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)
Dave Chisnall

History

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 Info

Results

2008
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
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
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  2. Sentanta to Screen Grand Prix Darts Mad. 05-04-2008. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
  3. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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