December 1 – Jason Clark and Raymond van Barneveld both hit nine dart finishes in the early rounds of the German Darts Championship in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia. 2 – Phil Taylor ends the year in excellent form by winning his fourth tournament in succession. He wins the inaugural German Darts Championship in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia. Since his loss to Adrian Gray at the World Grand Prix, Taylor has now won 26 consecutive matches. 9 – Gary Anderson wins the Zuiderduin Masters in the Netherlands beating Mark Webster in the final. 17 – The 2008 PDC World Darts Championship gets underway at the tournament moves to Alexandra Palace after 14 years at the Circus Tavern. 22 – A televised "Legends Tour" is confirmed as an addition to the darts calendar for 2008 – Setanta Sports will screen the Legends Nights from May to August next year which will feature Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Keith Deller, Cliff Lazarenko, Bobby George, Dave Whitcombe, Peter Evison and one further player to be confirmed at a later date. 29 – Phil Taylor fails to make the PDC World final for the first time as he suffers a quarter final defeat by Wayne Mardle 30 – Two-time former World Champion John Part and 21-year-old qualifier Kirk Shepherd progress to the final of the 2008 PDC World Championship which takes place on New Year's Day. PDC World Darts Championship US Open UK Open Las Vegas Desert Classic World Matchplay World Grand Prix German Darts Championship PartyPoker.net German Darts Championship Saturday 1 December to Sunday 2 December Quarter-finals (Best of five sets, best of three legs per set) losers €3,000 Phil Taylor 3–0 Wayne Mardle (2–0, 2–1, 2–0) Mark Walsh 3–1 Kevin McDine (2–0, 0–2, 2–1, 2–0) Roland Scholten 3–1 Raymond van Barneveld (2–1, 2–0, 1–2, 2–0) Colin Lloyd 1–3 Denis Ovens (2–1, 1–2, 1–2, 0–2) Semi-finals (Best of seven sets) losers €6,000 Phil Taylor 4–1 Mark Walsh (2–1, 1–2, 2–0, 2–0, 2–1) Denis Ovens 4–1 Roland Scholten (2–1, 1–2, 2–1, 2–1, 2–0) Final (Best of seven sets) winner €25,000, runner-up €12,000 Phil Taylor 4–1 Denis Ovens (1–2, 2–0, 2–1, 2–1, 2–0) PDC Pro Tour events Players Championships (All matches – Best of 5 sets, Best of 3 legs per set) Gibraltar, January 20: Raymond van Barneveld 3–1 Adrian Lewis Gibraltar, January 21: Andy Hamilton 3–1 Colin Lloyd Frankfurt, March 24: Raymond van Barneveld 3–1 Ronnie Baxter Antwerp