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2011 Players Championship Finals (December)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 2011 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals |
| dates | 8–11 December 2011 |
| venue | Doncaster Dome |
| location | Doncaster |
| country | |
| organisation | PDC |
| format | Legs |
| prize_fund | £250,000 |
| winners_share | £60,000 |
| high_checkout | 170 ENG Wes Newton (2x) |
| ENG Colin Lloyd | |
| ENG Mervyn King | |
| ENG Scott Rand | |
| NED Co Stompé | |
| winner | ENG Kevin Painter |
| prev | February 2011 |
| next | 2012 |
ENG Colin Lloyd ENG Mervyn King ENG Scott Rand NED Co Stompé The December 2011 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals 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 the first Players Championship Final to be held before the PDC World Championship.
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) |
| Runner-Up | (1) |
| Semi-finalists | (2) |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) |
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.
- ENG Justin Pipe (second round)
- SCO Gary Anderson (second round)
- AUS Paul Nicholson (first round)
- ENG Wes Newton (semi-finals)
- CAN John Part (first round)
- ENG Ronnie Baxter (first round)
- ENG Phil Taylor (second round)
- NED Vincent van der Voort (first round)
- ENG Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
- ENG Mervyn King (quarter-finals)
- ENG Jamie Caven (first round)
- ENG Mark Walsh (quarter-finals)
- SCO Peter Wright (second round)
- ENG James Wade (quarter-finals)
- ENG Colin Osborne (first round)
- WAL Mark Webster (runner-up)
- ENG Steve Beaton (first round)
- ENG Kevin Painter (champion)
- ENG Andy Smith (first round)
- ENG Denis Ovens (first round)
- ENG Mark Hylton (first round)
- ENG Scott Rand (semi-finals)
- ENG Colin Lloyd (first round)
- ENG Alan Tabern (first round)
- NED Co Stompé (second round)
- ENG Terry Jenkins (first round)
- NED Raymond van Barneveld (second round)
- ENG Wayne Jones (second round)
- WAL Richie Burnett (first round)
- ENG Steve Brown (second round)
- NED Michael van Gerwen (first round)
- SCO John Henderson (first round)
Draw
8–9 December
10 December
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11 December
11 December
| team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Justin Pipe 94.35 | RD1-score01=6 | RD1-seed02=32 | RD1-team02=SCO John Henderson 72.74 | RD1-score02=1 | RD1-seed03=16 | RD1-team03=WAL Mark Webster 90.84 | RD1-score03=6 | RD1-seed04=17 | RD1-team04=ENG Steve Beaton 89.68 | RD1-score04=2 | RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=NED Vincent van der Voort 86.89 | RD1-score05=1 | RD1-seed06=25 | RD1-team06=NED Co Stompé 95.19 | RD1-score06=6 | RD1-seed07=9 | RD1-team07=ENG Dave Chisnall 96.68 | RD1-score07=6 | RD1-seed08=24 | RD1-team08=ENG Alan Tabern 90.77 | RD1-score08=3 | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=CAN John Part 87.52 | RD1-score09=0 | RD1-seed10=28 | RD1-team10=ENG Wayne Jones 99.10 | RD1-score10=6 | RD1-seed11=12 | RD1-team11=ENG Mark Walsh 93.40 | RD1-score11=6 | RD1-seed12=21 | RD1-team12=ENG Mark Hylton 89.40 | RD1-score12=3 | RD1-seed13=4 | RD1-team13=ENG Wes Newton 99.78 | RD1-score13=6 | RD1-seed14=29 | RD1-team14=WAL Richie Burnett 92.59 | RD1-score14=3 | RD1-seed15=13 | RD1-team15=SCO Peter Wright 103.26 | RD1-score15=6 | RD1-seed16=20 | RD1-team16=ENG Denis Ovens 96.56 | RD1-score16=4 | RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=SCO Gary Anderson 106.09 | RD1-score17=6 | RD1-seed18=31 | RD1-team18=NED Michael van Gerwen 97.12 | RD1-score18=0 | RD1-seed19=15 | RD1-team19=ENG Colin Osborne 85.56 | RD1-score19=2 | RD1-seed20=18 | RD1-team20=ENG Kevin Painter 90.23 | RD1-score20=6 | RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=ENG Phil Taylor 97.59 | RD1-score21=6 | RD1-seed22=26 | RD1-team22=ENG Terry Jenkins 100.64 | RD1-score22=4 | RD1-seed23=10 | RD1-team23=ENG Mervyn King 97.61 | RD1-score23=6 | RD1-seed24=23 | RD1-team24=ENG Colin Lloyd 93.42 | RD1-score24=4 | RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25=ENG Ronnie Baxter 92.18 | RD1-score25=3 | RD1-seed26=27 | RD1-team26= | RD1-score26=6 | RD1-seed27=11 | RD1-team27=ENG Jamie Caven 95.26 | RD1-score27=2 | RD1-seed28=22 | RD1-team28=ENG Scott Rand 99.00 | RD1-score28=6 | RD1-seed29=3 | RD1-team29=AUS Paul Nicholson 95.21 | RD1-score29=5 | RD1-seed30=30 | RD1-team30=ENG Steve Brown 94.93 | RD1-score30=6 | RD1-seed31=14 | RD1-team31=ENG James Wade 92.43 | RD1-score31=6 | RD1-seed32=19 | RD1-team32=ENG Andy Smith 94.28 | RD1-score32=4 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Justin Pipe 92.15 | RD2-score01=7 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=WAL Mark Webster 93.28 | RD2-score02=8 | RD2-seed03=25 | RD2-team03=NED Co Stompé 90.10 | RD2-score03=2 | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-team04=ENG Dave Chisnall 93.61 | RD2-score04=8 | RD2-seed05=28 | RD2-team05=ENG Wayne Jones 83.32 | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06=12 | RD2-team06=ENG Mark Walsh 91.39 | RD2-score06=8 | RD2-seed07=4 | RD2-team07=ENG Wes Newton 97.91 | RD2-score07=8 | RD2-seed08=13 | RD2-team08=SCO Peter Wright 99.82 | RD2-score08=6 | RD2-seed09=2 | RD2-team09=SCO Gary Anderson 86.50 | RD2-score09=4 | RD2-seed10=18 | RD2-team10=ENG Kevin Painter 91.56 | RD2-score10=8 | RD2-seed11=7 | RD2-team11=ENG Phil Taylor 94.93 | RD2-score11= 5 | RD2-seed12=10 | RD2-team12=ENG Mervyn King 95.23 | RD2-score12= 8 | RD2-seed13=27 | RD2-team13= | RD2-score13= 6 | RD2-seed14=22 | RD2-team14=ENG Scott Rand 98.85 | RD2-score14= 8 | RD2-seed15=30 | RD2-team15=ENG Steve Brown 87.47 | RD2-score15=6 | RD2-seed16=14 | RD2-team16=ENG James Wade 88.37 | RD2-score16=8 | RD3-seed01=16 | RD3-team01=WAL Mark Webster 92.27 | RD3-score01=9 | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-team02=ENG Dave Chisnall 90.37 | RD3-score02=8 | RD3-seed03=12 | RD3-team03=ENG Mark Walsh 91.22 | RD3-score03=5 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=ENG Wes Newton 91.18 | RD3-score04=9 | RD3-seed05=18 | RD3-team05=ENG Kevin Painter 91.02 | RD3-score05=9 | RD3-seed06= 10 | RD3-team06=ENG Mervyn King 87.42 | RD3-score06=7 | RD3-seed07=22 | RD3-team07=ENG Scott Rand 99.12 | RD3-score07=9 | RD3-seed08=14 | RD3-team08=ENG James Wade 94.77 | RD3-score08=5 | RD4-seed01=16 | RD4-team01=WAL Mark Webster 93.58 | RD4-score01=10 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=ENG Wes Newton 95.54 | RD4-score02=7 | RD4-seed03=18 | RD4-team03=ENG Kevin Painter 97.85 | RD4-score03=10 | RD4-seed04=22 | RD4-team04=ENG Scott Rand 95.06 | RD4-score04=9 | RD5-seed01=16 | RD5-team01=WAL Mark Webster 93.31 | RD5-score01=9 | RD5-seed02=18 | RD5-team02=ENG Kevin Painter 96.28 | RD5-score02=13
Statistics
| Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Kevin Painter | Winner | 5 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | 130 | 93.39 |
| WAL Mark Webster | Runner-up | 5 | 100 | 92.66 | ||||||
| ENG Scott Rand | Semi-finals | 4 | 170 | 98.01 | ||||||
| ENG Wes Newton | Semi-finals | 4 | 170 | 96.10 | ||||||
| ENG Mark Walsh | Quarter-finals | 3 | 121 | 92.00 | ||||||
| ENG James Wade | Quarter-finals | 3 | 142 | 91.86 | ||||||
| ENG Dave Chisnall | Quarter-finals | 3 | 108 | 93.55 | ||||||
| ENG Mervyn King | Quarter-finals | 3 | 170 | 93.42 | ||||||
| SCO Peter Wright | Second round | 2 | 130 | 101.54 | ||||||
| NED Raymond van Barneveld | Second round | 2 | 112 | 100.24 | ||||||
| SCO Gary Anderson | Second round | 2 | 161 | 96.30 | ||||||
| ENG Phil Taylor | Second round | 2 | 83 | 96.26 | ||||||
| ENG Justin Pipe | Second round | 2 | 136 | 93.25 | ||||||
| ENG Wayne Jones | Second round | 2 | 121 | 91.21 | ||||||
| ENG Steve Brown | Second round | 2 | 92 | 91.20 | ||||||
| NED Co Stompé | Second round | 2 | 170 | 92.65 | ||||||
| ENG Alan Tabern | First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 90.77 |
| ENG Colin Lloyd | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 170 | 93.42 |
| ENG Steve Beaton | First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 89.68 |
| ENG Mark Hylton | First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 89.40 |
| CAN John Part | First round | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87.52 |
| NED Vincent van der Voort | First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 86.89 |
| ENG Colin Osborne | First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 86.56 |
| ENG Terry Jenkins | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 100.64 |
| NED Michael van Gerwen | First round | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 97.12 |
| ENG Denis Ovens | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 120 | 96.56 |
| WAL Richie Burnett | First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 92.59 |
| ENG Ronnie Baxter | First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 92.18 |
| ENG Jamie Caven | First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 95.26 |
| AUS Paul Nicholson | First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 101 | 95.21 |
| ENG Andy Smith | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 94.28 |
| SCO 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. The tournament was also broadcast in Australia for the first time with Fox Sports showing it. In the Netherlands, the tournament was broadcast on TV (highlights) and internet (livestream) by RTL7.
References
References
- (17 November 2011). "Fresh Support From Cash Converters". PDC.
- (15 June 2011). "Players Championship Finals Date Set". PDC.
- (29 November 2011). "Pipe's Top Seed In Doncaster". PDC.
- "Averages". Darts Database.
- (9 December 2011). "Cash Converters Players Championship Night One". PDC.
- (10 December 2011). "Cash Converters Players Championship Night Two". PDC.
- (10 December 2011). "Cash Converters Players Championship Night Three". PDC.
- (11 December 2011). "Cash Converters Players Championship Quarter-finals". PDC.
- (11 December 2011). "Cash Converters Players Championship Semi-finals". PDC.
- (11 December 2011). "Painter's Masterpiece!". PDC.
- "2011 Players Championship Finals Stats". Darts Database.
- (13 September 2011). "ITV4 To Show Players Championship Finals". PDC.
- (8 December 2011). "Aussie Coverage For Players Champ". PDC.
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