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
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]
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.
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]
