Championship League Darts

Not to be confused with Champions League of Darts.

Darts tournament

Championship League

Tournament information
Venue| Crondon Park GC
Location| Stock, Essex
Country| England
Established| 2008
Organisation(s)| PDC
Format| Legs
Prize fund| £189,000 (2009)
Month(s) Played| September/October
Final Year| 2013
Final champion(s)
Phil Taylor

Championship League was a PDC darts tournament that used a league and legs format similar to the Premier League but offered the top players outside the top 8 in the PDC Order of Merit a chance to compete for the championship. It was the first ever darts tournament to be solely broadcast on and funded by Internet distribution.[1]

The tournament was first announced on the official PDC website in mid-April under the name 'Championship of Darts'.[1] It took place throughout September and October and featured a field of 29 players. The inaugural championship – the 2008 Championship League Darts – was held at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex and featured a prize fund of £189,000 and a place in the Grand Slam of Darts for the winner.[2] Phil Taylor won the inaugural championship.[3]

The final tournament was held in 2013.[4]

## Internet coverage

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As there were no spectators in the playing room, coverage was exclusive to the Internet. The choice to broadcast the tournament over the Internet had been partly inspired by the Championship League snooker event and was also a successor to the live streaming of certain matches from the Blue Square UK Open regional finals from the PDC Pro Tour. The streaming was aided by the company Perform, a digital sports agency.[1] Live streaming of every game was available on several sports betting websites, and was available internationally except in the United States of America where, for legal reasons, the Championship could not be shown.[2]

## Final results

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Year  | Champion  | Score  | Runner-up  | Prize money  | Venue

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Total  | Champion  | Runner-up
2008 |  Phil Taylor | 7–5  |  Mervyn King | £189,000  | £10,000  | £5,000  | Crondon Park GC, Essex
2009 |  Colin Osborne | 6–4  |  Phil Taylor
2010 |  James Wade | 6–5  |  Phil Taylor
2011 |  Phil Taylor | 6–1  |  Paul Nicholson
2012 |  Phil Taylor | 6–4  |  Simon Whitlock | £176,750
2013 |  Phil Taylor | 6–3  |  Michael van Gerwen | £200,000

## Finalists

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Player  | Won  | Runner-up  | Finals

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Phil Taylor | 4 | 2 | 6
Colin Osborne | 1 | 0 | 1
James Wade | 1 | 0 | 1
Michael van Gerwen | 0 | 1 | 1
Mervyn King | 0 | 1 | 1
Paul Nicholson | 0 | 1 | 1
Simon Whitlock | 0 | 1 | 1

## References

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1. ^ a b c PDC Website report – PDC Launch Championship of Darts Archived September 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from the Professional Darts Corporation, obtained 22-08-2008
2. ^ a b PDC Website report – Championship League Darts Information & Groups Archived August 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from the Professional Darts Corporation, obtained 22-08-2008
3. ^ PDC website report – Taylor Wins Championship League Darts Archived October 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from the Professional Darts Corporation, obtained 28-10-2008
4. ^ – 2014 PDC calendar unveiled Archived 2014-11-17 at the Wayback Machine from the Professional Darts Corporation, obtained 13-11-2014

## External links

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* Championship League Darts page on the PDC website Archived 2017-06-14 at the Wayback Machine

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