Dutch PDC/BDO event by adding the World Darts Trophy to his International Darts League success in May. He beat Phil Taylor 7–3 in the final, played over the same format as both World Championship finals. 9 – Denis Ovens beats Colin Osborne in the final of the Ireland Open Classic, a PDPA Players Championship at Castlebar. 15 – Andy Fordham returns to competitive action after a nine-month absence through illness. He competed in the Turunc Open in Turkey and reached the semi-finals. He lost to Martin Phillips of Wales, who then beat Darryl Fitton in the final. 16 – Ronnie Baxter beats James Wade to win the Windy City Open – his first PDC Pro Tour title since 2005. 22 – Raymond van Barneveld gets back on the title trail beating Alex Roy in the final of the PDPA Welsh Players Championship in Newport. Roy beat Phil Taylor in the earlier rounds and his run snatched the fourth qualification place for the World Grand Prix from Michael van Gerwen and Alan Warriner-Little. Mervyn King, Vincent van der Voort and Adrian Gray were the other qualifiers. 24 – Gary Anderson won the British Open in Bridlington beating fellow Scot John Henderson in the final. There was a shock defeat for BDO World Champion Martin Adams who lost to Daz Twist in the last 64. The women's title went to Anastasia Dobromyslova who defeated Dee Bateman by three legs to one. 23 – The first regional final of the 2007–08 UK Open Darts was won by James Wade, who beat Raymond van Barneveld in the final in Newport. 30 – The South African Open is won by Charles Losper who wins a qualifying place at the Grand Slam of Darts and 2008 PDC World Championship. 30 – Chris Mason and Kevin McDine win the two wildcard places at the Grand Slam of Darts in the ITV qualifying event for the tournament. 230 players had entered the event which guarantees £4,000 to each qualifier. October 1 – Phil Taylor wins the South African Masters beating Raymond van Barneveld in the final. The tournament started with the top four PDC ranked players against the top four South Africans from the previous day's Open event. All four lost to the more experienced PDC players. 1 – Rizal Barellano from the Philippines won their national qualifying event and a place at the 2008 PDC World Championship.