Taylor Takes UK Open Title
Posted on June 7th, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR won his fourth Rileys Darts Zones UK Open title with an 11-5 defeat of Gary Anderson at the Reebok Stadium.
Taylor followed up Saturday’s world record average for a televised game of 118.66 against Kevin Painter, with victories over Adrian Lewis, Denis Ovens and Anderson on Sunday to take the £40,000 title.
The Stoke legend opened the final with a 161 finish and led 5-1 before the Scot – appearing in his first major final with the PDC – took two of the next three to pull back to 6-3.
But Taylor put his foot on the accelerator to storm to victory, hitting a 167 finish amongst winning five of the next seven legs to take the title with a 121 checkout.
“I’m absolutely delighted,” said Taylor. “It’s a real challenge to win this event and I was up against a brilliant player in the final against Gary.
“I really enjoyed all the games, against Adrian, against Denis and then Gary today and in the final he did well. You could tell he was a bit tired and I hit him then, but he kept coming back at me.
“To follow up winning the Premier League trophy back with this is special for me and it’s an event I love.”
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Double 9-Darter For Premier League Master Taylor
Posted on May 29th, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR smashed apart the record books with TWO nine-dart finishes in claiming glory in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts, defeating James Wade 10-8 to reclaim the £125,000 title.
Taylor became the first player in darting history to hit two nine-dart finishes in one game with a scintillating performance in the final of the tournament, as he won back the Premier League trophy.
Having avenged last season’s semi-final loss to Mervyn King with a thumping 8-1 triumph, Taylor took to the stage in the final and hit his first Premier League nine-darter in the second leg against Wade.
He went on to achieve the feat again in the 15th leg of the final, halting Wade’s comeback in its tracks with his second nine-darter.
Taylor also hit seven perfect darts in the next leg, settling for a ten-darter which edged him to the brink of victory before eventually sealing a 10-8 triumph.
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Grand Slam Hat-Trick For The Power
Posted on November 22nd, 2009
PHIL TAYLOR claimed a third successive PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts title with a 16-2 demolition of Scott Waites at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
Taylor followed up his 16-6 defeat of Raymond van Barneveld in Sunday afternoon’s semis with another brilliant display to take the £100,000 title.
The win earned Taylor a 21st tournament victory of 2009 in sensational style, hitting a 170 checkout during the game and missing double 12 for a nine-darter in the winning leg – settling instead for a 10-darter in wrapping up the triumph.
“I’ve put a lot of hard work into this and really dedicated myself,” said Taylor. “I love the competition and playing on the big stage against all the other players.
“I’m so proud of Scott. He came through a really tough field this week, and he never gave in.”
Taylor kicked-off the match with a 14 darter, before winning the second against the darts by hitting double 16.
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Tenth World Matchplay Title For Taylor
Posted on July 27th, 2009
PHIL TAYLOR claimed the stanjames.com World Matchplay title for a tenth time with an 18-4 win over Terry Jenkins at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.
Taylor’s unmatched run in the summer’s biggest tournament continued with an incredible performance, averaging 106.05 to ease past Jenkins.
He also hit a ten-dart finish and checkouts of 144, 121, 116 and a 104 championship-winning shot in picking up the £100,000 title.
“Winning this trophy for a tenth time is one of the most special moments in my career,” said Taylor. “It’s a tournament that means a great deal to me and a big milestone.
“I was a little bit disappointed that the final wasn’t more competitive. Terry is a better player than that but he didn’t quite hit form, his head dropped and I took advantage of that.
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Both poker and darts are highly popular pursuits. The games are available online, in fact, that there are organizations dedicated to making sure the rules of video poker and online darts are conformed. Similar to darts having the World Darts Federation, among others, and poker has the Tournament Directors Association. These rules are put into place in highly competitive tournaments, in which as many as hundreds or even thousands of people compete for cash prizes as well as prestige.
