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)
England James Wade
«2010 2012»

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 2–5 June 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]

Format and qualifiers

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. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Total
Prize Money
Winner Runner-Up
1 Saturday 26 February Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley Steve Brown England 6 – 3 England Ian White £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
2 Sunday 27 February Michael Smith England 6 – 5 England Dave Chisnall £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
3 Saturday 12 March Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Adrian Lewis England 6 – 4 Scotland Robert Thornton £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
4 Sunday 13 March Vincent van der Voort Netherlands 6 – 4 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
5 Saturday 16 April Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley Gary Anderson Scotland 6 – 4 England Phil Taylor £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
6 Sunday 17 April Phil Taylor England 6 – 1 England Joe Cullen £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
7 Saturday 30 April Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Gary Anderson Scotland 6 – 2 England Phil Taylor £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
8 Sunday 1 May Phil Taylor England 6 – 3 England 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.

The tournament featured 172 players. As in previous years, eight UK Open qualifiers were staged across the north of England, where players' winnings were collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 32 players in the Order of Merit, who played a minimum of two events, received a place in the third round of the final tournament. In addition, the next 76 players in the Order of Merit 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 (receiving byes into Third Round)

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in First and Preliminary Round)

Rileys qualifiers

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

  • England Paul Harvey
  • England Andy Boulton
  • England Andrew Gilding
  • Scotland Jamie Hagan
  • England Richie Howson
  • England Darren Hawken
  • England Curtis Hammond
  • England Matthew Jordan
  • England Eddie Lovely
  • England Joe Murnan
  • England Richard North
  • England Tony Broughton
  • England Ian Gleeson
  • England Steve Douglas
  • England Jon Bott
  • England Paul Whitworth
  • England Steve Clews
  • England Davey Dodds
  • England John Bowles
  • El Salvador Mikal De Sanctis
  • England Dan Butler
  • England Ian Moss
  • England Dean Stewart
  • England Lee Rose
  • England Steve Werrett
  • England Chris Jones
  • England Graham Hollis
  • England Sam Hill
  • Zimbabwe Jamie Cross
  • Zimbabwe Sid Cross
  • England Dave Prins
  • Wales Phil Daniels

Speedy qualifiers

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

Bristol

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

Dartford

  • England Ian Covill
  • England Kevin Edwards
  • England John Keating
  • England John Kennedy
  • England Eddy Martin
  • England Craig Mucklow
  • England Jamie Robinson
  • Republic of Ireland Conan Whitehead

Stoke-on-Trent

  • England Colin Appleton
  • England Andy Beardmore
  • England Paul Cartwright
  • England Stuart Daniels
  • England Robbie Green
  • England John Jackson
  • England Kevin Simm
  • England Brandon Walsh

Glasgow

  • Scotland Charlie Burns
  • Scotland John Donaldson
  • England Gordon Foster
  • Scotland Kirk Gordon
  • Scotland Duncan Hastings
  • England Danny Jones
  • Scotland Tommy Little
  • Scotland Ryan Murray

Prize money

For the third consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £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 12 May.[5]

Thursday 2 June; best of 7 legs

[6]

Preliminary round

Stage 3

Player Legs Player
John Donaldson Scotland 3 – 4 England Dave Prins
Louis Blundell England 4 – 0 Scotland Duncan Hastings

Stage 4

Player Legs Player
Peter White England 0 – 4 Germany Michael Rosenauer
Curtis Hammond England 1 – 4 England Bruce Harrison

Stage 5

Player Legs Player
Mick Todd England 2 – 4 England Paul Harvey
Chris Thompson England 0 – 4 England Nigel Heydon

Stage 6

Player Legs Player
Mark Lawrence England 3 – 4 England Dave Ladley
Phil Daniels Wales 4 – 1 England Nicky Bache

Stage 7

Player Legs Player
Nick Fullwell England 4 – 2 England Tony Broughton
Eddie Lovely England 0 – 4 England Michael Barnard

Stage 8

Player Legs Player
Wayne Atwood Wales 4 – 1 England Lee Rose
Eddy Martin England 1 – 4 England Andy Pearce

Round 1

Main Stage

Player Legs Player
Scott Rand England 2 – 4 England Steve Beaton
Mark Stephenson England 4 – 1 England Ben Burton
Darrin Pugh England 0 – 4 England Wayne Mardle
Brian Woods England 1 – 4 England Mark Hylton
Colin Lloyd England 4 – 3 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
Peter Manley England 2 – 4 England John Bowles
Davey Dodds England 2 – 4 England James Wade
Devon Petersen South Africa 4 – 2 England Stuart White

Stage 2

Player Legs Player
Reece Robinson England 4 – 0 Wales Barrie Bates
Lee Palfreyman England 1 – 4 Scotland John Henderson
Mensur Suljović Austria England Brandon Walsh
John MaGowan Northern Ireland England Shaun Griffiths
Justin Pipe England 4 – 0 England Gary Welding
Kirk Shepherd England 4 – 1 England Paul Cartwright
Steve Grubb England 4 – 1 England Andy Beardmore
Roland Scholten Netherlands 4 – 0 England Kevin Edwards
  • † Brandon Walsh received a bye as Mensur Suljović was disqualified.
  • Shaun Griffiths received a bye as John MaGowan withdrew due to injury.[7]

Stage 3

Player Legs Player
Alex Roy England 1 – 4 Republic of Ireland John O'Shea
Robbie Green England 4 – 2 England Steve Clews
Colin Monk England 1 – 4 Scotland Ryan Murray
James Richardson England 0 – 4 England Stuart Monaghan
John Kennedy England 0 – 4 England Steve Werrett
Peter Hudson England 4 – 3 Wales Steve Evans
Andy Pearce England 4 – 1 England Matt Jackson
Andy Boulton England 4 – 3 England Jimmy Mann

Stage 4

Player Legs Player
Jamie Ellam England 4 – 2 England Ian Moss
Mick McGowan Republic of Ireland 0 – 4 England Andy Smith
Steve Hine England 3 – 4 England Arron Monk
Ian Covill England 4 – 2 England Stuart Daniels
Rocco Maes Belgium 4 – 0 England Colin Appleton
Steve Maish England 4 – 3 England Martin Perring
Jon Jukes England 1 – 4 England Dave Prins
Louis Blundell England 3 – 4 Wales Wayne Atwood

Stage 5

Player Legs Player
Michael Mansell Northern Ireland 4 – 0 England Gordon Foster
John Jackson England 0 – 4 England Mark Jones
Bruce Harrison England 0 – 4 England Tony Eccles
Jason Crawley England 3 – 4 England Dan Butler
Craig Mucklow England 4 – 3 England Matt Padgett
Paul Whitworth England 3 – 4 England Richard North
Michael Rosenauer Germany 2 – 4 England Jon Bott
Conan Whitehead Republic of Ireland 4 – 0 England Charlie Cooper

Stage 6

Player Legs Player
Mareno Michels Netherlands 1 – 4 Spain Antonio Alcinas
Tony Ayres England 4 – 1 Germany Jyhan Artut
Stephen Hardy England 2 – 4 England Richie Howson
Danny Jones England 0 – 4 England Chris Jones
Joe Murnan England 4 – 3 England Damien Sherwood
John Keating England 0 – 4 England Steve Douglas
Paul Harvey England 4 – 0 Scotland Charlie Burns
Matthew Edgar England 4 – 2 England Nigel Heydon

Stage 7

Player Legs Player
Dean Stewart England 0 – 4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Martyn Turner England 4 – 0 Scotland Tommy Little
Matt Clark England 4 – 3 Scotland Jamie Hagen
Darren Hawken England 1 – 4 Republic of Ireland William O'Connor
Dennis Priestley England 4 – 3 England Dave Ladley
Phil Daniels Wales 2 – 4 Scotland Peter Wright
Magnus Caris Sweden 4 – 2 England Kevin McDine
Ian Gleeson England 4 – 0 Scotland Kirk Gordon

Stage 8

Player Legs Player
Geoff Whitworth England 4 – 1 England Kevin Simm
Terry Temple England 0 – 4 Netherlands Co Stompé
Michael Barnard England 0 – 4 England Jamie Robinson
Matthew Jordan England 3 – 4 England Graham Hollis
Shane O'Connor Republic of Ireland 4 – 3 England Chris Aubrey
Sam Hill England 4 – 3 Republic of Ireland Aodhagan O'Neill
Dennis Smith England 1 – 4 England Nick Fullwell
Brendan Dolan Northern Ireland 0 – 4 England Andrew Gilding

Round 2

Main Stage

Player Legs Player
John Henderson Scotland 4 – 1 England Ian Covill
Michael Mansell Northern Ireland 4 – 0 Spain Antonio Alcinas
Shane O'Connor Republic of Ireland 2 – 4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Peter Hudson England 4 – 3 Sweden Magnus Caris

Stage 2

Player Legs Player
Geoff Whitworth England 1 – 4 England Mark Hylton
Co Stompé Netherlands 4 – 3 England Chris Jones
Martyn Turner England 4 – 2 Scotland Ryan Murray
Andrew Gilding England 4 – 2 England Matt Clark

Stage 3

Player Legs Player
William O'Connor Republic of Ireland 1 – 4 England Sam Hill
Craig Mucklow England 0 – 4 England Andy Smith
James Wade England 4 – 2 England Dave Prins
Ian Gleeson England 3 – 4 England Mark Jones

Stage 4

Player Legs Player
Steve Werrett England 2 – 4 England Steve Beaton
Robbie Green England 2 – 4 England Dennis Priestley
John O'Shea Republic of Ireland 1 – 4 England Justin Pipe
Reece Robinson England 4 – 0 England Wayne Mardle

Stage 5

Player Legs Player
Stuart Monaghan England 4 – 2 England Jamie Robinson
Steve Douglas England 0 – 4 England Joe Murnan
Mark Stephenson England 2 – 4 England Steve Maish
Roland Scholten Netherlands 4 – 1 England Nick Fullwell

Stage 6

Player Legs Player
Graham Hollis England 4 – 1 England Jamie Ellam
Richard North England 4 – 0 England Dan Butler
Jon Bott England 1 – 4 England Andy Boulton
Conan Whitehead Republic of Ireland 2 – 4 Wales Wayne Atwood

Stage 7

Player Legs Player
Tony Ayres England 0 – 4 England Richie Howson
Rocco Maes Belgium 0 – 4 England Kirk Shepherd
Devon Petersen South Africa 3 – 4 England John Bowles
Andy Pearce England 1 – 4 England Matthew Edgar

Stage 8

Player Legs Player
Colin Lloyd England 4 – 2 England Arron Monk
Steve Grubb England 0 – 4 Scotland Peter Wright
Shaun Griffiths England 0 – 4 England Tony Eccles
Brandon Walsh England 0 – 4 England Paul Harvey

Friday 3 June; best of 17 legs

Round 3

Draw made after Round 2 matches
[8]

Main Stage

Player Legs Player
Co Stompé Netherlands 9 – 7 Australia Simon Whitlock
Steve Brown England 5 – 9 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor England 9 – 3 England Mark Frost
Terry Jenkins England 9 – 7 England Adrian Lewis

Stage 2

Player Legs Player
Mervyn King England 5 – 9 England Mark Walsh
Ian White England 4 – 9 Scotland Gary Anderson
Roland Scholten Netherlands 2 – 9 Canada John Part
Richie Burnett Wales 9 – 7 England Colin Lloyd

Stage 3

Player Legs Player
Darren Johnson England 6 – 9 England Kirk Shepherd
Richard North England 2 – 9 England Dave Chisnall
Justin Pipe England 7 – 9 England John Bowles
Robert Thornton Scotland 9 – 6 Wales Wayne Atwood

Stage 4

Player Legs Player
Andy Hamilton England 6 – 9 England Andrew Gilding
Andy Jenkins England 0 – 9 England Mark Hylton
Wes Newton England 9 – 3 Scotland John Henderson
Colin Osborne England 9 – 4 England Mark Jones

Stage 5

Player Legs Player
Sam Hill England 2 – 9 England Michael Smith
Denis Ovens England 9 – 4 England Kevin Painter
Vincent van der Voort Netherlands 7 – 9 England Andy Boulton
Mark Dudbridge England 8 – 9 England Joe Murnan

Stage 6

Player Legs Player
Wayne Jones England 8 – 9 England Reece Robinson
Joe Cullen England 9 – 8 England Stuart Monaghan
Alan Tabern England 7 – 9 England Dennis Priestley
Martyn Turner England 6 – 9 England Matthew Edgar

Stage 7

Player Legs Player
Mark Webster Wales 9 – 5 England Tony Eccles
James Wade England 9 – 2 Northern Ireland Michael Mansell
Richie Howson England 2 – 9 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Jamie Caven England 2 – 9 England Steve Beaton

Stage 8

Player Legs Player
Steve Maish England 6 – 9 England Ronnie Baxter
Peter Wright Scotland 9 – 1 England Peter Hudson
Graham Hollis England 3 – 9 Australia Paul Nicholson
Paul Harvey England 4 – 9 England Andy Smith

Saturday 4 June; best of 17 legs

Afternoon - Round 4

Draw made after Round 3 matches.
[9]

Main Stage

Player Legs Player
Paul Nicholson Australia 9 – 8 Scotland Gary Anderson
Dennis Priestley England 3 – 9 England Phil Taylor
Terry Jenkins England 6 – 9 England James Wade
Dave Chisnall England 9 – 7 England Ronnie Baxter

Stage 2

Player Legs Player
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 3 – 9 England Wes Newton
Andy Smith England 9 – 8 England Reece Robinson
Michael Smith England 4 – 9 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Mark Webster Wales 9 – 8 Netherlands Co Stompé

Stage 3

Player Legs Player
Richie Burnett Wales 9 – 6 England Joe Murnan
Denis Ovens England 9 – 4 England Mark Walsh
Robert Thornton Scotland 9 – 8 Canada John Part
Colin Osborne England 9 – 7 England Kirk Shepherd

Stage 4

Player Legs Player
Matthew Edgar England 5 – 9 England Andy Boulton
Mark Hylton England 9 – 2 England Andrew Gilding
Steve Beaton England 8 – 9 England John Bowles
Joe Cullen England 5 – 9 Scotland Peter Wright

Evening - Round 5

Draw made after Round 4 matches[10]

Main Stage

Player Legs Player
Richie Burnett Wales 7 – 9 England James Wade
Robert Thornton Scotland 9 – 7 England Colin Osborne
Phil Taylor England 8 – 9 Australia Paul Nicholson
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 1 – 9 England Wes Newton

Stage 2

Player Legs Player
Peter Wright Scotland 7 – 9 England Mark Hylton
Andy Boulton England 4 – 9 Wales Mark Webster
Andy Smith England 6 – 9 England Denis Ovens
John Bowles England 4 – 9 England Dave Chisnall

Sunday 5 June

These matches took place on the main stage.

Afternoon - Quarter Finals; best of 19 legs

Draw made after Round 5 matches.
[11]

Player Legs Player
(99.29) Denis Ovens England 10–6 England Mark Hylton (98.88)
(93.42) Robert Thornton Scotland 7–10 Wales Mark Webster (95.00)
(95.63) Dave Chisnall England 8–10 England Wes Newton (94.56)
(95.56) James Wade England 10–7 Australia Paul Nicholson (92.94)

Evening - Final 4

Draw made after the Quarter Finals.

Semi Finals
Best of 19 legs[12]
Final
Best of 21 legs[13]
      
England James Wade (97.63) 10
Wales Mark Webster (96.09) 9
England James Wade (96.25) 11
England Wes Newton (88.51) 8
England Wes Newton (94.55) 10
England Denis Ovens (88.75) 6

See also

References

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