Dates 2–5 June 2011 Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Reebok Stadium | |
Format LegsFinal – best of 21 | ||
The 2011 Speedy Hire UK Open was the ninth year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton over 2–5 June 2011, and has the nickname, the "FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round until the final. The title was won by James Wade.
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2011 UK Open Qualifiers
There were eight qualifying events staged in Barnsley and Wigan between February and May 2011 to determine the UK Open Order of Merit Table. The tournament winners were:
The six players above that won a qualifying tournament all finished in the Top 32 in the merit table and thus entered the main tournament at the third round stage.
The tournament featured 172 players. As in previous years, eight UK Open qualifiers were staged across the north of England, where players' winnings were collated into the UK Open Order Of Merit. The top 32 players in the Order of Merit, who played a minimum of two events, received a place in the third round of the final tournament. In addition, the next 76 players in the Order of Merit qualified for the tournament, but needed to start in the earlier rounds played on the Thursday. A further 64 players qualified via regional qualifying tournaments.
Rileys qualifiers
32 players qualified from Rileys qualifiers held in Rileys Dart Zones across Britain.
Speedy qualifiers
32 players qualified from Speedy qualifiers held at four venues across Britain from 12–15 April.
Prize money
For the third consecutive UK Open, the prize fund was £200,000.
Champion £40,000Runner-up £20,000Semi-finalists £10,000Quarter-finalists £6,000Last 16 £4,000Last 32 £2,000Last 64 £1,000Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 12 May.
Round 3
Draw made after Round 2 matches
Afternoon - Round 4
Draw made after Round 3 matches.
Evening - Round 5
Draw made after Round 4 matches
Sunday 5 June
These matches took place on the main stage.
Afternoon - Quarter Finals; best of 19 legs
Draw made after Round 5 matches.
Evening - Final 4
Draw made after the Quarter Finals.