▁D arts ▁Championship ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Stephen ▁By r ne ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Tom ▁Kir by ▁Memorial ▁Irish ▁Match play . ▁He ▁was ▁be aten ▁ 0 – 4 ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁round ▁by ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁Pr eston ▁R idd . ▁ ▁Mans ell ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁P DC ▁Pro ▁Tour ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁semi - final ists ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ▁Tour ' s ▁Q ▁School . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Mans ell ▁won ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Open ▁in ▁June . ▁He ▁finished ▁inside ▁the ▁top ▁ 9 6 ▁after ▁the ▁ 8 ▁UK ▁Open ▁qual ifiers ▁were ▁held . ▁At ▁the ▁tournament ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 6 4 ▁to ▁James ▁W ade ▁ 2 – 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁represented ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁with ▁Br end an ▁Dol an ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁P DC ▁World ▁Cup ▁of ▁D arts ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter - final s , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁ 0 – 4 , ▁having ▁be aten ▁Den mark ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁Mans ell ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁European ▁Tour ▁events ▁by ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁tournament s . ▁He ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 2 ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁D arts ▁Open , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁German ▁D arts ▁Championship ▁(