northern Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Expansion clubs
Lamphun Warrior and Nan joined the newly expanded league setup.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Southern Region
2011 Regional League Division 2 League Southern Region is the 3rd season of the League competition since its establishment in 2009. It is in the third tier of the Thai football league system.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Southern Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Promoted club
Phuket were promoted to the 2011 Thai Division 1 League.


2011 Regional League Division 2 Southern Region, Changes from last season, Team changes, Relegated club
Narathiwat were relegated from the 2010 Thai Division 1 League.


2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup was an ATP World Tour and WTA Tour event held at the hardcourts of the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It was the 35th edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the 26th edition of the Cellular South Cup. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2011 ATP World Tour, and the Cellular South Cup was an International-level tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. The event took place from February 13 to February 20.


2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup, Champions, Men's doubles
Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor def. Eric Butorac /  Jean-Julien Rojer, 6–2, 6–7(6), [10–3]


2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup, Champions, Women's doubles
Olga Govortsova /  Alla Kudryavtseva def. Andrea Hlaváčková /  Lucie Hradecká, 6–3, 4–6, [10–8]


2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles
John Isner and Sam Querrey were the defending champions, but they lost to Kevin Anderson and Ashley Fisher in the quarterfinals. Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor won this tournament. They defeated Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer 6–2, 6–7(6), [10–3] in the final.


2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Singles
Sam Querrey was the defending champion, but lost to Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals.


2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Singles
Andy Roddick won his third title at this event, and the 30th of his career, defeating Milos Raonic 7–6(9–7), 6–7(11–13), 7–5 in the final. Roddick made a diving forehand to break serve for the match on his fifth championship point. Roddick stated: "That's the best shot I've ever hit in my life, considering the circumstance."


2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships.


2011 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom
The 2011 AirAsia Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season will begin at Brands Hatch on 3 April and will finish after 16 races over 8 events at Brands Hatch on 2 October. The season will support rounds of the British Touring Car Championship. On 28 February, AirAsia X was announced as title sponsor to the series in a three-year deal.


2011 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom, Rule changes
The 2011 season will see several rules introduced in an effort to cut costs for competitors to an annual budget of approximately £60,000. These changes including a reduction in the number of rounds from 20 to 16, a reduction in tyre allocation from 60 slick tyres per year to 48 and a reduction of official test days and a freedom of test venue introduced.


2011 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom, Race calendar and results
The 2011 ToCA calendar was announced on 8 September 2010. Renault have subsequently announced that the Clio Cup will support the BTCC at eight meetings. Two non-championship races were held at the World Series by Renault meeting at Silverstone in conjunction with the Dutch Clio Cup. Luke Wright won both races for the Scuderia Vittoria team, but he was the only full-time competitor from the British series to take part.


2011 Reno Air Races crash
On September 16, 2011, The Galloping Ghost, a highly modified North American P-51D Mustang racing aircraft, crashed into spectators while competing at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, killing the pilot, James K. "Jimmy" Leeward, and ten people on the ground. Sixty-nine more people on the ground were injured. It was the third-deadliest airshow disaster in U.S. history, following accidents in 1972 and 1951.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Accident
During the 2011 Reno Air Races, James Leeward and The Galloping Ghost were in third place and had just rounded pylon number 8 when the aircraft abruptly pitched up, rolled inverted, then nosedived. The aircraft hit the apron at over 400 miles per hour (640 km/h) in front of the grandstands in an area containing box seating, disintegrating on impact. There was no fire.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Accident
Seven people, including the pilot, died at the crash site; four died later in the hospital. The weekend's remaining races at the Reno Air Races were canceled.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Aircraft
The Galloping Ghost was a highly modified former fighter plane that had come out of retirement the previous year after undergoing major modifications, including removal of the underbelly radiator and installation of a "boil-off" cooling system, as well as other modifications that the owner described as designed to make the plane more efficient. The former United States Air Force aircraft, serial number 44-15651, was owned by Aero Trans Corp in Ocala, Florida. The wings had been clipped a further 3 ft (0.9 m) each side on top of the 4 ft (1.2 m) reduction in span earlier in its life.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Aircraft
The aircraft had a long history of successful competition in air races, dating back to the National Air Races from 1946 to 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio. It was flown by a series of pilots under a variety of names, including Miss Candace from 1969 to 1978 and Jeannie in 1981.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Aircraft
Leeward called the modifications of the plane "radical", stating that the oil system was similar to an oil cooling system in the Space Shuttle. The canopy was about the size of the ones on Formula One aircraft. The modifications were meant to improve aerodynamics by reducing drag and hence increase top speed.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Previous incidents
On September 18, 1970, the airplane (then known as Miss Candace) crashed while attempting an emergency landing caused by an engine failure during that year's Reno Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport. During the landing the plane's longer propeller, modified for racing, clipped the runway surface, causing the plane to drift off the edge of the runway, collapsing part of the landing gear but causing only minor injuries to the pilot, Dr. Cliff Cummins.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Previous incidents
In 1998, another modified P-51 Mustang, Voodoo Chile, lost a left trim tab during the Reno Air Races. The pilot, Bob "Hurricane" Hannah, reported that the airplane pitched up, subjecting him to more than 10 g and knocking him unconscious. When he regained consciousness, the plane had climbed to more than 9,000 feet (2,750 m), and he brought it in for a safe landing. This aircraft (having been renamed to Voodoo) was in attendance at the 2011 race and was nearby at the time of the accident.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Previous incidents
In 1999, another highly modified P-51, Miss Ashley II, piloted by Gary Levitz, experienced rudder flutter during an unlimited race at the Reno Air Races. The airframe broke up, killing Levitz.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Investigation
The day after the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began examining whether part of the empennage had come off before the crash. A photograph taken just before the crash showed the airplane inverted and part of the left elevator trim tab missing.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Investigation
On October 21, 2011, NTSB investigators said that they found no readable onboard video amid the debris of the racing plane. However, they were still attempting to extract information from an onboard data memory card found among damaged aircraft components and other debris scattered over more than two acres following the crash, as well as hundreds of photos and dozens of videos provided by spectators.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Investigation
The NTSB thoroughly investigated the extensive modifications made to the airplane. The modifications had made the aircraft lighter and reduced drag but decreased stability. Leeward took the plane to 530 mph (850 km/h) during the race, about 40 mph (65 km/h) faster than he had gone previously. There was evidence of extreme stress on the airframe demonstrated by buckling of the fuselage aft of the wing and gaps appearing between the fuselage and the canopy during the flight (visible in high-resolution photographs taken by spectators).


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Investigation
The investigation report, released in August 2012, found that the probable cause of the crash was reused single-use locknuts in the left elevator trim tab system that loosened. This led to a fatigue crack in an attachment screw and allowed the trim tab to flutter. This flutter caused the trim tab link assembly to fail, which led to the loss of control of the aircraft. Untested and undocumented modifications to the airplane contributed to the accident. Particularly, the right trim tab had been fixed in place. Had both trim tabs been operational, the loss of the left trim tab alone may not have caused the loss of control. When the trim tab failed, Leeward experienced 17 g, which quickly incapacitated him and likely rendered him unconscious.


2011 Reno Air Races crash, Investigation
In 2012, the NTSB released seven safety recommendations to be applied to future air races. These included course design and layout further away from the spectators stands, pre-race inspections, airworthiness of aircraft modifications, Federal Aviation Administration guidance, pilot g-force awareness, and ramp safety.


2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election
The 2011 Republican National Committee (RNC) chairmanship election was held on January 14, 2011, to determine the next chairman of the RNC, to serve a two-year term ending in 2013 and will lead the party through the 2012 general elections. After seven rounds of balloting, Reince Priebus was elected chairman over incumbent chair Michael Steele, Saul Anuzis, Ann Wagner and Maria Cino.


2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election
Priebus won re-election with near unanimity in the party's 2013 meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was likewise re-elected to a third term in 2015, setting him up to become the longest serving head of the party ever.


2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election, Debates
A debate among the candidates hosted by Americans for Tax Reform took place on January 3, 2011 at the National Press Club. Anuzis, Cino, Priebus, Steele, and Wagner participated in the debate.


2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election, Polling
A poll by the National Journal, released on January 13, 2011, showed Priebus in the lead with 40 committed votes out of 168, Steele 17, Wagner 15, Anuzis 14, and Cino 12.


2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election, Results
With 168 voting members of the RNC, 85 votes were required to win the chairmanship.


2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
The 2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 27 March 2011 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Kurt Beck lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and Beck continued in office.


2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.


2011 Rhode Island Rams football team
The 2011 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rams were led by third year head coach Joe Trainer and played their home games at Meade Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in eighth place.


2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
The 27th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships was held in Minsk, Belarus from 25 to 29 May 2011.


2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, Results, Seniors, Hoop
Final was held on Sunday, 29 May 2011 at 13:30 local time.


2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, Results, Seniors, Ball
Final was held on Sunday, 29 May 2011 at 14:02 local time.


2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, Results, Seniors, Clubs
Final was held on Sunday, 29 May 2011 at 14:34 local time.


2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, Results, Seniors, Ribbon
Final was held on Sunday, 29 May 2011 at 15:06 local time.


2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, Results, Juniors, Group All-around
The final was held on Sunday 28 May 2011 at 10:00 local time.


2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, Results, Juniors, Group: 5 ropes
The final was held on Sunday 29 May 2011 at 11:00 local time.


2011 Rice Owls football team
The 2011 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by fifth-year head coach David Bailiff and played their home games at Rice Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.


2011 Richmond Football Club season
The 2011 season marked the 104th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the AFL/VFL. This season was Damien Hardwick's second season as senior coach. It was also the first season Richmond played against the Gold Coast, and was also the first time the club played a home-and-away game at Cazaly's Stadium in Cairns.


2011 Richmond Football Club season, Season summary
The start of the 2011 season was hopeful for the Tigers. In round 1, the Tigers were in front at three quarter time, to lose by 20 points to Carlton in the traditional blockbuster. Media commentators and AFL fans alike noted Richmond's improvement. In round 2, the Tigers shocked the AFL world when they drew with grand finalists from the previous year, St Kilda, even with their goal kicking star Jack Riewoldt going down with a concussion in the first quarter.


2011 Richmond Football Club season, Season summary
In rounds 3 and 4, the Tigers suffered significant losses to Hawthorn and Collingwood, but showed promise in their fightback in the third quarter against Collingwood. Their breakthrough came in round 5, when they beat North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium in front of a packed crowd. This started a good run for the Tigers. Richmond defeated Brisbane in round 6, then Fremantle in round 7. This put them just outside the Top 8. They had a narrow loss to the Western Bulldogs in round 8.


2011 Richmond Football Club season, Season summary
In round 9, the Tigers had a big win against Essendon in the traditional "Dreamtime at the G" match after going in the underdogs. The crowd of over 80,000 people were treated to an intense game, with Richmond coming out victorious.


2011 Richmond Football Club season, Season summary
Richmond then had a complete form turn around, with a 15-point loss against bottom-ranked Port Adelaide in Alice Springs after the club decided to host the home game match interstate, a decision that was roundly questioned by fans and the media. The bye followed, then another loss to Sydney. Richmond then had a return to form, beating Brisbane at the Gabba.


2011 Richmond Football Club season, Season summary
Richmond's poor form continued, with straight losses to Melbourne, Carlton, Essendon, Gold Coast and Geelong. The Tigers got a badly needed bye in round 19 and then travelled to Perth in round 20 to face the West Coast Eagles where they were beaten.


2011 Richmond Football Club season, Season summary
Richmond had a win against Sydney in round 21 and then also won their next two games, against Melbourne and Adelaide, but lost their round 24 match to North Melbourne.


2011 Richmond Football Club season, 2010 off-season list changes, Trades
Note: All traded picks are indicative and do not reflect final selection position


2011 Richmond Football Club season, 2011 season, Pre-season
Richmond was to have played an exhibition match against the Indigenous All-Stars on 4 February, but the match was cancelled. The match was originally to have been played at TIO Stadium in Darwin, but monsoonal rain made the surface unplayable; the league worked to move the game to Traeger Park in Alice Springs, but after concerns that either the match or the transport of players into and out of Alice Springs could have been affected by Cyclone Yasi, the match was cancelled altogether.


2011 Richmond Kickers season
The 2011 Richmond Kickers season was the Kickers' nineteenth season in existence and their inaugural campaign in the third-tier USL Pro League. Beforehand, the Kickers played in the USL Second Division. Overall, it was the Kickers' sixth-consecutive season playing in the third division of American soccer.


2011 Richmond Kickers season
The Kickers had a successful campaign in USL Pro, having the third best overall record in the league. In the playoffs, the Kickers were eliminated by eventual USL Pro Champions, Orlando City S.C. in the division finals. Outside of USL, the Kickers reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup, their deepest run in the domestic tournament since 1995. During their campaign, the Kickers knocked off two MLS sides, the Columbus Crew in the third round, and Sporting Kansas City in the quarterfinals.


2011 Richmond Raiders season
The 2011 Richmond Raiders season was the second season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL). One of 16 teams competing in the SIFL for the 2011 season.


2011 Richmond Raiders season
Chris Simpson became the head coach of the Raiders for the 2011 season, coming over from the defunct Baltimore Mariners. Simpson didn't make it to opening day, though, as he "relocated to Texas to pursue family business opportunities". He was replaced by James Fuller, who was the interim head coach for the AFL Dallas Vigilantes in 2010.


2011 Richmond Raiders season
Former Richmond Revolution head coach Steve Criswell signed with the Raiders as a senior consultant for the 2011 season. Criswell brought several former Revolution players along, including QB Bryan Randall and DL Lawrence Lewis.


2011 Richmond Raiders season
The Raiders earned a 6-6 record, placing 1st in the Mid-Atlantic division, but due to league playoff qualifying rules, did not make the playoffs, as 4 other Eastern Conference teams had a better record.


2011 Richmond Revolution season
The 2011 Richmond Revolution season was the team's second season as a professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Richmond, Virginia-based Richmond Revolution were members of the Atlantic Division of the United Conference.


2011 Richmond Revolution season
Under the leadership of head coach Tony Hawkins, the team played their home games at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia.


2011 Richmond Spiders football team
The 2011 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under interim head football coach Wayne Lineburg and played its home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.


2011 Richmond Spiders football team
Latrell Scott, who was entering his second season as the head coach at Richmond, resigned on August 23, 2011, just ten days before the team's opening game. Offensive coordinator Wayne Lineburg was named interim head coach for the 2011 season.


2011 Richmond Spiders football team, Schedule
Richmond's 2011 schedule kicked off against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team Duke and included other non-conference games against Wagner and VMI. The schedule also included an eight-game CAA slate including a game against new CAA football member Old Dominion and wrapping up against rival William & Mary in the Capital Cup.


2011 Rijeka Open
The 2011 Rijeka Open (also known as the 2011 Rijeka Open powered by INA for sponsorship purposes) was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rijeka, Croatia between 30 May and 5 June 2011.


2011 Rijeka Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Rijeka Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2011 Rijeka Open, Champions, Doubles
Paolo Lorenzi /  Júlio Silva  def. Lovro Zovko /    Dino Marcan, 6–3, 6–2


2011 Rijeka Open – Doubles
Adil Shamasdin and Lovro Zovko were the defending champions, but Shamasdin decided not to participate. Zovko played alongside Dino Marcan. They reached the final, but Paolo Lorenzi and Júlio Silva defeated them 6–3, 6–2.


2011 Rijeka Open – Singles
Blaž Kavčič was the defending champion, but he lost to Paolo Lorenzi 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 in the quarterfinals. Rui Machado won in the final against Grega Žemlja 6–3, 6–0.


2011 Riojan regional election
The 2011 Riojan regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community of La Rioja. All 33 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.


2011 Riojan regional election
The People's Party (PP) had formed the government of the region since the 1995 election, holding a majority of seats since then. As a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) collapse at the national level, the PP increased its majority, gaining 3 seats and obtaining its best historical result in a regional election; the same 3 seats that were lost by the PSOE, which obtained its worst result ever. The Riojan Party (PR) held its 2 seats with a slightly reduced vote share.


2011 Riojan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Parliament of La Rioja was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of La Rioja, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Riojan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Autonomous Community. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in La Rioja and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Riojans abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).


2011 Riojan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The 33 members of the Parliament of La Rioja 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 regionally.


2011 Riojan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in La Rioja. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


2011 Riojan regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Parliament of La Rioja expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 27 May 2007, setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 22 May 2011.


2011 Riojan regional election, Overview, Election date
The President of the Autonomous Community had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of La Rioja and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year has elapsed since a previous dissolution.


2011 Riojan regional election, Overview, Election date
In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.


2011 Riojan regional 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 Parliament of La Rioja.


2011 Rivers State gubernatorial election
The 2011 Rivers State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Rivers State. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Rotimi Amaechi won the election, defeating Celestine Omehia of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.


2011 Rivers State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of 29 candidates contested in the election. Rotimi Amaechi from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating Celestine Omehia from the All Progressives Grand Alliance. Registered voters was 2,442,488, valid votes was 1,373,469, votes cast was 1,401,464, 27,995 votes was cancelled.


2011 Road Race Showcase
The 2011 Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase was held at Road America on August 20, 2011. It was the sixth round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series season.


2011 Road Race Showcase, Qualifying, Qualifying Result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.


2011 Road Race Showcase, Race, Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).


2011 Robert Morris Colonials football team
The 2011 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonials were led by 18th-year head coach Joe Walton and played their home games at Joe Walton Stadium. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in NEC play to finish in eighth place.


2011 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 5 May 2011, the same day as other Local Elections across England. One third of the council was up for election.


2011 Rochester Knighthawks season
The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was the 17th in franchise history. The Knighthawks finished tied with Buffalo and Toronto with the top record in the East, but finished in third place due to tiebreakers. They lost to the eventual champion Toronto Rock in the Division Semifinals.


2011 Rochester Knighthawks season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2011 Rochester Rhinos season
Rochester Rhinos will play their sixteenth season in professional soccer and their first in the newly created USL Pro


2011 Rochester Rhinos season, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Rochester mayoral special election
The 2011 Rochester mayoral special election took place on March 29, 2011 in the city of Rochester, New York, United States. Thomas Richards was elected over former mayor William A. Johnson Jr. to serve for the remainder of the term.


2011 Rochester mayoral special election, Background
Incumbent Democratic Thomas Richards had been sworn in as interim mayor after Robert Duffy was elected lieutenant governor in 2010, previously having served as the City of Rochester Corporation Counsel and subsequently deputy mayor. There was some controversy about whether Richards was officially mayor, or whether the power appointing a new mayor rested solely with the City Council. The council decided to hold a special election rather than wait for a general election to be held in November. The immediacy of the election precluded the possibility of primaries, so candidates were chosen directly by the party leaders. Having decided to contest the special election for the rest of Duffy's term, Richards resigned to ensure he could run without violating terms of the Hatch Act, which could have jeopardized federal funding.


2011 Rochford District Council election
Elections to Rochford District Council were held on 5 May 2011 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party remained the largest party.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season
Roger Federer's 2011 tennis season brought no Major victories but was not entirely unsuccessful. This year, when he turned thirty, marked a decline in his standing in the sport. It was the first year since 2002 that he did not win a Grand Slam title, and, with the ascendance of Novak Djokovic to World No. 1, his ranking dropped from 2 to 3 behind Rafael Nadal. However, this season had some high points. In the French Open semifinals, Federer defeated Djokovic and ended his 43-match win streak. Also, he ended the year well by winning three straight titles, including a title at the Paris Masters,  and successfully defended his title at the year-end ATP Championships.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season
Federer began the year ranked as the world no. 2 according to the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings. Federer once again started his year with an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi. He beat Robin Söderling in his opening match, before losing to Rafael Nadal in his second match. Federer then got his competitive season underway in Doha. In the first two rounds, Federer beat two qualifiers. The first match was memorable, as Federer pulled off another "tweener", a shot between the legs. Federer defeated Viktor Troicki in the quarterfinals and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinals, both in straight sets. Federer then went on to beat Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets for his third title in Doha and the 67th of his career.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season
At the Australian Open, Federer beat Lukáš Lacko in the first round. In the next round, he faced Gilles Simon. Federer won the first two sets easily, but Simon fought back to win the next two sets, before Federer came back to win the last set, tying up the match. Against Xavier Malisse in the third round, Federer set another record, as he defeated the Belgian in straight sets, surpassing Stefan Edberg's record for the number of matches won at the Australian Open in the open era, winning his 57th Australian Open match.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season
In the fourth round, Federer beat Tommy Robredo and equalled Jimmy Connors' record of 27 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals. He defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarterfinal, and in a repeat of the 2008 Australian Open semifinals, Djokovic once again defeated Federer in a tight and exciting match. His loss at the 2011 Australian Open marked the first time that he did not hold a Grand Slam title since his first Grand Slam title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season
Next, he participated in the Dubai Tennis Championships, a tournament from which he had been absent for two years. In the first round, he beat Somdev Devvarman, and beat Marcel Granollers in the second round, also in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, he beat Sergiy Stakhovsky, and in the semifinals, he beat Richard Gasquet, successfully reaching his second final of the season without dropping a set. He was then beaten by Novak Djokovic in straight sets.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season
Federer's next tournament was the Indian Wells Masters in California. He received a bye in the first round and defeated Igor Andreev in the second round. In the third round, he beat Juan Ignacio Chela. In the fourth round, he faced American wildcard Ryan Harrison and won yet again in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, he won over his compatriot and occasional doubles partner Wawrinka. In the semifinals, he once again faced Djokovic, but succumbed to him, losing the match in three sets and losing his no. 2 ranking.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season
Federer also entered the men's doubles draw at Indian Wells, partnering with Wawrinka. In the first round, they defeated second seeds Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi in straight sets. In the second round, they faced the French duo of Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet and defeated them in a tiebreak. They then defeated Mark Knowles and Michal Mertiňák in the quarterfinals, and defeated defending champions Rafael Nadal and Marc López in the semifinals. In the final, they lost to Alexandr Dolgopolov and Xavier Malisse in three tight sets.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season
Federer next participated in the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. He received a bye in the first round and defeated Radek Štěpánek in the second in straight sets. In the third round, he faced Juan Mónaco and won in two tight sets. In the fourth round, Federer beat Olivier Rochus in straight sets. He advanced to the semifinals when Gilles Simon retired at three games down. He went on to face Nadal, but lost in straight sets.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season and French Open
Federer's first tournament in the 2011 clay-court season was the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. After a bye in the first round, he defeated German Philipp Kohlschreiber. He then faced Marin Čilić, whom he defeated. He was then defeated in the quarterfinals by Austrian Jürgen Melzer.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season and French Open
After receiving a bye in the first round at the Madrid Masters, he faced Feliciano López in the second round, narrowly winning in three tight sets. He then beat Xavier Malisse and Robin Söderling without dropping a set, before losing to eventual runner-up Rafael Nadal.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season and French Open
Federer next played in the Rome Masters. He was seeded third behind Nadal and Djokovic and faced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round, defeating him in straight sets. He next faced Richard Gasquet, but fell to the Frenchman, after losing a deciding third-set tiebreak.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season and French Open
Federer next played in the French Open at Roland Garros, where he opened against Feliciano López in the first round and won in straight sets. He followed up this win with another win in straight sets over wildcard Maxime Teixeira. He then went on to face the 29th seed Janko Tipsarević and dispatched him easily. He then faced compatriot and 14th seed Stanislas Wawrinka and defeated him in straight sets, to stay as one of the few players left in the tournament without a dropped set.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Clay court season and French Open
He next faced ninth seed and home favorite Gaël Monfils, whom he defeated in straight sets with a tie-break in the third set. Federer faced Djokovic in the semifinals, where he ended Djokovic's perfect 2011 undefeated record in four sets. Federer faced Nadal in the final for a fourth time, but lost to him in four sets.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Grass court season and Wimbledon
Federer was scheduled to play in the 2011 Gerry Weber Open in Germany, but withdrew, citing a need to rest ahead of Wimbledon. Federer entered Wimbledon as the third seed, his lowest since the 2002 championships. He defeated Mikhail Kukushkin in the first round in straight sets, after Kukushkin brought him to a first-set tiebreak. He then defeated Adrian Mannarino and David Nalbandian in the second and third rounds, respectively, in straight sets. He then faced Mikhail Youzhny. After losing the first-set tiebreak on an unforced error, he recovered in the next three sets to take the match.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Grass court season and Wimbledon
Federer entered his 29th straight Grand Slam quarterfinal match with a positive record against his opponent, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He started strong in the first set, locking up the set in less than half an hour, but Tsonga responded, as the two went to a tiebreak in the second, which Federer won. Tsonga then began to work his way around Federer and broke him down, taking the next three sets by breaking Federer and holding serve.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Grass court season and Wimbledon
Despite a statistically stunning game (64 winners to just 11 unforced errors), Federer simply could not respond and lost a close match in five sets, making this the first time in the season that Federer did not make a Grand Slam semifinal. It was also the first time in 179 matches (and only the third time overall) that Federer lost a match after winning the first two sets.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, US Open Series and US Open
To open the US Open Series, Federer participated in the Rogers Cup in Montreal, where he had finished as runner-up the previous year to Andy Murray. He moved through to the third round after defeating wildcard Vasek Pospisil in straight sets. In the third round, he lost his second consecutive match to Tsonga (the first being in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon). Federer battled with Tsonga in the first set to a tiebreak, which Tsonga won.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, US Open Series and US Open
He then recovered by winning the second set and leveling the match at one set all, but Tsonga broke him down quickly in the third set to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals. He consequently held a slim 4–3 head-to-head count against Tsonga, after losing their last two meetings. His early exit from the tournament left Novak Djokovic, the eventual champion, as the sole Big Four player left in the main draw, as Murray and Nadal were both upset in the second round by unseeded players.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, US Open Series and US Open
Federer entered the Cincinnati Masters as the defending champion, winning the title last year over Mardy Fish. In the second round, he faced Juan Martín del Potro, a player who won his last two meetings against Federer at the 2009 US Open final and the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals. Federer defeated del Potro in a highly anticipated match. He then defeated James Blake, who had defeated him in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Summer Olympics, in the next round. He faced Tomáš Berdych, who had defeated him in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and had won two out of their last three meetings, in the quarterfinals. After a shaky start and a plethora of unforced errors, Federer lost the match, hence failing to defend his title.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, US Open Series and US Open
Federer next participated in the 2011 US Open, where he finished last year as a semifinalist after a momentous loss to Djokovic. He started off in the first round with a win against Santiago Giraldo, then breezed past Dudi Sela in straight sets. He next faced 27th-seeded Marin Čilić. After winning the first set and dropping the second after Čilić took a break in the otherwise tight set, Federer cruised through the remainder of the match and defeated Čilić. He cruised past Argentine Juan Mónaco in a late-night match in straight sets, dropping only three games during his victory.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, US Open Series and US Open
He was set up to meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, against whom he had lost their previous two encounters. Federer went through the first two sets rather smoothly and held a resurgent Tsonga at bay in the third, defeating him in straight sets. He played Novak Djokovic in the semifinals in a rematch of their Roland Garros semifinal match, where Federer had snapped Djokovic's 43-match winning streak and perfect season start. Federer started strong, winning the first two very close sets in dramatic fashion, but began to show small cracks in his game and lost the next two sets.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, US Open Series and US Open
Both players traded excellent points and service games in those sets. In the deciding set, both Federer and Djokovic held serve until Federer managed to break Djokovic and serve for the match. Despite holding two match points, Federer, in a repeat of last year's US Open match, failed to convert on those match points and Djokovic broke back. As a result, Djokovic gained momentum and won four games in a row to defeat Federer in a very close match. Federer recorded his fourth season loss to Djokovic, losing yet another opportunity to win his first major since the 2010 Australian Open. His loss to Djokovic also marked the second time that season and in his career that he lost a match after winning the first two sets.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, European Indoor Season
Federer pulled out of the 2011 Shanghai Masters, citing nagging injuries. As a result, he lost 600 ranking points, which contributed to his drop from world no. 3 to no. 4 . This marked the first time that he was outside of the top 3 since the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, European Indoor Season
Federer's next tournament was the Swiss Indoors Basel, which opened nearly one and a half months after his last major tournament at the Davis Cup and two months after his last ATP tournament, the US Open. As the defending champion and the world no. 4, Federer was seeded third behind Djokovic and Murray, and faced Italian Potito Starace. After a shaky start, he defeated Starace in straight sets. He then faced Jarkko Nieminen, who was fresh off a victory over Thomaz Bellucci.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, European Indoor Season
Federer blew through the first set, but a few mistakes in the second allowed Nieminen to take the set, bringing it to a tiebreak set. Federer eventually closed the match out with a tally. He then played against Andy Roddick, against whom he has a prolific rivalry, and routed him quickly in a win. In the semifinals, he met Wawrinka for the fourth time in the season. Wawrinka brought Federer to a first-set tiebreak, but Federer won the tiebreak and then took the second set to win the match. Federer played Kei Nishikori in his eighth Basel final, after Nishikori upset the no. 1 seed Djokovic in the semifinals. Federer pulled a quick victory over Nishikori to claim his second consecutive title, his fifth title at Basel, and his second title of the year.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, European Indoor Season
After Basel, Federer won the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris for the first time in his career. He opened up against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino and finished the match in under an hour, winning in straight sets. He next played against Frenchman Richard Gasquet, whom he played last in the Rome Masters, and made short work of him as well. Federer then faced Juan Mónaco, whom he had met at the US Open, in the quarterfinals. After a tight second set, he sealed the match, marking his 800th career match.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, European Indoor Season
He next faced Tomáš Berdych in the semifinals, and avenged his loss in Cincinnati with a win in 80 minutes. His win over Berdych made him the first man in the Open Era to reach the final of each of the nine Masters 1000 tournaments. He recorded a straight sets win in 86 minutes over hometown favourite Tsonga in the final to claim his first Paris Masters 1000 trophy. It was his fourth season win over Tsonga, his third title of the year and his second title in two weeks. With his straight sets win, he became the fourth person in history to finish the Paris Masters without dropping a set.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, European Indoor Season
Federer finished the ATP season by participating in the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals. He was the fourth player to qualify to the Finals this year, and has qualified for the tenth time. He was drawn into Group B, which included Tsonga, debutant Mardy Fish, and arch-rival Rafael Nadal. In his opening round robin match against Tsonga, Federer opened the match with a quick first set. Tsonga came back to life in the second set and evened things out by winning the second set, forcing a deciding set.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, European Indoor Season
Federer, who had never won a deciding third set against Tsonga, found a break opportunity late in the set and converted it to win his seventh season match against Tsonga with a score. In his next match against Nadal, Federer won 10 of the last 11 games in the match to rout him in exactly one hour, securing his spot in the semifinals in his 26th meeting with Nadal. Federer therefore brought his win-loss record against Nadal to 9–17 and his indoor record against Nadal to 4–0.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, European Indoor Season
In his final round robin match, Federer played Fish for the first time in the season. He defeated Fish after dropping the second set. Federer faced the runner-up from Group B, David Ferrer, and defeated him soundly in a straight sets win. Federer advanced to his 100th career final with his win over Ferrer. In the final, he played Tsonga for the eighth time this season in their second consecutive final. After skating past Tsonga with a break in the first set, he was unable to serve out the match in the second, giving up a break to Tsonga.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, European Indoor Season
He then held match point at, but Tsonga saved it with a forehand winner and brought the match to a tiebreak. Federer held a slight lead late in the tiebreak, but ended up dropping the set due to backhand errors. Federer then rebounded by picked up a break in the deciding set and wrapped up the match with a tally, claiming his 70th career title and a record 6th ATP World Tour Finals title. He finished the season with a 17-match win streak, which includes three titles won in a matter of four weeks.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup
Federer participated in the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Portugal vs. Switzerland match-up in Bern, where he and Wawrinka teamed up to qualify Switzerland for the World Group Playoffs by sweeping Portugal, 5–0. Federer first played Rui Machado in a singles draw. After dropping the first set, he won the next three to bring Switzerland's score to 2–0. He then teamed up with Wawrinka, also his gold-medal winning doubles partner at the 2008 Summer Olympics, to defeat Frederico Gil and Leonardo Tavares in straight sets, sealing a victory for Switzerland. His final match was scheduled to be a dead rubber against Frederico Gil, but the schedule was changed so that he would not have to play.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup
Federer led the Swiss team to the World Group Play-offs Australia vs. Switzerland match-up in Sydney. Switzerland entered the match-up with an 0–4 win-loss record versus the Australians. Federer played Lleyton Hewitt in the second rubber, following Wawrinka's surprising loss to Bernard Tomic. Federer dropped the first set, after Hewitt capitalized on the only break of serve in the set, but Federer regained momentum after winning a second-set tiebreak and finished the match strong, levelling the match-up score at 1–1.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup
In the doubles rubber, Federer and Wawrinka faced off against Hewitt and Chris Guccione and started off strong with a first-set win. However, in a surprise upset, Hewitt and Guccione ran away with the match, gaining momentum after winning the second set on a contested break point that was won by the Australians earlier in the set. Federer dropped to 11–6 in Davis Cup doubles with the loss to Hewitt and Guccione. Federer played Bernard Tomic in the fourth rubber, which might have decided the match-up in favor of the Australians.


2011 Roger Federer tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup
Federer jumped out to a two-set lead after a closely fought second set, but Tomic took the third set to extend the match to four sets. Federer eventually prevailed, levelling the match-up at 2–2. The deciding rubber between Wawrinka and Hewitt, played to five sets and over four hours, decided the matchup in favor of the Swiss, and Switzerland advanced to the 2012 Davis Cup World Group.


2011 Rogers Cup
The 2011 Canada Masters (also known as the 2011 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank and the 2011 Rogers Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 122nd edition of the Canada Masters (110th for the women), and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour. The women's and legends event was held at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the men's event took place at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 8 to August 14.


2011 Rogers Cup, Finals, Men's doubles
Michaël Llodra /  Nenad Zimonjić defeated  Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]


2011 Rogers Cup, Finals, Women's doubles
Liezel Huber /  Lisa Raymond defeated  Victoria Azarenka /  Maria Kirilenko, walkover


2011 Rogers Cup, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Rogers Cup, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2011 Rogers Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2011 Rogers Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions and they reached the final. Michaël Llodra and Nenad Zimonjić defeated them 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] and won the title.


2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Mardy Fish in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 to win the Men's Singles title at the 2011 Canadian Open. It was the 10th ATP Masters 1000 title of his career, and he became the first man to win 5 ATP Masters 1000 titles in the same year.


2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles
Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Kevin Anderson in the second round.


2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article shows the Qualifying Draw for the 2011 Rogers Cup.


2011 Rogers Cup – Women's Doubles
Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but were knocked out in the semifinals by Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond.


2011 Rogers Cup – Women's Doubles
Huber and Raymond won the title because their opponents Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko withdrew before the final match (due to Azarenka's right hand injury ).


2011 Rogers Cup – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2011 Rogers Cup – Women's Singles
World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but lost to Roberta Vinci in the second round.


2011 Rogers Cup – Women's Singles
Serena Williams won her second Rogers Cup title, by beating Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2011 Rogers Cup – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2011 Rogers Cup – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article shows the Qualifying Draw for the 2011 Rogers Cup.


2011 Rolex Sports Car Series
The 2011 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the twelfth season of Grand-Am's premier series. Continental Tire became the official tire partner for Grand-Am, replacing Pirelli after three seasons due to Pirelli's departure to FIA Formula One, GP2 Asia Series and GP2 Series (now FIA Formula 2 Championship) as well as increasing GP3 Series (now FIA Formula 3 Championship) involvement as an official tire partner after FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting verdict event in Geneva, Switzerland on June 24, 2010. The company purchased the naming rights of the RSCS's support series, the Grand-Am Cup Series, from KONI in 2010.


2011 Rolex Sports Car Series
The season began with the Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 29 and finished with the EMCO Gears Classic at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on September 17.


2011 Rolex Sports Car Series
A notable change is the television coverage. In contrast to 2010, about half of the races were not televised live.


2011 Rolex Sports Car Series, Schedule
The official schedule was released October 18, 2010, and consisted of twelve rounds. Road America appears on the schedule after a nine-year absence, while Laguna Seca returns after its absence from the schedule in 2010. The second race at Daytona and Miller Motorsports Park do not return.


2011 Rolex Sports Car Series, Teams and drivers
Will Turner announced that he will field two BMW M3s in the Rolex Sports Car Series for 2011.


2011 Rolex Sports Car Series, Teams and drivers
Spirit of Daytona Racing announced on October 11, 2010, that they would be changing to a Chevrolet-powered prototype. SunTrust Racing also announced on October 6 that they would return to the Chevrolet powerplant after two years of using a Ford powerplant.


2011 Rolex Sports Car Series, Teams and drivers
It was announced on October 12, 2010 that Brumos Racing would be fielding a Porsche 911 GT3 for 2011 in a return to the team's roots. The drivers will be Leh Keen and Andrew Davis.


2011 Rolex Sports Car Series, Teams and drivers
It was announced on October 13, 2010 that Blackforest Motorsports would be returning to the series, fielding a Ford Mustang.


2011 Rolex Sports Car Series, Teams and drivers
It was announced on October 22, 2010 that Toro Corse would be entering two Lamborghini Gallardos in the GT class.


2011 Roll Ball World Cup
The 2011 Roll Ball World Cup was the first World Cup of the game Roll Ball. It was held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune. It was won by Denmark, a non-member of the International Roll Ball Federation, and host India placed second. The Cup had 28 group stage matches, 2 semi-finals and a final. There were 31 matches in total.


2011 Roll Ball World Cup
Tanzania from Africa; Belgium, Belarus, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden from Europe were the six non-members of International Rollball Federation participating in this World Cup.


2011 Roller Derby World Cup
The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world were fielded to compete for their respective nations.


2011 Roller Derby World Cup
The inaugural 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was hosted by Toronto Roller Derby, and was held December 1 through 4, 2011, at The Bunker at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was won by Team USA, who beat Team Canada by a score of 336 points to 33 in the final.


2011 Roller Derby World Cup
Live online coverage of the entire event was broadcast on the Derby News Network.


2011 Roller Derby World Cup, Participating countries
The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup had thirteen countries taking part. Each team sent a roster of 20 skaters, plus alternates, to take part. Though not affiliated with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, the World Cup was played and officiated under a ruleset developed and standardized by the WFTDA. Teams held tryouts during 2011 and started naming the rosters in August. The participating countries were:


2011 Roller Derby World Cup, Final standings
The final standings at the completion of the World Cup games were:


2011 Roller Derby World Cup, Group stage
All teams competed in the group stage. Each team was placed in one of four groups, which contained either three or four teams. Every team played all the other teams in their group, and this process determined the seeding for the elimination stage.


2011 Roller Derby World Cup, Elimination stage, Round 1
In the first round of the elimination stage, the ten lowest ranked teams played. The winners advanced to the quarter finals, while the losers entered the consolation stage.


2011 Roller Derby World Cup, Elimination stage, Quarter finals
In the quarter finals, the five winners from the round 1 were joined by the three top-ranked teams. The winners advanced to the semi-finals, while the losers entered round 2 of the consolation stage.


2011 Roma Open
The 2011 Roma Open 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 Rome, Italy between 2 and 8 May 2011.


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


2011 Roma Open, Champions, Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal /  Robert Farah def. Santiago González /  Travis Rettenmaier, 2–6, 6–3, [11–9]


2011 Roma Open – Doubles
Mario Ančić and Ivan Dodig were the defending champions, but decided not to participate. Colombian players Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah defeated Santiago González and Travis Rettenmaier 2–6, 6–3, [11–9] in the final.


2011 Roma Open – Singles
Federico del Bonis was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year. Simone Bolelli won the title, defeating Eduardo Schwank 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


2011 Romanian Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 Romanian Figure Skating Championships was held as part of the 2010 Crystal Skate of Romania between November 18 and 21, 2010 in Brașov. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles on the senior level. The results were used to choose the Romanian teams to the 2011 World Championships and the 2011 European Championships.


2011 Romanian Figure Skating Championships, Senior results
Results derived from the 2010 Crystal Skate of Romania, only Romanian competitors shown.


2011 Romanian census
The 2011 Romanian census was a census held in Romania between 20 and 31 October 2011. It was performed by some 120,000 census takers in around 101,000 statistic sectors throughout the country established by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) of Romania. Preparations started already in 2009, and it was announced that the process would not end until 2014. Anyone who did not answer questions in the census questionnaire would be fined between 1,500 and 4,500 Romanian lei, although 4 of the 100 questions related to the respondent's ethnicity, mother language, religion and possible disabilities were not mandatory.


2011 Romanian census
Preliminary results were released once on 2 February 2012 and again on 20 August 2012. The final definitive result of the census came out on 4 July 2013, showing that, among other things, Romania had lost 1,559,300 people since the 2002 census, now having 20,121,641 inhabitants. Some people like the sociologist Vasile Ghețău, director of the Center of Demographic Studies of the Romanian Academy and professor at the University of Bucharest, criticized the way the 2011 census was conducted.


2011 Romanian census
He mentioned problems such as people confusing the census taker, the use of old maps of the statistical sectors, some people giving incorrect data or no data at all, the "anti-census" attitude of the press and others, concluding that the "failure" of the census was not only of the Romanian Government, but also the country's population.


2011 Rome demonstration
On 15 October 2011 about 200,000 people gathered in Rome, Italy to protest against economic inequality and the influence of the European Commission, the  European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund on politics and also against the government of Silvio Berlusconi. The protests began in solidarity with the Spanish protests. Many other protests occurred in other Italian cities the same day.


2011 Rome demonstration, Movements involved
The demonstrations were endorsed by several political parties, trade unions and civil movements, including: Cobas, Federazione Anarchica Italiana, Youth Federation of Italian Communists, Young Communists, Purple people, Workers' Communist Party, Party of Italian Communists, Communist Refoundation Party, Left Ecology Freedom, Critical Left, the left wing of the Italian General Confederation of Labour, and many others.


2011 Rome demonstration, Riots
On the afternoon the Rome protests turned violent, as hundreds of hooded protesters arrived on the scene and broke away from the otherwise peaceful demonstration, setting cars and a police van on fire, smashing bank windows and clashed with police. A Catholic church was ransacked and a statue of the Madonna was thrown into the street where it was stomped on by one of the rioters. Two news crews from Sky Italia were also assaulted. Police repeatedly fired tear gas and water cannons at the protesters. At least 135 people were injured, including 105 police officers. Twelve people were arrested the same day, and another one on 17 October.


2011 Rome demonstration, Riots
It was later determined that the damage from the rioting amounted to €1.815 million, with €1 million tied to the Public Works Department.


2011 Ropharma Brașov Challenger
The 2011 Ropharma Brașov Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Brașov, Romania between 5 September and 11 September 2011.


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


2011 Ropharma Brașov Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Victor Anagnastopol /  Florin Mergea def. Dušan Lojda /  Benoît Paire, 6–2, 6–3


2011 Ropharma Brașov Challenger – Doubles
Flavio Cipolla and Daniele Giorgini were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.


2011 Ropharma Brașov Challenger – Doubles
Victor Anagnastopol and Florin Mergea won the title after defeating Dušan Lojda and Benoît Paire 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2011 Ropharma Brașov Challenger – Singles
Éric Prodon chose to not defend his last year's title.


2011 Ropharma Brașov Challenger – Singles
Benoît Paire won the title after defeating Maxime Teixeira in the final, when he was leading 6–4, 3–0 and Maxime retired.


2011 Rose Bowl
The 2011 Rose Bowl was the 97th edition of the annual bowl game played on January 1, 2011, as part of the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Played in Pasadena, California, the TCU Horned Frogs of the Mountain West Conference defeated the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference by a score of 21 – 19. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association was the organizer of the game. Vizio Inc. was the corporate sponsor and the game was officially named "The Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio". This game marked the first time a team from a non-Automatic Qualifying Conference won the Rose Bowl since the 1934 game when Columbia beat Stanford, 7‐0.


2011 Rose Bowl
The offensive MVP named was TCU senior QB Andy Dalton. The defensive MVP named was TCU junior LB Tank Carder.


2011 Rose Bowl
The contest was broadcast on cable television station ESPN with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio and ESPN3 streaming video over the internet. Coverage began at 1:30 PM (PST) with kickoff at 2:10 PM (PST). This marked the first time that the game was not broadcast nationally "over-the-air" (terrestrial television) since the games prior to the 1952 Rose Bowl, which was the first nationally televised college football game.


2011 Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl Game, themed Building Dreams, Friendships, & Memories, was a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences. Ticket prices for all seats in the Rose Bowl are listed at $145. The remaining tickets went to the Tournament of Roses members, sponsors, City of Pasadena residents, and the general public. The Rose Bowl stadium capacity is listed at approximately 91,000.


2011 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities
The game was presided over by the 2011 Rose Queen and the Royal Court and the Grand Marshal. Evanne Friedmann of La Cañada High School, located in La Cañada Flintridge, California, was named the 2011 Rose Queen on October 19, 2010. On October 26, 2010, Food Network star Paula Deen was picked as the Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Game, and performed the official coin toss.


2011 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities
After the teams' arrivals in Southern California, the teams participated in the traditional Lawry's Beef Bowl in Beverly Hills and the Disney Media Day (December 26) at Disneyland in nearby Anaheim.


2011 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities
The bands and cheerleaders from both schools participated in the early morning Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California along with the floats representing the two conferences.


2011 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities
On December 30, 2010, Brad Budde (USC), Hayden Fry (Iowa), and Leroy Keyes (Purdue) were inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Pasadena Convention Center.


2011 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities
The Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-147, based in Lemoore, California, saluted American service men and women by flying over the stadium. They operated the F/A-18 Super Hornet, Navy’s premier Strike Fighter.


2011 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities
The Navy Leap Frog Parachute Demonstration Team delivered the game ball and flip coin to Rose Bowl Game President Jeff Throop and special guest Marcus Luttrell, a recipient of a Purple Heart and the Navy Cross for combat heroism and the author of a number-one New York Times bestseller Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (2007) — the story of his heroic service to the U.S. as a U.S. Navy SEAL and his experience in hostile enemy territory. He is the founder of the  providing support for returning military members and their families.


2011 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities
In support of Luttrell’s heroism, the Tournament of Roses recognized , an organization that works directly with Luttrell and his foundation to raise awareness for our military by its sale of  purchased and worn by supporters with proceeds benefiting military charities.


2011 Rose Bowl, Teams
The teams that traditionally play in the Rose Bowl game (since 1947) are the champions of the Pacific Coast Conference, and subsequently Pacific-10, representing the "West" (which was renamed the Pac-12 in 2011 with the addition of the University of Colorado and the University of Utah) and Big Ten conferences, unless one team (or both teams) play in the BCS National Championship Game.


2011 Rose Bowl, Teams
Then, according to the BCS rules, the first year the Rose Bowl loses a team to the National Championship Game and a team from the non-automatic qualifying group is an automatic qualifier, that team will play in the Rose Bowl. Should the non-AQ qualify for the BCS Championship, and face either the Big Ten or Pac-10 Champion, the Rose Bowl may replace the Big Ten/Pac-10 Champion with a team from same conference, so long as it is in the Top 14 of the final BCS Standings. The teams, which were based on the final BCS Standings released on December 5, 2010, were selected by the football committee of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.


2011 Rose Bowl, Teams
Since the Pac-10 Champions, the BCS #2 Oregon Ducks, would play in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game, the Rose Bowl was forced to select the non-AQ team, BCS #3 TCU Horned Frogs, to face off against the Big Ten Champion, the BCS #5 Wisconsin Badgers. Consequently, the Pac-10 runner-up, BCS #4 Stanford, went to the Orange Bowl. The two teams' only previous meeting was in the 1970 season opener, when TCU and Wisconsin tied 14–14 in Madison. Both teams practiced at The Home Depot Center (now known as Dignity Health Sports Park) in nearby Carson, California.


2011 Rose Bowl, Teams, Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin started their season by sweeping their nonconference slate, with wins over UNLV in Las Vegas, San Jose State, Arizona State, and Austin Peay at home. However, a loss in their conference opener against Michigan State put a dampener on their season. The Badgers would recover and win seven consecutive games, including a win over then-No. 1 Ohio State and a win in Iowa City over a ranked Iowa squad. Bret Bielema's squad brought in a solid defense that had allowed just 7 rushing touchdowns this season.


2011 Rose Bowl, Teams, Wisconsin Badgers
On the other side of the ball, Wisconsin had 3 running backs with at least 13 touchdowns (John Clay, Montee Ball, and James White) and had the top rushing attack in the Big Ten. Wisconsin QB Scott Tolzien, who led the nation in completion percentage (by completing 74.3% of his passes), played his final game as a Badger.


2011 Rose Bowl, Teams, Wisconsin Badgers
This was the seventh Rose Bowl appearance for Wisconsin and their first since the 2000 Rose Bowl. It was the ninth consecutive bowl game appearance for Wisconsin. Head coach Bret Bielema also played on the 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team that went to the 1991 Rose Bowl.


2011 Rose Bowl, Teams, TCU Horned Frogs
The Horned Frogs finished the regular season with a perfect 12-0 record, winning eight conference games and the Mountain West Conference title. The game not only marked their first trip to Pasadena but the first by a team from the conference to play in a New Year's Day bowl game. The Frogs had completed their second consecutive perfect regular season, and were making their sixth consecutive bowl appearance.


2011 Rose Bowl, Teams, TCU Horned Frogs
The Rose Bowl was their second consecutive BCS bowl game and the fourth appearance by a Mountain West conference member (the Frogs lost the 2010 Fiesta Bowl to Boise State and Utah played in the 2009 Sugar Bowl and the 2005 Fiesta Bowl, winning both). The team was situated on the West sideline.


2011 Rose Bowl, Teams, TCU Horned Frogs
TCU finished the regular season as the conference leader in scoring offense (520 points, 43.3 average) and scoring defense (137 points, 11.4 average). TCU came into the game with the nation's #1 ranked defense. The Frogs were led by senior quarterback Andy Dalton, who completed 194 of 293 passes for 2,638 yards for 26 touchdowns, and tailback Ed Wesley, who carried 162 times for 1,065 yards and scored 11 touchdowns. Dalton, playing in his final game as a Horned Frog, leads the nation in career wins for an active quarterback at 41. TCU became the fifth team outside of the conference partnership to play in the Rose Bowl game since the formation of the BCS.


2011 Rose of Tralee
The 2011 Rose of Tralee was the 52nd edition of the annual Irish international festival, held on 22–23 August 2011 at the Festival Dome, in Tralee, County Kerry and was won by Tara Talbot for Queensland. Hosted by Dáithí Ó Sé for a second time, 32 contestants participated in the 2011 pageant. Talbot was hot favourite going into the festival. The background music for the event was composed by the Garda Síochána Orchestra.


2011 Rose of Tralee, Broadcasting
The 2011 Rose of Tralee was broadcast live on RTÉ One and attracted an audience share of 54.3 per cent, the highest in four years.


2011 Rose of Tralee, Trivia
Perez Hilton posted a video clip online of Siobhéal Nic Eochaidh's on-stage grooving gangsta style to "LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem" in a black floor length gown. He commented: "What the hell is this?? We have no idea, but it's totally making our day!"


2011 Rossendale Borough Council election
The 2011 Rossendale Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2010 to elect members of Rossendale Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party were in overall control of the council at the time of the election.


2011 Rostelecom Cup
The 2011 Rostelecom Cup was the final event of six in the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Ice Palace Megasport in Moscow on November 24–27. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2011–12 Grand Prix Final.


2011 Rostelecom Cup, Eligibility
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2011 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.


2011 Rostelecom Cup, Eligibility
In July 2011, minimum score requirements were added to the Grand Prix series and were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to earn the following:


2011 Rother District Council election
The 2011 Rother District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Rother District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2011 Rother District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives stayed in control of the council with a slightly reduced majority after having a net loss of 1 seat to leave them on 27 councillors. They lost 1 seat to Labour in Bexhill Sidley and 3 seats to independents, with all 4 independents who stood for seats in Bexhill being elected. However the Conservatives picked up a seat in Darwell, after independent councillor Wendy Mier stood down at the election, and gained 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Salehurst and Bexhill St Michaels.


2011 Rother District Council election, Election result
The Liberal Democrats also lost a seat to Labour in Rye and as a result dropped from 8 to 5 seats on the council. Meanwhile, the Labour gains in Rye and Bexhill Sidley meant the party regained a presence on the council with 2 councillors. Overall turnout at the election was 48.2%, which was described as "exceptionally good" by the returning officer.


2011 Rother District Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015
A by-election was held in Darwell on 31 July 2014 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Bob White. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Eleanor Kirby-Green with a majority of 179 votes over the UK Independence Party.


2011 Royal Bank Cup
The 2011 Royal Bank Cup was the 41st Junior "A" 2011 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The 2011 Royal Bank Cup marked the 41st consecutive year a national championship has been awarded to this skill level since the breakaway of Major Junior hockey in 1970.


2011 Royal Bank Cup
The Royal Bank Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, Anavet Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fred Page Cup and the host city, the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.


2011 Royal Bank Cup
The tournament was hosted by the Camrose Kodiaks from April 30 to May 8, 2011, with all games played at the Edgeworth Centre in Camrose, Alberta.


2011 Royal Bank Cup
After going a dismal 1 win and 3 losses in the round robin, the Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated the 3-1 hosts Camrose Kodiaks by a score of 4–2 to make their first ever final since the beginning of the round robin format. In the final, the Lumber Kings drew the 2-time running National Champion Vernon Vipers who were 5-0 thus far in the tournament. At the end of the first, Vernon outshot Pembroke 15-5 but the score was 0-0. After the second, Pembroke led in shots 15-11 and yet the score was still 0-0.


2011 Royal Bank Cup
In the third, Pembroke's Jonathan Milley scored on a clear-cut breakaway to take the lead. Milley scored a late empty-netter to clinch the game. Pembroke's Francis Dupuis stopped 40 shots for the shutout win. Pembroke's victory is the first for any member of the Central Canada Hockey League since the Rockland Nationals won the 1976 Centennial Cup.


2011 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger
The 2011 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tiburon, United States between 10 and 16 October 2011.


2011 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2011 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Carsten Ball /  Chris Guccione def. Steve Johnson /  Sam Querrey, 6–1, 5–7, [10–6]


2011 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger – Doubles
Robert Kendrick and Travis Rettenmaier were the defending champions but Kendrick decided not to participate. Rettenmaier played alongside Simon Stadler, losing in the first round. Carsten Ball and Chris Guccione won the title, defeating Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey 6–1, 5–7, [10–6] in the final.


2011 Royal Bank of Scotland Challenger – Singles
Tobias Kamke was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Ivo Karlović won the tournament after defeating Sam Querrey 6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Royal International Horse Show
The 2011 Longines Royal International Horse Show was the 2011 edition of the Royal International Horse Show, the British official show jumping horse show at All England Jumping Course at Hickstead. It was held as CSIO 5* and CDI 5*.


2011 Royal International Horse Show
The 2011 edition of the Royal International Horse Show was held between 28 and 31 July 2011.


2011 Royal International Horse Show, FEI Nations Cup of the United Kingdom
The 2011 FEI Nations Cup of the United Kingdom was part of the 2011 Royal International Horse Show. It was the seventh competition of the 2011 Meydan FEI Nations Cup.


2011 Royal International Horse Show, FEI Nations Cup of the United Kingdom
The 2011 FEI Nations Cup of the United Kingdom was held on Friday 29 July 2011 at 2:15 pm. The competing teams were: France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the United States of America.


2011 Royal International Horse Show, FEI Nations Cup of the United Kingdom
The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds and optionally one jump-off. The height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters. The competition was endowed with 200,000 €.


2011 Royal International Horse Show, FEI Nations Cup of the United Kingdom
(grey penalties points do not count for the team result)


2011 Royal International Horse Show, Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final)
The 2011 Royal International Horse Show was the venue of the third competition of the World Dressage Masters (WDM) - rider ranking, season 2011/2012.


2011 Royal International Horse Show, Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final)
All competitors started first in the Grand Prix de Dressage at Saturday. The eight best-placed competitors of the Grand Prix de Dressage were allowed to start in the A-Final (the Grand Prix Freestyle). It some of best-placed competitors wanted to start in the B-Final, the same number of competitors, who were placed after the best-placed competitors, moved up in the A-Final.


2011 Royal International Horse Show, Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final)
The B-Final of the World Dressage Masters competitions at 2011 Royal International Horse Show was held on Sunday 31 July 2011. It was endowed with 20,000 €. The B-Final was held as Grand Prix Spécial, the competition with the highest definite level of dressage competitions.


2011 Royal International Horse Show, Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final)
The Grand Prix Freestyle (or Grand Prix Kür) was the A-Final of the World Dressage Masters competitions at 2011 Royal International Horse Show (see also Grand Prix Spécial).


2011 Royal International Horse Show, Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final)
A Grand Prix Freestyle was a Freestyle dressage competition. The level of this competition was at least the level of a Grand Prix de Dressage, but it can be higher than the level of a Grand Prix Spécial.


2011 Royal International Horse Show, Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final)
The Grand Prix Freestyle at 2011 Royal International Horse Show was held on Sunday 31 July 2011 after the Grand Prix Spécial. It was endowed with 70,000 €.


2011 Royal International Horse Show, The Longines King Georges V Gold Cup
The King Georges V Gold Cup, the Show jumping Grand Prix of the 2011 Royal International Horse Show, was the major show jumping competition at this event. The sponsor of this competition was Longines. It was held on Sunday 31 July 2011. The competition was a show jumping competition with one round and one jump-off, the height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters.


2011 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic
The 2011 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic was held from November 3–6 at the North Greenville Curling Club in Kemptville, Ontario as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CAD$15,000, and was held in a triple knockout format.


2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 crash
On 26 July 2011, a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force crashed near Guelmim, Morocco, killing all 80 people on board. The plane was carrying 71 passengers (initially reported as 72), mostly members of the Moroccan Armed Forces, and nine crew. Three occupants were pulled alive from the wreckage but later died of their injuries.