The 2007 SBets.net Las Vegas Desert Classic (also billed as Las Vegas Desert Classic VI) was the sixth time that the Professional Darts Corporation staged the Las Vegas Desert Classic. The tournament was held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino for the second successive year and was staged between July 3–8, televised on Sky Sports from July 4. There was no title sponsor for the event after PartyPoker.net's sponsorship lasted for just one year.

The opening day of the tournament saw a few surprise results, including Mark Dudbridge defeating three-time Desert Classic champion Phil Taylor 6–5.

Raymond van Barneveld secured his third major PDC title of the year, adding to his World Championship and UK Open successes, by beating Terry Jenkins 13–6 in the final, with a tournament average of 101.24.

Prize money The prize fund increased for the 2007 event to a total of £120,000. A further £6,400 was also made available for the PDPA qualifying events.

Stage (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £120,000) Winner (1) £20,000 Runner-up (1) £10,000 Semi-finalists (2) £7,000 Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000 Last 16 (8) £3,000 Last 32 (16) £2,000

Qualification Following the 2007 UK Open at the beginning of June, the top 12 players of the PDC Order of Merit were automatically qualified. They were joined by 4 North American qualifiers from qualification tournaments across the United States and Canada, and 16 further places decided at two qualification days on the eve of the tournament itself. These qualifying events were for lower ranked PDPA members and US residents. Eight players each day joined the automatic qualifiers in the first round of the main event.

Monday's qualifiers were Wes Newton, Steve Maish, Kevin Painter, Steve Beaton, Colin Osborne, Mervyn King, Ray Carver and Dennis Smith. Tuesday's qualifiers were Alan Tabern, Mark Dudbridge, John Ferrell, Tony Eccles, Stuart Holden, Andy Smith, Steve Smith, Vincent van der Voort.

PDC Order of Merit

North American qualifiers

PDPA qualifier 1

PDPA qualifier 2

Results A random draw was held after each round meaning no seedings were applied.

First round Player ScorePlayerPlayer ScorePlayer 6 – 3 6 – 5 6 – 1 6 – 5 6 – 4 6 – 4 6 – 3 6 – 5 6 – 2 6 – 4 6 – 1 6 – 5 6 – 5 6 – 3 6 – 3 6 – 3

Second round Player ScorePlayerPlayer ScorePlayer 8 – 5 8 – 7 8 – 4 8 – 6 8 – 1 8 – 7 8 – 7 8 – 6

Quarter-finals Player ScorePlayer 10 – 9 10 – 8 10 – 4 10 – 7

Semi-finals and Final

Television coverage Sky Sports broadcast the event live in the UK & Ireland for the 6th year running. The final between van Barneveld & Jenkins achieved viewing figures of 82,000 - although that was surpassed by other matches during the week. BARB viewing summary Wednesday 120,000 (SS1) & 65,000 (SS2) Thursday 90,000 (SS1) & 115,000 (SS2) Friday unavailable Saturday 87,000 (SS2) Sunday 82,000 (SS1)

Players Championship On the eve of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, a PDPA Players Championship event was held on Sunday July 1 and was won by Raymond van Barneveld.

References

External links Pictures from the 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic Tournament information and registration form Results and reports Planetdarts web site