2010 Championship League Darts

The 2010 Championship League Darts was the third edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition is organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2010 edition having a maximum prize fund of £189,000.

The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups.

Every match could be watched on one of the ten bookmaker websites who broadcast the competition. The tournament was available globally through the internet, except in the United States of America where it cannot be shown for legal reasons.

Format

The first group consisted of the top eight players from the PDC Order of Merit who were available for the competition. These eight players played each other over the course of a day, receiving two points for each win. All matches were contested over a maximum of 11 legs with a player winning the match on reaching 6 legs. After all players had played each other, the four players with the most points progressed to the semi-finals with the winners of those matches progressing into the final.

The winner of the final progressed to the winners group which took place at the end of the competition. The runner-up, losing semi-finalists and the players finishing fifth and sixth moved into group two, where they were joined by the next three players in the Order of Merit. The format of the second group was the same as the first group with players moving into the third group. In total there were 8 groups before the final group took place.

This format ensures that all players who do not win the group or finish in the last two positions have another chance to qualify for the winners group.

Qualification

Players must have been in the top 29 places in the PDC Order of Merit following the 2010 World Matchplay in order to qualify. The top 31 places were used due to Mervyn King and Raymond van Barneveld withdrawing from the tournament through injury.

PDC Order of Merit following 2010 World Matchplay:

  1. Phil Taylor
  2. Raymond van Barneveld
  3. James Wade
  4. Mervyn King
  5. Terry Jenkins
  6. Ronnie Baxter
  7. Adrian Lewis
  8. Simon Whitlock
  9. Mark Walsh
  10. Colin Lloyd
  11. Andy Hamilton
  12. Colin Osborne
  13. Robert Thornton
  14. Dennis Priestley
  15. Kevin Painter
  16. Alan Tabern
  17. Gary Anderson
  18. Paul Nicholson
  19. Co Stompé
  20. Vincent van der Voort
  21. Wayne Jones
  22. Wes Newton
  23. Steve Beaton
  24. Denis Ovens
  25. Jelle Klaasen
  26. Jamie Caven
  27. Mark Dudbridge
  28. Andy Smith
  29. Mark Webster
  30. John Part
  31. Michael van Gerwen

Prize money

The prize money remained unchanged from the previous two tournaments.

Groups 1–8

In groups 1–8 the prize money were as follows:

  • Group Matches - £50 per leg won
  • Play-off Matches - £100 per leg won

Winners group

In the winners group the prize money were as follows:

  • Group Matches - £100 per leg won
  • Play-off Matches - £200 per leg won

In addition the winners group had separate prizes for the winner, runner-up and losing semi-finalists. These prizes broke down as follows:

Tournament dates

The tournament took place over 9 days throughout September and October 2010. One group was played on each day. The dates were as follows:[1]

  • Group 1 - Tuesday September 7
  • Group 2 - Wednesday September 8
  • Group 3 - Thursday September 9
  • Group 4 - Tuesday September 21
  • Group 5 - Wednesday September 22
  • Group 6 - Thursday September 23
  • Group 7 - Tuesday October 12
  • Group 8 - Wednesday October 13
  • Winners Group - Thursday October 14

The tournament took place at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex.

Winners Group
  • * Mervyn King withdrew from the tournament after Group 1 due to injury, with Co Stompé taking his place in Group 2.
  • ** Raymond van Barneveld was due to play in Group 4 but withdrew due to injury, with Dennis Priestley taking his place in the group.

Group One

Played on Tuesday September 7.[2]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1 Mervyn King7613927+1212
2 Phil Taylor7523825+1310
3 Simon Whitlock7523523+1210
4 Colin Lloyd743303008
5 Adrian Lewis7342933-46
6 James Wade7342935-66
7 Mark Walsh7162837-92
8 Robert Thornton7162240-182
Player Legs Player
Colin Lloyd 2 – 6 Phil Taylor

Group Two

Played on Wednesday September 8.[3]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1 Gary Anderson7523619+1710
2 Simon Whitlock7523826+1210
3 Adrian Lewis7523731+610
4 Ronnie Baxter7433027+38
5 James Wade7433137-68
6 Co Stompé7342630-46
7 Paul Nicholson7253236-44
8 Colin Lloyd7071842-240

Final

Player Legs Player
Gary Anderson 2 – 6 Simon Whitlock

Group Three

Played on Thursday September 9.[4]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1 Alan Tabern7614028+1212
2 Gary Anderson7433226+68
3 Colin Osborne7433633+38
4 James Wade7433433+18
5 Adrian Lewis7433029+18
6 Co Stompé734353506
7 Ronnie Baxter7252937-84
8 Andy Hamilton7162237-152
Player Legs Player
Alan Tabern 6 – 5 Gary Anderson

Group Four

Played on Tuesday September 21.[5]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1 Adrian Lewis7614126+1512
2 Co Stompé7523630+610
3 Dennis Priestley7523429+510
4 James Wade7433229+38
5 Gary Anderson7343132-16
6 Kevin Painter7343136-56
7 Colin Osborne7253140-94
8 Terry Jenkins7072842-140
Player Legs Player
James Wade 6 – 5 Dennis Priestley

Group Five

Played on Wednesday September 22.[6]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1 Adrian Lewis7523430+410
2 Wayne Jones7433429+58
3 Co Stompé7433432+28
4 Wes Newton743353508
5 Dennis Priestley7433637-18
6 Vincent van der Voort7343330+36
7 Gary Anderson7343233-16
8 Kevin Painter7162739-122
Player Legs Player
Wes Newton 6 – 1 Co Stompé

Group Six

Played on Thursday September 23.[7]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1 Vincent van der Voort7523427+710
2 Steve Beaton7523533+210
3 Wayne Jones7433732+58
4 Co Stompé7433430+48
5 Jelle Klaasen7343229+36
6 Dennis Priestley7342829-16
7 Jamie Caven7342931-26
8 Adrian Lewis7162139-182
Player Legs Player
Vincent van der Voort 3 – 6 Steve Beaton

Group Seven

Played on Tuesday October 12.[8]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1 Jelle Klaasen7523628+810
2 Denis Ovens7523630+610
3 Andy Smith7433830+88
4 Co Stompé7433834+48
5 Wayne Jones734323206
6 Dennis Priestley7342930-16
7 Vincent van der Voort7343336-36
8 Mark Dudbridge7161941-222
Player Legs Player
Jelle Klaasen 5 – 6 Andy Smith

Group Eight

Played on Wednesday October 13.[9]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1 Co Stompé7614131+1012
2 Wayne Jones7524029+1110
3 Dennis Priestley7523732+510
4 Mark Webster7433429+58
5 Michael van Gerwen7343233-16
6 John Part7343234-26
7 Jelle Klaasen7253135-44
8 Denis Ovens7071842-240
Player Legs Player
Mark Webster 2 – 6 Wayne Jones

Winners Group

Played on Thursday October 14.[10]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1 Phil Taylor7704212+3014
2 James Wade7523624+1210
3 Simon Whitlock7433223+98
4 Steve Beaton7343231+16
5 Alan Tabern7342735-86
6 Wayne Jones7342335-126
7 Wes Newton7252239-174
8 Andy Smith7162237-152

Final

Player Legs Player
(2) James Wade 6–5 Phil Taylor (1)

References

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  6. "Newton's Delight With G5 Win". Planet Darts. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
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