2011 UK Open
Darts tournament
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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, England, between 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.
| 2011 Speedy Hire UK Open | |||
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| 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 | ||
| Winner's share | £40,000 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| James Wade | |||
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The title was won by James Wade, who defeated Wes Newton 11–8 in the final.[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 |
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| 1 | Saturday 26 February | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Steve Brown |
6 – 3 | Ian White |
£34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 2 | Sunday 27 February | Michael Smith |
6 – 5 | Dave Chisnall |
£34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
| 3 | Saturday 12 March | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Adrian Lewis |
6 – 4 |  Robert Thornton |
£34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 4 | Sunday 13 March | Vincent van der Voort  |
6 – 4 | Raymond van Barneveld |
£34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
| 5 | Saturday 16 April | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Gary Anderson |
6 – 4 | Phil Taylor |
£34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 6 | Sunday 17 April | Phil Taylor |
6 – 1 | Joe Cullen |
£34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 | |
| 7 | Saturday 30 April | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Gary Anderson |
6 – 2 | Phil Taylor |
£34,600 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
| 8 | Sunday 1 May | 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.
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)
Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson- Adrian Lewis
- Steve Brown
- Robert Thornton
Vincent van der Voort- Wes Newton
Simon Whitlock- Michael Smith
- Mervyn King
John Part- Colin Osborne
- Darren Johnson
- Dave Chisnall
- Joe Cullen
- Ian White
- Wayne Jones
- Jamie Caven
- Andy Jenkins
- Mark Walsh
Richie Burnett- Mark Frost
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Paul Nicholson
- Denis Ovens
- Andy Hamilton
- Alan Tabern
- Ronnie Baxter
- Kevin Painter
- Mark Dudbridge
- Terry Jenkins
- Mark Webster
Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)
- 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
- 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
- Wayne Mardle
Jyhan Artut- Gary Welding
- Peter Hudson
- Matt Jackson
- Colin Monk
- Steve Maish
Mensur Suljović- James Richardson
- Matt Padgett
- Brian Woods
- Louis Blundell
- Michael Rosenauer
- Mick Todd
- Wayne Atwood
- Martyn Turner
- Co Stompé
- Mickey Mansell
- Nicky Bache
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
- Joe Murnan
- Richard North
- Tony Broughton
- Ian Gleeson
- Steve Douglas
- Jon Bott
- Paul Whitworth
- Stuart Monaghan
- Davey Dodds
- John Bowles
- Dan Butler
- Ian Moss[citation needed]
- Dean Stewart
- Lee Rose
- Steve Werrett
- Chris Jones
- Graham Hollis
- Sam Hill
- Jamie Ellam
- Ben Burton
- Dave Prins
- Phil Daniels
Speedy qualifiers
32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain from 12 to 15 April.[4]
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Bristol
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Dartford
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Stoke-on-Trent
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Glasgow
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Prize money
For the third consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £200,000.
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £200,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £40,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £20,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
| Last 16 (fifth round) | (8) | £4,000 |
| Last 32 (fourth round) | (16) | £2,000 |
| Last 64 (third round) | (32) | £1,000 |
| Last 96 (second round) | (32) | n/a |
| Last 160 (first round) | (64) | n/a |
| Last 172 (preliminary round) | (12) | n/a |
Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 12 May.[5]
Thursday 2 June; best of 7 legs
Preliminary round
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
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Stage 7
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Stage 8
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Round 1
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Main Stage
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
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Stage 7
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Stage 8
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Round 2
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Main Stage
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
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Stage 7
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Stage 8
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Friday 3 June; best of 17 legs
Round 3
Draw made after Round 2 matches
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Main Stage
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
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Stage 7
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Stage 8
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Saturday 4 June; best of 17 legs
Afternoon – Round 4
Draw made after Round 3 matches.
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Main Stage
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Evening – Round 5
Draw made after Round 4 matches[10]
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Main Stage
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Stage 2
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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 |
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| (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) |
Evening – 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"