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.
The title was won by James Wade, who defeated Wes Newton 11–8 in the final.

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.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-UpTotal
Prize Money
WinnerRunner-Up
1Saturday 26 FebruaryBarnsley Metrodome, BarnsleySteve Brown 63 Ian White£34,600£6,000£3,000
2Sunday 27 FebruaryBarnsley Metrodome, BarnsleyMichael Smith 6 – 5 Dave Chisnall£34,600£6,000£3,000
3Saturday 12 MarchRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganAdrian Lewis 6 – 4 Robert Thornton£34,600£6,000£3,000
4Sunday 13 MarchRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganVincent van der Voort 6 – 4 Raymond van Barneveld£34,600£6,000£3,000
5Saturday 16 AprilBarnsley Metrodome, BarnsleyGary Anderson 6 – 4 Phil Taylor£34,600£6,000£3,000
6Sunday 17 AprilBarnsley Metrodome, BarnsleyPhil Taylor 6 – 1 Joe Cullen£34,600£6,000£3,000
7Saturday 30 AprilRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganGary Anderson 6 – 2 Phil Taylor£34,600£6,000£3,000
8Sunday 1 MayRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganPhil 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.
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.

Speedy qualifiers

32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain from 12–15 April.
Bristol
Dartford
Stoke-on-Trent
Glasgow
For the third consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £200,000.

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 12 May.

Thursday 2 June; best of 7 legs

Preliminary round

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round 1

Main Stage
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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

Stage 3
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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

Main Stage
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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.

Main Stage
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
Main Stage
PlayerLegsPlayer
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
PlayerLegsPlayer
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.

PlayerLegsPlayer
Denis Ovens 10–6 Mark Hylton
Robert Thornton 7–10 Mark Webster
Dave Chisnall 8–10 Wes Newton
James Wade 10–7 Paul Nicholson

Evening – Final 4

Draw made after the Quarter Finals.