# 2011 in darts

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

## PDC
### 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
### 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