UK Open 08 Review - Day 4
Posted on June 10th, 2008
JAMES WADE claimed the third major title of his flourishing career with an 11-7 win over America’s Gary Mawson in the final of the Blue Square UK Open last night.
Wade added the £35,000 UK Open title to the World Matchplay and World Grand Prix victories he took in 2007 with a classy display of darts at the Reebok Stadium.
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UK Open 08 Review - Day 3
Posted on June 8th, 2008
PHIL TAYLOR and Raymond van Barneveld will meet in the quarter-finals of the Blue Square UK Open for a third successive year on Sunday.
The world’s best two players have clashed in the last eight at the Reebok Stadium in the last two years, with Dutchman van Barneveld claiming victory on both occasions on his way to the title.
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UK Open 08 Review - Day 2
Posted on June 7th, 2008
PHIL TAYLOR and Raymond van Barneveld kicked off their Blue Square UK Open challenges with impressive victories in Bolton on Friday night.
Taylor produced a 104 average in his 9-3 win over John Ferrell, but admitted he was distracted by a night of upsets on the other seven stages at the Reebok Stadium.
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UK Open 08 Review - Day 1
Posted on June 6th, 2008
WAYNE MARDLE will meet Adrian Lewis in round three of the Blue Square UK Open on Friday night, after surviving a scare against Gary Welding in his Reebok Stadium opener.
Mardle began his challenge in the event on Thursday night when the tournament kicked off with the opening two rounds in Bolton.
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UK Open 08 Preview
Posted on June 2nd, 2008
BARNEVELD CHASING BLUE SQUARE UK OPEN HAT-TRICK
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD is bidding for a Reebok Stadium hat-trick when the Blue Square UK Open begins on Thursday.
The Dutchman has won the Bolton title for the past two years since his move to the PDC in 2006, defeating Barrie Bates and Vincent van der Voort in the final of the tournament - which is dubbed the “FA Cup of Darts”.
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UK Open 08 Schedule
Posted on June 1st, 2008
2008 Blue Square UK Open Schedule of Play
Thursday June 5 – 7pm-11pm
Preliminary, First and Second Rounds (best of 11 legs)
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Final UK Open Order of Merit Standings
Posted on April 2nd, 2008
A total of 104 professional players have qualified to compete in the 2008 Blue Square UK Open Televised Finals.
The eight Regional Finals concluded on Sunday with the Midlands Regional Final, won by Phil Taylor in Telford.
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Blue Square UK Open Tickets
Posted on March 13th, 2008
TICKETS for the 2008 Blue Square UK Open will go on sale on Tuesday 18 March, with a week of pre-sale for DartsTV annual subscribers.
The UK Open Televised Finals will be played from June 5-8 at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton and are screened live on Sky Sports.
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UK Open Increases Prize Fund
Posted on August 5th, 2007
There will be a record prize fund for the 2008 Blue Square UK Open, with almost £70,000 more prize money in the regional finals and the televised finals in Bolton. The 8 regional finals for the 2008 UK Open will begin in September with the Welsh regional final at the Newport Centre. Each of the 8 events will now have an increased prize fund of £25,000 and will only be open to PDPA members. Only PDPA members will be able to compete in the Regional Finals, although non-members will still be able to win a place in Bolton via an improved Pub Qualifiers system.
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UK Open 07 Review - Day 4
Posted on June 11th, 2007
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD retained the Blue Square UK Open title with a 16-8 win over fellow Dutchman Vincent van der Voort at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton on Sunday night. The Dutchman claimed his first PDC title 12 months ago in this event, and repeated his triumph to claim the £30,000 first prize. He had defeated Phil Taylor and Colin Lloyd - his rivals in the world’s top three - 11-4 earlier on Sunday to book his place in the final, and then powered past his fellow countryman to victory.
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