Posted on April 29th, 2012
Justin Pipe took victory in the PDC’s inaugural European Tour event with a 6-3 defeat of James Wade in the Austrian Darts Open final on Sunday night.
Taunton’s Pipe claimed the biggest victory of his career as he pocketed the £15,000 first prize at the Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt, following up victories over top-ten stars Gary Anderson and Raymond van Barneveld on Sunday by seeing off world number three Wade.
He had begun his challenge with a victory over Austria’s home star Mensur Suljovic on Friday night and then defeated young Dutchman Gino Vos in round two before taking wins over Anderson, Joe Cullen, van Barneveld and Wade in Sunday’s final stages. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on April 28th, 2012
Simon Whitlock hit a sensational nine-dart finish in the Austrian Darts Open on Saturday night – but lost to Joe Cullen as the youngster produced a superb display to move into the last 16 of the European Tour event in Austria.
Whitlock matched the achievement of Michael Smith, who hit a nine-darter on Friday, as he landed a perfect leg early in his clash with Cullen, hitting two 180s and finishing 141 with treble 20, treble 15 and double 18.
However, the Australian went on to find himself 4-1 down and, although he levelled the game, Cullen took the next two to seal victory, hitting four 180s and two 177s in the process of taking a memorable triumph.
“It’s one of the best wins of my career,” said Cullen “I was always confident that I could beat Simon, even when he hit the nine-darter, and I’ve got to take this form in Sunday now.”
Whitlock admitted: “The nine-darter was great but it also made the game so much harder for me because of the celebration. Joe was sensational and deserved to win, but to hit the nine-darter and lose is disappointing.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on April 27th, 2012
Emerging star Michael Smith hit a nine-darter in the first day of the PDC’s inaugural European Tour event on Friday, as big guns Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade, Gary Anderson and Simon Whitlock joined him in the second round of the Austrian Darts Open.
St Helens-based Smith, 21, continued his impressive form in 2012 by achieving a perfect leg, his first in a senior event, in a 6-4 comeback win against Jamie Caven.
The youngster – who has one both a Players Championship and a PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event this year – trailed Caven 3-0 when he hit back-to-back 180s and finished 141 with treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 to complete the nine-darter, matching his achievement on the Youth Tour last year. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on April 27th, 2012
PHIL TAYLOR bounced back to winning ways in the McCoy’s Premier League Darts with an 8-3 defeat of Simon Whitlock on Thursday night, as three draws in the other matches at the Echo Arena in Liverpool left the Play-Off race wide open.
Taylor had suffered his first defeat of the Premier League season when he lost to Adrian Lewis a week ago, and another upset was threatened when Whitlock, aided by a 161 checkout, took a 3-1 lead in their clash.
The 15-time World Champion, though, reeled off seven successive legs to ensure that he will end the regular season at the top of the league table. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on April 25th, 2012
ADRIAN LEWIS could end Gary Anderson’s hopes of retaining the McCoy’s Premier League Darts title when the pair clash at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Thursday, as the battle for places in the £450,000 tournament’s Play-Offs reaches a critical night.
Reigning champion Anderson has slumped to the foot of the Premier League table in recent weeks, having picked up only one point from seven matches since defeating Lewis 8-1 in Exeter on March 1.
The Scot has to defeat Lewis in Thursday’s repeat of the 2011 Premier League final if he is to keep alive his slim hopes of making the Play-Offs, with the World Champion knowing that a victory in Liverpool would put him closer to a semi-final place.
“It’s a massive match,” said Lewis, who defeated league leader Phil Taylor 8-5 last week. “Gary’s lost six out of his last seven but there’s no doubt he’ll be trying his hardest against me.
“You can’t take him lightly because he’s incredibly talented and he’s the defending champion. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on April 23rd, 2012
Dutchman Geert de Vos won a close encounter with Alan Norris to take the men’s Bulls German Open singles title 3-2. Norris reached the final by defeating Gary Thompson 2-1, whilst de Vos recovered from a first set loss to beat Scott Mitchell 2-1 in the other semi-final.
Scott Waites and Martin Adams were last 16 casualties, losing to Scott Mitchell and Brian de Hoog respectively. A field of 800 men contested the singles event, with the likes of Tony O’Shea, Darren Fitton, Stephen Bunting and Ross Montgomery bowing out at the last 64 stage. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on April 22nd, 2012
ARRON MONK completed a PDC Unicorn Youth Tour double with a 4-0 whitewash of Michael Smith in Sunday’s Event Three final at the Moorways Centre in Derby.
Monk followed up his triumph in Event One on Saturday by taking the £500 first prize ahead of Smith, who had also taken victory 24 hours earlier, in Event Two, but was denied a double by the Basingstoke youngster.
He began Sunday’s event with a whitewash of Co Stompe Jnr and also defeated Aaron Bateman, Jake Patchett, Jamie Lewis, Steve Haggerty and Sam Hill on his way to the final. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on April 21st, 2012
Arron Monk and Michael Smith took victories in the opening two events of the 2012 PDC Unicorn Youth Tour in Derby on Saturday.
Saturday’s double-header at the Moorways Centre kicked off the £60,000-plus Youth Tour (the first two of 21 tournaments to be held across seven stand-alone weekends throughout the year). A third event will be held on Sunday as the opening weekend comes to a close.
Arron Monk, the 2011 Under-21 World Champion, took the £500 first prize in Event One, defeating James Hubbard 4-0 in the final with a fine performance, which he kicked off with a 150 finish to win the first leg and also included a 14-darter in the whitewash.
He also defeated Chris Aubrey, Michael Smith, Jamie Green, Martin Heneghan, Jamie Lewis and Adam Hunt in a high-quality display. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on April 20th, 2012
A record number of almost 2,500 players will compete in the Rileys Qualifiers over the next month as they bid to win one of 32 places in the Speedy Services UK Open.
The Rileys Qualifiers, which will be knockout events held in Rileys Darts Zones around the UK, will see 32 amateur darts players win a spot in the Sky Sports-televised UK Open in Bolton, which is held from June 7-10.
Events will be held from April 21-May 20, with knockouts taking place in 32 Rileys Clubs across England, Scotland and Wales.
A record number of nearly 2,500 entries – which is an increase of over 500 on last year – have been made for the Rileys Qualifiers, as players clamour to earn the right to take on the likes of Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld and reigning Speedy Services UK Open champion James Wade in Bolton.
The 32 Rileys Qualifiers join 32 Speedy Services Qualifiers in joining the leading 96 professionals (plus ties) following their eight qualifying events in competing in the televised finals. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on April 20th, 2012
Pictured right are five more qualifiers for the Speedy Services UK Open from Thursday’s Cardiff Qualifier.
The players are the latest in a series of amateur darts players to have won places in June’s Speedy Services UK Open in Bolton through the Speedy Qualifiers, which have given players across England, Scotland and Wales the chance to compete in the event.
Players initially threw 15 darts in a bid to score one of the leading ten totals, before those ten players played off in knockout legs of 701 for the right to qualify to play at the Reebok Stadium.
Lee Russell was the top scorer in the first phase in Cardiff as he scored 504, and he went on to win his UK Open place alongside Steve Werrett, Paul Boulton, Jon Farmer and Glen Miller.
Bristol-based Werrett was an amateur qualifier for the 2011 UK Open, when he defeated John Kennedy in the first round before losing to Steve Beaton. Read the rest of this entry »
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Both poker and darts are highly popular pursuits. The games are available online, in fact, that there are organizations dedicated to making sure the rules of video poker and online darts are conformed. Similar to darts having the World Darts Federation, among others, and poker has the Tournament Directors Association. These rules are put into place in highly competitive tournaments, in which as many as hundreds or even thousands of people compete for cash prizes as well as prestige.
The Rileys Qualifiers, which will be knockout events held in Rileys Darts Zones around the UK, will see 32 amateur darts players win a spot in the Sky Sports-televised UK Open in Bolton, which is held from June 7-10.
