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2011 Speedy Hire UK Open
Tournament information
Dates2–5 June 2011
VenueReebok Stadium
LocationBolton
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£40,000
Champion(s)
England James Wade
«2010 2012»

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.[1]

Format and qualifiers

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2011 UK Open qualifiers

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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 England 6 – 3 England Ian White £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
2 Sunday 27 February Michael Smith England 6 – 5 England Dave Chisnall £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
3 Saturday 12 March Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Adrian Lewis England 6 – 4 Scotland Robert Thornton £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
4 Sunday 13 March Vincent van der Voort Netherlands 6 – 4 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
5 Saturday 16 April Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley Gary Anderson Scotland 6 – 4 England Phil Taylor £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
6 Sunday 17 April Phil Taylor England 6 – 1 England Joe Cullen £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
7 Saturday 30 April Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Gary Anderson Scotland 6 – 2 England Phil Taylor £34,600 £6,000 £3,000
8 Sunday 1 May Phil Taylor England 6 – 3 England 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)

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

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  1. England Dennis Smith
  2. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
  3. Scotland Peter Wright
  4. England James Wade
  5. England Kevin McDine
  6. England Nigel Heydon
  7. England Tony Eccles
  8. England Scott Rand
  9. England Mark Hylton
  10. Sweden Magnus Caris
  11. England Andy Smith
  12. England Steve Beaton
  13. England Colin Lloyd
  14. Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
  15. Wales Barrie Bates
  16. England Dennis Priestley
  17. Spain Antonio Alcinas
  18. England Michael Barnard
  19. Scotland John Henderson
  20. England Chris Aubrey
  21. England Tony Ayres
  22. England Alex Roy
  23. England Mark Lawrence
  24. England Matt Clark
  25. Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
  26. England Jason Crawley
  27. England Shaun Griffiths
  28. Republic of Ireland William O'Connor
  29. England Arron Monk
  30. England Chris Thompson
  31. Northern Ireland John MaGowan
  32. England Justin Pipe
  33. England Kirk Shepherd
  34. England Terry Temple
  35. Netherlands Roland Scholten
  36. England Nick Fullwell
  37. Wales Steve Evans
  38. Republic of Ireland Shane O'Connor
  39. England Wayne Mardle
  40. Germany Jyhan Artut
  41. England Gary Welding
  42. England Peter Hudson
  43. England Matt Jackson
  44. England Colin Monk
  45. England Steve Maish
  46. Austria Mensur Suljović
  47. England James Richardson
  48. England Matt Padgett
  49. England Brian Woods
  50. England Louis Blundell
  51. Germany Michael Rosenauer
  52. England Mick Todd
  53. Wales Wayne Atwood
  54. England Martyn Turner
  55. Netherlands Co Stompé
  56. Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell
  57. England Nicky Bache
  58. Belgium Rocco Maes
  59. England Mark Jones
  60. England Geoff Whitworth
  61. Republic of Ireland John O'Shea
  62. England Stephen Hardy
  63. England Steve Hine
  64. England Peter Manley
  65. England Reece Robinson
  66. England Matthew Edgar
  67. Republic of Ireland Mick McGowan
  68. Netherlands Mareno Michels
  69. England Steve Grubb
  70. England Dave Ladley
  71. England Mark Stephenson
  72. England Jimmy Mann
  73. Republic of Ireland Aodhagan O'Neill
  74. England Andy Pearce
  75. England Lee Palfreyman
  76. South Africa Devon Petersen

Rileys qualifiers

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32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.[3]

Speedy qualifiers

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32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain from 12 to 15 April.[4]

Prize money

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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

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The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 12 May.[5]

Thursday 2 June; best of 7 legs

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Preliminary round

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Round 1

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Round 2

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Friday 3 June; best of 17 legs

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Round 3

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Draw made after Round 2 matches
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Saturday 4 June; best of 17 legs

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Afternoon – Round 4

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Draw made after Round 3 matches.
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Evening – Round 5

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Draw made after Round 4 matches[10]

Sunday 5 June

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These matches took place on the main stage.

Afternoon – Quarter-finals; best of 19 legs

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Draw made after Round 5 matches.
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Player Legs Player
(99.29) Denis Ovens England 10–6 England Mark Hylton (98.88)
(93.42) Robert Thornton Scotland 7–10 Wales Mark Webster (95.00)
(95.63) Dave Chisnall England 8–10 England Wes Newton (94.56)
(95.56) James Wade England 10–7 Australia Paul Nicholson (92.94)

Evening – Final 4

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Draw made after the Quarter-finals.

Semi-finals
Best of 19 legs[12] 		Final
Best of 21 legs[13]
      
England James Wade (97.63) 10
Wales Mark Webster (96.09) 9
England James Wade (96.25) 11
England Wes Newton (88.51) 8
England Wes Newton (94.55) 10
England Denis Ovens (88.75) 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "James Wade defeats Wes Newton to clinch UK Open title". BBC Sport. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Final UK Open Order of Merit". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ "UK Open – Rileys Qualifiers". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Speedy To Stage Qualifiers". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Speedy Hire UK Open Draw". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Speedy Hire UK Open – Night One". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  7. ^ "MaGowan Withdraws From UK Open". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Speedy Hire UK Open – Friday". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Speedy Hire UK Open Round Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Speedy Hire UK Open Round Five". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Speedy Hire UK Open Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Speedy Hire UK Open Semi-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Wade Wins Speedy Hire UK Open". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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