McCoy’s Premier League Darts Week 10 Preview Sheffield
Posted on April 11th, 2012
Darts rivals Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld clash when the McCoy’s Premier League Darts visits the Motorpoint Arena on Thursday, as reigning champion Gary Anderson looks to double up in Sheffield.
Taylor and van Barneveld, who have won 20 World Championships and all of the game’s major honours between them in the past two decades, have been the Premier League’s most impressive performers in the opening nine weeks of this season.
Taylor is unbeaten and, with eight wins under his belt, has already secured his place in next month’s Play-Offs, while van Barneveld hit his highest-ever televised average of 112.28 in defeating Kevin Painter last week. Read the rest of this entry »
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McCoys Premier League Darts Week 9 Results Nottingham
Posted on April 6th, 2012
McCoy’s Premier League Darts
Week Nine – Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Kevin Painter 6-8 Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis 8-5 James Wade
Andy Hamilton 6-8 Phil Taylor
Simon Whitlock 8-2 Gary Anderson
Despite some great darts being thrown last night including a televised personal best 112.28 average for Raymond van Barneveld and a gutsy performance from Andy Hamilton against Phil Taylor, the 2012 Premier League Nottingham fixture will probably be remembered by most for the needle between Adrian Lewis and James Wade. Having initially led 4-2, Wade seemed unhappy about something in the second half of their encounter, and Jackpot was keen to protest his innocence. After the match which the World Champion eventually emerged the 8-5 winner (105 ave), the source of the incident was identified as a loose floorboard on the stage – as demonstrated by Rod Harrington and Dave Clark!
The final game of the evening saw Simon Whitlock return to winning form. Following last weeks whitewash at the hand of James Wade, the Australian looked focused and determined as he defeated an understandably out of sorts Gary Anderson 8-2.
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Speedy Services Qualifier Dartford The Michael Wiles Story
Posted on April 5th, 2012
One of four UK Open amateur hopefuls through from today’s Speedy Qualifier in Dartford used to be Kevin Painter’s doubles partner, and might yet play him in front of millions of viewers, after beating hundreds of amateurs to qualify for the ‘FA Cup of Darts.’
Michael Wiles, aged 33, stepped to the oche at a nationwide qualifying event in Hawley Road for the Speedy Services UK Open, and hit the target in style to progress to the Reebok Stadium in June.
Michael’s success means that he could now play Painter live on television, who he confidently predicted he could beat.
The Witham amateur, who is the only player to have won the Essex and London super leagues in the same season in the late 1990s, joined hundreds of other hopefuls with 15 darts at the board, hoping to score enough points to put him in a one-off 701 play leg for qualification.
After eventually prevailing, he said: “I hope to do well in Bolton. It could be the launchpad to kick start everything for me. Read the rest of this entry »
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Speedy Amateur UK Open Qualifier Results Dartford
Posted on April 5th, 2012
Pictured left to right with Mark Webster (front) are Thomas Sandwell, Dave Solly, Michael Wiles and Paul Amos, the latest 4 qualifiers for the Speedy Services UK Open.
Kevin Painter’s former pairs partner and an ex-News of the World qualifier are amongst Speedy’s latest amateur players to make it through to the UK Open, it was revealed.
Michael Wiles, a winner of the London and Essex super league title in the same season in the late 1990s, progressed to the Reebok Stadium, along with Dave Solly, who once starred in the old News of the World tournament.
Thomas Sandwell and Paul Amos were the third and fourth qualifiers from the second Speedy Services qualifier in Dartford, which was high on quality and entertainment.
From the initial 15 dart challenge, a score of 563 topped the charts, with Michael Wiles – who used to be Kevin Painter’s pairs partner – actually scraping into the one off games of 701 with a score of 376.
Speedy, the UK’s largest equipment rental and services company, is staging further qualifiers in Inverness (11th), Leeds (12th), Stoke (13th) and Cardiff (19th). Read the rest of this entry »
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McCoys Premier League Darts Week 9 Preview Nottingham
Posted on April 4th, 2012
REIGNING champion Gary Anderson makes his return to the McCoy’s Premier League Darts on Thursday, and is looking to get back to winning ways as he faces Simon Whitlock at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham.
Anderson missed last week’s league night in Cardiff whilst attending his father’s funeral in Scotland, and is now two points behind the top four in the race for Play-Off places, albeit with a game in hand.
He plays Simon Whitlock in Nottingham, having lost to the Australian amongst a run of three straight defeats before his enforced absence, and is looking to revive his title defence on Thursday night.
“I’ve lost three in a row now and I know that I need to start winning again to make the top four,” said Anderson. “I want to play well in Nottingham and hopefully the results will take care of themselves from there.
“I’m determined to play well because I was bitterly disappointed with how I played against Simon last month in Glasgow.” Read the rest of this entry »
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McCoy’s Premier League Darts Week 8 Results Cardiff
Posted on March 29th, 2012
Week Eight
March 29 – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Adrian Lewis 4 v 8 Andy Hamilton
James Wade 8 v 0 Simon Whitlock
Kevin Painter 2 v 8 Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld 2 v 8 Adrian Lewis
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McCoy’s Premier League Darts Week 8 Preview Cardiff
Posted on March 29th, 2012
ADRIAN LEWIS aims to take advantage of playing twice as the McCoy’s Premier League Darts visits the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on Thursday to boost his Play-Off challenge.
The World Champion recorded his first victory of the season a week ago in Dublin when he defeated Kevin Painter 8-3, and will play twice in Cardiff in the absence of Gary Anderson, who is attending his father’s funeral in Scotland.
Lewis will open the night against Stoke rival Andy Hamilton before returning to the stage to play Raymond van Barneveld in the fourth match – and despite finding himself bottom a week ago could amazingly move second in the table with two victories.
“My first thoughts go out to Gary and his family at a hard time following the loss of his father, and we’ll all be thinking of him on Thursday,” said Lewis.
“When I was asked to step in and play Andy, that’s the least I can do and looking at the league it’s down to me now to make the most of it. Read the rest of this entry »
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McCoy’s Premier League Amended Fixtures March 29 & April 12
Posted on March 26th, 2012
GARY ANDERSON will miss the McCoy’s Premier League Darts’ visit to Cardiff this Thursday following the recent death of his father.
The reigning Premier League Darts champion will be unable to compete at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff as he attends his father’s funeral in Scotland.
As a result, World Champion Adrian Lewis will now play twice in front of the sell-out crowd in Cardiff, meeting Andy Hamilton in the night’s first game before returning to the stage to face Raymond van Barneveld in the fourth match.
Anderson will repay the favour at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena on April 12, when he takes on James Wade in the night’s opening game and then plays Hamilton in the final game.
This Thursday’s McCoy’s Premier League Darts in Cardiff will be preceded at 7pm by a minute’s applause in memory of the late Jocky Wilson, the two-time World Champion who passed away on Saturday night.
The amended fixtures are now: Read the rest of this entry »
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McCoy’s Premier League Darts Week 7 Results Dublin
Posted on March 22nd, 2012
The Premier League party headed over the water to Dublin for the week 7 fixture, to perform in front of a reported record crowd of over 9000 at The O2. Phil Taylor (107.24) maintained his unbeaten run with an 8-2 victory over James Wade, Barney turned in a vintage performance in his encounter against the reigning champion Gary Anderson achieving a 107.22 average in his 8-5 win.
Adrian Lewis grabbed his first 2 pointer of the 2012 Premier League campaign against an out of sorts Kevin Painter and lifted himself from the bottom of the table. Simon Whitlock and Andy Hamilton provided great crowd entertainment in their tit for tat draw, the highlight being a 152 checkout from The Wizard.
McCoy’s Premier League Darts
Week Seven
March 22 – The O2, Dublin
Andy Hamilton 7 v 7 Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis 8 v 3 Kevin Painter
Raymond van Barneveld 8 v 5 Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor 8 v 2 James Wade Read the rest of this entry »
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McCoy’s Premier League Darts Week 7 Preview Dublin
Posted on March 21st, 2012
THE McCoy’s Premier League Darts visits Dublin for the first time on Thursday night, as World Champion Adrian Lewis bids to turn his season around with victory in the Emerald Isle.
The 14-week league season reaches its half-way stage with four matches in front of a sell-out 9,000 crowd at The O2.
Whilst world number one Phil Taylor sits four points clear at the top of the league table after being unbeaten in his first six matches, World Champion Lewis is joint bottom with just three points.
They came from a trio of draws in the first three weeks, with an 8-5 defeat to James Wade last week his third successive loss.
Lewis plays Kevin Painter in Dublin as he seeks to record his first win of the season, and admitted: “I’m going through a rough patch.
“I’m very inconsistent in my scoring but I’m working hard on the practice board to and get that back.
“I’ve got to take the rough with the smooth, and hopefully my luck will change. The Play-Offs are a big doubt at the moment but I’ll be back – I’m not a two-time World Champion for nothing.”
World Championship finalist Andy Hamilton is also level with Lewis on three points at the bottom of the table, and plays Simon Whitlock as he seeks to record his first victory since the opening week. Read the rest of this entry »
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