2011 Championship League Darts

The 2011 Championship League Darts is the fourth edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition is organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2011 edition having a maximum prize fund of £189,000.

The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups.

Every match can be watched on one of the thirty bookmaker websites who will broadcast the competition. The tournament will be available globally through the internet, except in the United States of America where it cannot be shown for legal reasons.

Format

The first group consisted of the top eight players from the PDC Order of Merit who were available for the competition. These eight players played each other over the course of a day, receiving two points for each win. All matches were contested over a maximum of 11 legs with a player winning the match on reaching 6 legs. After all players had played each other, the four players with the most points progressed to the semi-finals with the winners of those matches progressing into the final.

The winner of the final progressed to the winners group which took place at the end of the competition. The runner-up, losing semi-finalists and the players finishing fifth and sixth moved into group two, where they were joined by the next three players in the Order of Merit. The format of the second group was the same as the first group with players moving into the third group. In total there were 8 groups before the final group took place.

This format ensures that all players who do not win the group or finish in the last two positions have another chance to qualify for the winners group.

Tournament dates

The tournament will take place over 9 days throughout September and October 2010. One group will be played on each day. The dates are as follows:

• Group 1 - Tuesday September 27
• Group 2 - Wednesday September 28
• Group 3 - Thursday September 29
• Group 4 - Tuesday October 11
• Group 5 - Wednesday October 12
• Group 6 - Thursday October 13
• Group 7 - Tuesday October 18
• Group 8 - Wednesday October 19
• Winners Group - Thursday October 20

The tournament will take place at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex.

Group 1

• Phil Taylor
• Adrian Lewis
• James Wade
• Gary Anderson
• Simon Whitlock
• Wes Newton
• Mark Webster
• Terry Jenkins

Group 2

• Paul Nicholson
• Andy Hamilton
• Mervyn King
• Phil Taylor
• James Wade
• Simon Whitlock
• Wes Newton
• Mark Webster

Group 3

• Wayne Jones
• Mark Walsh
• Colin Lloyd
• Simon Whitlock
• Mervyn King
• Paul Nicholson
• Wes Newton
• Andy Hamilton

Group 4

• Ronnie Baxter
• Vincent van der Voort
• Jamie Caven

Group 5

• Andy Smith
• Colin Osborne
• Kevin Painter

Group 6

• Denis Ovens
• Alan Tabern
• Steve Beaton

Group 7

• Co Stompé
• Robert Thornton
• Mark Dudbridge

Group 8

• John Part
• Steve Brown
• Dennis Priestley

Winners Group Gary Anderson Phil Taylor

Group stage

Group 1

Played Tuesday September 27, group 1 was won by Gary Anderson. Terry Jenkins and reigning world champion Adrian Lewis were knocked out.

		Tay	And	Whi	New	Web	Wad	Lew	Jen	Points, Legs
1	Phil Taylor		6–2	6–3	6–3	6–1	6–2	6–3	6–2	14, 42–16
2	Gary Anderson	2–6		6–5	6–5	6–5	6–2	6–2	6–5	12, 38–30
3	Simon Whitlock	3–6	5–6		6–5	6–1	6–1	6–3	6–1	10, 38–23
4	Wes Newton	3–6	5–6	5–6		6–4	6–4	6–2	6–1	8, 37–33
5	Mark Webster	1–6	5–6	1–6	4–6		6–3	6–5	6–1	6, 29–33
6	James Wade	2–6	2–6	1–6	4–6	3–6		6–4	6–5	4, 24–39
7	Adrian Lewis	3–6	2–6	3–6	2–6	5–6	4–6		6–0	2, 25–36
8	Terry Jenkins	2–6	5–6	1–6	1–6	1–6	5–6	0–6		0, 19–42

	Semi-final					Final
	1	Phil Taylor	5
	4	Wes Newton	6
						4	Wes Newton	1
						2	Gary Anderson	6
	2	Gary Anderson	6
	3	Simon Whitlock	4

Group 2

Played on 27 September 2011.

		Tay	Kin	Whi	Nic	New	Ham	Wad	Web	Points, Legs
1	Phil Taylor		6–4	4–6	6–0	6–4	6–1	6–1	6–3	12, 40–19
2	Mervyn King	4–6		6–4	4–6	6–2	6–2	6–2	6–4	10, 38–26
3	Simon Whitlock	6–4	4–6		5–6	6–5	6–4	6–4	6–4	10, 39–33
4	Paul Nicholson	0–6	6–4	6–5		5–6	6–2	6–3	6–3	10, 35–29
5	Wes Newton	4–6	2–6	5–6	6–5		6–2	5–6	6–0	6, 34–31
6	Andy Hamilton	1–6	2–6	4–6	2–6	2–6		6–2	6–4	4, 23–34
7	James Wade	1–6	2–6	4–6	3–6	6–5	2–6		5–6	2, 23–41
8	Mark Webster	3–6	4–6	4–6	3–6	0–6	4–6	6–5		2, 22–41

	Semi-final					Final
	1	Phil Taylor	6
	4	Paul Nicholson	3
						1	Phil Taylor	6
						4	Simon Whitlock	5
	2	Mervyn King	5
	3	Simon Whitlock	6

Winners Group

Played Thursday October 20. Qualified are:

• Gary Anderson
• Phil Taylor

Coverage

The tournament will be streamed worldwide through the PDC website. It will also be streamed through thirty bookmaker websites.

Bookmaker website	Streamed in
12bet	Worldwide
118 Bet	Asia
The Bet Arena	Asia
Bet24	Southern Europe
Bet365	Nordics
Betathome	Worldwide
betboo	South America
Betclic	Southern Europe * France
Betfair	UK, Ireland & Southern Europe
Bets 10	Southern Europe
Bwin	Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Danskespil	Denmark
Digibet	Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Expekt	Nordics
Favoritbet	Central and Eastern Europe
FDJ	France
Fortuna	Central and Eastern Europe
Fonbet	Russia
Forvetbet	Turkey
Goldbet	Italy
Hititbet	Southern Europe
NordicBet	Nordics
Paddy Power	UK & Ireland
Paris Mutual Urbain	France
Sportingbet	Mainland Europe
Stan James	UK & Ireland
TrioBet	CEE
Unibet	Europe
VivaroBet	CEE
William Hill	UK, Ireland & Australia