The competition was organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2011 edition having a maximum prize fund of £189,000.

Every match could be watched on one of the thirty bookmaker websites who broadcast the competition.

The tournament was available globally through the internet, except in the United States of America where it could not be shown for legal reasons.

The first group consisted of the top eight players from the PDC Order of Merit who were available for the competition.

The dates were as follows:[1] The tournament took place at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex.

Terry Jenkins and reigning world champion Adrian Lewis were knocked out.

[3] Played on 28 September 2011 group 2 was won by world number one Phil Taylor.

In the group phase Simon Whitlock achieved a nine dart finish checking out 144 with double 18.