2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic

2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic 4–7 July 2002 MGM Grand Casino and Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada United States PDC SetsFinal – best of 5 $58,000 $20,000 ENG Phil Taylor 2003 The 2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic was the inaugural staging of a darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It featured the top players from the PDC along with an opportunity for players from North America to qualify.Tommy Cox on inaugural Las Vegas Desert Classic Over 200 players entered the event, but the last 16 featured mostly British-based players – the only exceptions being Roland Scholten and former World Champion John Part who participate regularly in UK tournaments. This event featured an unusual format - sets were played over the best of seven legs, rather than the more standard best of five or three legs. The total prize fund was US$58,000https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=268 2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic Player Prize Money Darts Database 25 August 2015 and Phil Taylor won the title beating Ronnie Baxter in the final. Prize Fund Stage (no. of players)https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=268 2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic Player Prize Money Darts Database 25 August 2015 Prize money(Total: $58,000)Winner (1) $20,000Runner-Up (1) $10,000Semi-finalists (2) $5,000Quarter-finalists (4) $2,500Round 1 Losers (8) $1,000 Results Men's tournament Preliminary round Player ScorePlayerENG Kevin Painter 2 – 0ENG Rod HarringtonENG Denis Ovens 2 – 1ENG Steve BeatonENG Simon Whatley 2 – 1ENG Wes NewtonENG Lee Palfreyman 2 – 0SGP Paul LimENG Wayne Mardle 2 – 1ENG Dave AskewENG Dennis Priestley 2 – 0ENG Alex RoyNED Roland Scholten 2 – 1SCO Jamie HarveyENG Andy Jenkins 2 – 0ENG Bob Anderson Main Round 4-7 July 1st Round(best of 3 sets)(best of 7 legs)July 4–52007 2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic Player Results https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=268&showAverages=Y live https://web.archive.org/web/20210505222728/https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=268&showAverages=Y 2021-05-05 1 November 2020 Darts Database Quarter-finals(best of 3 sets)(best of 7 legs)July 6 Semi-finals(best of 5 sets)(best of 7 legs)July 7 Final(best of 5 sets)(best of 7 legs)July 7 20 200 ENG Phil Taylor 93.48 2 ENG Kevin Painter 89.13 1 ENG Denis Ovens 98.31 2 ENG Peter Manley 85.95 0 ENG Simon Whatley 84.93 2 ENG Dennis Smith 79.98 0 ENG Lee Palfreyman 96.63 2 ENG Colin Lloyd 86.76 0 ENG Wayne Mardle 97.53 2 ENG Alan Warriner 93.90 0 NED Roland Scholten 86.61 2 ENG Dennis Priestley 88.74 0 CAN John Part 92.13 2 WAL Richie Burnett 83.07 0 ENG Ronnie Baxter 87.90 2 ENG Andy Jenkins 83.40 0 ENG Phil Taylor 94.38 2 ENG Denis Ovens 87.93 0 ENG Simon Whatley 85.92 0 ENG Lee Palfreyman 88.50 2 ENG Wayne Mardle 96.99 0 NED Roland Scholten 91.50 2 CAN John Part 89.52 1 ENG Ronnie Baxter 90.54 2 ENG Phil Taylor 100.98 3 ENG Lee Palfreyman 85.95 0 NED Roland Scholten 92.25 1 ENG Ronnie Baxter 95.76 3 ENG Phil Taylor 103.98 3 ENG Ronnie Baxter 98.46 0 Women's tournament Semi-finals(best of 3 sets)(best of 5 legs) Final(best of 3 sets)(best of 5 legs) 20 ENG Deta Hedman 2 USA Carolyn Mars 0 USA Stacy Bromberg 1 ENG Crissy Manley 2 ENG Deta Hedman 2 ENG Crissy Manley 1 References Category:Las Vegas Desert Classic Las Vegas Desert Classic Category:July 2002 sports events in the United States Category:2002 in sports in Nevada