2011 Players Championship Finals (2)

Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates	8–11 December
Venue	Doncaster Dome
Location	Doncaster
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£250,000
Winners share	£60,000
High checkout	170 Wes Newton (2x) 170 Colin Lloyd 170 Mervyn King 170 Scott Rand 170 Co Stompé
Champion(s)
Kevin Painter
«February 2011 2012»

The December 2011 Players Championship Finals (also known as the 2011 Cash Converters Players Championship for sponsorship purposes)^[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 were held at the Doncaster Dome. This was also be 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.

Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC Players Championship Order of Merit after the last Players Championship events, which was held in Wigan on November 27, 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]

1. Justin Pipe (Second round)
2. Gary Anderson (Second round)
3. Paul Nicholson (First round)
4. Wes Newton (Semi-finals)
5. John Part (First round)
6. Ronnie Baxter (First round)
7. Phil Taylor (Second round)
8. Vincent van der Voort (First round)
9. Dave Chisnall (Quarter-finals)
10. Mervyn King (Quarter-finals)
11. Jamie Caven (First round)
12. Mark Walsh (Quarter-finals)
13. Peter Wright (Second round)
14. James Wade (Quarter-finals)
15. Colin Osborne (First round)
16. Mark Webster (Runner-Up)
17. Steve Beaton (First round)
18. Kevin Painter (Champion)
19. Andy Smith (First round)
20. Denis Ovens (First round)
21. Mark Hylton (First round)
22. Scott Rand (Semi-finals)
23. Colin Lloyd (First round)
24. Alan Tabern (First round)
25. Co Stompé (Second round)
26. Terry Jenkins (First round)
27. Raymond van Barneveld (Second round)
28. Wayne Jones (Second round)
29. Richie Burnett (First round)
30. Steve Brown (Second round)
31. Michael van Gerwen (First round)
32. John Henderson (First round)

Prize money

Stage	Prize Money (Total-£250,000)
Winner	£60,000
Runner Up	£24,000
Semi Final	£15,000
Quarter Final	£10,000
Second Round	£6,000
First Round	£3,000

Draw

	First Round [4] [5][6]					Second Round[7]					Quarter-Finals[8]					Semi-Finals[9]					Final[10]
	1	Justin Pipe (94.35)	6
	32	John Henderson (72.74)	1
						1	Justin Pipe (92.15)	7
						16	Mark Webster (93.28)	8
	16	Mark Webster (90.84)	6
	17	Steve Beaton (89.68)	2
											16	Mark Webster(92.27)	9
											9	Dave Chisnall (90.37)	8
	8	Vincent van der Voort (86.89)	1
	25	Co Stompé (95.19)	6
						25	Co Stompé (90.10)	2
						9	Dave Chisnall (93.61)	8
	9	Dave Chisnall (96.68)	6
	24	Alan Tabern (90.77)	3
																16	Mark Webster (93.58)	10
																4	Wes Newton (95.54)	7
	5	John Part (87.52)	0
	28	Wayne Jones (99.10)	6
						28	Wayne Jones (83.32)	3
						12	Mark Walsh (91.39)	8
	12	Mark Walsh (93.40)	6
	21	Mark Hylton (89.40)	3
											12	Mark Walsh (91.22)	5
											4	Wes Newton (91.18)	9
	4	Wes Newton (99.78)	6
	29	Richie Burnett (92.59)	3
						4	Wes Newton (97.91)	8
						13	Peter Wright (99.82)	6
	13	Peter Wright (103.26)	6
	20	Denis Ovens (96.56)	4
																					16	Mark Webster (93.31)	9
																					18	Kevin Painter (96.28)	13
	2	Gary Anderson (106.09)	6
	31	Michael van Gerwen (97.12)	0
						2	Gary Anderson (86.50)	4
						18	Kevin Painter (91.56)	8
	15	Colin Osborne (85.56)	2
	18	Kevin Painter (90.23)	6
											18	Kevin Painter(91.02)	9
											10	Mervyn King (87.42)	7
	7	Phil Taylor (97.59)	6
	26	Terry Jenkins (100.64)	4
						7	Phil Taylor (94.93)	5
						10	Mervyn King (95.23)	8
	10	Mervyn King (97.61)	6
	23	Colin Lloyd (93.42)	4
																18	Kevin Painter(97.85)	10
																22	Scott Rand (95.06)	9
	6	Ronnie Baxter (92.18)	3
	27	Raymond van Barneveld (104.81)	6
						27	Raymond van Barneveld (95.67)	6
						22	Scott Rand (98.85)	8
	11	Jamie Caven (95.26)	2
	22	Scott Rand (99.00)	6
											22	Scott Rand (99.12)	9
											14	James Wade (94.77)	5
	3	Paul Nicholson (95.21)	5
	30	Steve Brown (94.93)	6
						30	Steve Brown (87.47)	6
						14	James Wade (88.37)	8
	14	James Wade (92.43)	6
	19	Andy Smith (94.28)	4

Statistics

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Player	Eliminated	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	LWAT	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average[11]
Kevin Painter	Winner	5	46	31	16	105	48	16	130	93.39
Mark Webster	Runner-up	5	42	37	17	104	54	14	100	92.66
Scott Rand	Semi-finals	4	32	23	8	77	35	13	170	98.01
Wes Newton	Semi-finals	4	30	24	12	56	34	18	170	96.10
Mark Walsh	Quarter-finals	3	19	15	5	36	30	9	121	92.00
James Wade	Quarter-finals	3	19	19	6	55	26	6	142	91.86
Dave Chisnall	Quarter-finals	3	22	14	12	31	25	11	108	93.55
Mervyn King	Quarter-finals	3	21	18	9	50	31	10	170	93.42
Peter Wright	Second round	2	12	12	4	36	15	9	130	101.54
Raymond van Barneveld	Second round	2	12	11	2	22	15	15	112	100.24
Gary Anderson	Second round	2	10	8	4	27	13	4	161	96.30
Phil Taylor	Second round	2	11	12	4	29	10	6	83	96.26
Justin Pipe	Second round	2	13	9	5	30	14	4	136	93.25
Wayne Jones	Second round	2	9	8	3	28	9	4	121	91.21
Steve Brown	Second round	2	12	13	4	25	21	4	92	91.20
Co Stompe	Second round	2	8	9	4	24	12	3	170	92.65
Alan Tabern	First round	1	3	6	1	13	2	3	62	90.77
Colin Lloyd	First round	1	4	6	2	17	6	0	170	93.42
Steve Beaton	First round	1	2	6	1	11	6	2	40	89.68
Mark Hylton	First round	1	3	6	1	9	5	4	46	89.40
John Part	First round	1	0	6	0	9	0	1	0	87.52
Vincent van der Voort	First round	1	1	6	0	7	5	0	8	86.89
Colin Osborne	First round	1	2	6	0	10	4	0	20	86.56
Terry Jenkins	First round	1	4	6	2	7	8	6	89	100.64
Michael van Gerwen	First round	1	0	6	0	8	3	2	0	97.12
Denis Ovens	First round	1	4	6	1	19	5	2	120	96.56
Richie Burnett	First round	1	3	6	2	18	7	0	101	92.59
Ronnie Baxter	First round	1	3	6	1	14	4	2	32	92.18
Jamie Caven	First round	1	2	6	0	10	6	1	44	95.26
Paul Nicholson	First round	1	5	6	1	12	9	4	101	95.21
Andy Smith	First round	1	4	6	1	10	11	2	43	94.28
John Henderson	First round	1	1	6	0	5	4	0	10	72.74

Television coverage

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

1. "Fresh Support From Cash Converters". PDC. November 17, 2011.
2. "Players Championship Finals Date Set". PDC. June 15, 2011.
3. "Pipe's Top Seed In Doncaster". PDC. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
4. "Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
5. "Cash Converters Players Championship Night One". PDC. December 9, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012.
6. "Cash Converters Players Championship Night Two". PDC. December 10, 2011. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012.
7. "Cash Converters Players Championship Night Three". PDC. December 10, 2011. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012.
8. "Cash Converters Players Championship Quarter-Finals". PDC. December 11, 2011. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012.
9. "Cash Converters Players Championship Semi-Finals". PDC. December 11, 2011. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012.
10. "Painter's Masterpiece!". PDC. December 11, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012.
11. "2011 Players Championship Finals Stats". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
12. "ITV4 To Show Players Championship Finals". PDC. September 13, 2011.
13. "Aussie Coverage For Players Champ". PDC. December 8, 2011.

External links

• Official website
• NetZone
• Qualification list