Event Cancelled
The relative lack of success with viewing figures led to ESPN's decision not to recommission the event for 2007. Having originally scheduled the WSoD to be played May 18–20, the PDC decided to replace that date in the calendar with a new US Open tournament.
The title US Open would have allowed the organisers to invite players from the rival organisation, the British Darts Organisation (BDO). The top BDO players instead agreed to appear in a new Dutch Darts Premier League (DDPL) which clashed with the US Open tournament - however the DDPL was subsequently cancelled due to lack of interest in ticket sales.
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