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BDO International Grand Prix Series

The BDO International Grand Prix Series was a series of tournaments in the sport of darts.[1][2] Organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO),[1][2] the series was made up of five already established 'stand-alone' darts tournaments that were played under a generic ‘umbrella’ format.[1] The five darts tournaments were; the BDO British Classic, the BDO British Open, the BDO Gold Cup, the BDO International Open and the BDO Welsh Open.[1][2] The BDO awarded points in the men's singles at each event from the quarter-final to final stages.[1] After all five tournaments were completed, the person who accumulated the most points over the five tournaments would be declared the overall winner and winner of the BDO International Grand Prix Series.[1]

BDO International Grand Prix Series
Tournament information
Established2008
Organisation(s)British Darts Organisation (BDO)
Prize fund£32,000 (2008)
£28,000 (2009)
Final Year2009
Final champion(s)
England Dave Chisnall

History edit

The BDO International Grand Prix Series was established in 2008.[1][2] The five darts tournaments that made up the Series were; the BDO British Open, the BDO British Classic, the BDO Gold Cup, the BDO International Open and the BDO Welsh Open.[1][2] Each tournament was a ‘stand-alone’ event, but was played under a generic ‘umbrella’ International Grand Prix title.[1] The BDO awarded points at the each event in the men's singles events from the quarter-final to final stages.[1] After the five tournaments were completed, the person who accumulated the most points over the five tournaments would be declared the overall winner and the winner of BDO International Grand Prix Series winner.[1] The five tournaments were broadcast live on Setanta Sports, which marked a debut for the sport of darts on the channel.[1][2] In each tournament, the final stages of the men’s singles from the quarter-finals to the final stages were broadcast live on Setanta Sports.[1][2] For sponsorship purposes, it was known as the BDO Fire Kills International Grand Prix Series.[3][4]

Event information edit

Results edit

2008 edit

Tournament Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists Ref
BDO Welsh Open   Gary Anderson   Mark Webster   Alan Norris
  Robert Hughes 		  Ian Jones   Robert Thornton
  Alan Walker   Tony Clark 		[3][7]
BDO International Open   Davy Richardson   Ross Montgomery   Robbie Green
  Mark Barilli 		  Ted Hankey   Joe Murnan
  Mick Cookman   Gary Robson 		[8][9]
BDO Gold Cup   Scott Waites   Gary Anderson   Chris Jones
  Stuart Bousfield 		  Mick Reed   Paul Cook
  Gavin Forsythe  Kevin Edwards 		[10][11]
BDO British Classic   Ross Montgomery   Gary Anderson   Gary Robson
  Edwin Max 		  Tony O'Shea   Stephen Bunting
  Davy Richardson   Stuart Kellett 		[11][12]
BDO British Open   John Henderson   Gary Anderson   Mareno Michels
  Martin Atkins 		  Gary Robson   Martin Adams
  John Walton   Phil Nixon 		[13][14]

2008 BDO International Grand Prix Series Final Standings

Pos Player[14][15] Points Money
1   Gary Anderson (c) 42 £12,000
2   Ross Montgomery 24 £6,000
3   Davy Richardson 18 £4,000
4   John Henderson 15 £2,750
  Scott Waites
6   Gary Robson 12 £2,000
7   Mark Webster 9 £1,500
8   Chris Jones 6 £1,000
  Stuart Bousfield
  Mareno Michels
  Edwin Max
  Robbie Green
  Mark Barilli
  Alan Norris
  Robert Hughes

2009 edit

Tournament Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists Ref
BDO Welsh Open   Ross Montgomery   Mark Barilli   Dougie Smith
  Stuart Kellett 		  Martin Atkins   Wayne Brown
  Brian Derbyshire   Steve West 		[5][16]
BDO International Open   Tony O'Shea   Ted Hankey   Steve Johnson
  Joe Murnan 		  Steve West   Scott Mitchell
  Arthur Dobey   Steve O'Donnell 		[17][18]
BDO Gold Cup   Paul Brooks   Brian Woods   Scott Mitchell
  Dave Weston 		  Ewan Hyslop   Joe Murnan
  David Smith-Hayes   Glenn Moody 		[19][20]
BDO British Classic   Stephen Bunting   Scott Waites   Tony West
  Dave Chisnall 		  Darryl Fitton   Mark Barilli
  Garrett Gray   Dave Weston 		[20][21]
BDO British Open   Dave Chisnall   Martin Atkins   Paul Hanvidge
  Colin Fowler 		  Martin Adams   Alan Norris
  Daryl Gurney   John Henderson 		[22][23]

2009 BDO International Grand Prix Series Final Standings

Pos Player[24] Points Money
1   Dave Chisnall (c) 21 £12,000
2   Paul Brooks 15 £3,750
  Ross Montgomery 15
  Stephen Bunting 15
  Tony O'Shea 15
6   Mark Barilli 12 £500
  Martin Atkins 12

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n BDO Darts Archives (April 2008) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Sentanta to Screen Grand Prix Darts Mad. 05-04-2008. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  3. ^ a b c d BDO Darts Archives (May 2008) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  4. ^ BDO Darts Archives (Fire Kills PR 2009) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  5. ^ a b c BDO Darts Archives (May 2009) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  6. ^ 2009 BDO International Grand Prix Prize Money Darts Database. Retrieved 27-05-2015.
  7. ^ 2008 BDO Welsh Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  8. ^ 2008 BDO International Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  9. ^ BDO Darts Archives (June 2008) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  10. ^ 2008 BDO Gold Cup Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  11. ^ a b BDO Darts Archives (July 2008) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  12. ^ 2008 BDO British Classic Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  13. ^ 2008 BDO British Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  14. ^ a b BDO Darts Archives (September 2008) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  15. ^ 2008 BDO International Grand Prix Series Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  16. ^ 2009 BDO Welsh Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  17. ^ 2009 BDO International Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  18. ^ BDO Darts Archives (June 2009) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  19. ^ 2009 BDO Gold Cup Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  20. ^ a b BDO Darts Archives (July 2009) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  21. ^ 2009 BDO British Classic Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  22. ^ 2009 BDO British Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  23. ^ BDO Darts Archives (September 2009) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  24. ^ 2009 BDO International Grand Prix Series Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.

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