The 2007 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They consisted of Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships and UK Open Regional Finals.
Prize money Stage Players Championshipsand UK Open Qualifiers Second round £75 Third round £150 Fourth round £300 Quarter-finals £600 Semi-finals £1,250 Final £2,500 Winner £5,000
Players Championships (All matches – Best of 5 sets, Best of 3 legs per set)
Stan James Players Championship at the Queensway Club, Gibraltar on 20 January
Final Raymond van Barneveld 3–1 Adrian Lewis (2–0, 2–1, 0–2, 2–0)
StanJames.com Players Championship at the Queensway Club, Gibraltar on 21 January
Final Andy Hamilton 3–1 Colin Lloyd (2–0, 2–0, 1–2, 2–0)
Partypoker.net Players Championship at the Ramada Hotel, Bad Soden, Frankfurt on 24 March
Final Raymond van Barneveld 3–1 Ronnie Baxter (2–0, 2–0, 1–2, 2–0)
Antwerp Darts Trophy (Players Championship) in Antwerp on 15 April
Final Terry Jenkins 3–1 Colin Lloyd (0–2, 2–0, 2–1, 2–1)
Open Holland Masters (Players Championship) in Schiedam on 29 April
Final Peter Manley 3–0 James Wade (2–1, 2–0, 2–0)
Thialf Darts Trophy (Players Championship) in Heerenveen on 3 June
Players Championship at Hayling Island on 16 June
Players Championship at Hayling Island on 17 June
Players Championship at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada on 1 July
Final Raymond van Barneveld 3–2 Terry Jenkins (2–1, 0–2, 2–0, 1–2, 2–1)
Bobby Bourne Memorial Players Championship at Winter Gardens, Blackpool, on 21 July
Final Phil Taylor 3–1 Adrian Lewis (2–0, 1–2, 2–0, 2–0)
Peachtree Open (Players Championship) in Atlanta, Georgia, on 26 August
Ireland Open Classic (Players Championship) at the Royal Hotel, Castlebar, County Mayo on 9 September
Final Denis Ovens 3–0 Colin Osborne (2–1, 2–1, 2–1)
Windy City Open (Players Championship) at the Holiday Inn, Chicago, Illinois on 16 September
Players Championship at the Newport Centre, Newport on 22 September
Final Raymond van Barneveld 3–0 Alex Roy (2–1, 2–1, 2–0)
Players Championship at the City West Hotel, Dublin on 6 October
Players Championship at the Magnum Centre, Irvine on 20 October
Final Andy Smith 3–0 James Wade (2–1, 2–0, 2–1)
Players Championship at the SeePark, Kirchheim on 27 October
Final Wayne Mardle 3–1 James Wade (2–0, 1–2, 2–0, 2–1)
John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic (Players Championship) at National Events Centre in Killarney on 4 November
Final Jelle Klaasen 3–2 Vincent van der Voort (1–2, 1–2, 2–0, 2–1, 2–1)
Players Championship at Golden Tulip Hotel in Lisse on 10 November.
Final Phil Taylor 3–0 Chris Mason (2–1, 2–0, 2–0)
Players Championship at Golden Tulip Hotel in Lisse on 11 November.
Final Phil Taylor 3–2 Raymond van Barneveld (1–2, 2–1, 2–1, 1–2, 2–0)
UK Open Regional Finals (Quarter-finals best of 9 legs) (Semi-finals and Finals best of 3 sets, 5 legs per set)
Three of the eight 2007 UK Open qualifying events took place during 2006.
Blue Square UK Open Welsh Regional Final on 24 September 2006
Blue Square UK Open Irish Regional Final on 22 October 2006
Blue Square UK Open Scottish Regional Final on 5 November 2006
Blue Square UK Open North-East Regional Final at Park Hotel, Tynemouth on 6 January 2007
Final Raymond van Barneveld 2–0 Roland Scholten (3–0, 3–1)
Blue Square UK Open South-West Regional Final at the Talbot Inn, Keynsham on 11 February
Final Dennis Priestley 2–0 James Wade (3–2, 3–0)
Blue Square UK Open Southern Regional Final at the Torch, Wembley, North London on 4 March
Final Phil Taylor 2–0 Wayne Mardle (3–2, 3–0)
Blue Square UK Open North-West Regional Final at Bigwigs, Sale, Greater Manchester on 18 March
Final James Wade 2–0 Terry Jenkins (3–0, 3–1)
Blue Square UK Open Midlands Regional Final at the Festival, Trowell, Nottingham on 1 April
Final Andy Hamilton 2–0 James Wade (3–2, 3–1)
German Darts Corporation
The German Darts Corporation rankings are calculated from events across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2008 World Championship.
No. Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 24 February GDC Ramada Hotel Koln Michael Rosenauer beat Jyhan Artut 2 Sunday 15 April GDC Wiesbaden Mensur Suljović 3–0 Dietmar Burger 3 Saturday 26 May GDC Halle 1 Mensur Suljović beat Dietmar Burger 4 Sunday 27 May GDC Halle 2 Michael Rosenauer beat Marko Puls 5 Saturday 23 June GDC Salzdetfurth Michael Rosenauer beat Mensur Suljović 6 Saturday 18 August GDC Hurth bei Koln Mensur Suljović beat Michael Rosenauer 7 Saturday 29 September GDC Koln bei Hurth Michael Rosenauer beat Mensur Suljović
Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from events across Australia. The top player in the rankings automatically qualifies for the 2008 World Championship.
No. Date Also known as Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 Saturday 17 March Wagga Classic 1 Simon Whitlock beat Shane Haddy 2 Sunday 18 March Wagga Classic 2 Simon Whitlock beat Brian Roach 3 Sunday 22 April Condobolin Classic Steve MacArthur 6–5 Glen Power 4 Sunday 6 May Nanango Open Russell Homer beat Peter Corcoran 5 Sunday 3 June Goulburn Open Simon Whitlock 6–0 Russell Stewart 6 Saturday 9 June Oak Flats Soundwaves Open Simon Whitlock beat Russell Stewart 7 Sunday 10 June Russell Stewart Classic Simon Whitlock 6–1 Steve McArthur 8 Sunday 24 June Mittagong RSL Open Simon Whitlock 6–0 Mike Bonser 9 Sunday 22 July Southern Illawarra Open Simon Whitlock beat Glen Power 10 Sunday 29 July Punchbowl Open Glen Power beat Dave Fitzpatrick 11 Sunday 5 August Shoalhaven Classic Glen Power 6–5 Richie Burnett 12 Sunday 12 August William Cross Pro Am James Wade beat Andy Jenkins 13 Sunday 26 August Mid North Classic Craig Atze beat Andrew Townes 14 Saturday 15 September Inland Championship Andrew Townes beat Barry Jouannet Jr 15 Sunday 16 September Broken Hill Legion Club Championship Glen Power beat Rob Modra 16 Sunday 23 September Australian Open Glen Power 10–7 Pat Orreal 17 Sunday 7 October Gaels Club Open Pat Orreal beat Brian Roach 18 Sunday 14 October Pine Rivers Open Simon Whitlock 7–2 Glen Power 19 Wednesday 12 December DPA Australian Singles Paul Nicholson beat Brian Roach 20 Saturday 15 December DPA Wattle Time Steve MacArthur 8–7 Dave Anderson 21 Sunday 16 December DPA Coota Glen Power 6–5 Jim Lynn
Other PDC tournaments The PDC also held a number of other tournaments during 2007. These were mainly smaller events with low prize money, and some had eligibility restrictions. All of these tournaments were non-ranking.
DateEventWinnerScoreRunner-Up 24 February West Tyrone Open Lionel Sams 8–4 Ray Farrell 25 February West Tyrone Classic Ray Farrell 8–7 Bert Vlaardingerbroek 14 April Antwerp Open Terry Jenkins beat Colin Lloyd 28 April Open Holland Michael van Gerwen 3–1 Colin Osborne 24 February PDC World New Zealand Qualifying Event Alan Bolton beat Wayne Carey 23 September Australian Open Glen Power 10–7 Pat Orreal 29 September Emperors Palace South African Open Charles Losper 4–0 Lodewyk Marais 30 September Emperors Palace South African Masters Phil Taylor 8–6 Raymond van Barneveld 28 October Oceanic Masters Warren Parry 8–7 Brian Roach 3 November Gleneagle Irish Masters Mark Walsh 6–5 Vincent van der Voort 14 November Caribbean and South American Masters Anthony Forde beat Vivekanand Dyal 18 November Gleneagle Irish Classic Jacko Barry 6–3 James Keogh 19 November Gleneagle Irish Open Raymond van Barneveld 6–5 Phil Taylor
External links 2007 PDC Calendar