| 2011 Perform Players Championship Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 3–6 February 2011 | ||
| Venue | Doncaster Dome | ||
| Location | Doncaster, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs Final – best of 25 | ||
| Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
| High checkout | 157 Wes Newton | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Phil Taylor | |||
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The February2011Perform Players Championship Finals was the third edition of theProfessional Darts Corporation tournament, thePlayers Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2010PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place between 3–6 February 2011 and was held at theDoncaster Dome,Doncaster,England, which hosted the event for the first time, after two years at theCircus Tavern inPurfleet.[1]
Defending championPaul Nicholson failed to qualify for this tournament after finishing just outside the top 32 of the 2010 Players Championship Order of Merit.
Phil Taylor regained the title after narrowly defeatingGary Anderson 13–12 in the final.
| Position(no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £250,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £60,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £24,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £15,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £10,000 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £6,000 |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £3,000 |
The top 32 players from thePDC Players Championship Order of Merit after the last Players Championship of 2010 qualified for the event.[3]
Simon Whitlock(second round)
Gary Anderson(runner-up)Colin Lloyd(quarter-finals)Phil Taylor (champion)Wes Newton(quarter-finals)Mark Walsh(first round)Jamie Caven(second round)
Vincent van der Voort(first round)Adrian Lewis(first round)Ronnie Baxter(first round)Denis Ovens(first round)
Mark Webster(second round)James Wade(second round)Andy Hamilton(first round)Wayne Jones(first round)Mervyn King(semi-finals)Co Stompé(first round)Kevin Painter(second round)Dennis Priestley(second round)Mark Dudbridge(first round)Alan Tabern(first round)Colin Osborne(second round)Andy Smith(quarter-finals)Steve Beaton(second round)Terry Jenkins(quarter-finals)Barrie Bates(first round)Steve Farmer(semi-finals)Richie Burnett(first round)Steve Brown(first round)Jelle Klaasen(first round)Justin Pipe(first round)Tony Eccles(first round)| Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Taylor | Winner | 5 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 105 | 58 | 12 | 135 | 99.02 |
| Gary Anderson | Final | 5 | 45 | 34 | 17 | 95 | 58 | 20 | 142 | 97.99 |
| Steve Farmer | Semi-finals | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 67 | 35 | 14 | 148 | 92.33 |
| Mervyn King | Semi-finals | 4 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 73 | 49 | 12 | 110 | 95.96 |
| Wes Newton | Quarter-finals | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 157 | 99.09 |
| Andy Smith | Quarter-finals | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 33 | 7 | 101 | 96.67 |
| Terry Jenkins | Quarter-finals | 3 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 52 | 33 | 8 | †120 | 92.29 |
| Colin Lloyd | Quarter-finals | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 3 | 155 | 92.24 |
| Jamie Caven | Second round | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 122 | 91.38 |
| Steve Beaton | Second round | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 108 | 90.60 |
| Mark Webster | Second round | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 91 | 95.46 |
| Kevin Painter | Second round | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 90 | 93.39 |
| Colin Osborne | Second round | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 150 | 89.83 |
| Dennis Priestley | Second round | 2 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 150 | 88.95 |
| Simon Whitlock | Second round | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 110 | 98.26 |
| James Wade | Second round | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 107 | 87.14 |
| Justin Pipe | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 124 | 98.66 |
| Barrie Bates | First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 96 | 89.76 |
| Co Stompé | First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 121 | 89.76 |
| Mark Walsh | First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 89.49 |
| Andy Hamilton | First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 121 | 93.05 |
| Richie Burnett | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 100 | 92.91 |
| Ronnie Baxter | First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 92.64 |
| Steve Brown | First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 91.26 |
| Alan Tabern | First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 116 | 90.70 |
| Adrian Lewis | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 96 | 93.84 |
| Denis Ovens | First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 93.56 |
| Wayne Jones | First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 90.54 |
| Vincent van der Voort | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 102 | 89.88 |
| Jelle Klaasen | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 154 | 88.55 |
| Tony Eccles | First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 87.69 |
| Mark Dudbridge | First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 109 | 84.31 |
† =Hit twice in Round 2 match against Steve Beaton.
The tournament was broadcast live worldwide through the PDC's official website.[13]