2007 International Darts League

March 2013 The 2007 Tropicana International Darts League was the fifth and final edition of the International Darts League. It was held at the Triavium in Nijmegen, Netherlands from 4–12 May 2007. The tournament was sponsored by Tropicana — a Dutch-based soft drink manufacturer. Raymond van Barneveld entered the tournament as three-times and defending champion. As in 2006, it was a cross-code event featuring players from both the World Darts Federation and the Professional Darts Corporation. Darts history was made when the tournament became the first televised event to witness two nine dart finishes. On 8 May Phil Taylor hit his fourth perfect game on television against Raymond van Barneveld and the following night Tony O'Shea matched the effort against Adrian Lewis. Despite the presence of current BDO and PDC World Champions and four other former world champions in the field, none progressed beyond the quarter-finals. 36 year old Gary Anderson won his first major title with a 13–9 victory over fellow BDO/WDF player Mark Webster. Prize fund The total prize fund is €135,000 (plus €26,000 for a nine-dart finish) Winner €30,000 Runner-up €15,000 Semi-finalists €7,500 Quarter-finalists €4,500 2nd Group stage losers €3,000 1st Group stage losers €2,000 Preliminary round losers €1,000 Nine dart finish An Opel Tigra TwinTop valued at €26,000 – achieved by Phil Taylor on 8 May v Raymond van Barneveld. The sponsors presented Tony O'Shea with the same brand of car later in the tournament for his nine-darter on 9 May, although originally there was only one bonus prize on offer. Highest checkout €1,000 shared by Phil Taylor 170 & Adrian Lewis 2007 controversy The staging of the 2007 IDL was filled with controversy. There were several format changes, disagreements and even court cases surrounding the event. In 2006 the BDO secured an agreement for 28 of their players to participate in the event until 2010. However, as the popularity of the PDC circuit grew in the Netherlands, the organisers decided to renege on the deal and invite only 12 BDO players. The remaining 20 players would qualify from the PDC including their top 12 ranked players plus four wildcards and four from a PDC/PDPA qualifying event. This led to a threat from the BDO to take court action against the organisers who wanted their agreement upholding.Agreement on increasing PDC players Planetdarts https://web.archive.org/web/20070323184359/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/LatestDetail/0%2C%2C10180~995810%2C00.html March 23, 2007 A compromise was reached and the organisers introduced a preliminary round. The original 16 BDO/WDF players who believed they had missed out were to be joined by a further four automatic qualifiers from the PDC Order of Merit and a further four players from an already confirmed qualifying event in April. This expanded the field from 32 to 56 players. However the sponsors of the four wildcard players (Michael van Gerwen, Mervyn King, Jelle Klaasen and Vincent van der Voort) were upset that their players had been relegated to the preliminary round when they felt they had an agreement to be automatically into the televised stages. The BDO also felt that all 28 of their players should not have to face a preliminary round. The dispute was resolved on April 25 when a Dutch court rejected the claims of the four wildcard players. Three of the players managed to qualify from the preliminary round with only van der Voort missing out. Results Preliminary round Played Friday 4 May 2007 Group One – Winner: Mervyn King Matt Clark 5–4 Albertino Essers Mervyn King 5–1 Steve Farmer Steve Farmer 5–4 Albertino Essers Mervyn King 5–3 Matt Clark Matt Clark 5–0 Steve Farmer Mervyn King 5–1 Albertino Essers Group Two – Winner: Gary Robson Gary Robson 5–0 Alan Tabern Edwin Max 5–2 Kevin Painter Gary Robson 5–1 Edwin Max Kevin Painter 5–2 Alan Tabern Alan Tabern 5–3 Edwin Max Kevin Painter 5–3 Gary Robson Group Three – Winner: Michael van Gerwen Brian Sorensen 5–0 Kevin McDine Michael van Gerwen 5–1 Steve West Steve West 5–4 Brian Sorensen Michael van Gerwen 5–3 Kevin McDine Michael van Gerwen 5–4 Brian Sorensen Kevin McDine 5–3 Steve West Group Four – Winner: Ross Montgomery Ross Montgomery 5–4 Chris Mason Dirk Hespeels 5–2 Vincent van der Voort Ross Montgomery 5–4 Dirk Hespeels Vincent van der Voort 5–3 Chris Mason Dirk Hespeels 5–0 Chris Mason Ross Montgomery 5–2 Vincent van der Voort Group Five – Winner: Barrie Bates Wayne Jones 5–2 Shane Tichowitsch Barrie Bates 5–1 Phill Nixon Phill Nixon 5–4 Shane Tichowitsch Barrie Bates 5–1 Wayne Jones Barrie Bates 5–3 Shane Tichowitsch Phill Nixon 5–4 Wayne Jones Group Six – Winner: Mark Dudbridge Mark Dudbridge 5–4 Goran Klemme Andy Jenkins 5–1 Andy Murray Andy Jenkins 5–4 Mark Dudbridge Goran Klemme 5–1 Andy Murray Goran Klemme 5–4 Andy Jenkins Mark Dudbridge 5–0 Andy Murray Group Seven – Winner: Jelle Klaasen Robbie Green 5–2 Robert Hughes Jelle Klaasen 5–1 Mark Barilli Mark Barilli 5–0 Robert Hughes Jelle Klaasen 5–2 Robbie Green Jelle Klaasen 5–1 Robert Hughes Robbie Green 5–2 Mark Barilli Group Eight – Winner: Ronnie Baxter Ron Meulenkamp 5–3 Richie Burnett Ronnie Baxter 5–1 Paul Hogan Ron Meulenkamp 5–2 Paul Hogan Richie Burnett 5–4 Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter 5–2 Ron Meulenkamp Richie Burnett 5–1 Paul Hogan First round Played Saturday 5 May to Monday 7 May Group A Gary Anderson 6–3 Wayne Mardle Roland Scholten 6–5 Mervyn King Gary Anderson 6–2 Roland Scholten Wayne Mardle 6–5 Mervyn King Gary Anderson 6–1 Mervyn King Wayne Mardle 6–2 Roland ScholtenPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 SCO Gary Anderson 3 18 6 2 ENG Wayne Mardle 2 15 13 3 NED Roland Scholten 1 10 17 4 ENG Mervyn King 0 11 18 Group B Gary Robson 6–3 Simon Whitlock Peter Manley 6–4 John Part Simon Whitlock 6–3 Peter Manley John Part 6-4 Gary Robson Gary Robson 6–4 Peter Manley Simon Whitlock 6–5 John PartPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 ENG Gary Robson 2 16 13 2 AUS Simon Whitlock 2 15 14 3 CAN John Part 1 15 16 4 ENG Peter Manley 1 13 16 Group C Tony Eccles 6–3 Andy Hamilton Michael van Gerwen 6–4 Terry Jenkins Tony Eccles 6–4 Terry Jenkins Michael van Gerwen 6–0 Andy Hamilton Michael van Gerwen 6–5 Tony Eccles Andy Hamilton 6–4 Terry JenkinsPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 3 18 9 2 ENG Tony Eccles 2 17 13 3 ENG Andy Hamilton 1 9 16 4 ENG Terry Jenkins 0 12 18 Group D Martin Atkins 6–3 Ross Montgomery Raymond van Barneveld 6–2 Scott Waites Scott Waites 6–3 Ross Montgomery Raymond van Barneveld 6–1 Martin Atkins Raymond van Barneveld 6–2 Ross Montgomery Scott Waites 6–3 Martin AtkinsPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 NED Raymond van Barneveld 3 18 5 2 ENG Scott Waites 2 14 12 3 ENG Martin Atkins 1 10 15 4 SCO Ross Montgomery 0 8 18 Group E Adrian Lewis 6–5 Barrie Bates Martin Adams 6–5 Mario Robbe Mario Robbe 6–4 Barrie Bates Adrian Lewis 6–2 Martin Adams Martin Adams 6–5 Barrie Bates Adrian Lewis 6–2 Mario RobbePosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 ENG Adrian Lewis 3 18 9 2 ENG Martin Adams 2 14 16 3 WAL Barrie Bates 1 16 16 4 NED Mario Robbe 0 11 18 Group F Colin Lloyd 6–4 Tony O'Shea Mark Dudbridge 6–2 Co Stompé Tony O'Shea 6–4 Mark Dudbridge Colin Lloyd 6–5 Co Stompé Mark Dudbridge 6–5 Colin Lloyd Tony O'Shea 6–2 Co StompéPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 ENG Tony O'Shea 2 16 12 2 ENG Mark Dudbridge 2 16 13 3 ENG Colin Lloyd 2 17 15 4 NED Co Stompé 0 9 18 Group G James Wade 6–5 Darryl Fitton Jelle Klaasen 6–4 Dennis Priestley James Wade 6–3 Jelle Klaasen Darryl Fitton 6–1 Dennis Priestley Darryl Fitton 6–5 Jelle Klaasen James Wade 6–4 Dennis PriestleyPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 ENG James Wade 3 18 12 2 ENG Darryl Fitton 2 17 12 3 NED Jelle Klaasen 1 14 16 4 ENG Dennis Priestley 0 9 18 Group H Mark Webster 6–4 Phil Taylor Ronnie Baxter 6–1 Niels de Ruiter Phil Taylor 6–3 Niels de Ruiter Mark Webster 6–3 Ronnie Baxter Phil Taylor 6–4 Ronnie Baxter Mark Webster 6–3 Niels de RuiterPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 WAL Mark Webster 3 18 10 2 ENG Phil Taylor 2 16 13 3 ENG Ronnie Baxter 1 13 13 4 NED Niels de Ruiter 0 7 18 Second round Played Tuesday 8 May to Thursday 10 May Group I Gary Anderson 7–1 Martin Adams Mark Dudbridge 7–6 Gary Robson Gary Anderson 7–6 Gary Robson Martin Adams 7–2 Mark Dudbridge Gary Anderson 7–3 Mark Dudbridge Gary Robson 7–5 Martin AdamsPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 SCO Gary Anderson 3 21 10 2 ENG Gary Robson 1 19 19 3 ENG Martin Adams 1 13 16 4 ENG Mark Dudbridge 1 12 20 Group J Phil Taylor 7–4 Raymond van Barneveld Darryl Fitton 7–2 Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld 7–5 Michael van Gerwen Darryl Fitton 7–6 Phil Taylor Michael van Gerwen 7–6 Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld 7–6 Darryl FittonPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 ENG Darryl Fitton 2 20 15 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 2 18 18 3 ENG Phil Taylor 1 19 18 4 NED Michael van Gerwen 1 14 20 Group K Adrian Lewis 7–4 Wayne Mardle Simon Whitlock 7–6 Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea 7–4 Adrian Lewis Simon Whitlock 7–5 Wayne Mardle Tony O'Shea 7–5 Wayne Mardle Adrian Lewis 7–4 Simon WhitlockPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 ENG Tony O'Shea 2 20 16 2 ENG Adrian Lewis 2 18 15 3 AUS Simon Whitlock 2 18 18 4 ENG Wayne Mardle 0 14 21 Group L James Wade 7–2 Tony Eccles Mark Webster 7–6 Scott Waites Scott Waites 7–3 Tony Eccles Mark Webster 7–2 James Wade James Wade 7–4 Scott Waites Mark Webster 7–4 Tony EcclesPosNameWinsLegs wonLegs lost 1 WAL Mark Webster 3 21 12 2 ENG James Wade 2 16 13 3 ENG Scott Waites 1 17 17 4 ENG Tony Eccles 0 9 21 Knockout stages Quarter-finalsBest of 11 setsbest of three legs per set10 May Semi-finalsBest of 17 setsbest of three legs per set11 May FinalBest of 25 setsbest of three legs per set12 May 100 200 WDF SCO Gary Anderson 107.97 6 PDC ENG James Wade 106.05 3 PDC ENG Adrian Lewis 94.23 6 WDF ENG Darryl Fitton 96.63 2 WDF ENG Tony O'Shea 96.03 6 PDC NED Raymond van Barneveld 96.36 4 WDF WAL Mark Webster 90.60 6 WDF ENG Gary Robson 83.37 2 WDF SCO Gary Anderson 97.47 9 PDC ENG Adrian Lewis 87.66 1 WDF ENG Tony O'Shea 84.42 1 WDF WAL Mark Webster 96.84 9 WDF SCO Gary Anderson 95.85 13 WDF WAL Mark Webster 94.54 9 2007 format The field was scheduled to contain 56 players with 12 automatically from each organisation going into the group stages. Some players from the BDO withdrew citing the uncertainty over the staging of the event as their reason. The WDF qualifiers are:- SCO Gary Anderson ENG Martin Adams ENG Tony Eccles ENG Darryl Fitton AUS Simon Whitlock NED Co Stompé ENG Martin Atkins NED Niels de Ruiter WAL Mark Webster ENG John Walton (withdrew) ENG Tony O’Shea ENG Ted Hankey (withdrew) The PDC automatic qualifiers are:- ENG Phil Taylor NED Raymond van Barneveld ENG Colin Lloyd ENG Peter Manley ENG Dennis Priestley ENG Terry Jenkins ENG Adrian Lewis NED Roland Scholten ENG Wayne Mardle ENG James Wade CAN John Part ENG Andy Hamilton A preliminary round will now consist of: The BDO/WDF players ranked 13 to 28 at the cut-off date (Mario Robbe, Scott Waites, Gary Robson, Brian Sørensen, Albertino Essers, Ross Montgomery, Ron Meulenkamp, Shane Tichowitsch, Robert Hughes, Göran Klemme, Steve West, Mark Barilli, Phill Nixon, Steve Farmer, Paul Hogan, Edwin Max) Dirk Hespeels and Andy Murray were added to the field to replace the withdrawn players The PDC players ranked 13 to 16 at the cut-off date (Ronnie Baxter, Andy Jenkins, Barrie Bates, Kevin Painter) Eight qualifiers from a PDPA qualifying tournament at Villa Park, Birmingham on April 21 (Chris Mason, Wayne Jones, Richie Burnett, Alan Tabern, Mark Dudbridge, Matt Clark, Kevin McDine and Robbie Green) Wildcards NED Michael van Gerwen, NED Jelle Klaasen, ENG Mervyn King and NED Vincent van der Voort. Eight players from the preliminary round will go through to join the 24 automatic qualifiers in the group stages. References International Darts League Category:International Darts League Category:2007 in Dutch sport Category:May 2007 sports events in Europe