The 2011 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (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 for each Players Championship and UK Open Qualifier increased from £31,200 in 2010 to £34,600 in 2011.
| Stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | £6,000 | £600 | |
| Runner-up | £3,000 | £400 | |
| Semi-finalists | £2,000 | £200 | |
| £1,000 | £100 | ||
| Last 16 | £600 | £25 | |
| Last 32 | £400 | N/A | |
| Last 64 | £200 | N/A | |
| Total | £34,600 | £2,000 |
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.
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.
The 2011 Tour Cards were awarded to:
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.
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 13–16.
A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:
| Stage | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Last 8 | 9 | |
| Last 16 | 5 | |
| Last 32 | 3 | |
| Last 64 | 2 | |
| Last 128 | 1 |
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:[4]
(All matches – best of 11 legs)
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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday February 19 | Derby | 4–2 | Josh Jones | [36] | ||
| 2 | Saturday February 26 | Barnsley | 4–2 | Michael Smith | [37] | ||
| 3 | Saturday March 12 | Wigan | 4–2 | Steve Haggerty | [38] | ||
| 4 | Saturday March 26 | Crawley | Paul Barham | 4–2 | Chris Aubrey | [39] | |
| 5 | Saturday April 16 | Barnsley | 4–1 | David Coyne | [40] | ||
| 6 | Saturday April 30 | Wigan | 4–0 | Ash Khayat | [41] | ||
| 7 | Saturday May 14 |  Vienna | 4–2 | Paul Barham | [42] | ||
| 8 | Saturday May 21 | Crawley | 4–1 | Co Stompé, Jr | [43] | ||
| 9 | Saturday June 11 | Barnsley | Reece Robinson | 4–0 | Shaun Griffiths | [44] | |
| 10 | Saturday June 18 | Nuland | 4–2 | Gino Vos | [45] | ||
| 11 | Saturday September 3 | Derby | 4–1 | Michael Smith | [46] | ||
| 12 | Saturday September 24 | Nuland | Paul Barham | 4–3 | Willem Mandigers | [47] | |
| 13 | Saturday October 1 | Dublin | 4–3 | Michael Smith | [48] | ||
| 14 | Saturday October 15 | Killarney | 4–2 | Joe Cullen | [49] | ||
| 15 | Saturday October 22 | Gladbeck | Paul Barham | 4–1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | [50] |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday February 26 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Steve Brown | 6 – 3 | Ian White |
| 2 | Sunday February 27 | Michael Smith | 6 – 5 | Dave Chisnall | |
| 3 | Saturday March 12 | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Adrian Lewis | 6 – 4 | Robert Thornton |
| 4 | Sunday March 15 | Vincent van der Voort | 6 – 4 | Raymond van Barneveld | |
| 5 | Saturday April 16 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | Gary Anderson | 6 – 4 | Phil Taylor |
| 6 | Sunday April 17 | Phil Taylor | 6 – 1 | Joe Cullen | |
| 7 | Saturday April 30 | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | Gary Anderson | 6 – 2 | Phil Taylor |
| 8 | Sunday May 1 | Phil Taylor | 6 – 3 | Colin Osborne |
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2012 World Championship.
| No. | Date | Also known as | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 22 January | Revesby Workers Club Open 1 | Arnel Galvez  | 6–4 | |||
| 2 | Sunday 23 January | Revesby Workers Club Open 2 | Bill Aitken | 6–2 | |||
| 3 | Saturday 5 February | Mittagong RSL Open 1 | Anthony Fleet | 6–0 | |||
| 4 | Sunday 6 February | Mittagong RSL Open 2 | Anthony Fleet | 6–3 | |||
| 5 | Saturday 19 February | Redcliffe Darts Open 1 | Jeremy Fagg | 6–5 | Rob Modra | ||
| 6 | Sunday 20 February | Redcliffe Darts Open 2 | Glen Jones | 6–5 | Craig Gwynne | ||
| 7 | Saturday 5 March | Victoria Open 1 | Anthony Fleet | 6–4 | Sean Gibbs | ||
| 8 | Sunday 6 March | Victoria Open 2 | 6–2 | Steve Duke Sr | |||
| 9 | Saturday 19 March | Albion Park Bowling Club Open | Jerry Weyman | 6–5 | Mick Parker | ||
| 10 | Sunday 20 March | DJP Excavations Open | Barry Jouannet Jr | 6–4 | Anthony Fleet | ||
| 11 | Saturday 2 April | Cooma Hotel Open 1 | Mick McCreedie | 6–5 | Kyle Anderson | ||
| 12 | Sunday 3 April | Cooma Hotel Open 2 | 6–5 | Anthony Fleet | |||
| 13 | Saturday 16 April | Unanderra Hotel Darts Open | Anthony Fleet | 6–1 | Kevin Holland | ||
| 14 | Sunday 17 April | DPA Australian Singles | Barry Jouannet Jr | 6–1 | Sean Reed | ||
| 15 | Sunday 8 May | DPA Australian Matchplay | Anthony Fleet | 6–2 | Jeremy Fagg | ||
| 16 | Saturday 21 May | Goulburn Open 1 | 6–2 | Sean Reed | |||
| 17 | Sunday 22 May | Goulburn Open 2 | Barry Jouannet Jr | 6–5 | Sean Reed | ||
| 18 | Saturday 11 June | Gaels Club Open 1 | Phillip Hazel  | 6–5 | Marlou Saraba | ||
| 19 | Sunday 12 June | Gaels Club Open 2 | Bill Aitken | 6–5 | Sean Reed | ||
| 20 | Saturday 25 June | NDDA Open 1 | Anthony Fleet | 6–0 | |||
| 21 | Sunday 26 June | NDDA Open 2 | 6–5 | ||||
| 22 | Saturday 16 July | Carpets Galore Open | Jeremy Fagg | 6–4 | Barry Jouannet | ||
| 23 | Sunday 17 July | Warilla Bowls Club Open | Mick McCreedie | 6–1 | Barry Jouannet | ||
| 24 | Thursday 11 August | Robina Gold Coast Open 1 | Phillip Hazel | 6–3 | Geoff Kime | ||
| 25 | Friday 12 August | Robina Gold Coast Open 2 | Rob Modra | 6–4 | Warren Parry | ||
| 26 | Saturday 13 August | Robina Gold Coast Open 3 | Rob Modra | 6–2 | Phillip Hazel | ||
| 27 | Sunday 14 August | Australian Open | Rob Modra | 6–1 | Josh Kime | ||
| 28 | Saturday 27 August | DPA WA Open 1 | Phillip Hazel | 6–5 | Wayne Clegg | ||
| 29 | Sunday 28 August | DPA WA Open 2 | Kyle Anderson | 6–1 | Sean Reed | ||
| 30 | Saturday 10 September | Redcliffe Darts Open 3 | Sean Reed | 6–3 | Russell Homer | ||
| 31 | Sunday 11 September | Redcliffe Darts Open 4 | Geoff Kime | 6–1 | Robbie King | ||
| 32 | Saturday 24 September | Billabong Tavern Darts Open | Kennedy Cruz | 6–2 | Mitchell Clegg | ||
| 33 | Sunday 25 September | Russell Stewart Classic | Mike Bonser | 6–3 | Rob Modra | ||
| 34 | Saturday 8 October | Geelong Open 1 | Rob Modra | 6–4 | Steve Duke | ||
| 35 | Sunday 9 October | Geelong Open 2 | Rob Modra | 6–5 | Tic Bridge |
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.
| width=100 | Date | width=250 | Event | width=200 | Winner | width=50 | Score | width=200 | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | PDC World Japan Qualifying Event[51] |  Haruki Muramatsu | 6–5 | Syo Katsumi | |||||
| October 1 | South African Masters[52] | Devon Petersen | beat | n/a | |||||
| October 9 | Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay[53] |  Connie Finnan | 6–4 | Shane O'Connor | |||||
| October 15 | Ladbrokes.com Irish Masters[54] | Mark Walsh | 6–4 | Paul Nicholson | |||||
| October 30 | Oceanic Masters[55] | Geoff Kime | 9–7 | Barry Jouannet | |||||
| November 5 | PDC World South European Qualifying Event[56] |  Oliver Ferenc | 6–5 | Zdravko Antunovic | |||||
| November 5 | PDC World Greater China Qualifying Event |  Scott MacKenzie | 4–3 | Royden Lam | |||||
| November 6 | PDC World Philippines Qualifying Event | Ian Perez | beat | Bobong Gabiana | |||||
| November 12 | PDC World East European Qualifying Event | Dietmar Burger | 6–3 |  Peter Martin | |||||
| November 19 | PDC World Finland Qualifying Event[57] |  Petri Korte | 3–0 | Sami Sanssi | |||||
| November 20 | PDC World Germany Qualifying Event | Kevin Münch | 10–8 | Bernd Roith | |||||
| November 20 | PDC World West European Qualifying Event | José de Sousa | 6–3 |  Eduardo Sales Lopes | |||||
| November 20 | PDC World Sweden Qualifying Event |  Dennis Nilsson | beat | n/a | |||||
| November 20 | PDC World South Asian Qualifying Event |  Lee Choon Peng | beat | n/a | |||||
| November 28 | PDC World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifier[58] | Arron Monk | 5–3 | Joe Cullen |