Championship League Darts | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 2 September – 23 October | ||
Venue | Crondon Park Golf Club | ||
Location | Stock, Essex | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £189,000 | ||
Winner's share | £10,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | Adrian Lewis | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Phil Taylor | |||
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The 2008 Championship League Darts is the inaugural edition of a darts competition – the Championship League Darts.[1] The competition is organised and held by the Professional Darts Corporation and has a maximum prize fund of £189,000.
The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organised by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups.
In a first for darts the tournament will be shown in its entirety on the internet. Every match can be watched in the UK on the Ladbrokes and bet365 websites. The tournament will also be available globally through the internet, except in the United States of America where it can't be shown for legal reasons.