2007 US Open (darts)

Darts tournament in Connecticut, United States March 2013 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. 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.Challenge TV To Screen PDC US Open http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/WorldSeriesDartsDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1022853%2C00.html Planet Darts 8 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20071230045002/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/WorldSeriesDartsDetail/0,,10180~1022853,00.html 30 December 2007 dead 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).Results of US Open 2007 https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/us-open/2007/results Mastercaller 8 February 2024 Last 32 y y Fourth roundbest of 5 setslosers £2,000Sat 19 May Fifth roundbest of 5 setslosers £3,000Sun 20 May Quarter-finalsbest of 5 setslosers £4,000Sun 20 May Semi-finalsbest of 5 setslosers £5,000Sun 20 May Finalbest of 7 setsrunner-up £7,500winner £12,500Sun 20 May 20 1 ENGPhil Taylor 3 32 ENGMatt Clark 0 16 ENGKevin Painter 3 48 NEDMichael van Gerwen 2 57 ENGMervyn King 3 25 ENGAlan Warriner-Little 2 9 ENGWayne Mardle 3 24 ENGAndy Smith 1 60 ENG Martyn Turner 1 28 IRLMick McGowan 3 12 CANJohn Part 3 21 ENGWes Newton 1 4 ENGPeter Manley 3 29 ENGLionel Sams 2 13 ENGRonnie Baxter 3 USAChris Linkous 2 2 NEDRaymond van Barneveld 3 34 ENGSteve Hine 1 15 WALBarrie Bates 3 47 ENGMark Holden 0 7 NEDRoland Scholten 3 39 CANGerry Convery 1 55 NEDVincent van der Voort 2 23 ENGWayne Jones 3 6 ENGDennis Priestley 3 38 USARay Carver 0 11 ENGAndy Hamilton 3 43 ENGSteve Smith 2   USAJim Widmayer 3 USABrian Blake 1 USAFred Krueger 1 19 ENGMark Dudbridge 3 1 ENG Taylor 3 16 ENG Painter 2 57 ENG King 3 9 ENG Mardle 2 28 IRL McGowan 0 12 CAN Part 3 4 ENG Manley 0 13 ENG Baxter 3 2 NED v Barneveld 3 15 WAL Bates 0 7 NED Scholten 3 23 ENG Jones 1 6 ENG Priestley 1 11 ENG Hamilton 3 USA Widmayer 1 19 ENG Dudbridge 3 1 ENG Taylor 3 57 ENG King 0 12 CAN Part 3 13 ENG Baxter 0 2 NED v Barneveld 3 7 NED Scholten 0 11 ENG Hamilton 3 19 ENG Dudbridge 0 1 ENG Taylor 3 12 CAN Part 1 2 NED v Barneveld 3 11 ENG Hamilton 1 1 ENG Phil Taylor 4 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 1 Prize fund Total Prize Fund £126,0002007 PDC US Open Player Prize Money http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=224 Darts Database 8 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20131231111510/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=224 31 December 2013 dead Winner: £12,500 Runner-up: £7,500 Semi-finalists: £5,000 Quarter-finalists: £4,000 Last 16: £3,000 Last 32: £1,500 Last 64: £1,000 References External links Planet Darts Results and review Category:US Open (darts) Category:Sports competitions in Uncasville, Connecticut Category:2007 in sports in Connecticut Category:2007 in darts Category:May 2007 sports events in the United States