The BDO International Grand Prix Series was a series of tournaments in the sport of darts.BDO Darts Archives (April 2008)
BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.Sentanta to Screen Grand Prix
Darts Mad. 05-04-2008. Retrieved 25-05-2015. Organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), the series was made up of five already established 'stand-alone' darts tournaments that were played under a generic ‘umbrella’ format. The five darts tournaments were; the BDO British Classic, the BDO British Open, the

BDO Gold Cup The BDO Gold Cup began in 1978 and was held in Stoke. It was broadcast on the BBC until 1982, with the 1983 tournament blacked out due to a technicians' strike. ITV took over from 1984-1988, and BSB/BSkyB's The Sports Channel/Sky Sports covered ...

, the BDO International Open and the BDO Welsh Open. The BDO awarded points in the men's singles at each event from the quarter-final to final stages. After all five tournaments were completed, the person who accumulated the most points over the five tournaments would be declared the overall winner and winner of the BDO International Grand Prix Series.

History

The BDO International Grand Prix Series was established in 2008. The five darts tournaments that made up the Series were; the BDO British Open, the BDO British Classic, the

, the BDO International Open and the BDO Welsh Open. Each tournament was a ‘stand-alone’ event, but was played under a generic ‘umbrella’ International Grand Prix title. The BDO awarded points at the each event in the men's singles events from the quarter-final to final stages. After the five tournaments were completed, the person who accumulated the most points over the five tournaments would be declared the overall winner and the winner of BDO International Grand Prix Series winner. The five tournaments were broadcast live on Setanta Sports, which marked a debut for the sport of darts on the channel. In each tournament, the final stages of the men’s singles from the quarter-finals to the final stages were broadcast live on Setanta Sports. For sponsorship purposes, it was known as the BDO Fire Kills International Grand Prix Series.

Event information

Tournament dates

Tournaments dates in 2008 and 2009 and were played in the following order;

Points scoring

The points scoring system was the same in 2008 and 2009.BDO Darts Archives (May 2008)
BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.
BDO Darts. Retrieved 25-05-2015.

Prize money

The prize money was £32,000 in 2008, but dropped to £28,000 in 2009.2009 BDO International Grand Prix Prize Money
Darts Database. Retrieved 27-05-2015.

Results

2008

2008 BDO International Grand Prix Series Final Standings

2009

2009 BDO International Grand Prix Series Final Standings

References

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