2012 Ladbrokes PDC World Championship Draw
Posted on November 29th, 2011
ADRIAN LEWIS will begin the defence of his Ladbrokes World Darts Championship title against Nigel Heydon when the £1 million tournament kicks off on December 15 at Alexandra Palace in London.
Reigning champion Lewis drew Leamington Spa’s Heydon, who qualified by virtue of his performances in Players Championship events held this year, in the first round of the event.
Lewis’ tie with Heydon will be played on the tournament’s opening night on Thursday December 15, as the 26-year-old from Stoke begins his title defence.
“It’s a tough game but I’m going to be really looking forward to it,” said Lewis, who hit an historic nine-dart finish in his victory over Gary Anderson in January’s final.
“Nigel’s had a great year and he did really well in the Grand Slam recently, so I’ve got to make sure I’m ready to go. It’s going to be a great honour going back to Alexandra Palace as reigning champion but I don’t want to let the trophy go either.” Read the rest of this entry »
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2012 Lakeside Draw – Live On ESPN
Posted on November 6th, 2011
Some information taken from the official BDO website in respect of this years BDO World Championship draw:
The LIVE draw for the 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships will take place on ESPN’s ‘Talk Of The Terrace’ programme (6.30PM to 8PM) hosted by Nat Coombes and Kelly Cates on Monday, November 7th.
Making the draw will be Bob Potter, OBE, proprietor of Lakeside Country Club and former Wimbledon keeper Dave Beasant, hero of Wimbledon’s famous Cup Final victory against Liverpool in 1988, when he became the first keeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final.
BDO Chairman Barry Gilbey and Tournament Director Wayne Williams will also be present.
The 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships will be played at Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green from Saturday, January 7th to Sunday, January 15th, 2012.
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World Grand Prix 2011 Draw
Posted on September 25th, 2011
JAMES WADE will open the defence of his World Grand Prix title on Monday October 3 in Dublin against Steve Brown, while Phil Taylor will open his bid for a tenth win in the double-start event against Peter Wright.
Wade picked up a second World Grand Prix victory last October, defeating Adrian Lewis in the final at the New Citywest Convention Centre.
The left-hander has drawn Bristol’s Steve Brown in the cut-throat best-of-three set first round in the World Grand Prix, which begins on Monday October 3.
World Champion Lewis will also be in action on the opening night when he faces Canada’s John Part, the two-time World Grand Prix finalist and three-time World Champion who hit a nine-darter in the World Matchplay in July.
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2011 Winmau World Masters Draw & Results
Posted on August 31st, 2011
The 2011 Winmau World Masters is currently underway at the Hull Arena beginning September 1st through to 4th, the draws and results can be found on the official BDO website links below:
Mens Draw & Results click here:
Womens Draw & Results click here:
Boys Draw & Results click here:
Girls Draw & Results click here:
The mens competition has so far seen suprise early exits for the likes of Ted Hankey, Darryl Fitton, Tony ‘O Shea, and 2010 runner up Stuart Kellett. With a wide open field the attention now turns to the televised stages, broadcast by ESPN from 17.00 on Friday 2nd September.
Winners of the matches below go on to play the top 8 seeds in the last 16 proper.
Last 16 (group players) – Best of 5 sets,3 legs
Match1
Kevin Thomas-Wales v Steve Douglas-England
Match 2
Glen Durrant-England v Craig Baxter-Scotland
Match 3
Richard Howson-England vAndrew Gilding-England
Match 4
Ewan Hyslop-Scotland v Robert Wagner-Norway
Match 5
Rick Hofstra-Netherlands v Jim Widmayer-USA
Match 6
Radek Szaganski-Republic of Ireland v Christian Kist-Netherlands
Match 7
Colin Fowler-England v Martin Phillips-Wales
Match 8
Stephen Bunting-England v Peter Johns-Wales
Last 16 (inc seeds) Thanks to @LittleRichard on twitter for confirmation of the draw
Top Half
(1) MARTIN ADAMS v Winner Match 1
(8) JOHN WALTON v Winner Match 2
(5) GARY ROBSON v Winner Match 3
(4) SCOTT WAITES v Winner Match 4
Bottom Half
(2) DEAN WINSTANLEY v Winner Match 5
(7) TONY WEST v Winner Match 6
(6) ROSS MONTGOMERY v Winner Match 7
(3) ROBBIE GREEN v Winner Match 3
The 2011 Winmau World Masters, in association with EY Events and John Smith’s, has a prize fund of £66,500 and will be played at Hull Arena from Thursday, September 1st to Sunday, September 4th, with live and exclusive ESPN coverage from Friday to Sunday.
Spectator tickets: 01482-300300 or online www.hullccc.gov.uk/leisureandculture
Thursday 1st September – WINMAU World Masters Multi-Board Play-Offs
Doors open 9am
£10
Friday 2nd September – Lakeside World Championship International Play-Offs
9am – 2pm
3pm – 12midnight – WINMAU World Masters Stage Matches (Televised) £15 (includes Saturday Morning)
Saturday 3rd September
4pm – 12midnight – WINMAU World Masters Stage Matches (Televised)
£20
Sunday 4th September – WINMAU World Masters Stage Finals (Televised)
1pm – 11pm
£25
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PartyPoker.net European Championship Preview
Posted on July 27th, 2011
THE fourth PartyPoker.net European Championship begins at the Maritim Hotel in Dusseldorf on Thursday, with Phil Taylor aiming to retain his unbeaten record in the tournament.
Taylor has won the previous three stagings of the European Championship since the tournament was introduced in 2008, defeating Adrian Lewis, Steve Beaton and Wayne Jones in the respective finals.
The 50-year-old from Stoke has drawn debutant qualifier John Michael, a Greek player who will be making his first televised appearance, in Thursday’s first round, with the game over the best of 11 legs.
Taylor retained his World Matchplay title for a fourth successive year in Blackpool last week, defeating James Wade in the final, and is targeting a repeat of that success in the ITV4-televised event in Germany.
“I was delighted to win the World Matchplay and my target now is to keep hold of the European Championship title too,” said Taylor, who is unbeaten in 15 previous matches in the event.
“I’ve enjoyed this event for the last three years and it’s my plan to make it four in a row.
“I don’t know much about John but I’ve seen him a couple of times and he’s a good player. In a short format I know I’ll have to be on top of my game on Thursday and will have to start well.”
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Grand Slam of Darts Draw
Posted on November 8th, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR and Ted Hankey will clash in the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts next week after being drawn together in the groups for the tournament.
Taylor, the 15-time World Champion and reigning Grand Slam of Darts champion, and two-time Lakeside Championship winner Hankey were drawn alongside Wes Newton and Michael van Gerwen in one of eight groups for the tournament, which begins at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Saturday.
The pair entered last year’s Grand Slam of Darts as darts’ respective World Champions, but a showdown failed to materialise when Hankey lost out in the first round.
They will get their chance to compete next week, although Taylor will open his defence in the group stage on Sunday against 21-year-old Dutch ace van Gerwen, who won through to the PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Championship final last weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
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Winmau World Masters 2010
Posted on October 31st, 2010
Martin Adams wrote himself into the history books by winning his third consecutive World Masters title, beating Stuart Kellett 7-3 in the final. Wolfie joins Bob Anderson in achieving the unique hat-trick feat.
Julie Gore won the ladies event, beating Francisca Hoenselaar 4-1 in the final.
Winmau World Masters Results from this year’s tournament. Live Stream.
Sunay is finals day at the Winmau World Masters. The order of play is as follows:-
09.00 Girls Final: Zoe Jones (Eng) 4-0 Sarah Rosèn (Sweden)
09.30 Boys Final: Kurtis Atkins (Eng) 1-4 Reece Robinson (Eng)
10.00 Semi-Final Karin Krappen (Neth) 3-4 Julie Gore (Wal)
10.30 Women: Semi-Final Lisa Ashton (Eng) 3-4 Francisca Hoenselaar (Neth)
11.00 Women: Masters Final Julie Gore (Wal) 4-1 Francisca Hoenselaar (Neth)
12.00 Men: Semi-Final Martin Phillips (Wal) 5-6 Stuart kellett (Eng)
14.00 Men: Semi-Final Martin Adams (Eng) 6-3 Martin McCloskey (Rep. Ire) Live BBC2
15.30 Men: Masters Final Stuart kellett (Eng) 0-0 Martin Adams (Eng) Live BBC2
Saturday the 8 seeded players enter the tournament to take on the eight qualifiers from the floor matches. The format is best of 5 sets, with 3 legs in each set. The order of play is as follows.
09.00 Garry Thompson (England) 0 v 3 Martin Phillips (Wales)
09.30 Scott Waites (England) 3 v 0 Jerry Hendricks (Netherlands)
10.00 Stuart Kellett (England) 3 v 1 Tony West (England)
10.30 Ross Montgomery (Scotland) 2 v 3 Ted Hankey (England)
11.00 Steve West (England) 2 v 3 Ian Jones (England)
11.30 Dean Winstanley (England) 3 v 1 Stewart Rattray (Scotland)
13.00 Martin Adams (England) 3 v 2 Jan Dekker (Netherlands)
13.30 Tony O’Shea (England) 2 v 3 Martin McCloskey (Rep. Ireland)
Quarter-Finals:
Martin Adams 3 v 1 Scott Waites
Martin McCloskey 3 v 0 Dean Winstanley
Stuart Kellett 3 v 2 Ted Hankey
Martin Phillips 3 v 1 Ian Jones
The drawsheets for all events in the 2010 Winmau World Masters are available on the links below.
Mens Masters | Mens Masters (Finals) | Womens Masters | Boys Masters | Girls Masters
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World Grand Prix Draw
Posted on September 21st, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR will begin the defence of his Bodog.com World Grand Prix against Brendan Dolan, while Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade also face ‘home’ opposition in John MaGowan and Mick McGowan at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin next month.
Taylor’s bid to win a tenth World Grand Prix title will kick off on the opening night of the £350,000 tournament when he faces Fermanagh’s Dolan in a repeat of their meeting in the first round last year.
The draw pits the winner of Taylor’s meeting with Dolan against Andy Smith or Jamie Caven in the second round on Wednesday October 6.
Number two seed Raymond van Barneveld, who has been the runner-up to Taylor for the past two years in Dublin, has drawn Northern Irish veteran John MaGowan in the first round.
World number three James Wade, the 2007 World Grand Prix champion, will face Balbriggan’s Mick McGowan, while debutant Irishman William O’Connor – from Cappamore in Limerick – drew Wales’ Barrie Bates.
Steve Farmer, who won Sunday’s Players Championship in Holland to dramatically claim a qualifying spot, will meet another World Grand Prix debutant in the first round after being drawn with Bristol’s Steve Brown.
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StanJames.com World Matchplay Draw
Posted on June 30th, 2010
WELSHMAN FIRST UP FOR TAYLOR IN BLACKPOOL
PHIL TAYLOR will begin the defence of his StanJames.com World Matchplay title against Barrie Bates at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool next month.
Taylor’s bid for an 11th World Matchplay title will open against the Welsh star, who was the 2006 UK Open runner-up, when the pair clash at the Winter Gardens.
The World Matchplay, held from July 17-25 in the Empress Ballroom at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, will also feature former champions James Wade and Colin Lloyd, who take on Andy Smith and Kevin Painter respectively in the first round.
The field for the tournament was confirmed following Tuesday’s Las Vegas Players Championship, which was won by Co Stompe – one of the 16 Players Championship Order of Merit qualifiers who join the world’s top 16 in challenging for the £100,000 title.
Paul Nicholson returned to 16th in the PDC Order of Merit after going further than Gary Anderson in the event, with the Scot a second round loser to Wales’ Steve Evans before Nicholson lost to Nigel Heydon in the last 32.
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UK Open Schedule Of Play
Posted on May 17th, 2010
FORMER finalist Gary Mawson will kick off the 2010 UK Open when he takes on Rileys Amateur Qualifier Ashley Whisker on the main stage at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton on Thursday June 3.
American ace Mawson, whose family hail from Bolton, enjoyed the finest weekend of his darts career two years ago when he battled through to the final of the UK Open, defeating reigning champion Raymond van Barneveld along the way, before losing out to James Wade.
Mawson is one of 106 players who will take part in the Preliminary, First and Second Rounds at the Reebok Stadium when the four-day UK Open – nicknamed “The FA Cup of Darts” due to the free draw format for each round – begins on June 3, screened live on Sky Sports.
The Preliminary and First Rounds feature the players placed from 65-96 in the UK Open Order of Merit, following eight qualifying events, along with the 32 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers and ten BDO County Qualifiers.
Mawson has drawn Basildon-based Ashley Whisker – a 26-year-old tractor driver – in the Preliminary Round, with their match opening the tournament on the Main Stage, which is one of eight stages which will host simultanous action around the Reebok Stadium’s Premier Suite.
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