US Open (darts)
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| US Open | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | (PDC Major 2007-2009), (PDC Pro Tour 2010) |
| 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 moved to Atlanta, Georgia for the 2009 event. In 2010, it became a Players Championship event for its final year.
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 was a PDC Major event in 2007, 2008 and 2009. It was played in a sets format before moving to legs in the last two editions of the event.
Results
| Year[note 1][1] | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-Up (average in final) | Status | Prize Fund | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC Major | |||||||
| 2007 | Phil Taylor (103.10)
|
4-1 |  Raymond van Barneveld(99.06)
|
PDC Major | £126,000 | £12,500 | £7,500 |
| 2008 | Phil Taylor (96.86)
|
3-0 | Colin Lloyd (91.48)
|
PDC Major | £126,000 | £12,500 | £7,500 |
| 2009 | Dennis Priestley
|
6-3 | Andy Hamilton
|
PDC Major | $50,000 | $12,000 | $6,000 |
| PDC Pro Tour | |||||||
| 2010 | Phil Taylor
|
6-3 | Denis Ovens
|
PDC Pro Tour | £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 majors.The US Open events in 2009 and 2010 were added to the PDC Pro Tour after the tournament had its major status removed.
References
- ^ "PDC Roll of Honour". PDC. Retrieved 28 May 2015.