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.

Contents 1 Prize money 2 PDC Pro Tour Card 2.1 Tour cards 2.2 Q School 3 2011 Players Championships 4 PDC Youth Tour 5 2011 UK Open Qualifiers 6 Other PDC tournaments 7 References 8 External links

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
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.

Date	Qualifiers
January 13 (Day 1)	James Richardson, Shane O'Connor, Shaun Griffiths, Dave Chisnall[1]
January 14 (Day 2)	Devon Petersen, Michael Rosenauer, Brian Woods, Magnus Caris[2]
January 15 (Day 3)	Matt Jackson, Dyson Parody, Michael Mansell, John Henderson[3]
January 16 (Day 4)	Mick Todd, Peter Hudson, Ian Jopling, Prakash Jiwa[4]
Q School Order of Merit	Andy Brown, Adam Smith-Neale, Mark Jodrill, Jason Crawley, Terry Temple, Mark Jones, Ken Dobson, Jimmy Mann, Paul Rowley[4]

2011 Players Championships

(All matches – best of 11 legs)

• PDPA Players Championship 1 Halle at the Gerry Weber Centre, Halle on January 29^[5]

Quarter-Finals Simon Whitlock 6–1 Raymond van Barneveld; Mervyn King 6–1 William O'Connor; Vincent van der Voort 6–5 Colin Osborne; John Henderson 6–5 Andy Smith

Semi-Finals Mervyn King 6–3 Simon Whitlock; Vincent van der Voort 6–4 John Henderson

Final Mervyn King 6–1 Vincent van der Voort

• PDPA Players Championship 2 Halle at the Gerry Weber Centre, Halle on January 30^[6]

Quarter-Finals Ronnie Baxter 6–4 Alan Tabern; Mark Walsh 6–3 Nigel Heydon; Antonio Alcinas 6–5 John Henderson; Denis Ovens 6–4 Phil Taylor

Semi-Finals Ronnie Baxter 6–2 Mark Walsh; Antonio Alcinas 6–3 Denis Ovens

Final Ronnie Baxter 6–4 Antonio Alcinas

• PDPA Players Championship 3 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on February 19^[7]

Quarter-Finals Adrian Lewis 6–4 Paul Nicholson; Wes Newton 6–3 Dyson Parody; Ronnie Baxter 6–5 Dennis Priestley; Jamie Caven 6–3 Dave Chisnall

Semi-Finals Adrian Lewis 6–4 Wes Newton; Jamie Caven 6–2 Ronnie Baxter

Final Jamie Caven 6–2 Adrian Lewis

• PDPA Players Championship 4 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on February 20^[8]

Quarter-Finals Mervyn King 6–3 Scott Rand; Mark Walsh 6–1 Brendan Dolan; Wes Newton 6–4 Dave Chisnall; John Part 6-2 Jamie Caven

Semi-Finals Mark Walsh 6–5 Mervyn King; John Part 6-2 Wes Newton

Final John Part 6-0 Mark Walsh

• PDPA Players Championship 5 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on March 26^[9]

Quarter-Finals Paul Nicholson 6–2 Michael Rosenauer; Gary Anderson 6–5 Mark Walsh; Adrian Lewis 6–3 Wes Newton; Ronnie Baxter 6–3 William O'Connor

Semi-Finals Paul Nicholson 6–5 Gary Anderson; Adrian Lewis 6–5 Ronnie Baxter

Final Paul Nicholson 6–4 Adrian Lewis

• PDPA Players Championship 6 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on March 27^[10]

Quarter-Finals Justin Pipe 6–3 Peter Wright; Paul Nicholson 6–1 Mark Walsh; Wes Newton 6–2 Vincent van der Voort; Gary Anderson 6–4 Wayne Jones

Semi-Finals Paul Nicholson 6–4 Justin Pipe; Wes Newton 6–3 Gary Anderson

Final Wes Newton 6–4 Paul Nicholson

• Austrian Open Players Championship 7 at Wiener Neustadt, Vienna on May 14^[11]

Quarter-Finals Kim Huybrechts 6–0 Kevin Painter; Denis Ovens 6–3 Mark Hylton; Peter Wright 6–3 Scott Rand; John Part 6–1 Mensur Suljovic

Semi-Finals Denis Ovens 6–5 Kim Huybrechts; John Part 6–4 Peter Wright

Final John Part 6–0 Denis Ovens

• Austrian Open Players Championship 8 at Wiener Neustadt, Vienna on May 15^[12]

Quarter-Finals Vincent van der Voort 6–5 Andy Smith; Mark Hylton 6–1 John Part; Phil Taylor 6–1 Brendan Dolan; Justin Pipe 6–4 Andy Hamilton

Semi-Finals Vincent van der Voort 6–4 Mark Hylton; Phil Taylor 6–2 Justin Pipe

Final Vincent van der Voort 6–5 Phil Taylor

• PDPA Players Championship 9 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on May 21^[13]

Quarter–Finals Terry Jenkins 6–1 Wes Newton; Simon Whitlock 6–5 John Part; Gary Anderson 6–2 Wayne Jones; Alan Tabern 6–4 Peter Wright

Semi–Finals Terry Jenkins 6–3 Simon Whitlock; Gary Anderson 6–3 Alan Tabern

Final Gary Anderson 6–3 Terry Jenkins

• PDPA Players Championship 10 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on May 22^[14]

Quarter–Finals Terry Jenkins 6–5 Mark Webster; Scott Rand 6–2 John Henderson; Wes Newton 6–4 Vincent van der Voort; Paul Nicholson 6–5 Steve Brown

Semi–Finals Terry Jenkins 6–4 Scott Rand; Paul Nicholson 6–5 Wes Newton

Final Paul Nicholson 6–3 Terry Jenkins

• Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship 11 at the Metrodome, Barnsley on June 11^[15]

Quarter–Finals Paul Nicholson 6–1 Mervyn King; Dave Chisnall 6–2 John Part; Steve Brown 6–5 Brian Woods; Justin Pipe 6–1 Robert Thornton

Semi–Finals Paul Nicholson 6–5 Dave Chisnall; Steve Brown 6–5 Justin Pipe

Final Paul Nicholson 6–4 Steve Brown

• Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship 12 at the Metrodome, Barnsley on June 12^[16]

Quarter–Finals Dave Chisnall 6–3 Wayne Jones; Mark Hylton 6–5 Steve Beaton; Andy Smith 6–1 Gary Anderson; James Wade 6–3 John Part

Semi–Finals Dave Chisnall 6–5 Mark Hylton; Andy Smith 6–3 James Wade

Final Andy Smith 6–2 Dave Chisnall

• Dutch Darts Trophy Players Championship 13 at Nuland, Netherlands on June 18^[17]

Quarter–Finals Wes Newton 6–3 Michael van Gerwen; Mark Walsh 6–0 Peter Wright; Simon Whitlock 6–5 Colin Osborne; Gary Anderson 6–4 Vincent van der Voort

Semi–Finals Wes Newton 6–3 Mark Walsh; Gary Anderson 6–5 Simon Whitlock

Final Gary Anderson 6–5 Wes Newton

• Dutch Darts Trophy Players Championship 14 at Nuland, Netherlands on June 19^[18]

Quarter–Finals Vincent van der Voort 6–2 Kevin Painter; Andy Smith 6–3 Colin Osborne; Gary Anderson 6–5 Dennis Smith; Simon Whitlock 6–4 Steve Beaton

Semi–Finals Andy Smith 6–5 Vincent van der Voort; Gary Anderson 6–2 Simon Whitlock

Final Gary Anderson 6–3 Andy Smith

• London Ontario Players Championships 15 at Ontario, Canada on August 27^[19]

Quarter–Finals Wes Newton 6–5 Justin Pipe; Denis Ovens 6–2 Steve Beaton; John Part 6–4 Peter Wright; Jamie Caven 6–2 Colin Lloyd

Semi–Finals Wes Newton 6–3 Denis Ovens; John Part 6–4 Jamie Caven

Final John Part 6–4 Wes Newton

• Canadian Masters Players Championships 16 at Ontario, Canada on August 28^[20]

Quarter–Finals Michael van Gerwen 6–3 Justin Pipe; Ronnie Baxter 6–1 Norm Tremblay; Kevin Painter 6–5 Simon Whitlock; Co Stompé 6–5 John Part

Semi–Finals Ronnie Baxter 6–4 Michael van Gerwen; Kevin Painter 6–3 Co Stompé

Final Ronnie Baxter 6–2 Kevin Painter

• PDPA Players Championships 17 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on September 3^[21]

Quarter–Finals Raymond van Barneveld 6–5 Steve Farmer; Paul Nicholson 6–3 Kevin Painter; John Part 6–3 Gary Anderson; Simon Whitlock 6–1 Justin Pipe

Semi–Finals Raymond van Barneveld 6–4 Paul Nicholson; John Part 6–5 Simon Whitlock

Final Raymond van Barneveld 6–2 John Part

• PDPA Players Championships 18 Derby at the Moorways Centre, Derby on September 4^[22]

Quarter–Finals Peter Wright 6–2 Wes Newton; Paul Nicholson 6–1 Kirk Shepherd; Gary Anderson 6–2 Mark Webster; John Part 6–4 Nigel Heydon

Semi–Finals Peter Wright 6–5 Paul Nicholson; Gary Anderson 6–5 John Part

Final Gary Anderson 6–2 Peter Wright

• PDPA Players Championships 19 Nuland at Nuland, Netherlands on September 24^[23]

Quarter–Finals Gary Anderson 6–1 Mark Webster; Tony Ayres 6–5 Mark Walsh; Colin Lloyd 6–5 Dave Chisnall; Scott Rand 6–3 Brendan Dolan

Semi–Finals Gary Anderson 6–0 Tony Ayres; Colin Lloyd 6–4 Scott Rand

Final Gary Anderson 6–2 Colin Lloyd

• PDPA Players Championships 20 Nuland at Nuland, Netherlands on September 25^[24]

Quarter–Finals Dave Chisnall 6–3 Nigel Heydon; Kurt van de Rijk 6–2 Steve Evans; Mark Webster 6–2 Michael Smith; Richie Burnett 6–5 Kevin Painter

Semi–Finals Dave Chisnall 6–0 Kurt van de Rijk; Richie Burnett 6–2 Mark Webster

Final Richie Burnett 6–4 Dave Chisnall

• PDPA Players Championships 21 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin on October 1^[25]

Quarter–Finals Michael van Gerwen 6–5 Gary Anderson; Mervyn King 6–3 Nigel Heydon; Scott Rand 6–3 Vincent van der Voort; Phil Taylor 6–5 Justin Pipe

Semi–Finals Michael van Gerwen 6–3 Mervyn King; Phil Taylor 6–2 Scott Rand

Final Phil Taylor 6–3 Michael van Gerwen

• PDPA Players Championships 22 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin on October 2^[26]

Quarter–Finals Gary Anderson 6–5 Jamie Caven; Justin Pipe 6–4 Steve Beaton; Wes Newton 6–3 Vincent van der Voort; Phil Taylor 6–3 Paul Nicholson

Semi–Finals Justin Pipe 6–4 Gary Anderson; Phil Taylor 6–2 Wes Newton

Final Justin Pipe 6–5 Phil Taylor

• John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship 23 at the National Event Centre, Killarney on October 16^[27]

Quarter–Finals Gary Anderson 6–1 Andy Hamilton; Mark Hylton 6–3 Wayne Jones; Justin Pipe 6–3 Scott Rand; Paul Nicholson 6–5 Simon Whitlock

Semi–Finals Gary Anderson 6–3 Mark Hylton; Justin Pipe 6–5 Paul Nicholson

Final Justin Pipe 6–5 Gary Anderson

• German Darts Classic Players Championship 24 at the Van Der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on October 22^[28]

Quarter–Finals James Wade 6–3 John Henderson; Mervyn King 6–3 Colin Lloyd; Jyhan Artut 6–5 Mark Hylton; Justin Pipe 6–2 Simon Whitlock

Semi–Finals James Wade 6–5 Mervyn King; Justin Pipe 6–2 Jyhan Artut

Final James Wade 6–3 Justin Pipe

• German Darts Classic Players Championship 25 at the Van Der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on October 23^[29]

Quarter-Finals Colin Osborne 6–2 Chris Aubrey; Mark Walsh 6–5 Michael van Gerwen; Paul Nicholson 6–4 Jamie Caven; James Richardson 6–4 Steve Farmer

Semi–Finals Colin Osborne 6–2 Mark Walsh; James Richardson 6–3 Paul Nicholson

Final Colin Osborne 6–2 James Richardson

• Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 26 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm, Alicante on October 29^[30]

Quarter-Finals Dave Chisnall 6–2 Simon Whitlock; James Wade 6–5 Mark Webster; Raymond van Barneveld 6–1 Vincent van der Voort; Phil Taylor 6–5 Nigel Heydon

Semi–Finals James Wade 6–4 Dave Chisnall; Raymond van Barneveld 6–5 Phil Taylor

Final James Wade 6–2 Raymond van Barneveld

• Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 27 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm, Alicante on October 30^[31]

Quarter-Finals Jamie Caven bye (Gary Anderson conceded); Mervyn King 6–3 Colin Osborne; Wes Newton 6–2 Mark Webster; Raymond van Barneveld 6–5 Peter Wright

Semi–Finals Mervyn King 6–2 Jamie Caven; Wes Newton 6–3 Raymond van Barneveld

Final Mervyn King 6–3 Wes Newton

• PDPA Players Championships 28 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on November 5^[32]

Quarter-Finals Vincent van der Voort 6–1 Wes Newton; Co Stompé 6–2 Colin Osborne; Matt Clark 6–3 Ian White; Justin Pipe 6–1 Mark Webster

Semi–Finals Vincent van der Voort 6–4 Co Stompé; Justin Pipe 6–3 Matt Clark

Final Justin Pipe 6–3 Vincent van der Voort

• PDPA Players Championships 29 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on November 6^[33]

Quarter-Finals Justin Pipe 6–4 Kim Huybrechts; Brendan Dolan 6–4 John Part; Dave Chisnall 6–1 Arron Monk; Co Stompé 6–3 Steve Beaton

Semi–Finals Justin Pipe 6–0 Brendan Dolan; Dave Chisnall 6–5 Co Stompé

Final Dave Chisnall 6–4 Justin Pipe

• PDPA Players Championships 30 Wigan at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on November 26^[34]

Quarter-Finals Mark Webster 6–5 Dave Chisnall; Ronnie Baxter 6–2 Peter Wright; Phil Taylor 6–3 Denis Ovens; Steve Beaton 6–5 Michael van Gerwen

Semi–Finals Ronnie Baxter 6–2 Mark Webster; Phil Taylor 6–0 Steve Beaton

Final Phil Taylor 6–1 Ronnie Baxter

• PDPA Players Championships 31 Wigan at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on November 27^[35]

Quarter-Finals Justin Pipe 6–3 Dave Chisnall; Adrian Lewis 6–5 Peter Wright; Phil Taylor 6–2 Steve Beaton; Wes Newton 6–5 Terry Jenkins

Semi–Finals Justin Pipe 6–1 Adrian Lewis, Phil Taylor 6–1 Wes Newton

Final Phil Taylor 6–4 Justin Pipe

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 2011 PDC World Youth Championship.

• Derby, February 19^[36]: Adam Hunt 4–2 Josh Jones
• Barnsley, February 26^[37]: Shaun Griffiths 4–2 Michael Smith
• Wigan, March 12^[38]: Ryan Harrington 4–2 Steve Haggerty
• Crawley, March 26^[39]: Paul Barham 4–2 Chris Aubrey
• Barnsley, April 16^[40]: Ricky Evans 4–1 David Coyne
• Wigan, April 30^[41]: Michael van Gerwen 4–0 Ash Khayat
• Vienna, May 14^[42]: Joe Cullen 4–2 Paul Barham
• Crawley, May 21^[43]: Michael van Gerwen 4–1 Co Stompé, Jr.
• Barnsley, June 11^[44]: Reece Robinson 4–0 Shaun Griffiths
• Nuland, June 18^[45]: Joe Cullen 4–2 Gino Vos
• Derby, September 3^[46]: Michael van Gerwen 4–1 Michael Smith
• Nuland, September 24^[47]: Paul Barham 4–3 Willem Mandigers
• Dublin, October 1^[48]: Joe Cullen 4–3 Michael Smith
• Killarney, October 15^[49]: Michael van Gerwen 4–2 Joe Cullen
• Gladbeck, October 22^[50]: Paul Barham 4–1 Dirk van Duijvenbode

2011 UK Open Qualifiers

No.	Winner	Score	Runner-Up	Total Prize Money	Winner	Runner-Up
1	Steve Brown	6–3	Ian White	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
2	Michael Smith	6–5	Dave Chisnall	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
3	Adrian Lewis	6–4	Robert Thornton	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
4	Vincent van der Voort	6–4	Raymond van Barneveld	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
5	Gary Anderson	6–4	Phil Taylor	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
6	Phil Taylor	6–1	Joe Cullen	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
7	Gary Anderson	6–2	Phil Taylor	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000
8	Phil Taylor	6–3	Colin Osborne	£34,600	£6,000	£3,000

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
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]	Christian 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

External links

• 2011 PDC Calendar

PDC Pro Tour 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

Professional Darts Corporation tournaments Main tournaments (in playing order) Premier League · UK Open · World Matchplay · European Championship · Championship League · World Grand Prix · Grand Slam of Darts · PDC World Championship PDC Pro Tour UK Open Regional Finals · Players Championships · Players Championship Finals Other tournaments RTL7 Masters · PDC World Youth Championship · PDC World Cup of Darts · North American Darts Championship · South African Masters Former tournaments German Darts Championship · Las Vegas Desert Classic · International Darts League · World Darts Trophy · Masters of Darts · World Series of Darts · Jocky Wilson Cup · PDC Women's World Championship · South African Open · US Open · World Cricket Championship