2011 PDC Pro Tour

Prize money for each Players Championship and UK Open Qualifier increased from £31,200 in 2010 to £34,600 in 2011. 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. ==PDC Pro Tour Card==

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. Tour cards The 2011 Tour Cards were awarded to: • 101 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2011 World Championship • 2 finalists from the 2010 PDC Women's World Championship • 25 qualifiers from a four-day Qualifying School in Wigan (4 semi-finalists from each day, plus the top 9 players from the Q School Order of Merit) 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. Q School 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: 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: ==Players Championships==

:(All matches – best of 11 legs) Players Championship 1 • PDPA Players Championship 1 was contested at the Gerry Weber Centre, Halle on 29 January. Players Championship 2 • PDPA Players Championship 2 was contested at the Gerry Weber Centre, Halle on 30 January Players Championship 3 • PDPA Players Championship 3 was contested at the Moorways Centre, Derby on 19 February. Players Championship 4 • PDPA Players Championship 4 was contested at the Moorways Centre, Derby on 20 February. Players Championship 5 • PDPA Players Championship 5 was contested at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 26 March. Players Championship 6 • PDPA Players Championship 6 Crawley at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 27 March Players Championship 7 • Austrian Open Players Championship 7 at Wiener Neustadt, Vienna on 14 May Players Championship 8 • Austrian Open Players Championship 8 at Wiener Neustadt, Vienna on 15 May Players Championship 9 • PDPA Players Championship 9 was contested at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 21 May Players Championship 10 • PDPA Players Championship 10 was contested at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 22 May Players Championship 11 • Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship 11 at the Metrodome, Barnsley on 11 June Players Championship 12 • Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship 12 at the Metrodome, Barnsley on 12 June Players Championship 13 • Dutch Darts Trophy Players Championship 13 at Nuland, Netherlands on 18 June Players Championship 14 • Dutch Darts Trophy Players Championship 14 at Nuland, Netherlands on 19 June Players Championship 15 • PDPA Players Championship 15 was contested in Ontario, Canada on 27 August. The tournament was won by John Part who defeated Wes Newton 6–4 in the final. Players Championship 16 • Canadian Masters Players Championships 16 at Ontario, Canada on 28 August Players Championship 17 • PDPA Players Championship 17 was contested at the Moorways Centre, Derby on 3 September. Players Championship 18 • PDPA Players Championship 18 was contested at the Moorways Centre, Derby on 4 September. Players Championship 19 • PDPA Players Championship 19 was contested in Nuland, Netherlands on 24 September. Players Championship 20 • PDPA Players Championship 20 was contested in Nuland, Netherlands on 25 September. Players Championship 21 • PDPA Players Championship 21 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin on 1 October Players Championship 22 • PDPA Players Championship 22 Ireland at the New Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin on 2 October Players Championship 23 • John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship 23 at the National Event Centre, Killarney on 16 October Players Championship 24 • German Darts Classic Players Championship 24 at the Van Der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on 22 October Players Championship 25 • German Darts Classic Players Championship 25 at the Van Der Valk Hotel, Gladbeck on 23 October Players Championship 26 • Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 26 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm, Alicante on 29 October Players Championship 27 • Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championship 27 at the Hotel Melia Benidorm, Alicante on 30 October Players Championship 28 • PDPA Players Championship 28 was contested at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 5 November. Justin Pipe won his third Players Championship title by defeating Vincent van der Voort 6–3 in the final. Players Championship 29 • PDPA Players Championship 29 was contested at the K2 Centre, Crawley on 6 November Players Championship 30 • PDPA Players Championship 30 was contested at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on 26 November Players Championship 31 • PDPA Players Championship 31 was contested at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan on 27 November ==PDC Youth Tour==

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. ==UK Open Qualifiers==

==Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour==

The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2012 World Championship. ==Other PDC tournaments==

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. } n/a ==References==