Taylor & Wade
The World's first made-for-internet streaming darts event will begin next month and you can watch it live at Bet365
Championship League Darts, which is staged and promoted by the PDC in association with the Perform Group, will feature 29 of the best players in the world with a prize fund of nearly £190,000.
The groups for the first event have been confirmed with Phil Taylor and James Wade among the players to compete on the opening day.
Staged at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, Essex, the competition will feature eight-man groups on eight days throughout September and October, with the league winners progressing to the Winners Group on Thursday, October 23.
Each day the eight players meet once in a round-robin format, with the top four progressing to two semi-finals and the winners playing off in the final to determine a league winner from that group.
The champion from every day will progress to the Winners Group while the bottom two players in each day's league table will be eliminated.
The remaining five players will progress to the next day's League where they will be joined by the next three highest ranked eligible players, based on the PDC Order of Merit after the Stan James World Matchplay.
Day One of the competition will feature Phil Taylor, James Wade, Terry Jenkins, Wayne Mardle, Andy Hamilton, Colin Lloyd, Roland Scholten and Alan Tabern.
Dennis Priestley, Ronnie Baxter and Kevin Painter will come in for Group Two.
World number two Raymond van Barneveld, who is taking a two-month sabbatical from darts following the World Matchplay, and Canadian-based John Part are not taking part in Championship League Darts, while Adrian Lewis is unavailable for the first two groups as he completes a two-month suspension.
League matches will be the best of ten legs, with the first player to reach six legs deemed the winner with no further legs played, or the two league points being shared for a 5-5 draw.
Semi-Finals will be the best of 11 legs and the final will be the best of 13 legs.
Prize money in the group phase is £50 per leg won during the round-robin games and £100 per leg won in the semi-finals and final.
In the Winners Group on Thursday, October 23, prize money increases to £100 per leg won in the group matches and £200 per leg won in the semi-finals and final.
The semi-final losers from the Winners Group will also receive £2,500, the runner-up will collect £5,000 and the eventual winner will pocket £10,000 and a place in the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts.
Overall, there is an achieveable prize fund of £189,000 on offer in the nine days of Championship League Darts, putting it in the top ten richest darts tournaments in the world, despite only being available through the internet.
Each day's play will begin at 11am, and is expected to finish at around 8pm, with live streaming of all games on www.ladbrokes.com and www.bet365.com with further announcements in the next week about other bookmaker partners.
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.
Championship League Darts
Group One - Tuesday, September 2
Phil Taylor, James Wade, Terry Jenkins, Wayne Mardle, Andy Hamilton, Colin Lloyd, Roland Scholten, Alan Tabern
Group Two - Wednesday, September 3
Players 2-6 from Group One plus Dennis Priestley, Ronnie Baxter, Kevin Painter
Group Three - Monday, September 22
Players 2-6 from Group Two plus Adrian Lewis, Colin Osborne, Denis Ovens
Group Four - Tuesday, September 23
Players 2-6 from Group Three plus Peter Manley, Mervyn King, Mark Dudbridge
Group Five - Wednesday, September 24
Players 2-6 from Group Four plus Vincent van der Voort, Chris Mason, Kirk Shepherd
Group Six - Thursday, September 25
Players 2-6 from Group Five plus Andy Jenkins, Barrie Bates, Andy Smith
Group Seven - Tuesday, October 21
Players 2-6 from Group Six plus Mark Walsh, Adrian Gray, Wayne Jones
Group Eight - Wednesday, October 22
Players 2-6 from Group Seven plus Mick McGowan, Alex Roy, Wes Newton
Winners Group - Thursday, October 23
All eight group winners
Notes - Should Phil Taylor, James Wade or Wayne Mardle finish from 2-6 in Group Five, they would not be able to compete in Group Six due to their commitments in the Emperors Palace South African Masters.
Therefore, if needed, Mark Walsh, Adrian Gray and Wayne Jones (in that order of invitation) would be invited to compete in Group Six in their place and the invitations for Group Seven and Group Eight may be affected accordingly.
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