RTL7 International Masters – Night Three Round-Up
Posted on March 21st, 2011
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD’S bid to return to major honours in Holland was boosted when he reached the semi-finals of the RTL7 International Masters on Sunday night – and he is joined in the last four by Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson and Vincent van der Voort.
Van Barneveld powered past Roland Scholten 8-3 in Sunday’s quarter-finals to set up an all-Dutch semi-final with van der Voort at the Hotel Zuiderduin in Egmond aan Zee.
The five-time World Champion, who had progressed through his group unbeaten 24 hours earlier, opened with finishes of 161 and 170 against Scholten, and broke a two-all deadlock with five successive legs on his way to victory.
“I’m really happy to be into the semi-finals and hopefully I can win the title on Monday,” said van Barneveld, who averaged 99.53 in a strong display. Read the rest of this entry »
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RTL7 International Masters – Night Two Round-Up
Posted on March 20th, 2011
PHIL TAYLOR and Raymond van Barneveld progressed unbeaten into the quarter-finals of the RTL7 International Masters on Saturday night, and will be joined in the last eight at the Hotel Zuiderduin in Egmond aan Zee by World Champion Adrian Lewis and Vincent van der Voort.
Taylor defeated both Lewis and Terry Jenkins to win both of his games in Group B at the Hotel Zuiderduin, confirming his return to top form after rising to the head of the 888.com Premier League Darts table on Thursday.
Taylor averaged 106.99 in an 8-4 win over Jenkins in his opening game, leading 3-0 and 5-1 before the Ledbury ace hit back to trail only 6-4.
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Smith Edges Out Chisnall For First Pro Title in UK Open Qualifier
Posted on February 27th, 2011
MICHAEL SMITH defeated St Helens rival Dave Chisnall 6-5 to win the second UK Open Qualifier at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday – dramatically claiming his maiden PDC ProTour victory.
The 20-year-old followed up Saturday’s success in the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event, when he hit a nine-darter and reached the final before losing to Shaun Griffiths, by claiming his first professional title in Barnsley.
Smith had never won past the last 16 on the PDC ProTour before, but broke that run in style with a brilliant day of darts.
After defeating Louis Blundell, Gary Mawson and Nick Fullwell by only dropping five legs in his first three games, Smith came from 5-2 down to defeat Robert Thornton in the last 16.
He then avenged a 6-1 loss to Vincent van der Voort in Saturday’s UK Open Qualifier with a 6-2 quarter-final victory, and then overcame world number six Simon Whitlock 6-4 in the semi-finals to earn a place in the final. Read the rest of this entry »
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RTL7 International Masters
Posted on February 23rd, 2011
THE RTL7 International Masters will be played from March 18-21 at the Hotel Zuiderduin, featuring the leading six Dutch players amongst 12 top stars competing for €80,000 in prize money.
The tournament will be held across four days at the Hotel Zuiderduin in Egmond aan Zee, Holland, as four groups of three players battle for the €20,000 first prize.
The Dutch players competing in the tournament will be Raymond van Barneveld, Vincent van der Voort, Co Stompe, Jelle Klaasen, Michael van Gerwen and Roland Scholten.
Competing for the Rest of the World will be the English quartet of Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis, James Wade and Terry Jenkins, Australia’s Simon Whitlock and Scotland’s Gary Anderson.
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Part Wins North American Darts Championship
Posted on July 1st, 2010
JOHN PART defeated Darin Young 6-4 to win the North American Darts Championship as the New Tropicana World Series of Darts Festival came to a close in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Part has endured a tough year after slipping to the edge of the PDC’s top 32, but emerged victorious from the 79-strong field of American and Canadian stars to pick up the £5,000 title at Las Vegas’ Tropicana Hotel.
The three-time World Champion drew on all his experience during the event, but particularly during his semi-final and final wins over Gary Mawson and young respectively.
Part dropped just three legs in defeating Alvin Martin and Greg Lewis in his opening two games, before seeing off Shawn Brenneman and Chris White 6-4 to reach the semis.
However, he stared defeat in the face against Mawson, who hit back from 5-4 down to level a tight match but then missed seven match darts in the decider, before Part took out double top for the win.
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Taylor Wins World Cricket Championship
Posted on June 27th, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR kicked off the New Tropicana World Series of Darts Festival with victory in the World Cricket Championship, coming from 2-0 down to defeat Mark Walsh in the final.
The event, held in the cricket format of darts, was the first of five to be held at Las Vegas’ Tropicana Hotel from June 26-30, with $200,000 prize money on offer for over 150 players from around the world.
World number one Taylor showed his class to take the World Cricket Championship title, only dropping four legs throughout the Saturday’s event.
He was a 3-0 winner against Howard Meyers, Andy Fordham and Kirk Shepherd in his opening three games, before defeating former World Champions Richie Burnett and Steve Beaton 3-1 to reach the semi-finals.
There, he defeated Mark Dudbridge 3-0 to move into the decider, where he faced Walsh.
Hertfordshire ace Walsh dominated the opening two legs of the final to take a 2-0 lead, before Taylor edged a high-quality third and then levelled in a tight fourth leg.
The deciding leg saw Taylor take control of the 20 bed immediately, but Walsh hit back to close the 19, 18, 17 and 15 beds – only for Taylor to hit back and seal victory with two bullseyes.
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King Reigns In PartyPoker.net Dutch Darts Trophy
Posted on November 8th, 2008
MERVYN KING picked up his second PDC Pro Tour win of 2008 with victory in the PartyPoker.net Dutch Darts Trophy.
King defeated Raymond van Barneveld 3-2 in the final to claim the £5,000 winner’s cheque, following up his victory in April’s Scottish Players Championship with another title to jump up to 12th in the PDC Order of Merit.
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The Bull Takes John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Title
Posted on November 3rd, 2008
TERRY JENKINS defeated namesake Andy Jenkins to claim victory in the John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship in Killarney.
The world number five picked up his first title for 18 months with a strong display at Ireland’s National Event Centre.
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Wizard Claims German Darts Trophy
Posted on October 27th, 2008
COLIN OSBORNE claimed his first Players Championship title of 2008 with a final-leg win over Carlos Rodriguez in the PartyPoker.net German Darts Trophy final.
Osborne has twice been a runner-up so far in 2008 in Players Championships, although he did win the Blue Square UK Open North-East Regional Final in January.
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Losper Retains Emperors Palace PDC South African Open Title
Posted on September 29th, 2008
CHARLES LOSPER has retained the Emperors Palace PDC South African Open title, with a 4-1 win over Mark Jackson seeing him earn a place in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
Losper showed his status as the leading darts player in South Africa by claiming the title in the two-stage tournament, staged at the Emperors Palace Casino in Johannesburg, for a second successive year.
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