It was played from 3–9 October 2011 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.

James Wade was the defending champion, however, he lost in the semi-finals to Brendan Dolan who had the unique achievement of becoming the first player to achieve a televised nine-dart finish during a leg in which the players had to start on a double.

[1] However, he lost the final to Phil Taylor, who won the World Grand Prix for the tenth time.

[5] The tournament was screened by Sky Sports in high definition.

PartyPoker.com sponsored the event for the first time, taking over from Bodog after just one year.