BDO DARTS LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE ON SETANTA SPORTS The BDO Grand Prix is played exclusively on the Winmau Blade III The 2008 Winmau BDO BRITISH CLASSIC – the penultimate tournament in the BDO International Grand Prix Series of five major events - has attracted record entries, and the Last 8 in the Men’s Singles will be seen live and exclusively on Setanta Sports from the Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering Leisure Village on Saturday, July 26th from 7.30PM to Midnight. The world class line-up will include the legendary ‘King of Bling’ BOBBY GEORGE and Scotland’s ‘Dream Boy’ GARY ANDERSON, currently heading the BDO International Grand Prix table on 24 points. He will be joined by England’s SCOTT WAITES, the reigning BDO Gold Cup Champion, who is currently in sec- ond place on 15 points, and reigning Lakeside World Professional Darts Champion MARK WEBSTER of Wales, currently on 9 points after finishing runner-up to Gary Anderson in this year’s Welsh Open – the first tournament in the Grand Prix series. Mark will be one of five BDO World Professional Dart Champions competing in the BDO British Classic – the others being England’s MARTIN ADAMS, TED HANKEY, JOHN BOY WALTON and seven times Women’s World Champion TRINA GULLIVER. Live and exclusive TV coverage by Setanta Sports will feature the Men’s Singles from the Quarter-Finals to the Final from 7.30PM to Midnight – and to be in the TV audience, non-playing spectators are welcome to attend for £6 each at the door (before 4PM) and £10 each at the door (after 4PM). The BDO British Classic is sponsored by the Winmau Dartboard Company – also sponsors of World Champions Mark Webster and Trina Gulliver - and is the highlight of a whole weekend of darts in the Main Arena of Kettering Leisure Village over the weekend of July 26th and 27th. Play in the Men’s and Women’s BDO British Classic Singles Championships starts at 10.00AM on Saturday, July 26th, and there is a unique opportunity to see the darts stars of tomorrow in action on Sunday, July 27th in the BDO British Teenage Great Britain Finals and the Inter-County Youth KO Cup. For more information: www.bdodarts.com Issued by ROBERT HOLMES on behalf of THE BRITISH DARTS ORGANISATION: July 2008 For further information regarding the Winmau premium range of darts equipment visit www.winmau.com, email [email protected] or telephone +44 (0)1656 767042.