Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship

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 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 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.

Previous finals

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Prize fund
2011	Template:Flagicon Andy Smith	6-2 (l)	Template:Flagicon Dave Chisnall	(Prize fund £34,600)
2010	Template:Flagicon Simon Whitlock	6-4 (l)	Template:Flagicon Gary Anderson	(Prize fund £31,200)
2009	Template:Flagicon Terry Jenkins	6-3 (l)	Template:Flagicon Mark Dudbridge	(Prize fund £29,600)
2008	Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor	3-0 (s)	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Baxter	(Prize fund £19,600)
2007	Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor	3-1 (s)	Template:Flagicon Adrian Lewis	(Prize fund £19,600)
2006	Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor	3-1 (s)	Template:Flagicon Roland Scholten	(Prize fund £19,600)
2005	Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor	3-0 (s)	Template:Flagicon Wayne Mardle	(Prize fund £19,600)
2004	Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor	beat	Template:Flagicon Andy Jenkins
2003	Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor	7-2 (l)	Template:Flagicon John Part

External links

• Bobby Bourn article North East Chronicle
• Tournament results

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