2007 US Open (darts)

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The 2007 US Open was a darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was the inaugural event and played in Connecticut between May 18 and May 20.

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The tournament replaced the World Series of Darts which ran for one year and was cancelled as a result of poor television ratings on ESPN. The first US Open was held at the Mohegan Sun Casino Resort, Connecticut, USA – which was the venue used for the 2006 World Series of Darts.

Phil Taylor added to his list of titles by winning the event – beating Raymond van Barneveld in the final.

Television coverage and format

The tournament was broadcast live in the UK on satellite station Challenge. The coverage was hosted by Sarah Cawood and Tony Green, who was broadcasting from a PDC tournament for the first time. [1] Limited coverage of the event was shown on US sport channel Versus.

The format saw 32 boards in action on Friday Night, for "Friday Night Madness" where a minimum of 16 American players progressed to the final stages. On Saturday, the 16 US qualifiers join the top 64 in the PDC Order of Merit (who have entered). Matches were the best of five sets, with three legs per set. The players were whittled down to sixteen for the final stages on Sunday.

Results

The first four rounds were played on Saturday May 19 over the best of five sets (best of three legs per set). [2]

Last 32

Fourth round
best of 5 sets
losers £2,000
Sat 19 May
Fifth round
best of 5 sets
losers £3,000
Sun 20 May
Quarter-finals
best of 5 sets
losers £4,000
Sun 20 May
Semi-finals
best of 5 sets
losers £5,000
Sun 20 May
Final
best of 7 sets
runner-up £7,500
winner £12,500
Sun 20 May
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 3
32 Flag of England.svg Matt Clark 0 1 Flag of England.svg Taylor 3
16 Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 3 16 Flag of England.svg Painter 2
48 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 2 1 Flag of England.svg Taylor 3
57 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 3 57 Flag of England.svg King 0
25 Flag of England.svg Alan Warriner-Little 2 57 Flag of England.svg King 3
9 Flag of England.svg Wayne Mardle 3 9 Flag of England.svg Mardle 2
24 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith 1 1 Flag of England.svg Taylor 3
60 Flag of England.svg Martyn Turner 1 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Part 1
28 Flag of Ireland.svg Mick McGowan 3 28 Flag of Ireland.svg McGowan 0
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 3 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Part 3
21 Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 1 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Part 3
4 Flag of England.svg Peter Manley 3 13 Flag of England.svg Baxter 0
29 Flag of England.svg Lionel Sams 2 4 Flag of England.svg Manley 0
13 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 3 13 Flag of England.svg Baxter 3
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Linkous 2 1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 4
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 3 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 1
34 Flag of England.svg Steve Hine 1 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg v Barneveld 3
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Barrie Bates 3 15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Bates 0
47 Flag of England.svg Mark Holden 0 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg v Barneveld 3
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roland Scholten 3 7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Scholten 0
39 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gerry Convery 1 7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Scholten 3
55 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 2 23 Flag of England.svg Jones 1
23 Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones 3 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg v Barneveld 3
6 Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley 3 11 Flag of England.svg Hamilton 1
38 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Carver 0 6 Flag of England.svg Priestley 1
11 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 3 11 Flag of England.svg Hamilton 3
43 Flag of England.svg Steve Smith 2 11 Flag of England.svg Hamilton 3
  Flag of the United States.svg Jim Widmayer 3 19 Flag of England.svg Dudbridge 0
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Blake 1 Flag of the United States.svg Widmayer 1
Flag of the United States.svg Frederick Krueger 1 19 Flag of England.svg Dudbridge 3
19 Flag of England.svg Mark Dudbridge 3

Prize fund

Total Prize Fund £126,000 [3]

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