2011 World Masters (darts)
The 2011 Winmau World Masters was a major televised tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 2011. It took place from 1–4 September in the Hull Arena, which hosted the event for the first time, taking over from the nearby Hull City Hall.
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 1–4 September | ||
Venue | Hull Arena | ||
Location | East Riding of Yorkshire | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
Format | Sets for men, Legs for women, boys and girls | ||
Prize fund | £65,500 | ||
Winner's share | £25,000 (men), £5,000 (women) | ||
High checkout | £1k (non-televised), £2k (televised)
Highest Out Scott Waites & Christian Kist: 170 Lowest Out: Glen Durrant & Ross Montgomery: 2 | ||
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Defending men's champion Martin Adams lost in the semi finals to Scott Waites, who went on to win his first World Masters title beating Dean Winstanley by 7 sets to 2 in the final. Defending women's Master Julie Gore lost in the semi finals to Trina Gulliver.
Seeds
Men These were finalised on completion of the 2011 Swedish Open on 19–21 August. The men's seeds were exempt until the Last 16 stage and could not play each other until the quarter final stage.[1]
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Women These were finalised on completion of the 2011 Swedish Open on 19–21 August. The ladies seeds entered at the start of the competition however could not play each other until the quarter final stage. Francis Hoenselaar was scheduled to be the number 8 seed, but pulled out for personal reasons.
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There were no seedings in the boys or girls events.
Men's Draw
Last 24 onwards. All the below matches were televised.
Sets were best of 3 legs.
Last 24 Best of 5 sets Losers £0 [2][3] |
Last 16 Best of 5 sets Losers £1,000 |
Quarter Finals Best of 5 sets Losers £1,500 |
Semi Finals Best of 9 sets Losers £3,000 |
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Ladies Draw
Last 8 onwards. The Semi Finals and Final were televised.
Quarter Finals Best of 7 legs Losers £500 [4] | Semi Finals Best of 7 legs Losers £750 [5] | Final Best of 7 legs Winner £5,000 Runner up £2,000 | ||||||||||||
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Boys Draw
Last 8 onwards.
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Girls Draw
Last 8 onwards.
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Television coverage
The tournament was shown in the UK by sports subscription channel ESPN who took over from the BBC who broadcast the last ten World Masters. ESPN broadcast the last three days of the tournament.[8] The tournament was shown in the USA for the very first time with ESPN3 broadcasting it.[9] The event was also shown on Eurosport and Eurosport Asia.[10]
References
- "Updated Winmau World Masters Alpha Lists and Seeds". BDO. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- "Mens Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "Mens Prize money". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "Womens Prize money". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "Womens Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "Boys Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "Girls Averages". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "ESPN to screen 2011 Winmau World Masters over 3 days". BDO. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011.
- "World Masters Goes Stateside". BDO. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- "Global TV Audience for World Masters". BDO. 25 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.