European Championship Darts Final Results
Posted on August 1st, 2011
IMPERIOUS TAYLOR WINS HIS FOURTH EUROPEAN TITLE
PHIL TAYLOR defeated Adrian Lewis 11-8 in the final of the PartyPoker.net European Championship to claim his fourth European title in a row.
The Power saw off the World Champion in a tense final thanks to a crucial break of throw in the 18th leg, with Taylor popping in a 180 before taking out 164 to move 10-8 ahead.
Both men hit two 140s in the next leg, but it was Taylor who was first to the double and hit double ten to claim the £50,000 winner’s cheque with a 109.29 average.
“It’s a great feeling and a great end to a fantastic event,” said Taylor. “The crowd were unreal and stuck behind the players throughout. The atmosphere has been brilliant. Adrian’s semi against Raymond was one of the best I’ve ever seen – he’s had a tougher day than me to get to the final.
“I’m looking forward to having a great holiday now and this trophy is down to 30 years of dedication,” added the World number one.
Lewis was on a high after winning a thrilling semi-final against Raymond van Barneveld, clinching a place in final with a 121 checkout against the throw in a deciding leg after hitting a nine-darter in the 17th leg before the Dutchman battled back. Read the rest of this entry »
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#officialeurosweep – We Have A Winner!
Posted on July 31st, 2011
What a super Sunday we had at the European Championship. Phil Taylor claimed his 4th successive European Championship with an 11-8 win over Adrian Lewis, who hit a NINE-DART FINISH during his semi final match against Raymond van Barneveld.
And Taylor’s victory meant that BrianRedfearn was our winner of the Official Euro Sweep and receives a set of darts from Red Dragon. Congratulations!
QUARTER FINALS (Afternoon session)
craigcartmell (Adrian Lewis) 10-8 TheWack72 (Kim Huybrechts)
crispy180 (Raymond van Barneveld) 10-8 DSAndeton (James Wade)
BrianRedfearn (Phil Taylor) 10-7 a180w (Paul Nicholson)
valkie180 (Simon Whitlock) 10-6 martyboy180 (Peter Wright)
SEMI FINALS (Evening session)
craigcartmell (Adrian Lewis) 11-10 crispy180 (Raymond van Barneveld)
BrianRedfearn (Phil Taylor) 11-4 valkie180 (Simon Whitlock)
FINAL (Evening session)
craigcartmell (Adrian Lewis) 8-11 BrianRedfearn (Phil Taylor)
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the #officialeurosweep, it’s been a fabulous competition and the banter has been brilliant.
Until next time, may the darts be with you….follow me @DerekDarts180 on twitter.
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European Championship Darts Quarter Final Results
Posted on July 31st, 2011
CLINICAL TAYLOR OUSTS NICHOLSON IN GERMANY
PHIL TAYLOR’S bid for a fourth European Championship title remains on track as he beat Paul Nicholson 10-8 in the quarter-finals of the PartyPoker.net European Championship in Dusseldorf on Sunday afternoon.
The hotly anticipated game swung both ways and looked likely to head to a final-leg shoot-out at 7-7, but the World number one moved away from Nicholson with a 129 checkout, a 13-dart leg and a 138 checkout to seal the win.
“Every time you play Paul it’s like a final, he gets the best out of you,” said Taylor. “It was a good atmosphere and a hard fought match, really nip and tuck and not the best scoring but very exciting – and it was great to finish on the 138.”
“There was massive tension out there, one of the best atmosphere’s I’ve ever played in and I felt tremendous,” said Nicholson – who led 3-0 after a fast start. “I played pretty well today but at times my first dart just wasn’t good enough and you cannot afford any slack darts against Phil. He was the better player today, no question.” Read the rest of this entry »
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#officialeurosweep 2nd Round Results
Posted on July 31st, 2011
Well, what a Saturday we had at the European Darts Championship – and the Red Dragon Official Euro Sweep is heating up too as we’ve reached our last 8, with a few surprises along the way.
2ND ROUND RESULTS
valkie180 (Simon Whitlock) 10-2 jayandrewswba (Colin Lloyd)
clarabel73 (Terry Jenkins) 4-10 a180w (Paul Nicholson)
BrianRedfearn (Phil Taylor) 10-3 180RobLFC (Mervyn King)
Gorilla9Darts (Gary Anderson) 5-10 martyboy180 (Peter Wright)
dinkyrach (Wes Newton) 8-10 TheWack72 (Kim Huybrechts)
craigcartmell (Adrian Lewis) 10-5 KeithCase_wCd (Dave Chisnall)
DSAnderton (James Wade) 10-7 DartsBeersCheer (Ronnie Baxter)
crispy180 (Raymond van Barneveld) 10-5 hankdeplank (Mark Walsh)
Today will be a bumper day of darts, with the quarter-finals taking place in the afternoon, and the semi-finals and final in the evening. Who will walk away with the Red Dragon Darts?
QUARTER FINALS (2pm local time, 1pm BST)
craigcartmell (Adrian Lewis) v TheWack72 (Kim Huybrechts)
crispy180 (Raymond van Barneveld) v DSAndeton (James Wade)
BrianRedfearn (Phil Taylor) v a180w (Paul Nicholson)
valkie180 (Simon Whitlock) v martyboy180 (Peter Wright)
SEMI FINALS (8pm local time, 7pm BST)
craigcartmell/TheWack72 v cripsy180/DSAnderton
BrianRedfearn/a180w v valkie180/martyboy180
The final will take place at approximately 10:30pm local time, 9:30pm BST.
All matches are the best of 21 legs, first to 11.
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European Championship Darts Night 3 Results
Posted on July 31st, 2011
LEWIS THRILLS GERMAN CROWD AS HUYBRECHTS SHOCKS NEWTON
ADRIAN LEWIS turned on the style at the PartyPoker.net European Championship in Dusseldorf, reaching the quarter-final with an electric 10-5 win over Dave Chisnall.
The World Champion was tied at five apiece against the St Helens man, but when they returned from the break Lewis fired in four 180s and took out 146 and 104 as he won five in a row, then clinched the match with a 123 checkout to send a message to the rest of the field with a 105.80 average – with the eight players in action tonight averaging 100.14 between them.
Lewis will face Kim Huybrechts in Sunday’s quarter-finals after the Belgian won a tense match with World number seven Wes Newton 10-8. Read the rest of this entry »
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European Championship Darts Day 3 Results
Posted on July 30th, 2011
TAYLOR AND NICHOLSON SET UP EURO CLASH AS WRIGHT STUNS ANDERSON
PHIL TAYLOR will meet Paul Nicholson in the quarter-finals of the PartyPoker.net European Championship in Dusseldorf after both men completed convincing second round wins.
Defending champion Taylor defeated Mervyn King 10-3 to register his 17th straight European Championship win, to follow Nicholson’s 10-4 win over Terry Jenkins at the sold-out Maritim Hotel venue.
Nicholson has had some strong words to say about the World number one recently, and Taylor said that their match tomorrow will be compulsive viewing live on ITV4.
“Everyone wants to watch us play each other now, it’s something not to be missed,” said Taylor. “Paul played really well and was very calm, and I’m sure he’ll bring his best game. I moved through the gears nicely today and will be right up there tomorrow so it’ll be great to watch.”
“My life is really good right now,” said Nicholson. “I’m happy and I’m fit and you can’t ask for more than that. I’m living my dream – I know I can beat anybody and getting into the top ten in the world is already the biggest achievement of my career.”
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#officialeurosweep 1st Round Results
Posted on July 30th, 2011
The darts world of twitter endured some good tungsten-banter over the last two days, but the first round has concluded and we’re down to 16 people in the battle for the Red Dragon darts. Well done to all the winners, commiserations to the losers.
1ST ROUND RESULTS
180RobLFC (Mervyn King) 6-1 PitchfArk (Co Stompe)
shancalfe (Alan Tabern) 4-6 jayandrewswba (Colin Lloyd)
matthastwell (John Part) 5-6 martyboy180 (Peter Wright)
lizforster9 (Justin Pipe) 3-6 a180w (Paul Nicholson)
valkie180 (Simon Whitlock) 6-2 Sashalou26 (Mensur Suljovic)
BrianRedfern (Phil Taylor) 6-3 Joet16 (John Michael)
Kicking__King (Mark Webster) 4-6 clarabel73 (Terry Jenkins)
Gorilla9Darts (Gary Anderson) 6-3 grayslinkey (Jamie Caven)
themysterylady (Wane Jones) 5-6 hankdeplank (Mark Walsh)
jamiedoswell (Jelle Klaasen) 4-6 KeithCase_wCd (Dave Chisnall)
DartsBeersCheers (Ronnie Baxter) 6-4 ScottJamesBurr (Michael van Gerwen)
TheWack72 (Kim Huybrechts) 6-2 Big_G_aroo (Antonio Alcinas)
DSAnderton (James Wade) 6-1 danlfc1982 (Magnus Caris)
craigcartmell (Adrian Lewis) 6-4 mad4darts50 (Vincent van der Voort)
dinkyrach (Wes Newton) 6-2 bdopdcmc (Andy Smith)
crispy180 (Raymond van Barneveld) 6-4 dartsfanatic (Andy Hamilton)
The second round begins today over 2 sessions, 1pm and 7pm British time.
Afternoon Session (2pm local time, 1pm BST)
valkie180 (Simon Whitlock) v jayandrewswba (Colin Lloyd)
clarabel73 (Terry Jenkins) v a180w (Paul Nicholson)
BrianRedfearn (Phil Taylor) v 180RobLFC (Mervyn King)
Gorilla9Darts (Gary Anderson) v martyboy180 (Peter Wright)
Evening Session (8pm local time, 7pm BST)
dinkyrach (Wes Newton) v TheWack72 (Kim Huybrechts)
craigcartmell (Adrian Lewis) v KeithCase_wCd (Dave Chisnall)
DSAnderton (James Wade) v DartsBeersCheer (Ronnie Baxter)
crispy180 (Raymond van Barneveld) v hankdeplank (Mark Walsh)
All games are the best of 19 legs.
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European Championship Darts Night 2 Results
Posted on July 30th, 2011
BATTLING BARNEY SEES OFF HAMILTON AS LEWIS & WADE PROGRESS
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD came from 3-1 down to defeat Andy Hamilton in a thriller at the PartyPoker.net European Championship, while World Champion Adrian Lewis and James Wade both progressed safely into the second round in Dusseldorf.
Van Barneveld produced a superb performance in winning five of the final six legs against Hamilton, hitting six 180s in the match and ending the game with a 101.98 average.
Hamilton had opened the game with a 146 checkout and continued the form which had seen him reach the World Matchplay semi-finals last week, but was edged out as the Dutchman moved into the last 16.
“I’m very pleased,” said van Barneveld. “I struggled in the first couple of legs and at 3-1 down I knew I had to fight back, and I think I played really well. Read the rest of this entry »
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European Championship Darts Night 1 Results
Posted on July 29th, 2011
TAYLOR OFF TO FLIER IN DUSSELDORF AS WHITLOCK, KING & ANDERSON IMPRESS
PHIL TAYLOR overcame the brave challenge of Greek debutant John Michael to begin the defence of his PartyPoker.net European Championship title with a 6-3 victory in Dusseldorf on Thursday night.
Taylor, who has won the title in the last three years, had to come from a leg down against the newcomer from Athens, who also picked up two more legs and hit a brace of 180s.
However, he was unable to match Taylor’s clinical finishing as the world number one hit six doubles from seven attempts in the match, with his only miss coming in the opening leg which Michael won with a 102 finish.
“John played well and I was impressed with him,” said Taylor, who won a 12th World Matchplay title last Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
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PartyPoker.net European Championship Preview
Posted on July 27th, 2011
THE fourth PartyPoker.net European Championship begins at the Maritim Hotel in Dusseldorf on Thursday, with Phil Taylor aiming to retain his unbeaten record in the tournament.
Taylor has won the previous three stagings of the European Championship since the tournament was introduced in 2008, defeating Adrian Lewis, Steve Beaton and Wayne Jones in the respective finals.
The 50-year-old from Stoke has drawn debutant qualifier John Michael, a Greek player who will be making his first televised appearance, in Thursday’s first round, with the game over the best of 11 legs.
Taylor retained his World Matchplay title for a fourth successive year in Blackpool last week, defeating James Wade in the final, and is targeting a repeat of that success in the ITV4-televised event in Germany.
“I was delighted to win the World Matchplay and my target now is to keep hold of the European Championship title too,” said Taylor, who is unbeaten in 15 previous matches in the event.
“I’ve enjoyed this event for the last three years and it’s my plan to make it four in a row.
“I don’t know much about John but I’ve seen him a couple of times and he’s a good player. In a short format I know I’ll have to be on top of my game on Thursday and will have to start well.”
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