US Open Darts
| 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 |
(PDC Major 2007-2008), (PDC Pro Tour 2009-2010) |
| Prize fund | £31,000 (2010) |
| Month(s) Played | August |
| Final Year | 2010 |
| Final champion(s) | |
 Phil Taylor
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(PDC Major 2007-2008),
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, which became a Players Championship event for the first time.
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.
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.
The US Open was a PDC Major event in 2007 and 2008 and was played over a sets format. The last two editions of the event in 2009 and 2010 was played over the best of 11 legs format as the tournament and was added to the PDC Pro Tour and played as Players Championship events.
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