2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Sawyerville–Eoline, Alabama
Northeast of Eoline, the tornado weakened to EF2 intensity, continuing to cause significant damage as it crossed County Road 9, Alabama State Highway 5, and County Road 26, south of West Blocton. Several mobile homes and site-built homes were either destroyed or sustained major damage. Along the path, thousands of trees were downed. The tornado continued to weaken as it moved to the east of West Blocton, continuing to knock down trees. More trees were downed as the tornado crossed the Cahaba River and lifted just northeast of Marvel at 6:55 p.m. CDT (23:55 UTC), not far from the Shelby County border.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Sawyerville–Eoline, Alabama
The tornado was rated as an EF3, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (233 km/h). It remained on the ground for almost an hour and a half, traversing 72.13 miles (116.08 km), being, at times, about one mile (1.6 km) wide. In total, seven people were killed and an additional 52 were injured.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Raleigh–Rose Hill–Enterprise, Mississippi/Yantley–Uniontown, Alabama
This extremely long-tracked, violent EF4 tornado touched down near Raleigh, Mississippi, in Smith County at 5:42 p.m. CDT (22:42 UTC), and continued into the Uniontown, Alabama, area before dissipating. The tornado initially downed trees, blew skirting from mobile homes, and tore shingles from roofs. The tornado intensified as it moved northeast across Smith County and produced up to EF2 and EF3 damage. One mobile home was picked up, bounced a couple times, and thrown into a tree line, where it was torn apart and debris was scattered up to a mile away, including the frame.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Raleigh–Rose Hill–Enterprise, Mississippi/Yantley–Uniontown, Alabama
The tornado mowed down a stand of pine trees and destroyed two frame houses, with major damage to the interior walls, and the exterior walls completely destroyed. Many power poles were snapped, a mobile home was annihilated, and a large shop building was completely destroyed as well. It then moved into Jasper County and snapped and debarked many pine trees.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Raleigh–Rose Hill–Enterprise, Mississippi/Yantley–Uniontown, Alabama
The first area of EF4 damage was observed near Louin as a frame home and several mobile homes were completely destroyed, with parts of the mobile homes being thrown long distances, and some of the frame home foundation being swept clean. The tornado caused significant damage to a poultry farm and cattle ranch before it weakened briefly. It then destroyed two mobile homes and caused extensive tree and power line damage. The tornado then produced a relatively narrow path of EF1-strength tree and power line damage for several miles, until re-intensifying near to EF3 strength near Rose Hill.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Raleigh–Rose Hill–Enterprise, Mississippi/Yantley–Uniontown, Alabama
Southeast of Rose Hill, the tornado removed most of the roof of a frame home and caused heavy damage to the exterior walls, took a large section of roof off another frame home, completely destroyed a large mobile home, and caused extensive tree damage. The tornado then weakened again and entered Clarke County as an EF0 while only downing a few trees. The tornado strengthened again and downed trees and power lines as it crossed Interstate 59. Several other homes and mobile homes were destroyed as the tornado moved along the south side of Enterprise.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Raleigh–Rose Hill–Enterprise, Mississippi/Yantley–Uniontown, Alabama
At the same time, Sean Casey of Team TIV shot the tornado with his new 3D camera as it was crossing I-59, making this the first tornado ever shot in 3D. Another area of EF4 damage was observed east of Enterprise as a new home undergoing completion was leveled, with the debris swept off the foundation. Many more frame homes were heavily damaged nearby. Many mobile homes were destroyed and trees were downed in this area as well. It then weakened slightly to EF3 strength and produced heavy damage to more houses and mobile homes near Snell and Energy. It also downed many more trees and power lines before moving into Choctaw County, Alabama, southwest of Yantley. The tornado killed seven people and injured fourteen others on its 65-mile (105 km) portion of the path that was in Mississippi.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Raleigh–Rose Hill–Enterprise, Mississippi/Yantley–Uniontown, Alabama
In Choctaw County, the tornado traveled 27.5 miles (44.3 km) as it caused extensive damage to homes (one of which was destroyed at EF3 strength), and numerous other structures. Several mobile homes were destroyed and many trees were either snapped or completely uprooted. The tornado then moved into Sumter County. In Sumter County, the tornado caused significant damage to homes and mobile homes before it crossed the Tombigbee River and moved into Marengo County. It continued causing significant tree damage as well as destroying several homes and outbuildings along a 26.7-mile (43.0 km) path in this county.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Raleigh–Rose Hill–Enterprise, Mississippi/Yantley–Uniontown, Alabama
The tornado then entered Perry County, the final portion of the path, where it damaged two outbuildings and a grain silo as well as causing significant tree damage before lifting just north of Uniontown at 8:35 p.m. CDT (01:35 UTC). The damage in Sumter, Marengo, and Perry Counties was rated EF2.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Raleigh–Rose Hill–Enterprise, Mississippi/Yantley–Uniontown, Alabama
This tornado was on the ground for nearly three hours, having traveled 122.04 miles (196.40 km) across seven counties in two states. Seven people were killed and another 17 were injured.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Fyffe–Rainsville–Sylvania–Ider, Alabama/Rising Fawn, Georgia
This violent multiple-vortex tornado, rated EF5, began in the Lakeview community northeast of Geraldine, Alabama, at 6:19 p.m. CDT (23:19 UTC), during the late afternoon of April 27. The tornado tracked northeastward for 36.63 miles (58.95 km) generally parallel to and just east of Highway 75 through Fyffe, Rainsville, and Sylvania and into Georgia, killing 25 people.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Fyffe–Rainsville–Sylvania–Ider, Alabama/Rising Fawn, Georgia
Initial damage in Lakeview consisted of structural damage to small buildings and snapped trees. The tornado grew in intensity as it struck Fyffe, where more significant damage occurred. Past Fyffe, the tornado became violent, and its width increased from around 50 yards (46 m) to 0.5 miles (800 m) as it entered eastern Rainsville, reaching EF5 intensity as it destroyed numerous homes and businesses. A Huddle House restaurant, the Rainsville Civic Center, and a credit union were destroyed. Vehicles were also thrown, including a school bus that was completely stripped down to its chassis.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Fyffe–Rainsville–Sylvania–Ider, Alabama/Rising Fawn, Georgia
Numerous homes in the Rainsville area were swept completely away, with debris strewn up to a mile from the foundations. Some of these homes were connected to their foundations with anchor bolts and foundation straps. Trees were debarked and mobile homes were completely destroyed as well. Damage was particularly intense just northeast of Rainsville, and one well-built stone house in this area was completely obliterated, with the debris strewn well away from the structure.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Fyffe–Rainsville–Sylvania–Ider, Alabama/Rising Fawn, Georgia
A large supporting cement and stone pillar was ripped completely out of the ground at this residence, pulling up a section of concrete foundation in the process. Scouring and pock-marking of the ground was noted in this area. Numerous homes were swept away along Lingerfelt Road as well.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Fyffe–Rainsville–Sylvania–Ider, Alabama/Rising Fawn, Georgia
At one house that was swept away in this area, supporting concrete anchors were ripped out of the ground, a concrete porch was ripped off with pieces strewn up to 150 yards (140 m) away, a pick-up truck from the home was found mangled in pieces over 250 yards (230 m) away, and a safe weighing 800 pounds (360 kg) was pulled off its anchorage and thrown into a wooded area 600 feet (180 m) away. When found, the safe's door had been ripped open and completely off.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Fyffe–Rainsville–Sylvania–Ider, Alabama/Rising Fawn, Georgia
An underground storm shelter in this area had much of its dirt covering scoured away, the occupants of which reported that structure heaved upwards slightly as the tornado passed overhead. Pavement was scoured from several roads in the area, and a concrete porch was torn away and broken in half at another residence that was swept away.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Fyffe–Rainsville–Sylvania–Ider, Alabama/Rising Fawn, Georgia
The tornado continued across the eastern fringes of Sylvania, where a church was completely destroyed, a section of sidewalk was pulled up, and additional homes were swept away and scattered, though it was revealed that these homes were pushed off of their foundations with limited anchorage. A high-end EF4 rating was applied in this area as a result. The tornado continued to level additional homes as it passed near Henagar and Ider, at which point it began to closely parallel Interstate 59. It crossed into Georgia near Fox Mountain at EF1 intensity with winds of 110 mph (180 km/h).


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Fyffe–Rainsville–Sylvania–Ider, Alabama/Rising Fawn, Georgia
It tracked three miles (4.8 km) into Georgia, crossing Interstate 59 and moving through Rising Fawn before lifting outside of the community at 6:55 p.m. CDT/7:55 p.m. EDT (23:55 UTC). Damage in Georgia was limited to trees and power lines and minor structural damage to a few homes. This tornado came from the same supercell that produced the EF4 that hit the town of Ringgold, Georgia, about 30 minutes later.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Shoal Creek Valley–Ohatchee–Piedmont, Alabama/Cave Spring, Georgia
After the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham tornado lifted, the same supercell produced another tornado, at 6:28 p.m. CDT (23:28 UTC) near Argo, Alabama, in eastern Jefferson County. It went on to devastate the rural community of Shoal Creek Valley, located between Ashville and Ragland in St. Clair County, Alabama.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Shoal Creek Valley–Ohatchee–Piedmont, Alabama/Cave Spring, Georgia
After touching down southwest of Argo, the tornado continued northeast of Odenville, producing EF0 to EF1 tree damage. Further east, the tornado intensified to EF3 strength and entered the rural community of Shoal Creek Valley, following along County Road 22/Shoal Creek Road for approximately 12.5 miles (20.1 km), with the path and width varying greatly along the road. Many homes were left with only interior walls standing in this area.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Shoal Creek Valley–Ohatchee–Piedmont, Alabama/Cave Spring, Georgia
Some section of this path segment had damage that was much worse on one side of the road than the other, while other areas showed equal devastation on both sides of the road. The tornado reached mid-range EF4 intensity towards the end of the valley as it approached Neely Henry Lake. Additional homes were destroyed in this area, one was swept away, and thousands of trees were mowed down and debarked. The tornado maintained EF4 strength as it crossed the lake and tore across the north edge of Ohatchee, completely leveling or sweeping away numerous waterfront homes.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Shoal Creek Valley–Ohatchee–Piedmont, Alabama/Cave Spring, Georgia
Damage ranged from downed trees and roof damage to total destruction as the tornado roared through this area at 50–60 mph (80–97 km/h), packing winds of over 180 mph (290 km/h). The official count of homes destroyed or heavily damaged in Shoal Creek Valley and Ohatchee was 256. Most phone lines, power lines and poles were destroyed, and water lines were severed by uprooted trees. Entire homes were leveled, and in some cases completely removed by the storm, leaving only brick steps, a fireplace and chimney, or a slab behind.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Shoal Creek Valley–Ohatchee–Piedmont, Alabama/Cave Spring, Georgia
Barns, vehicles, tractors and heavy farming equipment were shredded and thrown up to 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away from where they originated. Livestock were thrown and killed, and the initial human death toll of 13 would eventually rise to 15 in the area.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Shoal Creek Valley–Ohatchee–Piedmont, Alabama/Cave Spring, Georgia
The tornado caused mainly EF3 damage to homes as it passed north of Wellington, though a small pocket of EF4 damage occurred in the small rural community of Webster's Chapel, where a church and several homes were completely leveled or swept away, trees were reduced to stumps, and many other homes were left with only interior walls standing. The Silver Lakes Golf Course also sustained major damage in this area, where at least 50,000 trees were flattened and buildings were damaged or destroyed.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Shoal Creek Valley–Ohatchee–Piedmont, Alabama/Cave Spring, Georgia
Continuing northeast, the tornado produced high-end EF3 damage north of Piedmont, destroying mobile homes, snapping numerous trees, and leveling a house. Additional homes were leveled at high-end EF3 intensity near The Indian Mountain Tract before it continued across rural areas into Georgia. Many outbuildings and homes were destroyed, and many trees were downed across Polk, Floyd, and Bartow counties. Severe damage was noted near Cave Spring where chicken houses and homes were damaged or destroyed, and several people were injured. The damage in Georgia was rated EF2. The tornado finally dissipated near Kingston, Georgia, after having travelled for 97.33 miles (156.64 km) over the span of an hour and 47 minutes.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Shoal Creek Valley–Ohatchee–Piedmont, Alabama/Cave Spring, Georgia
This tornado's final death toll, combining fatalities in both St. Clair and Calhoun counties in Alabama, would eventually come to 22.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Ringgold, Georgia/Southeast Tennessee
A violent multiple-vortex tornado struck portions of extreme northern Georgia and southeast Tennessee during the mid-evening hours of April 27. It touched down along Davis Ridge Road in Catoosa County, Georgia, and moved through the town of Ringgold at EF3 strength, destroying numerous homes and businesses. A Baymont Inn & Suites, located near Interstate 75 was partially destroyed by the tornado, along with a McDonald's, a Taco Bell, and several gas stations located on Highway 151 in Ringgold at the Interstate 75 interchange (exit 348).


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Ringgold, Georgia/Southeast Tennessee
The Catoosa County Department of Family and Children Services and other businesses on Nashville Street in downtown Ringgold were also heavily damaged. The Kellerhals Center for Visual Arts Education at Ringgold High School was destroyed (RHS itself had minor damage), and Ringgold Middle School was heavily damaged. Past downtown Ringgold, the tornado reached EF4 intensity as it tore through a subdivision along Cherokee Valley Road at the north edge of town. Twelve homes were completely obliterated and swept away at that location (though they were not well-built). Several trees were denuded and debarked in this area as well. There were 74 destroyed homes and/or businesses, 60 with major damage, and 118 with minor damage for a total of 252 affected structures in the Ringgold area. Eight people were killed, mainly at the subdivision along Cherokee Valley Road.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Ringgold, Georgia/Southeast Tennessee
The storm then crossed the Tennessee state line at 8:28 p.m. EDT (00:28 UTC), and moved into Hamilton County, Tennessee, striking the small town of Apison at high-end EF4 strength, where large homes were leveled or swept away, 150 others were damaged, and thousands of trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado then crossed into Bradley County at low-end EF4 strength, moving across the southern and eastern fringes of Cleveland and affecting mainly residential areas, though a few businesses were damaged or destroyed as well.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Ringgold, Georgia/Southeast Tennessee
Subdivisions in the southern part of the city sustained major damage, with numerous houses destroyed and a few that were leveled. Four people were killed in Cleveland, and many others were injured. Several trees were felled in Polk County as the tornado weakened to EF1-strength, before it crossed into McMinn County. The tornado re-intensified to EF2 and destroyed two houses and a mobile home before lifting south of Athens.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Ringgold, Georgia/Southeast Tennessee
The tornado killed 20 people and injured hundreds more along its 57-mile (92 km) path across Catoosa, Hamilton, Bradley, Polk, and McMinn counties. The tornado was given a rating of EF4 with winds ranging from 175–190 mph (282–306 km/h). The damage path of the tornado was between 1⁄3 and 1⁄2 mile (0.54 and 0.80 km) wide. This tornado was only the eighth in Georgia to be categorized as an F4/EF4 on the (Enhanced) Fujita scale since 1950, when current official tornado records begin. It would be the last EF4 tornado in the state until March 26, 2021, when Newnan was struck just after midnight.


2011 Super Outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Ringgold, Georgia/Southeast Tennessee
All roads in and out of Ringgold were closed until the morning of April 29; after roads leading to the affected areas were re-opened, residents and business owners were allowed to return, being allowed entry only by providing identification, and informing police a reason why they were entering into the area, in order to curb looting in the storm-damaged areas.


2011 Super Outbreak, Non-tornadic effects
This storm system prolonged an ongoing heavy rain event, which began across Arkansas and Missouri on April 22. Weekly rainfall totals reached 19.73 inches (501 mm) 6 miles (9.7 km) east-northeast of Springdale, Arkansas, 16.20 inches (411 mm) 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and 14.96 inches (380 mm) at Westville, Oklahoma. On April 25, 2011, thunderstorms with high winds swept through parts of southern and southeastern Ohio. Straight-line winds estimated at 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) uprooted trees, damaged roofs, and downed power lines through Perry County, Ohio, and Athens County, Ohio.


2011 Super Outbreak, Non-tornadic effects
Strong thunderstorms and heavy downpours which led to flooding were also reported in areas across Upstate New York with heavy flooding in the Syracuse area. The rain also saturated hundreds of lakes in the Adirondack mountains. Interstate 81 was briefly shut down in the downtown area at traffic hour and the State University of New York Upstate Medical University also closed briefly due to flooding in the lobby.


2011 Super Outbreak, Non-tornadic effects
Farther south, flash flooding late on April 26 resulted in two fatalities in Monroe, Louisiana, after an apartment complex was swamped. The flooding there was considered to be worse than the flooding after Hurricane Gustav in 2008. In central and northern Arkansas, up to 10.44 inches (265 mm) of rain was reported during that week. The resulting flash flooding in central Arkansas also resulted in five people losing their lives. Many roads were closed due to the flooding there. The flooding was mitigated somewhat by a significant drought that had existed before the storm.


2011 Super Outbreak, Non-tornadic effects
Severe thunderstorms were reported as far north as Northern Ontario on the evening of April 26. Heavy rains and minor flooding were also reported in Northern Ontario from April 26–28. Windstorms were also reported in Southern Ontario and Southern Quebec which resulted in several injuries and one death, damages and power outages.


2011 Super Outbreak, Non-tornadic effects
Other fatalities due to straight-line winds occurred early on April 26 in McComb, Mississippi and early on April 27 in Moody, Alabama, Vestavia Hills, Alabama, and Franklin, Tennessee from the squall line with embedded tornadoes.


2011 Super Outbreak, Aftermath
Alabama Governor Robert J. Bentley declared a state of emergency in the state of Alabama on April 27, due to storm damage from severe thunderstorms earlier that day as well as forthcoming severe weather later that day. States of emergency were also declared in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Oklahoma because of the flooding and tornadoes. Following the tornado outbreak on the evening of April 27, President Barack Obama granted a federal emergency declaration for the state of Alabama, giving federal assistance, including search and rescue assets, to the affected region.


2011 Super Outbreak, Aftermath
More than 2,000 National Guard troops were deployed to Alabama, assisting local and state first responders in search and rescue efforts. President Obama visited the affected areas of Alabama on April 29. Also on April 29, he approved a federal disaster declaration for seven Mississippi counties: Clarke, Greene, Hinds, Jasper, Kemper, Lafayette, and Monroe.


2011 Super Outbreak, Aftermath, Electricity outage
Storms through the area severely damaged Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)'s power grid for transmitting electricity throughout the region. More than 300 power transmission towers, 120 feet (37 m) to 150 feet (46 m) tall, were destroyed in the storms, some "twisted like bow ties" according to National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Holweg. The towers supported some 90 transmission lines, a mixture of 500kV and 161kV lines. Those lines provided power from TVA to 128 regional distributors.


2011 Super Outbreak, Aftermath, Electricity outage
TVA lost the ability to transmit power from both Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant and Widows Creek Fossil Plant after the storms on April 27, requiring both to be shut down. The nuclear plant's cold shutdown was supported by diesel generators for four days until a second 161kV line could be restored to the plant. The loss of redundant off-site power required a "notification of unusual event", the lowest of four levels of concern dictated by the NRC.


2011 Super Outbreak, Aftermath, Electricity outage
Some 60 percent of the sirens for warning residents of worse problems around Browns Ferry were disabled by the storms, and the plant had to arrange plans to use cars with loudspeakers to warn residents in case of another problem. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission stated at a press conference: "The plants' conditions are stable and are being placed in a cooled-down condition."


2011 Super Outbreak, Aftermath, Electricity outage
Huntsville was the largest city with no electricity from TVA. All the traffic lights were off, a dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed, students were sent home from United States Space Camp, and the Panoply Arts Festival was canceled. Power was restored gradually to Huntsville, beginning with 3 percent on the morning of May 1. Only localized outages remained eight days after the storm. In addition to traffic and safety issues, the outage caused difficulties with water treatment and distribution and retail of all kinds, including gasoline and food purchases.


2011 Super Outbreak, Aftermath, Electricity outage
Ontario electricity outages were minor, mostly caused by the windstorms of April 28. Although they affected thousands of people at different times throughout the day, all power was restored by the end of the day.


2011 Super Rugby Final
The 2011 Super Rugby Final, was played between the Queensland Reds from Australia and the Crusaders from New Zealand on 9 July 2011. It was the 16th final in the Super Rugby competition's history and the first under the new 15-team format. The Reds had qualified in first place after the regular competition rounds, while the Crusaders qualified in third. The Reds went straight to the semi-final, where they beat New Zealand team the Blues. The Crusaders hosted a qualifying final in Nelson beating the Sharks, and then travelled to Cape Town and beat the Stormers in the other semi-final. As the Reds had qualified higher, the final was hosted in Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium.


2011 Super Rugby Final
The Crusaders went into the final as favourites, despite playing away from home and having travelled across many time-zones to reach the final. This was partly due to their impressive record, reaching ten finals in fourteen years and winning the Super Rugby championship seven times. The match was scoreless in the opening half hour with strong defence shown by both sides, but a try to Dan Carter gave the Crusaders an early lead. The Reds stayed in the game through two penalty kicks from Quade Cooper and went into half-time trailing by 6–7.


2011 Super Rugby Final
The match opened up late in the game as fatigue took its toll on the defence from both sides. Carter kicked a penalty goal in the 49th minute to take the Crusaders to a four-point lead. The Reds hit back through a try to winger Digby Ioane. The conversion from Cooper took it to 13–10 before Carter tied the score with a 45-metre penalty kick in the 56th minute. With the score locked at 13–13, Reds scrum-half Will Genia broke the deadlock with a solo 30 metre run for the standout try of the match. The Reds held on to claim the title, scoring two tries to the Crusaders' one, with the final score at 18–13.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Road to the Final
The 2011 Super Rugby championship involved fifteen teams, five each from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The 2011 season was the 16th year of the competition, and the first in the new 15 team format (12 teams competed between 1996 and 2005, before increasing to 14 between 2006 and 2010). The 2011 competition began on 18 February with the regular competition rounds consisting of 120 matches over twenty one weeks. Each team played teams from their own country twice (home and away) and four teams from each of the other two countries once (two at home and two away). The top six teams would advance to the finals.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Road to the Final
The Reds won the Australian conference and topped the overall standings, with just three losses during the season (to the Brumbies, Waratahs, and Hurricanes). The Crusaders finished top of the New Zealand conference, an outstanding performance after the effect of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake on the team, including the cancellation of their match with the Hurricanes and the loss of their home ground for the season. The Blues, Waratahs and Sharks filled the remaining three places as the next top finishers.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Road to the Final
The Blues hosted the Waratahs in Auckland in the first qualifying final, while the Sharks travelled to Nelson to play the Crusaders. There were two tries apiece scored by the Blues and Waratahs in the first qualifier, but the Blues prevailed with Lachie Munro kicking eleven points off the tee in their 26–13 victory. In Nelson, the Crusaders beat the Sharks in the second qualifier, scoring four tries to one to win 36–8.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Road to the Final
For the semi-finals, the Blues travelled to Brisbane to play the Reds and the Crusaders flew to Cape Town to play the Stormers. Both games were won by a clear margin. Rod Davies scored a hat-trick of tries in Brisbane for the Reds to beat the Blues by four tries to one with a final score of 30–13. In the second semi-final at Cape Town, the Stormers and Crusaders scored two tries each, but All Black five eighth Dan Carter scored 17 points to secure the away victory for the Crusaders by 29–10.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Final match
When the same teams played at Suncorp Stadium a month before the final, the Reds had carried off a late 17–16 victory against the Crusaders. Despite being away from home and having travelled over 100,000 kilometres during the year, the Crusaders still went into the match as favourites at odds of 8/15. This was the 10th final for the Crusaders in 14 years and they had won the Super Rugby championship seven times.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Final match
The Queensland Reds had won Super Rugby trophies twice before in the amateur era of the Super 10, beating Natal 21–10 in 1994 and Transvaal 30-16 in 1995.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Final match, First half
The Crusaders held the territory and possession advantage early, but Dan Carter pushed a penalty attempt wide at the 15 minute mark. The Reds then wasted two opportunities from attacking positions. After a scoreless opening half hour, Quade Cooper kicked penalty goal in the 32nd minute. The Crusaders replied through a try to Carter who ran hard at the Reds' defenders, kicking the ball ahead as he reached them on the quarter-line, before gliding through to regather and score with 34 minutes gone. He converted his own try to take a four-point lead.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Final match, First half
The combative defence of the Crusaders was effective in pressuring Cooper and Genia, who had controlled the play in the Red's win against the Blues in the previous week's semifinal, and largely kept them in check during the opening half. The Crusaders also made errors, though, in particular three not-straight line-out throws from hooker Corey Flynn which gave possession to the Reds. Cooper reduced the deficit with 38 minutes elapsed by kicking another penalty goal following his entanglement with Brad Thorn’s outstretched leg, and the score at half time was 6–7 to the Crusaders.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Final match, Second half
Cooper started things brightly for the Reds after the break, stepping through the line with Rod Davies in support and getting a pass away but it fooled everyone and went to ground. The match opened up as fatigue took its toll on the defence from both sides. Richie McCaw thwarted a midfield break by Ben Tapaui with a critical ankle tap. In the 45th minute, a knock on by Digby Ioane gave a scrum to the Crusaders 20 metres out. Brad Thorn then barged over the line but no try was awarded as the TMO couldn't see a grounding. This was a missed opportunity for the Crusaders as Thorn had 4 unmarked Crusaders to his left. From a scrum penalty a minute later, however, Carter kicked a penalty goal from 22 metres out to put the Crusaders ahead by four.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Final match, Second half
The Reds retook the lead through a try to Ioane with some big stepping around Sonny Bill Williams and outright pace. Cooper converted it to make the score 13–10, but Carter levelled it up with a 45-metre penalty kick shortly after. With the score at 13 all, Rob Simmons seemed to have broken the deadlock for the Reds with an intercept and long run in to the try-line before the referee ruled that he had knocked on.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Final match, Second half
Will Genia proved to be the game breaker. The Reds gained a turnover 60 metres out from the Crusaders’ tryline. Anthony Faingaa passed the ball to Genia who accelerated through a gap near the ruck. The Crusaders replacement scrumhalf Kahn Fotuali’i attempted an ankle tap instead of a diving tackle, and missed. Genia was over the forty-metre line. Having Cooper to his left in support held off Sonny Bill Williams and Zac Guildford, leaving Sean Maitland to defend against Genia. With a fend on Maitland, Genia's momentum carried him over the line to claim the standout try of the match.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Final match, Second half
The Reds were in front with 10 minutes remaining. They held on to win their first major title since the game turned professional in the mid 1990s. The attendance of 52,113 was a then record crowd for Super Rugby in Australia. The Reds scored two tries to the Crusaders' one, with the final score at 18–13. Will Genia was named as the Man of the Match.


2011 Super Rugby Final, Match details
Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson Vinny MunroTelevision match official: George Ayoub


2011 Super Rugby season
The 2011 Super Rugby season was the first season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involved teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Including its past iterations as Super 12 and Super 14, this was the 16th season for the Southern Hemisphere's premier transnational club competition. The season kicked off in February 2011, with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished in early July to allow players a recovery period for the 2011 Rugby World Cup to be held in September and October; in future non-World Cup years, the competition will extend into August.


2011 Super Rugby season
This season saw the arrival of the Melbourne Rebels, admitted to the competition as Australia's fifth team after entry by the Southern Kings from South Africa was denied. This was also the first season of a revamped competition format, with a greater focus on matches within each participating country and an expanded finals series.


2011 Super Rugby season
During this season, the first ever Super Rugby game was played outside the SANZAR region, taking place at Twickenham Stadium between the Crusaders and the Sharks. The match was moved to Twickenham because of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Proceeds of the game were also donated to the relief effort.


2011 Super Rugby season
The final was played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane between the Queensland Reds and the Crusaders. The Reds won 18–13 to claim their first Super Rugby title.


2011 Super Rugby season, Competition format
Covering 21 weeks, the schedule featured a total of 125 matches. The 15 teams were grouped by geography, labelled the Australian Conference, New Zealand Conference and the South African Conference. With the new format, the regular season consisted of two types of matches:


2011 Super Rugby season, Competition format
The top team of each conference, plus the next top three teams in table points regardless of conference (wild card teams), moved on to the finals. The top two conference winners, based on table points, receive first-round byes. In the first round of the finals, the third conference winner is the No. 3 seed and hosts the wild card team with the worst record, and the best wild card team hosts the second-best wild card team. In the semi-finals, the No. 2 conference winner hosts the higher surviving seed from the first round, and the No. 1 conference winner hosts the other first-round winner. The final is hosted by the top remaining seed.


2011 Super Rugby season, Fixtures, Round 2
Note * : The match was cancelled and called a draw due to the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.


2011 SuperSport Trophy
The SuperSport Trophy was pre-season tournament played by 3 Albanian football teams, organized by SuperSport Albania. This is an unofficial tournament that has been held yearly since 2011. It is not sanctioned or recognized by official football bodies since the gameplay rules do not correspond to IFAB/FIFA laws of football.


2011 Superbike World Championship
The 2011 Superbike World Championship was the twenty-fourth season of the Superbike World Championship. It began on 27 February at Phillip Island and finished on 16 October in Portimão after 13 rounds.


2011 Superbike World Championship
The knockout system introduced for Superpole in 2009 was revised as the number of riders admitted to the first two sessions was reduced from twenty to sixteen and from sixteen to twelve respectively.


2011 Superbike World Championship
Ducati no longer competed with a factory team in 2011, after 23 seasons which had brought the marque a total of 29 riders' and manufacturers' championship titles, instead limiting its participation to privateer teams running their works bikes. Aprilia's gear-driven camshafts on its RSV4 motorcycle – which won the title in 2010 with Max Biaggi – was banned for the 2011 season.


2011 Superbike World Championship
After a dominating since season opening, Carlos Checa won his first championship and Ducati's 17th manufacturer title.


2011 Superbike World Championship, Race calendar and results
The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by the FIM on 7 October 2010 with eleven confirmed rounds and two other rounds pending confirmation. Having been announced as a venue from 2011 onwards in May 2010, Motorland Aragon replaced Kyalami on the calendar, while Donington Park returned to the championship, hosting the European round. Imola was confirmed in November 2010, to finalise a 13-round calendar. All races with the exception of Miller Motorsports Park – races held on Memorial Day Monday – were held on Sundays.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
The 2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was an Australian touring car motor race for V8 Supercars. The race was on Sunday, 9 October 2011 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and was Race 20 of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was the fifteenth running of the Australian 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was also the 55th race for which the lineage can be traced back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
The race was won by Garth Tander and Nick Percat of the Holden Racing Team by 0.3 of a second over defending race winners Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife of the Triple Eight Race Engineering team. Tander was forced to resist a last minute charge from Lowndes as Tander's car faded in the closing laps. The Kelly Racing car of Greg Murphy and Allan Simonsen finished third, completing a Holden Commodore clean sweep of the podium positions. Percat became the first South Australian born driver to win the Bathurst 1000, although South Australian raised Russell Ingall had won the race previously.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Background
The race saw expanded international television coverage with United States-based cable channel Speed broadcast the race live throughout North America, the first time a V8 Supercar race had been televised live on the continent. The network sent its own commentary team, with well-regarded lead Mike Joy, three-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Darrell Waltrip, pit reporters Calvin Fish, and former Network Ten commentator Leigh Diffey (who led Ten's coverage of the race in the late 1990s and early 2000s). The network's decision to broadcast this race, as well as the Gold Coast 600, came on the heels of the series' announcement that it would stage a round in the United States, beginning in 2013.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Entry List
The race saw the entry of one wildcard, through Kelly Racing's Shannons Supercar Showdown television show. Cameron Waters, one of the drivers of the wildcard entry, would become the youngest ever Bathurst 1000 starter at 17 years, 2 months and 6 days old - beating the previous record (set by Paul Dumbrell in 1999) by 8 days.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Entry List
*Entries with a grey background were wildcard entries which did not compete in the full championship season.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Practice
Thursday practice was plagued by rain and rumours over the condition of Dunlop's supply of wet weather tyres. Fog caused the third practice session to be cancelled while the tyre supply situation was clarified.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Practice
Tim Slade in the James Rosenberg Racing Falcon was fastest in the first session on Thursday, setting a 2:24.2255 lap time in damp conditions. Slade's Stone Brothers Racing teammate Shane van Gisbergen was second fastest ahead of James Moffat. Reigning series champion James Courtney was the fastest Holden, 1.4 seconds behind Slade. The second session, only for co-drivers, was slower and wetter. Ford Performance Racing's Steven Richards was fastest at 2:27.8960, over three seconds behind the previous session. David Besnard (Dick Johnson Racing) was second fastest ahead of the first Holden, David Russell of Kelly Racing who was just ahead of 2010 Bathurst winner, Mark Skaife.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Practice
The Friday morning session gained new importance when V8 Supercar series points leader Jamie Whincup crashed at the Cutting, crashing hard enough to bend his car's chassis rails.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Practice
Cameron McConville took his Holden Racing Team Commodore to the top of the co-driver practice session ahead of Skaife and Richards, with McConville setting a 2:09.8765 in the dry, while Shane van Gisbergen set the fastest time of the meeting thus far at 2:07.6035, ahead of Whincup prior to his crash and Mark Winterbottom, while Brad Jones Racing left the #14 Holden of Jason Bargwanna and Shane Price on the sidelines, changing an engine.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Qualifying
Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander set the fastest lap time during the qualifying session on Friday. Tander set a 2:07.6640 lap time to secure the prime final position in the Top Ten Shootout to be held on Saturday morning. Tander set the time late in the session and was good enough to hold off a last lap effort from Mark Winterbottom. Winterbottom was five hundredths of a second slower than Tander with Jamie Whincup three hundredths further away in his repaired Commodore. David Reynolds and Kelly Racing teammate Greg Murphy climbed up the order on their final laps.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Qualifying
Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering), James Courtney, Lee Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport), Shane van Gisbergen and Steve Owen (Paul Morris Motorsport) secured the other positions in the top ten shootout. Will Davison just missed out on the top ten by five hundredths of a second with his Ford Performance Racing teammate Paul Dumbrell also just missing out in the final moments. Alex Davison (Stone Brothers Racing), Michael Caruso (Garry Rogers Motorsport) and Tim Slade completed the top 15. Following the session, Lee Holdsworth was demoted five grid positions after he missed the scales at the end of qualifying. The penalty sees Will Davison move into the top ten shootout.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Qualifying
29th and last was the Kelly Racing Commodore of TV weather presenter Grant Denyer who made a return to racing after a long layoff to mentor the winner of a reality TV competition aimed at discovering young racing drivers. The winner, Cameron Waters, became the youngest driver to ever compete for the race.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Qualifying
The only serious set-back in qualifying was a last lap crash when Jason Bargwanna hit the wall at the Esses, heavily damaging the front end of his Brad Jones Racing Commodore.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Qualifying, Shootout
Will Davison was the first driver out in the shootout, setting a time of 2:08.8821. Steve Owen, Shane van Gisbergen, James Courtney and Craig Lowndes all failed to better Davison's time, Lowndes coming closest with a 2:09.2197. 2003 pole-sitter Greg Murphy was three tenths up at the first split and went on to beat Davison by eight one hundredths of a second with a 2:08.8009, which would prove to be the pole time. Murphy's teammate David Reynolds complained of smoke in the cabin from a gearbox issue at the start of his lap, going slowest with a 2:10.1570. Jamie Whincup, Mark Winterbottom and Garth Tander all had their laps ruined when rain started to fall, Whincup having a few moments on his lap. Winterbottom coasted around to take tenth place while Tander pushed a bit harder to take ninth.


2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Results, Starting grid
The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:


2011 Superclásico de las Américas
The 2011 Superclásico de las Américas – Copa Doctor Nicolás Leoz was the first edition of the Superclásico de las Américas. After a 0–0 draw in the first leg, Brazil beat Argentina by 2–0 and conquered their first title.


2011 Superclásico de las Américas, Matches
The order of the legs was determined by a drawing of lots.


2011 Supercopa de España
The 2011 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up that was played on 14 and 17 August 2011. It was contested by Barcelona, the 2010–11 La Liga winners, and Real Madrid, the 2010–11 Copa del Rey winners. Barcelona won 5–4 on aggregate for their tenth Supercopa de España title.


2011 Supercopa de España, Match details, First leg
Assistant referees:Victoriano Díaz CasadoManuel Ángel Torre CimianoFourth official:José Antonio López Toca


2011 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
The Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2011 was the 8th edition of this tournament. It was also called Supercopa Endesa for sponsorship reasons.


2011 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
It was played  on September 30 and October 1 in the Bilbao Arena in Bilbao. Regal FC Barcelona was the defending champion and managed to defend their title.


2011 Supercoppa Italiana
The 2011 TIM Supercoppa Italiana Final was the 24th edition of the Supercoppa, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Serie A and Coppa Italia competitions.


2011 Supercoppa Italiana
The match, the curtain raiser to the new football season in Italy, was the 208th Derby della Madonnina between Milan and defending champions Internazionale, marking the first time these two sides have met in this competition. The match was played at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing on Saturday 6 August 2011. Milan won the title 2–1.


2011 Supercoppa Italiana
Milan qualified to take part by winning the 2010–11 Serie A title while their city rivals Inter qualified by winning the 2011 Coppa Italia Final. Inter are the competition's defending champions, having beaten Roma 3–1 in last season's contest. Both teams have appeared in the Supercoppa final eight times during its history, Milan winning six times and Inter five.


2011 Supercupa României
The 2011 Supercupa României was the 13th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition.


2011 Superettan
The 2011 Superettan was the 11th season of Sweden's second-tier football league. The season began on 9 April 2011 and ended on 22 October 2011.


2011 Superettan
The top two teams qualified directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third played a play-off against the fourteenth from Allsvenskan to decide who qualified to play in Allsvenskan 2012.


2011 Superettan
The bottom two teams qualified directly for relegation to Division 1, the thirteenth and the fourteenth played a play-off against the numbers two from Division 1 Södra and Division 1 Norra to decide who qualified to play in Superettan 2012.


2011 Superettan, Teams
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 2010 season, two relegated teams from 2010 Allsvenskan, two promoted teams from Division 1 and Qviding FIF who replaced Örgryte IS after they were automatically relegated to Division 1 before the start of the new season due to bankruptcy.


2011 Superettan, Teams
FC Trollhättan and Väsby United were relegated at the end of the 2010 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 Norra champions Västerås SK and Division 1 Södra champions IFK Värnamo.


2011 Superettan, Teams
Jönköpings Södra IF and Östers IF both  retained their Superettan spots after defeating their Division 1 opponents in a relegation/promotion playoff.


2011 Superettan, Teams, Personnel and kits
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2011 Superleague Formula season
The 2011 Superleague Formula season was the fourth Superleague Formula championship. The series reverted to being known simply as "Superleague Formula", with 2009's two-year sponsorship deal with Sonangol also having expired. The first race of the season was held on 5 June at Assen and was due to finish at a venue in New Zealand after 8 race weekends.


2011 Superleague Formula season
After three seasons in which the cars were run in club team colours, the 2011 season saw drivers competing in the colours of their nation, with countries adorning team names as had been set out by Team China in 2010, thus beginning a severing of the strong links the series had attempted to make by linking each team entry with a football club. As many as eight of the announced fourteen entries no longer had links with football teams.


2011 Superleague Formula season
The season ended after just two of the scheduled rounds after a number of complications, which saw tracks not being ready in time for the series, and disagreements with race organisers.


2011 Supersport World Championship
The 2011 Supersport World Championship was the thirteenth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the fifteenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season began on 27 February at Phillip Island and ended on 16 October at Portimão after twelve rounds.


2011 Supersport World Championship
With reigning champion Kenan Sofuoğlu moving to Moto2, Eugene Laverty and Joan Lascorz moving up to the Superbike World Championship, Chaz Davies emerged as the season winner, despite his bad start in the first round.


2011 Supersport World Championship, Race calendar and results
The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by FIM on 7 October 2010 with eleven confirmed rounds and two other rounds pending confirmation. Having been announced as a venue from 2011 onwards in May 2010, Motorland Aragon replaced Kyalami on the calendar, while Donington Park returned to the championship, hosting the European round. Imola was confirmed in November 2010, but Miller Motorsports Park was dropped to finalise a 12-round calendar.


2011 Superstars Series
The 2011 Superstars Series season was the eighth year of the Superstars Series, an Italian-based touring car racing series, featuring the eighth edition of the Campionato Italiano Superstars (Italian Superstars Championship) and the fifth year of the International Superstars Series. The season began at Monza on April 10, and finished at Vallelunga on October 10, after nine rounds. Eight of the nine rounds counted towards the International title, won by Andrea Bertolini driving for Maserati, with six rounds counting towards the Italian title, won by Alberto Cerqui driving for BMW.


2011 Superstars Series Misano-1 round
The 2012 Superstars Series Misano-1 round was the fourth round of the 2011 Superstars Series season. It took place on 5 June at the Misano World Circuit.


2011 Superstars Series Misano-1 round
Luigi Ferrara won the first race, starting from third position, and Massimo Pigoli won the second one, both driving a Mercedes C63 AMG.


2011 Superstars Series Monza round
The 2012 Superstars Series Monza round was the first round of the 2011 Superstars Series season. It took place on 10 April at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.


2011 Superstars Series Monza round
Massimo Pigoli won the first race, starting from pole position, and Michela Cerruti gained the second one, both driving a Mercedes C63 AMG.


2011 Superstars Series Portimão round
The 2011 Superstars Series Portimão round was the third round of the 2011 Superstars Series. It took place on 22 May at the Algarve International Circuit.


2011 Superstars Series Portimão round
Thomas Biagi won both races, driving a BMW M3 E92.


2011 Superstars Series Valencia round
The 2012 Superstars Series Valencia round was the second round of the 2011 Superstars Series season. It took place on 8 May at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.


2011 Superstars Series Valencia round
Andrea Bertolini won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Maserati Quattroporte and Luigi Ferrara gained the second one, driving a Mercedes C63 AMG.


2011 Supertaça Compal
The 2011 Season of the Supertaça Compal (2nd edition), took place in Lisbon, Portugal from February 11 to 13, 2011, in Portugal and was contested by four teams in a single round robin system. Primeiro de Agosto of Angola was the winner and Felizardo Ambrósio from Primeiro de Agosto, the tournament's MVP.


2011 Supertaça Compal Squads
This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2011 Supertaça Compal.


2011 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
The 2011 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 33rd edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The 2011 edition opposed Porto, the 2010–11 Primeira Liga and 2010–11 Taça de Portugal title holders, and Vitória de Guimarães, the 2010–11 Taça de Portugal runners-up.


2011 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Porto defeated Vitória de Guimarães 2–1, with two goals from Portuguese centre back Rolando, and collected their third consecutive Super Cup, raising the club's tally to 18 trophies in this competition (54.5% of wins).


2011 Surinamese Hoofdklasse/Eerste Klasse playoffs
The 2011 Surinamese Hoofdklasse and Eerste Klasse playoffs was a home-away aggregate playoff series between the 9th-place Hoofdklasse club of the 2010–11 season, and the winner of the #2 vs. #3 playoff of the 2010–11 Eerste Klasse play-off.


2011 Suruga Bank Championship
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2011 Suruga Bank Championship
The 2011 Suruga Bank Championship (Japanese: スルガ銀行チャンピオンシップ2011; Spanish: Copa Suruga Bank 2011) was the fourth edition of the Suruga Bank Championship, the club football match co-organized by the Japan Football Association, the football governing body of Japan, and CONMEBOL, the football governing body of South America, between the winners of the previous season's J. League Cup and Copa Sudamericana. It was contested by Japanese club Júbilo Iwata, the 2010 J. League Cup champion, and Argentine club Independiente, the 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion.


2011 Suruga Bank Championship
Júbilo Iwata won 4–2 in penalty shootout, after drawing 2–2 in the ninety minutes of play.


2011 Suruga Bank Championship, Rules
The Suruga Bank Championship is played over one match, hosted by the winner of the J. League Cup. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, the winner is determined by a penalty shootout (no extra time is played). A maximum of seven substitutions may be made during the match.


2011 Suruga Bank Championship, Match details
Assistant referees:Mu Yuxin (China P.R.) Han Wei (China P.R.) Fourth official:Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)


2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season
The 2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season was Suwon Samsung Bluewings's sixteenth season in the K-League in Republic of Korea. The club is competing in the K-League, League Cup, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League.


2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season, Current squad
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2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season, Current squad, Out on loan & military service
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2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season, Transfers, In
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2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season, Transfers, Out
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2011 Svalbard polar bear attack
The 2011 Svalbard polar bear attack was an attack by a presumed starving polar bear on a group of university students and their guides. The bear killed one person, injured four others, and was then shot.


2011 Svalbard polar bear attack, Event
On 5 August 2011, a presumed starving polar bear in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard attacked a party of university students, who were undertaking an expedition organised by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES), who had camped near the Von Post glacier, some 25 miles (40 km) from the settlement of Longyearbyen. The bear was reported as being starving and emaciated.


2011 Svalbard polar bear attack, Event
The BSES party of eighty members had planned their trip to run from 23 July to 28 August – the trip was cut short after the incident. BSES, a youth charity, was founded in 1932 by Surgeon Commander George Murray Levick, a member of Captain Scott's expedition of 1910–13.


2011 Svalbard polar bear attack, Event
Seventeen-year-old Horatio Chapple, a former pupil of Eton College, was with a party of thirteen at the time of the attack, and was killed by the bear. Four others were hurt, three seriously, and all were flown to Tromsø on mainland Norway for treatment.


2011 Svalbard polar bear attack, Event
The bear was shot dead by one of the expedition's leaders, Spike Reid, who himself suffered severe head and facial injuries.


2011 Svalbard polar bear attack, Aftermath
Police later disclosed that the organisers of the expedition had not assigned a night watchman, because of dense fog on the night of the incident, and that during the emergency their gun failed to fire four times because its safety catch was engaged. Leaders of such expeditions are advised that camps should be protected by trip wires that detonate deterrent explosives, lookouts through the night or guard dogs; of those options, the camp used trip wires, but they failed to trigger.


2011 Svalbard polar bear attack, Aftermath
The Sysselmann (local authority) requires a risk assessment for any camping trip such as this, which must then be approved by the Sysselmann.


2011 Svalbard polar bear attack, Aftermath
In September 2011, it was announced that a high court judge would chair an inquiry into the death.


2011 Svalbard polar bear attack, Aftermath
In March 2012, following an inquiry by Norwegian investigators, officials ruled that the attack could have been prevented if the expedition members had stayed in cabins instead of tents. However, since this additional safety precaution was not required by law, it was ruled that the expedition leaders would not face prosecution.


2011 Svenska Cupen
The 2011 Svenska Cupen (English: Swedish Cup) was the 56th season of Svenska Cupen, the main Swedish football Cup. It began on 5 March 2011 with the first match of the Preliminary Round and ended on 5 November with the Final. Helsingborgs IF won the cup after beating Kalmar FF 3–1 in the final, Helsingborg were also the defending champions.


2011 Svenska Cupen
The winners of this competition earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, however the second round spot was awarded to Allsvenskan runners-up AIK since Helsingborg were already qualified for European cup play, Kalmar FF who were the runners-up of the cup were awarded AIKs previous qualification spot in the first round.


2011 Svenska Cupen, Preliminary round
52 teams from Division 1 2011 or lower of the Swedish league pyramid competed in this round. The matches took place between 5–26 March 2011.


2011 Svenska Cupen, Round 1
Twelve teams from Division 1 2011 or lower, two of three teams which earned promotion to Superettan 2011 (not Qviding FIF) and the bottom eight teams from Superettan 2010 entered in this round. They were joined by the 26 preliminary round winners. The matches of this round took place between 16 March–5 April 2011.


2011 Svenska Cupen, Round 2
Two demoted teams from Allsvenskan 2010 and six teams ranked 3rd through 8th in 2010 Superettan entered in this round, joining 24 winners from Round 1. The matches of this round took place between 6–27 April 2011.


2011 Svenska Cupen, Round 3
Sixteen teams from Allsvenskan 2011 entered in this round and joined the 16 winners of Round 2, the teams from Allsvenskan were seeded. The matches of this round took place on 10–18 May 2011. All times are in Central European Summer Time.


2011 Svenska Cupen, Round 4
The sixteen winning teams from round 3 entered in this round. The matches of this round took place on 29 May 2011. All times are in Central European Summer Time.


2011 Svenska Cupen, Quarter-finals
The four quarterfinal matches were originally scheduled to take place on 15 June.


2011 Svenska Cupen, Semi-finals
Both semifinal matches were scheduled to take place on 29 June 2011. However, on that date one of the quarter-finals still hadn't been played, so the semifinal matches were pushed forward.


2011 Svenska Cupen Final
The 2011 Svenska Cupen final was played on 5 November 2011. Kalmar FF faced Helsingborgs IF. Kalmar FF qualified for the final by beating IFK Göteborg in the first semi-final on 14 September 2011, Helsingborgs IF qualified by beating Örebro SK in the second semi-final on 29 October 2011. Since Kalmar FF were drawn as the away team in the final, it was played at Olympia in Helsingborg. Kalmar FF played their first final since 2008 and were looking to secure their fourth cup title overall. Helsinborgs IF played their second consecutive final and won their second consecutive title and fifth title in total by winning the match 3–1.


2011 Svenska Supercupen
Svenska Supercupen 2011, Swedish Super Cup 2011, was the 5th Svenska Supercupen, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen competitions. The match was played at Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, on 19 March 2011, and was contested by league winners Malmö FF and cup winners Helsingborgs IF. The match was Malmö FF's first appearance and Helsingborgs IF's second in Supercupen since its creation. Helsingborgs IF won the match 2–1 after Erik Sundin scored the winning goal in the 90th minute.


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


2011 Swale Borough Council election, Background
For the 2011 election Swale switched to having the whole council elected every four years, from the previous system where a third of the seats were elected each year, followed by one year without an election. The decision was taken by the council in March 2010, after a consultation produced 162 responses in favour of the change and 136 responses against changing. As a result, all 47 seats on the council were contested with over 120 candidates standing at election.


2011 Swale Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 32 of the 47 seats, after a net loss of 1 seat. Labour increased to 13 councillors, the Liberal Democrats were reduced to 1 seat and the only independent councillor retained her seat.


2011 Swale Borough Council election, Election result
Labour's Mark Ellen regained a seat in Sheerness East that he had lost at the 2010 election, while in Milton Regis Labour defeated the leader of the Liberal Democrat group Elvie Lowe who had represented the ward for 24 years. However the Conservatives took a seat from Labour in St Michaels ward, where the Conservative deputy mayoress Sylvia Bennett gained a seat on the council.


2011 Swale Borough Council election, Election result
In West Downs the only independent councillor, Monique Bonney, held her seat defeating Conservative county councillor Mike Whiting by 41 votes. Meanwhile, the closest result came in Murston where both the Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors, Ed Gent and Dave Banks, took 420 votes after six recounts. Conservative Ed Gent took the seat after his name was pulled out of a hat and he was therefore given one extra vote. This meant Mike Henderson was the only Liberal Democrat to be elected after he held his seat in Davington Priory.


2011 Swale Borough Council election, Election result
Following the election Roger Truelove became the new leader of the Labour group, replacing the leader for the previous 15 years Angela Harrison. The only Liberal Democrat councillor, Mike Henderson, meanwhile joined with the independent councillor Monique Bonney in the independent group on the council to ensure they both got positions on council committees.


2011 Swale Borough Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, Kemsley
A by-election was held in Kemsley on 8 March 2012 after the death of Conservative councillor Brenda Simpson. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Mike Whiting with a majority of 72 votes over Labour candidate Richard Raycraft.


2011 Swale Borough Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, Sheppey Central
A by-election was held in Sheppey Central on 16 October 2014 following the death of Conservative councillor John Morris. The seat was gained for the UK Independence Party by David Jones with a majority of 507 votes over Conservative Tina Booth. David Jones became the second UK Independence Party councillor on Swale council after the defection of Adrian Crowther from the Conservatives in 2013.


2011 Swedish Football Division 2
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 2011 season.


2011 Swedish Football Division 2, Player of the year awards
Ever since 2003 the online bookmaker Unibet have given out awards at the end of the season to the best players in Division 2. The recipients are decided by a jury of sportsjournalists, coaches and football experts. The names highlighted in green won the overall national award.


2011 Swedish Football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 2011 season.


2011 Swedish Golf Tour
The 2011 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments held in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.


2011 Swedish Golf Tour
The tournaments also featured on the 2011 Nordic Golf League (NGL).


2011 Swedish Golf Tour, Schedule
The season consisted of 14 events played between April and October.


2011 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
The 2011 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.


2011 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
Johanna Johansson and Julia Davidsson both won two events, and Maria Ohlsson won the Order of Merit after four runner-up finishes.


2011 Swedish Golf Tour (women), Schedule
The season consisted of 14 tournaments played between May and October, where one event was held in Finland.


2011 Swedish Open
The 2011 Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour and 2011 WTA Tour. It took place in Båstad, Sweden, from 4 July through 10 July 2011 for women's and from 11 July through 17 July 2011 for men's. It was also known as 2011 Collector Swedish Open for the Women's and 2011 SkiStar Swedish Open for the Men's for sponsorship reasons. It was the 3rd edition for the Women's, while the 64th for the Men's.


2011 Swedish Open, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


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


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


2011 Swedish Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Robert Lindstedt /  Horia Tecău defeated  Simon Aspelin /  Andreas Siljeström, 6–3, 6–3


2011 Swedish Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Lourdes Domínguez Lino /  María José Martínez Sánchez defeated  Nuria Llagostera Vives /  Arantxa Parra Santonja, 6–3, 6–3


2011 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles
Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău were the defending champions and they were able to retain their title, beating Simon Aspelin and Andreas Siljeström in the final, 6–3, 6–3.


2011 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles
The final was Aspelin's last professional tennis match, since he chose to retire after this tournament.


2011 Swedish Open – Men's Singles
Nicolás Almagro was the defending champion, but he lost to David Ferrer in the semifinals.


2011 Swedish Open – Men's Singles
Top seed Robin Söderling won his second Swedish Open title by defeating David Ferrer 6–2, 6–2. It also became the last professional match of Söderling's career.


2011 Swedish Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2011 Swedish Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Swedish Open.


2011 Swedish Open – Women's Doubles
Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions but decided not to participate.


2011 Swedish Open – Women's Doubles
Lourdes Domínguez Lino and María José Martínez Sánchez won the tournament beating Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja in an all Spanish final, 6–3, 6–3.


2011 Swedish Open – Women's Singles
Aravane Rezaï was the defending champion, but lost to Polona Hercog in the second round.


2011 Swedish Open – Women's Singles
Eighth seed Hercog reached the final, where she defeated home player Johanna Larsson, 6–4, 7–5.


2011 Swedish Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Swedish Open.


2011 Swedish football Division 5 (Part 1)
Statistics of Swedish football Division 5 for the 2011 season. This is Part 1 which covers Blekinge, Bohuslän, Dalarna, Dalsland, Gestrikland, Gotland, Göteborg, Halland, Hälsingland, Jämtland-Härjedalen, Medelpad, Norrbotten, Skåne and Småland.


2011 Swedish football Division 5 (Part 1)
See also 2011 Division 5 (Part 2) which covers Stockholm, Södermanland, Uppland, Värmland, Västerbotten, Västergötland, Västmanland, Ångermanland, Örebro Läns and Östergötland.


2011 Swedish football Division 5 (Part 2)
Statistics of Swedish football Division 5 for the 2011 season. This is Part 2 which covers Stockholm, Södermanland, Uppland, Värmland, Västerbotten, Västergötland, Västmanland, Ångermanland, Örebro Läns and Östergötland.


2011 Swedish football Division 5 (Part 2)
See also 2011 Division 5 (Part 1) which covers Blekinge, Bohuslän, Dalarna, Dalsland, Gestrikland, Gotland, Göteborg, Halland, Hälsingland, Jämtland-Härjedalen, Medelpad, Norrbotten, Skåne and Småland.


2011 Swindon Borough Council election
The 2011 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2011 Swindon Borough Council election, Background
Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 40 seats, compared to 15 for Labour and 4 for the Liberal Democrats. 20 of the 59 seats were being contested, with the winners only serving for one year as the 2012 election would see every seat being contested after boundary changes. Since the 2010 election Labour had gained Moredon in a by-election and had the independent, former Conservative, councillor Steve Wakefield of Toothill and Westlea ward join the party, both in November 2010.


2011 Swindon Borough Council election, Background
During the campaign both the national Labour leader Ed Miliband and the Labour Shadow Works and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne visited Swindon to support the local party.


2011 Swindon Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council with 38 seats, but lose 2 seats to Labour, who moved to 17 seats. Labour gained the seats of St Philip and Walcot from the Conservatives, while coming close in Eastcott against the Liberal Democrats and in Covingham and Nythe, Dorcan and Freshbrook and Grange Park, which were held by the Conservatives. The Labour victory in Walcot defeated the Conservative cabinet member Peter Mallinson, with the winning candidate Ellen Osa becoming the first female black councillor in Swindon. Overall turnout at the election was 38.26%, ranging from a high of 46.08% in Highworth to a low of 29.62% in Parks.


2011 Swindon Borough Council election, Election result
The outgoing leader of the Labour group, Derique Montaut, said the results meant that "For Labour it builds us up to a situation where we are moving up to 2012 and taking control of the council". However the Conservative leader of the council, Ron Bluh, said that while "It obviously wasn't one of the better nights", the seats lost had been the "two most marginal seats" and "so there's no great surprise".


2011 Swindon Borough Council election, Election result
Following the election Jim Grant was elected as the new leader of the Labour group on the council, defeating Mark Dempsey and Bob Wright.


2011 Swiss Cup Basel
The 2011 Swiss Cup Basel was held from September 30 to October 2 at the Curlingzentrum Region Basel in Arlesheim, Switzerland as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CHF40,000, and the winner, Brad Gushue, received CHF13,000. It was held in a triple-knockout format. Gushue won in the final over Switzerland's Peter de Cruz with a score of 4–3.


2011 Swiss Federal Council election
An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, the government of Switzerland, was held on 14 December 2011, following the federal election on 23 October 2011. Micheline Calmy-Rey announced she would not run for re-election to the council. According to a traditional informal convention, the successor has to come from the French-speaking or Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. The candidates for her post announced by their respective cantonal sections are Alain Berset (Fribourg), Pierre-Yves Maillard (Vaud), Stéphane Rossini (Valais), and Marina Carobbio (Ticino).


2011 Swiss Federal Council election
Berset and Maillard were favourites. Jean Studer, Liliane Maury Pasquier and Elisabeth Baume-Schneider declined to stand in the election. In the end, the SP decided to nominate Berset and Maillard.


2011 Swiss Federal Council election
Apart from Calmy-Rey's successor, the controversial aspects of the election included, whether the SVP would hold their seat or gain another, which they had lost after one of their incumbents defected to the BDP; and whether the CVP or the FDP would gain the second seat held by the FDP, which both lay claim to.


2011 Swiss Federal Council election
The SVP's possible candidates are Heinz Tännler (Zug), Bruno Zuppiger (Zürich), Jakob Stark (Thurgau), Guy Parmelin (Vaud) and Hannes Germann (Schaffhausen). Jean-François Rime (Fribourg) was unofficially nominated, as well. Rime and Zuppiger were nominated as the SVP's candidates; after a scandal involving Zuppiger's professional activities emerged very shortly after the nomination meeting, Hansjörg Walter (Thurgau) was nominated in his stead.


2011 Swiss Federal Council election, Candidates
(Micheline Calmy-Rey (SPS), from Geneva, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs decided not to seek re-election)


2011 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Doris Leuthard
Doris Leuthard was re-elected during the first ballot. Her re-election was supported by all parliamentary groups.


2011 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf was re-elected during the first ballot. Her re-election was supported by all parliamentary groups except that of the SVP and part of the FDP.


2011 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Ueli Maurer
Ueli Maurer was re-elected during the first ballot. His re-election was supported by all parliamentary groups except the GPS


2011 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Didier Burkhalter
Didier Burkhalter was re-elected during the first ballot. His re-election was supported by all parliamentary groups.


2011 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Simonetta Sommaruga
Simonetta Sommaruga was re-elected during the first ballot. Her re-election was supported by all parliamentary groups except that of SVP


2011 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Johann Schneider-Ammann
Johann Schneider-Ammann  was re-elected during the first ballot. His re-election was supported by all parliamentary groups except that of SVP


2011 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Vacant Seat
A vacant seat was to be filled following the retirement of Micheline Calmy-Rey(SPS). Alain Berset (SPS) was elected in the second round. His election was supported by all parliamentary groups except that of SVP


2011 Swiss Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 Swiss Figure Skating Championships took place between 9 and 11 December 2010 at the Bossard Arena in Zug. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. The results were used to choose the Swiss teams to the 2011 World Championships and the 2011 European Championships.


2011 Swiss Indoors
The 2011 Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the event known that year as the Swiss Indoors, and was part of the 500 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It was held at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from 31 October through 6 November 2011. Roger Federer won the singles title.


2011 Swiss Indoors, ATP Players, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Swiss Indoors, ATP Players, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2011 Swiss Indoors, Finals, Doubles
Michaël Llodra /  Nenad Zimonjić defeated  Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor, 6–4, 7–5


2011 Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions but decided to participate at Valencia instead. Michaël Llodra and Nenad Zimonjić won the title, defeating Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in the final.


2011 Swiss Indoors – Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion and retained the title, beating Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–1, 6–3. It was Federer's first title in almost ten months but was the first of three that Federer won in succession to end the season.


2011 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2011 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold was a badminton tournament which took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland on 15–20 March 2011 and had a total purse of $125,000. This is the 49th edition of the Swiss Open tournament, rated as a Grand Prix Gold event, where before in 2007–2010 was part of the highest grade tournament BWF Superseries.


2011 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were  held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011. All of the Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and all 46 seats in the Council of States.


2011 Swiss federal election, National Council
At the last election, in 2007, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) won the highest share of the vote ever recorded for a single party in Switzerland, with 29% of the vote. Soon after, a moderate faction split from the SVP, forming the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP).


2011 Swiss federal election, National Council
In the 2011 election, the two neophyte parties BDP and Green Liberal Party (GLP) were successful, each receiving 5.4% of the popular vote. Both the GLP and the BDP have gained the required five seats to form their own parliamentary groups, suggesting a split of the centrist CVP/EVP/glp group.


2011 Swiss federal election, National Council
All other major parties lost votes, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) for the first time since the 1987 elections. With 26.6% of the popular vote, the SVP is still the strongest party by a comfortable margin, but the 2011 elections marked the end of its rapid growth during the period of 1995–2007.


2011 Swiss federal election, National Council
Of the small parties (below 5 seats), the Evangelical People's Party received 2.0% of the vote (+0.4%), retaining its two seats. The Ticino League received 0.8% of the vote (+0.2%) and gains one seat, now holding two.


2011 Swiss federal election, National Council
The Christian Social Party lost one seat, but gained another to remain in the National Council, while the Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland and Swiss Party of Labour lost their single seats. Other minor groups which gathered more than 0.1% of the popular vote are: the Swiss Pirate Party (0.48%), the Swiss Democrats (0.20%), parteifrei.ch (0.19%) and Tierpartei Schweiz (0.15%).


2011 Swiss federal election, Council of States
The elections of the Council of States are done by a plurality voting system. 27 out of 46 seats were determined on the first ballot on 23 October; the remaining 19 seats were decided in a second ballot held in November.


2011 Swiss gun control initiative
A referendum was held in Switzerland on 13 February 2011 on the federal popular initiative "For the protection against gun violence". It was rejected by 56% of voters and a majority of cantons.


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Initiative
The initiative foresees that military guns can no longer be kept at home, but must be stored at the arsenal (Zeughaus) instead, that possession of a gun should be linked to a screening of the ability and necessity of the gunholder, and that all guns should be registered. Left-wing parties (SP, Greens, CSP) and the GLP are mostly in favour of the proposal, with right-wing parties (SVP, FDP, CVP, BDP) opposed.


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Initiative, Text of law as proposed
The Federal Constitution of 18 April 1999 is amended as follows:


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Initiative, Text of law as proposed
1 The Confederation shall issue regulations against the misuse of weapons, weapons accessories and ammunition. To this end, it regulates the acquisition, possession, carrying, use and surrender of weapons, weapons accessories and ammunition.


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Initiative, Text of law as proposed
2 Anyone who intends to acquire, possess, carry, use or hand over a firearm or ammunition must justify a need and have the necessary capabilities. The law regulates the requirements and details, in particular for :


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Initiative, Text of law as proposed
a. professions whose exercise requires the possession of a weapon;


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Initiative, Text of law as proposed
3 No person may acquire or possess a particularly dangerous weapon such as an automatic firearm or shotgun for private purposes.


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Initiative, Text of law as proposed
4 Military legislation regulates the use of weapons by military personnel. Outside periods of military service, the firearms of military personnel shall be kept in secure military premises. No firearms are handed over to military personnel leaving the army. The law regulates exceptions, including for licensed marksmen.


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Initiative, Text of law as proposed
6 It shall support the Cantons in the organisation of firearms collections.


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Initiative, Text of law as proposed
7 It works at the international level to limit the availability of small arms and light weapons.


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Opinion polls
According to polls from January 2011, the initiative was favoured by 45% of respondents, with 34% opposed and a relatively high amount of undecideds at 21%. A second poll from two weeks before the referendum saw a closening of the polls, with 47% to 45% in favour.


2011 Swiss gun control initiative, Results
More than half, 56.3%, of all voters were against the initiative, with only the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Zurich, Geneva, Jura, Vaud and Neuchâtel in support; this meant the initiative would have narrowly passed in western Switzerland, but clearly failed in the German-speaking parts. In Switzerland, the passing of a constitutional amendment by initiative requires a double majority; not only must a majority of people vote for the amendment but also a majority of cantons give their consent.


2011 Sydney Roosters season
The 2011 Sydney Roosters season was the 104th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Braith Anasta, they competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership . However, the Roosters finished 11th (out of 16), failing to reach the finals.


2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 67th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales.


2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2011 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2011), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.


2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Line honours were claimed by Investec Loyal in a time of two days, six hours, 14 minutes and 18 seconds after taking the lead from race favourite and defending champion Wild Oats XI after striking light winds just outside Storm Bay, losing a 20 nautical miles lead. The two boats engaged in a tacking duel up the Derwent River with Investec Loyal stretching its lead slightly to cross the line just three minutes and twelve second ahead of Wild Oats XI.


2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
A protest was lodged against Investec Loyal by the race committee after a crew member from Loyal enquired via radio to a helicopter from media network ABC concerning the sails that were set on Wild Oats, but was dismissed by the international jury which ratified Loyal's race position.


2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
News South Wales RP63 yacht Loki was declared the race winner on 30 December with a corrected time of three days 22 minutes 34.32 seconds.


2011 Sylvania 300
The 2011 Sylvania 300 was a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race that was held on September 25, 2011 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested 300 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.702 km) asphalt oval, it was the 28th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the second race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. The race was won by Tony Stewart for the Stewart Haas Racing team. Brad Keselowski finished second, and Greg Biffle clinched third.


2011 Syracuse Orange football team
The 2011 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by third year head coach Doug Marrone and played their home games at the Carrier Dome. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 1–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place.


2011 Syrian local elections
Local elections were held across Syria on 12 December 2011 to elect 17,629 councillors in 1,355 administrative units. Some 42,000 candidates contested the elections. The election took place on the second day of an opposition called general strike, with the Arab and Kurdish opposition boycotting the election. The Syrian government claimed the elections were a success and enjoyed a high turnout, however turnout in many parts of the country was seen as low.


2011 Syrian local elections, Background
The elections occur amidst the backdrop of the opening stages of the Syrian Civil War, which had initially started as protests and had evolved into increasingly violent confrontations. By December 2011 the Civil Uprising phase of the Civil War was mostly over, with the conflict taking an increasingly militaristic direction and significant fighting taking place across the country, particularly in the governorates of Idlib, Hama, Daraa, Deir ez-Zor, and Rif Dimashq. The crisis had begun in March 2011, and by the local elections in December 2011 an estimates 5,000 people had been killed.


2011 Syrian local elections, Background
In the face of increasing unrest the Syrian government framed the elections as part of a wider reform agenda, claiming that a new local administration law brought in during August 2011 had granted local administrations more powers and financial independence. Other changes cited by the government included the elections being overseen by judicial committees as opposed to the Interior Ministry, and a change from a prior closed-list electoral system that guaranteed 50% of all municipal seats for the Ba'athist led National Progressive Front to a system without lists where citizens could vote for any candidate. More than 14.5 million Syrians were eligible to vote, including thousands of Kurds who had been granted citizenship by a Presidential decree in April 2011.


2011 São Léo Open
The 2011 São Léo Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in São Leopoldo, Brazil between 31 October and 6 November 2011.


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


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


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


2011 São Léo Open, Champions, Doubles
Franco Ferreiro /  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo def. Gastão Elias /  Frederico Gil, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [11–9]


2011 São Léo Open – Doubles
This is the first edition of the tournament. Franco Ferreiro and Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo won the title, defeating Gastão Elias and Frederico Gil 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [11–9] in the final.


2011 São Léo Open – Singles
Leonardo Mayer won the first edition of the tournament 7–5, 7–6(7–1) in the final against Nikola Ćirić.


2011 São Paulo FC season
The 2011 season was São Paulo's 82nd season since the club's existence. After finishing the national league in ninth position in previous year, the team was not able to take part on Copa Libertadores for the first time in seven years. In Campeonato Paulista was eliminated by rival Santos in a single semifinal match, being defeated in Morumbi stadium by 0–2. Tricolor played also the Copa do Brasil but was eliminated in quarterfinals losing to Avaí in aggregate score, 1-0 (home); 1-3 (away). In Copa Sudamericana was defeated by Paraguayan club Libertad at the round of 16.


2011 São Paulo FC season
The club finished the season with a sixth position in the league, not qualifying to Copa Libertadores. The highlight of year was the goalkeeper and capitain Rogério Ceni. The oldest and considered main player of club reach the accomplishment of 100 goals in career (since 1997) on 27 March against rival Corinthians by Campeonato Paulista with a 2–1 win and a done of 1000 matches on 7 September also victory by 2–1 against Atlético Mineiro in the Série A.


2011 São Paulo FC season, Players, Current squad
As of 10 Septemter 2011Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 São Paulo FC season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 São Paulo FC season, Players, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 São Paulo FC season, Players, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 São Paulo FC season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
1Wellington became nº 5 after the transfer of Miranda to Atlético de Madrid. Before he wore nº 28


2011 São Paulo FC season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
2Juan became nº 6 after the transfer of Júnior César to Flamengo. Before he wore nº 16


2011 São Paulo FC season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
3Casemiro became nº 8 after the loan of Cléber Santana to Atlético Paranaense. Before he wore nº 29


2011 São Paulo FC season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
4Rodrigo Caio became nº 18 after the transfer of Rodrigo Souto to Júbilo Iwata. Before he wore nº 36


2011 São Paulo Indy 300
The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé was the fourth race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on May 1 and 2, on the 2.536-mile (4.081 km) temporary street circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, and was telecasted by Versus in the United States and TV Bandeirantes in Brazil. After a rain delay that lasted almost two and a half hours, attempts to run the event in full on the Sunday were scrapped with the race completed on Monday May 2.


2011 São Paulo Indy 300, Classification, Race
NOTE:  Under agreement from race organisers, INDYCAR, and Brazilian television rights holder Rede Bandeirantes, there is a two-hour time limit for this race. The first 14 laps from Sunday took 40:46 to run, and that time was deducted from Monday morning's race. The Monday race featured a 1:19:14 timed race (the remaining time from Sunday's race limit).


2011 São Tomé First Division
The 2011 São Tomé (Island or Regional) First Division took place that season. The club had 12 clubs and not until 2016 when they had 12 clubs again, 10 clubs appeared for the next few seasons. A total of 126 matches were played and 313 goals were scored. Vitória Riboque won the season's title after finishing with 47 points and participated in the 2011 National Championship later in the year.


2011 São Tomé First Division, Overview
Neves and Ribeira Peixe were promoted into the Premier Division from the Second and spent only a season.


2011 São Tomé First Division, Overview
Guadalupe, Neves, Ribeira Peixe and Santana were relegated and participated in the regional Second Division in the following season. Guadalupe did not return to the Premier Division until 2013 and Neves and Santana until 2014.


2011 São Tomé First Division, Overview
Sporting Praia Cruz scored the most goals numbering 41, second was 6 de Setembro with 39, 3rd was Vitória Riboque with 35 and fourth was UDRA with 31. Santana scored the least with 15, the second least was UDESCAI with 16 and Ribeira Peixe with 17. On the opposites, Ribeira Peixe conceded the most with 48, followed by Santana with 47 and Neves with 37,  Vitória Riboque conceded the least with 15 and Oque del Rei the second least with 16.


2011 São Tomé First Division, Overview
Between July 10 and August 14, there were no competitions due to the first (17 July) and second (7 August) rounds of the presidential elections that took place in the country, the 25 July one due to the regional cup competition that took place.


2011 São Tomé Second Division
The 2011 São Tomé (Island or Regional) Second Division took place that season.


2011 São Tomé Second Division
The division featured two zones (sometimes as groups), A & B. The first place of each zone heads to the Second Division championships and the winner was crowned Second Division Champions, all of its finals participants qualified into the Premier Division in the following season including Futebol Club Aliança Nacional (Zone A) and Agrosport (Zone B). Agrosport won the Second Division title after succeeding in away goals as the first leg had a goal draw while the second leg was scoreless.


2011 São Tomé Second Division
It was also the final season that each of the last placed clubs of each group were not relegated, the Third Division was created in the following season on the island.


2011 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship
The São Tomé and Principe Championship 2011 was the 26th season of the São Tomé and Principe Championship the top-level football championship of São Tomé and Principe. It began on 16 April 2011 and concluded on November 2011. Sporting Clube do Príncipe club from Príncipe island are the defending champions.


2011 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship, Teams
18 teams participated in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 12 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams  from Príncipe Island . At the end of season champion of São Tomé Island League and champion of Principe Island League play one match for champion of São Tomé and Principe.


2011 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship, Principe teams 2011
After the cancellation of the regional championships in 2010. The 2011 edition faced uncertainties for the definition of the champion. The original and unformal leader and vice (Sporting and Sport Operário e Benfica) were tied. The regional federation chose to verify the champion. They knew that Sport Operário e Benfica fielded a player that does not belong to that club. The regional title went to Sporting Clube do Príncipe (42 pts), second was Os Operários (39 pts, originally 42).


2011 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship, Principe teams 2011
Later in the season, Porto Real did not appear in the matches to make easier for Sporting to win the championship. Porto Real were accused of bribery and was immediately suspended for a season, they were fined the equivalent of US$40, the bribery one was punishable by the equivalent of US$50.


2011 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship, National final
The national final match took place on December 21, 2011. Sporting Clube de Príncipe defeated Vitória FC of Riboque, São Tome Island. Sporting Príncipe was the eleventh club to win the first national title and brought the total number of Príncipe's titles won by any club to six. The winner of the league would have entered the Qualifying Rounds of the Champions League, neither clubs entered that season.


2011 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship, São Tomé and Príncipe Cup
In the final of São Tomé and Principe Cup 2011 team FC Vitória beat GD Sundy 4-1 from Príncipe island and became the cup winner of 2011.


2011 São Toméan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2011, the first round beginning on 17 July 2011 with a run-off held on 7 August 2011. Incumbent President Fradique de Menezes has served the maximum two terms and could not constitutionally seek a third term. The final result saw former president Manuel Pinto da Costa, aged 74, elected in a narrow victory against Speaker of Parliament Evaristo Carvalho.