2011 PDC Pro Tour
The 2011 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They were the Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and the UK Open Qualifiers. This year there were 39 PDC Pro Tour events – 31 Players Championships and 8 UK Open Qualifiers.
Prize money
Prize money for each Players Championship and UK Open Qualifier increased from £31,200 in 2010 to £34,600 in 2011.
Stage | Players Championships and UK Open Qualifiers |
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Second round | £200 |
Third round | £400 |
Fourth round | £600 |
Quarter-finals | £1,000 |
Semi-finals | £2,000 |
Final | £3,000 |
Winner | £6,000 |
In addition, £400 per Pro Tour event was reserved for a nine-dart finish. Should this not be won in an event, it was carried over to the next event, and so on until a nine-dart finish was achieved. Once the prize fund was won, it reverted to £400 for the next event.
PDC Pro Tour Card
From 2011, the PDC Pro Tour operates a Tour Card system. 128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships and UK Open Qualifiers.
Tour cards
The 2011 Tour Cards were awarded to:
- 101 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2011 World Championship
- 2 finalists from the 2010 PDC Women's World Championship
- 25 qualifiers from a four-day Qualifying School in Wigan (4 semi-finalists from each day, plus the top 9 players from the Q School Order of Merit)
Tour Cards were also offered to the four semi-finalists from the 2011 BDO World Championship, although none of the players took up the offer.
Q School
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 13–16.
January 13[1] | January 14[2] | January 15[3] | January 16[4] |
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James Richardson |
A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:
Stage | Points |
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Last 8 | 9 |
Last 16 | 5 |
Last 32 | 3 |
Last 64 | 2 |
Last 128 | 1 |
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:[4]
Players Championships
- (All matches – best of 11 legs)
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- Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship 12 at the Metrodome, Barnsley on June 12[16]
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- Dutch Darts Trophy Players Championship 13 at Nuland, Netherlands on June 18[17]
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- Dutch Darts Trophy Players Championship 14 at Nuland, Netherlands on June 19[18]
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- PDPA Players Championships 19 Nuland at Nuland, Netherlands on September 24[23]
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- PDPA Players Championships 20 Nuland at Nuland, Netherlands on September 25[24]
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- PDPA Players Championships 21 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin on October 1[25]
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- PDPA Players Championships 22 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin on October 2[26]
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- John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship 23 at the National Event Centre, Killarney on October 16[27]
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- Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 26 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm, Alicante on October 29[30]
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- Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 27 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm, Alicante on October 30[31]
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- PDPA Players Championships 30 Wigan at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on November 26[34]
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- PDPA Players Championships 31 Wigan at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on November 27[35]
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PDC Youth Tour
In 2011, the PDC established the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour – a series of 15 events open to players aged between 14 and 21. The top 28 players from the Youth Tour Order of Merit qualified for the 2012 PDC World Youth Championship.
UK Open Qualifiers
No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up |
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1 | Saturday February 26 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Steve Brown | 6 – 3 | Ian White |
2 | Sunday February 27 | Michael Smith | 6 – 5 | Dave Chisnall | |
3 | Saturday March 12 | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Adrian Lewis | 6 – 4 | Robert Thornton |
4 | Sunday March 15 | Vincent van der Voort | 6 – 4 | Raymond van Barneveld | |
5 | Saturday April 16 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Gary Anderson | 6 – 4 | Phil Taylor |
6 | Sunday April 17 | Phil Taylor | 6 – 1 | Joe Cullen | |
7 | Saturday April 30 | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Gary Anderson | 6 – 2 | Phil Taylor |
8 | Sunday May 1 | Phil Taylor | 6 – 3 | Colin Osborne |
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2012 World Championship.
No. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-Up | Ref. |
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1 | Saturday 22 January | Revesby Workers Club Open 1 | Arnel Galvez | 6–4 | Steve Duke | |
2 | Sunday 23 January | Revesby Workers Club Open 2 | Bill Aitken | 6–2 | Anthony Fleet | |
3 | Saturday 5 February | Mittagong RSL Open 1 | Anthony Fleet | 6–0 | John Weber | |
4 | Sunday 6 February | Mittagong RSL Open 2 | Anthony Fleet | 6–3 | Brian Roach | |
5 | Saturday 19 February | Redcliffe Darts Open 1 | Jeremy Fagg | 6-5 | Rob Modra | |
6 | Sunday 20 February | Redcliffe Darts Open 2 | Glen Jones | 6-5 | Craig Gwynne | |
7 | Saturday 5 March | Victoria Open 1 | Anthony Fleet | 6-4 | Sean Gibbs | |
8 | Sunday 6 March | Victoria Open 2 | David Platt | 6-2 | Steve Duke Sr | |
9 | Saturday 19 March | Albion Park Bowling Club Open | Jerry Weyman | 6-5 | Mick Parker | |
10 | Sunday 20 March | DJP Excavations Open | Barry Jouannet Jr | 6-4 | Anthony Fleet | |
11 | Saturday 2 April | Cooma Hotel Open 1 | Mick McCreedie | 6-5 | Kyle Anderson | |
12 | Sunday 3 April | Cooma Hotel Open 2 | David Platt | 6-5 | Anthony Fleet | |
13 | Saturday 16 April | Unanderra Hotel Darts Open | Anthony Fleet | 6-1 | Kevin Holland | |
14 | Sunday 17 April | DPA Australian Singles | Barry Jouannet Jr | 6-1 | Sean Reed | |
15 | Sunday 8 May | DPA Australian Matchplay | Anthony Fleet | 6-2 | Jeremy Fagg | |
16 | Saturday 21 May | Goulburn Open 1 | Wayne Clegg | 6-2 | Sean Reed | |
17 | Sunday 22 May | Goulburn Open 2 | Barry Jouannet Jr | 6-5 | Sean Reed | |
18 | Saturday 11 June | Gaels Club Open 1 | Phillip Hazel | 6-5 | Marlou Saraba | |
19 | Sunday 12 June | Gaels Club Open 2 | Bill Aitken | 6-5 | Sean Reed | |
20 | Saturday 25 June | NDDA Open 1 | Anthony Fleet | 6–0 | Craig Atze | |
21 | Sunday 26 June | NDDA Open 2 | David Platt | 6–5 | Alan Ritchie | |
22 | Saturday 16 July | Carpets Galore Open | Jeremy Fagg | 6–4 | Barry Jouannet | |
23 | Sunday 17 July | Warilla Bowls Club Open | Mick McCreedie | 6–1 | Barry Jouannet | |
24 | Thursday 11 August | Robina Gold Coast Open 1 | Phillip Hazel | 6-3 | Geoff Kime | |
25 | Friday 12 August | Robina Gold Coast Open 2 | Rob Modra | 6-4 | Warren Parry | |
26 | Saturday 13 August | Robina Gold Coast Open 3 | Rob Modra | 6-2 | Phillip Hazel | |
27 | Sunday 14 August | Australian Open | Rob Modra | 6-1 | Josh Kime | |
28 | Saturday 27 August | DPA WA Open 1 | Phillip Hazel | 6-5 | Wayne Clegg | |
29 | Sunday 28 August | DPA WA Open 2 | Kyle Anderson | 6-1 | Sean Reed | |
30 | Saturday 10 September | Redcliffe Darts Open 3 | Sean Reed | 6-3 | Russell Homer | |
31 | Sunday 11 September | Redcliffe Darts Open 4 | Geoff Kime | 6-1 | Robbie King | |
32 | Saturday 24 September | Billabong Tavern Darts Open | Kennedy Cruz | 6-2 | Mitchell Clegg | |
33 | Sunday 25 September | Russell Stewart Classic | Mike Bonser | 6-3 | Rob Modra | |
34 | Saturday 8 October | Geelong Open 1 | Rob Modra | 6-4 | Steve Duke | |
35 | Sunday 9 October | Geelong Open 2 | Rob Modra | 6-5 | Tic Bridge |
Other PDC tournaments
The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2011. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some had eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments were non-ranking.
Date | Event | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
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October 1 | PDC World Japan Qualifying Event[51] | Haruki Muramatsu | 6–5 | Syo Katsumi |
October 1 | South African Masters[52] | Devon Petersen | beat | n/a |
October 9 | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay[53] | Connie Finnan | 6–4 | Shane O'Connor |
October 15 | Ladbrokes.com Irish Masters[54] | Mark Walsh | 6–4 | Paul Nicholson |
October 30 | Oceanic Masters[55] | Geoff Kime | 9–7 | Barry Jouannet |
November 5 | PDC World South European Qualifying Event[56] | Oliver Ferenc | 6–5 | Zdravko Antunovic |
November 5 | PDC World Greater China Qualifying Event[56] | Scott MacKenzie | 4–3 | Royden Lam |
November 6 | PDC World Philippines Qualifying Event[56] | Ian Perez | beat | Bobong Gabiana |
November 12 | PDC World East European Qualifying Event[57] | Dietmar Burger | 6–3 | Peter Martin |
November 19 | PDC World Finland Qualifying Event[57] | Petri Korte | 3–0 | Sami Sanssi |
November 20 | PDC World Germany Qualifying Event[57] | Kevin Münch | 10–8 | Bernd Roith |
November 20 | PDC World West European Qualifying Event[57] | José Oliveira de Sousa | 6–3 | Eduardo Sales Lopes |
November 20 | PDC World Sweden Qualifying Event[57] | Dennis Nilsson | beat | n/a |
November 20 | PDC World South Asian Qualifying Event[57] | Lee Choon Peng | beat | n/a |
November 28 | PDC World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifier[58] | Arron Monk | 5–3 | Joe Cullen |
References
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- ^ Qualifying School Day Two Archived 2011-01-18 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ Qualifying School Day Three Archived 2011-01-18 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ a b Qualifying School Day Four Archived 2011-01-20 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
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- ^ Nicholson's Players Championship Treble Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ Smith's Joy With Barnsley Win Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ Anderson Takes Holland Win Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ Anderson's Dutch Double! Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
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- ^ Osborne Claims German Triumph Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ Wade Reigns In Spain Archived 2011-10-31 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ King Enjoys Benidorm Triumph Archived 2011-12-02 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
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