Well, the randomly drawn winners are listed at the foot of this page, and will be contacted by email shortly. Thanks to all those that entered! Remember everyone who beats the Tipster goes into the draw for prizes. Yet again our regular Tipster failed to perform and has officially been handed his P45. Over 90 knowledgeable/lucky contestants got the upperhand on him this time.

Registration is still now open for our 2012 Fantasy League Darts Competition, where the prizes will be everyones favourite – cash. It’s based on entry numbers so sign up, then tell your mates/family etc to have a go.

Full information on FLD 2012 can be found here.

Prize Winners:

BDO 2012 World Championship

1. Bull’s All-inclusive dart equipment set up* – Mally Worton
2. Masterscorer – Sally Ann Armstrong
3. Hi-Q aluminium cabinet + Bull’s Advantage board – Lisa Roberts

*Includes Bull’s travel support, Advantage board, surround black, oche mat 0,60 wide, markerboard large, Pentel marker, Bull’s eraser, Referee Tool, 2 sets of 80% tungsten darts

We will be running our regular Beat The Tipster competition in association with  Bulls Darts and DartsCorner.co.uk, covering all these tournaments. In fact the Tipster has made his predictions for Lakeside, The Zuiderduin Masters and the PDC Players Championship already. So make haste over to the registration page to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes.

We have a mix of our usual, match score predictions and a chance for you to assemble a Fantasy League Darts squad for the Zuiderduin Masters.

Full details and prize breakdown information is detailed here, and thanks to Bulls and DartsCorner.co.uk you can expect to win Dart Boards, Electronic Scorers, Dart Board Cabinets, Dart Board Stands, Dart Sets. Remember though, you have to be in it to win it! Registration for the Players Champs and Zuiderduin Master ends very soon…so don’t delay and register today!

With hundreds of pounds of prizes on offer, why not try and bag yourself an extra Christmas present or two?

Tell your mates, get the wife to enter! Everyone is welcome to join in with the fun.

Did you beat the Tipster?

Well out of a couple of hundred entries only 15 entrants managed to beat our resident Tipster, who saw a return to form after a couple of slack events recently.

Those 15 were all entered into the hat for prizes, the draw was made this evening and we are pleased to list the winners below: (Full Prize Breakdown can be found here)

1st Prize – Martin Galea
2nd Prize – Andy Glen
3rd Prize – Troubleagain

Winners will be contacted in the net few days, to arrange delivery of their prizes. Thanks again to Bulls Darts & DartsCorner.co.uk for sponsoring our Beat The Tipster competition.

The 32-player tournament begins at 8pm on Saturday night with eight group matches from Groups A-D being held in front of a sell-out crowd. (Enter our Fantasy Tipster competition here to win great prizes from Bulls & DartsCorner.co.uk)

Jones, whose run to the semi-finals of last year’s Grand Slam of Darts saw the town unite in support of their local professional, will take on World Grand Prix runner-up Brendan Dolan in the tournament’s opening game.

Mark Walsh meets Tony O’Shea before debutant Dean Winstanley faces two-time World Champion Ted Hankey in the night’s third game.

Five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld plays another newcomer, Stoke’s Ian White, in game four before 2010 Grand Slam of Darts runner-up James Wade plays Dave Chisnall.

Reigning champion Scott Waites then takes to the stage against Michael van Gerwen, Premier League Darts winner Gary Anderson meets Wildcard Qualifier Nigel Heydon and former finalist Terry Jenkins plays Justin Pipe in the final game of the opening night.

Sunday’s afternoon session sees Groups E-H enter the fray, and opens with a Group F double-header as Paul Nicholson plays Barrie Bates and Wes Newton faces Sweden’s Magnus Caris.

Mark Webster plays Arron Monk in the third game and Vincent van der Voort meets Co Stompe in an all-Dutch affair before two matches from Group E take place, as Mervyn King plays 2010 semi-finalist Steve Beaton and three-time Grand Slam of Darts champion Phil Taylor places 19-year-old debutant James Hubbard.

Reigning PDC World Champion Adrian Lewis takes on Martin Phillips before Dutch debutant Jan Dekker plays Canada’s John Part in the afternoon’s final game.

The Sunday evening session will see Groups A-D play their second games, with Saturday’s winners playing each other and the losers also facing off, with their final group game coming on Tuesday.

Groups E-H play their second games on Monday night and their third group games on Wednesday night, before the top two players from each group progress to compete in the knockout stages from Thursday onwards.

The Grand Slam of Darts’ group stages feature the prospect of a unique nine-dart shoot-out should players in a certain group be tied on both points won and leg difference at the end of the round-robin phase – with the tied players doing battle for the highest score over nine darts for a place in the last 16.

Tickets for the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts remain on sale from the Wolves Civic Box Office in person or on 0870 320 7000.

William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Schedule of Play
Saturday November 12
8pm-12am
Groups A-D First Games
Wayne Jones v Brendan Dolan (C)
Mark Walsh v Tony O’Shea (A)
Dean Winstanley v Ted Hankey (B)
Raymond van Barneveld v Ian White (D)
James Wade v Dave Chisnall (B)
Scott Waites v Michael van Gerwen (A)
Gary Anderson v Nigel Heydon (C)
Terry Jenkins v Justin Pipe (D)

Sunday November 13
Afternoon Session – 2pm-6pm
Groups E-H First Games
Paul Nicholson v Barrie Bates (F)
Wes Newton v Magnus Caris (F)
Mark Webster v Arron Monk (G)
Vincent van der Voort v Co Stompe (H)
Mervyn King v Steve Beaton (E)
Phil Taylor v James Hubbard (E)
Adrian Lewis v Martin Phillips (H)
Jan Dekker v John Part (G)

Evening Session – 8pm-12am
Groups A-D Second Games
The winners of Saturday’s games will play each other, and the losers will play each other.

Monday November 14
7pm-11pm
Groups E-H Second Games
The winners of Sunday afternoon’s games will play each other, and the losers will play each other.

Tuesday November 15
7pm-11pm
Groups A-D Final Games

Wednesday November 16
7pm-11pm
Groups E-H Final Games

Thursday November 17
7pm-11pm
Winner A v Runner-Up B
Winner B v Runner-Up A
Winner C v Runner-Up D
Winner D v Runner-Up C

Friday November 18
Winner E v Runner-Up F
Winner F v Runner-Up E
Winner G v Runner-Up H
Winner H v Runner-Up G

Saturday November 19
Afternoon Session – 1pm-5pm
Quarter-Finals x2

Evening Session – 7pm-11pm
Quarter-Finals x2

Sunday November 20
Afternoon Session – 2.30pm-6pm
Semi-Finals

Evening Session – 8pm-10pm
Final
(Order of play from Thursday onwards TBC)

Format
First Round (Group Phase) Best of nine legs
Second Round Best of 19 legs
Quarter-Finals Best of 31 legs
Semi-Finals Best of 31 legs
Final Best of 31 legs

Tournament Odds
Courtesy WilliamHill.com – Odds correct at 1pm on November 8 2011

Outright Winner

Group Winner
Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Opening Match Odds
Saturday Evening Session
Wayne Jones 11/10 v Brendan Dolan 8/11
Mark Walsh 8/13 v Tony O’Shea 13/10
Dean Winstanley 8/11 v Ted Hankey 11/10
Raymond van Barneveld 1/8 v Ian White 5/1
James Wade 4/9 v Dave Chisnall 7/4
Scott Waites 4/11 v Michael van Gerwen 21/10
Gary Anderson 1/6 v Nigel Heydon 4/1
Terry Jenkins 8/11 v Justin Pipe 11/10

Sunday Afternoon Session
Paul Nicholson 4/11 v Barrie Bates 21/10
Wes Newton 1/3 v Magnus Caris 9/4
Mark Webster 4/11 v Arron Monk 21/10
Vincent van der Voort 4/6 v Co Stompe 6/5
Mervyn King 4/7 v Steve Beaton 11/8
Phil Taylor 1/50 v James Hubbard 12/1
Adrian Lewis 3/10 v Martin Phillips 5/2
Jan Dekker 7/4 v John Part 4/9

Source – PDC/Lawrence Lustig

Can you beat the Tipster? He makes his predictions and all you have to do is make sure your beat him. Simples. For the Grand Slam of Darts we look to our Fantasy League Darts format which lends itself to group stage and open draw tournaments. Assemble your squad of 6 players using 42 Million of fantasy sterling (42 being the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything). Enter using our unique online form here where all the hard work is done for you including checking the maths!

Prize Breakdown

Bulls Darts in association with DartsCorner have again provided some excellent prizes for our regular Tipster competition as detailed below.

1st Prize = Bulls Pro Touch Scorer  2nd Prize = Bulls Advantage Dart Board

3rd Prize = Bulls Dart Shirt

*Entries registered after 8pm on 12th November will not be counted.

For more details on this and future Beat The Tipster Competitions please see our main Tipster page.

PDC World Grand Prix 2011 (Completed Results) – Sponsored By Bulls Darts in association with Dartscorner.co.uk

Over 100 players signed up to our last Beat The Tipster competition, we asked Chris Mason to complete the draw for us and he picked the following winners:

1st Prize  - John Abbot

Bulls Advantage Dart Board, Marker Board Set, Personalised Engraved Aluminium Quiver

2nd Prize - Roger McCullough

Signed copy of John Lowe book ‘The Art of Darts’

3rd Prize – Andrew Foster

DartsMad shirt patch

A 4th prize of a DartsMad patch went to Petri Rasmus who stood alone at the top of the table and scored well in a competition that was tough to call.

Our tipster performed so badly again (62 players got the better of him) we think it is time to retire him!

WILLIAM HILL, Britain’s biggest bookmaker, have been confirmed as the title sponsor of the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts, which will be held at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall from November 12-20.

William Hill, who offer betting via mobile, online, telephone, and across their 2300 betting shops, will support the Sky Sports-televised nine-day extravaganza in Wolverhampton.

The William Hill Grand Slam of Darts will feature 32 players – including three-time winner Phil Taylor, reigning champion Scott Waites and World Champion Adrian Lewis – who initially compete in eight four-man groups before the top two in each proceed to the knockout last 16.

The tournament will culminate on Sunday November 20, with the semi-finals and final played across two sessions as players battle for the £100,000 first prize.

“We’d like to welcome William Hill as the new title sponsors of the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts and look forward to working with such a well-known and respected brand,” said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.

“This tournament brings together the greatest players in darts, who have qualified by virtue of their achievements in major tournaments over a two-year period, and in William Hill we have a sponsor whose stature reflects that.

William Hill Chief Marketing Officer Kristof Fahy said: “The William Hill Grand Slam of Darts is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world of darts and it’s a privilege to be able to put our name to such an event.”

The William Hill Grand Slam of Darts will be the best-supported since the tournament was introduced in 2007, with more tickets already having been sold than in the whole of last year’s event.

The field for the Grand Slam of Darts will see stars such as Taylor, Waites and Lewis joined by Premier League Darts champion Gary Anderson, UK Open winner James Wade and former World Champions Raymond van Barneveld, John Part, Mark Webster, Steve Beaton and Ted Hankey.

Brendan Dolan qualified to make his Grand Slam of Darts debut recently when he won through to the World Grand Prix final in Dublin, while the finalists from the forthcoming PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship – to be held on November 4 – also qualify.

They will be joined by two players from the Wildcard Qualifier, which will also be held on Friday November 4 in Crawley and gives any darts player the chance to win through to play in front of the Sky Sports cameras.

Tickets for the Grand Slam of Darts are now on general sale from the Wolves Civic Box Office, either in person or by calling 0870 320 7000.

William Hill Grand Slam of Darts – Current Qualifiers
2010 Grand Slam of Darts
Winner Scott Waites
Runner-Up James Wade
Semi-Finalist Steve Beaton
Semi-Finalist Wayne Jones

2009 Grand Slam of Darts
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Scott Waites
Semi-Finalist Raymond van Barneveld
Semi-Finalist Terry Jenkins

2011 PDC World Championship
Winner Adrian Lewis
Runner-Up Gary Anderson
Semi-Finalist Mark Webster
Semi-Finalist Terry Jenkins

2010 PDC World Championship
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Simon Whitlock
Semi-Finalist Mark Webster
Semi-Finalist Raymond van Barneveld

Previous PDC World Champions
2009 Phil Taylor
2008 John Part
2007 Raymond van Barneveld

2011 World Matchplay
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up James Wade

2010 World Matchplay
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Raymond van Barneveld

2011 World Grand Prix
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Brendan Dolan

2010 World Grand Prix
Winner James Wade
Runner-Up Adrian Lewis

2011 UK Open
Winner James Wade
Runner-Up Wes Newton

2010 UK Open
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Gary Anderson

2011 Premier League Darts
Winner Gary Anderson
Runner-Up Adrian Lewis

2010 Premier League Darts
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up James Wade

2011 Championship League Darts
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Paul Nicholson

2010 Championship League Darts
Winner James Wade
Runner-Up Phil Taylor

2011 Players Championship Finals
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Gary Anderson

2010 Players Championship Finals
Winner Paul Nicholson
Runner-Up Mervyn King

2011 European Championship
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Adrian Lewis

2010 European Championship
Winner Phil Taylor
Runner-Up Wayne Jones

2010 PDC World Cup of Darts
Winner Co Stompe
Winner Raymond van Barneveld
Runner-Up Mark Webster
Runner-Up Barrie Bates

World Youth Championship
2011 Finalists (TBC Nov 4)

2010 Winner Arron Monk

2011 Lakeside Championship
Winner Martin Adams
Runner-Up Dean Winstanley
Semi-Finalist Martin Phillips
Semi-Finalist Jan Dekker

2010 Lakeside Championship
Winner Martin Adams
Runner-Up Dave Chisnall
Semi-Finalist Martin Phillips
Semi-Finalist Tony O’Shea

Previous Lakeside Champions
2009 Ted Hankey
2008 Mark Webster
2007 Martin Adams

Grand Slam of Darts Wildcard Qualifier
Winner
Runner-Up

The remaining places in the field will be allocated as follows (based on rankings at November 2):
1 – Highest placed non-qualified player on the main PDC Order of Merit
2 – Highest placed non-qualified player on the Players Championship Order of Merit
3 – Highest placed non-qualified player on the European Order of Merit
4 – Third-placed play-off winner at the Wildcard Qualifier (should the World Youth Championship Finalists include a previously qualified player)

Current Qualifiers (25)
Gary Anderson
Barrie Bates
Steve Beaton
Dave Chisnall
Jan Dekker
Brendan Dolan
Ted Hankey
Terry Jenkins
Wayne Jones
Mervyn King
Adrian Lewis
Arron Monk
Wes Newton
Paul Nicholson
Tony O’Shea
John Part
Martin Phillips
Co Stompe
Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld
James Wade
Scott Waites
Mark Webster
Simon Whitlock
Dean Winstanley