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2011 World Matchplay

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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.[1]

2011 Skybet World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates16–24 July 2011
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
Nine-dart finishCanada John Part
High checkout170 England Adrian Lewis
170 England Wes Newton
170 England James Wade
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2010 2012»

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.[2]

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

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

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £400,000)
Winner (1) £100,000
Runner-Up (1) £50,000
Semi-finalists (2) £25,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £15,000
Second round (8) £7,500
First round (16) £5,000
Nine-dart finish (1) £10,000

Qualification

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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:

Draw

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First round (best of 19 legs)
16–19 July[3][4][5][6] 		Second round (best of 25 legs)
20–21 July[7][8] 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
22 July[9] 		Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
23 July[10] 		Final (best of 35 legs)
24 July[11]
               
1   Phil Taylor 101.66 10
  Mark Hylton 99.56 8
1   Phil Taylor 108.01 13
16   Wayne Jones 97.89 7
16   Wayne Jones 90.83 10
  Scott Rand 88.99 6
1   Phil Taylor 108.39 16
8   Wes Newton 95.80 5
8   Wes Newton 90.80 10
  Andy Smith 84.12 2
8   Wes Newton 99.41 13
  Justin Pipe 96.24 8
9   Mervyn King 84.22 6
  Justin Pipe 93.46 10
1   Phil Taylor 105.59 17
  Andy Hamilton 99.43 9
5   Simon Whitlock 93.91 10
  Peter Wright 92.28 7
5   Simon Whitlock 96.93 13
  Denis Ovens 88.06 1
12   Ronnie Baxter 84.88 8
  Denis Ovens 87.59 10
5   Simon Whitlock 96.14 15
  Andy Hamilton 96.49 17
4   Gary Anderson 98.04 6
  Andy Hamilton 95.97 10
    Andy Hamilton 90.45 13
  John Henderson 86.11 11
13   Colin Lloyd 84.92 7
  John Henderson 91.11 10
1   Phil Taylor 103.84 18
3   James Wade 98.84 8
2   Adrian Lewis 98.07 14
  Kevin Painter 92.91 12
2   Adrian Lewis 100.30 13
15   Vincent van der Voort 93.00 5
15   Vincent van der Voort 86.45 10
  Alan Tabern 87.38 7
2   Adrian Lewis 94.76 16
10   Mark Webster 92.05 12
7   Terry Jenkins 86.10 3
  Steve Beaton 100.97 10
  Steve Beaton 90.40 7
10   Mark Webster 93.70 13
10   Mark Webster 88.95 10
  John Part 90.75 8
2   Adrian Lewis 91.54 10
3   James Wade 95.37 17
6   Raymond van Barneveld 95.56 10
  Steve Brown 91.02 3
6   Raymond van Barneveld 95.67 13
11   Paul Nicholson 92.35 9
11   Paul Nicholson 95.89 12
  Colin Osborne 95.86 10
6   Raymond van Barneveld 95.17 11
3   James Wade 94.50 16
3   James Wade 87.38 10
  Jamie Caven 82.00 0
3   James Wade 98.08 13
14   Mark Walsh 95.41 11
14   Mark Walsh 94.44 10
  Dave Chisnall 93.73 3

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

Statistics

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Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average
  Phil Taylor Winner 5 74 37 30 164 80 22 150 105.49
  Adrian Lewis Semi-finals 4 53 46 19 118 66 28 170 96.16
  James Wade Final 5 64 50 23 162 91 23 170 94.83
  Gary Anderson First round 1 6 10 1 27 7 10 104 98.04
  Raymond van Barneveld Quarter-finals 3 34 28 13 79 48 16 126 95.46
  Simon Whitlock Quarter-finals 3 38 25 12 66 48 15 154 95.66
  Terry Jenkins First round 1 3 10 2 17 6 3 118 90.06
  Wes Newton Quarter-finals 3 28 26 12 62 43 12 170 95.33
  Mervyn King First round 1 6 10 3 17 10 1 120 84.33
  Mark Webster Quarter-finals 3 35 31 13 96 36 7 158 91.56
  Paul Nicholson Second round 2 21 23 8 55 24 12 164 94.12
  Ronnie Baxter First round 1 8 10 3 17 10 3 146 84.88
  Colin Lloyd First round 1 7 10 3 25 8 3 128 84.92
  Mark Walsh Second round 2 21 16 5 46 22 12 121 94.92
  Vincent van der Voort Second round 2 15 20 6 44 21 6 90 89.72
  Wayne Jones Second round 2 17 19 6 43 32 9 161 94.36
  John Part* First round 1 8 10 3 27 8 5 141 90.75
  Andy Smith First round 1 2 10 0 20 5 1 121 84.12
  Jamie Caven First round 1 0 10 0 12 4 1 — 82.00
  Justin Pipe Second round 2 18 19 8 46 28 9 116 94.84
  Dave Chisnall First round 1 3 10 1 14 9 5 121 93.73
  Peter Wright First round 1 7 10 2 27 8 6 123 92.28
  Alan Tabern First round 1 7 10 4 31 9 3 81 87.38
  Mark Hylton First round 1 8 10 2 18 15 7 119 99.57
  Steve Brown First round 1 3 10 0 18 8 4 121 91.02
  Denis Ovens Second round 2 11 21 4 45 20 5 132 87.82
  John Henderson Second round 2 21 20 7 46 30 11 120 88.61
  Kevin Painter First round 1 12 14 5 39 15 5 102 92.91
  Scott Rand First round 1 6 10 2 17 10 3 69 88.99
  Colin Osborne First round 1 10 12 3 29 11 5 126 95.86
  Steve Beaton Second round 2 17 16 8 49 24 3 140 95.68
  Andy Hamilton Semi-finals 4 49 49 13 111 60 25 147 95.58

Broadcasters

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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.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Sky Bet Mobile Back World Matchplay". PDC. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Andy Hamilton stunned by comeback at World Matchplay". BBC. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "StanJames.com World Matchplay Day One". PDC. July 16, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "StanJames.com World Matchplay Day Two". PDC. July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  5. ^ "StanJames.com World Matchplay Day Three". PDC. July 18, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  6. ^ "StanJames.com World Matchplay Day Four". PDC. July 19, 2011. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  7. ^ "Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay - Night Five". PDC. July 20, 2011. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay - Night Six". PDC. July 22, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay Quarter-finals". PDC. July 22, 2011. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay Semi-finals". PDC. July 23, 2011. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  11. ^ "Sky Bet Mobile Back World Matchplay". PDC. July 24, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  12. ^ "World Matchplay Live In Australia!". PDC. June 16, 2011. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
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