2003_PDC_World_Darts_Championship

2003 PDC World Darts Championship

2003 PDC World Darts Championship

Darts tournament

The 2003 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the tenth World Championship organized by the Professional Darts Corporation since its split from the British Darts Organisation in 1993. The tournament took place between 27 December 2002 and 5 January 2003 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, England. Ladbrokes (who sponsored the 1996 event with their Vernon's brand) took over sponsorship of the event from Skol.

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The field at the televised stages was expanded for the first time since 1999, adding an extra qualifying round that increased the total number of players from 32 to 40. John Part defeated the defending champion and number one seed, Phil Taylor, in the final. This ended Taylor's streak of eight successive World titles and 44 successive victories at the Circus Tavern.

This was Part's second world championship, having also won the 1994 BDO Championship (the first tournament after the split). As Raymond van Barneveld won the rival BDO World Darts Championship the same year, this was the first time that both versions of the world title were held by a player from outside the British Isles.[1]

Qualifying criteria

The qualifying criteria for the World Championship were as follows:

Seeds

  1. England Phil Taylor
  2. Canada John Part
  3. England Ronnie Baxter
  4. England Alan Warriner
  5. Netherlands Roland Scholten
  6. England Peter Manley
  7. England Colin Lloyd
  8. England Dennis Smith
  9. England Denis Ovens
  10. England Andy Jenkins
  11. Wales Richie Burnett
  12. England Dave Askew
  13. England John Lowe
  14. England Kevin Painter
  15. Scotland Jamie Harvey
  16. England Peter Evison

Prize money

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  • Nine-dart finish: A diamond, worth a six figure sum, will be mounted in the bulls eye of a championship dartboard as a unique prize (not won).

Results

First round

All matches are the best of 7 sets.

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Last 32

Second round (best of 7 sets)
28–30 December 		Third round (best of 9 sets)
1–2 January 		Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
3 January 		Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
4 January 		Final (best of 13 sets)
5 January
               
1 England Phil Taylor 103.44 4
United States Steve Brown 89.15 1
1 England Phil Taylor 98.71 5
England Wayne Mardle 93.70 3
16 England Peter Evison 87.34 3
England Wayne Mardle 96.49 4
1 England Phil Taylor 100.37 5
8 England Dennis Smith 94.46 3
8 England Dennis Smith 92.96 4
England Dennis Priestley 84.46 1
8 England Dennis Smith 91.45 5
9 England Denis Ovens 93.44 1
9 England Denis Ovens 86.41 4
England Alex Roy 82.29 1
1 England Phil Taylor 95.60 6
4 England Alan Warriner 86.77 1
5 Netherlands Roland Scholten 84.68 4
England Shayne Burgess 81.84 1
5 Netherlands Roland Scholten 87.79 5
12 England Dave Askew 84.24 0
12 England Dave Askew 85.22 4
England Steve Beaton 84.89 3
5 Netherlands Roland Scholten 87.98 2
4 England Alan Warriner 90.87 5
4 England Alan Warriner 85.54 4
England Rod Harrington 79.78 2
4 England Alan Warriner 88.76 5
England Les Fitton 87.94 4
13 England John Lowe 72.49 1
England Les Fitton 80.90 4
1 England Phil Taylor 99.98 6
2 Canada John Part 96.86 7
2 Canada John Part 88.67 4
England Cliff Lazarenko 85.41 1
2 Canada John Part 96.69 5
15 Scotland Jamie Harvey 92.58 3
15 Scotland Jamie Harvey 85.07 4
England Mark Holden 83.26 1
2 Canada John Part 95.50 5
England Chris Mason 88.33 0
7 England Colin Lloyd 86.36 4
England Bob Anderson 92.50 3
7 England Colin Lloyd 92.82 1
England Chris Mason 96.78 5
10 England Andy Jenkins 84.01 2
England Chris Mason 90.91 4
2 Canada John Part 93.20 6
14 England Kevin Painter 89.47 4
6 England Peter Manley 86.35 1
Australia Simon Whitlock 87.63 4
Australia Simon Whitlock 87.68 3
11 Wales Richie Burnett 89.28 5
11 Wales Richie Burnett 91.69 4
England Keith Deller 87.92 3
11 Wales Richie Burnett 83.58 2
14 England Kevin Painter 90.78 5
3 England Ronnie Baxter 96.90 4
England Mick Manning 86.38 1
3 England Ronnie Baxter 87.94 3
14 England Kevin Painter 87.53 5
14 England Kevin Painter 86.49 4
England Reg Harding 86.43 1

Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the 1st round.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Darts' future is orange". BBC Sport. 13 January 2003.
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