2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic

The 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic was the second 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.

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

Qualifiers

Seeds

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

Qualifiers

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

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
Total	(24)	$88,000

Men's Results

Group Stages 1–3 July 2003

Group A

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

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

Group B

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

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

Group C

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

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

Group D

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

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

Group E

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

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

Group F

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

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

Group G

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

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

Group H

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

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

Quarter Finals 4 July 2003

best of 15 legs

• Steve Beaton (Eng) – Peter Manley (Eng) 6 – 8
• Dennis Smith (Eng) – John Part (Can) 3 – 8
• Alan Warriner (Eng) – Phil Taylor (Eng) 5 – 8
• Roland Scholten (Ned) – Colin Lloyd (Eng) 5 – 8

Semi Finals 5 July 2003

best of 25 legs

• Peter Manley (Eng) – Colin Lloyd (Eng) 13 – 9
• John Part (Can) – Phil Taylor (Eng) 13 – 10

Final 6 July 2003

best of 31 legs
6 July 2003

• Peter Manley (Eng) – John Part (Can) 16 – 12

Women's Results

Semi Finals

best of 7 legs

• Stacy Bromberg (USA) – Jane Stubbs (Eng) 4 – 2
• Crissy Howat (Eng) – Deta Hedman (Eng) 0 – 4

Final

best of 11 legs

• Stacy Bromberg (USA) – Deta Hedman (Eng) 6 – 4