US Open At The Double For Priestley
Posted on August 24th, 2009
DENNIS PRIESTLEY claimed a second tournament win in a week with a 6-3 victory over Andy Hamilton in the final of the PDC US Open.
Priestley followed up last Sunday’s Canadian Players Championship triumph by taking the $12,000 title in Atlanta.
The 59-year-old was in top form throughout the day, restricting each of his six opponents to three legs or less in each match.
Following early wins over Stephen Panuncialman and Kevin McDine, he saw off both Andy Jenkins and Peter Manley 6-1, before overcoming Alan Tabern 6-2 in the semis, pulling clear from 3-2 to progress to the final.
There, he defeated Hamilton 6-3 to take the title, taking advantage of missed doubles to win the opening leg and then breaking throw to lead 2-0.
Hamilton took the third but was left waiting on a double in the next as Priestley took a 3-1 lead, which was extended further when he also won the fifth leg.
Stoke ace Hamilton took the next two to reduce the gap to one leg, but crucially was denied a dart at a double in the next after the pair traded maximums, with a 38 checkout putting Priestley a leg away from the title.
He then wrapped up the win after Hamilton twice missed his chances to keep the game alive to take the $12,000 winner’s cheque and add yet another title to his roll of honour.
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US Open 08 Review
Posted on May 19th, 2008
DAY ONE REVIEW
PHIL TAYLOR’S defence of the PartyPoker.net PDC US Open began successfully on Friday night as he romped into the last 16 without dropping a set at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
Taylor will face Colin Osborne in the Fifth Round on Saturday, having seen off Robert St Onge, Scott Cummings, Kevin Dowling and Alan Warriner-Little in the event’s early rounds.
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US Open 08 Preview
Posted on May 2nd, 2008
PHIL TAYLOR sets out to claim back-to-back PartyPoker.net PDC US Open titles on Friday in the next part of his bid to reclaim the world number one spot from Raymond van Barneveld.
Taylor was overtaken at the head of the PDC Order of Merit by Dutchman van Barneveld in January, following his disappointing end to 2007.
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US Open 08 Schedule
Posted on May 1st, 2008
The £125,000 tournament begins on Friday May 16 at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, with the 258-player field being whittled down to the last 16 on day one before the action shifts to the televised stage in the Cabaret Theatre.
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New USA Event For PDC
Posted on January 23rd, 2008
THE 2008 PDC US Open will be accompanied by a North American Darts Championship, giving players from the USA and Canada a further tournament to take part in this year.
The second $250,000 PDC US Open will take place from Friday 16 May to Sunday 18 May at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
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US Open 07 Preview
Posted on May 1st, 2007
THE £126,000 US Open will be staged at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut from 18-20 May 2007.
The tournament is open to both PDPA members and non-members resident in North America, giving the top US and Canadian-based stars the chance to take on Phil Taylor and World Champion Raymond van Barneveld.
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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.
