2011 Players Championship Finals (December)

The December 2011 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals[1] was the fourth edition of the PDC tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2011 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place between 8–11 December 2011 and was held at the Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England. This was also be the first Players Championship Final to be held before the PDC World Championship.[2]

For the event held in February, see 2011 Players Championship Finals (February).

2011 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates8–11 December 2011
VenueDoncaster Dome
LocationDoncaster
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£60,000
High checkout170 England Wes Newton (2x)
170 England Colin Lloyd
170 England Mervyn King
170 England Scott Rand
170 Netherlands Co Stompé
Champion(s)
England Kevin Painter
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Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he was defeated in the second round by Mervyn King. Kevin Painter came through the field with increasingly impressive performances to secure his first televised major title, defeating Mark Webster 13–9 in the final.

Prize money
Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £250,000)
Winner (1) £60,000
Runner-Up (1) £24,000
Semi-finalists (2) £15,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000
Last 16  (second round) (8) £6,000
Last 32  (first round) (16) £3,000

Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC Players Championship Order of Merit after the last Players Championship events, which was held in Wigan on 27 November, qualified for the event.

A notable absentee was world champion Adrian Lewis. Simon Whitlock withdrew from the tournament due to a broken ankle, and he was replaced by John Henderson.[3]

  1. England Justin Pipe (second round)
  2. Scotland Gary Anderson (second round)
  3. Australia Paul Nicholson (first round)
  4. England Wes Newton (semi-finals)
  5. Canada John Part (first round)
  6. England Ronnie Baxter (first round)
  7. England Phil Taylor (second round)
  8. Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (first round)
  9. England Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  10. England Mervyn King (quarter-finals)
  11. England Jamie Caven (first round)
  12. England Mark Walsh (quarter-finals)
  13. Scotland Peter Wright (second round)
  14. England James Wade (quarter-finals)
  15. England Colin Osborne (first round)
  16. Wales Mark Webster (runner-up)
  17. England Steve Beaton (first round)
  18. England Kevin Painter (champion)
  19. England Andy Smith (first round)
  20. England Denis Ovens (first round)
  21. England Mark Hylton (first round)
  22. England Scott Rand (semi-finals)
  23. England Colin Lloyd (first round)
  24. England Alan Tabern (first round)
  25. Netherlands Co Stompé (second round)
  26. England Terry Jenkins (first round)
  27. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (second round)
  28. England Wayne Jones (second round)
  29. Wales Richie Burnett (first round)
  30. England Steve Brown (second round)
  31. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (first round)
  32. Scotland John Henderson (first round)

Draw
First round (best of 11 legs)
8–9 December
[4][5][6] 		Second round (best of 15 legs)
10 December
[7] 		Quarter-finals (best of 17 legs)
11 December
[8] 		Semi-finals (best of 19 legs)
11 December
[9] 		Final (best of 25 legs)
11 December
[10]
               
1 England Justin Pipe 94.35 6
32 Scotland John Henderson 72.74 1
1 England Justin Pipe 92.15 7
16 Wales Mark Webster 93.28 8
16 Wales Mark Webster 90.84 6
17 England Steve Beaton 89.68 2
16 Wales Mark Webster 92.27 9
9 England Dave Chisnall 90.37 8
8 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 86.89 1
25 Netherlands Co Stompé 95.19 6
25 Netherlands Co Stompé 90.10 2
9 England Dave Chisnall 93.61 8
9 England Dave Chisnall 96.68 6
24 England Alan Tabern 90.77 3
16 Wales Mark Webster 93.58 10
4 England Wes Newton 95.54 7
5 Canada John Part 87.52 0
28 England Wayne Jones 99.10 6
28 England Wayne Jones 83.32 3
12 England Mark Walsh 91.39 8
12 England Mark Walsh 93.40 6
21 England Mark Hylton 89.40 3
12 England Mark Walsh 91.22 5
4 England Wes Newton 91.18 9
4 England Wes Newton 99.78 6
29 Wales Richie Burnett 92.59 3
4 England Wes Newton 97.91 8
13 Scotland Peter Wright 99.82 6
13 Scotland Peter Wright 103.26 6
20 England Denis Ovens 96.56 4
16 Wales Mark Webster 93.31 9
18 England Kevin Painter 96.28 13
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 106.09 6
31 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 97.12 0
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 86.50 4
18 England Kevin Painter 91.56 8
15 England Colin Osborne 85.56 2
18 England Kevin Painter 90.23 6
18 England Kevin Painter 91.02 9
10 England Mervyn King 87.42 7
7 England Phil Taylor 97.59 6
26 England Terry Jenkins 100.64 4
7 England Phil Taylor 94.93 5
10 England Mervyn King 95.23 8
10 England Mervyn King 97.61 6
23 England Colin Lloyd 93.42 4
18 England Kevin Painter 97.85 10
22 England Scott Rand 95.06 9
6 England Ronnie Baxter 92.18 3
27 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 104.81 6
27 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 95.67 6
22 England Scott Rand 98.85 8
11 England Jamie Caven 95.26 2
22 England Scott Rand 99.00 6
22 England Scott Rand 99.12 9
14 England James Wade 94.77 5
3 Australia Paul Nicholson 95.21 5
30 England Steve Brown 94.93 6
30 England Steve Brown 87.47 6
14 England James Wade 88.37 8
14 England James Wade 92.43 6
19 England Andy Smith 94.28 4

Statistics

[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average[11]
England Kevin Painter Winner 5 46 31 16 105 48 16 130 93.39
Wales Mark Webster Runner-up 5 42 37 17 104 54 14 100 92.66
England Scott Rand Semi-finals 4 32 23 8 77 35 13 170 98.01
England Wes Newton Semi-finals 4 30 24 12 56 34 18 170 96.10
England Mark Walsh Quarter-finals 3 19 15 5 36 30 9 121 92.00
England James Wade Quarter-finals 3 19 19 6 55 26 6 142 91.86
England Dave Chisnall Quarter-finals 3 22 14 12 31 25 11 108 93.55
England Mervyn King Quarter-finals 3 21 18 9 50 31 10 170 93.42
Scotland Peter Wright Second round 2 12 12 4 36 15 9 130 101.54
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Second round 2 12 11 2 22 15 15 112 100.24
Scotland Gary Anderson Second round 2 10 8 4 27 13 4 161 96.30
England Phil Taylor Second round 2 11 12 4 29 10 6 83 96.26
England Justin Pipe Second round 2 13 9 5 30 14 4 136 93.25
England Wayne Jones Second round 2 9 8 3 28 9 4 121 91.21
England Steve Brown Second round 2 12 13 4 25 21 4 92 91.20
Netherlands Co Stompé Second round 2 8 9 4 24 12 3 170 92.65
England Alan Tabern First round 1 3 6 1 13 2 3 62 90.77
England Colin Lloyd First round 1 4 6 2 17 6 0 170 93.42
England Steve Beaton First round 1 2 6 1 11 6 2 40 89.68
England Mark Hylton First round 1 3 6 1 9 5 4 46 89.40
Canada John Part First round 1 0 6 0 9 0 1 0 87.52
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort First round 1 1 6 0 7 5 0 8 86.89
England Colin Osborne First round 1 2 6 0 10 4 0 20 86.56
England Terry Jenkins First round 1 4 6 2 7 8 6 89 100.64
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen First round 1 0 6 0 8 3 2 0 97.12
England Denis Ovens First round 1 4 6 1 19 5 2 120 96.56
Wales Richie Burnett First round 1 3 6 2 18 7 0 101 92.59
England Ronnie Baxter First round 1 3 6 1 14 4 2 32 92.18
England Jamie Caven First round 1 2 6 0 10 6 1 44 95.26
Australia Paul Nicholson First round 1 5 6 1 12 9 4 101 95.21
England Andy Smith First round 1 4 6 1 10 11 2 43 94.28
Scotland John Henderson First round 1 1 6 0 5 4 0 10 72.74

Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4 who return to televising the tournament after the last edition was streamed through the PDC website.[12] The tournament was also broadcast in Australia for the first time with Fox Sports showing it.[13] In the Netherlands, the tournament was broadcast on TV (highlights) and internet (livestream) by RTL7.

References
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  2. "Players Championship Finals Date Set". PDC. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011.
  3. "Pipe's Top Seed In Doncaster". PDC. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. "Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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  6. "Cash Converters Players Championship Night Two". PDC. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012.
  7. "Cash Converters Players Championship Night Three". PDC. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
  8. "Cash Converters Players Championship Quarter-finals". PDC. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012.
  9. "Cash Converters Players Championship Semi-finals". PDC. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012.
  10. "Painter's Masterpiece!". PDC. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012.
  11. "2011 Players Championship Finals Stats". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  12. "ITV4 To Show Players Championship Finals". PDC. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
  13. "Aussie Coverage For Players Champ". PDC. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
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