2011 Players Championship Finals (February)
Darts tournament
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The February 2011 Perform Players Championship Finals was the third edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2010 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place between 3–6 February 2011 and was held at the Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England, which hosted the event for the first time, after two years at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet.[1]
| 2011 Perform Players Championship Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 3–6 February 2011 | ||
| Venue | Doncaster Dome | ||
| Location | Doncaster, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs Final – best of 25 | ||
| Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
| High checkout | 157 Wes Newton | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
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Defending champion Paul Nicholson failed to qualify for this tournament after finishing just outside the top 32 of the 2010 Players Championship Order of Merit.
Phil Taylor regained the title after narrowly defeating Gary Anderson 13–12 in the final.
Prize money
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £250,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £60,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £24,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £15,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £10,000 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £6,000 |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £3,000 |
Qualification
The top 32 players from the PDC Players Championship Order of Merit after the last Players Championship of 2010 qualified for the event.[3]
Simon Whitlock (second round)
Gary Anderson (runner-up)
Colin Lloyd (quarter-finals)
Phil Taylor (champion)
Wes Newton (quarter-finals)
Mark Walsh (first round)
Jamie Caven (second round)
Vincent van der Voort (first round)
Adrian Lewis (first round)
Ronnie Baxter (first round)
Denis Ovens (first round)
Mark Webster (second round)
James Wade (second round)
Andy Hamilton (first round)
Wayne Jones (first round)
Mervyn King (semi-finals)
Co Stompé (first round)
Kevin Painter (second round)
Dennis Priestley (second round)
Mark Dudbridge (first round)
Alan Tabern (first round)
Colin Osborne (second round)
Andy Smith (quarter-finals)
Steve Beaton (second round)
Terry Jenkins (quarter-finals)
Barrie Bates (first round)
Steve Farmer (semi-finals)
Richie Burnett (first round)
Steve Brown (first round)
Jelle Klaasen (first round)
Justin Pipe (first round)
Tony Eccles (first round)
Draw
| First round (best of 11 legs) 3–4 February [5][6] | Second round (best of 15 legs) 5 February [7] | Quarter-finals (best of 17 legs) 6 February [8] | Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) 6 February [9] | Final (best of 25 legs) 6 February [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
| Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 5 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 105 | 58 | 12 | 135 | 99.02 | |
| Final | 5 | 45 | 34 | 17 | 95 | 58 | 20 | 142 | 97.99 | |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 67 | 35 | 14 | 148 | 92.33 | |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 73 | 49 | 12 | 110 | 95.96 | |
| Quarter-finals | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 157 | 99.09 | |
| Quarter-finals | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 33 | 7 | 101 | 96.67 | |
| Quarter-finals | 3 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 52 | 33 | 8 | †120 | 92.29 | |
| Quarter-finals | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 3 | 155 | 92.24 | |
| Second round | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 122 | 91.38 | |
| Second round | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 108 | 90.60 | |
| Second round | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 91 | 95.46 | |
| Second round | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 90 | 93.39 | |
| Second round | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 150 | 89.83 | |
| Second round | 2 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 150 | 88.95 | |
| Second round | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 110 | 98.26 | |
| Second round | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 107 | 87.14 | |
| First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 124 | 98.66 | |
| First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 96 | 89.76 | |
| First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 121 | 89.76 | |
| First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 89.49 | |
| First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 121 | 93.05 | |
| First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 100 | 92.91 | |
| First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 92.64 | |
| First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 91.26 | |
| First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 116 | 90.70 | |
| First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 96 | 93.84 | |
| First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 93.56 | |
| First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 90.54 | |
| First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 102 | 89.88 | |
| First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 154 | 88.55 | |
| First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 87.69 | |
| First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 109 | 84.31 |
† = Hit twice in Round 2 match against Steve Beaton.
Live coverage
The tournament was broadcast live worldwide through the PDC's official website.[13]