2011 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 8–11 December 2011 | ||
Venue | Doncaster Dome | ||
Location | Doncaster | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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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 the first Players Championship Final to be held before the PDC World Championship.[2]
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
[edit]Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £250,000) | |
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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
[edit]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]
Justin Pipe (second round)
Gary Anderson (second round)
Paul Nicholson (first round)
Wes Newton (semi-finals)
John Part (first round)
Ronnie Baxter (first round)
Phil Taylor (second round)
Vincent van der Voort (first round)
Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
Mervyn King (quarter-finals)
Jamie Caven (first round)
Mark Walsh (quarter-finals)
Peter Wright (second round)
James Wade (quarter-finals)
Colin Osborne (first round)
Mark Webster (runner-up)
Steve Beaton (first round)
Kevin Painter (champion)
Andy Smith (first round)
Denis Ovens (first round)
Mark Hylton (first round)
Scott Rand (semi-finals)
Colin Lloyd (first round)
Alan Tabern (first round)
Co Stompé (second round)
Terry Jenkins (first round)
Raymond van Barneveld (second round)
Wayne Jones (second round)
Richie Burnett (first round)
Steve Brown (second round)
Michael van Gerwen (first round)
John Henderson (first round)
Draw
[edit]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] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Statistics
[edit]Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average[11] |
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Winner | 5 | 46 | 31 | 16 | 105 | 48 | 16 | 130 | 93.39 |
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Runner-up | 5 | 42 | 37 | 17 | 104 | 54 | 14 | 100 | 92.66 |
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Semi-finals | 4 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 77 | 35 | 13 | 170 | 98.01 |
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Semi-finals | 4 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 170 | 96.10 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 121 | 92.00 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 55 | 26 | 6 | 142 | 91.86 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 108 | 93.55 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 50 | 31 | 10 | 170 | 93.42 |
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Second round | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 130 | 101.54 |
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Second round | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 112 | 100.24 |
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Second round | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 161 | 96.30 |
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Second round | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 83 | 96.26 |
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Second round | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 136 | 93.25 |
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Second round | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 121 | 91.21 |
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Second round | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 92 | 91.20 |
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Second round | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 170 | 92.65 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 90.77 |
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First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 170 | 93.42 |
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First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 89.68 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 89.40 |
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First round | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87.52 |
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First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 86.89 |
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First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 86.56 |
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First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 100.64 |
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First round | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 97.12 |
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First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 120 | 96.56 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 92.59 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 92.18 |
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First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 95.26 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 101 | 95.21 |
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First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 94.28 |
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First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 72.74 |
Television coverage
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Fresh Support From Cash Converters". PDC. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Players Championship Finals Date Set". PDC. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Pipe's Top Seed In Doncaster". PDC. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Cash Converters Players Championship Night One". PDC. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Cash Converters Players Championship Night Two". PDC. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Cash Converters Players Championship Night Three". PDC. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Cash Converters Players Championship Quarter-finals". PDC. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Cash Converters Players Championship Semi-finals". PDC. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Painter's Masterpiece!". PDC. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012.
- ^ "2011 Players Championship Finals Stats". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "ITV4 To Show Players Championship Finals". PDC. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Aussie Coverage For Players Champ". PDC. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.