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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

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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

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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

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The prize money remained unchanged from the previous two tournaments.

Groups 1–8

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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

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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

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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

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Played on Tuesday September 7.[2]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1   Mervyn King 7 6 1 39 27 +12 12
2   Phil Taylor 7 5 2 38 25 +13 10
3   Simon Whitlock 7 5 2 35 23 +12 10
4   Colin Lloyd 7 4 3 30 30 0 8
5   Adrian Lewis 7 3 4 29 33 −4 6
6   James Wade 7 3 4 29 35 −6 6
7   Mark Walsh 7 1 6 28 37 −9 2
8   Robert Thornton 7 1 6 22 40 −18 2
Player Legs Player
Colin Lloyd   2 – 6   Phil Taylor

Group two

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Played on Wednesday September 8.[3]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1   Gary Anderson 7 5 2 36 19 +17 10
2   Simon Whitlock 7 5 2 38 26 +12 10
3   Adrian Lewis 7 5 2 37 31 +6 10
4   Ronnie Baxter 7 4 3 30 27 +3 8
5   James Wade 7 4 3 31 37 −6 8
6   Co Stompé 7 3 4 26 30 −4 6
7   Paul Nicholson 7 2 5 32 36 −4 4
8   Colin Lloyd 7 0 7 18 42 −24 0

Final

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Player Legs Player
Gary Anderson   2 – 6   Simon Whitlock

Group three

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Played on Thursday September 9.[4]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1   Alan Tabern 7 6 1 40 28 +12 12
2   Gary Anderson 7 4 3 32 26 +6 8
3   Colin Osborne 7 4 3 36 33 +3 8
4   James Wade 7 4 3 34 33 +1 8
5   Adrian Lewis 7 4 3 30 29 +1 8
6   Co Stompé 7 3 4 35 35 0 6
7   Ronnie Baxter 7 2 5 29 37 −8 4
8   Andy Hamilton 7 1 6 22 37 −15 2
Player Legs Player
Alan Tabern   6 – 5   Gary Anderson

Group four

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Played on Tuesday September 21.[5]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1   Adrian Lewis 7 6 1 41 26 +15 12
2   Co Stompé 7 5 2 36 30 +6 10
3   Dennis Priestley 7 5 2 34 29 +5 10
4   James Wade 7 4 3 32 29 +3 8
5   Gary Anderson 7 3 4 31 32 −1 6
6   Kevin Painter 7 3 4 31 36 −5 6
7   Colin Osborne 7 2 5 31 40 −9 4
8   Terry Jenkins 7 0 7 28 42 −14 0
Player Legs Player
James Wade   6 – 5   Dennis Priestley

Group Five

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Played on Wednesday September 22.[6]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1   Adrian Lewis 7 5 2 34 30 +4 10
2   Wayne Jones 7 4 3 34 29 +5 8
3   Co Stompé 7 4 3 34 32 +2 8
4   Wes Newton 7 4 3 35 35 0 8
5   Dennis Priestley 7 4 3 36 37 −1 8
6   Vincent van der Voort 7 3 4 33 30 +3 6
7   Gary Anderson 7 3 4 32 33 −1 6
8   Kevin Painter 7 1 6 27 39 −12 2
Player Legs Player
Wes Newton   6 – 1   Co Stompé

Group Six

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Played on Thursday September 23.[7]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1   Vincent van der Voort 7 5 2 34 27 +7 10
2   Steve Beaton 7 5 2 35 33 +2 10
3   Wayne Jones 7 4 3 37 32 +5 8
4   Co Stompé 7 4 3 34 30 +4 8
5   Jelle Klaasen 7 3 4 32 29 +3 6
6   Dennis Priestley 7 3 4 28 29 −1 6
7   Jamie Caven 7 3 4 29 31 −2 6
8   Adrian Lewis 7 1 6 21 39 −18 2
Player Legs Player
Vincent van der Voort   3 – 6   Steve Beaton

Group Seven

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Played on Tuesday October 12.[8]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1   Jelle Klaasen 7 5 2 36 28 +8 10
2   Denis Ovens 7 5 2 36 30 +6 10
3   Andy Smith 7 4 3 38 30 +8 8
4   Co Stompé 7 4 3 38 34 +4 8
5   Wayne Jones 7 3 4 32 32 0 6
6   Dennis Priestley 7 3 4 29 30 −1 6
7   Vincent van der Voort 7 3 4 33 36 −3 6
8   Mark Dudbridge 7 1 6 19 41 −22 2
Player Legs Player
Jelle Klaasen   5 – 6   Andy Smith

Group Eight

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Played on Wednesday October 13.[9]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1   Co Stompé 7 6 1 41 31 +10 12
2   Wayne Jones 7 5 2 40 29 +11 10
3   Dennis Priestley 7 5 2 37 32 +5 10
4   Mark Webster 7 4 3 34 29 +5 8
5   Michael van Gerwen 7 3 4 32 33 −1 6
6   John Part 7 3 4 32 34 −2 6
7   Jelle Klaasen 7 2 5 31 35 −4 4
8   Denis Ovens 7 0 7 18 42 −24 0
Player Legs Player
Mark Webster   2 – 6   Wayne Jones

Winners Group

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Played on Thursday October 14.[10]

Pos Name P W L LW LL +/- Pts
1   Phil Taylor 7 7 0 42 12 +30 14
2   James Wade 7 5 2 36 24 +12 10
3   Simon Whitlock 7 4 3 32 23 +9 8
4   Steve Beaton 7 3 4 32 31 +1 6
5   Alan Tabern 7 3 4 27 35 −8 6
6   Wayne Jones 7 3 4 23 35 −12 6
7   Wes Newton 7 2 5 22 39 −17 4
8   Andy Smith 7 1 6 22 37 −15 2

Final

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

References

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  1. ^ "Championship League Darts Groups". Planet Darts. August 19, 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Group One Success For Taylor". Planet Darts. September 7, 2010. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Wizard Is Group Two Champ!". Planet Darts. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Tabern Sneaks Group Three Wins". Planet Darts. September 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Wade Wins CLD Group Four". Planet Darts. September 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Newton's Delight With G5 Win". Planet Darts. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Six Of The Best For Beaton!". Planet Darts. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Seventh Heaven For Smith". Planet Darts. October 12, 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  9. ^ "Jones' Joy In Group Eight". Planet Darts. October 13, 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  10. ^ "Wade Claims CLD Glory!". Planet Darts. October 14, 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

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