US Open (darts)
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| US Open | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Casino Resort |
| Location | Uncasville, Connecticut (2007–2008) Atlanta, Georgia (2009–2010) |
| Country | United States |
| Established | 2007 |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Sets |
| Prize fund | £31,000 (2010) |
| Month(s) Played | August |
| Final Year | 2010 |
| Final champion(s) | |
 Phil Taylor | |
The US Open was a United States darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), 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.
The tournament is held at the Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Connecticut - which was also the venue used for the World Series of Darts, in 2007 and 2008. However, the tournament will move to Atlanta, Georgia for the 2009 event, in a double-header weekend with a Players Championship event taking place the day before.
Phil Taylor won the first two events, but opted not to take part in the 2009 version which Dennis Priestley won but then Taylor came back in 2010 and beat Denis Ovens in the final.
Television coverage
The 2007 tournament was broadcast live in the UK on satellite station Challenge, who were broadcasting a PDC tournament for the first time. Limited coverage of the event was shown on US sport channel Versus. In 2008 coverage passed to Nuts TV in the UK.
Format
The US Open retains a short game format throughout, sharing the same format as all of the Players Championship events on the PDC Pro Tour - from the first round to the final each game is best of 5 sets and best of 3 legs to a set. The only exception was the 2007 final which was best of 7 sets.
Results
| Year[note 1][1] | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-Up (average in final) | Sponsor | Prize Fund | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Phil Taylor 103.10
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4-1 |  Raymond van Barneveld 99.06
|
PDC | £126,000 | £12,500 | £7,500 |
| 2008 | Phil Taylor96.86
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3-0 | Colin Lloyd 91.48
|
PartyPoker.net | £126,000 | £12,500 | £7,500 |
| 2009 | Dennis Priestley
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6-3 | Andy Hamilton
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PartyPoker.net | $50,000 | $12,000 | $6,000 |
| 2010[note 2][2] | Phil Taylor
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6-3 | Denis Ovens
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PartyPoker.net | £31,200 | £6,000 | £3,000 |
Notes
- ^ The 2009 and 2010 editions are not listed in the PDC Roll of Honour for winners of PDC major tournaments.
- ^ The 2010 edition was part of the PDC Pro Tour, a series of non televised floor tournaments. It was called the US Open Players Championship.
References
- ^ "PDC Roll of Honour". PDC. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "2010 US Open Players Championship". PDC. Retrieved 28 May 2015.