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. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in

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, from 28–31 July 2011, featuring a field of 32 players and £200,000 in prize money, with £50,000 going to the winner. World number one Phil Taylor yet again successfully defended the title, after defeating

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11–8 in the final.

Prize money

Qualification

The top 16 players from th
PDC Order of Merit
after the World Matchplay automatically qualified for the event. The top 8 from these rankings were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 8 non-qualified players from th
2011 Players Championship Order of Merit
and then to the top 8 non-qualified players from th

Draw and results

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by three)

Statistics

Television coverage

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would broadcast the entire event live. ITV4 continued their coverage of PDC tournaments, having previously broadcast the 2008 European Championship, and the

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between 2007 and 2010. The tournament was also broadcast on

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References

External links

European Championship page on the PDC's official website
{{2011 in PDC darts European Championship (darts) European Championship Darts

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