Join The Exclusive Mile High Club & Support A Pro Tour Player
Posted on January 15th, 2012
Join The Exclusive Mile High Club!
Now just to be clear here, we are not talking about certain ‘acts’ performed at high altitude. What we are referring to is a great new initiative by Mark Hylton’s team, offering anyone the opportunity to become one of only 101 of Mark’s personal sponsors.
Why would you want to do that? Well for a start you will be supporting one of the PDC’s rising stars in his quest for tungsten glory, but not only that, for just £25 you will also be rewarded with a host of darting goodies. I’m sure you don’t need us do explain the maths to you, but think about it, your small investment also bags you a Winmau Blade 4 or a set of Mark’s Red Dragon signature darts.
Full details of The Mile High Club can be found on the official website at the following link. We have put our money where our mouth is and joined, and elected for a set of Mark’s Tungsten, which we intend to offer as a competition prize later this year.
We asked Callum Harris, (Mark’s manager and a name you may recognise from his recent articles for us) to explain the idea behind the club ” It seemed that one of Mark’s major advantages was the high regard in which he is held by the hundreds of people who see, meet or play him at open events and other occasions through the year, we thought they may want to help and we could look after them in return, they really will see what it is like to sponsor a professional sportsman”.
This is an affordable opportunity to get involved in assisting a PDC Tour player which we urge you to consider, it would also make an ideal gift for the DartsMad person in your life. Join the Mark Hylton personal sponsorship scheme before its too late, we think it’s a great idea that will really take off!
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Cash Converters World Cup of Darts – Sudden-Death Win For England
Posted on February 6th, 2012
ENGLAND’S Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis took Cash Converters World Cup of Darts glory on Sunday night, defeating Australia’s Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson in a sudden-death leg in the final at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg.
Taylor had been a second round loser alongside James Wade in the inaugural World Cup of Darts in 2010, but made amends by sweeping past Australia alongside World Champion Lewis to claim the £40,000 first prize.
The Australians had enjoyed a superb tournament in Germany, defeating Ireland, Belgium and reigning champions Netherlands, but lost the first three Singles games in the final.
Taylor defeated Nicholson 7-4 to take the opener before Lewis edged out Whitlock 7-5 to put England 2-0 up.
Taylor then averaged almost 106 in a brilliant 7-6 win over Whitlock – which saw him come from 3-0 down to take victory despite missing 19 darts at a double – but Nicholson edged out Lewis 7-4 to keep Australian hopes alive. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Adrian Lewis, England win the World Cup of Darts, Paul Nicholson, PDC Darts Results, Phil Taylor, Simon Whitlock
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Cash Converters World Cup of Darts Day 2 Evening Results
Posted on February 5th, 2012
ENGLISH pair Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis scraped past America’s Darin Young and Gary Mawson to reach the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts semi-finals on Saturday night, and are joined in the last four in Hamburg by Australia, Wales and reigning champions Netherlands.
Taylor and Lewis had needed a sudden-death leg to defeat Canada in the second round of the £150,000 tournament – and were again pushed hard as the American pair almost caused a huge upset.
Taylor lost his Singles game with Mawson 4-3 before Lewis edged out Young by the same scoreline in a dramatic second clash, before the World Champion helped to secure a 4-2 victory in their Doubles contest.
“It was an ugly win but you won’t be 100 percent in every game and we scraped through,” admitted Taylor.
“Maybe we’re trying too hard and sometimes you’re pushing your darts, but we’ll have a good night’s rest now.”
They will face Wales in the semi-finals, and Taylor added: “We can relax a little bit on Sunday and it will suit us more. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Kim Huybrechts, Mark Webster, PDC Darts Results, Phil Taylor, World Cup of Darts, World Cup Quartter final results
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Cash Converters World Cup of Darts Day 2 Afternoon Results
Posted on February 5th, 2012
ENGLAND and South Africa both won sudden-death legs to win through to the quarter-finals of the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts on Saturday afternoon at Hamburg’s Alsterdorfer Stadthalle.
The English pair of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis made amends for their defeats to Ken MacNeil and John Part respectively in Friday night’s Singles games with a 5-3 win over Canada in their Doubles contest.
That meant the tie was drawn 2-2 to force a sudden-death leg, which Lewis won on double four to put England into the last eight.
“It was a difficult game and we’re relieved to be through after what happened on Friday night,” admitted Lewis. “I probably felt a bit more pressure putting the England shirt on but I’m loving it!”
Taylor admitted: “Last night was disappointing but we’re trying our socks off and really want to win this title, as do everyone else in the last eight.
“People wouldn’t have expected South Africa to beat Scotland but this shows what it means to the players representing their country. Adrian and I can feel the pressure and it’s nerve-wracking, but great fun.”
The South African pairing of Devon Petersen and Shawn Hogan performed brilliantly to overturn a 2-0 deficit in their tie with Scotland and a 3-1 scoreline during the Doubles contest with Gary Anderson and Peter Wright. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Darin Young, Kim Huybrechts, Paul Nicholson, PDC Darts Results, Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis, USA Darts, World Cup Doubles, World Cup of Darts
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Cash Converters World Cup of Darts Day 1 Evening Results
Posted on February 4th, 2012
PRE-TOURNAMENT favourites England are on the brink of crashing out of the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts after Canada’s Ken MacNeil and John Part defeated Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis in their Singles games on Friday night.
Taylor went down 4-3 to MacNeil, giving him echoes of a defeat in the second round of the 2010 World Cup of Darts to Spain when he was partnered by James Wade.
Double World Champion Lewis has taken Wade’s place in the England team in this event, but was unable to take victory in his own Singles clash with Part, who took out a brilliant 140 finish to win their game in a deciding leg.
The results mean that Taylor and Lewis must now win Saturday afternoon’s Doubles game between the nations to force a sudden-death leg at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg.
Reigning champions Netherlands, meanwhile, face a winner-takes-all Doubles clash with Austria on Saturday after Raymond van Barneveld and Mensur Suljovic picked up respective wins for their countries. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Brendan Dolan, John Part, Ken MacNeil, PDC Darts Results, Phil Taylor, World Cup of Darts
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Cash Converters World Cup of Darts Day 1 Afternoon Results
Posted on February 4th, 2012
SOUTH AFRICA knocked 2010 semi-finalists out of the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts as the tournament began in Hamburg on Friday afternoon, while Canada set up a second round clash with England.
The Spanish pair of Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez had been the surprise package of the inaugural World Cup of Darts in December 2010, seeing off both England and Scotland in reaching the last four.
However, they succumbed to a 5-2 defeat as Devon Petersen and Shawn Hogan propelled South Africa into a second round clash with the Scots at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Germany.
Petersen, who faced Scottish number one Gary Anderson when he reached the second round of the World Championship a month ago, was inspired as he hit three 180s, with a 111 finish from Alcinas not enough to aid Spain’s challenge.
“They did brilliantly last year but we fancied our chances and the format of this tournament makes it an opportunity for everybody,” said Petersen.
“We’ve done well here to beat Spain and it’s a good boost for us, so we’ll have a good go against Scotland now, it’s another challenge for us both.”
The Canadian team of three-time World Champion John Part and Ken MacNeil set up a second round contest with the English duo Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis by defeating Hungary 5-3. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez, John Part, Kim Huybrechts, Mick McGowan, Morihiro Hashimoto, PDC Darts Results, World Cup of darts results
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Cash Converters PDC World Cup of Darts Preview
Posted on February 2nd, 2012
THE second Cash Converters World Cup of Darts begins in Germany on Friday, as Raymond van Barneveld and Vincent van der Voort bid to take the title back to the Netherlands.
The tournament was introduced to great success in December 2010, with the top two ranked players from 24 nations defying a foot of snow to compete in north-east England.
The hosts’ team of Phil Taylor and James Wade were stunned by Spanish pair Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez in the second round of the event as the colourful pair went on to reach the semi-finals.
They would be denied at that stage by the Netherlands, as van Barneveld and his then partner Co Stompe went on to take victory with a triumph against Wales in the final.
That success is van Barneveld’s only televised triumph since 2007, but after losing in the first round of the World Championship before Christmas he is determined to bounce back in style at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Adrian Lewis, Alsterdorfer Sporthalle Hamburg, Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez, PDC Darts News, PDC World Cup of Darts, Phil Taylor
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Lakeside 2012 Did You Beat The Tipster?
Posted on January 30th, 2012
Debutant Christian Kist defeated The Silverback to take the 2012 BDO World Championship back to Holland, but who won our 2012 Lakeside Beat The Tipster competition, sponsored by Bulls and DartsCorner.co.uk?
Well, the randomly drawn winners are listed at the foot of this page, and will be contacted by email shortly. Thanks to all those that entered! Remember everyone who beats the Tipster goes into the draw for prizes. Yet again our regular Tipster failed to perform and has officially been handed his P45. Over 90 knowledgeable/lucky contestants got the upperhand on him this time.
Registration is still now open for our 2012 Fantasy League Darts Competition, where the prizes will be everyones favourite – cash. It’s based on entry numbers so sign up, then tell your mates/family etc to have a go.
Full information on FLD 2012 can be found here.
Prize Winners:
BDO 2012 World Championship
1. Bull’s All-inclusive dart equipment set up* – Mally Worton
2. Masterscorer – Sally Ann Armstrong
3. Hi-Q aluminium cabinet + Bull’s Advantage board – Lisa Roberts
*Includes Bull’s travel support, Advantage board, surround black, oche mat 0,60 wide, markerboard large, Pentel marker, Bull’s eraser, Referee Tool, 2 sets of 80% tungsten darts
Tags: BDO World Championship 2012, Competition, Darts Competition, Fantasy League Darts, Lakeside
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Fantasy League Darts 2011 £650 Cash Winners Announced
Posted on January 30th, 2012
The 2011 Premier Fantasy League Darts Competition concluded with the 2012 Lakeside World Championship, and DartsMad.com are pleased to announce the overall cash prize winners:
FLD 2011 Overall Winners
- £500 1st – Nathan Stringer – Stringer’s Slingers 1
- £100 2nd – Phil Hutchy – The Del Montes
- £ 50 3rd – Scott Lee – Scott’s Dragonballers
Congratulations to Nathan, Phil and Scott who will be contacted shortly to arrange the handover of their cash!
Many thanks to our 2011 Fantasy League Darts sponsors DartsCorner.co.uk, Betfred.com and Rileys.
Registration is open for Fantasy League Darts 2012 now and the total prize money will be based on entry numbers.
Our 2011 sponsors have committed to supporting us again this year, therefore we can confirm monthly prizes of £50 and £25 Betfred.com free bets and Rileys vouchers respectively for the top two performing managers.
More details on the 2012 event will be available shortly…….
Tags: Darts Competition, Fantasy League Darts 2011 Results
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The Harlow Darts Grand Prix at The Venue, Harlow Stadium
Posted on January 29th, 2012
Here is an interesting idea from Gary and the team at GB Darts Promotions, a series of Grand Prix and Open darts tournaments over the course of 2012, culminating in a Grand Final where the top 64 players from the 
Order of merit and 8 wildcards compete for the extra special first prize. What’s so special about it? Well the eventual winner will recieve sponsorship to play either the BDO or PDC Circuit in 2013.
At the time of writing it is unclear what this level of sponsorship will be, and those who elect to take on the PDC boys will have to go through Q School if they are not already a tour card holder or PDPA associate member. Still it’s a great opportunity, and each individual event has a decent prize pool so tungsten excellence will be rewarded throughout the year. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Darts Competition, Darts Grand Prix, Darts Open, Darts Tournament, GB Darts Promotions, Harlow Grand Prix, Harlow Stadium, The Venue Harlow
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Pipe Denied the Benidorm Double as Smith Takes Maiden PC Title
Posted on January 29th, 2012
MICHAEL SMITH won his second professional title with victory in Sunday’s Spanish Darts Classic Players Championship in Benidorm, denying Justin Pipe a weekend double with a 6-3 win in the final.
The 21-year-old from St Helens had won a UK Open Qualifier last February in Barnsley, and picked up the £6,000 first prize from the second PDC ProTour event of 2012.
Having missed double 12 for a nine-dart finish during a defeat to Pipe during Saturday’s Players Championship, Smith gained revenge against the Taunton ace with a 6-3 win in Sunday’s decider at Benidorm’s Melia Hotel.
After edging two of the first three legs in the final, Smith secured the first break of throw with a brilliant fourth leg, hitting a 180 and taking out a 130 checkout on double five. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bully Boy, Darts Results, Justin Pipe, Michael Smith, PDC Darts Results, PDC Players Championship Benidorm, Ted Hankey
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Both poker and darts are highly popular pursuits. The games are available online, in fact, that there are organizations dedicated to making sure the rules of video poker and online darts are conformed. Similar to darts having the World Darts Federation, among others, and poker has the Tournament Directors Association. These rules are put into place in highly competitive tournaments, in which as many as hundreds or even thousands of people compete for cash prizes as well as prestige.
