2011 World Masters (darts)
| Winmau World Masters | |
|---|---|
| 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ドル |
| Winner's share | 25,000ドル (men), 5,000ドル (women) |
| High checkout | 1ドルk (non-televised), 2ドルk (televised)
Highest Out Scott Waites & Christian Kist: 170 Lowest Out: Glen Durrant & Ross Montgomery: 2 |
| Champion(s) | |
| England Scott Waites (men) England Lisa Ashton (women) Netherlands Jimmy Hendriks (boys) Scotland Emily Davidson | |
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.
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
[edit ]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]
- England Martin Adams
- England Dean Winstanley
- England Robbie Green
- England Scott Waites
- England Gary Robson
- Scotland Ross Montgomery
- England Tony West
- England John Walton
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.
- England Deta Hedman
- Wales Julie Gore
- England Trina Gulliver
- Russia Irina Armstrong
- England Karen Lawman
- Russia Anastasia Dobromyslova
- England Lorraine Farlam
- Netherlands Karin Krappen
There were no seedings in the boys or girls events.
Men's Draw
[edit ]Last 24 onwards. All the below matches were televised.
Sets were best of 3 legs.
Best of 5 sets
Losers 0ドル [2] [3] Last 16
Best of 5 sets
Losers 1,000ドル Quarter-finals
Best of 5 sets
Losers 1,500ドル Semi-finals
Best of 9 sets
Losers 3,000ドル Final
Best of 13 sets
Winner 25,000ドル
Runner up 10,000ドル
Ladies Draw
[edit ]Last 8 onwards. The Semi-finals and final were televised.
Best of 7 legs
Losers 500ドル [4] Semi-finals
Best of 7 legs
Losers 750ドル [5] Final
Best of 7 legs
Winner 5,000ドル
Runner up 2,000ドル
Boys Draw
[edit ]Last 8 onwards.
Girls Draw
[edit ]Last 8 onwards.
Television coverage
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ "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.