PHIL TAYLOR and James Wade will meet in the opening round of the 2009 Championship League Darts next Tuesday.
The fixtures for Group One of the tournament, to be screened solely on the internet via a series of ten bookmakers' websites, have now been confirmed.
The opening day's action, starting at 11am on Tuesday September 15, will see eight of the world's top ten players compete in Group One at Crondon Park GC in Essex.
Taylor, who won the inaugural Championship League Darts in 2008, will face current world number two and Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts champion Wade in their opening fixture.
The eight players will compete in a round-robin format, with matches played over the best of 11 legs with prize money awarded at £50 per leg won.
With play on two boards simultaneously, Chelmsford's Colin Lloyd will open up against Alan Tabern on board two, with the first round of games then being completed by the meetings of Ronnie Baxter against Adrian Lewis and John Part against Mervyn King.
Part's clash with King will be his debut in Championship League Darts, and he will then take on Lewis in the second round of games, while Tabern meets Taylor.
King and Baxter, both semi-finalists in the summer's stanjames.com World Matchplay, meet on board one as the second phase continues, with Lloyd facing Wade.
After each player has completed his seven league games, the top four players in the league table will progress to the play-offs.
Prize money in the semi-finals and final increases to £100 per leg won, with the day's champion progressing to the Winners Group in October.
2009 Championship League Darts
Group One Fixtures
|
Board One |
Board Two | |
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Match One |
Phil Taylor v James Wade |
Colin Lloyd v Alan Tabern |
|
Match Two |
Ronnie Baxter v Adrian Lewis |
John Part v Mervyn King |
|
Match One |
Alan Tabern v Phil Taylor |
Adrian Lewis v John Part |
|
Match Two |
Mervyn King v Ronnie Baxter |
James Wade v Colin Lloyd |
|
Match One |
Alan Tabern v John Part |
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis |
|
Match Two |
Mervyn King v Colin Lloyd |
James Wade v Ronnie Baxter |
|
Match One |
John Part v Phil Taylor |
Alan Tabern v Adrian Lewis |
|
Match Two |
James Wade v Mervyn King |
Colin Lloyd v Ronnie Baxter |
|
Match One |
Colin Lloyd v John Part |
Ronnie Baxter v Phil Taylor |
|
Match Two |
Adrian Lewis v James Wade |
Mervyn King v Alan Tabern |
|
Match One |
Ronnie Baxter v Alan Tabern |
James Wade v John Part |
|
Match Two |
Adrian Lewis v Colin Lloyd |
Phil Taylor v Mervyn King |
|
Match One |
Colin Lloyd v Phil Taylor |
John Part v Ronnie Baxter |
|
Match Two |
Mervyn King v Adrian Lewis |
Alan Tabern v James Wade |
|
Semi-Final 1 |
Semi-Final 2 | |
|
Final |
Championship League Darts will be screened solely on the internet through the following bookmakers' websites:
Available Globally
Bet365 - www.bet365.com
Available in UK/Ireland
Ladbrokes - www.ladbrokes.com
Paddy Power - www.paddypower.com
Skybet - www.skybet.com
Betfair - www.betfair.com
Available in Europe (excluding UK)
Unibet - www.unibet.com
Sportingbet - www.sportingbet.com
Expekt - www.expekt.com
Betclick - www.betclick.com
Bet-at-home - www.bet-at-home.com
To view the Championship League Darts, users must be registered with the specific website but there is no commitment to placing bets. The stream will be available internationally, except in the United States of America, where for legal reasons it cannot be shown.
Results and latest league tables will be available throughout each day at www.pdc.tv, along with latest news from Crondon Park.