The 2008 partypoker.com Las Vegas Desert Classic was the seventh 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 2–6 July 2008 at Mandalay Bay, Paradise, United States.
Phil Taylor emerged as the champion, in all but one match posting above a 100 average, beating James Wade in the final. This was his fourth Desert Classic title, having bounced back from a first round defeat to Mark Dudbridge in the 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic.
Last year's champion Raymond van Barneveld was looking to retain his title, but he was knocked out in the second round by Alan Tabern.
Prize money A total prize fund of £126,400 was available for the tournament, unchanged from the previous year.
Stage (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £126,400) Winner (1) £20,000 Runner-up (1) £10,000 Semi-finalists (2) £7,000 Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000 Second round losers (8) £3,000 First round losers (16) £2,000 Qualifying round losers (32) £200
Qualified Players
Pre-qualified players
PDC Top 12 Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld James Wade John Part Terry Jenkins Andy Hamilton Adrian Lewis Colin Lloyd Roland Scholten Wayne Mardle Peter Manley Dennis PriestleyBEN-Pro Qualifiers Darin Young Bill Davis Larry ButlerCanadian Number One Gerry Convery
Qualifiers Monday Qualifiers Adrian Gray Mervyn King Co Stompé Shawn Brenneman Mark Walsh Robert Thornton Martin Burchell Steve MaishTuesday Qualifiers Jelle Klaasen Barrie Bates Mick McGowan Dennis Smith Kevin Painter Matt Clark Sam Rooney Alan Tabern
Draw
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