The 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic was the second major Professional Darts Corporation Las Vegas Desert Classic darts tournament. It was held in the MGM Grand Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada in early July.
26 players competed in the tournament. Peter Manley defeated John Part 16–12 in legs in the final to win his only PDC major title and won $22,000.
Qualifiers
Seeds John Part Phil Taylor Roland Scholten Peter Manley Ronnie Baxter Colin Lloyd Alan Warriner Dennis Smith
Qualifiers Terry Jenkins Alex Roy Bob Anderson Dave Smith Wayne Mardle Paul Williams Denis Ovens Steve Beaton Robbie Widdows Les Hodkinson Dennis Priestley Andrew Davies Richie Burnett Jamie Harvey Tony Payne Roger Carter Ricky Villanueva Gerry Convery
Prize Fund Stage (no. of players) Prize money(Total: $88,000) Winner (1) $22,000 Runner-up (1) $10,000 Semi-finalists (2) $6,000 Quarter-finalists (4) $4,000 Group Stages (Last 24) (16) $1,750
Results
Men's tournament
Preliminary round 30 June
Player ScorePlayer 5 – 6 6 – 5
Group Stages 1–3 July
Group A POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus12201611+542 Bob Anderson2111211+12Eliminated3 Dave Smith2021016−60
Bob Anderson 8 – 3 Dave Smith John Part (1) 8 – 7 Dave Smith John Part (1) 8 – 4 Bob Anderson
Group B
POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1220169+742 Richie Burnett2111214-22Eliminated3 Dennis Priestley2021116−50
Richie Burnett 8 – 6 Dennis Priestley Dennis Smith (8) 8 – 5 Dennis Priestley Dennis Smith (8) 8 – 4 Richie Burnett
Group C
POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1220166+1042 Terry Jenkins2111112-12Eliminated3 Alex Roy202716−90
Terry Jenkins 8 – 4 Alex Roy Phil Taylor (2) 8 – 3 Alex Roy Phil Taylor (2) 8 – 3 Terry Jenkins
Group D
POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1220168+842 Robbie Widdows2111113-22Eliminated3 Les Hodkinson2021016−60
Robbie Widdows 8 – 5 Les Hodkinson Alan Warriner (7) 8 – 5 Les Hodkinson Alan Warriner (7) 8 – 3 Robbie Widdows
Group E
POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus1220169+742 Wayne Mardle211131302Eliminated3 Andrew Davies202916−70
Wayne Mardle 8 – 5 Andrew Davies Roland Scholten (3) 8 – 4 Andrew Davies Roland Scholten (3) 8 – 5 Wayne Mardle
Group F
POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus12201611+542 Jamie Harvey2111213-12Eliminated3 Roger Carter2021216−40
Jamie Harvey 8 – 5 Roger Carter Colin Lloyd (6) 8 – 7 Roger Carter Colin Lloyd (6) 8 – 4 Jamie Harvey
Group G
POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus12111512+322 Paul Williams2111213-12Eliminated3 Denis Ovens2111315−22
Paul Williams 8 – 5 Denis Ovens Denis Ovens 8 – 7 (4) Peter Manley Peter Manley (4) 8 – 4 Paul Williams
Group H
POSPlayerPWLLFLA+/-PtsStatus12201611+542 Tony Payne211129+32Eliminated3 Ronnie Baxter (5)202816−80
Steve Beaton 8 – 4 Tony Payne Tony Payne 8 – 1 (5) Ronnie Baxter Steve Beaton 8 – 7 (5) Ronnie Baxter
Main Round 4–6 July
Women's tournament
References