BetFred League of Legends
This article is about the darts tournament. For the video game, see
League of Legends.
| League of Legends |
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| Tournament information |
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| Venue |
Various |
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| Location |
Various |
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| Country |
England |
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| Established |
2008 |
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| Organisation(s) |
none |
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| Format |
Legs |
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| Prize fund |
£90,000 (2008) |
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| Month(s) Played |
May – August |
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| Current champion(s) |
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 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.
- Five times World Champion (1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986)
- Five times World Masters Champion (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984)
- Twice News of the World Champion (1983, 1984)
- Twice MFI World Matchplay Champion (1985, 1988)
- Twice British Professional Champion (1982, 1985)
- Four times British Open Champion (1978, 1981, 1983, 1986)
- Three times British Matchplay Champion (1982, 1983, 1986)
- Five times Butlins Grand Masters Champion (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986)
- Four times WDF World Cup Singles Champion (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989)
- Three times World Champion (1979, 1987, 1993)
- Twice World Masters Champion (1976, 1980)
- News of the World Champion (1981)
- MFI World Matchplay Champion (1984)
- Twice British Open Champion (1977, 1988)
- Twice British Matchplay Champion (1978, 1985)
- Butlins Grand Masters Champion (1977)
- Twice WDF World Cup Singles Champion (1981, 1991)
- Three times WDF Europe Cup Singles Champion (1978, 1984, 1986)
- First televised 9-dart finish (1984 vs. Keith Deller)
- World Champion (1988)
- Three times World Masters Champion (1986, 1987, 1988)
- MFI World Matchplay Champion (1987)
- British Open Champion (1987)
- Twice British Matchplay Champion (1988, 1989)
- World Champion (1983)
- British Professional Champion (1987)
- Twice BDO World Championship quarter finalist (1988, 1989)
- Three times PDC World Championship semi finalist (1994, 1995, 1997)
- World Masters Champion (1989)
- World Matchplay Champion (1996)
- News of the World Championship runner-up (1987)
- Twice BDO World Championship runner-up (1980, 1994)
- Twice News of the World Champion (1979, 1986)
- Twice Butlins Grand Masters Champion (1979, 1980)
- WDF Europe Cup Singles Champion (1982)
- Twice World Championship runner-up (1984, 1986)
- Twice World Masters Champion (1982, 1985)
- News of the World Champion (1989)
- British Matchplay Champion (1987)
- Four times World Championship semi finalist (1980, 1981, 1985, 1990)
- Twice British Open Champion (1980, 1984)
- British Matchplay Champion (1979)
Venues and League Results