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2011 European Championship (darts)

2011 European Championship
Tournament information
Dates 28–31 July
Venue Maritim Hotel
Location Düsseldorf
Country Germany
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £200,000
Winners share £50,000
Nine dart finish England Adrian Lewis
High checkout 167 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
167 England Wes Newton
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2010 2012»

The 2011 European Championship was the fourth edition of the PDC tournament, the European Championship, which allowed the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from July 28 to 31, featuring a field of 32 players and £200,000 in prize money, with £50,000 going to the winner. It was held in the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany.

World number one Phil Taylor yet again successfully defended the title, after defeating Adrian Lewis 11-8 in the final.

The top 16 players from the 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 the 2011 Players Championship Order of Merit, and then to the top 8 non-qualified players from the 2011 Continental Europe Order of Merit.

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

The PDC announced on 24 June that ITV4 would broadcast the entire event live. ITV4 continued their coverage of PDC tournaments, having previously broadcast the 2008 European Championship, and the Grand Slam of Darts between 2007 and 2010.

The tournament was also broadcast on SPORT1 in Germany, RTL 7 in the Netherlands, and Fox Sports in Australia.


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