2011 UK Open

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
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
«2010 2012»

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
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)

1. Phil Taylor
2. Gary Anderson
3. Adrian Lewis
4. Steve Brown
5. Robert Thornton
6. Vincent van der Voort
7. Wes Newton
8. Simon Whitlock
9. Michael Smith
10. Mervyn King
11. John Part
12. Colin Osborne
13. Darren Johnson
14. Dave Chisnall
15. Joe Cullen
16. Ian White
17. Wayne Jones
18. Jamie Caven
19. Andy Jenkins
20. Mark Walsh
21. Richie Burnett
22. Mark Frost
23. Raymond van Barneveld
24. Paul Nicholson
25. Denis Ovens
26. Andy Hamilton
27. Alan Tabern
28. Ronnie Baxter
29. Kevin Painter
30. Mark Dudbridge
31. Terry Jenkins
32. Mark Webster

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)

33. Dennis Smith
34. Michael van Gerwen
35. Peter Wright
36. James Wade
37. Kevin McDine
38. Nigel Heydon
39. Tony Eccles
40. Scott Rand
41. Mark Hylton
42. Magnus Caris
43. Andy Smith
44. Steve Beaton
45. Colin Lloyd
46. Brendan Dolan
47. Barrie Bates
48. Dennis Priestley
49. Antonio Alcinas
50. Michael Barnard
51. John Henderson
52. Chris Aubrey
53. Tony Ayres
54. Alex Roy
55. Mark Lawrence
56. Matt Clark
57. Jelle Klaasen
58. Jason Crawley
59. Shaun Griffiths
60. William O'Connor
61. Arron Monk
62. Chris Thompson
63. John MaGowan
64. Justin Pipe
65. Kirk Shepherd
66. Terry Temple
67. Roland Scholten
68. Nick Fullwell
69. Steve Evans
70. Shane O'Connor
71. Wayne Mardle
72. Jyhan Artut
73. Gary Welding
74. Peter Hudson
75. Matt Jackson
76. Colin Monk
77. Steve Maish
78. Mensur Suljović
79. James Richardson
80. Matt Padgett
81. Brian Woods
82. Louis Blundell
83. Michael Rosenauer
84. Mick Todd
85. Wayne Atwood
86. Martyn Turner
87. Co Stompé
88. Mickey Mansell
89. Nicky Bache
90. Rocco Maes
91. Mark Jones
92. Geoff Whitworth
93. John O'Shea
94. Stephen Hardy
95. Steve Hine
96. Peter Manley
97. Reece Robinson
98. Matthew Edgar
99. Mick McGowan
100. Mareno Michels
101. Steve Grubb
102. Dave Ladley
103. Mark Stephenson
104. Jimmy Mann
105. Aodhagan O'Neill
106. Andy Pearce
107. Lee Palfreyman
108. 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]

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

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

^[6]

Preliminary round

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round 1

Main Stage Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player Reece Robinson 4 – 0 Barrie Bates Lee Palfreyman 1 – 4 John Henderson Mensur Suljović † 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 Suljović was disqualified. † Shaun Griffiths received a bye as John MaGowan withdrew due to injury.[7]

Stage 3 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player Jamie Ellam 4 – 2 Ian Moss Mick McGowan 0 – 4 Andy Smith Steve Hine 3 – 4 Aaron 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 Player Legs Player Mickey 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 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player 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 Gilding

Round 2

Main Stage Player Legs Player John Henderson 4 – 1 Ian Covill Mickey Mansell 4 – 0 Antonio Alcinas Shane O'Connor 2 – 4 Michael van Gerwen Peter Hudson 4 – 3 Magnus Caris

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

Stage 3 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player Colin Lloyd 4 – 2 Arron Monk Steve Grubb 0 – 4 Peter Wright Shaun Griffiths 0 – 4 Tony Eccles Brandon Walsh 0 – 4 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 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 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player Andy Hamilton 6 – 9 Andrew Gilding Andy Jenkins 0 – 9 Mark Hylton Wes Newton 9 – 3 John Henderson Colin Osborne 9 – 4 Mark Jones

Stage 5 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player Mark Webster 9 – 5 Tony Eccles James Wade 9 – 2 Mickey Mansell Richie Howson 2 – 9 Michael van Gerwen Jamie Caven 2 – 9 Steve Beaton

Stage 8 Player Legs Player 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 4 June; best of 17 legs

Afternoon – Round 4

Draw made after Round 3 matches.
^[9]

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

Evening – Round 5

Draw made after Round 4 matches^[10]

Main Stage Player Legs Player 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 Player Legs Player 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 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	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"