2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic
Appearance
The 2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic was the inaugural staging of a darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It featured the top players from the PDC along with an opportunity for players from North America to qualify.[1] Over 200 players entered the event, but the last 16 featured mostly British-based players – the only exceptions being Roland Scholten and former World Champion John Part who participate regularly in UK tournaments.
The total prize fund was US$100,000 and Phil Taylor won the title beating Ronnie Baxter in the final.
Results
Last 24
- Kevin Painter 2–0 Rod Harrington
- Steve Beaton 1–2 Denis Ovens
- Wes Newton 1–2 Simon Whatley
- Lee Palfreyman 2–0 Paul Lim
- Wayne Mardle 2–1 Dave Askew
- Alex Roy 0–2 Dennis Priestley
- Roland Scholten 2–1 Jamie Harvey
- Andy Jenkins 2–0 Bob Anderson
Last 16
1st Round best of 3 sets best of 7 legs July 4–5 2002 | Quarter Finals best of 3 sets best of 7 legs July 6 2002 | Semi Finals best of 3 sets best of 7 legs July 7 2002 | Final best of 3 sets best of 7 legs July 7, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Phil Taylor | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Painter | 1 | Taylor | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Denis Ovens | 2 | Ovens | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Peter Manley | 0 | Taylor | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Simon Whatley | 2 | Palfreyman | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Dennis Smith | 0 | Whatley | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lee Palfreyman | 2 | Palfreyman | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Colin Lloyd | 0 | Phil Taylor | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Wayne Mardle | 2 | Ronnie Baxter | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Alan Warriner | 0 | Mardle | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Roland Scholten | 2 | Scholten | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Dennis Priestley | 0 | Scholten | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
John Part | 2 | Baxter | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Richie Burnett | 0 | Part | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Ronnie Baxter | 2 | Baxter | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Andy Jenkins | 0 |
Women's tournament
Semi finals
best of 3 sets best of 5 legs
- Deta Hedman (Eng) – Carolyn Mars (USA) 2 – 0
- Stacy Bromberg (USA) – Crissy Howat (Eng) 1 – 2
Final
best of 3 sets best of 5 legs
- Deta Hedman (Eng) – Crissy Howat (Eng) 2 – 1