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2011 UK Open

FieldValue
tournament_name2011 Speedy Hire UK Open
dates2–5 June 2011
venueReebok Stadium
locationBolton
country
organisationPDC
formatLegs
Final – best of 21
prize_fund£200,000
winners_share£40,000
winnerENG James Wade
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Final – best of 21

The 2011 Speedy Hire UK Open was the ninth year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, between 2–5 June 2011, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts", as a random draw is staged after each round until the final.

The title was won by James Wade, who defeated Wes Newton 11–8 in the final.

Format and qualifiers

2011 UK Open qualifiers

There were eight qualifying events staged in Barnsley and Wigan between February and May 2011 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:

No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upTotal
Prize MoneyWinnerRunner-up
1Saturday 26 FebruaryBarnsley Metrodome, BarnsleySteve Brown ENG6 – 3ENG Ian White£34,600£6,000£3,000
2Sunday 27 FebruaryMichael Smith ENG6 – 5ENG Dave Chisnall£34,600£6,000£3,000
3Saturday 12 MarchRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganAdrian Lewis ENG6 – 4SCO Robert Thornton£34,600£6,000£3,000
4Sunday 13 MarchVincent van der Voort NED6 – 4NED Raymond van Barneveld£34,600£6,000£3,000
5Saturday 16 AprilBarnsley Metrodome, BarnsleyGary Anderson SCO6 – 4ENG Phil Taylor£34,600£6,000£3,000
6Sunday 17 AprilPhil Taylor ENG6 – 1ENG Joe Cullen£34,600£6,000£3,000
7Saturday 30 AprilRobin Park Tennis Centre, WiganGary Anderson SCO6 – 2ENG Phil Taylor£34,600£6,000£3,000
8Sunday 1 MayPhil Taylor ENG6 – 3ENG Colin Osborne£34,600£6,000£3,000

The six players above that won a qualifying tournament all finished in the Top 32 in the merit table and thus entered the main tournament at the third round stage.

The tournament featured 172 players. As in previous years, eight UK Open qualifiers were staged across the north of England, where players' winnings were collated into the UK Open Order of Merit. The top 32 players in the Order of Merit, who played a minimum of two events, received a place in the third round of the final tournament. In addition, the next 76 players in the Order of Merit qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Thursday. |access-date=1 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504141711/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2351000,00.html |archive-date=4 May 2011 |url-status=dead}} A further 64 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.

Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round)

| ENG Phil Taylor | SCO Gary Anderson | ENG Adrian Lewis | ENG Steve Brown | SCO Robert Thornton | NED Vincent van der Voort | ENG Wes Newton | AUS Simon Whitlock | ENG Michael Smith | ENG Mervyn King | CAN John Part | ENG Colin Osborne | ENG Darren Johnson | ENG Dave Chisnall | ENG Joe Cullen | ENG Ian White | ENG Wayne Jones | ENG Jamie Caven | ENG Andy Jenkins | ENG Mark Walsh | WAL Richie Burnett | ENG Mark Frost | NED Raymond van Barneveld | AUS Paul Nicholson | ENG Denis Ovens | ENG Andy Hamilton | ENG Alan Tabern | ENG Ronnie Baxter | ENG Kevin Painter | ENG Mark Dudbridge | ENG Terry Jenkins | WAL Mark Webster

Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round)

| ENG Dennis Smith | NED Michael van Gerwen | SCO Peter Wright | ENG James Wade | ENG Kevin McDine | ENG Nigel Heydon | ENG Tony Eccles | ENG Scott Rand | ENG Mark Hylton | SWE Magnus Caris | ENG Andy Smith | ENG Steve Beaton | ENG Colin Lloyd | NIR Brendan Dolan | WAL Barrie Bates | ENG Dennis Priestley | ESP Antonio Alcinas | ENG Michael Barnard | SCO John Henderson | ENG Chris Aubrey | ENG Tony Ayres | ENG Alex Roy | ENG Mark Lawrence | ENG Matt Clark | NED Jelle Klaasen | ENG Jason Crawley | ENG Shaun Griffiths | IRL William O'Connor | ENG Arron Monk | ENG Chris Thompson | NIR John MaGowan | ENG Justin Pipe | ENG Kirk Shepherd | ENG Terry Temple | NED Roland Scholten | ENG Nick Fullwell | WAL Steve Evans | IRL Shane O'Connor | ENG Wayne Mardle | GER Jyhan Artut | ENG Gary Welding | ENG Peter Hudson | ENG Matt Jackson | ENG Colin Monk | ENG Steve Maish | AUT Mensur Suljović | ENG James Richardson | ENG Matt Padgett | ENG Brian Woods | ENG Louis Blundell | GER Michael Rosenauer | ENG Mick Todd | WAL Wayne Atwood | ENG Martyn Turner | NED Co Stompé | NIR Mickey Mansell | ENG Nicky Bache | BEL Rocco Maes | ENG Mark Jones | ENG Geoff Whitworth | IRL John O'Shea | ENG Stephen Hardy | ENG Steve Hine | ENG Peter Manley | ENG Reece Robinson | ENG Matthew Edgar | IRL Mick McGowan | NED Mareno Michels | ENG Steve Grubb | ENG Dave Ladley | ENG Mark Stephenson | ENG Jimmy Mann | IRL Aodhagan O'Neill | ENG Andy Pearce | ENG Lee Palfreyman | RSA Devon Petersen

Rileys qualifiers

32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.{{cite web |access-date=13 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228214306/http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2300176,00.html |archive-date=28 February 2011 |url-status=dead

  • ENG Paul Harvey
  • ENG Andy Boulton
  • ENG Andrew Gilding
  • SCO Jamie Hagan
  • ENG Richie Howson
  • ENG Darren Hawken
  • ENG Curtis Hammond
  • ENG Matthew Jordan
  • ENG Joe Murnan
  • ENG Richard North
  • ENG Tony Broughton
  • ENG Ian Gleeson
  • ENG Steve Douglas
  • ENG Jon Bott
  • ENG Paul Whitworth
  • ENG Stuart Monaghan
  • ENG Davey Dodds
  • ENG John Bowles
  • ENG Dan Butler
  • ENG Ian Moss
  • ENG Dean Stewart
  • ENG Lee Rose
  • ENG Steve Werrett
  • ENG Chris Jones
  • ENG Graham Hollis
  • ENG Sam Hill
  • ENG Jamie Ellam
  • ENG Ben Burton
  • ENG Dave Prins
  • WAL Phil Daniels

Speedy qualifiers

32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain from 12 to 15 April.{{cite web |access-date=13 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530111343/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2325304,00.html |archive-date=30 May 2011 |url-status=dead Bristol

  • ENG Charlie Cooper
  • ENG Bruce Harrison
  • ENG Jon Jukes
  • ENG Martin Perring
  • ENG Darren Pugh
  • ENG Damien Sherwood
  • ENG Peter White
  • ENG Stuart White Dartford
  • ENG Ian Covill
  • ENG Kevin Edwards
  • ENG John Keating
  • ENG John Kennedy
  • ENG Eddy Martin
  • ENG Craig Mucklow
  • ENG Jamie Robinson
  • ENG Conan Whitehead Stoke-on-Trent
  • ENG Colin Appleton
  • ENG Andy Beardmore
  • ENG Paul Cartwright
  • ENG Stuart Daniels
  • ENG Robbie Green
  • ENG John Jackson
  • ENG Kevin Simm
  • ENG Brandon Walsh Glasgow
  • SCO Charlie Burns
  • SCO John Donaldson
  • ENG Gordon Foster
  • SCO Kirk Gordon
  • SCO Duncan Hastings
  • ENG Danny Jones
  • SCO Tommy Little
  • SCO Ryan Murray

Prize money

For the third consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £200,000.

Stage (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £200,000)
Winner(1)
Runner-Up(1)
Semi-finalists(2)
Quarter-finalists(4)
Last 16 (fifth round)(8)
Last 32 (fourth round)(16)
Last 64 (third round)(32)
Last 96 (second round)(32)
Last 160 (first round)(64)
Last 172 (preliminary round)(12)

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 12 May.{{cite news |access-date=12 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514045118/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2358769,00.html |archive-date=14 May 2011 |url-status=dead

Thursday 2 June; best of 7 legs

Preliminary round

Stage 3

PlayerLegsPlayer
John Donaldson SCO3 – 4ENG Dave Prins
Louis Blundell ENG4 – 0SCO Duncan Hastings

Stage 4

PlayerLegsPlayer
Peter White ENG0 – 4GER Michael Rosenauer
Curtis Hammond ENG1 – 4ENG Bruce Harrison

Stage 5

PlayerLegsPlayer
Mick Todd ENG2 – 4ENG Paul Harvey
Chris Thompson ENG0 – 4ENG Nigel Heydon

Stage 6

PlayerLegsPlayer
Mark Lawrence ENG3 – 4ENG Dave Ladley
Phil Daniels WAL4 – 1ENG Nicky Bache

Stage 7

PlayerLegsPlayer
Nick Fullwell ENG4 – 2ENG Tony Broughton
Eddie Lovely ENG0 – 4ENG Michael Barnard

Stage 8

PlayerLegsPlayer
Wayne Atwood WAL4 – 1ENG Lee Rose
Eddy Martin ENG1 – 4ENG Andy Pearce

Round 1

Main Stage

PlayerLegsPlayer
Scott Rand ENG2 – 4ENG Steve Beaton
Mark Stephenson ENG4 – 1ENG Ben Burton
Darrin Pugh ENG0 – 4ENG Wayne Mardle
Brian Woods ENG1 – 4ENG Mark Hylton
Colin Lloyd ENG4 – 3NED Jelle Klaasen
Peter Manley ENG2 – 4ENG John Bowles
Davey Dodds ENG2 – 4ENG James Wade
Devon Petersen RSA4 – 2ENG Stuart White

Stage 2

PlayerLegsPlayer
Reece Robinson ENG4 – 0WAL Barrie Bates
Lee Palfreyman ENG1 – 4SCO John Henderson
Mensur Suljović AUT†ENG Brandon Walsh
John MaGowan NIR†ENG Shaun Griffiths
Justin Pipe ENG4 – 0ENG Gary Welding
Kirk Shepherd ENG4 – 1ENG Paul Cartwright
Steve Grubb ENG4 – 1ENG Andy Beardmore
Roland Scholten NED4 – 0ENG Kevin Edwards
  • † Brandon Walsh received a bye as Mensur Suljović was disqualified.
  • † Shaun Griffiths received a bye as John MaGowan withdrew due to injury.

Stage 3

PlayerLegsPlayer
Alex Roy ENG1 – 4IRL John O'Shea
Robbie Green ENG4 – 2ENG Steve Clews
Colin Monk ENG1 – 4SCO Ryan Murray
James Richardson ENG0 – 4ENG Stuart Monaghan
John Kennedy ENG0 – 4ENG Steve Werrett
Peter Hudson ENG4 – 3WAL Steve Evans
Andy Pearce ENG4 – 1ENG Matt Jackson
Andy Boulton ENG4 – 3ENG Jimmy Mann

Stage 4

PlayerLegsPlayer
Jamie Ellam ENG4 – 2ENG Ian Moss
Mick McGowan IRL0 – 4ENG Andy Smith
Steve Hine ENG3 – 4ENG Aaron Monk
Ian Covill ENG4 – 2ENG Stuart Daniels
Rocco Maes BEL4 – 0ENG Colin Appleton
Steve Maish ENG4 – 3ENG Martin Perring
Jon Jukes ENG1 – 4ENG Dave Prins
Louis Blundell ENG3 – 4WAL Wayne Atwood

Stage 5

PlayerLegsPlayer
Mickey Mansell NIR4 – 0ENG Gordon Foster
John Jackson ENG0 – 4ENG Mark Jones
Bruce Harrison ENG0 – 4ENG Tony Eccles
Jason Crawley ENG3 – 4ENG Dan Butler
Craig Mucklow ENG4 – 3ENG Matt Padgett
Paul Whitworth ENG3 – 4ENG Richard North
Michael Rosenauer GER2 – 4ENG Jon Bott
Conan Whitehead ENG4 – 0ENG Charlie Cooper

Stage 6

PlayerLegsPlayer
Mareno Michels NED1 – 4ESP Antonio Alcinas
Tony Ayres ENG4 – 1GER Jyhan Artut
Stephen Hardy ENG2 – 4ENG Richie Howson
Danny Jones ENG0 – 4ENG Chris Jones
Joe Murnan ENG4 – 3ENG Damien Sherwood
John Keating ENG0 – 4ENG Steve Douglas
Paul Harvey ENG4 – 0SCO Charlie Burns
Matthew Edgar ENG4 – 2ENG Nigel Heydon

Stage 7

PlayerLegsPlayer
Dean Stewart ENG0 – 4NED Michael van Gerwen
Martyn Turner ENG4 – 0SCO Tommy Little
Matt Clark ENG4 – 3SCO Jamie Hagen
Darren Hawken ENG1 – 4IRL William O'Connor
Dennis Priestley ENG4 – 3ENG Dave Ladley
Phil Daniels WAL2 – 4SCO Peter Wright
Magnus Caris SWE4 – 2ENG Kevin McDine
Ian Gleeson ENG4 – 0SCO Kirk Gordon

Stage 8

PlayerLegsPlayer
Geoff Whitworth ENG4 – 1ENG Kevin Simm
Terry Temple ENG0 – 4NED Co Stompé
Michael Barnard ENG0 – 4ENG Jamie Robinson
Matthew Jordan ENG3 – 4ENG Graham Hollis
Shane O'Connor IRL4 – 3ENG Chris Aubrey
Sam Hill ENG4 – 3IRL Aodhagan O'Neill
Dennis Smith ENG1 – 4ENG Nick Fullwell
Brendan Dolan NIR0 – 4ENG Andrew Gilding

Round 2

Main Stage

PlayerLegsPlayer
John Henderson SCO4 – 1ENG Ian Covill
Mickey Mansell NIR4 – 0ESP Antonio Alcinas
Shane O'Connor IRL2 – 4NED Michael van Gerwen
Peter Hudson ENG4 – 3SWE Magnus Caris

Stage 2

PlayerLegsPlayer
Geoff Whitworth ENG1 – 4ENG Mark Hylton
Co Stompé NED4 – 3ENG Chris Jones
Martyn Turner ENG4 – 2SCO Ryan Murray
Andrew Gilding ENG4 – 2ENG Matt Clark

Stage 3

PlayerLegsPlayer
William O'Connor IRL1 – 4ENG Sam Hill
Craig Mucklow ENG0 – 4ENG Andy Smith
James Wade ENG4 – 2ENG Dave Prins
Ian Gleeson ENG3 – 4ENG Mark Jones

Stage 4

PlayerLegsPlayer
Steve Werrett ENG2 – 4ENG Steve Beaton
Robbie Green ENG2 – 4ENG Dennis Priestley
John O'Shea IRL1 – 4ENG Justin Pipe
Reece Robinson ENG4 – 0ENG Wayne Mardle

Stage 5

PlayerLegsPlayer
Stuart Monaghan ENG4 – 2ENG Jamie Robinson
Steve Douglas ENG0 – 4ENG Joe Murnan
Mark Stephenson ENG2 – 4ENG Steve Maish
Roland Scholten NED4 – 1ENG Nick Fullwell

Stage 6

PlayerLegsPlayer
Graham Hollis ENG4 – 1ENG Jamie Ellam
Richard North ENG4 – 0ENG Dan Butler
Jon Bott ENG1 – 4ENG Andy Boulton
Conan Whitehead ENG2 – 4WAL Wayne Atwood

Stage 7

PlayerLegsPlayer
Tony Ayres ENG0 – 4ENG Richie Howson
Rocco Maes BEL0 – 4ENG Kirk Shepherd
Devon Petersen RSA3 – 4ENG John Bowles
Andy Pearce ENG1 – 4ENG Matthew Edgar

Stage 8

PlayerLegsPlayer
Colin Lloyd ENG4 – 2ENG Arron Monk
Steve Grubb ENG0 – 4SCO Peter Wright
Shaun Griffiths ENG0 – 4ENG Tony Eccles
Brandon Walsh ENG0 – 4ENG Paul Harvey

Friday 3 June; best of 17 legs

Round 3

Draw made after Round 2 matches

Main Stage

PlayerLegsPlayer
Co Stompé NED9 – 7AUS Simon Whitlock
Steve Brown ENG5 – 9NED Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor ENG9 – 3ENG Mark Frost
Terry Jenkins ENG9 – 7ENG Adrian Lewis

Stage 2

PlayerLegsPlayer
Mervyn King ENG5 – 9ENG Mark Walsh
Ian White ENG4 – 9SCO Gary Anderson
Roland Scholten NED2 – 9CAN John Part
Richie Burnett WAL9 – 7ENG Colin Lloyd

Stage 3

PlayerLegsPlayer
Darren Johnson ENG6 – 9ENG Kirk Shepherd
Richard North ENG2 – 9ENG Dave Chisnall
Justin Pipe ENG7 – 9ENG John Bowles
Robert Thornton SCO9 – 6WAL Wayne Atwood

Stage 4

PlayerLegsPlayer
Andy Hamilton ENG6 – 9ENG Andrew Gilding
Andy Jenkins ENG0 – 9ENG Mark Hylton
Wes Newton ENG9 – 3SCO John Henderson
Colin Osborne ENG9 – 4ENG Mark Jones

Stage 5

PlayerLegsPlayer
Sam Hill ENG2 – 9ENG Michael Smith
Denis Ovens ENG9 – 4ENG Kevin Painter
Vincent van der Voort NED7 – 9ENG Andy Boulton
Mark Dudbridge ENG8 – 9ENG Joe Murnan

Stage 6

PlayerLegsPlayer
Wayne Jones ENG8 – 9ENG Reece Robinson
Joe Cullen ENG9 – 8ENG Stuart Monaghan
Alan Tabern ENG7 – 9ENG Dennis Priestley
Martyn Turner ENG6 – 9ENG Matthew Edgar

Stage 7

PlayerLegsPlayer
Mark Webster WAL9 – 5ENG Tony Eccles
James Wade ENG9 – 2NIR Mickey Mansell
Richie Howson ENG2 – 9NED Michael van Gerwen
Jamie Caven ENG2 – 9ENG Steve Beaton

Stage 8

PlayerLegsPlayer
Steve Maish ENG6 – 9ENG Ronnie Baxter
Peter Wright SCO9 – 1ENG Peter Hudson
Graham Hollis ENG3 – 9AUS Paul Nicholson
Paul Harvey ENG4 – 9ENG Andy Smith

Saturday 4 June; best of 17 legs

Afternoon – Round 4

Draw made after Round 3 matches.

Main Stage

PlayerLegsPlayer
Paul Nicholson AUS9 – 8SCO Gary Anderson
Dennis Priestley ENG3 – 9ENG Phil Taylor
Terry Jenkins ENG6 – 9ENG James Wade
Dave Chisnall ENG9 – 7ENG Ronnie Baxter

Stage 2

PlayerLegsPlayer
Michael van Gerwen NED3 – 9ENG Wes Newton
Andy Smith ENG9 – 8ENG Reece Robinson
Michael Smith ENG4 – 9NED Raymond van Barneveld
Mark Webster WAL9 – 8NED Co Stompé

Stage 3

PlayerLegsPlayer
Richie Burnett WAL9 – 6ENG Joe Murnan
Denis Ovens ENG9 – 4ENG Mark Walsh
Robert Thornton SCO9 – 8CAN John Part
Colin Osborne ENG9 – 7ENG Kirk Shepherd

Stage 4

PlayerLegsPlayer
Matthew Edgar ENG5 – 9ENG Andy Boulton
Mark Hylton ENG9 – 2ENG Andrew Gilding
Steve Beaton ENG8 – 9ENG John Bowles
Joe Cullen ENG5 – 9SCO Peter Wright

Evening – Round 5

Draw made after Round 4 matches Main Stage

PlayerLegsPlayer
Richie Burnett WAL7 – 9ENG James Wade
Robert Thornton SCO9 – 7ENG Colin Osborne
Phil Taylor ENG8 – 9AUS Paul Nicholson
Raymond van Barneveld NED1 – 9ENG Wes Newton

Stage 2

PlayerLegsPlayer
Peter Wright SCO7 – 9ENG Mark Hylton
Andy Boulton ENG4 – 9WAL Mark Webster
Andy Smith ENG6 – 9ENG Denis Ovens
John Bowles ENG4 – 9ENG Dave Chisnall

Sunday 5 June

These matches took place on the main stage.

Afternoon – Quarter-finals; best of 19 legs

Draw made after Round 5 matches.

PlayerLegsPlayer
(99.29) Denis Ovens ENG10–6ENG Mark Hylton (98.88)
(93.42) Robert Thornton SCO7–10WAL Mark Webster (95.00)
(95.63) Dave Chisnall ENG8–10ENG Wes Newton (94.56)
(95.56) James Wade ENG10–7AUS Paul Nicholson (92.94)

Evening – Final 4

Draw made after the Quarter-finals. Best of 19 legs Best of 21 legs | score-width=20 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=ENG James Wade (97.63) | RD1-score1=10 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=WAL Mark Webster (96.09) | RD1-score2=9 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=ENG Wes Newton (94.55) | RD1-score3=10 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=ENG Denis Ovens (88.75) | RD1-score4=6 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=ENG James Wade (96.25) | RD2-score1=11 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=ENG Wes Newton (88.51) | RD2-score2=8

References

References

  1. (7 June 2011). "James Wade defeats Wes Newton to clinch UK Open title". BBC Sport.
  2. "Speedy Hire UK Open – Night One". PDC.
  3. (2 June 2011). "MaGowan Withdraws From UK Open". [[Professional Darts Corporation]].
  4. "Speedy Hire UK Open – Friday". PDC.
  5. "Speedy Hire UK Open Round Four". PDC.
  6. "Speedy Hire UK Open Round Five". PDC.
  7. "Speedy Hire UK Open Quarter-finals". PDC.
  8. "Speedy Hire UK Open Semi-finals". PDC.
  9. "Wade Wins Speedy Hire UK Open". PDC.
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