2010 Championship League Darts
The 2010 Championship League Darts was the third edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition is organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2010 edition having a maximum prize fund of £189,000.
The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups.
Every match could be watched on one of the ten bookmaker websites who broadcast the competition. The tournament was available globally through the internet, except in the United States of America where it cannot be shown for legal reasons.
Format
The first group consisted of the top eight players from the PDC Order of Merit who were available for the competition. These eight players played each other over the course of a day, receiving two points for each win. All matches were contested over a maximum of 11 legs with a player winning the match on reaching 6 legs. After all players had played each other, the four players with the most points progressed to the semi-finals with the winners of those matches progressing into the final.The winner of the final progressed to the winners group which took place at the end of the competition. The runner-up, losing semi-finalists and the players finishing fifth and sixth moved into group two, where they were joined by the next three players in the Order of Merit. The format of the second group was the same as the first group with players moving into the third group. In total there were 8 groups before the final group took place.
This format ensures that all players who do not win the group or finish in the last two positions have another chance to qualify for the winners group.
Qualification
Players must have been in the top 29 places in the PDC Order of Merit following the 2010 World Matchplay in order to qualify. The top 31 places were used due to Mervyn King and Raymond van Barneveld withdrawing from the tournament through injury.PDC Order of Merit following 2010 World Matchplay:
Prize money
The prize money remained unchanged from the previous two tournaments.Groups 1–8
In groups 1–8 the prize money were as follows:- Group Matches – £50 per leg won
- Play-off Matches – £100 per leg won
Winners group
In the winners group the prize money were as follows:- Group Matches – £100 per leg won
- Play-off Matches – £200 per leg won
- Winner – £10,000 and a place in the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts
- Runner-up – £5,000 and a place in the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts
- Losing Semi-finalists – £2,500 each
Tournament dates
The tournament took place over 9 days throughout September and October 2010. One group was played on each day. The dates were as follows:- Group 1 – Tuesday September 7
- Group 2 – Wednesday September 8
- Group 3 – Thursday September 9
- Group 4 – Tuesday September 21
- Group 5 – Wednesday September 22
- Group 6 – Thursday September 23
- Group 7 – Tuesday October 12
- Group 8 – Wednesday October 13
- Winners Group – Thursday October 14
- * Phil Taylor
- * James Wade
- * Mervyn King
- * Adrian Lewis
- * Simon Whitlock
- * Mark Walsh
- * Colin Lloyd
- * Robert Thornton
- * James Wade
- * Adrian Lewis
- * Simon Whitlock
- * Colin Lloyd
- * Ronnie Baxter
- * Gary Anderson
- * Paul Nicholson
- * Co Stompé *
- * James Wade
- * Adrian Lewis
- * Ronnie Baxter
- * Gary Anderson
- * Co Stompé
- * Andy Hamilton
- * Colin Osborne
- * Alan Tabern
- * James Wade
- * Adrian Lewis
- * Gary Anderson
- * Co Stompé
- * Colin Osborne
- * Terry Jenkins
- * Kevin Painter
- * Dennis Priestley **
- * Adrian Lewis
- * Gary Anderson
- * Co Stompé
- * Kevin Painter
- * Dennis Priestley
- * Vincent van der Voort
- * Wayne Jones
- * Wes Newton
- * Adrian Lewis
- * Co Stompé
- * Dennis Priestley
- * Vincent van der Voort
- * Wayne Jones
- * Steve Beaton
- * Jelle Klaasen
- * Jamie Caven
- * Co Stompé
- * Dennis Priestley
- * Vincent van der Voort
- * Wayne Jones
- * Jelle Klaasen
- * Denis Ovens
- * Mark Dudbridge
- * Andy Smith
- * Co Stompé
- * Dennis Priestley
- * Wayne Jones
- * Jelle Klaasen
- * Denis Ovens
- * Mark Webster
- * John Part
- * Michael van Gerwen
- * Mervyn King withdrew from the tournament after Group 1 due to injury, with Co Stompé taking his place in Group 2.
- ** Raymond van Barneveld was due to play in Group 4 but withdrew due to injury, with Dennis Priestley taking his place in the group.
Group one
Played on Tuesday September 7.Board 1
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Group Results
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Phil Taylor  Play-OffsSemi-finals
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