2011 UK Open

Speedy Hire UK Open
Tournament information
Dates	2–5 June 2011
Venue	Reebok Stadium
Location	Bolton
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final – best of 21
Prize fund	£200,000
Winners share	£40,000
Champion(s)
James Wade

The 2011 Speedy Hire UK Open was the ninth year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton over June 2–5, 2011, and has the nickname, the "FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final. The title was won by James Wade.^[1]

Contents 1 Format and qualifiers 1.1 Top 32 in Order of Merit 1.2 Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers 1.3 Rileys qualifiers 1.4 Speedy qualifiers 1.5 2011 UK Open Qualifiers 2 Prize money 3 Draw 3.1 Thursday June 2; best of 7 legs 3.1.1 Preliminary round 3.1.2 Round 1 3.1.3 Round 2 3.2 Friday June 3; best of 17 legs 3.2.1 Round 3 3.3 Saturday June 4; best of 17 legs 3.3.1 Round 4 3.3.2 Round 5 3.4 Sunday June 5 3.4.1 Quarter Finals; best of 19 legs 3.4.2 Final 4 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Format and qualifiers

The tournament featured 172 players. As in previous years, eight UK Open qualifiers were staged across the north of England, where players winning were collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 32 players and ties in the order of merit, who played a minimum of two events, received a place at the final tournament. In addition, the next 76 players in the order of merit list qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Thursday.^[2] A further 64 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.

Top 32 in Order of Merit

1-8 Phil Taylor Gary Anderson Adrian Lewis Steve Brown Robert Thornton Vincent van der Voort Wes Newton Simon Whitlock

9-16 Michael Smith Mervyn King John Part Colin Osborne Darren Johnson Dave Chisnall Joe Cullen Ian White

17-24 Wayne Jones Jamie Caven Andy Jenkins Mark Walsh Richie Burnett Mark Frost Raymond van Barneveld Paul Nicholson

25-32 Denis Ovens Andy Hamilton Alan Tabern Ronnie Baxter Kevin Painter Mark Dudbridge Terry Jenkins Mark Webster

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers

33-51 Dennis Smith Michael van Gerwen Peter Wright James Wade Kevin McDine Nigel Heydon Tony Eccles Scott Rand Mark Hylton Magnus Caris Andy Smith Steve Beaton Colin Lloyd Brendan Dolan Barrie Bates Dennis Priestley Antonio Alcinas Michael Barnard John Henderson

52-70 Chris Aubrey Tony Ayres Alex Roy Mark Lawrence Matt Clark Jelle Klaasen Jason Crawley Shaun Griffiths William O'Connor Arron Monk Chris Thompson John MaGowan Justin Pipe Kirk Shepherd Terry Temple Roland Scholten Nick Fullwell Steve Evans Shane O'Connor

71-89 Wayne Mardle Jyhan Artut Gary Welding Peter Hudson Matt Jackson Colin Monk Steve Maish Mensur Suljovic James Richardson Matt Padgett Brian Woods Louis Blundell Michael Rosenauer Mick Todd Wayne Atwood Martyn Turner Co Stompé Michael Mansell Nicky Bache

90-108 Rocco Maes Mark Jones Geoff Whitworth John O'Shea Stephen Hardy Steve Hine Peter Manley Reece Robinson Matthew Edgar Mick McGowan Mareno Michels Steve Grubb Dave Ladley Mark Stephenson Jimmy Mann Aodhagan O'Neill Andy Pearce Lee Palfreyman Devon Petersen

Rileys qualifiers

32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.^[3]

Paul Harvey Andy Boulton Andrew Gilding Jamie Hagan Richie Howson Darren Hawken Curtis Hammond Matthew Jordan

Eddie Lovely Joe Murnan Richard North Tony Broughton Ian Gleeson Steve Douglas Jon Bott Paul Whitworth

Steve Clews Davey Dodds John Bowles Ben Burton Dan Butler Ian Moss Dean Stewart Lee Rose

Steve Werrett Chris Jones Graham Hollis Sam Hill Stuart Monaghan Jamie Ellam Dave Prins Phil Daniels

Speedy qualifiers

32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain from April 12–15.^[4]

Bristol Charlie Cooper Bruce Harrison Jon Jukes Martin Perring Darren Pugh Damien Sherwood Peter White Stuart White

Dartford Ian Covill Kevin Edwards John Keating John Kennedy Eddy Martin Craig Mucklow Jamie Robinson Conan Whitehead

Stoke-on-Trent Colin Appleton Andy Beardmore Paul Cartwright Stuart Daniels Robbie Green John Jackson Kevin Simm Brandon Walsh

Glasgow Charlie Burns John Donaldson Gordon Foster Kirk Gordon Duncan Hastings Danny Jones Tommy Little Ryan Murray

2011 UK Open Qualifiers

There were eight qualifying events staged in Barnsley and Wigan between February and May 2011 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:

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

The six players above that won a qualifying tournament all finished in the Top 32 in the merit table and thus entered the main tournament at the third round stage.

Prize money

The 2011 UK Open featured a prize fund of £200,000.

Champion £40,000

Runner-up £20,000

Semi-finalists £10,000

Quarter-finalists £6,000

Last 16 £4,000

Last 32 £2,000

Last 64 £1,000

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on May 12.^[5]

Thursday June 2; best of 7 legs

^[6]

Preliminary round

Stage 3 Score John Donaldson 3 – 4 Dave Prins Louis Blundell 4 – 0 Duncan Hastings

Stage 4 Score Peter White 0 – 4 Michael Rosenauer Curtis Hammond 1 – 4 Bruce Harrison

Stage 5 Score Mick Todd 2 – 4 Paul Harvey Chris Thompson 0 – 4 Nigel Heydon

Stage 6 Score Mark Lawrence 3 – 4 Dave Ladley Phil Daniels 4 – 1 Nicky Bache

Stage 7 Score Nick Fullwell 4 – 2 Tony Broughton Eddie Lovely 0 – 4 Michael Barnard

Stage 8 Score Wayne Atwood 4 – 1 Lee Rose Eddy Martin 1 – 4 Andy Pearce

Round 1 Main Stage Score Scott Rand 2 – 4 Steve Beaton Mark Stephenson 4 – 1 Ben Burton Darrin Pugh 0 – 4 Wayne Mardle Brian Woods 1 – 4 Mark Hylton Colin Lloyd 4 – 3 Jelle Klaasen Peter Manley 2 – 4 John Bowles Davey Dodds 2 – 4 James Wade Devon Petersen 4 – 2 Stuart White Stage 2 Score Reece Robinson 4 – 0 Barrie Bates Lee Palfreyman 1 – 4 John Henderson Mensur Suljovic † Brandon Walsh John MaGowan † Shaun Griffiths Justin Pipe 4 – 0 Gary Welding Kirk Shepherd 4 – 1 Paul Cartwright Steve Grubb 4 – 1 Andy Beardmore Roland Scholten 4 – 0 Kevin Edwards † Brandon Walsh received a bye as Mensur Suljovic was disqualified. † Shaun Griffiths received a bye as John MaGowan withdrew due to injury.[7] Stage 3 Score Alex Roy 1 – 4 John O'Shea Robbie Green 4 – 2 Steve Clews Colin Monk 1 – 4 Ryan Murray James Richardson 0 – 4 Stuart Monaghan John Kennedy 0 – 4 Steve Werrett Peter Hudson 4 – 3 Steve Evans Andy Pearce 4 – 1 Matt Jackson Andy Boulton 4 – 3 Jimmy Mann Stage 4 Score Jamie Ellam 4 – 2 Ian Moss Mick McGowan 0 – 4 Andy Smith Steve Hine 3 – 4 Arron Monk Ian Covill 4 – 2 Stuart Daniels Rocco Maes 4 – 0 Colin Appleton Steve Maish 4 – 3 Martin Perring Jon Jukes 1 – 4 Dave Prins Louis Blundell 3 – 4 Wayne Atwood Stage 5 Score Michael Mansell 4 – 0 Gordon Foster John Jackson 0 – 4 Mark Jones Bruce Harrison 0 – 4 Tony Eccles Jason Crawley 3 – 4 Dan Butler Craig Mucklow 4 – 3 Matt Padgett Paul Whitworth 3 – 4 Richard North Michael Rosenauer 2 – 4 Jon Bott Conan Whitehead 4 – 0 Charlie Cooper Stage 6 Score Mareno Michels 1 – 4 Antonio Alcinas Tony Ayres 4 – 1 Jyhan Artut Stephen Hardy 2 – 4 Richie Howson Danny Jones 0 – 4 Chris Jones Joe Murnan 4 – 3 Damien Sherwood John Keating 0 – 4 Steve Douglas Paul Harvey 4 – 0 Charlie Burns Matthew Edgar 4 – 2 Nigel Heydon Stage 7 Score Dean Stewart 0 – 4 Michael van Gerwen Martyn Turner 4 – 0 Tommy Little Matt Clark 4 – 3 Jamie Hagen Darren Hawken 1 – 4 William O'Connor Dennis Priestley 4 – 3 Dave Ladley Phil Daniels 2 – 4 Peter Wright Magnus Caris 4 – 2 Kevin McDine Ian Gleeson 4 – 0 Kirk Gordon Stage 8 Score Geoff Whitworth 4 – 1 Kevin Simm Terry Temple 0 – 4 Co Stompé Michael Barnard 0 – 4 Jamie Robinson Matthew Jordan 3 – 4 Graham Hollis Shane O'Connor 4 – 3 Chris Aubrey Sam Hill 4 – 3 Aodhagan O'Neill Dennis Smith 1 – 4 Nick Fullwell Brendan Dolan 0 – 4 Andrew Gliding Round 2 Main Stage Score John Henderson 4 – 1 Ian Covill Michael Mansell 4 – 0 Antonio Alcinas Shane O'Connor 2 – 4 Michael van Gerwen Peter Hudson 4 – 3 Magnus Caris Stage 2 Score Geoff Whitworth 1 – 4 Mark Hylton Co Stompé 4 – 3 Chris Jones Martyn Turner 4 – 2 Ryan Murray Andrew Gliding 4 – 2 Matt Clark Stage 3 Score William O'Connor 1 – 4 Sam Hill Craig Mucklow 0 – 4 Andy Smith James Wade 4 – 2 Dave Prins Ian Gleeson 3 – 4 Mark Jones Stage 4 Score Steve Werrett 2 – 4 Steve Beaton Robbie Green 2 – 4 Dennis Priestley John O'Shea 1 – 4 Justin Pipe Reece Robinson 4 – 0 Wayne Mardle Stage 5 Score Stuart Monaghan 4 – 2 Jamie Robinson Steve Douglas 0 – 4 Joe Murnan Mark Stephenson 2 – 4 Steve Maish Roland Scholten 4 – 1 Nick Fullwell Stage 6 Score Graham Hollis 4 – 1 Jamie Ellam Richard North 4 – 0 Dan Butler Jon Bott 1 – 4 Andy Boulton Conan Whitehead 2 – 4 Wayne Atwood Stage 7 Score Tony Ayres 0 – 4 Richie Howson Rocco Maes 0 – 4 Kirk Shepherd Devon Petersen 3 – 4 John Bowles Andy Pearce 1 – 4 Matthew Edgar Stage 8 Score Colin Lloyd 4 – 2 Aaron Monk Steve Grubb 0 – 4 Peter Wright Shaun Griffiths 0 – 4 Tony Eccles Brandon Walsh 0 – 4 Paul Harvey Friday June 3; best of 17 legs Round 3 Draw made after Round 2 matches [8] Main Stage Score Co Stompé 9 – 7 Simon Whitlock Steve Brown 5 – 9 Raymond van Barneveld Phil Taylor 9 – 3 Mark Frost Terry Jenkins 9 – 7 Adrian Lewis Stage 2 Score Mervyn King 5 – 9 Mark Walsh Ian White 4 – 9 Gary Anderson Roland Scholten 2 – 9 John Part Richie Burnett 9 – 7 Colin Lloyd Stage 3 Score Darren Johnson 6 – 9 Kirk Shepherd Richard North 2 – 9 Dave Chisnall Justin Pipe 7 – 9 John Bowles Robert Thornton 9 – 6 Wayne Atwood Stage 4 Score Andy Hamilton 6 – 9 Andrew Gliding Andy Jenkins 0 – 9 Mark Hylton Wes Newton 9 – 3 John Henderson Colin Osborne 9 – 4 Mark Jones Stage 5 Score Sam Hill 2 – 9 Michael Smith Denis Ovens 9 – 4 Kevin Painter Vincent van der Voort 7 – 9 Andy Boulton Mark Dudbridge 8 – 9 Joe Murnan Stage 6 Score Wayne Jones 8 – 9 Reece Robinson Joe Cullen 9 – 8 Stuart Monaghan Alan Tabern 7 – 9 Dennis Priestley Martyn Turner 6 – 9 Matthew Edgar Stage 7 Score Mark Webster 9 – 5 Tony Eccles James Wade 9 – 2 Michael Mansell Richie Howson 2 – 9 Michael van Gerwen Jamie Caven 2 – 9 Steve Beaton Stage 8 Score Steve Maish 6 – 9 Ronnie Baxter Peter Wright 9 – 1 Peter Hudson Graham Hollis 3 – 9 Paul Nicholson Paul Harvey 4 – 9 Andy Smith Saturday June 4; best of 17 legs Round 4 Draw made after Round 3 matches. [9] Main Stage Score Paul Nicholson 9 – 8 Gary Anderson Dennis Priestley 3 – 9 Phil Taylor Terry Jenkins 6 – 9 James Wade Dave Chisnall 9 – 7 Ronnie Baxter Stage 2 Score Michael van Gerwen 3 – 9 Wes Newton Andy Smith 9 – 8 Reece Robinson Michael Smith 4 – 9 Raymond van Barneveld Mark Webster 9 – 8 Co Stompé Stage 3 Score Richie Burnett 9 – 6 Joe Murnan Denis Ovens 9 – 4 Mark Walsh Robert Thornton 9 – 8 John Part Colin Osborne 9 – 7 Kirk Shepherd Stage 4 Score Matthew Edgar 5 – 9 Andy Boulton Mark Hylton 9 – 2 Andrew Gliding Steve Beaton 8 – 9 John Bowles Joe Cullen 5 – 9 Peter Wright Round 5 Draw made after Round 4 matches [10] Main Stage Score Richie Burnett 7 – 9 James Wade Robert Thornton 9 – 7 Colin Osborne Phil Taylor 8 – 9 Paul Nicholson Raymond van Barneveld 1 – 9 Wes Newton Stage 2 Score Peter Wright 7 – 9 Mark Hylton Andy Boulton 4 – 9 Mark Webster Andy Smith 6 – 9 Denis Ovens John Bowles 4 – 9 Dave Chisnall Sunday June 5 These matches took place on the main stage. Quarter Finals; best of 19 legs Draw made after Round 5 matches. [11] Score (99.29) Denis Ovens 10 – 6 Mark Hylton (98.88) (93.42) Robert Thornton 7– 10 Mark Webster (95.00) (95.63) Dave Chisnall 8 – 10 Wes Newton (94.56) (95.56) James Wade 10 – 7 Paul Nicholson (92.94) Final 4 Draw made after the Quarter Finals.   Semi Finals Best of 19 legs[12] Final Best of 21 legs[13]                     James Wade (97.63) 10     Mark Webster (96.09) 9         James Wade (96.25) 11     Wes Newton (88.51) 8   Wes Newton (94.55) 10   Denis Ovens (88.75) 6   See also UK Open history of event and previous winners 2011 in darts includes extended results of Pro Tour events PDC Pro Tour history of PDC "floor events" References ^ "James Wade defeats Wes Newton to clinch UK Open title". BBC Sport. 7 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/darts/13681833.stm. Retrieved 8 June 2011.  ^ "Final UK Open Order of Merit". pdc.tv. 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