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2011 PDC World Darts Championship
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The 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 18th World Championship
organised by the Professional Darts Corporation
since it separated from the British Darts Organisation
.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the 2010 tournament
. He was knocked out of the tournament at the quarter final stage by Mark Webster
, who in turn was defeated by Adrian Lewis
in the semi-finals. Lewis went on to win the tournament, beating Gary Anderson
7-5 in the final to become only the fifth different PDC World Champion and the first to have won it without having won the rival BDO World Championship
.
The event took place from 16 December 2010 until 3 January 2011, with two breaks for Christmas
and New Year
. The tournament was held for the fourth time at London
's Alexandra Palace
. A total of 72 players took part, 16 of whom began at the preliminary round stage, with the 8 winners joining the remaining 56 players in the first round proper.
on 29 November 2010 were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non qualified players in the Players Championship Order of Merit from events played on the PDC Pro Tour
.
These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (which were determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Derby
on November 29, 2010), and 22 international players: the 4 highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, the 2 highest names in the North American Order of Merit not already qualified and 16 further international qualifiers determined by the PDC and PDPA.
Some of the international players, such as the 4 from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.
The prize money is allocated as follows:
The First Round draw took place on Tuesday 30th November live in the studio of Sky Sports News, and was conducted by 1983 World champion Keith Deller and Sky Sports darts' analyst and former World Matchplay champion, Rod Harrington.
The 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 18th World Championship
organised by the Professional Darts Corporation
since it separated from the British Darts Organisation
.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the 2010 tournament
. He was knocked out of the tournament at the quarter final stage by Mark Webster
, who in turn was defeated by Adrian Lewis
in the semi-finals. Lewis went on to win the tournament, beating Gary Anderson
7-5 in the final to become only the fifth different PDC World Champion and the first to have won it without having won the rival BDO World Championship
.
The event took place from 16 December 2010 until 3 January 2011, with two breaks for Christmas
and New Year
. The tournament was held for the fourth time at London
's Alexandra Palace
. A total of 72 players took part, 16 of whom began at the preliminary round stage, with the 8 winners joining the remaining 56 players in the first round proper.
on 29 November 2010 were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non qualified players in the Players Championship Order of Merit from events played on the PDC Pro Tour
.
These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (which were determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Derby
on November 29, 2010), and 22 international players: the 4 highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, the 2 highest names in the North American Order of Merit not already qualified and 16 further international qualifiers determined by the PDC and PDPA.
Some of the international players, such as the 4 from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.
The prize money is allocated as follows:
The First Round draw took place on Tuesday 30th November live in the studio of Sky Sports News, and was conducted by 1983 World champion Keith Deller and Sky Sports darts' analyst and former World Matchplay champion, Rod Harrington.
The 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 18th World Championship
organised by the Professional Darts Corporation
since it separated from the British Darts Organisation
.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the 2010 tournament
. He was knocked out of the tournament at the quarter final stage by Mark Webster
, who in turn was defeated by Adrian Lewis
in the semi-finals. Lewis went on to win the tournament, beating Gary Anderson
7-5 in the final to become only the fifth different PDC World Champion and the first to have won it without having won the rival BDO World Championship
.
The event took place from 16 December 2010 until 3 January 2011, with two breaks for Christmas
and New Year
. The tournament was held for the fourth time at London
's Alexandra Palace
. A total of 72 players took part, 16 of whom began at the preliminary round stage, with the 8 winners joining the remaining 56 players in the first round proper.
on 29 November 2010 were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non qualified players in the Players Championship Order of Merit from events played on the PDC Pro Tour
.
These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (which were determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Derby
on November 29, 2010), and 22 international players: the 4 highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, the 2 highest names in the North American Order of Merit not already qualified and 16 further international qualifiers determined by the PDC and PDPA.
Some of the international players, such as the 4 from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.
The prize money is allocated as follows:
The First Round draw took place on Tuesday 30th November live in the studio of Sky Sports News, and was conducted by 1983 World champion Keith Deller and Sky Sports darts' analyst and former World Matchplay champion, Rod Harrington.
PDC World Darts Championship
The PDC World Darts Championship is a world championship competition for the sport of darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . It was introduced following a dispute in 1994 with the British Darts Organisation, which has run its own world championship since 1978...
organised by the Professional Darts Corporation
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
since it separated from the British Darts Organisation
British Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....
.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the 2010 tournament
2010 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2010 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 17th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....
. He was knocked out of the tournament at the quarter final stage by Mark Webster
Mark Webster (darts player)
Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered...
, who in turn was defeated by Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...
in the semi-finals. Lewis went on to win the tournament, beating Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson (darts player)
Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman...
7-5 in the final to become only the fifth different PDC World Champion and the first to have won it without having won the rival BDO World Championship
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...
.
The event took place from 16 December 2010 until 3 January 2011, with two breaks for Christmas
Christmas
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and New Year
New Year
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. The tournament was held for the fourth time at London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...
. A total of 72 players took part, 16 of whom began at the preliminary round stage, with the 8 winners joining the remaining 56 players in the first round proper.
Format and qualifiers
The televised stages featured 72 players from a minimum of 22 countries. The top 32 players in the PDC Order of MeritPDC order of merit
The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation . Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments.-Previous world...
on 29 November 2010 were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non qualified players in the Players Championship Order of Merit from events played on the PDC Pro Tour
PDC Pro Tour
The PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . They comprise Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships and UK Open Regional Finals.-Players Championships:...
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These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (which were determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
on November 29, 2010), and 22 international players: the 4 highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, the 2 highest names in the North American Order of Merit not already qualified and 16 further international qualifiers determined by the PDC and PDPA.
Some of the international players, such as the 4 from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.
European Order of Merit
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- 1 Rob Modra was unable to get a visa, so therefore, he was replaced by Kirk ShepherdKirk ShepherdKirk Shepherd is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events, and lives in Birmingham, England. He is the youngest player ever to reach a final of the World Professional Darts Championship...
, the next highest ranked player in the Players Championship Order of Merit.
Prize money
The 2011 World Championship featured a prize fund of £1,000,000 – the same as in the previous year. The Third Place Playoff did not take place this year.The prize money is allocated as follows:
- Winner (1): £200,000
- Runner-Up (1): £100,000
- Semi Finals (2): £50,000
- Quarter Finals (4): £25,000
- Third Round losers (8): £15,000
- Second Round losers (16): £10,000
- First Round losers (32): £6,000
- Preliminary Round losers (8): £3,500
- Nine darter: £10,000
Preliminary round
The preliminary round were played from Dec 16 to Dec 23 with one match per day. The format was best of 7 legs.Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
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![]() Gary Mawson Gary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches... 92.44 |
4–1 | ![]() |
![]() Roland Scholten Roland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC... 82.15 |
4–2 | ![]() |
![]() Matt Padgett Matt Padgett is an English darts player.A bowling alley technician by trade, Padgett joined the PDC in 2010. In June 2010, he qualified for the UK Open... 83.10 |
2–4 | ![]() Morihiro Hashimoto is a Japanese darts player, nicknamed The Ogre.Hashimoto first appeared in the PDC circuit competing in the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic qualifiers, as well as a Players Championship. He attempted to qualify for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the final of the Japanese... 87.30 |
![]() Per Laursen Per Laursen is a Danish darts player. He reached the final of the WDF World Cup in 2005 and won the Welsh Open earlier that year - performances which enabled him to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship for the first time in 2006.... 91.05 |
4–2 | ![]() |
![]() Jyhan Artut Jyhan Artut is a German darts player.Artut defeated Wayne Mardle 3-0 in the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship in the first round. He was beaten 4-1 by Robert Thornton in the second round. He won the German Championship in 2009 and 2010... 83.86 |
4–3 | ![]() Scott MacKenzie (darts player) Scott MacKenzie is a darts player from Hong Kong. He has represented Hong Kong on numerous occasions , including captaining the Hong Kong team at the 2008 Asia Pacific Cup in New Zealand... 84.94 |
![]() Michael Mansell (darts player) Michael "Mickey" Mansell is a darts player from Northern Ireland who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.In October 2010, Mansell reached the semi-finals of a Players Championship in Dublin. A week later, he qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship after defeating... 82.70 |
0–4 | ![]() Preston Ridd Preston Ridd is a New Zealand darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the New Zealand champion. He whitewashed Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 4-0 in the preliminary round, but won only one leg in losing to Vincent van der Voort 0-3 in the first round.Ridd has won... 84.68 |
![]() Devon Petersen Devon Petersen is a South African darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the South African champion. He beat Guyana's Norman Madhoo 4-2 in the preliminary round with big checkouts including a 136 and a 146. In beating Madhoo, he earned a place in the first round... 90.16 |
4–3 | ![]() Norman Madhoo Norman Madhoo is a Guyanese darts player.Madhoo first qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship in 2004, losing in the first round to Steven Smith.... 82.05 |
![]() Magnus Caris Magnus Caris is a Swedish darts player.Caris made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances, his first coming in 1988, losing in the first round to Rick Ney of the United States... 80.24 |
4–3 | ![]() Dietmar Burger Dietmar "Didi" Burger is an Austrian darts player.Burger won the Czech Open back-to-back in 2005 and 2006 and then won the Finnish Open in 2007, an event previously won by some of the game's biggest names, such as Phil Taylor, John Lowe, Andy Fordham and Raymond van Barneveld.In 2008, Burger began... 76.81 |
Last 64
The winner of the eight Preliminary Round matches joined 56 other players in the First Round.The First Round draw took place on Tuesday 30th November live in the studio of Sky Sports News, and was conducted by 1983 World champion Keith Deller and Sky Sports darts' analyst and former World Matchplay champion, Rod Harrington.
Statistics
Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout |
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![]() Gary Anderson (darts player) Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman... |
6 | 27 | 12 | 93 | 62 | 167 | 136 | 58 | 164 |
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4 | 13 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 109 | 68 | 17 | 126 |
![]() Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion... |
6 | 29 | 13 | 101 | 70 | 221 | 119 | 60 | 167 |
![]() Mark Webster (darts player) Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered... |
5 | 20 | 9 | 73 | 49 | 148 | 102 | 24 | 167 |
![]() Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, although he did have a spell playing in the rival organisation, the British Darts Organisation. He uses the nickname The Wizard for his matches... |
3 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 57 | 46 | 16 | 164 |
![]() 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... |
4 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 43 | 112 | 79 | 23 | 156 |
![]() Tony Eccles Tony Eccles is a Winmau sponsored darts player currently residing in Hartlepool. He uses the nickname The Viper.-BDO career:... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 170 |
![]() Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively... |
2 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 47 | 28 | 12 | 111 |
![]() Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 118 |
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2 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 63 | 36 | 6 | 136 |
![]() Steve Farmer (darts player) Steve Farmer is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation.Farmer's first big run came in the 2006 Winmau World Masters, reaching the semi-finals with wins over Tony Eccles, Michael Rosenauer and John Walton before losing 6-0 in sets to Martin Adams. He then reached... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 161 |
![]() Steve Maish Steve Maish is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Mr Magic for his matches.... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 58 |
![]() Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches... |
5 | 18 | 13 | 71 | 54 | 182 | 91 | 29 | 170 |
![]() Brendan Dolan Brendan Dolan is a Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.After two early exits in the 2003 and 2004 UK Open, his first major run came in the 2004 World Grand Prix where he qualified through the All Ireland qualifiers, winning one of four places... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 108 |
![]() Paul Nicholson (darts player) Paul Nicholson is a British born darts player, who holds Australian nationality. He aims to project the image of the 'bad boy of darts'- 2008-2009 :... |
2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 35 | 7 | 141 |
![]() Andy Smith (darts player) Andrew Smith is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Pieman for his matches... |
3 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 85 | 40 | 19 | 140 |
![]() Wayne Jones (darts player) Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches.... |
2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 120 |
![]() Wes Newton Wesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:... |
4 | 15 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 103 | 61 | 11 | 136 |
![]() Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world... |
4 | 13 | 9 | 44 | 42 | 111 | 60 | 19 | 148 |
![]() Justin Pipe Justin Pipe is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Pipe first emerged at the 2008 UK Open as a pub qualifier. He defeated Geoff Wylie and Lionel Sams before losing 3-9 to James Wade in the third round... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 167 |
![]() Mark Hylton (darts player) Mark Hylton is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Hylton has played darts for over 30 years. He has played super league for many years and earned over 80 caps for Staffordshire.... |
3 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 87 | 47 | 18 | 138 |
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3 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 86 | 45 | 16 | 146 |
![]() Nigel Heydon Nigel Heydon is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Heydon qualified for the 2007 UK Open as an amateur qualifier, losing in the first round to John Burton. He also reached the last 40 of the 2009 World Masters.... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 61 |
![]() Robert Thornton (darts player) Robert Thornton is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events after his switch from the BDO in May 2008. He won the prestigious Winmau World Masters in November 2007.-BDO career:... |
3 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 87 | 33 | 10 | 125 |
![]() Colin Osborne Colin Osborne is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Osborne has won two PDC Pro Tour events and he also managed to hit two perfect nine dart finishes in 2005... |
3 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 71 | 37 | 14 | 139 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 96 |
![]() James Wade James Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007... |
2 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 48 | 28 | 2 | 121 |
![]() Mark Dudbridge Mark Daniel Dudbridge is an English professional darts player.-Darts career:He started playing in his very early teens, citing Dennis Priestley as one of his heroes... |
2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 107 |
![]() Steve Beaton Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 75 |
![]() Peter Wright (darts player) Peter Wright is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He currently resides in Lowestoft and uses the nickname Snakebite for his matches. He represents Scotland due to Scottish grandparentage.He is known for having a mo-hawk hairstyle which changes colour... |
3 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 77 | 48 | 6 | 120 |
![]() Alan Tabern Alan Tabern is an English darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, where he is also known as "The Saint" and "Tabby"... |
2 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 86 | 32 | 12 | 160 |
![]() Per Laursen Per Laursen is a Danish darts player. He reached the final of the WDF World Cup in 2005 and won the Welsh Open earlier that year - performances which enabled him to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship for the first time in 2006.... |
3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 56 | 23 | 3 | 106 |
![]() Co Stompé Jacobus Wilhelm "Co" Stompé , is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. Stompé is nicknamed The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance making him look like a matchstick... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 111 |
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2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 126 |
![]() Chris Thompson (darts player) Chris Thompson is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Thompson played county darts for Yorkshire for many years. In 1997, he reached the quarter-finals of the revived News of the World Darts Championship. His best result on the BDO circuit was a... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 96 |
![]() Mensur Suljovic Mensur Suljović is a Serbian-born Austrian darts player. He plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and previously played for the British Darts Organisation. He was also one of the top players in the German Darts Corporation where he won three events in 2007... |
3 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 76 | 32 | 13 | 136 |
![]() Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay... |
2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 45 | 29 | 6 | 136 |
![]() Denis Ovens Denis Ovens is an English darts player currently ranked number 29 in the PDC Order of Merit. He is nicknamed The Heat and is now based in Stevenage. Ovens is widely regarded as one of the most consistent players in the circuit, though he has as yet failed to convert his form from the circuit to... |
2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 106 |
![]() Shane Tichowitsch Shane Tichowitsch is an Australian darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship. He is a semi-professional darts player and is currently ranked 93rd in the world. He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, however he was defeated 1-3 by Andy Smith in the last 64... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 40 |
![]() Morihiro Hashimoto is a Japanese darts player, nicknamed The Ogre.Hashimoto first appeared in the PDC circuit competing in the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic qualifiers, as well as a Players Championship. He attempted to qualify for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the final of the Japanese... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 61 |
![]() Steve Evans (darts player) Steve Evans is a Welsh darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Evans joined the PDC in 2003, and reached the last 32 of the 2004 UK Open, eventually losing to John MaGowan.... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
![]() John Part John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 100 |
![]() Jamie Caven Jamie Robert Caven is an English darts player. He uses the nickname Jabba for his matches and is sponsored by Unicorn.... |
2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 161 |
![]() Roland Scholten Roland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 112 |
![]() Richie Burnett Richie Burnett is a Welsh darts player who was the 1995 Embassy World Darts Champion and currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Prince of Wales.-BDO career:... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 64 |
![]() Antonio Alcinas Antonio Alcinas Estelrich is a Spanish darts player, playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Alcinas started competing in PDC Europe events in 2010. After reaching the Quarter Finals of a Players Championship in Haarlem in June 2010, he qualified for the European Championship via the PDC... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
![]() Kirk Shepherd Kirk Shepherd is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events, and lives in Birmingham, England. He is the youngest player ever to reach a final of the World Professional Darts Championship... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 40 |
![]() Steve Hine Steve Hine is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He works as a baker and consequently he is nicknamed The Muffin Man... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 88 |
![]() Alex Roy (darts player) Alex Roy is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Ace of Herts for this matches and is with Dave Holland Management.... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 68 |
![]() Devon Petersen Devon Petersen is a South African darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the South African champion. He beat Guyana's Norman Madhoo 4-2 in the preliminary round with big checkouts including a 136 and a 146. In beating Madhoo, he earned a place in the first round... |
2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 146 |
![]() Gary Mawson Gary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 81 |
![]() Scott MacKenzie (darts player) Scott MacKenzie is a darts player from Hong Kong. He has represented Hong Kong on numerous occasions , including captaining the Hong Kong team at the 2008 Asia Pacific Cup in New Zealand... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
![]() Kevin Painter Kevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 156 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 76 |
![]() Kevin McDine Kevin McDine is an English darts player, currently residing in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and SupaMc is currently ranked 37th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 120 |
![]() Andree Welge Andree Welge is a German darts player.He made his World Championship debut in the 2002 BDO World Darts Championship where he lost in the first round 3-2 to Eric Clarys. Welge made his PDC debut in the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship, where he was defeated 3-0 by Alan Warriner-Little in the first... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 63 |
![]() Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 82 |
![]() Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 111 |
![]() Bernd Roith Bernd Roith is a semi-professial German darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.He is a chef by profession. Roith qualified for the 2010 European Championship via the PDC European Order of Merit. In the first round, he defeated Denis Ovens 6-4... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 96 |
![]() Matt Padgett Matt Padgett is an English darts player.A bowling alley technician by trade, Padgett joined the PDC in 2010. In June 2010, he qualified for the UK Open... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
![]() Andy Hamilton (darts player) Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 106 |
![]() Michael Mansell Michael Mansell is an Aboriginal lawyer and activist, who has dedicated his life to social, political and legal reform to improve the lives and social standing of Tasmanian Aborigines.... |
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![]() Jyhan Artut Jyhan Artut is a German darts player.Artut defeated Wayne Mardle 3-0 in the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship in the first round. He was beaten 4-1 by Robert Thornton in the second round. He won the German Championship in 2009 and 2010... |
2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 112 |
![]() Norman Madhoo Norman Madhoo is a Guyanese darts player.Madhoo first qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship in 2004, losing in the first round to Steven Smith.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 36 |
![]() Magnus Caris Magnus Caris is a Swedish darts player.Caris made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances, his first coming in 1988, losing in the first round to Rick Ney of the United States... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 55 |
![]() Joe Cullen (darts player) Joe Cullen is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.He first came to prominence in 2008 when he qualified for the UK Open. He defeated Mark Stapleton and Dennis Smith before Chris Mason defeated him in the last 64. Following his performances at Bolton,... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 59 |
![]() Darin Young Darin Young is an American darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Big Daddy.... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 32 |
![]() Dennis Smith (darts player) Dennis Smith is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is a stalwart on the PDC circuit, having been playing on the circuit since 1994 but has yet to capture a major title to add to his collection of Open wins... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 40 |
![]() Barrie Bates Barrie Bates is a darts player currently residing in Bedlinog, Mid-Glamorgan. He plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is a regular on the circuit. His nickname is "Batesy".... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 116 |
![]() Preston Ridd Preston Ridd is a New Zealand darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the New Zealand champion. He whitewashed Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 4-0 in the preliminary round, but won only one leg in losing to Vincent van der Voort 0-3 in the first round.Ridd has won... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 104 |
![]() Dietmar Burger Dietmar "Didi" Burger is an Austrian darts player.Burger won the Czech Open back-to-back in 2005 and 2006 and then won the Finnish Open in 2007, an event previously won by some of the game's biggest names, such as Phil Taylor, John Lowe, Andy Fordham and Raymond van Barneveld.In 2008, Burger began... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
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The 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 18th World Championship
PDC World Darts Championship
The PDC World Darts Championship is a world championship competition for the sport of darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . It was introduced following a dispute in 1994 with the British Darts Organisation, which has run its own world championship since 1978...
organised by the Professional Darts Corporation
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
since it separated from the British Darts Organisation
British Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....
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Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the 2010 tournament
2010 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2010 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 17th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....
. He was knocked out of the tournament at the quarter final stage by Mark Webster
Mark Webster (darts player)
Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered...
, who in turn was defeated by Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...
in the semi-finals. Lewis went on to win the tournament, beating Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson (darts player)
Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman...
7-5 in the final to become only the fifth different PDC World Champion and the first to have won it without having won the rival BDO World Championship
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...
.
The event took place from 16 December 2010 until 3 January 2011, with two breaks for Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
and New Year
New Year
The New Year is the day that marks the time of the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner....
. The tournament was held for the fourth time at London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...
. A total of 72 players took part, 16 of whom began at the preliminary round stage, with the 8 winners joining the remaining 56 players in the first round proper.
Format and qualifiers
The televised stages featured 72 players from a minimum of 22 countries. The top 32 players in the PDC Order of MeritPDC order of merit
The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation . Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments.-Previous world...
on 29 November 2010 were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non qualified players in the Players Championship Order of Merit from events played on the PDC Pro Tour
PDC Pro Tour
The PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . They comprise Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships and UK Open Regional Finals.-Players Championships:...
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These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (which were determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
on November 29, 2010), and 22 international players: the 4 highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, the 2 highest names in the North American Order of Merit not already qualified and 16 further international qualifiers determined by the PDC and PDPA.
Some of the international players, such as the 4 from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.
European Order of Merit
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, the next highest ranked player in the Players Championship Order of Merit.
Prize money
The 2011 World Championship featured a prize fund of £1,000,000 – the same as in the previous year. The Third Place Playoff did not take place this year.The prize money is allocated as follows:
- Winner (1): £200,000
- Runner-Up (1): £100,000
- Semi Finals (2): £50,000
- Quarter Finals (4): £25,000
- Third Round losers (8): £15,000
- Second Round losers (16): £10,000
- First Round losers (32): £6,000
- Preliminary Round losers (8): £3,500
- Nine darter: £10,000
Preliminary round
The preliminary round were played from Dec 16 to Dec 23 with one match per day. The format was best of 7 legs.Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
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![]() Gary Mawson Gary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches... 92.44 |
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![]() Roland Scholten Roland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC... 82.15 |
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![]() Matt Padgett Matt Padgett is an English darts player.A bowling alley technician by trade, Padgett joined the PDC in 2010. In June 2010, he qualified for the UK Open... 83.10 |
2–4 | ![]() Morihiro Hashimoto is a Japanese darts player, nicknamed The Ogre.Hashimoto first appeared in the PDC circuit competing in the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic qualifiers, as well as a Players Championship. He attempted to qualify for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the final of the Japanese... 87.30 |
![]() Per Laursen Per Laursen is a Danish darts player. He reached the final of the WDF World Cup in 2005 and won the Welsh Open earlier that year - performances which enabled him to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship for the first time in 2006.... 91.05 |
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![]() Jyhan Artut Jyhan Artut is a German darts player.Artut defeated Wayne Mardle 3-0 in the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship in the first round. He was beaten 4-1 by Robert Thornton in the second round. He won the German Championship in 2009 and 2010... 83.86 |
4–3 | ![]() Scott MacKenzie (darts player) Scott MacKenzie is a darts player from Hong Kong. He has represented Hong Kong on numerous occasions , including captaining the Hong Kong team at the 2008 Asia Pacific Cup in New Zealand... 84.94 |
![]() Michael Mansell (darts player) Michael "Mickey" Mansell is a darts player from Northern Ireland who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.In October 2010, Mansell reached the semi-finals of a Players Championship in Dublin. A week later, he qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship after defeating... 82.70 |
0–4 | ![]() Preston Ridd Preston Ridd is a New Zealand darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the New Zealand champion. He whitewashed Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 4-0 in the preliminary round, but won only one leg in losing to Vincent van der Voort 0-3 in the first round.Ridd has won... 84.68 |
![]() Devon Petersen Devon Petersen is a South African darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the South African champion. He beat Guyana's Norman Madhoo 4-2 in the preliminary round with big checkouts including a 136 and a 146. In beating Madhoo, he earned a place in the first round... 90.16 |
4–3 | ![]() Norman Madhoo Norman Madhoo is a Guyanese darts player.Madhoo first qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship in 2004, losing in the first round to Steven Smith.... 82.05 |
![]() Magnus Caris Magnus Caris is a Swedish darts player.Caris made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances, his first coming in 1988, losing in the first round to Rick Ney of the United States... 80.24 |
4–3 | ![]() Dietmar Burger Dietmar "Didi" Burger is an Austrian darts player.Burger won the Czech Open back-to-back in 2005 and 2006 and then won the Finnish Open in 2007, an event previously won by some of the game's biggest names, such as Phil Taylor, John Lowe, Andy Fordham and Raymond van Barneveld.In 2008, Burger began... 76.81 |
Last 64
The winner of the eight Preliminary Round matches joined 56 other players in the First Round.The First Round draw took place on Tuesday 30th November live in the studio of Sky Sports News, and was conducted by 1983 World champion Keith Deller and Sky Sports darts' analyst and former World Matchplay champion, Rod Harrington.
Statistics
Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout |
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![]() Gary Anderson (darts player) Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman... |
6 | 27 | 12 | 93 | 62 | 167 | 136 | 58 | 164 |
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4 | 13 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 109 | 68 | 17 | 126 |
![]() Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion... |
6 | 29 | 13 | 101 | 70 | 221 | 119 | 60 | 167 |
![]() Mark Webster (darts player) Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered... |
5 | 20 | 9 | 73 | 49 | 148 | 102 | 24 | 167 |
![]() Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, although he did have a spell playing in the rival organisation, the British Darts Organisation. He uses the nickname The Wizard for his matches... |
3 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 57 | 46 | 16 | 164 |
![]() 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... |
4 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 43 | 112 | 79 | 23 | 156 |
![]() Tony Eccles Tony Eccles is a Winmau sponsored darts player currently residing in Hartlepool. He uses the nickname The Viper.-BDO career:... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 170 |
![]() Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively... |
2 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 47 | 28 | 12 | 111 |
![]() Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 118 |
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2 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 63 | 36 | 6 | 136 |
![]() Steve Farmer (darts player) Steve Farmer is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation.Farmer's first big run came in the 2006 Winmau World Masters, reaching the semi-finals with wins over Tony Eccles, Michael Rosenauer and John Walton before losing 6-0 in sets to Martin Adams. He then reached... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 161 |
![]() Steve Maish Steve Maish is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Mr Magic for his matches.... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 58 |
![]() Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches... |
5 | 18 | 13 | 71 | 54 | 182 | 91 | 29 | 170 |
![]() Brendan Dolan Brendan Dolan is a Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.After two early exits in the 2003 and 2004 UK Open, his first major run came in the 2004 World Grand Prix where he qualified through the All Ireland qualifiers, winning one of four places... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 108 |
![]() Paul Nicholson (darts player) Paul Nicholson is a British born darts player, who holds Australian nationality. He aims to project the image of the 'bad boy of darts'- 2008-2009 :... |
2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 35 | 7 | 141 |
![]() Andy Smith (darts player) Andrew Smith is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Pieman for his matches... |
3 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 85 | 40 | 19 | 140 |
![]() Wayne Jones (darts player) Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches.... |
2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 120 |
![]() Wes Newton Wesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:... |
4 | 15 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 103 | 61 | 11 | 136 |
![]() Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world... |
4 | 13 | 9 | 44 | 42 | 111 | 60 | 19 | 148 |
![]() Justin Pipe Justin Pipe is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Pipe first emerged at the 2008 UK Open as a pub qualifier. He defeated Geoff Wylie and Lionel Sams before losing 3-9 to James Wade in the third round... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 167 |
![]() Mark Hylton (darts player) Mark Hylton is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Hylton has played darts for over 30 years. He has played super league for many years and earned over 80 caps for Staffordshire.... |
3 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 87 | 47 | 18 | 138 |
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3 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 86 | 45 | 16 | 146 |
![]() Nigel Heydon Nigel Heydon is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Heydon qualified for the 2007 UK Open as an amateur qualifier, losing in the first round to John Burton. He also reached the last 40 of the 2009 World Masters.... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 61 |
![]() Robert Thornton (darts player) Robert Thornton is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events after his switch from the BDO in May 2008. He won the prestigious Winmau World Masters in November 2007.-BDO career:... |
3 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 87 | 33 | 10 | 125 |
![]() Colin Osborne Colin Osborne is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Osborne has won two PDC Pro Tour events and he also managed to hit two perfect nine dart finishes in 2005... |
3 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 71 | 37 | 14 | 139 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 96 |
![]() James Wade James Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007... |
2 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 48 | 28 | 2 | 121 |
![]() Mark Dudbridge Mark Daniel Dudbridge is an English professional darts player.-Darts career:He started playing in his very early teens, citing Dennis Priestley as one of his heroes... |
2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 107 |
![]() Steve Beaton Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 75 |
![]() Peter Wright (darts player) Peter Wright is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He currently resides in Lowestoft and uses the nickname Snakebite for his matches. He represents Scotland due to Scottish grandparentage.He is known for having a mo-hawk hairstyle which changes colour... |
3 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 77 | 48 | 6 | 120 |
![]() Alan Tabern Alan Tabern is an English darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, where he is also known as "The Saint" and "Tabby"... |
2 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 86 | 32 | 12 | 160 |
![]() Per Laursen Per Laursen is a Danish darts player. He reached the final of the WDF World Cup in 2005 and won the Welsh Open earlier that year - performances which enabled him to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship for the first time in 2006.... |
3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 56 | 23 | 3 | 106 |
![]() Co Stompé Jacobus Wilhelm "Co" Stompé , is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. Stompé is nicknamed The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance making him look like a matchstick... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 111 |
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2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 126 |
![]() Chris Thompson (darts player) Chris Thompson is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Thompson played county darts for Yorkshire for many years. In 1997, he reached the quarter-finals of the revived News of the World Darts Championship. His best result on the BDO circuit was a... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 96 |
![]() Mensur Suljovic Mensur Suljović is a Serbian-born Austrian darts player. He plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and previously played for the British Darts Organisation. He was also one of the top players in the German Darts Corporation where he won three events in 2007... |
3 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 76 | 32 | 13 | 136 |
![]() Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay... |
2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 45 | 29 | 6 | 136 |
![]() Denis Ovens Denis Ovens is an English darts player currently ranked number 29 in the PDC Order of Merit. He is nicknamed The Heat and is now based in Stevenage. Ovens is widely regarded as one of the most consistent players in the circuit, though he has as yet failed to convert his form from the circuit to... |
2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 106 |
![]() Shane Tichowitsch Shane Tichowitsch is an Australian darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship. He is a semi-professional darts player and is currently ranked 93rd in the world. He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, however he was defeated 1-3 by Andy Smith in the last 64... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 40 |
![]() Morihiro Hashimoto is a Japanese darts player, nicknamed The Ogre.Hashimoto first appeared in the PDC circuit competing in the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic qualifiers, as well as a Players Championship. He attempted to qualify for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the final of the Japanese... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 61 |
![]() Steve Evans (darts player) Steve Evans is a Welsh darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Evans joined the PDC in 2003, and reached the last 32 of the 2004 UK Open, eventually losing to John MaGowan.... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
![]() John Part John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 100 |
![]() Jamie Caven Jamie Robert Caven is an English darts player. He uses the nickname Jabba for his matches and is sponsored by Unicorn.... |
2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 161 |
![]() Roland Scholten Roland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 112 |
![]() Richie Burnett Richie Burnett is a Welsh darts player who was the 1995 Embassy World Darts Champion and currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Prince of Wales.-BDO career:... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 64 |
![]() Antonio Alcinas Antonio Alcinas Estelrich is a Spanish darts player, playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Alcinas started competing in PDC Europe events in 2010. After reaching the Quarter Finals of a Players Championship in Haarlem in June 2010, he qualified for the European Championship via the PDC... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
![]() Kirk Shepherd Kirk Shepherd is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events, and lives in Birmingham, England. He is the youngest player ever to reach a final of the World Professional Darts Championship... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 40 |
![]() Steve Hine Steve Hine is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He works as a baker and consequently he is nicknamed The Muffin Man... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 88 |
![]() Alex Roy (darts player) Alex Roy is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Ace of Herts for this matches and is with Dave Holland Management.... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 68 |
![]() Devon Petersen Devon Petersen is a South African darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the South African champion. He beat Guyana's Norman Madhoo 4-2 in the preliminary round with big checkouts including a 136 and a 146. In beating Madhoo, he earned a place in the first round... |
2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 146 |
![]() Gary Mawson Gary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 81 |
![]() Scott MacKenzie (darts player) Scott MacKenzie is a darts player from Hong Kong. He has represented Hong Kong on numerous occasions , including captaining the Hong Kong team at the 2008 Asia Pacific Cup in New Zealand... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
![]() Kevin Painter Kevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 156 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 76 |
![]() Kevin McDine Kevin McDine is an English darts player, currently residing in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and SupaMc is currently ranked 37th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 120 |
![]() Andree Welge Andree Welge is a German darts player.He made his World Championship debut in the 2002 BDO World Darts Championship where he lost in the first round 3-2 to Eric Clarys. Welge made his PDC debut in the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship, where he was defeated 3-0 by Alan Warriner-Little in the first... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 63 |
![]() Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 82 |
![]() Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 111 |
![]() Bernd Roith Bernd Roith is a semi-professial German darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.He is a chef by profession. Roith qualified for the 2010 European Championship via the PDC European Order of Merit. In the first round, he defeated Denis Ovens 6-4... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 96 |
![]() Matt Padgett Matt Padgett is an English darts player.A bowling alley technician by trade, Padgett joined the PDC in 2010. In June 2010, he qualified for the UK Open... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
![]() Andy Hamilton (darts player) Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 106 |
![]() Michael Mansell Michael Mansell is an Aboriginal lawyer and activist, who has dedicated his life to social, political and legal reform to improve the lives and social standing of Tasmanian Aborigines.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
![]() Jyhan Artut Jyhan Artut is a German darts player.Artut defeated Wayne Mardle 3-0 in the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship in the first round. He was beaten 4-1 by Robert Thornton in the second round. He won the German Championship in 2009 and 2010... |
2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 112 |
![]() Norman Madhoo Norman Madhoo is a Guyanese darts player.Madhoo first qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship in 2004, losing in the first round to Steven Smith.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 36 |
![]() Magnus Caris Magnus Caris is a Swedish darts player.Caris made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances, his first coming in 1988, losing in the first round to Rick Ney of the United States... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 55 |
![]() Joe Cullen (darts player) Joe Cullen is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.He first came to prominence in 2008 when he qualified for the UK Open. He defeated Mark Stapleton and Dennis Smith before Chris Mason defeated him in the last 64. Following his performances at Bolton,... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 59 |
![]() Darin Young Darin Young is an American darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Big Daddy.... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 32 |
![]() Dennis Smith (darts player) Dennis Smith is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is a stalwart on the PDC circuit, having been playing on the circuit since 1994 but has yet to capture a major title to add to his collection of Open wins... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 40 |
![]() Barrie Bates Barrie Bates is a darts player currently residing in Bedlinog, Mid-Glamorgan. He plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is a regular on the circuit. His nickname is "Batesy".... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 116 |
![]() Preston Ridd Preston Ridd is a New Zealand darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the New Zealand champion. He whitewashed Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 4-0 in the preliminary round, but won only one leg in losing to Vincent van der Voort 0-3 in the first round.Ridd has won... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 104 |
![]() Dietmar Burger Dietmar "Didi" Burger is an Austrian darts player.Burger won the Czech Open back-to-back in 2005 and 2006 and then won the Finnish Open in 2007, an event previously won by some of the game's biggest names, such as Phil Taylor, John Lowe, Andy Fordham and Raymond van Barneveld.In 2008, Burger began... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
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The 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 18th World Championship
PDC World Darts Championship
The PDC World Darts Championship is a world championship competition for the sport of darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . It was introduced following a dispute in 1994 with the British Darts Organisation, which has run its own world championship since 1978...
organised by the Professional Darts Corporation
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
since it separated from the British Darts Organisation
British Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....
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Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the 2010 tournament
2010 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2010 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 17th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....
. He was knocked out of the tournament at the quarter final stage by Mark Webster
Mark Webster (darts player)
Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered...
, who in turn was defeated by Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...
in the semi-finals. Lewis went on to win the tournament, beating Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson (darts player)
Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman...
7-5 in the final to become only the fifth different PDC World Champion and the first to have won it without having won the rival BDO World Championship
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...
.
The event took place from 16 December 2010 until 3 January 2011, with two breaks for Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
and New Year
New Year
The New Year is the day that marks the time of the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner....
. The tournament was held for the fourth time at London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...
. A total of 72 players took part, 16 of whom began at the preliminary round stage, with the 8 winners joining the remaining 56 players in the first round proper.
Format and qualifiers
The televised stages featured 72 players from a minimum of 22 countries. The top 32 players in the PDC Order of MeritPDC order of merit
The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation . Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments.-Previous world...
on 29 November 2010 were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non qualified players in the Players Championship Order of Merit from events played on the PDC Pro Tour
PDC Pro Tour
The PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . They comprise Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships and UK Open Regional Finals.-Players Championships:...
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These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (which were determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
on November 29, 2010), and 22 international players: the 4 highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, the 2 highest names in the North American Order of Merit not already qualified and 16 further international qualifiers determined by the PDC and PDPA.
Some of the international players, such as the 4 from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.
European Order of Merit
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, the next highest ranked player in the Players Championship Order of Merit.
Prize money
The 2011 World Championship featured a prize fund of £1,000,000 – the same as in the previous year. The Third Place Playoff did not take place this year.The prize money is allocated as follows:
- Winner (1): £200,000
- Runner-Up (1): £100,000
- Semi Finals (2): £50,000
- Quarter Finals (4): £25,000
- Third Round losers (8): £15,000
- Second Round losers (16): £10,000
- First Round losers (32): £6,000
- Preliminary Round losers (8): £3,500
- Nine darter: £10,000
Preliminary round
The preliminary round were played from Dec 16 to Dec 23 with one match per day. The format was best of 7 legs.Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
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![]() Gary Mawson Gary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches... 92.44 |
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![]() Roland Scholten Roland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC... 82.15 |
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![]() Matt Padgett Matt Padgett is an English darts player.A bowling alley technician by trade, Padgett joined the PDC in 2010. In June 2010, he qualified for the UK Open... 83.10 |
2–4 | ![]() Morihiro Hashimoto is a Japanese darts player, nicknamed The Ogre.Hashimoto first appeared in the PDC circuit competing in the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic qualifiers, as well as a Players Championship. He attempted to qualify for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the final of the Japanese... 87.30 |
![]() Per Laursen Per Laursen is a Danish darts player. He reached the final of the WDF World Cup in 2005 and won the Welsh Open earlier that year - performances which enabled him to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship for the first time in 2006.... 91.05 |
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![]() Jyhan Artut Jyhan Artut is a German darts player.Artut defeated Wayne Mardle 3-0 in the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship in the first round. He was beaten 4-1 by Robert Thornton in the second round. He won the German Championship in 2009 and 2010... 83.86 |
4–3 | ![]() Scott MacKenzie (darts player) Scott MacKenzie is a darts player from Hong Kong. He has represented Hong Kong on numerous occasions , including captaining the Hong Kong team at the 2008 Asia Pacific Cup in New Zealand... 84.94 |
![]() Michael Mansell (darts player) Michael "Mickey" Mansell is a darts player from Northern Ireland who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.In October 2010, Mansell reached the semi-finals of a Players Championship in Dublin. A week later, he qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship after defeating... 82.70 |
0–4 | ![]() Preston Ridd Preston Ridd is a New Zealand darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the New Zealand champion. He whitewashed Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 4-0 in the preliminary round, but won only one leg in losing to Vincent van der Voort 0-3 in the first round.Ridd has won... 84.68 |
![]() Devon Petersen Devon Petersen is a South African darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the South African champion. He beat Guyana's Norman Madhoo 4-2 in the preliminary round with big checkouts including a 136 and a 146. In beating Madhoo, he earned a place in the first round... 90.16 |
4–3 | ![]() Norman Madhoo Norman Madhoo is a Guyanese darts player.Madhoo first qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship in 2004, losing in the first round to Steven Smith.... 82.05 |
![]() Magnus Caris Magnus Caris is a Swedish darts player.Caris made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances, his first coming in 1988, losing in the first round to Rick Ney of the United States... 80.24 |
4–3 | ![]() Dietmar Burger Dietmar "Didi" Burger is an Austrian darts player.Burger won the Czech Open back-to-back in 2005 and 2006 and then won the Finnish Open in 2007, an event previously won by some of the game's biggest names, such as Phil Taylor, John Lowe, Andy Fordham and Raymond van Barneveld.In 2008, Burger began... 76.81 |
Last 64
The winner of the eight Preliminary Round matches joined 56 other players in the First Round.The First Round draw took place on Tuesday 30th November live in the studio of Sky Sports News, and was conducted by 1983 World champion Keith Deller and Sky Sports darts' analyst and former World Matchplay champion, Rod Harrington.
Statistics
Player | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout |
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![]() Gary Anderson (darts player) Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman... |
6 | 27 | 12 | 93 | 62 | 167 | 136 | 58 | 164 |
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4 | 13 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 109 | 68 | 17 | 126 |
![]() Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion... |
6 | 29 | 13 | 101 | 70 | 221 | 119 | 60 | 167 |
![]() Mark Webster (darts player) Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered... |
5 | 20 | 9 | 73 | 49 | 148 | 102 | 24 | 167 |
![]() Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, although he did have a spell playing in the rival organisation, the British Darts Organisation. He uses the nickname The Wizard for his matches... |
3 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 57 | 46 | 16 | 164 |
![]() 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... |
4 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 43 | 112 | 79 | 23 | 156 |
![]() Tony Eccles Tony Eccles is a Winmau sponsored darts player currently residing in Hartlepool. He uses the nickname The Viper.-BDO career:... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 170 |
![]() Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively... |
2 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 47 | 28 | 12 | 111 |
![]() Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 118 |
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2 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 63 | 36 | 6 | 136 |
![]() Steve Farmer (darts player) Steve Farmer is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation.Farmer's first big run came in the 2006 Winmau World Masters, reaching the semi-finals with wins over Tony Eccles, Michael Rosenauer and John Walton before losing 6-0 in sets to Martin Adams. He then reached... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 161 |
![]() Steve Maish Steve Maish is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Mr Magic for his matches.... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 58 |
![]() Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches... |
5 | 18 | 13 | 71 | 54 | 182 | 91 | 29 | 170 |
![]() Brendan Dolan Brendan Dolan is a Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.After two early exits in the 2003 and 2004 UK Open, his first major run came in the 2004 World Grand Prix where he qualified through the All Ireland qualifiers, winning one of four places... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 108 |
![]() Paul Nicholson (darts player) Paul Nicholson is a British born darts player, who holds Australian nationality. He aims to project the image of the 'bad boy of darts'- 2008-2009 :... |
2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 35 | 7 | 141 |
![]() Andy Smith (darts player) Andrew Smith is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Pieman for his matches... |
3 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 85 | 40 | 19 | 140 |
![]() Wayne Jones (darts player) Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches.... |
2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 120 |
![]() Wes Newton Wesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:... |
4 | 15 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 103 | 61 | 11 | 136 |
![]() Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world... |
4 | 13 | 9 | 44 | 42 | 111 | 60 | 19 | 148 |
![]() Justin Pipe Justin Pipe is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Pipe first emerged at the 2008 UK Open as a pub qualifier. He defeated Geoff Wylie and Lionel Sams before losing 3-9 to James Wade in the third round... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 167 |
![]() Mark Hylton (darts player) Mark Hylton is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Hylton has played darts for over 30 years. He has played super league for many years and earned over 80 caps for Staffordshire.... |
3 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 87 | 47 | 18 | 138 |
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3 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 86 | 45 | 16 | 146 |
![]() Nigel Heydon Nigel Heydon is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Heydon qualified for the 2007 UK Open as an amateur qualifier, losing in the first round to John Burton. He also reached the last 40 of the 2009 World Masters.... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 61 |
![]() Robert Thornton (darts player) Robert Thornton is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events after his switch from the BDO in May 2008. He won the prestigious Winmau World Masters in November 2007.-BDO career:... |
3 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 87 | 33 | 10 | 125 |
![]() Colin Osborne Colin Osborne is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Osborne has won two PDC Pro Tour events and he also managed to hit two perfect nine dart finishes in 2005... |
3 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 71 | 37 | 14 | 139 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 96 |
![]() James Wade James Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007... |
2 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 48 | 28 | 2 | 121 |
![]() Mark Dudbridge Mark Daniel Dudbridge is an English professional darts player.-Darts career:He started playing in his very early teens, citing Dennis Priestley as one of his heroes... |
2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 107 |
![]() Steve Beaton Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 75 |
![]() Peter Wright (darts player) Peter Wright is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He currently resides in Lowestoft and uses the nickname Snakebite for his matches. He represents Scotland due to Scottish grandparentage.He is known for having a mo-hawk hairstyle which changes colour... |
3 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 77 | 48 | 6 | 120 |
![]() Alan Tabern Alan Tabern is an English darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, where he is also known as "The Saint" and "Tabby"... |
2 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 86 | 32 | 12 | 160 |
![]() Per Laursen Per Laursen is a Danish darts player. He reached the final of the WDF World Cup in 2005 and won the Welsh Open earlier that year - performances which enabled him to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship for the first time in 2006.... |
3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 56 | 23 | 3 | 106 |
![]() Co Stompé Jacobus Wilhelm "Co" Stompé , is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. Stompé is nicknamed The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance making him look like a matchstick... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 111 |
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2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 126 |
![]() Chris Thompson (darts player) Chris Thompson is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Thompson played county darts for Yorkshire for many years. In 1997, he reached the quarter-finals of the revived News of the World Darts Championship. His best result on the BDO circuit was a... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 96 |
![]() Mensur Suljovic Mensur Suljović is a Serbian-born Austrian darts player. He plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and previously played for the British Darts Organisation. He was also one of the top players in the German Darts Corporation where he won three events in 2007... |
3 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 76 | 32 | 13 | 136 |
![]() Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay... |
2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 45 | 29 | 6 | 136 |
![]() Denis Ovens Denis Ovens is an English darts player currently ranked number 29 in the PDC Order of Merit. He is nicknamed The Heat and is now based in Stevenage. Ovens is widely regarded as one of the most consistent players in the circuit, though he has as yet failed to convert his form from the circuit to... |
2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 106 |
![]() Shane Tichowitsch Shane Tichowitsch is an Australian darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship. He is a semi-professional darts player and is currently ranked 93rd in the world. He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, however he was defeated 1-3 by Andy Smith in the last 64... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 40 |
![]() Morihiro Hashimoto is a Japanese darts player, nicknamed The Ogre.Hashimoto first appeared in the PDC circuit competing in the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic qualifiers, as well as a Players Championship. He attempted to qualify for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the final of the Japanese... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 61 |
![]() Steve Evans (darts player) Steve Evans is a Welsh darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Evans joined the PDC in 2003, and reached the last 32 of the 2004 UK Open, eventually losing to John MaGowan.... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
![]() John Part John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 100 |
![]() Jamie Caven Jamie Robert Caven is an English darts player. He uses the nickname Jabba for his matches and is sponsored by Unicorn.... |
2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 161 |
![]() Roland Scholten Roland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 112 |
![]() Richie Burnett Richie Burnett is a Welsh darts player who was the 1995 Embassy World Darts Champion and currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Prince of Wales.-BDO career:... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 64 |
![]() Antonio Alcinas Antonio Alcinas Estelrich is a Spanish darts player, playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Alcinas started competing in PDC Europe events in 2010. After reaching the Quarter Finals of a Players Championship in Haarlem in June 2010, he qualified for the European Championship via the PDC... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
![]() Kirk Shepherd Kirk Shepherd is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events, and lives in Birmingham, England. He is the youngest player ever to reach a final of the World Professional Darts Championship... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 40 |
![]() Steve Hine Steve Hine is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He works as a baker and consequently he is nicknamed The Muffin Man... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 88 |
![]() Alex Roy (darts player) Alex Roy is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Ace of Herts for this matches and is with Dave Holland Management.... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 68 |
![]() Devon Petersen Devon Petersen is a South African darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the South African champion. He beat Guyana's Norman Madhoo 4-2 in the preliminary round with big checkouts including a 136 and a 146. In beating Madhoo, he earned a place in the first round... |
2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 146 |
![]() Gary Mawson Gary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 81 |
![]() Scott MacKenzie (darts player) Scott MacKenzie is a darts player from Hong Kong. He has represented Hong Kong on numerous occasions , including captaining the Hong Kong team at the 2008 Asia Pacific Cup in New Zealand... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
![]() Kevin Painter Kevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 156 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 76 |
![]() Kevin McDine Kevin McDine is an English darts player, currently residing in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and SupaMc is currently ranked 37th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 120 |
![]() Andree Welge Andree Welge is a German darts player.He made his World Championship debut in the 2002 BDO World Darts Championship where he lost in the first round 3-2 to Eric Clarys. Welge made his PDC debut in the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship, where he was defeated 3-0 by Alan Warriner-Little in the first... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 63 |
![]() Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 82 |
![]() Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands... |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 111 |
![]() Bernd Roith Bernd Roith is a semi-professial German darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.He is a chef by profession. Roith qualified for the 2010 European Championship via the PDC European Order of Merit. In the first round, he defeated Denis Ovens 6-4... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 96 |
![]() Matt Padgett Matt Padgett is an English darts player.A bowling alley technician by trade, Padgett joined the PDC in 2010. In June 2010, he qualified for the UK Open... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
![]() Andy Hamilton (darts player) Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 106 |
![]() Michael Mansell Michael Mansell is an Aboriginal lawyer and activist, who has dedicated his life to social, political and legal reform to improve the lives and social standing of Tasmanian Aborigines.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
![]() Jyhan Artut Jyhan Artut is a German darts player.Artut defeated Wayne Mardle 3-0 in the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship in the first round. He was beaten 4-1 by Robert Thornton in the second round. He won the German Championship in 2009 and 2010... |
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![]() Norman Madhoo Norman Madhoo is a Guyanese darts player.Madhoo first qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship in 2004, losing in the first round to Steven Smith.... |
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![]() Magnus Caris Magnus Caris is a Swedish darts player.Caris made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances, his first coming in 1988, losing in the first round to Rick Ney of the United States... |
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![]() Joe Cullen (darts player) Joe Cullen is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.He first came to prominence in 2008 when he qualified for the UK Open. He defeated Mark Stapleton and Dennis Smith before Chris Mason defeated him in the last 64. Following his performances at Bolton,... |
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![]() Darin Young Darin Young is an American darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Big Daddy.... |
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![]() Dennis Smith (darts player) Dennis Smith is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is a stalwart on the PDC circuit, having been playing on the circuit since 1994 but has yet to capture a major title to add to his collection of Open wins... |
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![]() Barrie Bates Barrie Bates is a darts player currently residing in Bedlinog, Mid-Glamorgan. He plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is a regular on the circuit. His nickname is "Batesy".... |
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![]() Preston Ridd Preston Ridd is a New Zealand darts player.He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the New Zealand champion. He whitewashed Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 4-0 in the preliminary round, but won only one leg in losing to Vincent van der Voort 0-3 in the first round.Ridd has won... |
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![]() Dietmar Burger Dietmar "Didi" Burger is an Austrian darts player.Burger won the Czech Open back-to-back in 2005 and 2006 and then won the Finnish Open in 2007, an event previously won by some of the game's biggest names, such as Phil Taylor, John Lowe, Andy Fordham and Raymond van Barneveld.In 2008, Burger began... |
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