BetFred League of Legends

This article is about the darts tournament. For the video game, see League of Legends.
League of Legends
Tournament information
Venue Various
Location Various
Country England
Established 2008
Organisation(s) none
Format Legs
Prize fund £90,000 (2008)
Month(s) Played May August
Current champion(s)
England Bob Anderson

The BetFred League of Legends was a darts tournament featuring some of the legends of the game of darts which commenced in May 2008. The tournament was broadcast on Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom.

The opening night and grand final of the event were staged at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex - the venue is also of legendary status in darts as the iconic venue of the PDC World Darts Championship between 1994 and 2007. The event was won by Bob Anderson who beat Keith Deller in the final.

Format

Each player played every other player once over the best of 10 legs of 501 points. The first player to win seven legs was deemed to be the winner of the match, although a 6-6 draw is one possible result.

The top four players in the league table after the completion of the 7 league nights progressed to the play-offs at the Circus Tavern. Semi-Final matches were played over the best of 17 legs and the Final played over the best of 19 legs.

Prize Money

Stage Prize Money
(Total-£90,000)
Winner £15,000
Runner Up £13,000
Semi Finalists £11,000
Group Stage £10,000

Media coverage

In Australia and the UK, Setanta Sports broadcast the League of Legends.

2008 Players

Eight players featured in the events, including four former World Champions.

Eric Bristow

John Lowe

Bob Anderson

Keith Deller

Peter Evison

Bobby George

Dave Whitcombe

Cliff Lazarenko

Venues and League Results

30 May

England Circus Tavern, Purfleet

Score
(85.68) Keith Deller England 7 - 5 England Cliff Lazarenko (80.82)
(80.13) Bob Anderson England 6 - 6 England Peter Evison (81.99)
(80.46) Dave Whitcombe England 7 - 3 England John Lowe (76.49)
(74.67) Eric Bristow England 7 - 5 England Bobby George (74.22)

20 June

England King George's Hall, Blackburn

Score
(79.26) Bobby George England 4 - 7 England Dave Whitcombe (85.26)
(78.75) Cliff Lazarenko England 7 - 3 England Eric Bristow (68.94)
(81.09) Peter Evison England 7 - 5 England Keith Deller (80.40)
(78.60) John Lowe England 2 - 7 England Bob Anderson (85.80)

27 June

England Hilton Hotel, Birmingham

Score
(77.73) Keith Deller England 7 - 4 England John Lowe (76.83)
(78.48) Peter Evison England 3 - 7 England Bobby George (82.80)
(80.70) Bob Anderson England 7 - 2 England Cliff Lazarenko (75.45)
(63.72) Eric Bristow England 3 - 7 England Dave Whitcombe (79.26)

18 July

England Frontier Club, Batley, near Leeds

Score
(72.00) John Lowe England 1 - 7 England Peter Evison (82.32)
(80.01) Bob Anderson England 6 - 6 England Dave Whitcombe (83.01)
(73.86) Bobby George England 3 - 7 England Cliff Lazarenko (77.76)
(61.95) Eric Bristow England 1 - 7 England Keith Deller (75.66)

1 August

England Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading

Score
(73.32) Eric Bristow England 5 - 7 England Peter Evison (77.10)
(75.69) Bobby George England 2 - 7 England John Lowe (84.96)
(90.00) Bob Anderson England 7 - 3 England Keith Deller (83.01)
(72.93) Cliff Lazarenko England 7 - 4 England Dave Whitcombe (69.12)

8 August

England The Spa, Bridlington

Score
(78.78) Bob Anderson England 7 - 2 England Eric Bristow (65.16)
(70.47) Peter Evison England 6 - 6 England Dave Whitcombe (71.58)
(76.74) Cliff Lazarenko England 7 - 3 England John Lowe (72.33)
(80.64) Keith Deller England 6 - 6 England Bobby George (77.52)

15 August

England Town Hall, Stoke

Score
(84.12) Peter Evison England 6 - 6 England Cliff Lazarenko (78.78)
(85.32) Keith Deller England 7 - 2 England Dave Whitcombe (84.21)
(84.63) Bob Anderson England 6 - 6 England Bobby George (78.06)
(69.06) Eric Bristow England 1 - 7 England John Lowe (90.63)

Table

Pos Name Pld W D L LF LA +/- Pts
1 England Bob Anderson74304627+1911
2 England Keith Deller74124232+109
3 England Cliff Lazarenko74124133+89
4 England Peter Evison73314236+69
5 England Dave Whitcombe73223936+38
6 England Bobby George71243343-104
7 England John Lowe72052738-114
8 England Eric Bristow71062247-252

Play-Offs

22 August

England Circus Tavern, Purfleet

Score
Semi-Finals (best of 17 legs)
(83.85) (1) Bob Anderson England 9 - 6 England Peter Evison (4) (82.68)
(78.45) (2) Keith Deller England 9 - 4 England Cliff Lazarenko (3) (76.29)
Final (best of 19 legs)
(91.86) (1) Bob Anderson England 10 - 4 England Keith Deller (2) (79.62)

References

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