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{{Infobox individual darts tournament
|tournament_name = 2003 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship
|image = 
|dates = 27 December 2002 – <br /> 5 January 2003
|venue = [[Circus Tavern]]
|location = [[Purfleet]]
|country = {{ENG}}
|organisation = [[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]]
|format = [[Set (darts)|Sets]]<br />Final – best of 13
|prize_fund = £237,000
|winners_share = £50,000
|nine_dart = 
|high_checkout = {{ubl|'''170'''|{{PDCFlag|Les Fitton}}|{{PDCFlag|Roland Scholten}}}}
|winner = '''{{PDCFlag|John Part}}'''
|prev = [[2002 PDC World Darts Championship|2002]]
|next = [[2004 PDC World Darts Championship|2004]]
}}
The '''2003 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship''' was the tenth World Championship organised by the [[Professional Darts Corporation]] since its split from the [[British Darts Organisation]] in 1993. The tournament took place between 27 December 2002 and 5 January 2003 at the [[Circus Tavern]] in [[Purfleet]], [[England]]. [[Ladbrokes]] (who sponsored the 1996 event with their Vernon's brand) took over sponsorship of the event from [[Skol]].

The field at the televised stages was expanded for the first time since 1999, adding an extra qualifying round that increased the total number of players from 32 to 40. [[John Part]] defeated the defending champion and number one seed, [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]], in the final. This ended Taylor's streak of eight successive World titles and 44 successive victories at the Circus Tavern.

This was Part's second world championship, having also won the [[1994 BDO World Darts Championship|1994 BDO World Championship]] (the first tournament after the split). As [[Raymond van Barneveld]] won the rival [[2003 BDO World Darts Championship|BDO World Darts Championship]] the same year, this was the first time that both versions of the world title were held by a player from outside the [[British Isles]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Darts' future is orange|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/specials/world_darts_championship_2003/2652829.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=13 January 2003}}</ref>

==Qualifying criteria==
The qualifying criteria for the World Championship were as follows:
* Top 32 of the [[PDC Order of Merit]] (as of 1 December 2002), 
* Four PDPA Qualifiers ([[Al Hedman]], Lee Palfreyman, Mark Robinson, [[Dave Smith (darts player)|Dave Smith]]),
* Australian Qualifier ([[Simon Whitlock]]),
* Dutch Qualifier (Arjan Moen),
* [[United States|USA]] Qualifier (Ray Carver) 
* [[Nine-dart finish|Nine-dart challenge]] sponsored by ''[[The Sunday People]]'' ([[David Platt (darts player)|David Platt]])

==Seeds==
{{columns-list|
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
#{{flagicon|CAN}} [[John Part]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Baxter]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Warriner]]
#{{flagicon|NED}} [[Roland Scholten]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Manley]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Lloyd]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Smith (darts player)|Dennis Smith]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Denis Ovens]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Jenkins]]
#{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richie Burnett]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Askew]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Painter]]
#{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jamie Harvey]]
#{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Evison]]
}}

==Prize money==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 | Position <small>(num. of players)</small>
! Prize money<br /><small>(Total: £237,000)</small>
|-
|'''Winner'''
| align=center | <small>(1)</small>
| align=center | £50,000
|-
|'''Runner-Up'''
| align=center | <small>(1)</small>
| align=center | £25,000
|-
|'''Semi-finalists'''
| align=center | <small>(2)</small>
| align=center | £12,500
|-
|'''Quarter-finalists'''
| align=center | <small>(4)</small>
| align=center | £7,000
|-
|'''Third round losers'''
| align=center | <small>(8)</small>
| align=center | £5,000
|-
|'''Second round losers'''
| align=center | <small>(16)</small>
| align=center | £3,000
|-
|'''First round losers'''
| align=center | <small>(8)</small>
| align=center | £2,500
|-
|'''Highest finish bonus'''
| align=center | <small>(1)</small>
| align=center | £1,000
|-
|}
*[[Nine-dart finish]]: A [[diamond]], worth a six figure sum, will be mounted in the bulls eye of a championship dartboard as a unique prize (not won).

==Results==
===First round===
All matches are the best of 7 sets.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
! width=35px | {{tooltip|Av.|Three dart average}}
! width=160px | Player
! Score
! width=160px | Player
! width=35px | {{tooltip|Av.|Three dart average}}
|-
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">80.11</span></small>
| align=right | '''Mark Holden''' {{flagicon|ENG}}
|  align="center"| 4–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Smith (darts player)|Dave Smith]]
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">81.65</span></small>
|-
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">83.11</span></small>
| align=right | '''[[Bob Anderson (darts player)|Bob Anderson]]''' {{flagicon|ENG}}
|  align="center"| 4–0
| {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Al Hedman]]
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">76.36</span></small>
|-
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">81.58</span></small>
| align=right | '''Reg Harding''' {{flagicon|ENG}}
|  align="center"| 4–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Robinson
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">83.67</span></small>
|-
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.75</span></small>
| align=right | '''Mick Manning''' {{flagicon|ENG}}
|  align="center"| 4–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Palfreyman
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">81.13</span></small>
|-
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.21</span></small>
| align=right | '''[[Simon Whitlock]]''' {{flagicon|AUS}}
|  align="center"| 4–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Williams (darts player)|Paul Williams]]
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">84.88</span></small>
|-
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.84</span></small>
| align=right | '''[[Steve Brown (darts player, born 1962)|Steve Brown]]''' {{flagicon|USA}}
|  align="center"| 4–2
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Platt (darts player)|David Platt]]
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">88.05</span></small>
|-
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">92.99</span></small>
| align=right | '''[[Wayne Mardle]]''' {{flagicon|ENG}}
|  align="center"| 4–0
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ray Carver
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">82.72</span></small>
|-
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">89.85</span></small>
| align=right | '''[[Shayne Burgess]]''' {{flagicon|ENG}}
|  align="center"| 4–2
| {{flagicon|NED}} Arjan Moen
| align=center | <small><span style="color:dimgray;">84.07</span></small>
|-
|}

===Last 32===
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1={{Nowrap|'''Second round''' ''(best of 7 sets)''}}<br />28–30 December
| RD2={{Nowrap|'''Third round''' ''(best of 9 sets)''}}<br />1–2 January
| RD3={{Nowrap|'''Quarter-finals''' ''(best of 9 sets)''}}<br />3 January
| RD4={{Nowrap|'''Semi-finals''' ''(best of 11 sets)''}}<br />4 January
| RD5={{Nowrap|'''Final''' ''(best of 13 sets)''}}<br />5 January
| team-width=200
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">103.44</span></small>
| RD1-score01='''4'''
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Brown (darts player, born 1962)|Steve Brown]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">89.15</span></small>
| RD1-score02=1
| RD1-seed03=16
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Evison]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.34</span></small>
| RD1-score03=3
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Wayne Mardle]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">96.49</span></small>
| RD1-score04='''4'''
| RD1-seed05=8
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Dennis Smith (darts player)|Dennis Smith]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">92.96</span></small>
| RD1-score05='''4'''
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">84.46</span></small>
| RD1-score06=1
| RD1-seed07=9
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Denis Ovens]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.41</span></small>
| RD1-score07='''4'''
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alex Roy (darts player)|Alex Roy]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">82.29</span></small>
| RD1-score08=1
| RD1-seed09=5
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Roland Scholten]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">84.68</span></small>
| RD1-score09='''4'''
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shayne Burgess]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">81.84</span></small>
| RD1-score10=1
| RD1-seed11=12
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Dave Askew]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.22</span></small>
| RD1-score11='''4'''
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Beaton]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">84.89</span></small>
| RD1-score12=3
| RD1-seed13=4
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Alan Warriner-Little|Alan Warriner]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.54</span></small>
| RD1-score13='''4'''
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rod Harrington]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">79.78</span></small>
| RD1-score14=2
| RD1-seed15=13
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">72.49</span></small>
| RD1-score15=1
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Les Fitton]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">80.90</span></small>
| RD1-score16='''4'''
| RD1-seed17=2
| RD1-team17={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[John Part]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">88.67</span></small>
| RD1-score17='''4'''
| RD1-seed18=
| RD1-team18={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cliff Lazarenko]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.41</span></small>
| RD1-score18=1
| RD1-seed19=15
| RD1-team19={{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Jamie Harvey]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.07</span></small>
| RD1-score19='''4'''
| RD1-seed20=
| RD1-team20={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Holden <small><span style="color:dimgray;">83.26</span></small>
| RD1-score20=1
| RD1-seed21=7
| RD1-team21={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Colin Lloyd]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.36</span></small>
| RD1-score21='''4'''
| RD1-seed22=
| RD1-team22={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Anderson (darts player)|Bob Anderson]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">92.50</span></small>
| RD1-score22=3
| RD1-seed23=10
| RD1-team23={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Jenkins]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">84.01</span></small>
| RD1-score23=2
| RD1-seed24=
| RD1-team24={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Chris Mason (darts player)|Chris Mason]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">90.91</span></small>
| RD1-score24='''4'''
| RD1-seed25=6
| RD1-team25={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Manley]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.35</span></small>
| RD1-score25=1
| RD1-seed26=
| RD1-team26={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Simon Whitlock]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.63</span></small>
| RD1-score26='''4'''
| RD1-seed27=11
| RD1-team27={{flagicon|WAL}} '''[[Richie Burnett]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">91.69</span></small>
| RD1-score27='''4'''
| RD1-seed28=
| RD1-team28={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Deller]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.92</span></small>
| RD1-score28=3
| RD1-seed29=3
| RD1-team29={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Ronnie Baxter]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">96.90</span></small>
| RD1-score29='''4'''
| RD1-seed30=
| RD1-team30={{flagicon|ENG}} Mick Manning <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.38</span></small>
| RD1-score30=1
| RD1-seed31=14
| RD1-team31={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Painter]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.49</span></small>
| RD1-score31='''4'''
| RD1-seed32=
| RD1-team32={{flagicon|ENG}} Reg Harding <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.43</span></small>
| RD1-score32=1
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">98.71</span></small>
| RD2-score01='''5'''
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Mardle]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">93.70</span></small>
| RD2-score02=3
| RD2-seed03=8
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Dennis Smith (darts player)|Dennis Smith]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">91.45</span></small>
| RD2-score03='''5'''
| RD2-seed04=9
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Denis Ovens]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">93.44</span></small>
| RD2-score04=1
| RD2-seed05=5
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Roland Scholten]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.79</span></small>
| RD2-score05='''5'''
| RD2-seed06=12
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Askew]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">84.24</span></small>
| RD2-score06=0
| RD2-seed07=4
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Alan Warriner-Little|Alan Warriner]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">88.76</span></small>
| RD2-score07='''5'''
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Fitton]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.94</span></small>
| RD2-score08=4
| RD2-seed09=2
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[John Part]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">96.69</span></small>
| RD2-score09='''5'''
| RD2-seed10=15
| RD2-team10={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jamie Harvey]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">92.58</span></small>
| RD2-score10=3
| RD2-seed11=7
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Lloyd]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">92.82</span></small>
| RD2-score11=1
| RD2-seed12=
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Chris Mason (darts player)|Chris Mason]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">96.78</span></small>
| RD2-score12='''5'''
| RD2-seed13=
| RD2-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Whitlock]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.68</span></small>
| RD2-score13=3
| RD2-seed14=11
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|WAL}} '''[[Richie Burnett]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">89.28</span></small>
| RD2-score14='''5'''
| RD2-seed15=3
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Baxter]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.94</span></small>
| RD2-score15=3
| RD2-seed16=14
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Painter]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.53</span></small>
| RD2-score16='''5'''
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">100.37</span></small>
| RD3-score01='''5'''
| RD3-seed02=8
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Smith (darts player)|Dennis Smith]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">94.46</span></small>
| RD3-score02=3
| RD3-seed03=5
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|NED}} [[Roland Scholten]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.98</span></small>
| RD3-score03=2
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Alan Warriner-Little|Alan Warriner]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">90.87</span></small>
| RD3-score04='''5'''
| RD3-seed05=2
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[John Part]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">95.50</span></small>
| RD3-score05='''5'''
| RD3-seed06=
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Mason (darts player)|Chris Mason]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">88.33</span></small>
| RD3-score06=0
| RD3-seed07=11
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richie Burnett]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">83.58</span></small>
| RD3-score07=2
| RD3-seed08=14
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Painter]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">90.78</span></small>
| RD3-score08='''5'''
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">95.60</span></small>
| RD4-score01='''6'''
| RD4-seed02=4
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Warriner-Little|Alan Warriner]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.77</span></small>
| RD4-score02=1
| RD4-seed03=2
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[John Part]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">93.20</span></small>
| RD4-score03='''6'''
| RD4-seed04=14
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Painter]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">89.47</span></small>
| RD4-score04=4
| RD5-seed01=1
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">99.98</span></small>
| RD5-score01=6
| RD5-seed02=2
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[John Part]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">96.86</span></small>
| RD5-score02='''7'''
}}

==Representation from different countries==
This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the 1st round.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 
! {{Flagicon|ENG}} <br />ENG
! {{Flagicon|NED}} <br />NED
! {{Flagicon|AUS}} <br />AUS
! {{Flagicon|SCO}} <br />SCO
! {{Flagicon|WAL}} <br />WAL
! {{Flagicon|CAN}} <br />CAN
! {{Flagicon|USA}} <br />USA
! {{Flagicon|JAM}} <br />JAM
! Total
|-align="center"
! Final
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 
|-align="center"
! Semis
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 
|-align="center"
! Quarters
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 
|-align="center"
! Round 3
| 11 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 16 
|-align="center"
! Round 2
| 26 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 32
|-align="center"
! colspan=23 |
|-align="center"
! Round 1
| 11 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 16
|-
! Total
! 30 !! 2 !! 2 !! 1 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 1 !! 40
|}

==References==
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