The 2008 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They consisted of Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and UK Open Regional Finals.
Prize money Stage Players Championships UK Open Qualifiers Second round £75 £100 Third round £150 £200 Fourth round £300 £400 Quarter-finals £600 £800 Semi-finals £1,250 £1,600 Final £2,500 £3,000 Winner £5,000 £6,000
Players Championships (All matches – Best of 5 sets, Best of 3 legs per set)
Players Championship 1 Stan James Players Championship 1 was contested in Gibraltar on 19 January
Final John Part 3–1 Chris Mason (2–1, 1–2, 2–0, 2–1)
Players Championship 2 Stan James Players Championship 2 was contested in Gibraltar on 20 January
Final James Wade 3–1 Denis Ovens (2–1, 2–0, 0–2, 2–1)
Players Championship 3 Players Championship 3 was contested at the Brentwood Centre, Essex on 1 March
Final Phil Taylor 3–0 James Wade (2–1, 2–0, 2–0)
Players Championship 4 Players Championship 4 was contested at the JJB Stadium, Wigan on 15 March
Final Alan Tabern 3–0 Chris Mason (2–1, 2–1, 2–0)
Players Championship 5 Players Championship 5 was contested at the Ramada Hotel, Bad Soden, Germany on 22 March
Final Phil Taylor 3–1 Raymond van Barneveld (2–0, 1–2, 2–1, 2–1)
Players Championship 6 Players Championship 6 was contested at the Ramada Hotel, Bad Soden, Germany on 23 March
Final Phil Taylor 3–1 Wayne Jones (2–0, 2–0, 1–2, 2–1)
Players Championship 7 Players Championship 7 was contested at the International Centre, Telford on 29 March
Final Phil Taylor 3–0 Colin Lloyd (2–1, 2–1, 2–1)
Players Championship 8 Antwerp Darts Trophy (Players Championship 8) was contested at the Waasland Expohallen, Temse on 12 April
Final Phil Taylor 3–0 Andy Smith (2–0, 2–1, 2–1)
Players Championship 9 Scottish Sun Players Championship 9 was contested at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow on 19 April
Final Mervyn King 3–0 Mark Dudbridge (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Players Championship 10 Amsterdam Casino Open Holland Masters (Players Championship 10) on 26 April
Final Raymond van Barneveld 3–0 Colin Osborne (2–0, 2–0, 2–1)
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Players Championship 11 Players Championship 11 was contested in Ashton Gate, Bristol on 14 June
Final Phil Taylor 3–0 Alan Tabern (2–1, 2–1, 2–0)
Players Championship 12 Players Championship 12 was contested in Ashton Gate, Bristol on 15 June
Final Dennis Priestley 3–2 Kevin Painter (2–0, 2–0, 1–2, 0–2, 2–0)
Players Championship 13 Players Championship 13 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada on June 29
Final Phil Taylor 3–1 Ronnie Baxter (2–1, 0–2, 2–0, 2–0)
Players Championship 14 Bobby Bourn Memorial Trophy at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool on 19 July
Players Championship 15 Australian Open Players Championship 15 was contested in Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia on 10 August
Players Championship 16 Kitchener Open Players Championship 16 in Kitchener, Canada on 17 August
Players Championship 17 Peachtree Open Players Championship 17 in Atlanta, Georgia on 24 August
Players Championship 18 Players Championship 18 in Koningshof, Netherlands on 30 August
Players Championship 19 Players Championship 19 in Koningshof, Netherlands on 31 August
Players Championship 20 Ireland Open Autumn Classic (Players Championship 20) at Dromore Leisure Complex, Dromore, County Tyrone on 6 September
Final Felix McBrearty 3–1 Chris Mason (0–2, 2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Players Championship 21 Windy City Open (Players Championship 21) in Chicago, Illinois on 14 September
Final Colin Lloyd 3–2 Wayne Mardle (0–2, 2–1, 0–2, 2–1, 2–0)
Players Championship 22 Players Championship 22 in Newport, Wales on September 20
Final Ronnie Baxter 3–0 Jamie Caven (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Players Championship 23 Players Championship 23 in Newport, Wales on September 21
Final Alan Tabern 3–2 Colin Osborne (2–0, 1–2, 1–2, 2–0, 2–1)
Players Championship 24 Players Championship 24 in Dublin on 4 October
Final Phil Taylor 3–2 James Wade (1–2, 2–0, 1–2, 2–0, 2–0)
Players Championship 25 Players Championship 25 in Dublin on 5 October
Final Dennis Priestley 3–1 Raymond van Barneveld (2–0, 1–2, 2–1, 2–0)
Players Championship 26 Players Championship 26 in Irvine, North Ayrshire on 18 October
Final Alex Roy 3–2 Denis Ovens (2–0, 1–2, 0–2, 2–0, 2–1)
Players Championship 27 Players Championship 27 in Irvine, North Ayrshire on 19 October
Final James Wade 3–1 Mark Walsh (0–2, 2–0, 2–0, 2–1)
Players Championship 28 Players Championship 28 in Kirchheim, Hesse, October 25
Final Colin Osborne 3–2 Carlos Rodriguez (1–2, 2–1, 2–1, 0–2, 2–1)
Players Championship 29 John McEvoy Gold Darts Classic (Players Championship 29 at the National Event Centre, Killarney on 2 November
Final Terry Jenkins 3–0 Andy Jenkins (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Players Championship 30 Players Championship 30 in Leiden, Netherlands on 8 November
Final Mervyn King 3–2 Raymond van Barneveld (2–0, 0–2, 2–1, 1–2, 2–0)
Players Championship 31 Dutch Darts Trophy (Players Championship 31) in Leiden, Netherlands on 9 November
Final James Wade 3–2 Mark Walsh (1–2, 2–1, 0–2, 2–0, 2–1)
UK Open Regional Finals (Quarter-finals best of 11 legs, Semi-finals best of 13 legs, Finals best of 15 legs)
Three of the eight 2008 UK Open qualifying events took place during 2007.
Blue Square UK Open Welsh Regional Final on September 23, 2007
Blue Square UK Open Irish Regional Final on October 7, 2007
Blue Square UK Open Scottish Regional Final on October 21, 2007
Blue Square UK Open North-East Regional Final at International Stadium, Gateshead on January 13, 2008
Blue Square UK Open South-West Regional Final at Wellsprings Leisure Centre, Taunton, February 10
Blue Square UK Open South-West Regional Final at the Brentwood Centre, Essex on March 2
Blue Square UK Open North-West Regional Final at the JJB Stadium, Wigan on March 16
Blue Square UK Open Midlands Regional Final at the International Centre, Telford on March 30
German Darts Corporation
The German Darts Corporation rankings are calculated from events across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2009 World Championship.
No. Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 23 February GDC Ramada Hotel Koln 1 Dietmar Burger 3–1 Mensur Suljović 2 Sunday 24 February GDC Ramada Hotel Koln 2 Andree Welge 3–2 Alexander Köhler 3 Saturday 10 May GDC Niedernhausen 1 Michael Rosenauer 3–0 Frank Mast 4 Sunday 11 May GDC Niedernhausen 2 Hannes Schnier 3–0 Alexander Köhler 5 Saturday 21 June GDC Ramada Hotel Koln 3 Michael Rosenauer 3–1 Mensur Suljović 6 Sunday 22 June GDC Ramada Hotel Koln 4 Mensur Suljović 3–1 Kevin Münch 7 Saturday 3 October GDC Ramada Hotel Koln 5 Mensur Suljović 3–0 Marko Puls 8 Sunday 4 October GDC Ramada Hotel Koln 6 Andree Welge 3–0 Hannes Schnier
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2009 World Championship.
No. Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Sunday 3 February Shoalhavens Viva Las Vegas Russell Stewart 6–1 Shane Tichowitsch 2 Saturday 23 February DPA Australian Matchplay Russell Stewart 6–1 Phil Bottrell 3 Sunday 24 February Australia Singles Matchplay Paul Nicholson beat Rod Neeson 4 Saturday 15 March Wagga Classic 1 Paul Nicholson beat Peter Corcoran 5 Sunday 16 March Wagga Classic 2 Phil Bottrell 6–2 Shane Tichowitsch 6 Saturday 29 March Gaels Club Open 1 Brian Roach 6–2 Barry Jouannet Jr 7 Sunday 30 March Gaels Club Open 2 Paul Nicholson 6–2 Phil Bottrell 8 Saturday 5 April Young RSL Viva NZ 1 Paul Nicholson 6–1 Rod Crawford 9 Sunday 6 April Young RSL Viva NZ 2 Paul Nicholson 6–1 Daniel Sim 10 Saturday 19 April Goulburn Open 1 Anthony Fleet 6–5 Phil Bottrell 11 Sunday 20 April Goulburn Open 2 Craig Strooisma 6–4 Wayne Brown 12 Sunday 11 May Viva Las Vegas NZ Paul Nicholson 6–1 Warren French 13 Saturday 7 June Oak Flats Soundwaves Open Peter Corcoran 6–5 Paul Nicholson 14 Sunday 8 June Russell Stewart Classic Russell Stewart 6–0 Jerry Weyman 15 Sunday 22 June Mittagong RSL Open Russell Stewart 6–3 Craig Strooisma 16 Sunday 20 July Southern Illawarra Open Paul Nicholson 6–5 Brian Roach 17 Saturday 3 August Shoalhaven Classic 1 Ronnie Baxter 7–4 Robert Thornton 18 Sunday 4 August Shoalhaven Classic 2 Ronnie Baxter 7–3 Charles Losper 19 Saturday 10 August William Cross Pro Am James Wade 7–4 Ronnie Baxter 20 Sunday 11 August Australian Open Players Championship Robert Thornton 3–1 Paul Nicholson 21 Saturday 6 September Mildura Workers Club Open 1 Paul Nicholson beat Phil Bottrell 22 Sunday 7 September Mildura Workers Club Open 2 Paul Nicholson beat Steve Duke Jr 23 Sunday 14 September Broken Hill Legion Club Championship Andrew Townes beat Paul Nicholson 24 Sunday 26 October Oceanic Masters Russell Stewart 8–4 Brian Roach 25 Saturday 29 November DPA Australian Singles Shane Tichowitsch beat Wayne Brown 26 Sunday 30 November Bridge Trophies and Partyware Open Arnel Galvez 7–1 Wayne Brown 27 Saturday 6 December Oceanic Classic Russell Stewart 7–5 Barry Whittaker 28 Tuesday 16 December DPA Oceanic National Championship Peter Sutton 8–7 Brad Austen 29 Wednesday 17 December DPA Sydney Open Glen Power 10–5 Henry Bajowski 30 Thursday 18 December DPA Melbourne Classic Mick Zdun 8–7 Alan Aird 31 Friday 19 December DPA Australian Matchplay Alan Aird 6–5 Bill Aitken
Other PDC tournaments The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2008. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some had eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments were non-ranking.
DateEventWinnerScoreRunner-Up April 16 London Masters Phil Taylor 7–4 James Wade May 17 North American Darts Championship Darin Young 8–7 Brad Wethington June 10 PDC New Zealand Qualifying Event Warren French beat Phillip Hazel August 31 Irish Matchplay Shane O'Connor 7–2 Garrett Gray September 27 Emperors Palace South African Open Charles Losper 4–1 Mark Jackson September 28 Emperors Palace South African Masters Phil Taylor 5–2 John Part September 28 PDC World Finland Qualifying Event Marko Kantele beat Asko Niskala October 25 PDC Australian Open Paul Nicholson 11–10 Simon Whitlock October 26 Oceanic Masters Russell Stewart 8–4 Brian Roach October 31 PDC World East European Qualifying Event Nandor Bezzeg 7–5 Gregor Gorjup November 1 Gleneagle Irish Masters Michael van Gerwen 6–5 Kevin McDine November 16 Caribbean and South American Masters Sudesh Fitzgerald 4–1 Mark Cummins December 12 New Kids On The Oche Arron Monk 3–0 Joe Cullen
References
External links 2008 PDC Calendar