Newton Takes Championship League Darts Group 5
Posted on September 23rd, 2010
WES NEWTON booked his place in the Winners Group of Championship League Darts with a comprehensive 6-1 win over Co Stompe in the Group Five final on Wednesday.
Newton, the world number 20, entered the internet-streamed tournament in Group Five and produced a fine display in the play-offs to take victory.
Having won four of his seven league games in the round-robin phase, Newton found himself fourth in the table on leg difference, but routed league leader Adrian Lewis 6-1 in the semis.
Newton led 3-0 as Lewis, for the second successive day, paid for a slow start to the semis before the Fleetwood ace took the win.
He then came from a leg down against Stompe to reel off six in a row in the final, taking two breaks of throw in establishing a 4-1 lead before sealing victory with finishes of 116 and 118.
Newton now progresses to October’s big-money Winners Group alongside Phil Taylor, Simon Whitlock, Alan Tabern and James Wade, with a £10,000 first prize on offer alongside places in the Grand Slam of Darts for the finalists.
“I’m really pleased to have won through to the Winners Group at the first attempt,” said Newton. “I felt fresh coming into the day and, after losing my first game, I felt I played well throughout the league stage.
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Wade Wins Championship League Darts Group 4
Posted on September 21st, 2010
JAMES WADE won Group Four of the 2010 Championship League Darts, dramatically edging out Dennis Priestley 6-5 in the final, as reigning champion Colin Osborne crashed out of the event.
The world number three, who had suffered disappointment in the previous three groups of this year’s internet-streamed event, finished fourth in the league table following the eight player round-robin phase.
He then overcame Adrian Lewis 6-4 in the semis, capitalising on a slow start from the Stoke ace to lead 4-3 before holding on for victory, and battled from behind to win the decider and book a place in October’s big-money Winners Group.
Veteran star Priestley showed the quality of a two-time World Champion by battling into the final, and levelled at two-all with a 100 finish before taking three of the next four to lead 5-3.
However, he would never get a dart for the match as Wade fired in an 11-darter in the ninth leg – his second of the game – and took out 93 to force a decider.
The left-hander opened the 11th with scores of 174 and 140 to pull away, before taking out double ten for victory, as Priestley waited on 109.
“I’m delighted to win through,” said Wade. “It was a really tough day but I was determined to win this group and I’ve managed to do that.
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Tabern Surprise in Championship League Darts Group 3
Posted on September 13th, 2010
ALAN TABERN staged a sensational comeback from 5-3 down to defeat Gary Anderson in a deciding leg and win Group Three of Championship League Darts.
The left-hander entered the tournament on Thursday and enjoyed a superb day at Crondon Park GC in Essex in the internet-streamed tournament.
Six wins from seven games in the group stage saw him top the league table, before he defeated James Wade 6-2 in the semi-finals and Anderson in the decider, earning a spot in the Winners Group plus £3,200 prize money on the day.
His semi-final included finishes of 121 and 138 as he took a 4-0 lead against world number three Wade, who hit back to 4-2 but had no answer as the left-hander closed out the win with a brace of double top finishes.
Anderson took leads of 3-1 and 5-3 in the final, but after Tabern took out 100 in the ninth leg the Scot was made to pay for a missed dart at the bullseye for the match and two at double eight in the next.
Tabern landed double nine to force a deciding leg, and was the first to a double despite a 180 from Anderson, before hitting double ten to seal victory.
Tabern now progresses to compete in October’s big-money Winners Group, which offers £10,000 to the eventual champion plus a place in the Grand Slam of Darts for the finalists – an event the St Helens man is now targeting.
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Wizard Takes Championship League Darts Group 2
Posted on September 13th, 2010
SIMON WHITLOCK defeated Gary Anderson 6-2 to win Group Two of Championship League Darts in only his second day in the internet-streamed tournament.
The Australian star booked his place in October’s big-money Winners Group following a solid day of darts at Crondon Park GC in Essex.
Having been a semi-finalist in Group One on his debut in the tournament, he improved further to take £3,100 prize money on Wednesday and remain in the hunt for the £10,000 first prize next month.
Whitlock finished second in the league table after winning five of his seven league games, a feat matched by both Anderson and Adrian Lewis.
Whitlock then defeated Lewis 6-2 in the semis before repeating that scoreline in the decider against Anderson.
He came from a leg down to take four in a row in assuming a 4-1 lead against Anderson, who hit a 180 and a two-dart 84 finish to win the sixth in his best leg of the final.
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Shaky Taylor Wins Championship League Darts Group 1
Posted on September 8th, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR began the 2010 Championship League Darts with victory in Group One, defeating Colin Lloyd 6-2 in the final of the internet-streamed tournament.
Taylor, the 2008 champion who was the runner-up in last year’s Championship League Darts, booked his place in October’s big-money Winners Group and claimed £3,100 prize money for his day’s work at Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex.
The world number one finished second in the round-robin league phase as the eight players battled it out over best of 11 leg games, with Robert Thornton and Mervyn King defeating him with 6-4 scorelines.
Taylor – who twice missed double 12 for a nine-darter during the day – recovered to win his final three matches, dropping only six legs in the process, before defeating Simon Whitlock 6-1 in the semis and Lloyd 6-2 in the final.
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Championship League Darts Preview
Posted on September 6th, 2010
THE 2010 Championship League Darts begins on Tuesday, as eight of the world’s top players battle for £200,000 in prize money in the internet-streamed tournament.
Stars such as Phil Taylor, James Wade, Simon Whitlock and Mervyn King are used to battling in front of thousands of fans around the UK in major PDC tournaments, but will be playing behind closed doors across the nine days of Championship League Darts.
The internet-streamed event sees eight eight-player groups contested during September and October, with each of the group winners then competing for the £10,000 first prize in the Winners Group.
However, prize money per leg won is also awarded throughout the event, starting at £50 per leg in the groups as the players compete in a round-robin format.
The top four players from each group contest the play-offs, where they won £100 per leg, and each day’s winner progresses to the Winners Group on October 14.
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Taylor Wins Championship League Darts
Posted on October 24th, 2008
PHIL TAYLOR claimed victory in the inaugural Championship League Darts final with a 7-5 victory over Mervyn King.
The 13-time World Champion swept through the eight-man field at Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex in the Winners Group, sitting unbeaten after seven league games and winning through the play-offs.
Only Mark Dudbridge took a point from Taylor in the league phase with a draw in the final round of matches, before the Stoke legend defeated Alan Tabern 6-4 in the semi-finals and came from 3-2 down to defeat King 7-5 in the final.
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Championship League Darts – Walsh Wins Group Eight
Posted on October 23rd, 2008
MARK WALSH booked a place in the Winners Group of Championship League Darts with victory in Group Eight of the tournament.
Walsh was victorious in the last of the eight league days with a 7-4 victory over Dennis Priestley in the final of the tournament, shown live on the internet through www.bet365.com and www.ladbrokes.com, after ending the hopes of Adrian Lewis in the semis.
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Championship League Darts – Group Seven Win For Dudbridge
Posted on October 23rd, 2008
MARK DUDBRIDGE claimed victory in Group Seven of Championship League Darts – with Adrian Lewis losing in a third final of the tournament.
Dudbridge booked his place in Thursday’s Winners Group of Championship League Darts, screened exclusively on the internet through www.bet365.com and www.ladbrokes.com, with a 7-4 defeat of Lewis in the final.
Dudbridge timed his run perfectly, bouncing back from a slow start at Crondon Park GC in Essex to finish third in the league table and then come through the knockout play-offs, matching his high scoring with clinical finishing to see off Mark Walsh then Lewis.
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Championship League Darts Group Six Results
Posted on September 27th, 2008
VINCENT VAN DER VOORT booked his place in the Championship League Darts Winners Group with victory over Mark Walsh in the Group Six Final.
The Dutchman finished third in the Group Six table after the eight competitors met in a round-robin phase on Thursday, before defeating Adrian Lewis in the semi-finals and Walsh in the decider.
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