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

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Prize money for each Players Championship and UK Open Qualifier increased from £31,200 in 2010 to £34,600 in 2011.

Stage PC/UKQ YT
Winner £6,000 £600
Runner-up £3,000 £400
Semi-finalists £2,000 £200
Quarter-finalists £1,000 £100
Last 16 £600 £25
Last 32 £400 N/A
Last 64 £200 N/A
Total £34,600 £2,000

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

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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

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The 2011 Tour Cards were awarded to:

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

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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]

England James Richardson
Republic of Ireland Shane O'Connor
England Shaun Griffiths
England Dave Chisnall

South Africa Devon Petersen
Germany Michael Rosenauer
England Brian Woods
Sweden Magnus Caris

England Matt Jackson
Gibraltar Dyson Parody
Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell
Scotland John Henderson

England Mick Todd
England Peter Hudson
England Ian Jopling
India Prakash Jiwa

A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:

Stage Points
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

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(All matches – best of 11 legs)
  • PDPA Players Championship 1 Halle at the Gerry Weber Centre, Halle on January 29[5]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Australia Simon Whitlock 6
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 1 Australia Simon Whitlock 3
England Mervyn King 6 England Mervyn King 6
Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 1 England Mervyn King 6
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 6 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 1
England Colin Osborne 5 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 6
Scotland John Henderson 6 Scotland John Henderson 4
England Andy Smith 5
  • PDPA Players Championship 2 Halle at the Gerry Weber Centre, Halle on January 30[6]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Ronnie Baxter 6
England Alan Tabern 4 England Ronnie Baxter 6
England Mark Walsh 6 England Mark Walsh 2
England Nigel Heydon 3 England Ronnie Baxter 6
Spain Antonio Alcinas 6 Spain Antonio Alcinas 4
Scotland John Henderson 5 Spain Antonio Alcinas 6
England Denis Ovens 6 England Denis Ovens 3
England Phil Taylor 4
  • PDPA Players Championship 3 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on February 19[7]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Adrian Lewis 6
Australia Paul Nicholson 4 Australia Adrian Lewis 6
England Wes Newton 6 England Wes Newton 4
Gibraltar Dyson Parody 3 England Adrian Lewis 2
England Ronnie Baxter 6 England Jamie Caven 6
England Dennis Priestley 5 England Ronnie Baxter 2
England Jamie Caven 6 England Jamie Caven 6
England Dave Chisnall 3
  • PDPA Players Championship 4 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on February 20[8]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Mervyn King 6
England Scott Rand 3 England Mervyn King 5
England Mark Walsh 6 England Mark Walsh 6
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 1 England Mark Walsh 0
England Wes Newton 6 Canada John Part 6
England Dave Chisnall 4 England Wes Newton 2
Canada John Part 6 Canada John Part 6
England Jamie Caven 2
  • PDPA Players Championship 5 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on March 26[9]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Australia Paul Nicholson 6
Germany Michael Rosenauer 2 Australia Paul Nicholson 6
Scotland Gary Anderson 6 Scotland Gary Anderson 5
England Mark Walsh 5 Australia Paul Nicholson 6
England Adrian Lewis 6 England Adrian Lewis 4
England Wes Newton 3 England Adrian Lewis 6
England Ronnie Baxter 6 England Ronnie Baxter 5
Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 3
  • PDPA Players Championship 6 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on March 27[10]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Justin Pipe 6
Scotland Peter Wright 3 England Justin Pipe 4
Australia Paul Nicholson 6 Australia Paul Nicholson 6
England Mark Walsh 1 Australia Paul Nicholson 4
England Wes Newton 6 England Wes Newton 6
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 2 England Wes Newton 6
Scotland Gary Anderson 6 Scotland Gary Anderson 3
England Wayne Jones 4
  • Austrian Open Players Championship 7 at Wiener Neustadt, Vienna on May 14[11]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 6
England Kevin Painter 0 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 5
England Denis Ovens 6 England Denis Ovens 6
England Mark Hylton 3 England Denis Ovens 0
Scotland Peter Wright 6 Canada John Part 6
England Scott Rand 3 Scotland Peter Wright 4
Canada John Part 6 Canada John Part 6
Austria Mensur Suljović 1
  • Austrian Open Players Championship 8 at Wiener Neustadt, Vienna on May 15[12]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 6
England Andy Smith 5 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 6
England Mark Hylton 6 England Mark Hylton 4
Canada John Part 1 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 6
England Phil Taylor 6 England Phil Taylor 5
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 1 England Phil Taylor 6
England Justin Pipe 6 England Justin Pipe 2
England Andy Hamilton 4
  • PDPA Players Championship 9 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on May 21[13]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Terry Jenkins 6
England Wes Newton 1 England Terry Jenkins 6
Australia Simon Whitlock 6 Australia Simon Whitlock 3
Canada John Part 5 England Terry Jenkins 3
Scotland Gary Anderson 6 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
England Wayne Jones 2 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
England Alan Tabern 6 England Alan Tabern 3
Scotland Peter Wright 4
  • PDPA Players Championship 10 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on May 22[14]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Terry Jenkins 6
Wales Mark Webster 5 England Terry Jenkins 6
England Scott Rand 6 England Scott Rand 4
Scotland John Henderson 2 England Terry Jenkins 3
England Wes Newton 6 Australia Paul Nicholson 6
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 4 England Wes Newton 5
Australia Paul Nicholson 6 Australia Paul Nicholson 6
England Steve Brown 5
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Australia Paul Nicholson 6
England Mervyn King 1 Australia Paul Nicholson 6
England Dave Chisnall 6 England Dave Chisnall 5
Canada John Part 2 Australia Paul Nicholson 6
England Steve Brown 6 England Steve Brown 4
England Brian Woods 5 England Steve Brown 6
England Justin Pipe 6 England Justin Pipe 5
Scotland Robert Thornton 1
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Dave Chisnall 6
England Wayne Jones 3 England Dave Chisnall 6
England Mark Hylton 6 England Mark Hylton 5
England Steve Beaton 5 England Dave Chisnall 2
England Andy Smith 6 England Andy Smith 6
Scotland Gary Anderson 1 England Andy Smith 6
England James Wade 6 England James Wade 3
Canada John Part 3
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Wes Newton 6
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 3 England Wes Newton 6
England Mark Walsh 6 England Mark Walsh 3
Scotland Peter Wright 0 England Wes Newton 5
Australia Simon Whitlock 6 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
England Colin Osborne 5 Australia Simon Whitlock 5
Scotland Gary Anderson 6 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 4
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 6
England Kevin Painter 2 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 5
England Andy Smith 6 England Andy Smith 6
England Colin Osborne 3 England Andy Smith 3
Scotland Gary Anderson 6 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
England Dennis Smith 5 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
Australia Simon Whitlock 6 Australia Simon Whitlock 2
England Steve Beaton 4
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Wes Newton 6
England Justin Pipe 5 England Wes Newton 6
England Denis Ovens 6 England Denis Ovens 3
England Steve Beaton 2 England Wes Newton 4
Canada John Part 6 Canada John Part 6
Scotland Peter Wright 4 Canada John Part 6
England Jamie Caven 6 England Jamie Caven 4
England Colin Lloyd 2
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 6
England Justin Pipe 3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 4
England Ronnie Baxter 6 England Ronnie Baxter 6
Canada Norm Tremblay 1 England Ronnie Baxter 6
England Kevin Painter 6 England Kevin Painter 2
Australia Simon Whitlock 5 England Kevin Painter 6
Netherlands Co Stompé 6 Netherlands Co Stompé 3
Canada John Part 5
  • PDPA Players Championships 17 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on September 3[21]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 6
England Steve Farmer 5 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 6
Australia Paul Nicholson 6 Australia Paul Nicholson 4
England Kevin Painter 3 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 6
Canada John Part 6 Canada John Part 2
Scotland Gary Anderson 3 Canada John Part 6
Australia Simon Whitlock 6 Australia Simon Whitlock 5
England Justin Pipe 1
  • PDPA Players Championships 18 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on September 4[22]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Scotland Peter Wright 6
England Wes Newton 2 Scotland Peter Wright 6
Australia Paul Nicholson 6 Australia Paul Nicholson 5
England Kirk Shepherd 1 Scotland Peter Wright 2
Scotland Gary Anderson 6 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
Wales Mark Webster 2 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
Canada John Part 6 Canada John Part 5
England Nigel Heydon 4
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Scotland Gary Anderson 6
Wales Mark Webster 1 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
England Tony Ayres 6 England Tony Ayres 0
England Mark Walsh 5 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
England Colin Lloyd 6 England Colin Lloyd 2
England Dave Chisnall 5 England Colin Lloyd 6
England Scott Rand 6 England Scott Rand 4
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 3
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Dave Chisnall 6
England Nigel Heydon 3 England Dave Chisnall 6
Belgium Kurt van de Rijk 6 Belgium Kurt van de Rijk 0
Wales Steve Evans 2 England Dave Chisnall 4
Wales Mark Webster 6 Wales Richie Burnett 6
England Michael Smith 2 Wales Mark Webster 2
Wales Richie Burnett 6 Wales Richie Burnett 6
England Kevin Painter 5
  • PDPA Players Championships 21 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin on October 1[25]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 6
Scotland Gary Anderson 5 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 6
England Mervyn King 6 England Mervyn King 3
England Nigel Heydon 3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 3
England Scott Rand 6 England Phil Taylor 6
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 3 England Scott Rand 2
England Phil Taylor 6 England Phil Taylor 6
England Justin Pipe 5
  • PDPA Players Championships 22 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin on October 2[26]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Scotland Gary Anderson 6
England Jamie Caven 5 Scotland Gary Anderson 4
England Justin Pipe 6 England Justin Pipe 6
England Steve Beaton 4 England Justin Pipe 6
England Wes Newton 6 England Phil Taylor 5
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 3 England Wes Newton 2
England Phil Taylor 6 England Phil Taylor 6
Australia Paul Nicholson 3
  • John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship 23 at the National Event Centre, Killarney on October 16[27]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Scotland Gary Anderson 6
England Andy Hamilton 1 Scotland Gary Anderson 6
England Mark Hylton 6 England Mark Hylton 3
England Wayne Jones 3 Scotland Gary Anderson 5
England Justin Pipe 6 England Justin Pipe 6
England Scott Rand 3 England Justin Pipe 6
Australia Paul Nicholson 6 Australia Paul Nicholson 5
Australia Simon Whitlock 5
  • German Darts Classic Players Championship 24 at the Van Der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on October 22[28]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England James Wade 6
England John Henderson 3 England James Wade 6
England Mervyn King 6 England Mervyn King 5
England Colin Lloyd 3 England James Wade 6
Germany Jyhan Artut 6 England Justin Pipe 3
England Mark Hylton 5 Germany Jyhan Artut 2
England Justin Pipe 6 England Justin Pipe 6
Australia Simon Whitlock 2
  • German Darts Classic Players Championship 25 at the Van Der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on October 23[29]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Colin Osborne 6
England Chris Aubrey 2 England Colin Osborne 6
England Mark Walsh 6 England Mark Walsh 2
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 5 England Colin Osborne 6
Australia Paul Nicholson 6 England James Richardson 2
England Jamie Caven 4 Australia Paul Nicholson 3
England James Richardson 6 England James Richardson 6
England Steve Farmer 4
  • Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 26 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm, Alicante on October 29[30]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
England Dave Chisnall 6
Australia Simon Whitlock 2 England Dave Chisnall 4