The 2011 Grand Slam of Darts was sponsored by which London-based bookmaker?
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2011 Grand Slam of Darts The 2011 Grand Slam of Darts, the fifth staging of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation was known as the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes. The event took place from 12–20 November 2011 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. For the first time, Sky Sports has given the television coverage of the Grand Slam after taking over from ITV Sport as the event's broadcaster.
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William Hill (bookmaker) William Hill plc is a bookmaker based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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List of bookmakers A bookmaker is an organisation or a person that takes bets on sporting and other events at agreed upon odds.
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2004 World Grand Prix (darts) This was the 7th edition of the World Grand Prix. Sky Bet were the new sponsors. In the first round finalists for the previous 2 years were knocked out. Phil Taylor was knocked out by Andy Callaby while John Part lost to Ronnie Baxter. Colin Lloyd won the tournament beating former winner Alan Warriner 7-3 in the final.
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2011 BDO World Darts Championship The 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Martin Adams was the defending men's champion, having won the title for the second time in the previous year's final against Dave Chisnall.
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2011 PDC Pro Tour The 2011 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They were the Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and the UK Open Qualifiers. This year there were 39 PDC Pro Tour events – 31 Players Championships and 8 UK Open Qualifiers.
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Betfred Betfred is a UK-based bookmaker, founded by Fred and Peter Done. It was first established as a single shop in Ordsall, Salford, in 1967. Its turnover in 2004 was more than £3.5 billion, having risen from £550 million in 2003. As of February 2016, the company has 1,370 betting shops.
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Book Club Associates Book Club Associates (BCA) (founded 1966) was a mail-order and online bookseller in the United Kingdom. The company came to dominate the mail order book club business in the U.K. in the 1970s and 1980s through extensive advertising in Sunday newspaper colour supplements and elsewhere, and became the largest mail-order bookseller in the U.K. The firm collapsed in 2012.
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Paddy Power Betfair Paddy Power Betfair is a bookmaking business created by the merger of Paddy Power and Betfair. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It operates under various brands including Betfair, Paddy Power, Sportsbet and TVG.
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2011 WDF World Cup The 2011 WDF World Cup was the 18th edition of the WDF World Cup darts tournament, organised by the World Darts Federation. It was held in Castlebar, Republic of Ireland from September 21 to 24.
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John Parris John Parris (born 1952), of Forest Hill, London, England, is one of the most renowned manufacturers of handmade snooker cues in the world.
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Sport Newspapers Sport Newspapers was the English publishing firm responsible for "The Daily Sport", "Sunday Sport" and a number of mid shelf and top shelf magazine titles, such as "Adult Sport", "Sport Babes", "Sport Reader's Wives" and "Ladsmag". It was founded in 1986 by David Sullivan, to launch the newspaper "Sunday Sport". The company offices were in Manchester, England.
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Grand Slam of Darts The Grand Slam of Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and is known as the bwin Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes. The PDC also invites the best performing players from its rival, the British Darts Organisation. There have been two previous head-to-head matches between the champions of the two organisation and a few overseas tournaments have also featured BDO v PDC clashes, but this tournament is the first of its kind to be held in the United Kingdom.
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BDO International Grand Prix Series The BDO International Grand Prix Series was a series of tournaments in the sport of darts. Organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), the series was made up of five already established 'stand-alone' darts tournaments that were played under a generic ‘umbrella’ format. The five darts tournaments were; the BDO British Classic, the BDO British Open, the BDO Gold Cup, the BDO International Open and the BDO Welsh Open. The BDO awarded points in the men's singles at each event from the quarter-final to final stages. After all five tournaments were completed, the person who accumulated the most points over the five tournaments would be declared the overall winner and winner of the BDO International Grand Prix Series.
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Kitbag Kitbag Ltd. is a United Kingdom sports retailer.
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2009 Grand Slam of Darts The 2009 Grand Slam of Darts was the third staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 14–22 November 2009 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with live coverage on ITV4 and highlights on ITV1. Despite being beaten by Vincent van der Voort in the group stages, Phil Taylor won a third consecutive Grand Slam with a 16–2 victory over Scott Waites.
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LPKD The Hasbury Inn Darts The LPKD The Hasbury Inn is an open darts tournament. The event has been held six times (three in 2010 and three in 2011). Mark Hylton is the current champion.
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2012 Premier League Darts The 2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the eighth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Manchester Arena in Manchester on 9 February, and ended at The O Arena in London on 17 May.
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Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Finals The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Finals (also known as the 2012 Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals for sponsorship purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–18 March 2012 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Ireland.
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2011 in darts This article documents all the events in the sport of darts over the course of 2011.
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OpenBet OpenBet is a sportsbook and gaming software company based in Chiswick, London in the United Kingdom, with offices in Athens,Greece, Sydney, Australia and Montreal, Canada. It supplies bookmakers, national lotteries and other government-backed betting organisations in regulated markets.
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Daunt Books Daunt Books is a chain of bookshops in London, founded by James Daunt. It traditionally specialised in travel books. In 2010 it began publishing.