2007 in darts

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This is a list of some of the major events and competitions in the sport of darts in 2007. Raymond van Barneveld proved to be the most successful player with ten professional tournament wins across the PDC and BDO, including four majors.

Contents

News

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

PDC

World Darts Championship

Score
Quarter-finals
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5–0 Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern
Andy Jenkins Flag of England.svg 5–4 Flag of England.svg Colin Osborne
Andy Hamilton Flag of England.svg 5–4 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
Darren Webster Flag of England.svg 1–5 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Semi-finals
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6–0 Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins
Andy Hamilton Flag of England.svg 0–6 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Final
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 7–6 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor

US Open

Score
Quarter-finals
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 3–0 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King
John Part Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 3–0 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter
Andy Hamilton Flag of England.svg 3–0 Flag of England.svg Mark Dudbridge
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten
Semi-finals
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 3–1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3–1 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton
Final
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 4–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld

UK Open

Score (legs)
Quarter-finals
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 11–4 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Colin Lloyd Flag of England.svg 11–6 Flag of England.svg Steve Hine
Vincent van der Voort Flag of the Netherlands.svg 11–10 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
Colin Osborne Flag of England.svg 11–6 Flag of England.svg Alan Green
Semi-finals
Vincent van der Voort Flag of the Netherlands.svg 11–10 Flag of England.svg Colin Osborne
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 11–4 Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd
Final
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 16–8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort

Las Vegas Desert Classic

Score (legs)
Quarter-finals
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 10–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten
John Part Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 10–9 Flag of England.svg Dennis Smith
Peter Manley Flag of England.svg 10–8 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis
Terry Jenkins Flag of England.svg 10–7 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Mawson
Semi-finals
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 11–7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part
Terry Jenkins Flag of England.svg 11–8 Flag of England.svg Peter Manley
Final
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 13–6 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins

World Matchplay

Score (legs)
Quarter-finals
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 16–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten
Terry Jenkins Flag of England.svg 16–13 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter
Adrian Lewis Flag of England.svg 16–14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
James Wade Flag of England.svg 16–11 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King
Semi-finals
Terry Jenkins Flag of England.svg 17–11 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
James Wade Flag of England.svg 17–7 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis
Final
James Wade Flag of England.svg 18–7 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins

World Grand Prix

Score (legs)
Quarter-finals
James Wade Flag of England.svg 4–0 Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 4–3 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis
Terry Jenkins Flag of England.svg 4–1 Flag of England.svg Mark Dudbridge
John Part Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 4–2 Flag of England.svg Adrian Gray
Semi-finals
James Wade Flag of England.svg 5–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
Terry Jenkins Flag of England.svg 5–3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part
Final
James Wade Flag of England.svg 6–3 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins

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 Darts Trophy, April 15: Terry Jenkins 3–1 Colin Lloyd
  • Open Holland Masters, April 29: Peter Manley 3–0 James Wade
  • Thialf Darts Trophy, Heerenveen, June 3: Roland Scholten 3–1 Chris Mason
  • Hayling Island, June 16: Terry Jenkins 3–0 Wes Newton
  • Hayling Island, June 17: John Part 3-1 Mervyn King
  • Las Vegas, July 1: Raymond van Barneveld 3–2 Terry Jenkins
  • Bobby Bourn Memorial Trophy, Blackpool, July 21: Phil Taylor 3–1 Adrian Lewis
  • Peachtree Open, Atlanta, Georgia, August 26: Wayne Mardle 3–2 James Wade
  • Ireland Open Classic, County Mayo, Rep. Ireland, September 9: Denis Ovens 3–0 Colin Osborne
  • Windy City Open, Chicago, September 16: Ronnie Baxter 3–1 James Wade
  • Newport, Wales, September 22: Raymond van Barneveld 3–0 Alex Roy
  • Dublin, October 6: Phil Taylor 3–0 James Wade
  • Irvine, October 20: Andy Smith 3–0 James Wade
  • German Darts Trophy, October 27: Wayne Mardle 3–1 James Wade
  • John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic, Killarney, November 4: Jelle Klaasen 3–2 Vincent van der Voort
  • Lisse, Netherlands, November 10: Phil Taylor 3–0 Chris Mason
  • Lisse, Netherlands, November 11: Phil Taylor 3–2 Raymond van Barneveld

UK Open Regional Finals

2006/2007 Finals – Best of 3 sets, Best of 3 legs per set

  • January 6 (North-East) Raymond van Barneveld 2–0 Roland Scholten
  • February 11 (South-West) Dennis Priesley 2–0 James Wade
  • March 4 (South) Phil Taylor 2–0 Wayne Mardle
  • March 18 (North-West) James Wade 2–0 Terry Jenkins
  • April 1 (Midlands) Andy Hamilton 2–0 James Wade

2007/2008 Finals – Best of 15 legs

  • September 23, 2007 (Wales): James Wade 8–7 Raymond van Barneveld
  • October 7 (Ireland): Raymond van Barneveld 8–2 Kevin McDine
  • October 21 (Scotland): James Wade 8–2 Ronnie Baxter

Holsten Premier League


Final group stage table [14]

PosNamePWDL+/-LWATPts
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 141130+574325
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 14734+163217
3 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 14635−42615
4 Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley 14536+13413
5 Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd 14608−23312
6 Flag of England.svg Peter Manley 14437−232611
7 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 14509−272410
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten 14338−18279

NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.

Score
Semi-finals
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 11–6 Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 10–11 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
Final
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 16–6 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins

BDO

World Darts Championship

Score
Quarter-finals
Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 5–3 Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey
Mervyn King Flag of England.svg 5–4 Flag of England.svg Tony Eccles
Paul Hanvidge Flag of Scotland.svg 4–5 Flag of England.svg Phill Nixon
Niels de Ruiter Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5–4 Flag of England.svg Gary Robson
Semi-finals
Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 6–5 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King
Phill Nixon Flag of England.svg 6–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels de Ruiter
Final
Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 7–6 Flag of England.svg Phill Nixon

WDF Category 1 Events

WDF ranking points awarded: Winner 150, Runner-up 100, Semi-finalists 80, Quarter-finalists 48, 9th to 16th place 24, 17th to 32nd place 12.

Men's Singles Quarter-finals (Losers €500, best of 5 legs) Martin Atkins 3–1 Niels de Ruiter, Scott Waites 3–1 Tony O'Shea, Steve West 3–1 Cor Ernst, Edwin Max 3–1 Toon Greebe
Semi-finals (Losers €1,250, best of 3 sets) Scott Waites 2–0 Martin Atkins, Steve West 2–1 Edwin Max
Final (Winner €4,500 Runner-up €2,250, best of 5 sets) Scott Waites 3–0 Steve West
Women's Singles Final (Winner €2,250 Runner-up €1,250) Trina Gulliver 5–2 Clare Bywaters
Men's Singles Quarter-finals (Losers £100, best of 5 legs) Jarkko Komula Flag of Finland.svg 3–2 Andy Boulton Flag of England.svg , Scott Waites Flag of England.svg 3–2 Steve West Flag of England.svg , Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 3–0 Jonny Nijs Flag of the Netherlands.svg , Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 3–2 Tony O'Shea Flag of England.svg
Semi-finals (Losers £300, best of 7 legs) Scott Waites Flag of England.svg 4–3 Jarkko Komula Flag of Finland.svg , Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 4–2 Martin Adams Flag of England.svg
Final (Winner £2,000 Runner-up £800 best of 9 legs) Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 5–3 Scott Waites Flag of England.svg
Women's Singles Final (Winner £700 Runner-up £300 best of 7 legs) Karin Krappen Ulster Banner.svg 4–2 Sarah Cope Flag of England.svg
Men's Singles Quarter-finals (Losers €200, best of 3 sets, best of 3 legs) Tony O'Shea Flag of England.svg 2–0 Steve West Flag of England.svg , Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 2–0 Scott Waites Flag of England.svg , Ted Hankey Flag of England.svg 2–0 Patrick Loos Flag of the Netherlands.svg , John Walton Flag of England.svg 2–0 Mensur Suljović Flag of Austria.svg
Semi-finals (Losers €400, best of 3 sets, best of 3 legs) Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 2–1 Tony O'Shea Flag of England.svg , John Walton Flag of England.svg 2–1 Ted Hankey Flag of England.svg
Final (Winner €2,000 Runner-up €1,000 best of 5 sets, best of 3 legs) Martin Adams Flag of England.svg 3–1 John Walton Flag of England.svg
Women's Singles Final (Winner €800 Runner-up €400 best of 7 legs) Carina Ekberg Flag of Sweden.svg 2–1 Carla Molema Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Semi-finals (Losers £300, best of 3 sets, best of 3 legs) Mark Webster Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2–1 Chris Thompson Flag of England.svg , Scott Waites Flag of England.svg 2–1 Remco van Eijden Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Final (Winner £2,000 Runner-up £800 best of 3 sets, best of 3 legs) Mark Webster Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2–0 Scott Waites Flag of England.svg
Women's Singles Final (Winner £800 Runner-up £400) Trina Gulliver 3–1 Francis Hoesenlaar

WDF Category 2 Events

WDF ranking points awarded: Winner 120, Runner-up 80, Semi-finalists 60, Quarter-finalists 36, 9th to 16th place 18, 17th to 32nd place 9.

Men's Singles Semi-finals (Losers €170) Tony Eccles 2–0 Jyhan Artut; Remco van Eijden 2–1 Michael Klönhammer.
Final (Winner €350 Runner-up €350) Tony Eccles 3–1 Remco van Eijden (0–2, 2–1, 2–0, 2–1)
Women's Singles Final (Winner €280 Runner-up €140) Heike Ernst 2–1 Thea Kaaijk (2–1, 1–2, 3–1)
Men's Singles Semi-finalists (Losers US$200) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Widmayer, Flag of the United States.svg John Kramer
Final (Winner US$800, Runner-up US$400) Flag of the United States.svg Chris White beat Flag of the United States.svg John Kuczynski.
Women's Singles Final (Winner US$400, Runner-up US$200) Stacey Bromberg beat Marilyn Popp
Men's Singles Semi-finals (Losers €160, best of 3 sets) Michael Rosenauer 2–1 Geert de Vos, Marko Puls 2–1 Mareno Michels
Final (Winner €750, Runner-up €350, best of 5 sets) Michael Rosenauer Flag of Germany.svg 3–1 Marko Puls Flag of Germany.svg (0–2, 2–1, 2–0, 2–1)
Women's Singles Final (Winner €350, Runner-up €170) Zsofia Lazar Flag of Hungary.svg 2–0 Zusana Stepanova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (2–0, 2–1)
Men's Singles Semi-finals (Losers CAN$250): Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster beat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Don MacDougall; Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Norm Tremblay beat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dion Laviolette
Final (Winner CAN$1000, Runner-up CAN$500): Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster beat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Norm Tremblay
Men's Singles Semi-finals (losers £200): Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey beat Flag of England.svg Scott Waites 3–2; Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson beat Flag of England.svg James Wilson 3–0
Final (Winner £1500, Runner-up £500): Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey beat Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 3–0
Women's Singles Final: Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Dobromyslova 3–1 Flag of England.svg Louise Carroll
Youth Singles Final: Flag of England.svg Andrew Foster 2–0 Flag of England.svg Simon Hartley
Semi-finals: Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey beat Flag of England.svg Robbie Turner 4–0; Flag of England.svg Tony West beat Flag of England.svg Gary Robson 4–2
Final: Flag of England.svg Tony West beat Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey 5–2
Women's Final: Francisca Hoenselaar beat Karin Krappen 4–1

Other events

Masters of Darts

Score
Semi-finals
Mervyn King Flag of England.svg 5–6 Flag of England.svg Peter Manley
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
Final
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg 7–0 Flag of England.svg Peter Manley

International Darts League

Score (legs)
Quarter-finals
Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 6–3 Flag of England.svg James Wade
Adrian Lewis Flag of England.svg 6–2 Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton
Tony O'Shea Flag of England.svg 6–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
Mark Webster Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 6–2 Flag of England.svg Gary Robson
Semi-finals
Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 9–1 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis
Mark Webster Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 9–1 Flag of England.svg Tony O'Shea
Final
Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 13–9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster

World Darts Trophy

Score (sets)
Quarter-finals
Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 5–1 Flag of England.svg Peter Manley
Andy Hamilton Flag of England.svg 5–4 Flag of England.svg Martin Adams
Mervyn King Flag of England.svg 5–3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 5–3 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
Semi-finals
Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 6–5 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 6–2 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King
Final
Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 7–3 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor

Grand Slam of Darts

Score (legs)
Quarter-finals
Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 10–7 Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter
Andy Hamilton Flag of England.svg 10–8 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins
Kevin McDine Flag of England.svg 10–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 10–7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part
Semi-finals
Andy Hamilton Flag of England.svg 13–12 Flag of England.svg Kevin McDine
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 13–11 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
Final
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg 18–11 Andy Hamilton

Six Nations Cup

WDF Team Event in Veldhoven, Netherlands.February 24–25.

Semi-finals: Rep. Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 5 – 13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands, England Flag of England.svg 13 – 10 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Final: England Flag of England.svg 13–7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

Antwerp Open

PDC non-ranking event at the Waasland Expo Hallen April 14 Total Prize fund €22,560

Semi-finals (losers €625): Andy Smith Flag of England.svg 2 – 0 Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter, Terry Jenkins Flag of England.svg 2 – 0 Flag of England.svg Darren Webster
Final (winner €2,500 runner-up €1,250): Terry Jenkins Flag of England.svg 3 – 0 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith

Open Holland

PDC non-ranking event at the Sport & Evanthal Margriet, Schiedam. April 29 Total Prize fund €15,000

Quarter-finals (losers €300): Wayne Jones Flag of England.svg 5–4 Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter, Michael van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5–3 Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens, Colin Osborne Flag of England.svg 5–1 Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins, Steve Beaton Flag of England.svg 5–3 Flag of England.svg Alex Roy
Semi-finals (losers €600): Michael van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6–2 Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones, Colin Osborne Flag of England.svg 6–2 Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton
Final (winner €2,400 runner-up €1,200): Michael van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3–1 Flag of England.svg Colin Osborne (3–2, 2–3, 3–1, 3–1)

Thialf Open

PDC non-ranking event at the Thialf, Heerenveen. June 2 Total Prize fund €15,000

Quarter-finals (losers €300): Vincent van der Voort Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erwin Extercatte, Wayne Atwood Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 5–4 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith, Gary Welding Flag of England.svg 5–3 Flag of England.svg Dennis Ovens, Colin Osborne Flag of England.svg 5–3 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter
Semi-finals (losers €600): Wayne Atwood Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort, Gary Welding Flag of England.svg 2–1 Flag of England.svg Colin Osborne
Final (winner €2,400 runner-up €1,200): Wayne Atwood Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 3–2 Flag of England.svg Gary Welding

Darts calendar

DateOrganisationEventWinner
December 18, 2006 to January 1PDC Ladbrokes.com World Championship, Circus Tavern, Purfleet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
January 6 to January 12BDO Lakeside World Championship, Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green Flag of England.svg Martin Adams
February 1PDC Premier League opening weekconcluded May 28 – see below
February 10 to February 18PDC Masters of Darts, ExpoCentre, Hengelo, Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
May 4 to May 13BDO / PDC International Darts League, the Triavium, Nijmegen, Netherlands Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
May 18 to May 20PDC US Open, Connecticut Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
May 28PDC Premier League Final, The Brighton Centre Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
June 7 to June 10PDC UK Open, Reebok Stadium, Bolton Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
July 2 to July 8PDC Las Vegas Desert Classic VI, Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
July 22 to July 28PDC World Matchplay, Winter Gardens, Blackpool Flag of England.svg James Wade
September 1 to September 9BDO / PDC World Darts Trophy, De Vechtsebanen, Utrecht, Netherlands Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
October 8 to October 14PDC World Grand Prix, Dublin Flag of England.svg James Wade
November 15BDO 2008 BDO World Championship qualifiers, Bridlington
November 16 to November 18BDO Winmau World Masters, Bridlington Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton
November 17 to November 25BDO / PDC Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton Civic Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor

The events listed as BDO/PDC, in the Netherlands, involve invited players from the PDC who join players that qualify through the BDO rankings system. The Grand Slam of Darts in the UK is organised by the PDC, with players from both organisations invited on the basis of recent tournament results in either organisation. For full BDO and PDC calendars including non-televised events see external links.

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This article documents all the events in the sport of darts over the course of 2009.

References

  1. Archived 2007-04-28 at the Wayback Machine PDC Awards dinner
  2. Archived 2007-06-17 at the Wayback Machine Adrian Lewis awarded last place in Premier League
  3. Archived 2007-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Las Vegas Open details
  4. Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Death of John Markovic
  5. "DRA Issue Fines | Planet Darts | Latest News | Latest News | Latest News". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2012-04-21. DRA fines, February 2007
  6. Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine PDC launch Grand Slam of Darts
  7. Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Whitlock wins first AGP event
  8. World Masters moved controversy
  9. "BDO tournament calendar". Archived from the original on 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  10. "Tony Eccles joins PDPA/PDC". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
  11. PDPA player killed in motorcycle accident thisisderbyshire.co.uk
  12. "Prize fund increased for UK Open". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  13. Dennis Priestley health statement Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine planetdarts.tv
  14. "Premier League Statistics". Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
  15. Archived 2007-02-23 at the Wayback Machine Scottish Open details
  16. http://germanopen.dscbochum.de/downloads/brochure_go07.pdf%5B%5D German Open Tournament Brochure