2011 European Championship (darts)

2011 European Championship
Tournament information
Dates 28–31 July
Venue Maritim Hotel
Location Düsseldorf
Country Germany
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £200,000
Winners share £50,000
Nine dart finish Adrian Lewis
Semi Final
vs Raymond van Barneveld
High checkout 167
Wes Newton
Round 1
vs Andy Smith
Raymond van Barneveld
Quarter Finals
vs James Wade
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor

The 2011 European Championship was the fourth edition of the PDC tournament, the European Championship, which allowd the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from July 28 to 31, featuring a field of 32 players and £200,000 in prize money, with £50,000 going to the winner. It was held in the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany.

World number one Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the previous three tournaments, and he won in the final 11–8 against Adrian Lewis.

Contents

Prize money

Stage Prize Money
(Total-£200,000)
Winner £50,000
Runner Up £20,000
Semi Final £10,000
Quarter Final £7,500
Second Round £5,000
First Round £2,500

Qualification

The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the World Matchplay automatically qualified for the event. The top 8 from these rankings were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 8 non-qualified players from the 2011 Players Championship Order of Merit, and then to the top 8 non-qualified players from the 2011 Continental Europe Order of Merit.

PDC Top 16
  1. Phil Taylor
  2. Adrian Lewis
  3. James Wade
  4. Gary Anderson
  5. Simon Whitlock
  6. Raymond van Barneveld
  7. Wes Newton
  8. Mark Webster
  9. Terry Jenkins
  10. Paul Nicholson
  11. Andy Hamilton
  12. Mervyn King
  13. Mark Walsh
  14. Colin Lloyd
  15. Wayne Jones
  16. Vincent van der Voort
Players Championship qualifiers
  1. John Part
  2. Ronnie Baxter
  3. Andy Smith
  4. Jamie Caven
  5. Justin Pipe
  6. Dave Chisnall
  7. Peter Wright
  8. Alan Tabern
European qualifiers
  1. Antonio Alcinas
  2. Kim Huybrechts
  3. Jelle Klaasen
  4. Michael van Gerwen
  5. Mensur Suljovic
  6. John Michael
  7. Co Stompé
  8. Magnus Caris

Draw and results

  Round 1, July 28–29
best of 11 legs[1][2]		 Round 2, July 30
best of 19 legs[3]		 Quarter Finals, July 31
best of 19 legs[4]		 Semi Finals, July 31
best of 21 legs[4]		 Final, July 31
best of 21 legs[4]
                                               
1   Phil Taylor 107.83 6  
  John Michael 87.94 3  
  1   Phil Taylor 102.47 10  
    Mervyn King 90.71 3  
  Mervyn King 96.30 6
  Co Stompé 88.01 1  
  1   Phil Taylor 102.36 10  
    Paul Nicholson 98.45 7  
8   Mark Webster 87.79 4  
  Terry Jenkins 94.63 6  
    Terry Jenkins 96.57 4
    Paul Nicholson 101.61 10  
  Justin Pipe 88.67 3
  Paul Nicholson 91.98 6  
  1   Phil Taylor 99.52 11  
  5   Simon Whitlock 95.41 4  
5   Simon Whitlock 102.52 6  
  Mensur Suljovic 86.68 2  
  5   Simon Whitlock 96.84 10
    Colin Lloyd 83.75 2  
  Alan Tabern 85.77 4
  Colin Lloyd 92.48 6  
  5   Simon Whitlock 99.41 10
    Peter Wright 94.79 6  
4   Gary Anderson 97.35 6  
  Jamie Caven 96.79 3  
  4   Gary Anderson 90.65 5
    Peter Wright 90.58 10  
  John Part 83.03 5
  Peter Wright 83.83 6  
1   Phil Taylor 109.29 11
2   Adrian Lewis 98.72 8
2   Adrian Lewis 89.89 6  
  Vincent van der Voort 79.80 4  
  2   Adrian Lewis 105.80 10  
    Dave Chisnall 100.51 5  
  Jelle Klaasen 89.19 4
  Dave Chisnall 96.91 6  
  2   Adrian Lewis 96.84 10  
    Kim Huybrechts 95.72 8  
7   Wes Newton 98.85 6  
  Andy Smith 88.51 2  
  7   Wes Newton 95.94 8
    Kim Huybrechts 97.31 10  
  Kim Huybrechts 99.25 6
  Antonio Alcinas 96.19 2  
  2   Adrian Lewis 100.63 11
  6   Raymond van Barneveld 95.34 10  
6   Raymond van Barneveld 101.98 6  
  Andy Hamilton 94.96 4  
  6   Raymond van Barneveld 102.07 10
    Mark Walsh 100.53 5  
  Wayne Jones 96.69 5
  Mark Walsh 99.41 6  
  6   Raymond van Barneveld 97.95 10
  3   James Wade 93.60 8  
3   James Wade 92.08 6  
  Magnus Caris 79.85 1  
  3   James Wade 101.81 10
    Ronnie Baxter 98.88 7  
  Ronnie Baxter 102.17 6
  Michael van Gerwen 101.09 4  

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Statistics

Player Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average
Phil Taylor 5 48 25 19 110 50 15 164 104.29
Adrian Lewis 5 45 35 17 101 77 31 150 98.38
James Wade 3 24 16 7 73 21 16 121 95.83
Gary Anderson 2 11 13 5 27 16 5 80 94.00
Simon Whitlock 4 30 21 13 65 40 16 132 98.55
Raymond van Barneveld 4 36 28 13 80 59 16 167 99.36
Wes Newton 2 14 12 7 30 18 7 167 95.89
Mark Webster 1 4 6 1 12 5 1 40 87.79
Terry Jenkins 2 10 14 3 37 19 5 101 95.60
Paul Nicholson 3 23 17 9 61 37 8 107 97.35
Andy Hamilton 1 4 6 2 12 6 3 146 94.96
Mervyn King 2 9 11 4 24 18 1 105 93.50
Mark Walsh 2 11 15 4 43 20 6 120 99.97
Colin Lloyd 2 8 14 2 33 12 2 110 88.12
Wayne Jones 1 5 6 2 17 8 2 76 96.69
Vincent van der Voort 1 4 6 1 10 4 1 58 79.80
John Part 1 5 6 2 12 3 1 58 83.03
Ronnie Baxter 2 11 14 4 37 16 11 116 100.52
Andy Smith 1 2 6 1 14 3 1 20 88.51
Jamie Caven 1 3 6 1 7 4 0 50 86.79
Justin Pipe 1 3 6 2 9 8 1 121 88.67
Dave Chisnall 2 11 14 8 22 17 6 116 98.71
Peter Wright 3 22 20 10 56 32 9 121 89.73
Alan Tabern 1 4 6 1 8 9 0 76 85.77
Antonio Alcinas 1 2 6 0 10 5 3 121 96.19
Kim Huybrechts 3 24 20 9 49 30 10 126 97.42
Jelle Klaasen 1 4 6 2 10 6 2 41 89.19
Michael van Gerwen 1 4 6 1 10 11 1 135 101.09
Mensur Suljovic 1 2 6 1 10 6 0 40 86.68
John Michael 1 3 6 1 6 7 2 102 87.94
Co Stompé 1 1 6 1 8 3 2 5 88.01
Magnus Caris 1 1 6 0 9 3 1 4 79.85

Television coverage

The PDC announced on 24 June that ITV4 would broadcast the entire event live.[5] ITV4 contined their coverage of PDC tournaments, having previously broadcast the 2008 European Championship, and the Grand Slam of Darts between 2007 and 2010.

The tournament was also broadcast on SPORT1 in Germany, RTL 7 in the Netherlands, and Fox Sports in Australia.

References

  1. ^ "PartyPoker.net European Championships – Thursday". Professional Darts Corporation (PDC & Perform Ltd.). 28 July 2011. http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2403469,00.html. Retrieved 30 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "PartyPoker.net European Championships – Friday". Professional Darts Corporation (PDC & Perform Ltd.). 29 July 2011. http://www.pdc.tv/page/EuropeanChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~2405500,00.html. Retrieved 30 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "PartyPoker.net European Championships – Saturday". Professional Darts Corporation (PDC & Perform Ltd.). 30 July 2011. http://www.pdc.tv/page/EuropeanChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~2406187,00.html. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c "Imperious Taylor wins fourth Euro title". Professional Darts Corporation (PDC & Perform Ltd.). 31 July 2011. http://www.pdc.tv/page/EuropeanChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~2406682,00.html. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
  5. ^ "European Championship On ITV4". PDC. 24 June 2011. http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2380791,00.html. Retrieved 24 June 2011. 

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