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2011 PDC Pro Tour

The 2011 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They were the Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) 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.

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.

A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:

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

(All matches – best of 11 legs)

Players Championship 1

  • PDPA Players Championship 1 was contested at the Gerry Weber Centre, Halle on 29 January.

Players Championship 2

  • PDPA Players Championship 2 was contested at the Gerry Weber Centre, Halle on 30 January

Players Championship 3

  • PDPA Players Championship 3 was contested at the Moorways Centre, Derby on 19 February.

Players Championship 4

  • PDPA Players Championship 4 was contested at the Moorways Centre, Derby on 20 February.

Players Championship 5

  • PDPA Players Championship 5 was contested at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 26 March.

Players Championship 6

  • PDPA Players Championship 6 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 27 March

Players Championship 7

  • Austrian Open Players Championship 7 at Wiener Neustadt, Vienna on 14 May

Players Championship 8

  • Austrian Open Players Championship 8 at Wiener Neustadt, Vienna on 15 May

Players Championship 9

  • PDPA Players Championship 9 was contested at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 21 May

Players Championship 10

  • PDPA Players Championship 10 was contested at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 22 May

Players Championship 11

Players Championship 12

Players Championship 13

Players Championship 14

Players Championship 15

  • PDPA Players Championship 15 was contested in Ontario, Canada on 27 August. The tournament was won by John Part who defeated Wes Newton 6–4 in the final.

Players Championship 16

  • Canadian Masters Players Championships 16 at Ontario, Canada on 28 August

Players Championship 17

  • PDPA Players Championship 17 was contested at the Moorways Centre, Derby on 3 September.

Players Championship 18

  • PDPA Players Championship 18 was contested at the Moorways Centre, Derby on 4 September.

Players Championship 19

Players Championship 20

Players Championship 21

  • PDPA Players Championship 21 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin on 1 October

Players Championship 22

  • PDPA Players Championship 22 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin on 2 October

Players Championship 23

  • John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship 23 at the National Event Centre, Killarney on 16 October

Players Championship 24

  • German Darts Classic Players Championship 24 at the Van Der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on 22 October

Players Championship 25

  • German Darts Classic Players Championship 25 at the Van Der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on 23 October

Players Championship 26

  • Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 26 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm, Alicante on 29 October

Players Championship 27

  • Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 27 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm, Alicante on 30 October

Players Championship 28

  • PDPA Players Championship 28 was contested at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 5 November. Justin Pipe won his third Players Championship title by defeating Vincent van der Voort 6–3 in the final.

Players Championship 29

  • PDPA Players Championship 29 was contested at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 6 November

Players Championship 30

Players Championship 31

PDC Youth Tour

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.

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.

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.

References

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