Championship League Darts Group 7
Posted on October 21st, 2009
JELLE KLAASEN defeated Kirk Shepherd 6-1 to win Group Seven of Championship League Darts.
In arguably the tournament’s most dramatic day yet, Klaasen came from fourth in the league table following the eight-man group stage to claim victory with play-off wins over Adrian Lewis and Shepherd.
Klaasen was one of five players to finish the group phase on eight league points, with Lewis top, Shepherd second and Wayne Jones finishing third – while Tony Eccles missed out on a semi-final place on a count-back of Legs Won Against Throw to the Dutch ace.
Klaasen then overcame Lewis 6-5 in the semis, holding off a fightback as the Stoke star came from 3-1 and 5-2 down to send their game into a decider.
He then overcame some nervous early doubling in the final to power past Shepherd, who shared the opening two legs but was punished for his own misses as Klaasen took a 3-1 lead.
Shepherd, the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship runner-up, never recovered as Klaasen won the next three legs to claim his spot in Thursday’s big-money winners group – where a place in the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts next month is also on offer for the finalists.
“I’m very happy to have qualified,” said Klaasen. “It was very close today but I’m pleased with how I played.
“I think I learned a lot from playing in Group Six last month and that showed today, and I can look forward to the Winners Group on Thursday.
“There’s a lot of prize money on offer and I can also win a place in the Grand Slam of Darts, so it’s a big day for me.”
Shepherd earned £2,550 for his day’s work on his debut in this year’s event – his best pay-day since the 2009 World Championship – and returns on Wednesday to compete in Group Eight.
Lewis will also be back in action in Group Eight, giving him the distinction of having competed on all eight days of this year’s tournament without yet having won a group, with his prize money now totalling £13,550.
Wolverhampton’s Jones was a narrow 6-5 loser to Shepherd in the semi-final, allowing the youngster to come from 5-2 down to edge victory.
Jones had won a semi-final spot in a dramatic final round of matches – leaping from sixth to third with a 6-5 win over Shepherd.
Andy Smith was knocked out of the event on leg difference, with Terry Jenkins narrowly avoiding elimination, while wins in his final two games were not enough to save Co Stompe from being knocked out.
Dutch duo Roland Scholten and Michael van Gerwen come in for Group Eight, alongside Wales’ Barrie Bates.
The Group Eight winner will join James Wade, Phil Taylor, Mervyn King, Mark Walsh, Wayne Mardle, Colin Osborne and Klaasen in Thursday’s Winners Group.
Board One Board Two
Match One Terry Jenkins 1-6 Adrian Lewis Co Stompe 4-6 Tony Eccles
Match Two Andy Smith 3-6 Kirk Shepherd Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Wayne Jones
Match One Tony Eccles 2-6 Terry Jenkins Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Jelle Klaasen
Match Two Wayne Jones 6-4 Andy Smith Adrian Lewis 6-4 Co Stompe
Match One Tony Eccles 3-6 Jelle Klaasen Terry Jenkins 5-6 Kirk Shepherd
Match Two Wayne Jones 6-4 Co Stompe Adrian Lewis 6-3 Andy Smith
Not before 2.30pm
Match One Jelle Klaasen 2-6 Terry Jenkins Tony Eccles 6-3 Kirk Shepherd
Match Two Adrian Lewis 6-4 Wayne Jones Co Stompe 1-6 Andy Smith
Match One Co Stompe 5-6 Jelle Klaasen Andy Smith 6-5 Terry Jenkins
Match Two Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Adrian Lewis Wayne Jones 6-4 Tony Eccles
Not before 4.45pm
Match One Andy Smith 5-6 Tony Eccles Adrian Lewis 5-6 Jelle Klaasen
Match Two Kirk Shepherd 5-6 Co Stompe Terry Jenkins 6-2 Wayne Jones
Match One Co Stompe 6-1 Terry Jenkins Jelle Klaasen 4-6 Andy Smith
Match Two Wayne Jones 6-5 Kirk Shepherd Tony Eccles 6-5 Adrian Lewis
7.15pm Semi-Final 1
Adrian Lewis 5-6 Jelle Klaasen Semi-Final 2
Kirk Shepherd 6-5 Wayne Jones
8pm Final
Jelle Klaasen 6-1 Kirk Shepherd
GROUP SEVEN LEAGUE TABLE
Pl W L Won Lost LWAT £Won Pts
Adrian Lewis 7 4 3 38 30 15 £1900 8
Kirk Shepherd 7 4 3 37 33 10 £1850 8
Wayne Jones 7 4 3 34 35 14 £1700 8
Jelle Klaasen 7 4 3 33 35 13 £1650 8
Tony Eccles 7 4 3 33 35 10 £1650 8
Terry Jenkins 7 3 4 30 30 12 £1500 6
Andy Smith 7 3 4 33 34 14 £1650 6
Co Stompe 7 2 5 30 36 10 £1500 4
LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw
GROUP SEVEN PRIZE MONEY
Prize Money League Play-Offs Total
Jelle Klaasen £1650 £1200 £2850
Kirk Shepherd £1850 £700 £2550
Adrian Lewis £1900 £500 £2400
Wayne Jones £1700 £500 £2200
Tony Eccles £1650 £1650
Andy Smith £1650 £1650
Terry Jenkins £1500 £1500
Co Stompe £1500 £1500
GROUP EIGHT FIXTURES
Board One Board Two
Match One Terry Jenkins v Adrian Lewis Michael van Gerwen v Barrie Bates
Match Two Tony Eccles v Roland Scholten Wayne Jones v Kirk Shepherd
Match One Barrie Bates v Terry Jenkins Roland Scholten v Wayne Jones
Match Two Kirk Shepherd v Tony Eccles Adrian Lewis v Michael van Gerwen
Match One Barrie Bates v Wayne Jones Terry Jenkins v Roland Scholten
Match Two Kirk Shepherd v Michael van Gerwen Adrian Lewis v Tony Eccles
Not before 2.30pm
Match One Wayne Jones v Terry Jenkins Barrie Bates v Roland Scholten
Match Two Adrian Lewis v Kirk Shepherd Michael van Gerwen v Tony Eccles
Match One Michael van Gerwen v Wayne Jones Tony Eccles v Terry Jenkins
Match Two Roland Scholten v Adrian Lewis Kirk Shepherd v Barrie Bates
Not before 4.45pm
Match One Tony Eccles v Barrie Bates Adrian Lewis v Wayne Jones
Match Two Roland Scholten v Michael van Gerwen Terry Jenkins v Kirk Shepherd
Match One Michael van Gerwen v Terry Jenkins Wayne Jones v Tony Eccles
Match Two Kirk Shepherd v Roland Scholten Barrie Bates v Adrian Lewis
7.15pm Semi-Final 1 Semi-Final 2
8pm Final
Tags: Championship League Darts, Results, Review
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One Response to “Championship League Darts Group 7”
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forex robot Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 12:21 pmAmazing as always
