2007 Grand Slam of Darts
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The 2007 Grand Slam of Darts was the inaugural staging of the darts
tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts
, held by the Professional Darts Corporation
. The tournament invited the best performing players from the PDC and its rival the British Darts Organisation
. There had been two previous head-to-head matches between the champions of the two organisations and a few tournaments have also featured BDO v PDC clashes. This tournament was the first of its kind to be held in the United Kingdom
.
The 2007 tournament was staged at the Wolverhampton Civic
from 17–25 November 2007. Phil Taylor won the title, beating Andy Hamilton
18–11 in the final. In one of the early group matches which may not have stood out at the time, John Part
narrowly beat Mark Webster
5–4 and less than two months later the two players became the World Champions of their respective organisations.
and the BDO World Championship
.
had been moved from its original dates of 26–28 October to a new date of 16–18 November clashing directly with the Grand Slam. This meant that players from the BDO were forced into a direct choice between competing at the Masters for valuable ranking points or taking their place at the Grand Slam for better prize money. BDO World Champion Martin Adams
almost immediately confirmed that he would participate in the Masters, though he was the only BDO player to do so. Adams went out in the quarter finals of the World Masters
meaning his pay cheque of £1,250 was significantly less than the £4,000 he would have received simply for turning up at the Grand Slam. Adams also declined the chance to compete in 2008, even though the two tournaments did not clash as the Masters was moved to December.
announced on 21 February 2007 that all major tournament finalists for the past two years from both the BDO and PDC will be invited to the event. Also World Championship semi-finalists from the same period would receive an invite.
The tournaments used for the qualifying criteria were the two World Championships, the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and World Masters (2006 only), UK Open, Las Vegas Desert Classic, Premier League, World Series of Darts, International Darts League and the World Darts Trophy with the field set at 32 players.
BDO players Gary Anderson, Mark Webster Shaun Greatbatch, Niels de Ruiter, Phill Nixon and Scott Waites all accepted invites to the event leaving Martin Adams
(the BDO World Champion) as the only player to have rejected the opportunity to play. He participated in the 2007 Winmau World Masters
instead, losing at the quarter final stage.
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
During the qualification period, players who had already sealed their places at the Grand Slam continued to reach major finals which left the PDC with several vacant positions. The qualifying criteria was therefore extended to include the highest ranked non-qualifiers from the PDC and WDF (Dennis Priestley
and Scott Waites
). A wildcard tournament qualifier was expanded to two qualifiers (Chris Mason
& Kevin McDine
). Other events to be awarded places were the DPA Australian Open (Glenn Power, who was replaced by Pat Orreal
due to visa restrictions), the South African Open (Charles Losper
), the North American Order of Merit (Gary Mawson
). Finally, the next two highest ranked players from the PDC rankings were added (Ronnie Baxter
and Kevin Painter
) to complete the 32 man field.
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/- = Plus/Minus Record, in relation to legs; Average = 3-dart average; Pts = Points
Raymond van Barneveld 105.26 5–3 Chris Mason 95.94
Highest Checkout: 157 (Mason)
Adrian Lewis 94.08 5–4 Dennis Priestley 95.93
Highest Checkout: 150 (Lewis)
Raymond van Barneveld 100.94 5–3 Adrian Lewis 94.03
Highest Checkout: 121 (Lewis)
Chris Mason 81.44 4–5 Dennis Priestley 87.81
Highest Checkout: 89 (Mason)
Chris Mason 82.48 0–5 Adrian Lewis 101.55
Highest Checkout: 78 (Lewis)
Raymond van Barneveld 104.08 5–2 Dennis Priestley 103.53
Highest Checkout: 120 (van Barneveld)
Vincent van der Voort 97.39 3–5 Andy Hamilton 100.94
Highest Checkout: 96 (van der Voort)
Terry Jenkins 94.34 5–2 Charles Losper 85.75
Highest Checkout: 121 (Jenkins)
Andy Hamilton 93.24 5–2 Terry Jenkins 86.28
Highest Checkout: 40 (Jenkins)
Vincent van der Voort 96.85 5–1 Charles Losper 89.18
Highest Checkout: 76 (van der Voort)
Andy Hamilton 85.78 5–3 Charles Losper 82.56
Highest Checkout: 145 (Hamilton)
Vincent van der Voort 82.23 2–5 Terry Jenkins 90.06
Highest Checkout: 140 (Jenkins)
James Wade 91.82 5–4 Phill Nixon 92.19
Highest Checkout: 65 (Wade)
Niels de Ruiter 76.61 1–5 Pat Orreal 86.21
Highest Checkout: 98 (de Ruiter)
James Wade 102.79 5–1 Pat Orreal 90.35
Highest Checkout: 100 (Orreal)
Phill Nixon 81.68 5–0 Niels de Ruiter 75.69
Highest Checkout: 116 (Nixon)
James Wade 97.42 5–1 Niels de Ruiter 85.15
Highest Checkout: 158 (Wade)
Phill Nixon 76.61 4–5 Pat Orreal 81.89
Highest Checkout: 64 (Nixon)
Jelle Klaasen 86.82 5–1 Shaun Greatbatch 86.07
Highest Checkout: 110 (Klaasen)
Peter Manley 87.83 2–5 Kevin McDine 97.62
Highest Checkout: 161 (McDine)
Jelle Klaasen 91.62 5–3 Kevin McDine 91.48
Highest Checkout: 121 (Klaasen)
Shaun Greatbatch 95.29 5–1 Peter Manley 81.65
Highest Checkout: 164 (Greatbatch)
Jelle Klaasen 93.56 4–5 Peter Manley 92.71
Highest Checkout: 94 (Klaasen)
Kevin McDine 97.47 5–1 Shaun Greatbatch 90.87
Highest Checkout: 102 (McDine)
Phil Taylor 91.64 5–2 Wayne Mardle 87.45
Highest Checkout: 153 (Taylor)
Colin Lloyd 99.37 5–3 Ronnie Baxter 91.76
Highest Checkout: 134 (Baxter)
Phil Taylor 104.82 5–1 Colin Lloyd 91.45
Highest Checkout: 56 (Lloyd)
Wayne Mardle 85.68 5–2 Ronnie Baxter 81.59
Highest Checkout: 80 (Baxter)
Ronnie Baxter 86.09 2–5 Phil Taylor 97.24
Highest Checkout: 129 (Baxter)
Colin Lloyd 93.91 5–1 Wayne Mardle 80.75
Highest Checkout: 106 (Lloyd)
Mark Webster 93.54 1–5 Andy Jenkins 96.45
Highest Checkout: 141 (Jenkins)
John Part 81.50 2–5 Gary Mawson 87.03
Highest Checkout: 126 (Part)
Mark Webster 97.70 4–5 John Part 94.89
Highest Checkout: 105 (Webster)
Andy Jenkins 85.23 3–5 Gary Mawson 87.57
Highest Checkout: 110 (Mawson)
Andy Jenkins 95.13 0–5 John Part 95.13
Highest Checkout: 124 (Part)
Gary Mawson 85.76 1–5 Mark Webster 96.20
Highest Checkout: 117 (Webster)
Gary Anderson 93.54 1–5 Kevin Painter 96.45
Highest Checkout: 104 (Anderson)
Barrie Bates 86.50 5–1 Wayne Jones 80.82
Highest Checkout: 123 (Bates)
Kevin Painter 87.38 5–0 Barrie Bates 83.14
Highest Checkout: 40 (Painter)
Gary Anderson 94.86 5–1 Wayne Jones 86.41
Highest Checkout: 51 (Anderson)
Kevin Painter 91.79 4–5 Wayne Jones 101.48
Highest Checkout: 102 (Painter)
Barrie Bates 86.78 0–5 Gary Anderson 107.36
Highest Checkout: 96 (Anderson)
Michael van Gerwen 88.07 5–4 Scott Waites 84.92
Highest Checkout: 94 (Waites)
Roland Scholten 98.35 5–3 Mervyn King 102.05
Highest Checkout: 144 (Scholten)
Scott Waites 87.83 3–5 Mervyn King 95.31
Highest Checkout: 96 (Waites)
Michael van Gerwen 97.62 1–5 Roland Scholten 110.21
Highest Checkout: 136 (Scholten)
Roland Scholten 104.38 5–0 Scott Waites 90.55
Highest Checkout: 101 (Scholten)
Mervyn King 94.61 5–2 Michael van Gerwen 90.42
Highest Checkout: 64 (van Gerwen)
. The first afternoon session on 17 November, the Sunday afternoon session on 18 November, the semi-finals, and the final were all be broadcast live on ITV1
. The rest of the tournament was shown live on ITV4
. It was ITV's first televised darts tournament since they ceased coverage of the Winmau World Masters
in 1988 – although they did show the first Clash of Champions match between Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld in 1999.
The ITV Sport
team consisted of lead presenter Matt Smith
, analysts Steve Beaton
and Alan Warriner-Little
, and commentators John Rawling
from ITV Boxing, Stuart Pyke
from Sky Sports
and Nigel Pearson of talkSPORT
.
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts
Grand Slam of Darts
The Grand Slam of Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and is known as the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes. The PDC also invites the best performing players from its rival the British Darts Organisation...
, held by the Professional Darts Corporation
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
. The tournament invited the best performing players from the PDC and its rival the British Darts Organisation
British Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....
. There had been two previous head-to-head matches between the champions of the two organisations and a few tournaments have also featured BDO v PDC clashes. This tournament was the first of its kind to be held in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
The 2007 tournament was staged at the Wolverhampton Civic
Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Wolverhampton Civic Hall is a music venue in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It has been one of the most important live music venues in the county for several decades. It is part of a complex also including Wulfrun Hall and the newer Little Civic...
from 17–25 November 2007. Phil Taylor won the title, beating Andy Hamilton
Andy Hamilton (darts player)
Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit....
18–11 in the final. In one of the early group matches which may not have stood out at the time, John Part
John Part
John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion...
narrowly beat Mark Webster
Mark Webster (darts player)
Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered...
5–4 and less than two months later the two players became the World Champions of their respective organisations.
Format
The 32 players were split into eight groups of four players with the top two from each group qualifying for the last 16 knockout stages. Each player was therefore guaranteed three matches in the competition. Two points were awarded for a win. All group games were best of 9 legs, the second round games were extended to best of 19 legs, the semi-finals best of 25 legs, and the final best of 35 legs.Prize money
PartyPoker.net increased the prize fund for the event from the original announcement of £250,000 to £300,000 making it the second richest tournament in 2007 – ahead of both the Premier LeaguePremier League Darts
The 888.com Premier League Darts is a darts tournament which launched on January 20, 2005 on Sky Sports, and is currently the world's largest indoor sports event. The league is now played weekly from February to May, having originally started as a fortnightly fixture...
and the BDO World Championship
BDO World Darts Championship
The BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation . It began in 1978, and was the only world championship tournament until 1994...
.
- Total £300,000
- Winner £80,000
- Runner-Up £35,000
- Semi-Finalists £15,000
- Quarter-Finalists £10,000
- Second Round Losers £6,000
- First Round Losers £4,000
Controversy
Controversy hit the tournament in May when it was confirmed by the BDO that the Winmau World MastersWinmau World Masters
The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship...
had been moved from its original dates of 26–28 October to a new date of 16–18 November clashing directly with the Grand Slam. This meant that players from the BDO were forced into a direct choice between competing at the Masters for valuable ranking points or taking their place at the Grand Slam for better prize money. BDO World Champion Martin Adams
Martin Adams
Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion...
almost immediately confirmed that he would participate in the Masters, though he was the only BDO player to do so. Adams went out in the quarter finals of the World Masters
2007 Winmau World Masters
The 2007 Winmau World Masters was a darts tournament being staged by the British Darts Organisation at Leisure World in Bridlington between November 16 and November 18, 2007. It also featured a qualifying event for the 2008 Lakeside World Professional Championship.History was made by John Walton...
meaning his pay cheque of £1,250 was significantly less than the £4,000 he would have received simply for turning up at the Grand Slam. Adams also declined the chance to compete in 2008, even though the two tournaments did not clash as the Masters was moved to December.
Qualifiers
The PDC Chairman Barry HearnBarry Hearn
Barry Hearn is an English sporting events promoter, and the founder and chairman of promotions company Matchroom Sport. He is currently the chairman of Leyton Orient F.C., and the Professional Darts Corporation and was also until July 2010 chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker...
announced on 21 February 2007 that all major tournament finalists for the past two years from both the BDO and PDC will be invited to the event. Also World Championship semi-finalists from the same period would receive an invite.
The tournaments used for the qualifying criteria were the two World Championships, the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and World Masters (2006 only), UK Open, Las Vegas Desert Classic, Premier League, World Series of Darts, International Darts League and the World Darts Trophy with the field set at 32 players.
BDO players Gary Anderson, Mark Webster Shaun Greatbatch, Niels de Ruiter, Phill Nixon and Scott Waites all accepted invites to the event leaving Martin Adams
Martin Adams
Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion...
(the BDO World Champion) as the only player to have rejected the opportunity to play. He participated in the 2007 Winmau World Masters
2007 Winmau World Masters
The 2007 Winmau World Masters was a darts tournament being staged by the British Darts Organisation at Leisure World in Bridlington between November 16 and November 18, 2007. It also featured a qualifying event for the 2008 Lakeside World Professional Championship.History was made by John Walton...
instead, losing at the quarter final stage.
PDC
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
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| World Championship PDC World Darts Championship The PDC World Darts Championship is a world championship competition for the sport of darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . It was introduced following a dispute in 1994 with the British Darts Organisation, which has run its own world championship since 1978... |
2006 2006 PDC World Darts Championship The 2006 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was held from 19 December 2005 to 2 January 2006 at the Circus Tavern. It was the 13th staging of the Professional Darts Corporation's version of the World Championship.... |
Winner |  Phil Taylor |
| Runner-Up | Peter Manley Peter Manley Peter David Manley is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed One Dart as he is known for hitting doubles with his first dart... |
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| Semi-Finalist 1 | Wayne Jones Wayne Jones (darts player) Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches.... |
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| Semi-Finalist 2 | Wayne Mardle Wayne Mardle Wayne Mardle is a darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, and former player in the BDO. He now lives in Romford... |
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| 2007 2007 PDC World Darts Championship The 2007 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship was the 14th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The tournament began on Monday 18 December 2006 and the final was played on Monday 1 January 2007... |
Winner |  Raymond van BarneveldRaymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player... |
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| Runner-Up | Phil Taylor |
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| Semi-Finalist 1 | Andy Hamilton Andy Hamilton (darts player) Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
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| Semi-Finalist 2 | Andy Jenkins Andy Jenkins Andy Jenkins is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Jenkins had trials for Southampton Football Club while at school.-BDO career:... |
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| World Matchplay | 2006 2006 World Matchplay Darts The 2006 Stan James World Matchplay was the 13th staging of the major darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between July 23 and July 29, 2006.-Prize money:... |
Winner | Phil Taylor |
| Runner-Up | James Wade James Wade James Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007... |
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| 2007 2007 World Matchplay Darts The 2007 Stan James World Matchplay was the 14th annual staging of a professional darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at its traditional home, the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between July 22 and July 29... |
Winner | James Wade |
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| Runner-Up | Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches... |
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| World Grand Prix | 2006 2006 World Grand Prix Darts The 2006 SkyBet World Grand Prix was a Professional Darts Corporation darts tournament held at the CityWest Hotel, Dublin between October 23 and October 29, 2006.... |
Winner | Phil Taylor |
| Runner-Up | Terry Jenkins |
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| 2007 2007 World Grand Prix Darts The 2007 SkyBet World Grand Prix was the tenth staging of a PDC darts tournament which took place between October 8 and October 14. It was the seventh year that the event was being staged at the Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Dublin... |
Winner | James Wade |
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| Runner-Up | Terry Jenkins |
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| Las Vegas Desert Classic Las Vegas Desert Classic The Las Vegas Desert Classic was a darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and was held each year in July from 2002 until 2010... |
2006 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic -2006 Prize Money:*Champion £15,000*Runner-up £7,500*Semi Finalists £5,000*Quarter Finalists £3,500*Second Round Losers £2,000*First Round Losers £1,350-First Round:Wednesday 28 June 2006First to six legs-Second Round:Thursday 29 June 2006... |
Winner |  John PartJohn Part John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion... |
| Runner-Up | Raymond van Barneveld |
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| 2007 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic The 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic was the sixth time that the Professional Darts Corporation stage the prestigious darts tournament... |
Winner | Raymond van Barneveld |
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| Runner-Up | Terry Jenkins |
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| UK Open | 2006 2006 UK Open Darts -Format:Qualifying events are held at Greene King pubs across the UK - winners from each pub event progress to one of four Regional Finals, to be staged in their relevant area. Players who reach the final eight in the Regional Finals will qualify for the televised stages of the UK Open in Bolton.In... |
Winner | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Runner-Up |  Barrie BatesBarrie Bates Barrie Bates is a darts player currently residing in Bedlinog, Mid-Glamorgan. He plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is a regular on the circuit. His nickname is "Batesy".... |
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| 2007 2007 UK Open Darts The 2007 Blue Square UK Open was the fifth year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion... |
Winner | Raymond van Barneveld |
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| Runner-Up | Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world... |
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| World Series of Darts World Series of Darts The World Series of Darts was a Professional Darts Corporation event which was introduced in 2006. The event was not a ratings success in the United States and the PDC decided to replace it with another new tournament, the US Open for 2007.... |
2006 | Winner | Phil Taylor |
| Runner-Up | Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion... |
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| US Open US Open Darts The US Open was a United States darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation , which launched in May 2007. It replaced the World Series of Darts which ran for one year and was cancelled as a result of poor television ratings on ESPN.... |
2007 2007 US Open Darts The 2007 US Open was a darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . It was the inaugural event and played in Connecticut between May 18 and May 20.... |
Winner | Phil Taylor |
| Runner-Up | Raymond van Barneveld |
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| Premier League Premier League Darts The 888.com Premier League Darts is a darts tournament which launched on January 20, 2005 on Sky Sports, and is currently the world's largest indoor sports event. The league is now played weekly from February to May, having originally started as a fortnightly fixture... |
2006 2006 Premier League Darts The 2006 Holsten Premier League the second year of the Professional Darts Corporation's popular darts league. The 2006 league was launched with the top six players in the PDC world rankings and the addition of a wildcard player, Raymond van Barneveld who decided to switch from the British Darts... |
Winner | Phil Taylor |
| Runner-Up | Roland Scholten Roland Scholten Roland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC... |
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| 2007 2007 Premier League Darts The 2007 Holsten Premier League was a major darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . The prize money for the 2007 event increased by almost £100,000 compared to 2006. The overall fund was £265,000 with the eventual winner taking home £75,000... |
Winner | Phil Taylor |
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| Runner-Up | Terry Jenkins |
BDO
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship BDO World Darts Championship The BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation . It began in 1978, and was the only world championship tournament until 1994... |
2006 2006 BDO World Darts Championship -Women:-External links:*... |
Winner | Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands... |
| Runner-Up | Raymond van Barneveld |
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| Semi-Finalist 1 | Martin Adams Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion... |
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| Semi-Finalist 2 | Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch is an English darts player. He lives in Suffolk and works in the construction industry. His nickname is 9 Dart, having been the first player to hit a perfect nine dart finish on live television, in the final of the 2002 Dutch Open against Steve Coote.-Darts career:Shaun's family... |
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| 2007 2007 BDO World Darts Championship The 2007 Lakeside World Darts Championship was the 30th Championship and was held between January 6–14, 2007 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey.... |
Winner | |
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| Runner-Up | Phill Nixon Phill Nixon Phillip Nixon is an English darts player from Ferryhill, County Durham. He is best known for reaching the 2007 World Final on his first appearance at the age of 50.-Darts career:... |
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| Semi-Finalist 1 | Mervyn King |
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| Semi-Finalist 2 | Niels de Ruiter Niels de Ruiter Niels de Ruiter is a Dutch darts player. On the darts circuit his nickname is The Excellent Dude, which is a reference from the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure... |
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| World Masters Winmau World Masters The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship... |
2006 | Winner | Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17... |
| Runner-Up | Martin Adams |
Defunct Tournaments
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Darts League International Darts League The Topic International Darts League was a darts tournament held at the Triavium in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Raymond van Barneveld dominated the tournament, held in his home country, winning it on three of the five occasions it was held... |
2006 2006 International Darts League The 2006 Topic International Darts League was a darts tournament held in Den Haag, Netherlands. The tournament is sponsored by Topic - a Dutch-based electronics software and hardware manufacturer.... |
Winner | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Runner-Up | Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay... |
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| 2007 2007 International Darts League The 2007 Tropicana International Darts League is a darts tournament held at the Triavium in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The tournament is sponsored by Tropicana - a Dutch-based soft drink manufacturer. Raymond van Barneveld entered the tournament as three-times and defending champion.Darts history was... |
Winner |  Gary AndersonGary Anderson (darts player) Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman... |
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| Runner-Up | Mark Webster Mark Webster (darts player) Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered... |
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| World Darts Trophy World Darts Trophy The World Darts Trophy was a darts tournament held each September at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, Netherlands between 2002 and 2007. The tournament has a playing format comparable with the two World Championships, the BDO World Darts Championship and the PDC World Darts Championship... |
2006 | Winner | Phil Taylor |
| Runner-Up | |
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| 2007 2007 World Darts Trophy The 2007 Bullit World Darts Trophy was the sixth staging of a professional darts tournament in the Netherlands at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht. The tournament has a playing format comparable with the two World Championships – BDO World Darts Championship and PDC World Darts Championship and features... |
Winner | Gary Anderson |
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| Runner-Up | Phil Taylor |
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.
During the qualification period, players who had already sealed their places at the Grand Slam continued to reach major finals which left the PDC with several vacant positions. The qualifying criteria was therefore extended to include the highest ranked non-qualifiers from the PDC and WDF (Dennis Priestley
Dennis Priestley
Dennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively...
and Scott Waites
Scott Waites
Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:...
). A wildcard tournament qualifier was expanded to two qualifiers (Chris Mason
Chris Mason (darts player)
Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :...
& Kevin McDine
Kevin McDine
Kevin McDine is an English darts player, currently residing in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and SupaMc is currently ranked 37th on the PDC Order of Merit....
). Other events to be awarded places were the DPA Australian Open (Glenn Power, who was replaced by Pat Orreal
Pat Orreal
Patrick Orreal is an Australian darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation.Orreal qualified for the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts for reaching the final of the PDC Australian Open where he lost to Glen Power. The result meant that Power had initially qualified for the event but...
due to visa restrictions), the South African Open (Charles Losper
Charles Losper
Charles Losper is a darts player from South Africa. He is currently the highest ranked South African darts player on the PDC Order of Merit, ranked at number 71...
), the North American Order of Merit (Gary Mawson
Gary Mawson
Gary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches...
). Finally, the next two highest ranked players from the PDC rankings were added (Ronnie Baxter
Ronnie Baxter
Ronnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action...
and Kevin Painter
Kevin Painter
Kevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"...
) to complete the 32 man field.
Group Stages
all matches race-to-5/best of 9.NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/- = Plus/Minus Record, in relation to legs; Average = 3-dart average; Pts = Points
Group A
| Pos | Name | P | W | L | LF | LA | +/- | Average | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 103.43 | 6 |
| 2 | Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 96.55 | 4 |
| 3 | Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 95.76 | 2 |
| 4 | Chris Mason Chris Mason (darts player) Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :... |
3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 86.62 | 0 |
- 17 November 2007:
Raymond van Barneveld 105.26 5–3 Chris Mason 95.94
Highest Checkout: 157 (Mason)
Adrian Lewis 94.08 5–4 Dennis Priestley 95.93
Highest Checkout: 150 (Lewis)
- 18 November 2007:
Raymond van Barneveld 100.94 5–3 Adrian Lewis 94.03
Highest Checkout: 121 (Lewis)
Chris Mason 81.44 4–5 Dennis Priestley 87.81
Highest Checkout: 89 (Mason)
- 19 November 2007:
Chris Mason 82.48 0–5 Adrian Lewis 101.55
Highest Checkout: 78 (Lewis)
Raymond van Barneveld 104.08 5–2 Dennis Priestley 103.53
Highest Checkout: 120 (van Barneveld)
Group B
| Pos | Name | P | W | L | LF | LA | +/- | Average | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Hamilton Andy Hamilton (darts player) Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 93.32 | 6 |
| 2 | Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 90.23 | 4 |
| 3 | Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 92.16 | 2 |
| 4 |  Charles LosperCharles Losper Charles Losper is a darts player from South Africa. He is currently the highest ranked South African darts player on the PDC Order of Merit, ranked at number 71... |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 85.83 | 0 |
- 17 November 2007:
Vincent van der Voort 97.39 3–5 Andy Hamilton 100.94
Highest Checkout: 96 (van der Voort)
Terry Jenkins 94.34 5–2 Charles Losper 85.75
Highest Checkout: 121 (Jenkins)
- 18 November 2007:
Andy Hamilton 93.24 5–2 Terry Jenkins 86.28
Highest Checkout: 40 (Jenkins)
Vincent van der Voort 96.85 5–1 Charles Losper 89.18
Highest Checkout: 76 (van der Voort)
- 19 November 2007:
Andy Hamilton 85.78 5–3 Charles Losper 82.56
Highest Checkout: 145 (Hamilton)
Vincent van der Voort 82.23 2–5 Terry Jenkins 90.06
Highest Checkout: 140 (Jenkins)
Group C
| Pos | Name | P | W | L | LF | LA | +/- | Average | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wade James Wade James Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 97.34 | 6 |
| 2 |  Pat OrrealPat Orreal Patrick Orreal is an Australian darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation.Orreal qualified for the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts for reaching the final of the PDC Australian Open where he lost to Glen Power. The result meant that Power had initially qualified for the event but... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 86.15 | 4 |
| 3 | Phill Nixon Phill Nixon Phillip Nixon is an English darts player from Ferryhill, County Durham. He is best known for reaching the 2007 World Final on his first appearance at the age of 50.-Darts career:... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 83.49 | 2 |
| 4 | Niels de Ruiter Niels de Ruiter Niels de Ruiter is a Dutch darts player. On the darts circuit his nickname is The Excellent Dude, which is a reference from the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure... |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 79.15 | 0 |
- 17 November 2007:
James Wade 91.82 5–4 Phill Nixon 92.19
Highest Checkout: 65 (Wade)
Niels de Ruiter 76.61 1–5 Pat Orreal 86.21
Highest Checkout: 98 (de Ruiter)
- 18 November 2007:
James Wade 102.79 5–1 Pat Orreal 90.35
Highest Checkout: 100 (Orreal)
Phill Nixon 81.68 5–0 Niels de Ruiter 75.69
Highest Checkout: 116 (Nixon)
- 19 November 2007:
James Wade 97.42 5–1 Niels de Ruiter 85.15
Highest Checkout: 158 (Wade)
Phill Nixon 76.61 4–5 Pat Orreal 81.89
Highest Checkout: 64 (Nixon)
Group D
| Pos | Name | P | W | L | LF | LA | +/- | Average | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 90.67 | 4 |
| 2 | Kevin McDine Kevin McDine Kevin McDine is an English darts player, currently residing in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and SupaMc is currently ranked 37th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 95.52 | 4 |
| 3 | Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch is an English darts player. He lives in Suffolk and works in the construction industry. His nickname is 9 Dart, having been the first player to hit a perfect nine dart finish on live television, in the final of the 2002 Dutch Open against Steve Coote.-Darts career:Shaun's family... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 90.74 | 2 |
| 4 | Peter Manley Peter Manley Peter David Manley is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed One Dart as he is known for hitting doubles with his first dart... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 87.40 | 2 |
- 17 November 2007:
Jelle Klaasen 86.82 5–1 Shaun Greatbatch 86.07
Highest Checkout: 110 (Klaasen)
Peter Manley 87.83 2–5 Kevin McDine 97.62
Highest Checkout: 161 (McDine)
- 18 November 2007:
Jelle Klaasen 91.62 5–3 Kevin McDine 91.48
Highest Checkout: 121 (Klaasen)
Shaun Greatbatch 95.29 5–1 Peter Manley 81.65
Highest Checkout: 164 (Greatbatch)
- 19 November 2007:
Jelle Klaasen 93.56 4–5 Peter Manley 92.71
Highest Checkout: 94 (Klaasen)
Kevin McDine 97.47 5–1 Shaun Greatbatch 90.87
Highest Checkout: 102 (McDine)
Group E
| Pos | Name | P | W | L | LF | LA | +/- | Average | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Taylor |
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 97.90 | 6 |
| 2 | Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 94.91 | 4 |
| 3 | Wayne Mardle Wayne Mardle Wayne Mardle is a darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, and former player in the BDO. He now lives in Romford... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 84.63 | 2 |
| 4 | Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action... |
3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 86.48 | 0 |
- 17 November 2007:
Phil Taylor 91.64 5–2 Wayne Mardle 87.45
Highest Checkout: 153 (Taylor)
Colin Lloyd 99.37 5–3 Ronnie Baxter 91.76
Highest Checkout: 134 (Baxter)
- 18 November 2007:
Phil Taylor 104.82 5–1 Colin Lloyd 91.45
Highest Checkout: 56 (Lloyd)
Wayne Mardle 85.68 5–2 Ronnie Baxter 81.59
Highest Checkout: 80 (Baxter)
- 20 November 2007:
Ronnie Baxter 86.09 2–5 Phil Taylor 97.24
Highest Checkout: 129 (Baxter)
Colin Lloyd 93.91 5–1 Wayne Mardle 80.75
Highest Checkout: 106 (Lloyd)
Group F
| Pos | Name | P | W | L | LF | LA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Part John Part John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 |  Gary MawsonGary Mawson Gary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Mark Webster Mark Webster (darts player) Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Andy Jenkins Andy Jenkins Andy Jenkins is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Jenkins had trials for Southampton Football Club while at school.-BDO career:... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 2 |
- 17 November 2007:
Mark Webster 93.54 1–5 Andy Jenkins 96.45
Highest Checkout: 141 (Jenkins)
John Part 81.50 2–5 Gary Mawson 87.03
Highest Checkout: 126 (Part)
- 18 November 2007:
Mark Webster 97.70 4–5 John Part 94.89
Highest Checkout: 105 (Webster)
Andy Jenkins 85.23 3–5 Gary Mawson 87.57
Highest Checkout: 110 (Mawson)
- 20 November 2007:
Andy Jenkins 95.13 0–5 John Part 95.13
Highest Checkout: 124 (Part)
Gary Mawson 85.76 1–5 Mark Webster 96.20
Highest Checkout: 117 (Webster)
Group G
| Pos | Name | P | W | L | LF | LA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Painter Kevin Painter Kevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 4 |
| 2 | Gary Anderson Gary Anderson (darts player) Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 | Barrie Bates Barrie Bates Barrie Bates is a darts player currently residing in Bedlinog, Mid-Glamorgan. He plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is a regular on the circuit. His nickname is "Batesy".... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
| 4 | Wayne Jones Wayne Jones (darts player) Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches.... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 2 |
- 17 November 2007:
Gary Anderson 93.54 1–5 Kevin Painter 96.45
Highest Checkout: 104 (Anderson)
Barrie Bates 86.50 5–1 Wayne Jones 80.82
Highest Checkout: 123 (Bates)
- 18 November 2007:
Kevin Painter 87.38 5–0 Barrie Bates 83.14
Highest Checkout: 40 (Painter)
Gary Anderson 94.86 5–1 Wayne Jones 86.41
Highest Checkout: 51 (Anderson)
- 20 November 2007:
Kevin Painter 91.79 4–5 Wayne Jones 101.48
Highest Checkout: 102 (Painter)
Barrie Bates 86.78 0–5 Gary Anderson 107.36
Highest Checkout: 96 (Anderson)
Group H
| Pos | Name | P | W | L | LF | LA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Scholten Roland Scholten Roland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| 2 | Mervyn King |
3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 2 |
| 4 | Scott Waites Scott Waites Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:... |
3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 0 |
- 17 November 2007:
Michael van Gerwen 88.07 5–4 Scott Waites 84.92
Highest Checkout: 94 (Waites)
Roland Scholten 98.35 5–3 Mervyn King 102.05
Highest Checkout: 144 (Scholten)
- 18 November 2007:
Scott Waites 87.83 3–5 Mervyn King 95.31
Highest Checkout: 96 (Waites)
Michael van Gerwen 97.62 1–5 Roland Scholten 110.21
Highest Checkout: 136 (Scholten)
- 20 November 2007:
Roland Scholten 104.38 5–0 Scott Waites 90.55
Highest Checkout: 101 (Scholten)
Mervyn King 94.61 5–2 Michael van Gerwen 90.42
Highest Checkout: 64 (van Gerwen)
Knockout Stages
Statistics
| Player | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player... |
4 | 22 | 18 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 120 | 102.82 |
| Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion... |
4 | 21 | 19 | 60 | 25 | 6 | 150 | 96.44 |
| Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively... |
3 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 88 | 95.76 |
| Chris Mason Chris Mason (darts player) Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :... |
3 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 157 | 86.62 |
| Andy Hamilton Andy Hamilton (darts player) Andy Hamilton is a full time professional English darts player widely known for his "aggressive" style of play. He is nicknamed The Hammer and is currently ranked 12th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
7 | 59 | 54 | 127 | 76 | 33 | 145 | 95.61 |
| Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world... |
3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 96 | 92.16 |
| Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches... |
5 | 30 | 26 | 70 | 52 | 10 | 140 | 93.28 |
| Charles Losper Charles Losper Charles Losper is a darts player from South Africa. He is currently the highest ranked South African darts player on the PDC Order of Merit, ranked at number 71... |
3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 68 | 85.83 |
| James Wade James Wade James Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007... |
4 | 22 | 16 | 49 | 31 | 10 | 170 | 98.65 |
| Phill Nixon Phill Nixon Phillip Nixon is an English darts player from Ferryhill, County Durham. He is best known for reaching the 2007 World Final on his first appearance at the age of 50.-Darts career:... |
3 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 116 | 83.49 |
| Pat Orreal Pat Orreal Patrick Orreal is an Australian darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation.Orreal qualified for the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts for reaching the final of the PDC Australian Open where he lost to Glen Power. The result meant that Power had initially qualified for the event but... |
4 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 115 | 85.98 |
| Niels de Ruiter Niels de Ruiter Niels de Ruiter is a Dutch darts player. On the darts circuit his nickname is The Excellent Dude, which is a reference from the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure... |
3 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 98 | 79.15 |
| Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands... |
5 | 27 | 28 | 84 | 33 | 9 | 125 | 90.61 |
| Kevin McDine Kevin McDine Kevin McDine is an English darts player, currently residing in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and SupaMc is currently ranked 37th on the PDC Order of Merit.... |
6 | 45 | 31 | 114 | 45 | 23 | 161 | 97.68 |
| Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch is an English darts player. He lives in Suffolk and works in the construction industry. His nickname is 9 Dart, having been the first player to hit a perfect nine dart finish on live television, in the final of the 2002 Dutch Open against Steve Coote.-Darts career:Shaun's family... |
3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 164 | 90.74 |
| Peter Manley Peter Manley Peter David Manley is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed One Dart as he is known for hitting doubles with his first dart... |
3 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 76 | 87.40 |
| Phil Taylor |
7 | 66 | 39 | 128 | 89 | 29 | 153 | 99.25 |
| Wayne Mardle Wayne Mardle Wayne Mardle is a darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, and former player in the BDO. He now lives in Romford... |
3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 86.57 |
| Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd Colin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay... |
4 | 18 | 19 | 39 | 33 | 7 | 150 | 94.60 |
| Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action... |
3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 134 | 86.48 |
| Gary Mawson Gary Mawson Gary Mawson is a Canadian-born American darts player, who currently resides in North Royalton, Ohio, United States. He moved from Niagara Falls to Ohio to further increase his chances of success on the growing American darts circuit. He uses the nickname The Mauler for his matches... |
4 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 25 | 5 | 136 | 87.87 |
| Andy Jenkins Andy Jenkins Andy Jenkins is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Jenkins had trials for Southampton Football Club while at school.-BDO career:... |
3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 141 | 90.84 |
| John Part John Part John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion... |
5 | 29 | 26 | 66 | 28 | 9 | 126 | 92.06 |
| Mark Webster Mark Webster (darts player) Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered... |
3 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 117 | 95.81 |
| Kevin Painter Kevin Painter Kevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"... |
5 | 31 | 23 | 66 | 33 | 19 | 120 | 92.82 |
| Gary Anderson Gary Anderson (darts player) Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman... |
6 | 42 | 33 | 99 | 67 | 22 | 158 | 97.50 |
| Barrie Bates Barrie Bates Barrie Bates is a darts player currently residing in Bedlinog, Mid-Glamorgan. He plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is a regular on the circuit. His nickname is "Batesy".... |
3 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 85.47 |
| Wayne Jones Wayne Jones (darts player) Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches.... |
3 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 81 | 89.57 |
| Roland Scholten Roland Scholten Roland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC... |
4 | 22 | 14 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 144 | 102.16 |
| Mervyn King |
4 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 30 | 8 | 78 | 96.14 |
| Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17... |
3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 76 | 92.04 |
| Scott Waites Scott Waites Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:... |
3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 96 | 87.77 |
Television coverage
The tournament was televised by ITVITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. The first afternoon session on 17 November, the Sunday afternoon session on 18 November, the semi-finals, and the final were all be broadcast live on ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
. The rest of the tournament was shown live on ITV4
ITV4
ITV4 is a British television station which was launched on 1 November 2005. It is owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc, and is part of the ITV network. The channel has a male-oriented line-up, including sport, cop shows and US comedies and dramas, as well as classic ITV action...
. It was ITV's first televised darts tournament since they ceased coverage of the Winmau World Masters
Winmau World Masters
The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship...
in 1988 – although they did show the first Clash of Champions match between Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld in 1999.
The ITV Sport
ITV Sport
ITV Sport is a sport producer and brand name owned by ITV plc. It was formed from the amalgamation of Granada Sport, Carlton's sports department and ISN, the sports division of London News Network. The company produces Champions League and FA Cup Football, along with coverage of England's national...
team consisted of lead presenter Matt Smith
Matt Smith (broadcaster)
Matt Smith is a British broadcaster, and currently one of ITV Sport's main presenters.-Early life:Matt is a Modern Languages and Political Studies graduate from Sheffield City Polytechnic, where he studied from 1985-89. During that time he spent a year in Italy as part of his studies...
, analysts Steve Beaton
Steve Beaton
Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation...
and Alan Warriner-Little
Alan Warriner-Little
Alan Warriner-Little is an English professional darts player. He currently lives in Crosby, Cumbria and plays with the nickname The Iceman...
, and commentators John Rawling
John Rawling
John Rawling is a Boxing and Athletics commentator. Currently commentating for boxing on Sky Television and BoxNation, he was the lead commentator for Channel 4 in their coverage of the 2011 IAAF World Championship in Korea. He is also lead commentator on yachting for the Americas Cup World Series...
from ITV Boxing, Stuart Pyke
Stuart Pyke
Stuart Pyke is a British-born sports journalist and broadcaster. Stuart was born in St Helens, Merseyside, and is married to Christine. He has two children; Daniel and Rachael and two stepdaughters Emma and Victoria....
from Sky Sports
Sky Sports
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and Nigel Pearson of talkSPORT
TalkSPORT
Talksport , owned by UTV radio, is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a sports and talk radio service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom....
.
External links
- Announcement of tournament PlanetDarts.tv