The BDO International Grand Prix Series was a series of tournaments in the sport of darts.BDO Darts Archives (April 2008) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.Sentanta to Screen Grand Prix Darts Mad. 05-04-2008. Retrieved 25-05-2015. Organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), the series was made up of five already established 'stand-alone' darts tournaments that were played under a generic ‘umbrella’ format. 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. The BDO awarded points in the men's singles at each event from the quarter-final to final stages. 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.
History The BDO International Grand Prix Series was established in 2008. 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. Each tournament was a ‘stand-alone’ event, but was played under a generic ‘umbrella’ International Grand Prix title. The BDO awarded points at the each event in the men's singles events from the quarter-final to final stages. 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. The five tournaments were broadcast live on Setanta Sports, which marked a debut for the sport of darts on the channel. 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. For sponsorship purposes, it was known as the BDO Fire Kills International Grand Prix Series.BDO Darts Archives (Fire Kills PR 2009) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
Event information
Tournament dates Tournaments dates in 2008 and 2009 and were played in the following order; Tournaments 2008 2009 BDO Welsh Open 18 / 05 17 / 05 BDO International Open 15 / 06 14 / 06 BDO Gold Cup 12 / 07 11 / 07 BDO British Classic 26 / 07 25 / 07 BDO British Open 20 / 09 19 / 09
Points scoring The points scoring system was the same in 2008 and 2009.BDO Darts Archives (May 2008) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.BDO Darts Archives (May 2009) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015. Round Pos Points Final 1st (Winner) 15 Final 2nd (Runner-up) 9 Semi-final Joint-3rd x 4 players 6 Quarter-final Joint 5th x 4 players 3
Prize money The prize money was £32,000 in 2008, but dropped to £28,000 in 2009.2009 BDO International Grand Prix Prize Money Darts Database. Retrieved 27-05-2015. Pos 2008 2009 1 £12,000 2 £6,000 3 £4,000 4 £3,000 5 £2,500 £2,000 6 £2,000 £1,000 7 £1,500 NoneAwarded 8 £1,000 Total £32,000 £28,000
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 2008 BDO Welsh Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015. BDO International Open Davy Richardson Ross Montgomery Robbie Green Mark Barilli Ted Hankey Joe Murnan Mick Cookman Gary Robson2008 BDO International Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.BDO Darts Archives (June 2008) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015. BDO Gold Cup Scott Waites Gary Anderson Chris Jones Stuart Bousfield Mick Reed Paul Cook Gavin Forsythe Kevin Edwards2008 BDO Gold Cup Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.BDO Darts Archives (July 2008) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015. BDO British Classic Ross Montgomery Gary Anderson Gary Robson Edwin Max Tony O'Shea Stephen Bunting Davy Richardson Stuart Kellett 2008 BDO British Classic Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015. BDO British Open John Henderson Gary Anderson Mareno Michels Martin Atkins Gary Robson Martin Adams John Walton Phil Nixon2008 BDO British Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.BDO Darts Archives (September 2008) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
2008 BDO International Grand Prix Series Final Standings Pos Player2008 BDO International Grand Prix Series Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015. 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 2009 BDO Welsh Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015. BDO International Open Tony O'Shea Ted Hankey Steve Johnson Joe Murnan Steve West Scott Mitchell Arthur Dobey Steve O'Donnell2009 BDO International Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.BDO Darts Archives (June 2009) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015. BDO Gold Cup Paul Brooks Brian Woods Scott Mitchell Dave Weston Ewan Hyslop Joe Murnan David Smith-Hayes Glenn Moody2009 BDO Gold Cup Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.BDO Darts Archives (July 2009) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015. BDO British Classic Stephen Bunting Scott Waites Tony West Dave Chisnall Darryl Fitton Mark Barilli Garrett Gray Dave Weston 2009 BDO British Classic Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015. BDO British Open Dave Chisnall Martin Atkins Paul Hanvidge Colin Fowler Martin Adams Alan Norris Daryl Gurney John Henderson2009 BDO British Open Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015.BDO Darts Archives (September 2009) BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
2009 BDO International Grand Prix Series Final Standings Pos Player2009 BDO International Grand Prix Series Darts Database. Retrieved 25-05-2015. 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
External links BDO International Grand Prix Series Roll of Honour Darts Database. BDO Welsh Open Roll of Honour Darts Database. BDO International Open Roll of Honour Darts Database. BDO Gold Cup Roll of Honour Darts Database. BDO British Classic Roll of Honour Darts Database. BDO British Open Roll of Honour Darts Database. BIGPS 2008 - BDO British Open Red Dragon Darts. BIGPS 2008 - BDO International Open Red Dragon Darts.