The 2007

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was a darts tournament being staged by the

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at Leisure World in

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between 16–18 November 2007. It also featured a qualifying event for the 2008 Lakeside World Professional Championship. History was made by John Walton who became the first player to hit a perfect

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in the televised stage of the tournament. The event was broadcast by the BBC, however the nine-darter was not shown live as it was achieved in the last 16 before their live coverage began.

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was unable to defend his title, as he had decided to switch to rival organisation, the

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- thereby making himself ineligible under the BDO's rules. Scotland's Robert Thornton surprised the field by beating

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, BDO world champion

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and

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to win the title and also seal a qualifying place for the 2008 BDO World Championship.

Controversy

Controversy hit the tournament in May when it was confirmed by the

that the

had been moved from its original dates of 26–28 October to a new date of 16–18 November clashing directly with the

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- a new tournament which was hoping to feature the top players from both darting organisations - the BDO and PDC. This meant that players from the BDO were forced into a direct choice between competing at the Masters for valuable ranking points or taking their place at the Grand Slam for better prize money. BDO World Champion

almost immediately confirmed that he would participate in the Masters. The other top BDO players who had qualified, including Gary Anderson,

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and Mark Webster competed at the Grand Slam and missed the Masters. Adams plus the next seven highest ranked BDO players who hadn't qualified for the Grand Slam were later given seeding positions through to the BBC televised stages of the tournament for the first time.

2007 Men's Event results

*Each set is best of 3 legs. *Highest tournament averages: Robert Thornton 96.41; Darryl Fitton 95.81; Co Stompé 95.25; Martin Adams 94.28Highest averages
darts database

2007 Women's Event results

*Semi-finals (best of 7 legs) :Karen Lawman 4-3 Rilana Erades :Karin Krappen 4-2 Trina Gulliver *Final (best of 7 legs) :Karin Krappen 4-3 Karen Lawman

2007 Boy's Event results

*Semi-finals (best of 7 legs) :Shaun Griffiths 4-1 David Coyne :Michael Smith 4-2 Oskar Lukasia *Final (best of 7 legs) :Shaun Griffiths 4-0 Michael Smith

2007 Girl's Event results

*Semi-finals (best of 7 legs) :Kimberley Lewis 4-0 Amy Chappell :Lorraine Hyde 4-1 Linda Odén *Final (best of 7 legs) :Kimberley Lewis 4-2 Lorraine Hyde

References

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