phy , ▁the ▁Win m au ▁World ▁Masters ▁and ▁the ▁L akes ide ▁World ▁Professional ▁Championship . ▁ ▁It ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁tournament ▁for ▁B DO ▁players , ▁but ▁following ▁van ▁Bar ne vel d ' s ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁P DC , ▁Dutch ▁broad c aster ▁S BS - 6 ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁grant ▁five ▁inv itations ▁to ▁non - W DF ▁affili ated ▁players ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁event . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁inv itations ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁more ▁Dutch ▁players , ▁including ▁J elle ▁K la as en ▁and ▁Michael ▁van ▁Ger wen , ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁P DC . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁agreement ▁of ▁the ▁Sch o of s ▁Management ▁& ▁Events / Max imum ▁Sc ore ▁– ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁prom oter ▁of ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁major ▁event ▁that ▁Phil ▁Taylor ▁has ▁competed ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁once , ▁but ▁never ▁won . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁event ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁P DC , ▁Barry ▁H ear n , ▁announced ▁that ▁its ▁players ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁International ▁D arts ▁League ▁and ▁World ▁D arts ▁Tro phy ▁events . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁S BS 6 ▁announced ▁they ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁broadcast ing ▁the ▁event , ▁with