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2011 World Matchplay

FieldValue
tournament_name2011 Skybet World Matchplay
dates16–24 July 2011
venueWinter Gardens
locationBlackpool, England
organisationProfessional Darts Corporation (PDC)
formatLegs
Final – best of 35
prize_fund£400,000
winners_share£100,000
nine_dartJohn Part
high_checkout
winnerPhil Taylor
prev2010
next2012

Final – best of 35 The 2011 Skybet World Matchplay was the 18th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place from 16–24 July 2011. It was sponsored by Skybet (who had previously sponsored the UK Open and the World Grand Prix) who took over from Stan James after 10 years.

Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, defeating James Wade 18–8 in the final to win his twelfth World Matchplay crown and his fourth in successive years.

In the quarter-final, Andy Hamilton produced a remarkable comeback. Trailing 8–15 to Simon Whitlock and only one leg from defeat, Hamilton won nine consecutive legs to advance to the semi-finals.

John Part recorded his first and only televised nine-dart finish, and the third in Matchplay history, in his first-round defeat to Mark Webster.

The 2011 World Matchplay is notable for being the last darts tournament on Sky Sports where long-time commentator, Sid Waddell, commentated full-time. He was diagnosed with bowel cancer in September 2011, underwent treatment, and made a brief return to the commentary box during the 2012 Premier League Darts. Waddell died from the bowel cancer on the 11 August 2012, the day after his 72nd birthday.

Prize money

For the third consecutive World Matchplay, the prize fund was £400,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £400,000)
Winner(1)
Runner-Up(1)
Semi-finalists(2)
Quarter-finalists(4)
Second round(8)
First round(16)
Nine-dart finish(1)

Qualification

The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified automatically and were also seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the Players Championships Order of Merit.

These were the participants:

PDC Top 16

  1. ENG Phil Taylor (winner)
  2. ENG Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
  3. ENG James Wade (runner-up)
  4. SCO Gary Anderson (first round)
  5. AUS Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
  6. NED Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
  7. ENG Terry Jenkins (first round)
  8. ENG Wes Newton (quarter-finals)
  9. ENG Mervyn King (first round)
  10. WAL Mark Webster (quarter-finals)
  11. AUS Paul Nicholson (second round)
  12. ENG Ronnie Baxter (first round)
  13. ENG Colin Lloyd (first round)
  14. ENG Mark Walsh (second round)
  15. NED Vincent van der Voort (second round)
  16. ENG Wayne Jones (second round)

PDPA Players Championship qualifiers

  1. CAN John Part (first round)
  2. ENG Andy Smith (first round)
  3. ENG Jamie Caven (first round)
  4. ENG Justin Pipe (second round)
  5. ENG Dave Chisnall (first round)
  6. SCO Peter Wright (first round)
  7. ENG Alan Tabern (first round)
  8. ENG Mark Hylton (first round)
  9. ENG Steve Brown (first round)
  10. ENG Denis Ovens (second round)
  11. SCO John Henderson (second round)
  12. ENG Kevin Painter (first round)
  13. ENG Scott Rand (first round)
  14. ENG Colin Osborne (first round)
  15. ENG Steve Beaton (second round)
  16. ENG Andy Hamilton (semi-finals)

Draw

16–19 July 20–21 July 22 July 23 July 24 July | team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 101.66 | RD1-score01=10 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=ENG Mark Hylton 99.56 | RD1-score02=8 | RD1-seed03=16 | RD1-team03=ENG Wayne Jones 90.83 | RD1-score03=10 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ENG Scott Rand 88.99 | RD1-score04=6 | RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=ENG Wes Newton 90.80 | RD1-score05=10 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=ENG Andy Smith 84.12 | RD1-score06=2 | RD1-seed07=9 | RD1-team07=ENG Mervyn King 84.22 | RD1-score07=6 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=ENG Justin Pipe 93.46 | RD1-score08=10 | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=AUS Simon Whitlock 93.91 | RD1-score09=10 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=SCO Peter Wright 92.28 | RD1-score10=7 | RD1-seed11=12 | RD1-team11=ENG Ronnie Baxter 84.88 | RD1-score11=8 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ENG Denis Ovens 87.59 | RD1-score12=10 | RD1-seed13=4 | RD1-team13=SCO Gary Anderson 98.04 | RD1-score13=6 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ENG Andy Hamilton 95.97 | RD1-score14=10 | RD1-seed15=13 | RD1-team15=ENG Colin Lloyd 84.92 | RD1-score15=7 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=SCO John Henderson 91.11 | RD1-score16=10 | RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=ENG Adrian Lewis 98.07 | RD1-score17=14 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=ENG Kevin Painter 92.91 | RD1-score18=12 | RD1-seed19=15 | RD1-team19=NED Vincent van der Voort 86.45 | RD1-score19=10 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=ENG Alan Tabern 87.38 | RD1-score20=7 | RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=ENG Terry Jenkins 86.10 | RD1-score21=3 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=ENG Steve Beaton 100.97 | RD1-score22=10 | RD1-seed23=10 | RD1-team23=WAL Mark Webster 88.95 | RD1-score23=10 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=CAN John Part 90.75 | RD1-score24=8 | RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25= | RD1-score25=10 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=ENG Steve Brown 91.02 | RD1-score26=3 | RD1-seed27=11 | RD1-team27=AUS Paul Nicholson 95.89 | RD1-score27=12 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=ENG Colin Osborne 95.86 | RD1-score28=10 | RD1-seed29=3 | RD1-team29=ENG James Wade 87.38 | RD1-score29=10 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=ENG Jamie Caven 82.00 | RD1-score30=0 | RD1-seed31=14 | RD1-team31=ENG Mark Walsh 94.44 | RD1-score31=10 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=ENG Dave Chisnall 93.73 | RD1-score32=3 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 108.01 | RD2-score01=13 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=ENG Wayne Jones 97.89 | RD2-score02=7 | RD2-seed03=8 | RD2-team03=ENG Wes Newton 99.41 | RD2-score03=13 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=ENG Justin Pipe 96.24 | RD2-score04=8 | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=AUS Simon Whitlock 96.93 | RD2-score05=13 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ENG Denis Ovens 88.06 | RD2-score06=1 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ENG Andy Hamilton 90.45 | RD2-score07=13 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=SCO John Henderson 86.11 | RD2-score08=11 | RD2-seed09=2 | RD2-team09=ENG Adrian Lewis 100.30 | RD2-score09=13 | RD2-seed10=15 | RD2-team10=NED Vincent van der Voort 93.00 | RD2-score10=5 | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=ENG Steve Beaton 90.40 | RD2-score11=7 | RD2-seed12=10 | RD2-team12=WAL Mark Webster 93.70 | RD2-score12=13 | RD2-seed13=6 | RD2-team13= | RD2-score13=13 | RD2-seed14=11 | RD2-team14=AUS Paul Nicholson 92.35 | RD2-score14=9 | RD2-seed15=3 | RD2-team15=ENG James Wade 98.08 | RD2-score15=13 | RD2-seed16=14 | RD2-team16=ENG Mark Walsh 95.41 | RD2-score16=11 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 108.39 | RD3-score01=16 | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-team02=ENG Wes Newton 95.80 | RD3-score02=5 | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=AUS Simon Whitlock 96.14 | RD3-score03= 15 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=ENG Andy Hamilton 96.49 | RD3-score04= 17 | RD3-seed05=2 | RD3-team05=ENG Adrian Lewis 94.76 | RD3-score05=16 | RD3-seed06=10 | RD3-team06=WAL Mark Webster 92.05 | RD3-score06=12 | RD3-seed07=6 | RD3-team07= | RD3-score07=11 | RD3-seed08=3 | RD3-team08=ENG James Wade 94.50 | RD3-score08=16 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 105.59 | RD4-score01=17 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02= ENG Andy Hamilton 99.43 | RD4-score02=9 | RD4-seed03=2 | RD4-team03=ENG Adrian Lewis 91.54 | RD4-score03=10 | RD4-seed04=3 | RD4-team04=ENG James Wade 95.37 | RD4-score04=17 | RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 103.84 | RD5-score01=18 | RD5-seed02=3 | RD5-team02=ENG James Wade 98.84 | RD5-score02=8

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Statistics

PlayerEliminatedPlayedLegs WonLegs LostLWAT100+140+180sHigh checkout3-dart average
ENG Phil TaylorWinner57437301648022150105.49
ENG Adrian LewisSemi-finals4534619118662817096.16
ENG James WadeFinal5645023162912317094.83
SCO Gary AndersonFirst round161012771010498.04
NED Raymond van BarneveldQuarter-finals334281379481612695.46
AUS Simon WhitlockQuarter-finals338251266481515495.66
ENG Terry JenkinsFirst round13102176311890.06
ENG Wes NewtonQuarter-finals328261262431217095.33
ENG Mervyn KingFirst round161031710112084.33
WAL Mark WebsterQuarter-finals33531139636715891.56
AUS Paul NicholsonSecond round22123855241216494.12
ENG Ronnie BaxterFirst round181031710314684.88
ENG Colin LloydFirst round17103258312884.92
ENG Mark WalshSecond round22116546221212194.92
NED Vincent van der VoortSecond round215206442169089.72
ENG Wayne JonesSecond round2171964332916194.36
CAN John Part*First round18103278514190.75
ENG Andy SmithFirst round12100205112184.12
ENG Jamie CavenFirst round101001241—82.00
ENG Justin PipeSecond round2181984628911694.84
ENG Dave ChisnallFirst round13101149512193.73
SCO Peter WrightFirst round17102278612392.28
ENG Alan TabernFirst round1710431938187.38
ENG Mark HyltonFirst round181021815711999.57
ENG Steve BrownFirst round13100188412191.02
ENG Denis OvensSecond round2112144520513287.82
SCO John HendersonSecond round22120746301112088.61
ENG Kevin PainterFirst round1121453915510292.91
ENG Scott RandFirst round16102171036988.99
ENG Colin OsborneFirst round1101232911512695.86
ENG Steve BeatonSecond round2171684924314095.68
ENG Andy HamiltonSemi-finals4494913111602514795.58

Broadcasters

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the tournament was broadcast by Sky Sports for the 18th consecutive time.

In the Netherlands, RTL7 broadcast the tournament for the very first time through an internet livestream, and in highlights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on television.

The tournament was broadcast in Australia for the first time with Fox Sports.

References

References

  1. (June 20, 2011). "Sky Bet Mobile Back World Matchplay". PDC.
  2. (22 July 2011). "Andy Hamilton stunned by comeback at World Matchplay". BBC.
  3. (July 16, 2011). "StanJames.com World Matchplay Day One". PDC.
  4. (July 17, 2011). "StanJames.com World Matchplay Day Two". PDC.
  5. (July 18, 2011). "StanJames.com World Matchplay Day Three". PDC.
  6. (July 19, 2011). "StanJames.com World Matchplay Day Four". PDC.
  7. (July 20, 2011). "Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay - Night Five". PDC.
  8. (July 22, 2011). "Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay - Night Six". PDC.
  9. (July 22, 2011). "Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay Quarter-finals". PDC.
  10. (July 23, 2011). "Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay Semi-finals". PDC.
  11. (July 24, 2011). "Sky Bet Mobile Back World Matchplay". PDC.
  12. (June 16, 2011). "World Matchplay Live In Australia!". PDC.
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