 MaGowan qualified for the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship where he lost to Dennis Priestley in the first round.He then had one of his best tournaments in the 2006 UK Open Darts when he made it to the semi-finals beating Painter, Matt Clark, Adrian Lewis and Robbie Green before losing 11–7 to the eventual winner of the tournament Raymond van Barneveld.He collected £7,500 in prize money.