The2008PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televiseddarts tournaments organised by theProfessional Darts Corporation (PDC). They consisted ofProfessional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and UK Open Regional Finals.
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 [ edit ] (All matches – Best of 5 sets, Best of 3 legs per set) Players Championship 1 [ edit ] Stan James Players Championship 1 was contested inGibraltar on 19 January Final John Part 3–1 Chris Mason (2–1, 1–2, 2–0, 2–1)Players Championship 2 [ edit ] Stan James Players Championship 2 was contested inGibraltar on 20 January Final James Wade 3–1 Denis Ovens (2–1, 2–0, 0–2, 2–1)Players Championship 3 [ edit ] Players Championship 3 was contested at theBrentwood Centre,Essex on 1 March Final Phil Taylor 3–0 James Wade (2–1, 2–0, 2–0)Players Championship 4 [ edit ] Final Alan Tabern 3–0 Chris Mason (2–1, 2–1, 2–0)Players Championship 5 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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)Event cancelled [ 1] Players Championship 11 [ edit ] Final Phil Taylor 3–0 Alan Tabern (2–1, 2–1, 2–0)Players Championship 12 [ edit ] Final Dennis Priestley 3–2 Kevin Painter (2–0, 2–0, 1–2, 0–2, 2–0)Players Championship 13 [ edit ] Final Phil Taylor 3–1 Ronnie Baxter (2–1, 0–2, 2–0, 2–0)Players Championship 14 [ edit ] Players Championship 15 [ edit ] Players Championship 16 [ edit ] Players Championship 17 [ edit ] Players Championship 18 [ edit ] Players Championship 18 in Koningshof,Netherlands on 30 August Players Championship 19 [ edit ] Players Championship 19 in Koningshof,Netherlands on 31 August Players Championship 20 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Windy City Open (Players Championship 21) inChicago ,Illinois on 14 September Final Colin Lloyd 3–2 Wayne Mardle (0–2, 2–1, 0–2, 2–1, 2–0)Players Championship 22 [ edit ] Final Ronnie Baxter 3–0 Jamie Caven (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)Players Championship 23 [ edit ] Final Alan Tabern 3–2 Colin Osborne (2–0, 1–2, 1–2, 2–0, 2–1)Players Championship 24 [ edit ] Players Championship 24 inDublin on 4 October Final Phil Taylor 3–2 James Wade (1–2, 2–0, 1–2, 2–0, 2–0)Players Championship 25 [ edit ] Players Championship 25 inDublin on 5 October Final Dennis Priestley 3–1 Raymond van Barneveld (2–0, 1–2, 2–1, 2–0)Players Championship 26 [ edit ] Final Alex Roy 3–2 Denis Ovens (2–0, 1–2, 0–2, 2–0, 2–1)Players Championship 27 [ edit ] Final James Wade 3–1 Mark Walsh (0–2, 2–0, 2–0, 2–1)Players Championship 28 [ edit ] Final Colin Osborne 3–2 Carlos Rodriguez (1–2, 2–1, 2–1, 0–2, 2–1)Players Championship 29 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Final Mervyn King 3–2 Raymond van Barneveld (2–0, 0–2, 2–1, 1–2, 2–0)Players Championship 31 [ edit ] Final James Wade 3–2 Mark Walsh (1–2, 2–1, 0–2, 2–0, 2–1)UK Open Regional Finals [ edit ] (Quarter-finals best of 11 legs, Semi-finals best of 13 legs, Finals best of 15 legs) Three of the eight2008 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 theBrentwood Centre,Essex on March 2 Blue Square UK Open North-West Regional Final at theJJB Stadium ,Wigan on March 16 Blue Square UK Open Midlands Regional Final at the International Centre,Telford on March 30 German Darts Corporation [ edit ] The German Darts Corporation rankings are calculated from events across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the2009 World Championship .
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour [ edit ] The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the2009 World Championship .
Other PDC tournaments [ edit ] 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.