[2] Scott Waites was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the group stages.

The title was won for the fourth time by Phil Taylor, who defeated Gary Anderson 16–4 in the final.

[3][4] There were numerous tournaments that provided qualifying opportunities to players.

There were also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Europe and the United States, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player.

[citation needed] [5] Scott Waites (1) Phil Taylor (2) Adrian Lewis (3) James Wade (4) Gary Anderson (5) Mark Webster (6) Wes Newton (7) Raymond van Barneveld (8) Paul Nicholson Terry Jenkins Mervyn King Mark Walsh Wayne Jones Vincent van der Voort Dean Winstanley Jan Dekker Co Stompé Brendan Dolan John Part Justin Pipe Steve Beaton Barrie Bates Tony O'Shea Ted Hankey Michael van Gerwen Dave Chisnall Nigel Heydon Ian White Magnus Caris Arron Monk Martin Phillips James Hubbard all matches first-to-5/best of 9.