German Title For Lewis
Posted on March 7th, 2010
ADRIAN LEWIS claimed his first PDC ProTour win of 2010 with a 6-4 win over Mark Walsh in the final of Sunday’s German Darts Classic Players Championship.
The 25-year-old from Stoke picked up the £6,000 title in Gladbeck with a fine performance, coming from 4-3 down to take three successive legs in winning the final.
Lewis produced legs of 11 and 15 darts to lead 2-0 in the final – hitting a showpiece 96 finish of single 20, double 18 and double top in the second.
Walsh hit back to win the next three, including a 126 finish, in taking the lead, and also punished missed doubles from Lewis in leg seven to edge 4-3 up.
But Lewis took out a 14-darter to level, double four to break throw and then sealed victory with an 80 finish of two double tops in ensuring the title.
Earlier in the day, he had avenged Saturday’s defeat to Mark Dudbridge with a 6-2 win, and also overcame Mick McGowan, Maik Langendorf, Steve Hine and Robert Thornton to reach the semis.
He also found himself 4-3 down in the last four against Dolan, but included a 121 bullseye finish in winning the next three without reply in taking victory.
Walsh battled past Gary Anderson with a 6-3 semi-final win, having been taken to a deciding leg in the quarter-finals by Steve Brown.
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Van Der Voort Claims Maiden PDC Title
Posted on March 7th, 2010
VINCENT VAN DER VOORT won his first PDC title with a 6-2 defeat of Wayne Jones in the final of Saturday’s German Darts Classic Players Championship in Gladbeck.
Van der Voort celebrated three years on the PDC circuit by claiming his first title in his fourth final, having lost two previous PDC ProTour events and the 2007 UK Open final.
The Dutchman showed some fine form in Gladbeck, Germany, to win through to the final, whitewashing Steven Marckowiak in his opening game before seeing off Dennis Smith, Andy Smith and Mark Walsh to reach the quarter-finals – missing double 12 for a nine-darter against the latter.
He overcame Mark Dudbridge 6-3 in the last eight before edging out Kevin Painter 6-5 in a thrilling semi-final.
Painter led 2-0 and 3-1 before van der Voort took three legs in a row, including seven perfect darts in one leg, to hit the front.
Painter levelled with a superb ten-darter, featuring seven perfect darts of his own, but missed two darts in the next as van der Voort edged 5-4 up.
The Dutchman missed the bullseye for a 127 finish for victory in the tenth leg, as Painter took out 90 on the bull – but the English star missed the same bed for a 121 checkout in the decider and van der Voort posted tops for a 14-darter and the win.
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Derby Win For Taylor
Posted on February 27th, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR powered past Terry Jenkins 6-1 to claim Saturday’s Players Championship in Derby in his first PDC ProTour appearance of 2010.
The world number one confirmed his return to top form following a virus at the Moorways Centre in Derby, backing up a third successive Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts victory on Thursday with a devastating Players Championship win.
Taylor dropped just six legs in seven matches on his way to the £6,000 title, which included whitewashes of Andy Hamilton and Chris Thompson, with Co Stompe being the only player to win two legs against him, in their quarter-final.
After storming to victory against York’s Thompson in the semi-finals, Taylor blew away Premier League rival Jenkins 6-1 in the final.
He opened the final with a 14-dart finish, and set up a double eight checkout with a 168 score in breaking Jenkins’ throw in the second leg.
A missed double 11, for a 124 finish, allowed Jenkins to hit back in the third, but Taylor slammed home checkouts of 108 and 124 in taking the next two legs, before hitting a 180 in a 13-darter to lead 5-1.
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King Takes Swindon Title
Posted on February 21st, 2010
MERVYN KING won his first tournament since 2008 with 6-3 victory over Andy Hamilton in the final of Saturday’s Players Championship.
The world number four ended a 15-month gap between victories to claim the £6,000 winner’s cheque at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon.
Having won both his Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts matches so far this season, King continued his form to sweep through the 156-player field in the third Players Championship of the year.
Having edged past Steve Evans in a deciding leg in the first round, he took 6-2 wins against Andy Callaby, Vincent van der Voort and Steve Hine to reach the quarter-finals.
There, he saw off in-form Adrian Lewis 6-4 before blowing away another Premier League rival, Ronnie Baxter, 6-1 to reach the final.
In the decider, he took out 101 in the opening leg to break Hamilton’s throw before the Stoke man punished two misses from King to level with a 76 finish.
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Gib Win For Ovens
Posted on February 8th, 2010
DENIS OVENS won his first PDC Pro tour event since 2007 with victory over Gary Anderson in the final of Sunday’s Gibraltar Players Championship.
Ovens claimed the £6,000 title with a fine day of darts in the Tercentenary Sports Hall, picking up his first win in two-and-a-half years and reaching a final for the first time in 16 months.
In a day of steadily improving form, he overcame Tony Blundell, Andy Relf and Par Riihonen in the early stages before blowing away Mark Dudbridge and Andy Hamilton 6-1 and dropping just two legs against Steve Evans.
He enjoyed a thrilling final against Hamilton, hitting two 180s in taking a 4-2 lead before Anderson took out 78 and 96 to level.
A 120 finish put Ovens 5-4 up, with Anderson taking the tenth leg but having no answer in the decider, as the Stevenage man hit another 180 and took out 96 for the title.
Anderson was in blistering form in the early rounds, dropping only two legs in victories against Bryan De Hoog, Tab Hunter, Wayne Atwood and Robert Thornton before sweeping past Terry Jenkins 6-3 and seeing off Nigel Heydon 6-2 in the semi-finals.
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Jaws Wins In Gibraltar
Posted on February 7th, 2010
COLIN LLOYD claimed victory in the opening Players Championship of 2010, defeating Wayne Jones 6-2 to win the StanJames.com Eddie Cox Memorial Trophy.
The world number eight claimed the £6,000 title in Gibraltar with a strong showing on Saturday, dropping only one leg in his opening two wins, against Dave Ahmet and Julian Sanchez before edging out Tony Eccles 6-5.
Peter Wright was whitewashed in the last 16, while Colin Osborne took out three 100-plus finishes in their quarter final, which Lloyd won 6-3.
He then defeated Mervyn King 6-2 in the semi-finals, having led 5-0, and repeated the scoreline against Jones in the decider.
Lloyd opened the final with a 180 and produced back-to-back 14-darters in leading 3-0, before hitting a 168 score to leave double 12 in the fourth.
Jones won two successive legs to pull back to 4-2, but paid for a missed dart at double top in the seventh as Lloyd posted double 12, before taking out 92 on double eight for victory.
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Nicholson Wins Players Championship
Posted on February 1st, 2010
GIANT-KILLER Paul Nicholson claimed his first major title with victory at the totesport.com Players Championship, dethroning Phil Taylor before overcoming Mervyn King 13-11 in the final at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet.
Nicholson produced the greatest form of his life to claim the £60,000 first prize and mark his rise to 16th in the PDC Order of Merit with a superb finale to the Essex-based event.
Following wins over former World Champions Dennis Priestley and Steve Beaton in the opening two rounds, he saw off Adrian Lewis in Sunday afternoon’s quarter-finals before then ending Phil Taylor’s hopes of retaining the title in an incredible semi-final.
Nicholson hit four ton-plus finishes – including a 170 – in coming from 3-1 down to lead against Taylor, and held his nerve in a deciding leg to reach the final.
There, he defeated King in a tight battle, eventually prevailing 13-11 after the pair shared the opening 20 legs of the final.
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Players Championship Round 2 Evening Session
Posted on January 31st, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR avoided a major scare from Terry Jenkins to earn his place in the quarter-finals of the totesport.com Players Championship on Saturday night.
Taylor, the reigning champion in the £250,000 event, was pushed to deciding leg by Jenkins before prevailing 8-7 to set up a quarter-final with Colin Lloyd on Sunday.
Jenkins led Taylor 4-3 midway through the contest, but a 160 finish helped the world number one to regain the lead, and he proved too strong as the game went to a deciding leg.
“Terry’s great under pressure and he took some superb finishes out with his last dart,” said Taylor. “It was a really tough game and I’m relieved to be through it.
“I’m here to win and I’ll look forward to the quarter-finals now against Colin Lloyd on Sunday, and hopefully I can go all the way.”
Saturday’s evening session also saw Adrian Lewis emerge victorious in a deciding leg, following an entertaining clash with Stoke rival Andy Hamilton.
The duo shared 12 180s, while Lewis led 6-3 and 7-5 before Hamilton levelled, only to miss double eight for a 136 finish in the decider before the youngster progressed.
Mervyn King had fewer problems in sweeping past below-par Jelle Klaasen 8-1, while the tournament’s Dutch challenge was ended when Michael van Gerwen went down 8-2 to Colin Osborne.
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Players Championship Round 2 Afternoon Session
Posted on January 31st, 2010
COLIN LLOYD made a thrilling comeback to defeat Kevin Painter 8-4 with an impressive performance in the totesport.com Players Championship on Saturday afternoon.
Lloyd hit back from 4-2 down to win six successive legs in booking a quarter-final place at the Circus Tavern, prevailing in a high-quality battle of the Essex-born stars.
Chelmsford’s Lloyd finished the game with the highest average so far in the tournament, of 102.35, and will take on either reigning champion Phil Taylor or Terry Jenkins in the last eight on Sunday.
“It was a fantastic game to be involved in,” said Lloyd. “I was battling throughout and an 8-4 scoreline doesn’t really reflect the game, but I’ll take it.
“I’ll have to improve a bit if I’m going to win this but I know there’s a bit more in the tank. I can lift my game to 104 and hopefully that will be enough.”
Wayne Jones also took six successive legs to make a fine comeback from 5-2 down in knocking out number two seed Mark Walsh.
Jones will now take on either Mervyn King or Jelle Klaasen in the quarter-finals, having trailed 3-1 early on and also 5-2 before an 11-darter turned the contest around and he powered to victory.
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Players Championship Night 2
Posted on January 30th, 2010
MERVYN KING produced a sensational comeback to send world number three James Wade crashing out of the totesport.com Players Championship on Friday night with a 6-5 victory.
King looked set to depart the Circus Tavern on the back of a hiding when left-hander Wade powered into a 5-2 lead in their clash.
However, the world number five took three successive legs to force the game into a decider, punishing two missed darts for the match from Wade in the tenth leg before sealing victory with a 106 checkout.
“When I was 5-2 down I kept believing and dug in, and thankfully he missed a couple of chances for the match and I stepped in,” said King, who now takes on Jelle Klaasen in Saturday’s second round.
The Dutchman disposed of Gary Anderson with a 6-1 victory in a sensational performance, and admitted: “I’ve worked very hard since the World Championship, especially on my finishing and it showed.”
Ronnie Baxter missed double 12 for a nine-dart finish during his narrow 6-5 win over Mark Dudbridge in another thriller at the Circus Tavern.
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