2011 BDO World Darts Championship
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The 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship
was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club
at Frimley Green
. Martin Adams
was the defending men's champion, having won the title for the second time in the previous year's final
against Dave Chisnall
.
Adams
became the first to successfully defend his BDO title since Raymond van Barneveld
in 1999, as he beat Dean Winstanley
, who is one of only a handful of players to reach the final at their first attempt. The final score was 7–5 in sets which saw Martin Adams
retain the championship.Trina Gulliver
successfully defended her Women's world title having beaten Rhian Edwards
in a repeat of the 2010 final. It was Gulliver's ninth title.
Arguably the two standout matches of the tournament were Adams's victory over John Walton
in the second round - the match going all the way to a sudden death leg - and Jan Dekker
's comeback victory over Garry Thompson
which was reminiscent of Chris Mason
's comeback against Adams twelve years earlier (much like Adams in that match, Thompson missed nine darts at double to reach the semi-final).
Players from around the globe competed to reach the BBC
televised finals, which run from 1–9 January at Frimley Green.
There was also a shared 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52000, along with a High Checkout prize of £3000.
The total prize fund was £329,000 - a £4000 increase on last year. All levels of prize money remained the same as 2010 (except for the Ladies winner).
, who have done so every year since its inception. Colin Murray
reprised his role as host, after taking over from Ray Stubbs
in 2010, Bobby George
was again the main pundit, hosting with Colin Murray for live and afternoon coverage sometimes joining Rob Walker for the highlight shows, Bobby George has been the BBC main darts pundit since the early 2000s. Rob Walker, the Master of Ceremonies
at BBC's snooker events and host of the BBC's 2009 Winmau World Masters continued to present the late night highlights and Darts Extra through the night on BBC2.
The commentary team was headed by David Croft, who has been commentating for the BBC since 2003 and Vassos Alexender, making his Lakeside debut covering for the ill Tony Green
. Guest commentators included Martin Adams
and Tony O'Shea
.
Most of the weekend coverage was shown live on either BBC ONE or BBC TWO, included both semi finals and the final itself. All other matches were shown live via the BBC's interactive coverage on its Red Button service.
BDO World Darts Championship
The BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation . It began in 1978, and was the only world championship tournament until 1994...
was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club
Lakeside Leisure Complex
The Lakeside Leisure Complex is a hotel, entertainment and leisure complex in Frimley Green near Camberley in Surrey. It is most famous as being the venue of the BDO World Darts Championship.-History:...
at Frimley Green
Frimley Green
Frimley Green is a large village in Surrey, South East England, UK, close to the border with Hampshire. It is close to the towns of Camberley and Frimley, with the nearest major town being Guildford, approximately 10 miles away....
. Martin Adams
Martin Adams
Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion...
was the defending men's champion, having won the title for the second time in the previous year's final
2010 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 33rd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 25th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Ted Hankey was the defending men's champion having won the title for the second time in the...
against Dave Chisnall
Dave Chisnall
Dave Chisnall is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.- Personal Life :In September 2011 his girlfriend Michaela gave birth to his first daughter...
.
Adams
Martin Adams
Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion...
became the first to successfully defend his BDO title since Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...
in 1999, as he beat Dean Winstanley
Dean Winstanley
Dean Winstanley is an English darts player.Winstanley won the German Open, England Open, and Belgium Open in 2010. As a result of his performances on the BDO circuit, he qualified for the 2010 Winmau World Masters as the fourth seed...
, who is one of only a handful of players to reach the final at their first attempt. The final score was 7–5 in sets which saw Martin Adams
Martin Adams
Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion...
retain the championship.Trina Gulliver
Trina Gulliver
Trina Gulliver is an English professional darts player. She is the nine-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation. Her nickname is the 'Golden Girl' and has been sponsored by the leading Global Darts Brand Winmau for over 10 years...
successfully defended her Women's world title having beaten Rhian Edwards
Rhian Edwards
Rhian Edwards is a Welsh darts player.Edwards was a quarter finalist in the 2009 Women's World Masters. She qualified for her first BDO Women's World Championship in 2010. She defeated fellow Welshwoman Julie Gore 2-0 in the quarter-finals, and Karen Lawman 2-0 in the semi-finals...
in a repeat of the 2010 final. It was Gulliver's ninth title.
Arguably the two standout matches of the tournament were Adams's victory over John Walton
John Walton (darts player)
John Michael Walton is an English darts player who is a former World Champion. He has adopted the nickname The Boy and uses the song Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex as his walk-on theme.-Darts career:...
in the second round - the match going all the way to a sudden death leg - and Jan Dekker
Jan Dekker
Jan Dekker is a Dutch darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Dekker qualified for the televised stages of the 2010 Winmau World Masters. He played Martin Adams in the last 16, and was beaten 2-3 after Adams won a sudden-death leg.He also qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts...
's comeback victory over Garry Thompson
Garry Thompson (darts player)
Garry Thompson is an English darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation tournaments.-Darts career:Thompson reached the quarter finals of the 2004 British Open, beating Tony David and Darryl Fitton before losing to Phill Nixon. He then reached the quarter finals of the 2007 Belgium Open,...
which was reminiscent of Chris Mason
Chris Mason (darts player)
Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :...
's comeback against Adams twelve years earlier (much like Adams in that match, Thompson missed nine darts at double to reach the semi-final).
Players from around the globe competed to reach the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
televised finals, which run from 1–9 January at Frimley Green.
Men's
The televised stages featured 32 players. The top 16 players in the Lakeside Table over the 2009/10 season were seeded for the tournament. Other places were made up of other qualifiers from the Lakeside Table, a number of qualifying spaces from the International Qualifiers (held in Hull on 28 October), and spaces for the 2008 & 2009 champions and 2010 semi-finalists if not already qualified and still eligible for the tournament. The draw took place on 12 November.
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Women's
The televised stages featured 8 players. The top 4 players in the Lakeside Table over the 2009/10 season will be seeded for the tournament. Other places were made up of other qualifiers from the Lakeside Table, a number of qualifying spaces from the International Qualifiers ( held in Hull on 28 October), and spaces for the 2008 & 2009 champions and 2010 finalists if not already qualified and eligibled for the tournament. The draw took place on 12 November.
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Prize money
- Men's Champion: £100,000
- Runner-Up: £30,000
- Semi-Finalists (2): £11,000
- Quarter-Finalists (4): £6000
- Last 16 (8): £4250
- Last 32 (16): £3000
There was also a shared 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52000, along with a High Checkout prize of £3000.
- Women's Champion: £10,000 (up from £6,000)
- Runner-Up: £2,000
- Semi-Finalists (2): £1,000
- Quarter-Finalists (4): £500
The total prize fund was £329,000 - a £4000 increase on last year. All levels of prize money remained the same as 2010 (except for the Ladies winner).
Men's
- Match distances in sets are quoted in brackets at the top of each round. All sets best of five legs, unless there is a final set tie-break.
Women's
- All matches best of three sets, best of five legs.
Television coverage
The tournament was again broadcast by BBC SportBBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand , Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and the Wimbledon Tennis...
, who have done so every year since its inception. Colin Murray
Colin Murray
Colin Murray is a Northern Irish sports and music radio and television presenter. He is the current host of the BBC Television show Match of the Day 2 on BBC Two, and the BBC Radio 5 Live shows 5 Live Sport and Fighting Talk, as well as a show on BBC Radio Ulster. He has previously hosted regular...
reprised his role as host, after taking over from Ray Stubbs
Ray Stubbs
Raymond "Ray" Stubbs is a broadcaster and former footballer. He works for ESPN, presenting live Premier League and Scottish Premier League matches, having joined the satellite sports channel from the BBC in 2009.-Football career:...
in 2010, Bobby George
Bobby George
Robert Francis George is an English darts player and presenter. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King of Darts" makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and holding a candelabra...
was again the main pundit, hosting with Colin Murray for live and afternoon coverage sometimes joining Rob Walker for the highlight shows, Bobby George has been the BBC main darts pundit since the early 2000s. Rob Walker, the Master of Ceremonies
Master of Ceremonies
A Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....
at BBC's snooker events and host of the BBC's 2009 Winmau World Masters continued to present the late night highlights and Darts Extra through the night on BBC2.
The commentary team was headed by David Croft, who has been commentating for the BBC since 2003 and Vassos Alexender, making his Lakeside debut covering for the ill Tony Green
Tony Green
Tony Green is a darts commentator for the British Darts Organisation on the BBC. He is also a former referee and master of ceremonies and was also co-host of the hit darts quiz show Bullseye on ITV alongside Jim Bowen and the show revived in 2006 on Challenge with Dave Spikey.- Darts career :A...
. Guest commentators included Martin Adams
Martin Adams
Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion...
and Tony O'Shea
Tony O'Shea
Tony O'Shea is an English darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events. He was born in Stockport. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname Silverback. His walk-on music is "Hey Baby" by DJ Ötzi...
.
Most of the weekend coverage was shown live on either BBC ONE or BBC TWO, included both semi finals and the final itself. All other matches were shown live via the BBC's interactive coverage on its Red Button service.