World Matchplay 08 Review - Day 1
Posted on July 21st, 2008
WAYNE MARDLE produced his ‘get out of jail free’ card to defeat Mark Dudbridge 11-9 on the opening night of the 2008 Stan James World Matchplay.
Mardle looked set to crash out of the tournament when Dudbridge - who had also hit a 160 finish - overturned a 7-5 deficit with four straight legs to move to the brink of victory in a thriller.
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World Matchplay 08 Preview
Posted on July 15th, 2008
THE 15th Stan James World Matchplay begins on Sunday, with 32 players battling for a record £300,000 at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.
James Wade, the current world number three, will be defending his title at the Winter Gardens, with Phil Taylor bidding for a ninth World Matchplay win in the seven-day tournament.
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World Matchplay 08 Schedule
Posted on July 10th, 2008
Sunday 20 July
7pm Start
First Round - Best of 19 legs
Colin Lloyd v Mark Walsh
Wayne Mardle v Mark Dudbridge
Colin Osborne v Mervyn King
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World Matchplay 07 Review - Day 6 Final
Posted on July 28th, 2007
JAMES WADE claimed the first major title of his career with an 18-7 win over Terry Jenkins at the Stan James World Matchplay on Saturday night.
Wade, 24, picked up the £50,000 winners’ cheque with a sensational performance at the Winter Gardens to see off the in-form number five seed.
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World Matchplay 07 Review - Day 6 Semi Finals
Posted on July 28th, 2007
TERRY JENKINS and James Wade will contest the 2007 Stan James World Matchplay final on Saturday, after eight-time champion Phil Taylor sensationally exited the tournament in the semi-finals.
Taylor, the defending champion, suffered a shock 17-11 defeat to Jenkins at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
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World Matchplay 07 Review - Day 5
Posted on July 27th, 2007
Afternoon:
JAMES WADE’S bid for a second successive appearance in the final of the Stan James World Matchplay continued on Thursday afternoon as he joined Terry Jenkins in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Wade reached his first major final at the Winter Gardens 12 months ago, and a 16-11 win over Mervyn King kept him on course to repeat that feat in the quarter-finals.
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World Matchplay 07 Review - Day 4
Posted on July 26th, 2007
Afternoon:
DUTCH wonderkid Michael van Gerwen’s Stan James World Matchplay hopes were ended at the Winter Gardens when he lost 14-12 in a tie-break to Ronnie Baxter.
The 18-year-old took Blackpool by storm on Monday when he defeated Peter Manley in the first round, but he was denied a quarter-final place by a brilliant Baxter comeback.
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World Matchplay 07 Review - Day 3
Posted on July 25th, 2007
Afternoon:
Stan James World Matchplay
Andy Hamilton 10-6 Mick McGowan
Adrian Lewis 10-4 Steve Beaton
James Wade 10-7 Wayne Jones
Andy Jenkins 10-6 Mark Walsh
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World Matchplay 07 Review - Day 2
Posted on July 24th, 2007
Afternoon:
JOHN PART announced his intentions at the Stan James World Matchplay with an impressive win over Alan Warriner-Little on Monday.
Part produced the best display of the afternoon session on Monday, hitting six 180s and averaged almost 95 in his 10-5 win over Warriner-Little.
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World Matchplay 07 Review - Day 1
Posted on July 23rd, 2007
KEVIN PAINTER and Roland Scholten came through tie-break thrillers to gain victories on the opening night of the Stan James World Matchplay - while 2004 finalist Mark Dudbridge was dumped from the tournament by Wayne Mardle.
An entertaining first night saw Painter, the 2004 World Championship runner-up, show his battling qualities to see off qualifier Adrian Gray.
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