It replaced the World Series of Darts which ran for one year and was cancelled as a result of poor television ratings on ESPN.

In 2007 and 2008 the tournament was held at the Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Connecticut – which was also the venue used for the World Series of Darts.

The tournament moved to Atlanta, Georgia for the 2009 event.

Taylor came back in 2010 and beat Denis Ovens in the final.

Limited coverage of the event was shown on US sport channel Versus.