2010 Fantasy League Darts!
Posted on March 20th, 2010
The premier Fantasy League Darts (FLD) competition is back for 2010 and it is bigger and better than before!
For the first time ever you can manage a squad of PDC and BDO players side by side. It looks like the unification of darts is still some time away so DartsMad.com has unified darts for you!
Based on our exclusive Unified World Darts Ranking (UWDR) system, the 2010 FLD competition will award points to players from both sides of the divide, based on our UWDR points structure.
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Bates Takes Crawley Title
Posted on March 20th, 2010
BARRIE BATES won his first tournament since 2006 with a narrow 6-5 defeat of Denis Ovens in Saturday’s Players Championship final.
The Welshman picked up three titles and reached the UK Open four years ago in his most successful period of form and, having overcome his foot problems, enjoyed his best run since to claim the £6,000 title at the K2 Centre in Crawley.
He overcame some leading names in the process, defeating seeded players Co Stompe and Jamie Caven to reach the last 16, where he overcame his fellow countryman Richie Burnett 6-3.
In-form Mark Walsh was defeated 6-2 in the quarter-finals and Essex’s Steve Maish fell in the semis, before he came from behind to win the final.
Ovens made a fine start with two breaks of throw in the opening three legs to lead 3-0, including an 11-dart finish, before Bates landed double 16 to get off the mark and double 12 to reduce the gap to one.
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MDA Judgement Night
Posted on March 20th, 2010
MDA promotions are pleased to announce what is set to be the largest independent darts tournament in the East Midlands and the 2nd Largest in the UK to date JUDGEMENT NIGHT, The 8 man Pro Invitational Trophy Darts Tournament to be held at the Hermitage Leisure Centre, Silver St, Whitwick, Coalville, Leicestershire, Friday 26th March 2010.
The night will feature some of the worlds great players form past and present including Bobby George, Mervyn King, Mark Dudbridge, Ronnie Baxter, Terry Jenkins, Colin Lloyd and Adrian Lewis. The 8th player is Matthew Padgett an amateur player from Ilkeston Derbyshire who won an open tournament in October 2009 with the prize being £1000 and the last place in JUDGEMENT NIGHT
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World Series of Darts Festival Confirmed
Posted on March 20th, 2010
LAS VEGAS’ Tropicana Hotel will host the The New Tropicana World Series of Darts Festival from June 26-30 2010.
Darts will return to Las Vegas for a week of five events to be staged in the newly-refurbished Tropicana Ballroom, with a total prize fund of $200,000 on offer.
The World Series of Darts Festival will kick off on Saturday June 26 with the World Cricket Championship, played in the cricket format of the sport, carrying a prize fund of $23,000*.
Sunday June 27 will see the $48,000* PDC US Open Players Championship take place, which will be followed by two further Players Championship events on Monday and Tuesday.
The $33,500* North American Darts Championship, exclusively open to players resident in the USA and Canada, will complete the week’s events on Wednesday June 30.
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Your Chance to be a PDC Pro Tour Marker!
Posted on March 20th, 2010
The PDC are looking for ‘day officials’ for marking the UK Pro Tour and UK open events for 2010. We are hoping to get 32 markers at each venue. Markers must be experienced and will have to mark for approximately 2-2.5 hours on and off during the day. Markers will have to cover their own travel to and from the event and will have to refrain from drinking alcohol whilst they are ‘on duty’ or until the final 8 players, where the PDC markers will take over.
All we need for now is a committment in the form of ‘yes I can’ and where and what dates you are volunteering for. We will then get back to and you will have to provide a contact address and a contact number.
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Rileys To Open Another 11 Darts Zones
Posted on March 20th, 2010
Rileys are today March 19 announcing the opening of another 11 Darts Zones – taking their tally nationwide to 31.
The giant pool and snooker club operator – making huge strides in the world of darts – is on course to have 50 of its high-tech Darts Zones open by the end of the year.
In the next four weeks, Darts Zones will be operational in Bolton, Colchester, Gloucester, Leicester, Middlesbrough, Peterborough, Stirling, Sunderland, Taunton, South Benfleet (Essex) and Stevenage.
Rileys Chief Executive Maurice Kelly said “We’re delighted to announce the latest Rileys clubs to open Darts Zones across the country.
“We are well on track to have 50 Darts Zones operational by the end of the year. We are dedicated to providing the best darts facilities in the UK”
“We aim to have Darts Zones in the majority of our 126 clubs nationwide. We are committed to giving darts players the facilities they deserve.”
Rileys have signed 15-times world Champion Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor as their Darts Ambassador to advise on the development of the game at grassroots level and will be holding the regional qualifying events for both the Women’s and Under 21’s World Championships in 2010 .
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Premier League Darts Night 6 Review
Posted on March 19th, 2010
DEFENDING Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts champion James Wade picked up his first win of the 2010 season with an 8-4 defeat Simon Whitlock as Phil Taylor hit top gear at The Brighton Centre on Thursday night.
Wade looked on course to suffer a fourth defeat in the opening six weeks when Whitlock powered into an early 4-1 lead, aided by a sensational 170 checkout.
But the world number three clawed back level before pulling away for victory with a run of seven successive legs to move off the bottom of the league table.
“It’s a relief to get the two points because I’ve been putting myself under a lot of pressure to get that first win but now I hope that the relaxed and fluent James Wade will come out,” said Wade.
“I’ve got a lot of hard work ahead of me now if I’m going to get into the play-offs and it’s a huge mountain to climb but I’ll do everything I can to get in there.”
Wade jumped above Terry Jenkins in the table after the 2007 runner-up was defeated 8-3 by Phil Taylor.
Jenkins hit finishes of 122, 118 and 116 to win his three legs, but could not match Taylor’s scoring power as the World Champion powered in a 106.79 average – the second highest so far this season – to remain unbeaten at the top of the standings.
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Premier League Darts Night 6 Preview
Posted on March 18th, 2010
TERRY JENKINS bids to continue his good Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts record against Phil Taylor when the pair clash at The Brighton Centre on Thursday.
Jenkins has not been defeated by Taylor in the Premier League since the 2007 final, when he went down 16-6 in Brighton.
The Ledbury man won 8-5 during the 2008 season and has drawn their three other meetings, with Thursday’s clash in Brighton giving Jenkins the chance to end Taylor’s unbeaten start to the year.
“I haven’t lost to him in the last two years in the Premier League and maybe I’ll beat him again,” said Jenkins. “I can only go up there and do my best and I’ll do that.
“Against Phil you just have to get up on stage and get on with it. Everybody knows how good he is and I’ve got to be on top form.”
Taylor drew for the first time this season when he shared the points with Mervyn King last Thursday, but won a Players Championship and a UK Open Qualifier in Wigan over the weekend.
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Premier League Darts Week 6 Betting Preview
Posted on March 17th, 2010
Apparently there may be a few queens watching in Brighton this week: ‘ladies’ in waiting for the king perhaps?
Arguably the game of the night this week will be Mervyn against Raymond: King against Barney. At last, van Barneveld played darts like we know he can last week and demolished El Tel; alas the lack of floor tournament practice will prove costly in the premier league as consistency is the key to success…and qualification for the semi-finals. Barney is yet to enter a weekend floor tournament this year. The King won’t disappoint his queens/followers/suitors and will continue the terrific form to defeat Raymond with aplomb: 8-4
If you took last week’s betting advice you will now be a good deal richer as the double draws I predicted romped home:
(Get on a draw double (Taylor/King and Baxter/Wade) which will be around 25/1 at any boooookies. Half a monkey for your Paul Mckenna: hypnotic wager.)
29/1 was generously offered by the turf accountant and £150 returned for a sky diver. Hope you all got on!
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Taylor Seals Wigan Double
Posted on March 14th, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR completed a weekend double in Wigan with a stunning whitewash of Jamie Caven in the final of Sunday’s UK Open Qualifier.
Taylor had won Saturday’s Players Championship in imperious fashion, and doubled his prize money for the weekend by picking up a further £6,000 on Sunday.
Only world number three James Wade was able to take a leg from Taylor in his opening four games, with Mark Jodrill, Sam Allen and Michael Smith all whitewashed.
He then defeated Jelle Klaasen 6-2 in the quarter-finals and repeated the scoreline in his semi-final defeat of Osborne.
However, he saved his best display for the final averaging an amazing 121.86 in a straight legs win over Derby star Caven.
Caven missed two darts at double top for a 94 finish in the final’s opening leg, and Taylor followed up an earlier 180 with double 14 for a 13-dart finish.
He added maximums in the next two legs of 11 and 13 darts, although he missed doubles to take the third in ten.
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