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, from 2 to 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. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up TotalPrize 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. 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 to 15 April.
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.
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
† Brandon Walsh received a bye as Mensur Suljović was disqualified. † Shaun Griffiths received a bye as John MaGowan withdrew due to injury.
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 Arron 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 (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.
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"
References
External links The official PDC page for the UK Open