Awesome Taylor Wins 14th World Title
Posted on January 5th, 2009
PHIL TAYLOR 7-1 RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD
(3-0, 3-0, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2)
RUTHLESS Phil Taylor claimed victory in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship with a 7-1 victory over Raymond van Barneveld.
Taylor claimed an unprecedented 14th World Championship title with a sensational display at London’s Alexandra Palace, producing a 110.94 average - the highest ever in a major final.
He dropped only four sets in the tournament to claim the £125,000 title in style and continue his historic career - less than 12 months after some pundits suggested his best days were behind him after a quarter-final exit in the World Championship and a poor start to the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts.
“It’s a fantastic feeling and very special,” said Taylor. “This ranks up there alongside anything I’ve ever achieved.
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Ladbrokes World Championship 09 - Day 12 Semi-Finals
Posted on January 4th, 2009
PHIL TAYLOR and Raymond van Barneveld will clash in the final of the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Sunday night.
The duo will battle at London’s Alexandra Palace on Sunday in a repeat of the classic 2007 final - which van Barneveld won in a sudden-death leg after a three-hour epic.
The Dutchman followed up his nine-darter in his quarter-final win over Jelle Klaasen with a 6-4 win over world number three James Wade on Saturday night.
Wade produced his best display of the tournament, but van Barneveld crucially found an extra gear to win the final two sets of a pulsating clash.
“Getting into the final was my target now but am I good enough to beat Phil Taylor? I have to dig deep to give him a game,” said van Barneveld.
“He is so complete this year, so focused and is killing everyone at the moment. He is good enough to beat me 7-0, but I am good enough to beat him 7-0 and you never know.”
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Ladbrokes World Championship 09 - Day 11 Quarter Finals
Posted on January 3rd, 2009
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD hit the first nine-darter in the history of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship in a sensational 5-1 quarter-final win over Jelle Klaasen.
The five-time World Champion had never beaten Klaasen in their previous televised contests, but won through to a semi-final against James Wade in style at Alexandra Palace.
His nine-darter was the peak of a brilliant display from the resurgent Dutchman, who averaged 106.68 and sealed victory with a 161 checkout.
“Winning the game means more to me than hitting the nine-darter, but it’s an unbelievable achievement,” said van Barneveld.
“I’m so proud to become the first player to hit a nine-darter in the PDC World Championship.”
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Ladbrokes World Championship 09 Preview
Posted on December 18th, 2008
THE 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship begins on Friday night, with 70 players starting out in the battle for the sport’s biggest ever prize.
Stars from 22 countries will be battling for £740,000 in prize money at London’s Alexandra Palace, with the champion on Sunday January 4 taking home a record £125,000 cheque, as well as the prestigious trophy.
Canada’s John Part begins the defence of his title amongst five matches to be played on the opening night, and believes that retaining the trophy would rank as the finest moment of his career.
“To retain the title would be probably my greatest achievement,” said Part.
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New Sky Deal for Darts World Championship
Posted on December 18th, 2008
The Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship will be live on Sky Sports until 2013, following a new deal announced today.
The Professional Darts Corporation will now mark 20 years of exclusively live World Championship coverage on Sky Sports at the climax of the new 4-year agreement, which starts next year.
Sky’s new deal is announced on the eve of the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
Since its start at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, in 1994 the event has grown from 24 entrants to 70, extended from six to 13 days and crowds have trebled. By 2010 the World Darts Championship will have a prize pool of £1 million, 15 times the original sum.
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2009 PDC World Championship Odds
Posted on December 12th, 2008
Phil Taylor is odds on favourite to regain his crown with the rest of the field trailing in his wake according to Ladbrokes. Ladies debutant, and recent PDC defector, Anastasia Dobromyslova is a 1000/1 shot.
Defending champion John Part can be taken at 50/1 while Part’s surprise opponent last year, Kirk Shepherd is a huge 300/1 to go one better this year.
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2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Schedule of Play
Posted on December 10th, 2008
THE opening night of the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship will feature defending champion John Part next Friday.
Part will meet American Bill Davis on Friday December 19 as the £740,000 tournament gets underway at Alexandra Palace in London.
Former semi-finalists Wayne Jones and Andy Jenkins will also be in action, with the latter facing Dutch debutant Co Stompe, the recent German Darts Championship winner.
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Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Draw
Posted on December 8th, 2008
JOHN PART will begin the defence of his Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship against American Bill Davis, while Phil Taylor drew qualifier Steve Grubb for the first round of the tournament.
Part claimed his third World Championship title 12 months ago, and meets US number two Davis in an all-north American battle at London’s Alexandra Palace.
Phil Taylor, the 13-time World Champion, will take on Somerset-based qualifier Steve Grubb in his opening contest, while number two seed Raymond van Barneveld meets another new face, Newcastle’s Mark Stephenson.
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Anastasia Set For Ally Pally
Posted on December 8th, 2008
RUSSIA’S Anastasia Dobromyslova will compete in the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship after opting to move onto the PDC circuit.
Dobromyslova has taken the final place in the Preliminary Round of the tournament following the withdrawal of an Indian Qualifier, which saw that place awarded to a Russian representative.
The 24-year-old, the current Women’s World Champion, will become only the second female to compete in the PDC World Championship, succeeding Gayl King, who lost 3-1 to Graeme Stoddart in the 2001 event.
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Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifiers
Posted on December 6th, 2008
FORMER semi-finalist Dennis Smith was among the eight players to qualify for the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at the PDPA Qualifiers on Saturday.
Smith, who reached the last four in the 2000 World Championship, earned his place at Alexandra Palace later in December with a 5-3 victory over Dave Smith in their decisive game of the knockout qualifiers.
Smith had earlier defeated Michael Smith, Stuart Stubbs and Paul Knighton to ensure his 13th World Championship appearance and his first since the 2006 event.
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