2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic

Las Vegas Desert Classic
Tournament information
Dates	1–5 July 2009
Venue	Mandalay Bay Resort
Location	Paradise
Country	United States
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final – best of 25
Prize fund	£200,000
Winners share	£30,000
High checkout	164 Adrian Lewis
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2008

The 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic was the eighth and final installment of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held in the evenings (GMT, morning local time/PST) between July 1 and July 5.

Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, beating Raymond van Barneveld in the final to win his fifth and last Las Vegas Desert Classic.

The tournament was retired in 2010 and replaced with the Tropicana World Series.

Prize money

A total prize fund of £200,000 was available for the tournament.

• Champion - £30,000
• Runner-up - £15,000
• Semi-finalists - £10,000
• Quarter-finalists - £7,250
• Second round losers - £5,000
• First round losers - £3,000
• Qualifying round losers - £1,000

Qualified Players

Pre-qualified players

Draw

	1st Round,[4] July 1–2 b.o.11 legs, losers £3,000					2nd Round, July 3 b.o.15 legs, losers £5,000					Quarter Finals, July 4 b.o.19 legs, losers £7,250					Semi Finals, July 5 b.o.21 legs, losers £10,000					Final, July 5, b.o.25 legs, £30,000 / £15,000
	1	Phil Taylor 108.97	6
		Jamie Caven 101.60	3
						1	Phil Taylor 107.90	8
							Dennis Priestley 87.36	0
		Dennis Priestley 86.52	6
		Colin Monk 86.75	1
											1	Phil Taylor 110.94	10
												Gary Anderson 98.14	6
	8	Alan Tabern 90.28	3
		Wes Newton 87.39	6
							Wes Newton 89.98	3
							Gary Anderson 91.26	8
		Wayne Mardle 94.39	2
		Gary Anderson 96.57	6
																1	Phil Taylor 111.82	11
																4	John Part 92.59	1
	4	John Part 84.96	6
		Scott Burnett 81.11	2
						4	John Part 87.60	8
							Jelle Klaasen 92.03	7
		Ronnie Baxter 92.68	2
		Jelle Klaasen 93.10	6
											4	John Part 93.84	10
											5	Terry Jenkins 92.08	8
	5	Terry Jenkins 94.16	6
		Simon Whitlock 87.84	1
						5	Terry Jenkins 102.62	8
							Colin Lloyd 93.17	3
		Colin Lloyd 90.06	6
		Peter Wright 86.81	3
																					1	Phil Taylor 109.21	13
																					3	Raymond van Barneveld 98.52	11
	2	James Wade 89.37	6
		Phillip Hazel 85.44	3
						2	James Wade 97.25	8
							Andy Hamilton 92.17	4
		Andy Hamilton 87.57	6
		Chris White 74.42	1
											2	James Wade 94.90	10
											7	Adrian Lewis 92.22	6
	7	Adrian Lewis 100.57	6
		Vincent van der Voort 93.69	5
						7	Adrian Lewis 89.98	8
							Peter Manley 84.08	1
		Mark Walsh 95.62	4
		Peter Manley 91.34	6
																2	James Wade 93.67	6
																3	Raymond van Barneveld 100.31	11
	3	Raymond van Barneveld 95.47	6
		Bill Davis 83.34	2
						3	Raymond van Barneveld 94.83	8
							Co Stompé 87.32	2
		Colin Osborne 87.52	4
		Co Stompé 94.99	6
											3	Raymond van Barneveld 103.23	10
											6	Mervyn King 92.92	1
	6	Mervyn King 87.99	6
		Louis Blundell 79.55	3
						6	Mervyn King 95.66	8
							Kevin Painter 95.66	7
		Kevin Painter 92.43	6
		Darin Young 88.92	2

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

References