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{{Infobox Darts Tournament
|tournament_name = Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship
|image = 
|venue = [[Barnsley Metrodome]]
|location = [[Barnsley]]
|country = England
|establishment = 2003
|organisation = [[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]]
|format = [[PDC Pro Tour]] Legs
|prizefund = [[Pound sterling|£]]34,600 (2011)
|month_played = June
|final year= 2011
|Current Champion = 
|Final Champion = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Smith (darts player)|Andy Smith]]
}}

The '''Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship''' was a darts tournament staged by the [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC). It originally took place as a warm up to the [[Stan James World Matchplay]] in [[Blackpool]] every July. However, in 2009, the tournament moved to a new date in January and a new venue at the [[The Dome Leisure Centre|Doncaster Dome]]. In 2010, the tournament was moved to spring and held at the [[Barnsley Metrodome]].

The tournament is named after Bobby Bourn, who had an extensive involvement in the [[Whitley Bay]] darts league for over 30 years until his death in 2002. Bourn also performed the role of "player marshal" at PDC televised events, providing assistance to the professional players when they competed and ensuring they were in the right place at the right time before going out for matches. 

[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] won the tournament in its first six years, however he missed the next three events, which were won by [[Terry Jenkins]], [[Simon Whitlock]], and [[Andy Smith (darts player)|Andy Smith]].

==Previous finals==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Winner!!Score!!Runner-up!!Prize fund
|-
|2011 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Andy Smith (darts player)|Andy Smith]]''' ||6-2 (l)|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Chisnall]] ||(Prize fund £34,600) <ref>[http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2375019,00.html Smith's Joy With Barnsley Win] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921065728/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0%2C%2C10180~2375019%2C00.html# |date=2012-09-21 }} PDC.tv</ref>
|-
|2010 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Simon Whitlock]]''' ||6-4 (l) || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]] ||(Prize fund £31,200)
|-
|2009 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Terry Jenkins]]''' || 6-3 (l) || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Dudbridge]] ||(Prize fund £29,600)
|-
|2008 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' ||3-0 (s) || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Baxter]]|| (Prize fund £19,600)
|-
|2007 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' ||3-1 (s) || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]] || (Prize fund £19,600)
|-
|2006 ||{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' ||3-1 (s) ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Roland Scholten]] ||(Prize fund £19,600)
|-
|2005 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' ||3-0 (s) ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Mardle]] ||(Prize fund £19,600)
|-
|2004 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' ||beat|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Jenkins]]||
|-
|2003 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' ||7-2 (l) ||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[John Part]]||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/grassroots-news/2007/12/19/darts-top-names-head-to-region-72703-20265389/ Bobby Bourn article] North East Chronicle
*[http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/TournamentDetails.aspx?TournKey=40 Tournament results]

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