Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship 2003
| Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship 2003 | |
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Tournament status
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| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| organizer | PDC |
| venue |
Winter Gardens , Blackpool
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| Tournament dates | |
| Defending champion | |
| Attendees | 64 |
| Opening game | July 26, 2003 |
| Endgame | July 26, 2003 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 12,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 3,000 |
| winner |
Phil Taylor
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| statistics | |
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The 2003 Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship was a darts tournament organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) , which took place on July 26, 2003 in the Winter Gardens of Blackpool and gave the impetus for the Players Championships introduced the following year . In the final, the English vice world champion Phil Taylor defeated the reigning world champion John Part from Canada 7-2.
background
In honor of the deceased official Bobby Bourn , the PDC hosted the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship for the first time in the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England, in July 2003 - at the same place and in the week before the World Matchplay . Due to the high prize money and the good organization, the tournament was a great success. Up until then, the PDC ranking tournaments had been spread out over the calendar year and were hosted by different organizers, the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship marked the beginning of a new era in the history of darts. From then on, tournaments, their organization and the setting of the prize money were taken over by the PDC itself with increasing frequency. In the following calendar year, five tournaments took place as part of the Players Championships , which were part of the PDC Pro Tour .
Prize money
A total of £ 12,000 in prize money was awarded.
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
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| winner | (1) | £ 3,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 1,500 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 750 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 350 each |
| 3rd round loser | (16) | £ 175 |
| 2nd round loser | (32) | £ 100 each |
| 1st round loser | (64) | £ 50 |
| £ 12,000 | ||
Tournament schedule
First round
The following players failed in the first round of the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship:
Second round to final
Web links
- Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship in 2003 in the database mastercaller.com , accessed on 22 July 2020th
- Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship in 2003 in the database dartsdatabase.co.uk , accessed on 22 July 2020th