The 2011

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was a series of non-televised

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tournaments organised by the

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(PDC). They were the

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(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

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. 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

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after the 2011 World Championship *2 finalists from the 2010 PDC Women's World Championship *25 qualifiers from a four-day Qualifying School in

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(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

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

:''(All matches – best of 11 legs)'' *PDPA Players Championship 1 Halle at the Gerry Weber Centre, Halle on January 29 *PDPA Players Championship 2 Halle at the Gerry Weber Centre, Halle on January 30 *PDPA Players Championship 3 Derby at the Moorways Centre,

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on February 19 *PDPA Players Championship 4 Derby at the Moorways Centre,

on February 20 *PDPA Players Championship 5 Crawley at the K2 Centre,

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on March 26 *PDPA Players Championship 6 Crawley at the K2 Centre,

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,

on May 21 *PDPA Players Championship 10 Crawley at the K2 Centre,

on May 22 *Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship 11 at the

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on June 11 *

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12 at the

on June 12 *Dutch Darts Trophy Players Championship 13 at

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on June 18 *Dutch Darts Trophy Players Championship 14 at

on June 19 *London Ontario Players Championships 15 at

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on August 27 *Canadian Masters Players Championships 16 at

on August 28 *PDPA Players Championships 17 Derby at the Moorways Centre,

on September 3 *PDPA Players Championships 18 Derby at the Moorways Centre,

on September 4 *PDPA Players Championships 19 Nuland at

on September 24 *PDPA Players Championships 20 Nuland at

on September 25 *PDPA Players Championships 21 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre,

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on October 1 *PDPA Players Championships 22 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre,

on October 2 *John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship 23 at the National Event Centre,

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on October 16 *German Darts Classic Players Championship 24 at the Van Der Valk Hotel,

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on October 22 *German Darts Classic Players Championship 25 at the Van Der Valk Hotel,

on October 23 *Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 26 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm,

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on October 29 *Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 27 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm,

on October 30 *PDPA Players Championships 28 Crawley at the K2 Centre,

on November 5 *PDPA Players Championships 29 Crawley at the K2 Centre,

on November 6 *PDPA Players Championships 30 Wigan at the Robin Park Tennis Centre,

on November 26 *PDPA Players Championships 31 Wigan at the Robin Park Tennis Centre,

on November 27Brilliant 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