2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic
| 2008 partypoker.com Las Vegas Desert Classic | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Dates | 2–6 July 2008 |
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Resort |
| Location | Paradise |
| Country | United States |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs Final – best of 25 |
| Prize fund | 126,400ドル |
| Winner's share | 20,000ドル |
| High checkout | 170 England James Wade |
| Champion(s) | |
| England Phil Taylor | |
The 2008 partypoker.com Las Vegas Desert Classic was the seventh installment of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held in the evenings (GMT, morning local time/PST) between 2–6 July 2008 at Mandalay Bay, Paradise, United States.
Phil Taylor emerged as the champion, in all but one match posting above a 100 average, beating James Wade in the final. This was his fourth Desert Classic title, having bounced back from a first round defeat to Mark Dudbridge in the 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic.
Last year's champion Raymond van Barneveld was looking to retain his title, but he was knocked out in the second round by Alan Tabern.
Prize money
[edit ]A total prize fund of 126,400ドル was available for the tournament, unchanged from the previous year.
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: 126,400ドル) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | 20,000ドル |
| Runner-up | (1) | 10,000ドル |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | 7,000ドル |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | 5,000ドル |
| Second round losers | (8) | 3,000ドル |
| First round losers | (16) | 2,000ドル |
| Qualifying round losers | (32) | 200ドル |
Qualified Players
[edit ]Pre-qualified players
[edit ]Qualifiers
[edit ]- Monday Qualifiers
Draw
[edit ](best of 11 legs)
2-3 July Round 2
(best of 15 legs)
4 July Quarter-finals
(best of 21 legs)
5 July Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
6 July Final
(best of 25 legs)
6 July
References
[edit ]- ^ "Priestley Earns Final Desert Classic Spot | Planet Darts | TV Tournaments | PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic | Las Vegas Desert Classic". Archived from the original on 2008年06月24日. Retrieved 2008年06月26日.
- ^ http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/DesertClassicDetail/0,,10180~1337197,00.html [dead link ]