2011 PDC Pro Tour


The 2011 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. They were the Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships and the UK Open Qualifiers. This year there were 39 PDC Pro Tour events – 31 Players Championships and 8 UK Open Qualifiers.

Prize money

Prize money for each Players Championship and UK Open Qualifier increased from £31,200 in 2010 to £34,600 in 2011.
StagePlayers Championships
and UK Open Qualifiers
Second round£200
Third round£400
Fourth round£600
Quarter-finals£1,000
Semi-finals£2,000
Final£3,000
Winner£6,000

In addition, £400 per Pro Tour event was reserved for a nine-dart finish. Should this not be won in an event, it was carried over to the next event, and so on until a nine-dart finish was achieved. Once the prize fund was won, it reverted to £400 for the next event.

PDC Pro Tour Card

From 2011, the PDC Pro Tour operates a Tour Card system. 128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships and UK Open Qualifiers.

Tour cards

The 2011 Tour Cards were awarded to:
Tour Cards were also offered to the four semi-finalists from the 2011 BDO World Championship, although none of the players took up the offer.

Q School

The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 13–16.
January 13January 14January 15January 16

James Richardson

Shane O'Connor

Shaun Griffiths

Dave Chisnall

Devon Petersen

Michael Rosenauer

Brian Woods

Magnus Caris

Matt Jackson

Dyson Parody

Michael Mansell

John Henderson

Mick Todd

Peter Hudson

Ian Jopling

Prakash Jiwa

A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:
StagePoints
Last 89
Last 165
Last 323
Last 642
Last 1281

To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:

Players Championships

In 2011, the PDC established the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour – a series of 15 events open to players aged between 14 and 21. The top 28 players from the Youth Tour Order of Merit qualified for the 2012 PDC World Youth Championship.
No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-UpRef.
1Saturday February 19 DerbyAdam Hunt 4-2 Josh Jones
2Saturday February 26 BarnsleyShaun Griffiths 4-2 Michael Smith
3Saturday March 12 WiganRyan Harrington 4–2 Steve Haggerty
4Saturday March 26 CrawleyPaul Barham 4-2 Chris Aubrey
5Saturday April 16 BarnsleyRicky Evans 4-1 David Coyne
6Saturday April 30 WiganMichael van Gerwen 4-0 Ash Khayat
7Saturday May 14 ViennaJoe Cullen 4-2 Paul Barham
8Saturday May 21 CrawleyMichael van Gerwen 4-1 Co Stompé, Jr
9Saturday June 11 BarnsleyReece Robinson 4-0 Shaun Griffiths
10Saturday June 18 NulandJoe Cullen 4-2 Gino Vos
11Saturday September 3 DerbyMichael van Gerwen 4-1 Michael Smith
12Saturday September 24 NulandPaul Barham 4–3 Willem Mandigers
13Saturday October 1 DublinJoe Cullen 4–3 Michael Smith
14Saturday October 15 KillarneyMichael van Gerwen 4–2 Joe Cullen
15Saturday October 22 GladbeckPaul Barham 4-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode

UK Open Qualifiers

Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour

The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2012 World Championship.
No.DateAlso known asWinnerLegsRunner-UpRef.
1Saturday 22 JanuaryRevesby Workers Club Open 1Arnel Galvez 6–4 Steve Duke
2Sunday 23 JanuaryRevesby Workers Club Open 2Bill Aitken 6–2 Anthony Fleet
3Saturday 5 FebruaryMittagong RSL Open 1Anthony Fleet 6–0 John Weber
4Sunday 6 FebruaryMittagong RSL Open 2Anthony Fleet 6–3 Brian Roach
5Saturday 19 FebruaryRedcliffe Darts Open 1Jeremy Fagg 6-5 Rob Modra
6Sunday 20 FebruaryRedcliffe Darts Open 2Glen Jones 6-5 Craig Gwynne
7Saturday 5 MarchVictoria Open 1Anthony Fleet 6-4 Sean Gibbs
8Sunday 6 MarchVictoria Open 2David Platt 6-2 Steve Duke Sr
9Saturday 19 MarchAlbion Park Bowling Club OpenJerry Weyman 6-5 Mick Parker
10Sunday 20 MarchDJP Excavations OpenBarry Jouannet Jr 6-4 Anthony Fleet
11Saturday 2 AprilCooma Hotel Open 1Mick McCreedie 6-5 Kyle Anderson
12Sunday 3 AprilCooma Hotel Open 2David Platt 6-5 Anthony Fleet
13Saturday 16 AprilUnanderra Hotel Darts OpenAnthony Fleet 6-1 Kevin Holland
14Sunday 17 AprilDPA Australian SinglesBarry Jouannet Jr 6-1 Sean Reed
15Sunday 8 MayDPA Australian MatchplayAnthony Fleet 6-2 Jeremy Fagg
16Saturday 21 MayGoulburn Open 1Wayne Clegg 6-2 Sean Reed
17Sunday 22 MayGoulburn Open 2Barry Jouannet Jr 6-5 Sean Reed
18Saturday 11 JuneGaels Club Open 1Phillip Hazel 6-5 Marlou Saraba
19Sunday 12 JuneGaels Club Open 2Bill Aitken 6-5 Sean Reed
20Saturday 25 JuneNDDA Open 1Anthony Fleet 6–0 Craig Atze
21Sunday 26 JuneNDDA Open 2David Platt 6–5 Alan Ritchie
22Saturday 16 JulyCarpets Galore OpenJeremy Fagg 6–4 Barry Jouannet
23Sunday 17 JulyWarilla Bowls Club OpenMick McCreedie 6–1 Barry Jouannet
24Thursday 11 AugustRobina Gold Coast Open 1Phillip Hazel 6-3 Geoff Kime
25Friday 12 AugustRobina Gold Coast Open 2Rob Modra 6-4 Warren Parry
26Saturday 13 AugustRobina Gold Coast Open 3Rob Modra 6-2 Phillip Hazel
27Sunday 14 AugustAustralian OpenRob Modra 6-1 Josh Kime
28Saturday 27 AugustDPA WA Open 1Phillip Hazel 6-5 Wayne Clegg
29Sunday 28 AugustDPA WA Open 2Kyle Anderson 6-1 Sean Reed
30Saturday 10 SeptemberRedcliffe Darts Open 3Sean Reed 6-3 Russell Homer
31Sunday 11 SeptemberRedcliffe Darts Open 4Geoff Kime 6-1 Robbie King
32Saturday 24 SeptemberBillabong Tavern Darts OpenKennedy Cruz 6-2 Mitchell Clegg
33Sunday 25 SeptemberRussell Stewart ClassicMike Bonser 6-3 Rob Modra
34Saturday 8 OctoberGeelong Open 1Rob Modra 6-4 Steve Duke
35Sunday 9 OctoberGeelong Open 2Rob Modra 6-5 Tic Bridge

Other PDC tournaments

The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2011. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some had eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments were non-ranking.
DateEventWinnerScoreRunner-Up
October 1PDC World Japan Qualifying Event Haruki Muramatsu6–5 Syo Katsumi
October 1South African Masters Devon Petersenbeat n/a
October 9Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Connie Finnan6–4 Shane O'Connor
October 15Ladbrokes.com Irish Masters Mark Walsh6–4 Paul Nicholson
October 30Oceanic Masters Geoff Kime9–7 Barry Jouannet
November 5PDC World South European Qualifying Event Oliver Ferenc6–5 Zdravko Antunovic
November 5PDC World Greater China Qualifying Event Scott MacKenzie4–3 Royden Lam
November 6PDC World Philippines Qualifying Event Ian Perezbeat Bobong Gabiana
November 12PDC World East European Qualifying Event Dietmar Burger6–3 Peter Martin
November 19PDC World Finland Qualifying Event Petri Korte3–0 Sami Sanssi
November 20PDC World Germany Qualifying Event Kevin Münch10–8 Bernd Roith
November 20PDC World West European Qualifying Event José Oliveira de Sousa6–3 Eduardo Sales Lopes
November 20PDC World Sweden Qualifying Event Dennis Nilssonbeat n/a
November 20PDC World South Asian Qualifying Event Lee Choon Pengbeat n/a
November 28PDC World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifier Arron Monk5–3 Joe Cullen