2008 PDC Pro Tour
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) Stan James Players Championship 1 in Gibraltar on January 19 Final John Part 3-1 Chris Mason Stan James Players Championship 2 in Gibraltar on January 20 Final James Wade 3–1 Denis Ovens Final Phil Taylor 3–0 James Wade Final Alan Tabern 3–0 Chris Mason Final Phil Taylor 3–1 Raymond van Barneveld Final Phil Taylor 3–1 Wayne Jones Players Championship at the International Centre, Telford on March 29 Final Phil Taylor 3–0 Colin Lloyd Antwerp Darts Trophy (Players Championship) on April 12 Final Phil Taylor 3–0 Andy Smith Scottish Sun Players Championship at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow on April 19 Final Mervyn King 3–0 Mark Dudbridge Amsterdam Casino Open Holland Masters (Players Championship) on April 26 Final Raymond van Barneveld 3–0 Colin Osborne Event cancelled [ 1] Final Phil Taylor 3–0 Alan Tabern Final Dennis Priestley 3–2 Kevin Painter Final Phil Taylor 3–1 Ronnie Baxter Final Felix McBrearty 3–1 Chris Mason Windy City Open (Players Championship) in Chicago , Illinois on September 14 Final Colin Lloyd 3–2 Wayne Mardle Final Ronnie Baxter 3–0 Jamie Caven Final Alan Tabern 3–2 Colin Osborne Players Championship (1) in Dublin on October 4 Final Phil Taylor 3–2 James Wade Players Championship (2) in Dublin on October 5 Final Dennis Priestley 3–1 Raymond van Barneveld Players Championship (1) in Scotland on October 18 Final Alex Roy 3–2 Denis Ovens Players Championship (2) in Scotland on October 19 Final James Wade 3–1 Mark Walsh Players Championship (1) in Kirchheim , October 25 Final Colin Osborne 3–2 Carlos Rodriguez John McEvoy Gold Darts Classic in National Event Centre, Killarney on November 2 Final Terry Jenkins 3–0 Andy Jenkins Final Mervyn King 3–2 Raymond van Barneveld Final James Wade 3–2 Mark Walsh
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 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 .
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 .
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.
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