2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic

2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic
Tournament information
Dates	30 June – 6 July 2003
Venue	MGM Grand Casino and Hotel
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Country	United States
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final – best of 31
Prize fund	$88,000
Winner's share	$22,000
Champion(s)
Peter Manley
«2002 2004»

The 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic was the second major Professional Darts Corporation Las Vegas Desert Classic darts tournament. It was held in the MGM Grand Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada in early July.

26 players competed in the tournament. Peter Manley defeated John Part 16–12 in legs in the final and won $22,000.

Qualifiers

Seeds John Part Phil Taylor Roland Scholten Peter Manley Ronnie Baxter Colin Lloyd Alan Warriner Dennis Smith

Qualifiers Terry Jenkins Alex Roy Bob Anderson Dave Smith Wayne Mardle Paul Williams Denis Ovens Steve Beaton Robbie Widdows Les Hodkinson Dennis Priestley Andrew Davies Richie Burnett Jamie Harvey Tony Payne Roger Carter Ricky Villanueva Gerry Convery

Prize Fund

Stage (no. of players) [1]		Prize money (Total: $88,000)
Winner	(1)	$22,000
Runner-up	(1)	$10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	$6,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	$4,000
Group Stages (Last 24)	(16)	$1,750

Results

Men's tournament

Preliminary round 30 June

Player	Score	Player
Gerry Convery	5 – 6	Roger Carter
Tony Payne	6 – 5	Ricky Villanueva

Group Stages 1–3 July

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Group A POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 John Part (1) 2 2 0 16 11 +5 4 Advance to the quarter-finals 2 Bob Anderson 2 1 1 12 11 +1 2 Eliminated 3 Dave Smith 2 0 2 10 16 −6 0 Bob Anderson 8 – 3 Dave Smith John Part (1) 8 – 7 Dave Smith John Part (1) 8 – 4 Bob Anderson

Group B POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Dennis Smith (8) 2 2 0 16 9 +7 4 Advance to the quarter-finals 2 Richie Burnett 2 1 1 12 14 -2 2 Eliminated 3 Dennis Priestley 2 0 2 11 16 −5 0 Richie Burnett 8 – 6 Dennis Priestley Dennis Smith (8) 8 – 5 Dennis Priestley Dennis Smith (8) 8 – 4 Richie Burnett

Group C POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Phil Taylor (2) 2 2 0 16 6 +10 4 Advance to the quarter-finals 2 Terry Jenkins 2 1 1 11 12 -1 2 Eliminated 3 Alex Roy 2 0 2 7 16 −9 0 Terry Jenkins 8 – 4 Alex Roy Phil Taylor (2) 8 – 3 Alex Roy Phil Taylor (2) 8 – 3 Terry Jenkins

Group D POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Alan Warriner (7) 2 2 0 16 8 +8 4 Advance to the quarter-finals 2 Robbie Widdows 2 1 1 11 13 -2 2 Eliminated 3 Les Hodkinson 2 0 2 10 16 −6 0 Robbie Widdows 8 – 5 Les Hodkinson Alan Warriner (7) 8 – 5 Les Hodkinson Alan Warriner (7) 8 – 3 Robbie Widdows

Group E POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Roland Scholten (3) 2 2 0 16 9 +7 4 Advance to the quarter-finals 2 Wayne Mardle 2 1 1 13 13 0 2 Eliminated 3 Andrew Davies 2 0 2 9 16 −7 0 Wayne Mardle 8 – 5 Andrew Davies Roland Scholten (3) 8 – 4 Andrew Davies Roland Scholten (3) 8 – 5 Wayne Mardle

Group F POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Colin Lloyd (6) 2 2 0 16 11 +5 4 Advance to the quarter-finals 2 Jamie Harvey 2 1 1 12 13 -1 2 Eliminated 3 Roger Carter 2 0 2 12 16 −4 0 Jamie Harvey 8 – 5 Roger Carter Colin Lloyd (6) 8 – 7 Roger Carter Colin Lloyd (6) 8 – 4 Jamie Harvey

Group G POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Peter Manley (4) 2 1 1 15 12 +3 2 Advance to the quarter-finals 2 Paul Williams 2 1 1 12 13 -1 2 Eliminated 3 Denis Ovens 2 1 1 13 15 −2 2 Paul Williams 8 – 5 Denis Ovens Denis Ovens 8 – 7 (4) Peter Manley Peter Manley (4) 8 – 4 Paul Williams

Group H POS Player P W L LF LA +/- Pts Status 1 Steve Beaton 2 2 0 16 11 +5 4 Advance to the quarter-finals 2 Tony Payne 2 1 1 12 9 +3 2 Eliminated 3 Ronnie Baxter (5) 2 0 2 8 16 −8 0 Steve Beaton 8 – 4 Tony Payne Tony Payne 8 – 1 (5) Ronnie Baxter Steve Beaton 8 – 7 (5) Ronnie Baxter

Main Round 4–6 July

	Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 4 July [2]					Semi-finals (best of 25 legs) 5 July					Final (best of 31 legs) 6 July
	1	John Part 99.24	8
	8	Dennis Smith 84.21	3
						1	John Part 95.67	13
						2	Phil Taylor 95.76	10
	2	Phil Taylor 96.72	8
	7	Alan Warriner-Little 88.71	5
											1	John Part 95.07	12
											4	Peter Manley 96.81	16
	3	Roland Scholten 86.97	5
	6	Colin Lloyd 85.11	8
						6	Colin Lloyd 86.85	9
						4	Peter Manley 89.10	13
	4	Peter Manley 89.43	8
		Steve Beaton 83.01	6

Women's tournament

	Semi-finals (best of 7 legs)					Final (best of 11 legs)
	Stacy Bromberg		4
	Jane Stubbs		2
						Stacy Bromberg		6
						Deta Hedman		4
	Deta Hedman		4
	Crissy Manley		0

References

1. "2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic Player Prize Money". Darts Database. 2007. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
2. "2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 August 2015.