The 2011
PDC Pro Tour
The PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They comprise Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and European Tour events. Only four players ...
was a series of non-televised
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.
Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the ...
tournaments organised by the
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the Wor ...
(PDC). They were the
Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and the UK Open Qualifiers. This year there were 39 PDC Pro Tour events – 31 Players Championships and 8 UK Open Qualifiers.
Prize money
Prize money for each Players Championship and UK Open Qualifier increased from £31,200 in 2010 to £34,600 in 2011.
In addition, £400 per Pro Tour event was reserved for a
nine-dart finish. Should this not be won in an event, it was carried over to the next event, and so on until a nine-dart finish was achieved. Once the prize fund was won, it reverted to £400 for the next event.
PDC Pro Tour Card
From 2011, the PDC Pro Tour operates a Tour Card system. 128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships and UK Open Qualifiers.
Tour cards
The 2011 Tour Cards were awarded to:
*101 players from the
PDC Order of Merit after the
2011 World Championship
*2 finalists from the
2010 PDC Women's World Championship
The 2010 PDC Women's World Championship was the only ever staging of the PDC Women's World Darts Championship, and the first women's tournament to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was one of the three new tournaments that ...
*25 qualifiers from a four-day Qualifying School in
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...
(4 semi-finalists from each day, plus the top 9 players from the Q School Order of Merit)
Tour Cards were also offered to the four semi-finalists from the
2011 BDO World Championship, although none of the players took up the offer.
Q School
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...
from January 13–16.
A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
Players Championships
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*PDPA Players Championship 1 Halle at the Gerry Weber Centre,
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on January 29
*PDPA Players Championship 2 Halle at the Gerry Weber Centre,
Halle Halle may refer to:
Places Germany
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** Bezirk Halle, a former administrative division of East Germany
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on January 30
*PDPA Players Championship 3 Derby at the Moorways Centre,
Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gain ...
on February 19
*PDPA Players Championship 4 Derby at the Moorways Centre,
Derby
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on February 20
*PDPA Players Championship 5 Crawley at the K2 Centre,
Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...
on March 26
*PDPA Players Championship 6 Crawley at the K2 Centre,
Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...
on March 27
*Austrian Open Players Championship 7 at Wiener Neustadt,
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on May 14
*Austrian Open Players Championship 8 at Wiener Neustadt,
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on May 15
*PDPA Players Championship 9 Crawley at the K2 Centre,
Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...
on May 21
*PDPA Players Championship 10 Crawley at the K2 Centre,
Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...
on May 22
*Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship 11 at the
Metrodome,
Barnsley on June 11
*
Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship 12 at the
Metrodome,
Barnsley on June 12
*Dutch Darts Trophy Players Championship 13 at
Nuland,
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on June 18
*Dutch Darts Trophy Players Championship 14 at
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on June 19
*London Ontario Players Championships 15 at
Ontario
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,
Canada
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on August 27
*Canadian Masters Players Championships 16 at
Ontario
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,
Canada
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on August 28
*PDPA Players Championships 17 Derby at the Moorways Centre,
Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gain ...
on September 3
*PDPA Players Championships 18 Derby at the Moorways Centre,
Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gain ...
on September 4
*PDPA Players Championships 19 Nuland at
Nuland,
Netherlands
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on September 24
*PDPA Players Championships 20 Nuland at
Nuland,
Netherlands
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on September 25
*PDPA Players Championships 21 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre,
Dublin
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on October 1
*PDPA Players Championships 22 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre,
Dublin
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on October 2
*John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship 23 at the National Event Centre,
Killarney
Killarney ( ; ga, Cill Airne , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross ...
on October 16
*German Darts Classic Players Championship 24 at the Van Der Valk Hotel,
Gladbeck on October 22
*German Darts Classic Players Championship 25 at the Van Der Valk Hotel,
Gladbeck on October 23
*Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 26 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm,
Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in th ...
on October 29
*Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 27 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm,
Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in th ...
on October 30
*PDPA Players Championships 28 Crawley at the K2 Centre,
Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...
on November 5
*PDPA Players Championships 29 Crawley at the K2 Centre,
Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...
on November 6
*PDPA Players Championships 30 Wigan at the
Robin Park Tennis Centre,
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...
on November 26
*PDPA Players Championships 31 Wigan at the
Robin Park Tennis Centre,
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...
on November 27
Brilliant Taylor's Wigan Double
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PDC Youth Tour
In 2011, the PDC established the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour – a series of 15 events open to players aged between 14 and 21. The top 28 players from the Youth Tour Order of Merit qualified for the 2012 PDC World Youth Championship
The 2012 PDC World Youth Championship was the second edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 14 and 23.
The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the ...
.
UK Open Qualifiers
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2012 World Championship.
Other PDC tournaments
The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2011. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some had eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments were non-ranking.
References
External links
2011 PDC Calendar
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PDC Pro Tour
The PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They comprise Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and European Tour events. Only four players ...
PDC Pro Tour