2 – The BDO announce record prize money of £310,000 for the 2008 World Championship. The winner will take home £85,000. The prize fund is still short of the PDC's total for their World Championship. 6 – Phil Taylor wins the Irish Players Championship in Dublin, the first of the weekend's Pro Tour events on the eve of the World Grand Prix in Dublin. He beat James Wade in the final. Raymond van Barneveld suffered an early defeat 0–3 by Alex Roy in the last 32. 7 – Raymond van Barneveld wins his 10th PDC Pro Tour title when he beats Kevin McDine in the UK Open Irish Regional final. Adrian Lewis defeated Phil Taylor in the last 16. 8 – Phil Taylor loses in the first round of the World Grand Prix in Dublin to Adrian Gray. It was only his third defeat in the ten-year history of the event, with all three coming in the best of three set first round. 12 – Adrian Gray's giant-killing run at the World Grand Prix is ended in the quarter finals by John Part despite taking an early lead he lost 2–4. Raymond van Barneveld beats Adrian Lewis 4–3 in a thriller. 13 – James Wade beats Raymond van Barneveld in the semi-final of the World Grand Prix in Dublin. Wade missed a bullseye in the fifth set for a nine dart finish which would have been the first ever with a double to start. Terry Jenkins made it to his fifth final in a year by beating John Part, whose defeat meant that Adrian Lewis qualified for the 2008 Premier League. 14 – Mark Webster wins the WDF World Cup singles beating Norway's Robert Wagner in the final. England won the men's team final, and the Netherlands won the overall men's points competition. 14 – James Wade wins the World Grand Prix in Dublin to add to his World Matchplay title won in July. He repeated his victory over Terry Jenkins in the final. 20 – Andy Smith wins the Scottish PDPA Players Championship in Irvine. He averaged 108.94 in the final against James Wade. It was Smith's first Pro Tour title since February 2005 and was Wade's fourth Players final defeat of the year. 21 – James Wade wins his third career UK Open Regional Final (and second of the current season) at the Scottish event in Irvine. He