2011 in darts

This article documents all the events in the sport of darts over the course of 2011.

PDC

Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Main article: 2011 PDC World Darts Championship Score Quarter-Finals (best of 9 sets, 5 legs) Phil Taylor 2–5 Mark Webster Adrian Lewis 5–2 Vincent van der Voort Wes Newton 4–5 Terry Jenkins Gary Anderson 5–1 Raymond van Barneveld Semi-Finals (best of 11 sets, 5 legs) Mark Webster 4–6 Adrian Lewis Terry Jenkins 2–6 Gary Anderson Final (best of 13 sets, 5 legs) Adrian Lewis 7–5 Gary Anderson

Players Championship Finals (1) Main article: 2011 Players Championship Finals (February) Score Quarter-Finals (best of 17 legs) Mervyn King 9–7 Terry Jenkins Wes Newton 3–9 Phil Taylor Gary Anderson 9–5 Andy Smith Steve Farmer 9–5 Colin Lloyd Semi-Finals (best of 19 legs) Mervyn King 8–10 Phil Taylor Gary Anderson 10–7 Steve Farmer Final (best of 25 legs) Phil Taylor 13–12 Gary Anderson

RTL7 International Masters Main article: RTL7 Masters Score Quarter-Finals (best of 15 legs) Co Stompé 6–8 Vincent van der Voort Raymond van Barneveld 8–3 Roland Scholten Phil Taylor 8–3 James Wade Gary Anderson 8–5 Adrian Lewis Semi-Finals (best of 15 legs) Vincent van der Voort 2–8 Raymond van Barneveld Phil Taylor 8–4 Gary Anderson Final (best of 15 legs) Raymond van Barneveld 3–8 Phil Taylor

Premier League Main article: 2011 Premier League Darts Score Semi finals Phil Taylor 3–8 Adrian Lewis Raymond van Barneveld 6–8 Gary Anderson Final Adrian Lewis 4–10 Gary Anderson

UK Open Main article: 2011 UK Open Score Quarter-Finals (best of 19 legs) Denis Ovens 10–6 Mark Hylton Mark Webster 10–7 Robert Thornton Wes Newton 10–8 Dave Chisnall James Wade 10–7 Paul Nicholson Semi-Finals (best of 19 legs) James Wade 10–9 Mark Webster Wes Newton 10–6 Denis Ovens Final (best of 21 legs) James Wade 11–8 Wes Newton

World Matchplay Main article: 2011 World Matchplay Score Quarter-Finals (best of 31 legs) Phil Taylor 16–5 Wes Newton Simon Whitlock 15–17 Andy Hamilton Adrian Lewis 16–12 Mark Webster Raymond van Barneveld 11–16 James Wade Semi-Finals (best of 33 legs) Phil Taylor 17–9 Andy Hamilton Adrian Lewis 10–17 James Wade Final (best of 35 legs) Phil Taylor 18–8 James Wade

European Championship Main article: 2011 European Championship (darts) Score Quarter-Finals (best of 19 legs) Phil Taylor 10–7 Paul Nicholson Simon Whitlock 10–6 Peter Wright Adrian Lewis 10–8 Kim Huybrechts Raymond van Barneveld 10–8 James Wade Semi-Finals (best of 21 legs) Phil Taylor 11–4 Simon Whitlock Adrian Lewis 11–10 Raymond van Barneveld Final (best of 21 legs) Phil Taylor 11–8 Adrian Lewis

World Grand Prix Main article: 2011 World Grand Prix (darts) Score Quarter-Finals (best of 7 sets) Phil Taylor 4–0 Mark Webster Mark Hylton 1–4 Richie Burnett Brendan Dolan 4–1 John Henderson Andy Smith 2–4 James Wade Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets) Phil Taylor 5–2 Richie Burnett Brendan Dolan 5–3 James Wade Final (best of 11 sets) Phil Taylor 6–3 Brendan Dolan

Grand Slam of Darts Main article: 2011 Grand Slam of Darts Score Quarter-Finals (best of 31 legs) Ted Hankey 14–16 Mark Walsh Gary Anderson 16–12 Terry Jenkins Phil Taylor 16–7 Paul Nicholson Mark Webster 5–16 Adrian Lewis Semi-Finals (best of 31 legs) Mark Walsh 11–16 Gary Anderson Phil Taylor 16–9 Adrian Lewis Final (best of 31 legs) Gary Anderson 4–16 Phil Taylor

Players Championship Finals (2) Main article: 2011 Players Championship Finals (December) Score Quarter-Finals (best of 17 legs) Mark Webster 9–8 Dave Chisnall Mark Walsh 5–9 Wes Newton Kevin Painter 9–7 Mervyn King Scott Rand 9–5 James Wade Semi-Finals (best of 19 legs) Mark Webster 10–7 Wes Newton Kevin Painter 10–9 Scott Rand Final (best of 25 legs) Mark Webster 9–13 Kevin Painter

PDC Pro Tour

Further information: 2011 PDC Pro Tour

(All matches – best of 11 legs)

Players Championships

• Halle, January 29: Mervyn King 6–2 Vincent van der Voort
• Halle, January 30: Ronnie Baxter 6–4 Antonio Alcinas
• Derby, February 19: Jamie Caven 6–2 Adrian Lewis
• Derby, February 20: John Part 6–0 Mark Walsh
• Crawley, March 26: Paul Nicholson 6–4 Adrian Lewis
• Crawley, March 27: Wes Newton 6–4 Paul Nicholson
• Vienna, May 14: John Part 6–0 Denis Ovens
• Vienna, May 15: Vincent van der Voort 6–5 Phil Taylor
• Crawley, May 21: Gary Anderson 6–3 Terry Jenkins
• Crawley, May 22: Paul Nicholson 6–3 Terry Jenkins
• Barnsley, June 11: Paul Nicholson 6–4 Steve Brown
• Barnsley, June 12: Andy Smith 6–2 Dave Chisnall
• Nuland, June 18: Gary Anderson 6–5 Wes Newton
• Nuland, June 19: Gary Anderson 6–3 Andy Smith
• Ontario, August 27: John Part 6–4 Wes Newton
• Ontario, August 28: Ronnie Baxter 6–2 Kevin Painter

UK Open Regional Finals

• Qualifier 1 (Barnsley, February 26): Steve Brown 6–3 Ian White
• Qualifier 2 (Barnsley, February 27): Michael Smith 6–5 Dave Chisnall
• Qualifier 3 (Wigan, March 12): Adrian Lewis 6–4 Robert Thornton
• Qualifier 4 (Wigan, March 13): Vincent van der Voort 6–4 Raymond van Barneveld
• Qualifier 5 (Barnsley, April 16): Gary Anderson 6–4 Phil Taylor
• Qualifier 6 (Barnsley, April 17): Phil Taylor 6–1 Joe Cullen
• Qualifier 7 (Wigan, April 30): Gary Anderson 6–2 Phil Taylor
• Qualifier 8 (Wigan, May 1): Phil Taylor 6–3 Colin Osborne

BDO/WDF

Lakeside World Darts Championship Main article: 2011 BDO World Darts Championship Score Quarter-Finals (best of 9 sets, 5 legs) Martin Adams 5–1 Ross Smith Gary Robson 4–5 Martin Phillips Jan Dekker 5–4 Garry Thompson Dean Winstanley 5–1 Stephen Bunting Semi-Finals (best of 11 sets, 5 legs) Martin Adams 6–4 Martin Phillips Jan Dekker 2–6 Dean Winstanley Final (best of 13 sets, 5 legs) Martin Adams 7–5 Dean Winstanley

WDF Category 1 Events

• Dutch Open at NH Hotel/Congress centre, Veldhoven, February 6

Quarter-Finals (Losers €500, Best of 7 legs) Dean Winstanley 4–2 Geert de Vos, Tony O'Shea 4–1 Braulio Roncero, John Walton 4–1 Benito van de Pas, Martin Adams 4–1 Stefan Gerritsen

Semi-Finals (Losers €1,250, Best of 3 sets, 5 legs per set) Dean Winstanley 2–0 Tony O'Shea, Martin Adams 2–1 John Walton

Final (Winner €4,500 Runner-up €2,250, Best of 5 sets, 5 legs per set) Martin Adams 3–2 Dean Winstanley

• Scottish Open at Normandy Cosmopolitan Hotel, Renfrew, February 20

Quarter-Finals (Losers £125, Best of 5 legs) Clive Barden 3–2 Willy van de Wiel; Peter Mitchell 3–2 Steve Douglas; Gary Robson 3–1 Carl Beattie; Robbie Green 3–0 Jerry Hendriks

Semi-Finals (Losers £400, Best of 7 legs) Clive Barden 4–3 Peter Mitchell; Robbie Green 4–2 Gary Robson

Final (Winner £2,250 Runner-up £1,000, Best of 9 legs) Robbie Green 5–4 Clive Barden

• German Open in Bochum, April 16. Matches played in sets, three legs per set.

Quarter-Finals (Losers €300) Garry Thompson 2–0 John Walton; Tony O'Shea 2–0 Gary Robson; Benito van de Pas 2–0 Ted Hankey; Jan Dekker 2–0 Geert de Vos

Semi-Finals (Losers €600) Tony O'Shea 2–0 Garry Thompson; Benito van de Pas 2–0 Jan Dekker

Final (Winner €2,400 Runner-up €1,200) Benito van de Pas 3–2 Tony O'Shea

WDF Category 2 Events

• German Gold Cup, January 29 (Winner €800, Runner-up €400) Thomas Junghans beat Swen Seifert
• Isle of Man Open, March 13 (Winner £5,000, Runner-up £1,000) Ted Hankey 4–1 Ron Meulenkamp
• Mariflex Open, March 20 (Winner €2,500, Runner-up €1,000) Jan Dekker 3–1 Tony West
• Virginia Beach Dart Classic, March 27 (Winner $1,200, Runner-up $600) Tom Sawyer beat Ryan van der Weit
• Antwerp Open, April 24 (Winner €2,300, Runner-up €1,000) Tony West 3–1 Frans Harmsen
• Dortmund Open, May 14 (Winner €1,000, Runner-up €450) Jean Marie Rubais beat Salmon Renyaan
• BDO International Open, June 11 (Winner £3,000, Runner-up £800) Wesley Harms 4–2 Stephen Bunting
• Canadian Open, June 18 (Winner C$1,000, Runner-up C$500) Dave Cameron 5–1 Bruce Davey
• New Zealand Masters, June 19 (Winner C$1,000, Runner-up C$500) Craig Caldwell 6–5 Koha Kokiri
• England Open, June 26 (Winner £5,000, Runner-up £2,000) Gary Robson 6–2 Ted Hankey
• England Masters, July 17 (Winner £2,000, Runner-up £800) John Walton 5–3 Ross Montgomery
• British Classic, July 23 (Winner £3,000, Runner-up £1,000) Dean Winstanley 2–0 Garry Thompson
• Pacific Masters, July 23 (Winner A$1,100, Runner-up A$600) Damon Heta 6–4 Andrew Townes
• Japan Open, July 24 (Winner ¥250,000, Runner-up ¥150,000) Hiroaki Shimizu beat Katsuya Aiba
• Belgium Open, August 7 (Winner €2,300, Runner-up €1,000) Ross Montgomery 3–0 Ron Meulenkamp
• New Zealand Open, August 10 (Winner NZ$1,500, Runner-up NZ$700) Greg Moss 4–2 Jonathan Silcock

External links

• 2011 PDC Calendar
• 2011 BDO Calendar
• 2011 WDF Calendar