The 2011 World Matchplay was the 18th annual staging of the World Matchplay, 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...

. The tournament took place from 16–24 July. It was sponsored by Skybet (who had previously sponsored the UK Open and the World Grand Prix) who took over from Stan James after 10 years.

Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, defeating James Wade

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...

 18-8 in the final to win his twelfth World Matchplay crown and his fourth in successive years.

Prize money

Stage	Prize Money
Winner	£100,000
Runner Up	£50,000
Semi Finalists	£25,000
Quarter Finalists	£15,000
Round 2	£7,500
Round 1	£5,000

Qualification

The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit

PDC 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 Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments.-Previous world...

 qualified automatically and were also seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the Players Championships Order of Merit.

These were the participants.

PDC Top 16

Phil Taylor 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...

 James Wade

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...

 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...

 Simon Whitlock

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...

 Raymond van Barneveld

Raymond van Barneveld

Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...

 Terry Jenkins

Terry Jenkins

Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches...

 Wes Newton

Wes Newton

Wesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:...

 Mervyn King 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...

 Paul Nicholson

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 :...

 Ronnie Baxter

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...

 Colin Lloyd

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...

 Mark Walsh Vincent van der Voort

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...

 Wayne Jones

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....

PDPA Players Championship qualifiers

John Part

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...

 Andy Smith

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...

 Jamie Caven

Jamie Caven

Jamie Robert Caven is an English darts player. He uses the nickname Jabba for his matches and is sponsored by Unicorn....

 Justin Pipe

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...

 Dave Chisnall

Dave Chisnall

Dave Chisnall is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.- Personal Life :In September 2011 his girlfriend Michaela gave birth to his first daughter...

 Peter Wright

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...

 Alan Tabern

Alan Tabern

Alan Tabern is an English darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, where he is also known as "The Saint" and "Tabby"...

 Mark Hylton

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....

 Steve Brown Denis Ovens

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...

 John Henderson

John Henderson (darts player)

John Henderson is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Henderson briefly played in the Professional Darts Corporation, playing one tournament in Scotland and then the 2003 UK Open where he lost in the first round having won his Preliminary match...

 Kevin Painter

Kevin Painter

Kevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"...

 Scott Rand

Scott Rand

Scott Rand is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Rand joined the PDC in April 2010, and within a month qualified for the UK Open. He defeated Andy Murray and Jyhan Artut before losing to Anthony Broughton in the last 96.In May 2011, he reached the...

 Colin Osborne

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...

 Steve Beaton

Steve Beaton

Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation...

 Andy Hamilton

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....

Draw

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Statistics

Player	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	LWAT	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Phil Taylor	5	74	37	30	164	80	22	150	105.49
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...	4	53	46	19	118	66	28	170	96.16
James Wade 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...	5	64	50	23	162	91	23	170	94.83
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...	1	6	10	1	27	7	10	104	98.04
Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...	3	34	28	13	79	48	16	126	95.46
Simon Whitlock 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	38	25	12	66	48	15	154	95.66
Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches...	1	3	10	2	17	6	3	118	90.06
Wes Newton Wes Newton Wesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:...	3	28	26	12	62	43	12	170	95.33
Mervyn King	1	6	10	3	17	10	1	120	84.33
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...	3	35	31	13	96	36	7	158	91.56
Paul Nicholson 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	21	23	8	55	24	12	164	94.12
Ronnie Baxter 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...	1	8	10	3	17	10	3	146	84.88
Colin Lloyd 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...	1	7	10	3	25	8	3	128	84.92
Mark Walsh	2	21	16	5	46	22	12	121	94.92
Vincent van der Voort 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...	2	15	20	6	44	21	6	90	89.72
Wayne Jones 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	17	19	6	43	32	9	161	94.36
John Part 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	8	10	3	27	8	5	141	90.75
Andy Smith 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...	1	2	10	0	20	5	1	121	84.12
Jamie Caven Jamie Caven Jamie Robert Caven is an English darts player. He uses the nickname Jabba for his matches and is sponsored by Unicorn....	1	0	10	0	12	4	1	—	82.00
Justin Pipe 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...	2	18	19	8	46	28	9	116	94.84
Dave Chisnall Dave Chisnall Dave Chisnall is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.- Personal Life :In September 2011 his girlfriend Michaela gave birth to his first daughter...	1	3	10	1	14	9	5	121	93.73
Peter Wright 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...	1	7	10	2	27	8	6	123	92.28
Alan Tabern Alan Tabern Alan Tabern is an English darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, where he is also known as "The Saint" and "Tabby"...	1	7	10	4	31	9	3	81	87.38
Mark Hylton 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....	1	8	10	2	18	15	7	119	99.57
Steve Brown	1	3	10	0	18	8	4	121	91.02
Denis Ovens 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	11	21	4	45	20	5	132	87.82
John Henderson John Henderson (darts player) John Henderson is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Henderson briefly played in the Professional Darts Corporation, playing one tournament in Scotland and then the 2003 UK Open where he lost in the first round having won his Preliminary match...	2	21	20	7	46	30	11	120	88.61
Kevin Painter 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	12	14	5	39	15	5	102	92.91
Scott Rand Scott Rand Scott Rand is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Rand joined the PDC in April 2010, and within a month qualified for the UK Open. He defeated Andy Murray and Jyhan Artut before losing to Anthony Broughton in the last 96.In May 2011, he reached the...	1	6	10	2	17	10	3	69	88.99
Colin Osborne 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...	1	10	12	3	29	11	5	126	95.86
Steve Beaton Steve Beaton Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation...	2	17	16	8	49	24	3	140	95.68
Andy Hamilton 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....	4	49	49	13	111	60	25	147	95.58

• John Part achieved a Nine-dart finish in his first round match against Mark Webster.

Broadcasters

In the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 and Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

, the tournament was broadcast by Sky Sports

Sky Sports

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 for the 18th consecutive time.

In the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, RTL7 broadcased the tournament for the very first time through an internet livestream, and in highlights on friday, saturday and sunday on television.

The tournament was broadcast in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 for the first time with Fox Sports

Fox Sports (Australia)

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.