2011 Speedy Hire UK Open
2011 Speedy Hire UK Open
Tournament information
Dates 2–5 June 2011
Format Legs Final – best of 21Prize fund £200,000
Winner's share £40,000
Champion(s)
James Wade (ENG)
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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, from 2 to 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. Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Total Prize Money Winner Runner-up 1 Saturday 26 February Barnsley Metrodome , Barnsley Steve Brown England 6 – 3 England Ian White £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 2 Sunday 27 February Michael Smith England 6 – 5 England Dave Chisnall £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 3 Saturday 12 March Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Adrian Lewis England 6 – 4 Scotland Robert Thornton £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 4 Sunday 13 March Vincent van der Voort Netherlands 6 – 4 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 5 Saturday 16 April Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley Gary Anderson Scotland 6 – 4 England Phil Taylor £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 6 Sunday 17 April Phil Taylor England 6 – 1 England Joe Cullen £34,600 £6,000 £3,000 7 Saturday 30 April Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Gary Anderson Scotland 6 – 2 England Phil Taylor£34,600 £6,000 £3,000 8 Sunday 1 May Phil Taylor England 6 – 3 England 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. A further 64 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.
Top 32 in Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round) England Phil Taylor Scotland Gary Anderson England Adrian Lewis England Steve Brown Scotland Robert Thornton Netherlands Vincent van der Voort England Wes Newton Australia Simon Whitlock England Michael Smith England Mervyn King Canada John Part England Colin Osborne England Darren JohnsonEngland Dave Chisnall England Joe Cullen England Ian White England Wayne Jones England Jamie Caven England Andy Jenkins England Mark Walsh Wales Richie Burnett England Mark Frost Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Australia Paul Nicholson England Denis Ovens England Andy Hamilton England Alan Tabern England Ronnie Baxter England Kevin Painter England Mark Dudbridge England Terry Jenkins Wales Mark Webster Remaining Order of Merit qualifiers (starting in first and preliminary round) England Dennis Smith Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Scotland Peter Wright England James Wade England Kevin McDine England Nigel Heydon England Tony Eccles England Scott Rand England Mark Hylton Sweden Magnus Caris England Andy Smith England Steve Beaton England Colin Lloyd Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan Wales Barrie Bates England Dennis Priestley Spain Antonio Alcinas England Michael BarnardScotland John Henderson England Chris AubreyEngland Tony Ayres England Alex Roy England Mark LawrenceEngland Matt Clark Netherlands Jelle Klaasen England Jason CrawleyEngland Shaun Griffiths Republic of Ireland William O'Connor England Arron Monk England Chris Thompson Northern Ireland John MaGowan England Justin Pipe England Kirk Shepherd England Terry Temple Netherlands Roland Scholten England Nick FullwellWales Steve Evans Republic of Ireland Shane O'Connor England Wayne Mardle Germany Jyhan Artut England Gary WeldingEngland Peter Hudson England Matt JacksonEngland Colin Monk England Steve Maish Austria Mensur Suljović England James Richardson England Matt PadgettEngland Brian Woods England Louis BlundellGermany Michael Rosenauer England Mick Todd Wales Wayne Atwood England Martyn TurnerNetherlands Co Stompé Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell England Nicky BacheBelgium Rocco MaesEngland Mark Jones England Geoff WhitworthRepublic of Ireland John O'Shea England Stephen HardyEngland Steve Hine England Peter Manley England Reece RobinsonEngland Matthew Edgar Republic of Ireland Mick McGowan Netherlands Mareno Michels England Steve Grubb England Dave LadleyEngland Mark Stephenson England Jimmy MannRepublic of Ireland Aodhagan O'Neill England Andy PearceEngland Lee PalfreymanSouth Africa Devon Petersen Rileys qualifiers 32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.
England Paul HarveyEngland Andy Boulton England Andrew Gilding Scotland Jamie HaganEngland Richie Howson England Darren HawkenEngland Curtis HammondEngland Matthew JordanEngland Joe Murnan England Richard North England Tony BroughtonEngland Ian GleesonEngland Steve DouglasEngland Jon BottEngland Paul WhitworthEngland Stuart MonaghanEngland Davey DoddsEngland John Bowles England Dan ButlerEngland Ian Moss[citation needed ]England Dean StewartEngland Lee RoseEngland Steve WerrettEngland Chris JonesEngland Graham HollisEngland Sam HillEngland Jamie EllamEngland Ben BurtonEngland Dave Prins Wales Phil DanielsSpeedy qualifiers 32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain from 12 to 15 April.
Bristol England Charlie Cooper England Bruce Harrison England Jon Jukes England Martin Perring England Darren Pugh England Damien Sherwood England Peter White England Stuart WhiteDartford England Ian Covill England Kevin Edwards England John Keating England John Kennedy England Eddy Martin England Craig Mucklow England Jamie Robinson England Conan Whitehead Stoke-on-Trent England Colin Appleton England Andy Beardmore England Paul Cartwright England Stuart Daniels England Robbie Green England John Jackson England Kevin Simm England Brandon WalshGlasgow Scotland Charlie Burns Scotland John Donaldson England Gordon Foster Scotland Kirk Gordon Scotland Duncan Hastings England Danny Jones Scotland Tommy Little Scotland 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) £40,000 Runner-Up (1) £20,000 Semi-finalists (2) £10,000 Quarter-finalists (4) £6,000 Last 16 (fifth round) (8) £4,000 Last 32 (fourth round) (16) £2,000 Last 64 (third round) (32) £1,000 Last 96 (second round) (32) n/a Last 160 (first round) (64) n/a Last 172 (preliminary round) (12) n/a
Draw The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 12 May.
Thursday 2 June; best of 7 legs Preliminary round Player Legs Player Stage 3 Player Legs Player John Donaldson Scotland 3 – 4 England Dave Prins Louis Blundell England 4 – 0Scotland Duncan HastingsStage 4 Player Legs Player Peter White England 0 – 4 Germany Michael Rosenauer Curtis Hammond England 1 – 4 England Bruce Harrison John Donaldson Scotland 3 – 4 England Dave Prins Louis Blundell England 4 – 0Scotland Duncan HastingsPlayer Legs Player Peter White England 0 – 4 Germany Michael Rosenauer Curtis Hammond England 1 – 4 England Bruce Harrison
Player Legs Player Stage 5 Player Legs Player Mick Todd England 2 – 4 England Paul Harvey Chris Thompson England 0 – 4 England Nigel Heydon Stage 6 Player Legs Player Mark Lawrence England 3 – 4 England Dave Ladley Phil Daniels Wales 4 – 1England Nicky BacheMick Todd England 2 – 4 England Paul Harvey Chris Thompson England 0 – 4 England Nigel Heydon Player Legs Player Mark Lawrence England 3 – 4 England Dave Ladley Phil Daniels Wales 4 – 1England Nicky Bache
Player Legs Player Stage 7 Player Legs Player Nick Fullwell England 4 – 2England Tony Broughton Eddie Lovely England 0 – 4 England Michael Barnard Stage 8 Player Legs Player Wayne Atwood Wales 4 – 1England Lee Rose Eddy Martin England 1 – 4 England Andy Pearce Nick Fullwell England 4 – 2England Tony BroughtonEddie Lovely England 0 – 4 England Michael Barnard Player Legs Player Wayne Atwood Wales 4 – 1England Lee RoseEddy Martin England 1 – 4 England Andy Pearce
Round 1 Player Legs Player Stage 5 Player Legs Player Mickey Mansell Northern Ireland 4 – 0England Gordon Foster John Jackson England 0 – 4 England Mark Jones Bruce Harrison England 0 – 4 England Tony Eccles Jason Crawley England 3 – 4 England Dan Butler Craig Mucklow England 4 – 3England Matt Padgett Paul Whitworth England 3 – 4 England Richard North Michael Rosenauer Germany 2 – 4 England Jon Bott Conan Whitehead England 4 – 0England Charlie CooperStage 6 Player Legs Player Mareno Michels Netherlands 1 – 4 Spain Antonio Alcinas Tony Ayres England 4 – 1Germany Jyhan Artut Stephen Hardy England 2 – 4 England Richie Howson Danny Jones England 0 – 4 England Chris Jones Joe Murnan England 4 – 3England Damien Sherwood John Keating England 0 – 4 England Steve Douglas Paul Harvey England 4 – 0Scotland Charlie Burns Matthew Edgar England 4 – 2England Nigel Heydon Mickey Mansell Northern Ireland 4 – 0England Gordon FosterJohn Jackson England 0 – 4 England Mark Jones Bruce Harrison England 0 – 4 England Tony Eccles Jason Crawley England 3 – 4 England Dan Butler Craig Mucklow England 4 – 3England Matt PadgettPaul Whitworth England 3 – 4 England Richard North Michael Rosenauer Germany 2 – 4 England Jon Bott Conan Whitehead England 4 – 0England Charlie CooperPlayer Legs Player Mareno Michels Netherlands 1 – 4 Spain Antonio Alcinas Tony Ayres England 4 – 1Germany Jyhan Artut Stephen Hardy England 2 – 4 England Richie Howson Danny Jones England 0 – 4 England Chris Jones Joe Murnan England 4 – 3England Damien SherwoodJohn Keating England 0 – 4 England Steve Douglas Paul Harvey England 4 – 0Scotland Charlie BurnsMatthew Edgar England 4 – 2England Nigel Heydon
Round 2 Player Legs Player Stage 5 Player Legs Player Stuart Monaghan England 4 – 2England Jamie Robinson Steve Douglas England 0 – 4 England Joe Murnan Mark Stephenson England 2 – 4 England Steve Maish Roland Scholten Netherlands 4 – 1England Nick FullwellStage 6 Player Legs Player Graham Hollis England 4 – 1England Jamie Ellam Richard North England 4 – 0England Dan Butler Jon Bott England 1 – 4 England Andy Boulton Conan Whitehead England 2 – 4 Wales Wayne Atwood Stuart Monaghan England 4 – 2England Jamie RobinsonSteve Douglas England 0 – 4 England Joe Murnan Mark Stephenson England 2 – 4 England Steve Maish Roland Scholten Netherlands 4 – 1England Nick FullwellPlayer Legs Player Graham Hollis England 4 – 1England Jamie EllamRichard North England 4 – 0England Dan ButlerJon Bott England 1 – 4 England Andy Boulton Conan Whitehead England 2 – 4 Wales Wayne Atwood
Friday 3 June; best of 17 legs Round 3 Draw made after Round 2 matches
Saturday 4 June; best of 17 legs Afternoon – Round 4 Draw made after Round 3 matches.
Evening – Round 5 Draw made after Round 4 matches
Sunday 5 June These matches took place on the main stage.
Afternoon – Quarter-finals; best of 19 legs Draw made after Round 5 matches.
Evening – Final 4 Draw made after the Quarter-finals.
Semi-finals Best of 19 legs Final Best of 21 legs England James Wade (97.63)10 Wales Mark Webster (96.09)9 England James Wade (96.25)11 England Wes Newton (88.51)8 England Wes Newton (94.55)10 England Denis Ovens (88.75)6
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