2011 in darts

This article documents all the events in the sport of darts over the course of 2011.

PDC

Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship

	Score
Quarter-Finals (best of 9 sets, 5 legs)
Phil Taylor	2–5	Mark Webster
Adrian Lewis	5–2	Vincent van der Voort
Wes Newton	4–5	Terry Jenkins
Gary Anderson	5–1	Raymond van Barneveld
Semi-Finals (best of 11 sets, 5 legs)
Mark Webster	4–6	Adrian Lewis
Terry Jenkins	2–6	Gary Anderson
Final (best of 13 sets, 5 legs)
Adrian Lewis	7–5	Gary Anderson

Players Championship Finals (1)

	Score
Quarter-Finals (best of 17 legs)
Mervyn King	9–7	Terry Jenkins
Wes Newton	3–9	Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson	9–5	Andy Smith
Steve Farmer	9–5	Colin Lloyd
Semi-Finals (best of 19 legs)
Mervyn King	8–10	Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson	10–7	Steve Farmer
Final (best of 25 legs)
Phil Taylor	13–12	Gary Anderson

RTL7 International Masters

	Score
Quarter-Finals (best of 15 legs)
Co Stompé	6–8	Vincent van der Voort
Raymond van Barneveld	8–3	Roland Scholten
Phil Taylor	8–3	James Wade
Gary Anderson	8–5	Adrian Lewis
Semi-Finals (best of 15 legs)
Vincent van der Voort	2–8	Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor	8–4	Gary Anderson
Final (best of 15 legs)
Raymond van Barneveld	3–8	Phil Taylor

Premier League

	Score
Semi finals
Phil Taylor	3–8	Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld	6–8	Gary Anderson
Final
Adrian Lewis	4–10	Gary Anderson

UK Open

	Score
Quarter-Finals (best of 19 legs)
Denis Ovens	10–6	Mark Hylton
Mark Webster	10–7	Robert Thornton
Wes Newton	10–8	Dave Chisnall
James Wade	10–7	Paul Nicholson
Semi-Finals (best of 19 legs)
James Wade	10–9	Mark Webster
Wes Newton	10–6	Denis Ovens
Final (best of 21 legs)
James Wade	11–8	Wes Newton

World Matchplay

	Score
Quarter-Finals (best of 31 legs)
Phil Taylor	16–5	Wes Newton
Simon Whitlock	15–17	Andy Hamilton
Adrian Lewis	16–12	Mark Webster
Raymond van Barneveld	11–16	James Wade
Semi-Finals (best of 33 legs)
Phil Taylor	17–9	Andy Hamilton
Adrian Lewis	10–17	James Wade
Final (best of 35 legs)
Phil Taylor	18–8	James Wade

European Championship

	Score
Quarter-Finals (best of 19 legs)
Phil Taylor	10–7	Paul Nicholson
Simon Whitlock	10–6	Peter Wright
Adrian Lewis	10–8	Kim Huybrechts
Raymond van Barneveld	10–8	James Wade
Semi-Finals (best of 21 legs)
Phil Taylor	11–4	Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis	11–10	Raymond van Barneveld
Final (best of 21 legs)
Phil Taylor	11–8	Adrian Lewis

World Grand Prix

	Score
Quarter-Finals (best of 7 sets)
Phil Taylor	4–0	Mark Webster
Mark Hylton	1–4	Richie Burnett
Brendan Dolan	4–1	John Henderson
Andy Smith	2–4	James Wade
Semi-Finals (best of 9 sets)
Phil Taylor	5–2	Richie Burnett
Brendan Dolan	5–3	James Wade
Final (best of 11 sets)
Phil Taylor	6–3	Brendan Dolan

Grand Slam of Darts

	Score
Quarter-Finals (best of 31 legs)
Ted Hankey	14–16	Mark Walsh
Gary Anderson	16–12	Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor	16–7	Paul Nicholson
Mark Webster	5–16	Adrian Lewis
Semi-Finals (best of 31 legs)
Mark Walsh	11–16	Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor	16–9	Adrian Lewis
Final (best of 31 legs)
Gary Anderson	4–16	Phil Taylor

Players Championship Finals (2)

	Score
Quarter-Finals (best of 17 legs)
Mark Webster	9–8	Dave Chisnall
Mark Walsh	5–9	Wes Newton
Kevin Painter	9–7	Mervyn King
Scott Rand	9–5	James Wade
Semi-Finals (best of 19 legs)
Mark Webster	10–7	Wes Newton
Kevin Painter	10–9	Scott Rand
Final (best of 25 legs)
Mark Webster	9–13	Kevin Painter

PDC Pro Tour

(All matches – best of 11 legs)

Players Championships

Halle, January 29: Mervyn King 6–2 Vincent van der Voort
Halle, January 30: Ronnie Baxter 6–4 Antonio Alcinas
Derby, February 19: Jamie Caven 6–2 Adrian Lewis
Derby, February 20: John Part 6–0 Mark Walsh
Crawley, March 26: Paul Nicholson 6–4 Adrian Lewis
Crawley, March 27: Wes Newton 6–4 Paul Nicholson
Vienna, May 14: John Part 6–0 Denis Ovens
Vienna, May 15: Vincent van der Voort 6–5 Phil Taylor
Crawley, May 21: Gary Anderson 6–3 Terry Jenkins
Crawley, May 22: Paul Nicholson 6–3 Terry Jenkins
Barnsley, June 11: Paul Nicholson 6–4 Steve Brown
Barnsley, June 12: Andy Smith 6–2 Dave Chisnall
Nuland, June 18: Gary Anderson 6–5 Wes Newton
Nuland, June 19: Gary Anderson 6–3 Andy Smith
Ontario, August 27: John Part 6–4 Wes Newton
Ontario, August 28: Ronnie Baxter 6–2 Kevin Painter

UK Open Regional Finals

Qualifier 1 (Barnsley, February 26): Steve Brown 6–3 Ian White
Qualifier 2 (Barnsley, February 27): Michael Smith 6–5 Dave Chisnall
Qualifier 3 (Wigan, March 12): Adrian Lewis 6–4 Robert Thornton
Qualifier 4 (Wigan, March 13): Vincent van der Voort 6–4 Raymond van Barneveld
Qualifier 5 (Barnsley, April 16): Gary Anderson 6–4 Phil Taylor
Qualifier 6 (Barnsley, April 17): Phil Taylor 6–1 Joe Cullen
Qualifier 7 (Wigan, April 30): Gary Anderson 6–2 Phil Taylor
Qualifier 8 (Wigan, May 1): Phil Taylor 6–3 Colin Osborne

BDO/WDF

Lakeside World Darts Championship

	Score
Quarter-Finals (best of 9 sets, 5 legs)
Martin Adams	5–1	Ross Smith
Gary Robson	4–5	Martin Phillips
Jan Dekker	5–4	Garry Thompson
Dean Winstanley	5–1	Stephen Bunting
Semi-Finals (best of 11 sets, 5 legs)
Martin Adams	6–4	Martin Phillips
Jan Dekker	2–6	Dean Winstanley
Final (best of 13 sets, 5 legs)
Martin Adams	7–5	Dean Winstanley

WDF Category 1 Events

Dutch Open at NH Hotel/Congress centre, Veldhoven, February 6

Quarter-Finals (Losers €500, Best of 7 legs) Dean Winstanley 4–2 Geert de Vos, Tony O'Shea 4–1 Braulio Roncero, John Walton 4–1 Benito van de Pas, Martin Adams 4–1 Stefan Gerritsen

Semi-Finals (Losers €1,250, Best of 3 sets, 5 legs per set) Dean Winstanley 2–0 Tony O'Shea, Martin Adams 2–1 John Walton

Final (Winner €4,500 Runner-up €2,250, Best of 5 sets, 5 legs per set) Martin Adams 3–2 Dean Winstanley

Scottish Open at Normandy Cosmopolitan Hotel, Renfrew, February 20

Quarter-Finals (Losers £125, Best of 5 legs) Clive Barden 3–2 Willy van de Wiel; Peter Mitchell 3–2 Steve Douglas; Gary Robson 3–1 Carl Beattie; Robbie Green 3–0 Jerry Hendriks

Semi-Finals (Losers £400, Best of 7 legs) Clive Barden 4–3 Peter Mitchell; Robbie Green 4–2 Gary Robson

Final (Winner £2,250 Runner-up £1,000, Best of 9 legs) Robbie Green 5–4 Clive Barden

German Open in Bochum, April 16. Matches played in sets, three legs per set.

Quarter-Finals (Losers €300) Garry Thompson 2–0 John Walton; Tony O'Shea 2–0 Gary Robson; Benito van de Pas 2–0 Ted Hankey; Jan Dekker 2–0 Geert de Vos

Semi-Finals (Losers €600) Tony O'Shea 2–0 Garry Thompson; Benito van de Pas 2–0 Jan Dekker

Final (Winner €2,400 Runner-up €1,200) Benito van de Pas 3–2 Tony O'Shea

WDF Category 2 Events

German Gold Cup, January 29 (Winner €800, Runner-up €400) Thomas Junghans beat Swen Seifert
Isle of Man Open, March 13 (Winner £5,000, Runner-up £1,000) Ted Hankey 4–1 Ron Meulenkamp
Mariflex Open, March 20 (Winner €2,500, Runner-up €1,000) Jan Dekker 3–1 Tony West
Virginia Beach Dart Classic, March 27 (Winner $1,200, Runner-up $600) Tom Sawyer beat Ryan van der Weit
Antwerp Open, April 24 (Winner €2,300, Runner-up €1,000) Tony West 3–1 Frans Harmsen
Dortmund Open, May 14 (Winner €1,000, Runner-up €450) Jean Marie Rubais beat Salmon Renyaan
BDO International Open, June 11 (Winner £3,000, Runner-up £800) Wesley Harms 4–2 Stephen Bunting
Canadian Open, June 18 (Winner C$1,000, Runner-up C$500) Dave Cameron 5–1 Bruce Davey
New Zealand Masters, June 19 (Winner C$1,000, Runner-up C$500) Craig Caldwell 6–5 Koha Kokiri
England Open, June 26 (Winner £5,000, Runner-up £2,000) Gary Robson 6–2 Ted Hankey
England Masters, July 17 (Winner £2,000, Runner-up £800) John Walton 5–3 Ross Montgomery
British Classic, July 23 (Winner £3,000, Runner-up £1,000) Dean Winstanley 2–0 Garry Thompson
Pacific Masters, July 23 (Winner A$1,100, Runner-up A$600) Damon Heta 6–4 Andrew Townes
Japan Open, July 24 (Winner ¥250,000, Runner-up ¥150,000) Hiroaki Shimizu beat Katsuya Aiba
Belgium Open, August 7 (Winner €2,300, Runner-up €1,000) Ross Montgomery 3–0 Ron Meulenkamp
New Zealand Open, August 10 (Winner NZ$1,500, Runner-up NZ$700) Greg Moss 4–2 Jonathan Silcock