Ladbrokes World Championship 09 - Day 3
Posted on December 23rd, 2008
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD made an imperious start to his bid for a sixth World Championship on Sunday night - but Anastasia Dobromyslova’s Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship hopes were shattered by Remco van Eijden.
Dutch legend van Barneveld produced arguably his smoothest display of 2008 to defeat qualifier Mark Stephenson in straight sets at Alexandra Palace - having gone back two years in time with a change to an old set of darts.
Having struggled to settle with various different darts since claiming the 2007 World Championship, van Barneveld was in top form to average over 100 and drop just one leg to reach round two, where he meets Wes Newton.
“I’m very pleased because there’s a lot of pressure on your first game,” said van Barneveld. “I’ve worked hard recently and gone back to my old darts and I feel confident.”
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Ladbrokes World Championship 09 - Day 2
Posted on December 21st, 2008
PHIL TAYLOR whitewashed qualifier Steve Grubb to make a strong start to his Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship challenge.
Taylor failed to drop a single leg against the pub landlord from Somerset, ruthlessly powering to victory without his opponent reaching a double at Alexandra Palace.
“It’s a relief to get the win,” admitted Taylor. “It was a different game to what I’m used to because Steve was struggling and I felt for him.
“Normally against a player, what they do motivates you but I had to try and motivate myself - you react to what they do.”
Taylor will meet Michael van Gerwen next Saturday in the second round, a year after the Dutch youngster pushed him all the way at Alexandra Palace.
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Ladbrokes World Championship 09 - Day 1
Posted on December 20th, 2008
DEFENDING CHAMPION John Part crashed out to Bill Davis in an opening night filled with shocks at the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
Part was defeated in straight sets by the American to suffer a first-game loss in the defence of his title for the second time in the PDC - having gone out to Mark Dudbridge five years ago after claiming victory in the 2003 tournament.
He never recovered from a slow start as Davis took a crucial first set, with Part landing five maximums in three legs in the second before being punished for failing to wrap up the set, and the American edged the third to progress to the last 32.
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Ladbrokes World Championship 09 Preview
Posted on December 18th, 2008
THE 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship begins on Friday night, with 70 players starting out in the battle for the sport’s biggest ever prize.
Stars from 22 countries will be battling for £740,000 in prize money at London’s Alexandra Palace, with the champion on Sunday January 4 taking home a record £125,000 cheque, as well as the prestigious trophy.
Canada’s John Part begins the defence of his title amongst five matches to be played on the opening night, and believes that retaining the trophy would rank as the finest moment of his career.
“To retain the title would be probably my greatest achievement,” said Part.
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2009 PDC World Championship Odds
Posted on December 12th, 2008
Phil Taylor is odds on favourite to regain his crown with the rest of the field trailing in his wake according to Ladbrokes. Ladies debutant, and recent PDC defector, Anastasia Dobromyslova is a 1000/1 shot.
Defending champion John Part can be taken at 50/1 while Part’s surprise opponent last year, Kirk Shepherd is a huge 300/1 to go one better this year.
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2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Schedule of Play
Posted on December 10th, 2008
THE opening night of the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship will feature defending champion John Part next Friday.
Part will meet American Bill Davis on Friday December 19 as the £740,000 tournament gets underway at Alexandra Palace in London.
Former semi-finalists Wayne Jones and Andy Jenkins will also be in action, with the latter facing Dutch debutant Co Stompe, the recent German Darts Championship winner.
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Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Draw
Posted on December 8th, 2008
JOHN PART will begin the defence of his Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship against American Bill Davis, while Phil Taylor drew qualifier Steve Grubb for the first round of the tournament.
Part claimed his third World Championship title 12 months ago, and meets US number two Davis in an all-north American battle at London’s Alexandra Palace.
Phil Taylor, the 13-time World Champion, will take on Somerset-based qualifier Steve Grubb in his opening contest, while number two seed Raymond van Barneveld meets another new face, Newcastle’s Mark Stephenson.
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Anastasia Set For Ally Pally
Posted on December 8th, 2008
RUSSIA’S Anastasia Dobromyslova will compete in the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship after opting to move onto the PDC circuit.
Dobromyslova has taken the final place in the Preliminary Round of the tournament following the withdrawal of an Indian Qualifier, which saw that place awarded to a Russian representative.
The 24-year-old, the current Women’s World Champion, will become only the second female to compete in the PDC World Championship, succeeding Gayl King, who lost 3-1 to Graeme Stoddart in the 2001 event.
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Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifiers
Posted on December 6th, 2008
FORMER semi-finalist Dennis Smith was among the eight players to qualify for the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at the PDPA Qualifiers on Saturday.
Smith, who reached the last four in the 2000 World Championship, earned his place at Alexandra Palace later in December with a 5-3 victory over Dave Smith in their decisive game of the knockout qualifiers.
Smith had earlier defeated Michael Smith, Stuart Stubbs and Paul Knighton to ensure his 13th World Championship appearance and his first since the 2006 event.
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Ally Pally to Host World Championship
Posted on May 14th, 2008
ALEXANDRA PALACE is to host the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship for the next four years.
The iconic north London venue hosted the World Championship for the first time last Christmas, when almost 30,000 fans flocked to ‘Ally Pally’.
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