2008 in darts

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This is a list of some of the major events and competitions in the sport of darts in 2008.

Contents

News

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

PDC

PDC Pro Tour events

Players Championships

(All matches – Best of 5 sets, Best of 3 legs per set)
  • Gibraltar, January 19: John Part 3-1 Chris Mason
  • Gibraltar, January 20: James Wade 3–1 Denis Ovens
  • South, March 1: Phil Taylor 3–0 James Wade
  • North-West, March 15: Alan Tabern 3–0 Chris Mason
  • Germany, March 22: Phil Taylor 3–1 Raymond van Barneveld
  • Germany, March 23: Phil Taylor 3–1 Wayne Jones
  • Midlands, March 29: Phil Taylor 3–0 Colin Lloyd
  • Antwerp Darts Trophy, April 12: Phil Taylor 3–0 Andy Smith
  • Scotland, April 19: Mervyn King 3–0 Mark Dudbridge
  • Open Holland Masters, April 26: Raymond van Barneveld 3–0 Colin Osborne
  • Thialf Darts Trophy, Heerenveen, June 1: cancelled [9]
  • Bristol, June 14: Phil Taylor 3–0 Alan Tabern
  • Bristol, June 15: Dennis Priestley 3–2 Kevin Painter
  • Las Vegas, June 29: Phil Taylor 3–1 Ronnie Baxter
  • Bobby Bourn Memorial Trophy, Blackpool, July 19: Phil Taylor 3–0 Ronnie Baxter
  • Australia Open, Shoalhaven, August 10: Robert Thornton 3–1 Paul Nicholson
  • Kitchener Open, Canada, August 17: Dennis Priestley 3–1 Lionel Sams
  • Peachtree Open, Atlanta, August 24: Alan Tabern 3–1 Andy Hamilton
  • Veldhoven, Netherlands, August 30: Phil Taylor 3–1 James Wade
  • Veldhoven, Netherlands, August 31: Phil Taylor 3–0 Terry Jenkins
  • Ireland Open Classic, September 7: Felix McBrearty 3–1 Chris Mason
  • Windy City Open, September 14: Colin Lloyd 3–2 Wayne Mardle
  • Newport, Wales, September 20: Ronnie Baxter 3–0 Jamie Caven
  • Newport, Wales, September 21: Alan Tabern 3–2 Colin Osborne
  • Dublin, October 4: Phil Taylor 3–2 James Wade
  • Dublin, October 5: Dennis Priestley 3–1 Raymond van Barneveld
  • Scotland, October 18: Alex Roy 3–2 Denis Ovens
  • Scotland, October 19: James Wade 3–1 Mark Walsh
  • Dinslaken, Germany, October 25: Colin Osborne 3–2 Carlos Rodriguez
  • Killarney Pro Tour, November 2: Terry Jenkins 3–0 Andy Jenkins
  • Holland, November 8: Mervyn King 3–2 Raymond van Barneveld
  • Holland, November 9: James Wade 3–2 Mark Walsh

UK Open Regional Finals

All finals best of 15 legs

  • January 13 (North East): Colin Osborne 8–6 Denis Ovens
  • February 10 (South-West): Colin Lloyd 8–6 Andy Hamilton
  • March 2 (South): Colin Lloyd 8–6 Phil Taylor
  • March 16 (North-West): Phil Taylor 8–7 Adrian Lewis
  • March 30 (Midlands): Phil Taylor 8–0 Brendan Dolan

BDO

Lakeside World Darts Championship

Score
Quarter finals
Mark Webster Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 5–1 Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton
Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 5–4 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton
Brian Woods Flag of England.svg 5–3 Flag of England.svg Scott Waites
Simon Whitlock Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5–0 Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey
Semi finals
Mark Webster Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 6–4 Flag of England.svg Martin Adams
Simon Whitlock Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6–3 Flag of England.svg Brian Woods
Final
Mark Webster Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 7–5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock

Winmau World Masters

Score
Quarter finals
Robert Wagner Flag of Norway.svg 3–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joey ten Berge
Scott Waites Flag of England.svg 3–1 Flag of England.svg Steve West
Tony O'Shea Flag of England.svg 3–1 Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Montgomery
Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 3–0 Flag of England.svg Steve Farmer
Semi finals
Scott Waites Flag of England.svg 6–4 Flag of Norway.svg Robert Wagner
Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 6–2 Flag of England.svg Tony O'Shea
Final
Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 7–6 Flag of England.svg Scott Waites

WDF Category 1 Events

WDF ranking points awarded: Winner 150, Runner-up 100, Semi-Finalists 80, Quarter-Finalists 48, 9th to 16th place 24, 17th to 32nd place 12.

Quarter-finals (Losers €500, Best of 9 legs) Robert Thornton (84.99) 4–1 Joey Ten Berge (88.14), Robert Wagner (100.20) 4–0 Patrick Bulen (78.63), Alain Van Bouwel (79.53) 4–1 Edwin Max (74.82), Willem Kralt (71.19) 4–3 Phill Nixon (75.84)
Semi-finals (Losers €1,250, Best of 5 sets, 5 legs per set) Robert Thornton (102.51) 2–0 Robert Wagner (97.59), Alain Van Bouwel (80.79) 2–0 Willem Kralt (76.80).
Final (Winner €4,500 Runner-up €2,250, Best of 7 sets, 5 legs per set) Robert Thornton (92.52) 3–0 Alain Van Bouwel (84.24)
Quarter-finals (Losers £100, Best of 5 legs) Garry Thompson 3–1 Robert Thornton, Martin Adams 3–1 Willy Van De Wiel, Shaun Greatbatch 3–2 Daryl Gurney, Scott Waites 3–2 Steve O Donnell.
Semi-finals (Losers £300, Best of 7 legs) Garry Thompson 4–2 Martin Adams, Shaun Greatbatch 4–3 Scott Waites.
Final (Winner £2,000 Runner-up £800) Garry Thompson 5–1 Shaun Greatbatch
Quarter-finals (Losers €240) Mike Veitch 2–1 Mark Salmon, Gary Anderson 2–0 Robert Wagner, Robert Thornton 2–1 Brian Derbyshire, Mark Webster 2–1 Scott Waites.
Semi-finals (Losers €480) Gary Anderson 2–0 Mike Veitch, Robert Thornton 2–0 Mark Webster
Final (Winner €2,400 Runner-up €1,200) Gary Anderson 3–0 Robert Thornton
Quarter-finals (Losers £150) Alan Norris 2–1 Ian Jones, Gary Anderson 2–1 Robert Thornton, Robert Hughes 2–0 Alan Walker, Mark Webster 2–0 Tony Clark.
Semi-finals (Losers £500) Gary Anderson 3–1 Alan Norris, Mark Webster 3–2 Robert Hughes
Final (Winner £2,000 Runner-up £1,000) Gary Anderson 4–0 Mark Webster

WDF Category 2 Events

BDO International Grand Prix

New event consisting of five events televised by Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom. Tournament winners receive 15 Grand Prix points, runners-up 9, semi-finalists 6 and quarter-finalists 3.

At the conclusion of the BDO International Grand Prix Series, the accumulated points won by players in each of the five tournaments from the highest to eighth position earned the following prizes:

1. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 42 points: £12000
2. Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Montgomery 24 points: £6000
3. Flag of England.svg Davy Richardson 18 points: £4000
4. Flag of England.svg Scott Waites 15 points: £2750
4. Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson 15 points: £2750
6. Flag of England.svg Gary Robson 12 points: £2000
7. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster £1500

8th place (£1,000) was shared between the following players:

Flag of England.svg Chris Jones
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bousfield
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mareno Michels
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Max
Flag of England.svg Robbie Green
Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Barilli
Flag of Sweden.svg Alan Norris
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Hughes

Other Events

Darts calendar

DateOrganisationUK BroadcasterEventWinner/Notes
December 17, 2007 to January 1PDCSky Ladbrokes.com World Championship, Alexandra Palace, London Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part
January 5 to January 13BDOBBC Lakeside World Championship, Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster
January 31PDCSky Premier League opening weekconcludes May 26 – see below
May 16 to May 18PDCNuts TV US Open, Connecticut Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
May 16 to May 18BDO / WDFSetanta Welsh Open, Prestatyn Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
May 26PDCSky Premier League Final, Cardiff International Arena Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
May 30unaffiliatedSetanta BetFred League of Legends opening weekconcludes August 22 – see below
June 5 to June 8PDCSky UK Open, Reebok Stadium, Bolton Flag of England.svg James Wade
June 15BDOSetantaBDO International Open Flag of England.svg Davy Richardson
June 30 to July 6PDCSky Las Vegas Desert Classic, Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
July 12BDOSetanta BDO Gold Cup, Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green Flag of England.svg Scott Waites
July 20 to July 26PDCSky World Matchplay, Winter Gardens, Blackpool Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
July 26BDOSetanta BDO British Classic, Kettering Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Montgomery
August 22unaffiliatedSetanta BetFred League of Legends finals, Circus Tavern, Purfleet Flag of England.svg Bob Anderson
September 19 to September 21BDOSetanta BDO British Open, Bridlington Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson
October 6 to October 12PDCSky World Grand Prix, Dublin Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
November 15 to November 23BDO / PDCITV4 Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton Civic Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
December 4BDOnone 2009 BDO World Championship qualifiers, Bridlington
December 5 to December 7BDOBBC Winmau World Masters, Bridlington Flag of England.svg Martin Adams

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