2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic

2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic
Tournament information
Dates	4–7 July 2002
Venue	MGM Grand Casino and Hotel
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Country	United States
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Sets Final – best of 5
Prize fund	$58,000
Winner's share	$20,000
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
2003»

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.

This event featured an unusual format - sets were played over the best of seven legs, rather than the more standard best of five or three legs.

The total prize fund was US$58,000[2] and Phil Taylor won the title beating Ronnie Baxter in the final.

Prize Fund

Stage (no. of players)[2]		Prize money (Total: $58,000)
Winner	(1)	$20,000
Runner-Up	(1)	$10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	$5,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	$2,500
Round 1 Losers	(8)	$1,000

Results

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Player	Score	Player
Kevin Painter	2 – 0	Rod Harrington
Denis Ovens	2 – 1	Steve Beaton
Simon Whatley	2 – 1	Wes Newton
Lee Palfreyman	2 – 0	Paul Lim
Wayne Mardle	2 – 1	Dave Askew
Dennis Priestley	2 – 0	Alex Roy
Roland Scholten	2 – 1	Jamie Harvey
Andy Jenkins	2 – 0	Bob Anderson

Main Round 4-7 July

	1st Round (best of 3 sets) (best of 7 legs) July 4–5[3]					Quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) (best of 7 legs) July 6					Semi-finals (best of 5 sets) (best of 7 legs) July 7					Final (best of 5 sets) (best of 7 legs) July 7
	Phil Taylor 93.48		2
	Kevin Painter 89.13		1
						Phil Taylor 94.38		2
						Denis Ovens 87.93		0
	Denis Ovens 98.31		2
	Peter Manley 85.95		0
											Phil Taylor 100.98		3
											Lee Palfreyman 85.95		0
	Lee Palfreyman 96.63		2
	Colin Lloyd 86.76		0
						Lee Palfreyman 88.50		2
						Simon Whatley 85.92		0
	Simon Whatley 84.93		2
	Dennis Smith 79.98		0
																Phil Taylor 103.98		3
																Ronnie Baxter 98.46		0
	Ronnie Baxter 87.90		2
	Andy Jenkins 83.40		0
						Ronnie Baxter 90.54		2
						John Part 89.52		1
	John Part 92.13		2
	Richie Burnett 83.07		0
											Ronnie Baxter 95.76		3
											Roland Scholten 92.25		1
	Roland Scholten 86.61		2
	Dennis Priestley 88.74		0
						Roland Scholten 91.50		2
						Wayne Mardle 96.99		0
	Wayne Mardle 97.53		2
	Alan Warriner 93.90		0

Women's tournament

	Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) (best of 5 legs)					Final (best of 3 sets) (best of 5 legs)
	Deta Hedman		2
	Carolyn Mars		0
						Deta Hedman		2
						Crissy Manley		1
	Crissy Manley		2
	Stacy Bromberg		1

References

1. Tommy Cox on inaugural Las Vegas Desert Classic
2. "2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
3. "2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic Player Results". Darts Database. 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 1 November 2020.