2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic

The 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic was the second major Professional Darts Corporation Las Vegas Desert Classic darts tournament. It was held in the MGM Grand Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada in early July.

26 players competed in the tournament. Peter Manley defeated John Part 16–12 in legs in the final and won $22,000.

Qualifiers

Seeds

1. Template:Flagicon John Part
2. Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor
3. Template:Flagicon Roland Scholten
4. Template:Flagicon Peter Manley
5. Template:Flagicon Ronnie Baxter
6. Template:Flagicon Colin Lloyd
7. Template:Flagicon Alan Warriner
8. Template:Flagicon Dennis Smith

Qualifiers

• Template:Flagicon Terry Jenkins
• Template:Flagicon Alex Roy
• Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson
• Template:Flagicon Dave Smith
• Template:Flagicon Wayne Mardle
• Template:Flagicon Paul Williams
• Template:Flagicon Denis Ovens
• Template:Flagicon Steve Beaton
• Template:Flagicon Robbie Widdows
• Template:Flagicon Les Hodkinson
• Template:Flagicon Dennis Priestley
• Template:Flagicon Andrew Davies
• Template:Flagicon Richie Burnett
• Template:Flagicon Jamie Harvey
• Template:Flagicon Tony Payne
• Template:Flagicon Roger Carter
• Template:Flagicon Ricky Villanueva
• Template:Flagicon Gerry Convery

Prize Fund

Stage (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: $88,000)
Winner	(1)	$22,000
Runner-up	(1)	$10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	$6,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	$4,000
Group Stages (Last 24)	(16)	$1,750

Results

Men's tournament

Preliminary round 30 June

Player	Score	Player
Template:Flagicon Gerry Convery	5 – 6	Template:Flagicon Roger Carter
Template:Flagicon Tony Payne	6 – 5	Template:Flagicon Ricky Villanueva

Group Stages 1–3 July

Group A

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Template:Flagicon John Part (1)	2	2	0	16	11	+5	4	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	2	1	1	12	11	+1	2	Eliminated
3	Template:Flagicon Dave Smith	2	0	2	10	16	−6	0

Bob Anderson Template:Flagicon	8 – 3	Template:Flagicon Dave Smith
John Part (1) Template:Flagicon	8 – 7	Template:Flagicon Dave Smith
John Part (1) Template:Flagicon	8 – 4	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson

Group B

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Template:Flagicon Dennis Smith (8)	2	2	0	16	9	+7	4	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	Template:Flagicon Richie Burnett	2	1	1	12	14	-2	2	Eliminated
3	Template:Flagicon Dennis Priestley	2	0	2	11	16	−5	0

Richie Burnett Template:Flagicon	8 – 6	Template:Flagicon Dennis Priestley
Dennis Smith (8) Template:Flagicon	8 – 5	Template:Flagicon Dennis Priestley
Dennis Smith (8) Template:Flagicon	8 – 4	Template:Flagicon Richie Burnett

Group C

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor (2)	2	2	0	16	6	+10	4	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	Template:Flagicon Terry Jenkins	2	1	1	11	12	-1	2	Eliminated
3	Template:Flagicon Alex Roy	2	0	2	7	16	−9	0

Terry Jenkins Template:Flagicon	8 – 4	Template:Flagicon Alex Roy
Phil Taylor (2) Template:Flagicon	8 – 3	Template:Flagicon Alex Roy
Phil Taylor (2) Template:Flagicon	8 – 3	Template:Flagicon Terry Jenkins

Group D

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Template:Flagicon Alan Warriner (7)	2	2	0	16	8	+8	4	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	Template:Flagicon Robbie Widdows	2	1	1	11	13	-2	2	Eliminated
3	Template:Flagicon Les Hodkinson	2	0	2	10	16	−6	0

Robbie Widdows Template:Flagicon	8 – 5	Template:Flagicon Les Hodkinson
Alan Warriner (7) Template:Flagicon	8 – 5	Template:Flagicon Les Hodkinson
Alan Warriner (7) Template:Flagicon	8 – 3	Template:Flagicon Robbie Widdows

Group E

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Template:Flagicon Roland Scholten (3)	2	2	0	16	9	+7	4	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	Template:Flagicon Wayne Mardle	2	1	1	13	13	0	2	Eliminated
3	Template:Flagicon Andrew Davies	2	0	2	9	16	−7	0

Wayne Mardle Template:Flagicon	8 – 5	Template:Flagicon Andrew Davies
Roland Scholten (3) Template:Flagicon	8 – 4	Template:Flagicon Andrew Davies
Roland Scholten (3) Template:Flagicon	8 – 5	Template:Flagicon Wayne Mardle

Group F

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Template:Flagicon Colin Lloyd (6)	2	2	0	16	11	+5	4	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	Template:Flagicon Jamie Harvey	2	1	1	12	13	-1	2	Eliminated
3	Template:Flagicon Roger Carter	2	0	2	12	16	−4	0

Jamie Harvey Template:Flagicon	8 – 5	Template:Flagicon Roger Carter
Colin Lloyd (6) Template:Flagicon	8 – 7	Template:Flagicon Roger Carter
Colin Lloyd (6) Template:Flagicon	8 – 4	Template:Flagicon Jamie Harvey

Group G

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Template:Flagicon Peter Manley (4)	2	1	1	15	12	+3	2	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	Template:Flagicon Paul Williams	2	1	1	12	13	-1	2	Eliminated
3	Template:Flagicon Denis Ovens	2	1	1	13	15	−2	2

Paul Williams Template:Flagicon	8 – 5	Template:Flagicon Denis Ovens
Denis Ovens Template:Flagicon	8 – 7	Template:Flagicon (4) Peter Manley
Peter Manley (4) Template:Flagicon	8 – 4	Template:Flagicon Paul Williams

Group H

POS	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts	Status
1	Template:Flagicon Steve Beaton	2	2	0	16	11	+5	4	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	Template:Flagicon Tony Payne	2	1	1	12	9	+3	2	Eliminated
3	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Baxter (5)	2	0	2	8	16	−8	0

Steve Beaton Template:Flagicon	8 – 4	Template:Flagicon Tony Payne
Tony Payne Template:Flagicon	8 – 1	Template:Flagicon (5) Ronnie Baxter
Steve Beaton Template:Flagicon	8 – 7	Template:Flagicon (5) Ronnie Baxter

References

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