The December 2011 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the fourth edition of the PDC tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2011 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place between 8–11 December 2011 and was held at the Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England. This was also the first Players Championship Final to be held before the PDC World Championship.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he was defeated in the second round by Mervyn King. Kevin Painter came through the field with increasingly impressive performances to secure his first televised major title, defeating Mark Webster 13–9 in the final.
Prize money Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £250,000)Winner (1) £60,000Runner-Up (1) £24,000Semi-finalists (2) £15,000Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000Last 16 (second round) (8) £6,000Last 32 (first round) (16) £3,000
Qualification The top 32 players from the PDC Players Championship Order of Merit after the last Players Championship events, which was held in Wigan on 27 November, qualified for the event.
A notable absentee was world champion Adrian Lewis. Simon Whitlock withdrew from the tournament due to a broken ankle, and he was replaced by John Henderson.
Draw
Statistics
Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average Kevin Painter Winner513093.39 Mark WebsterRunner-up510092.66 Scott RandSemi-finals 4 17098.01 Wes NewtonSemi-finals417096.10 Mark WalshQuarter-finals 312192.00 James WadeQuarter-finals314291.86 Dave ChisnallQuarter-finals310893.55 Mervyn KingQuarter-finals317093.42 Peter WrightSecond round2130101.54 Raymond van BarneveldSecond round2112100.24 Gary AndersonSecond round216196.30 Phil TaylorSecond round28396.26 Justin PipeSecond round213693.25 Wayne JonesSecond round212191.21 Steve BrownSecond round29291.20 Co StompéSecond round217092.65 Alan TabernFirst round136113236290.77 Colin LloydFirst round1462176017093.42 Steve BeatonFirst round126111624089.68 Mark HyltonFirst round 13 6 1 9 5 4 4689.40 John PartFirst round1060901087.52 Vincent van der VoortFirst round1160750886.89 Colin OsborneFirst round126010402086.56 Terry JenkinsFirst round146278689100.64 Michael van GerwenFirst round1060832097.12 Denis OvensFirst round1461195212096.56 Richie BurnettFirst round1362187010192.59 Ronnie BaxterFirst round136114423292.18 Jamie CavenFirst round 1 2 6 0 10 6 1 44 95.26 Paul NicholsonFirst round1561129410195.21 Andy SmithFirst round1461101124394.28 John HendersonFirst round11605401072.74
Television coverage The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4 who return to televising the tournament after the last edition was streamed through the PDC website. The tournament was also broadcast in Australia for the first time with Fox Sports showing it. In the Netherlands, the tournament was broadcast on TV (highlights) and internet (livestream) by RTL7.
References
External links Official website NetZone Qualification list