World Grand Prix 2011 (Darts)

World Grand Prix 2011
Tournament status
Tournament type	Ranking tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Citywest Hotel , Dublin
Tournament dates
Defending champion	James Wade
Attendees	32
Opening game	October 3, 2011
Endgame	October 9, 2011
Prize money (total)	£ 350,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 100,000
winner	Phil Taylor
statistics
highest finish	170 points from Jamie Caven Brendan Dolan
Nine dart finish	Brendan Dolan
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The World Grand Prix was a major tournament in darts and was organized from October 3rd to 9th 2011 for the 14th time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The venue for the eleventh time was the Citywest Hotel in Dublin .

The defending champion was James Wade . The winner was Phil Taylor , who won the tournament for the tenth time.

format

The tournament was played in a knockout system . Game mode in the 1st round was a best of 3 sets . In the final a best of 11 sets . Each leg was played in 501 double-in-double-out mode.

Prize money

As in the previous year, a total of £ 350,000 in prize money was distributed. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:

Position (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	£ 100,000
finalist	(1)	£ 40,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£ 20,000
Quarter finalists	(4)	£ 12,500
Round of 16 players	(8th)	£ 7,500
1st round loser	(16)	£ 4,000
Nine dart finish	(1)	£ 5,000
		£ 350,000

qualification

The following players were qualified for the World Grand Prix 2011:

• The first 16 players of the Order of Merit , of which the first 8 were seeded
• The 14 first-placed players in the PDPA Players Championships Order of Merit who were not already eligible to participate via the Order of Merit
• The 2 best placed players in the PDPA Players Championships Order of Merit from Ireland and Northern Ireland who did not meet either of the above criteria and who had participated in at least four Players Championships tournaments

Results

	Round 1 3rd – 4th Oct. 2011 best of 3 sets					Round of 16 5-6 Oct. 2011 best of 5 sets					Quarterfinals Oct. 7, 2011 best of 7 sets					Semi-finals Oct. 8, 2011 best of 9 sets					Finale October 9, 2011 best of 11 sets
	1	Phil Taylor 102.26	2
		Peter Wright May 93	1
						1	Phil Taylor 92.87	3
							Paul Nicholson 89.64	0
		Ronnie Baxter 87.91	0
		Paul Nicholson 91.72	2
											1	Phil Taylor 08/10	4th
											8th	Mark Webster 88.98	0
	8th	Mark Webster 90.90	2
		Andy Hamilton 79.89	1
						8th	Mark Webster 87.50	3
							Alan Tabern 76.43	1
		Dave Chisnall 88.87	1
		Alan Tabern 77.27	2
																1	Phil Taylor 103.02	5
																	Richie Burnett 88.15	2
	5	Simon Whitlock 84.85	2
		Terry Jenkins 85.19	1
						5	Simon Whitlock 85.71	1
							Mark Hylton 85.61	3
		Mark Hylton 82.34	2
		Mark Walsh 3/79	1
												Mark Hylton 85.70	1
												Richie Burnett 85.98	4th
	4th	Gary Anderson 92.78	1
		Richie Burnett 84.75	2
							Richie Burnett 88.36	3
							Denis Ovens 81.17	1
		Jamie Caven 77.25	0
		Denis Ovens 82.42	2
																					1	Phil Taylor 90.29	6th
																						Brendan Dolan 84.68	3
	2	Adrian Lewis 86.30	1
		John Part 81.94	2
							John Part 84.77	1
							Brendan Dolan 87.12	3
		Brendan Dolan 90.11	2
		Wayne Jones 80.14	0
												Brendan Dolan 90.11	4th
												John Henderson 83.46	1
	7th	Wes Newton 89.77	2
		Colin Lloyd 80.45	1
						7th	Wes Newton 80.50	2
							John Henderson 77.59	3
		Justin Pipe 76.34	0
		John Henderson 81.44	2
																	Brendan Dolan 87.58	5 1
																3	James Wade 86.73	2
	6th	Raymond van Barneveld 87.04	2
		Mervyn King 85.59	0
						6th	Raymond van Barneveld 82.28	1
							Andy Smith 84.05	3
		William O'Connor 84.46	0
		Andy Smith 86.21	2
												Andy Smith 85.78	2
											3	James Wade 88.19	4th
	3	James Wade 2/75	2
		Steve Brown 76.77	0
						3	James Wade 88.62	3
							Vincent van der Voort 89.70	2
		Vincent van der Voort 86.42	2
		Kevin Painter 82.82	0

¹Dolan throws the first nine dart finish in tournament history.

transmission

The broadcasters Sport1 and Sport1 + broadcast the event in German-speaking countries . Sport1 + showed the tournament in full. The station can also be received in Austria via cable and satellite.

Internationally, all games were also transmitted directly to pdc.tv by the PDC.

Web links

• Report on darts1.de
• World Grand Prix 2011 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Grand Prix 2011 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
2. ↑ PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix Semi-Finals. (No longer available online.) In: pdc.tv. October 8, 2011, archived from the original on February 5, 2016 ; accessed on February 5, 2016 . 
3. ↑ 9-Dart Leg: Brendan Dolan's 9-Darter with Double Start and Bull Finish 2011. In: pubdarts3d.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016 .