▁losing ▁the ▁opening ▁game ▁ 8 – 6 ▁to ▁new com er ▁James ▁W ade ▁and ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁lose ▁twice ▁more ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁four ▁matches . ▁Taylor ▁beat ▁W ade ▁ 1 6 – 8 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Sky ▁Sports ▁secured ▁television ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁Why te ▁& ▁Mack ay ▁spons ored ▁the ▁tournament ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁duration ▁– ▁taking ▁over ▁from ▁Hol sten ▁who ▁spons ored ▁the ▁event ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Qual ifiers ▁The ▁World ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁was ▁the ▁cut - off ▁point ▁for ▁automatic ▁qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁event . ▁The ▁top ▁six ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Rank ings ▁after ▁the ▁tournament ▁received ▁an ▁automatic ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League . ▁The ▁qual ifiers ▁were ▁thus : ▁▁ ▁Phil ▁Taylor ▁ ▁Raymond ▁van ▁Bar ne vel d ▁ ▁James ▁W ade ▁ ▁Terry ▁Jenkins ▁ ▁Peter ▁Man ley ▁ ▁Ad rian ▁Lewis ▁ ▁John ▁Part ▁( P DC ▁wild card ) ▁ ▁Wayne ▁M ard le ▁( S ky ▁Sports ▁wild card ) ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁ ▁Prize ▁money ▁The ▁prize ▁fund ▁increases ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁– ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁prize ▁of ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁matching ▁the ▁amount ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁P DC ▁World ▁Champion ▁received . ▁The ▁guaranteed ▁prize ▁for ▁reaching ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁is ▁now ▁£