ITV4 to Broadcast Players Championship Finals
Posted on September 13th, 2011
THE Players Championship Finals is to be televised on ITV4 and will now be played from December 8-11 2011 at the Doncaster Dome.
The fourth staging of the event had originally been planned to be held on the first weekend of December, with the tournament coming forward in the calendar to be played closer to the end of the 2011 Players Championships.
However, ITV4 will now follow up their successful screening of the PartyPoker.net European Championship in July by broadcasting the £250,000 event live from Thursday December 8-Sunday December 11.
“We are delighted that ITV4 have chosen to extend their coverage of our events at the Players Championship Finals,” said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.
“July’s European Championship was a brilliant event, featuring many exciting games, including Adrian Lewis’ sensational nine-darter in a thrilling semi-final with Raymond van Barneveld, and it culminated in a memorable final which was won by Phil Taylor.
“With the 32 form players from the PDC ProTour this year playing in Doncaster, the Players Championship Finals promises to be another superb tournament.”
ITV4 have previously screened the Players Championship Finals in 2009 and 2010, as well as the Grand Slam of Darts from 2007-2010, and they also broadcast UEFA Europa League football, Indian Premier League cricket, the Tour De France cycling event and rugby union’s World Cup, Aviva Premiership and Heineken Cup.
The Players Championship Finals will feature the leading 32 players from the final 2011 Players Championship Order of Merit, which is comprised of prize money won in the 31 one-day events held during the course of the year.
The first round will be split across Thursday December 8 and Friday December 9, with eight matches being played on each evening.
The second round will be played in two sessions on Saturday December 10, with the quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon and the semi-finals and final following on Sunday evening.
Tickets will go on Priority Sale to LIVEPDC.TV Annual Subscribers on Thursday September 22*, and on general sale on Monday September 26.
February’s Players Championship Finals saw Phil Taylor win the trophy for the second time in three years, as he defeated Gary Anderson 13-12 in a thrilling final, with Paul Nicholson having won the title the previous year.
Players Championship Finals
Thursday December 8 (7pm-11pm)
8x First Round games
Tickets £20
Friday December 9 (7pm-11pm)
8x First Round games
Tickets £25
Saturday December 10 (1pm-5pm)
Afternoon Session
4x Second Round games
Tickets £20
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
4x Second Round games
Tickets £25
Sunday December 11
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
4x Quarter-Finals
Tickets £20
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Semi-Finals & Final
Tickets £25
* To purchase tickets in Priority Sales period, customers must have an active LIVEPDC.TV Annual Subscription (one payment per year) at midnight on Sunday September 18.
Source – PDC/Lawrence Lustig
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SkyBet World Matchplay Schedule
Posted on June 20th, 2011
SKY BET MOBILE are to sponsor the World Matchplay, which will begin on Saturday July 16 at the Winter Gardens as World Champion Adrian Lewis competes on the opening night in Blackpool.
The 18th World Matchplay will take place from July 16-24, offering a £400,000 prize fund as 32 players battle for the prestigious £100,000 title, which has been won 11 times by Phil Taylor.
The PDC can confirm Sky Bet Mobile as the title sponsors for the Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay, as the leading sports betting company return to the sport, having previously sponsored the World Grand Prix and UK Open.
“We’re delighted to welcome Sky Bet Mobile back into darts as the sponsors of the World Matchplay,” said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn. Read the rest of this entry »
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2011 World Matchplay Draw
Posted on June 19th, 2011
TAYLOR FACES HYLTON TEST IN WORLD MATCHPLAY
PHIL TAYLOR will begin his bid to win a 12th World Matchplay title against emerging star Mark Hylton at the Winter Gardens next month, while World Champion Adrian Lewis plays Kevin Painter in the first round of the £400,000 Blackpool event.
Taylor, the reigning and 11-time World Matchplay champion, opens the defence of his title against the qualifier from Rugeley, a former air steward who recently reached the last eight of the Speedy Hire UK Open.
Number two seed Adrian Lewis, the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Champion, drew Kevin Painter in the first round, while world number three and UK Open winner James Wade faces Derby’s Jamie Caven.
Gary Anderson, the Premier League Darts champion who also won back-to-back Players Championships in Holland this weekend, drew Andy Hamilton, while last year’s Blackpool runner-up Raymond van Barneveld meets Bristol’s Steve Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
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UK Open Schedule Of Play
Posted on May 16th, 2011
WADE FACES QUALIFIER AS SPEEDY HIRE UK OPEN SCHEDULE OF PLAY CONFIRMED
JAMES WADE will begin his challenge to win a second Speedy Hire UK Open title next month against qualifier Davey Dodds on Thursday June 2.
The opening night of ‘The FA Cup of Darts’ in the Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium will see 140 players in action in the Preliminary, First and Second Rounds.
The top 32 professional players from the Speedy Hire UK Open Order of Merit will come in at the Third Round stage on Friday June 3 – with the remaining professionals, 32 Speedy Hire Qualifiers and 32 Rileys Qualifiers having to compete in the early rounds on Thursday.
With play across eight stages simultaneously at the Reebok Stadium, the Sky Sports-televised event will see two former champions – 2008 winner James Wade and 2004 victor Roland Scholten – in action on the opening night.
Wade – who failed to win enough prize money from the four Qualifiers he competed in to finish in the top 32 – has drawn Rileys Middlesbrough Qualifier Davey Dodds for his First Round game, while Scholten has drawn Essex-based Speedy Hire Qualifier Kevin Edwards.
Dodds, a gardener from Stanley in Co Durham, has never competed previously in a televised event, but Wade will not be taking his opponent lightly in Bolton. Read the rest of this entry »
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Grand Slam Ticket News
Posted on September 4th, 2010
TICKETS for the Grand Slam of Darts, to be held at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall from November 13-21, go on general sale on Monday morning.
The fourth staging of the Grand Slam, which sees champions of major tournaments come together to battle for the £100,000 first prize across nine days, live in front of the ITV Sport cameras.
The 32 players will include reigning champion Phil Taylor, the Stoke legend who has won all three previous Grand Slams since the tournament was introduced in 2007.
Other challengers will include Telford’s former BDO World Champion Ted Hankey, Wolverhampton’s in-form Wayne Jones – the European Championship runner-up last month – and Ledbury’s world number five Terry Jenkins.
The field will also include new PDC Unicorn Women’s World Champion Stacy Bromberg, and top stars Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade, Mervyn King and Simon Whitlock, the Australian who reached the PDC World Championship final in January, as well as BDO stars Tony O’Shea and Scott Waites.
“We’re eagerly anticipating the Grand Slam of Darts in November and this should be the most exciting tournament since we launched this concept back in 2007,” said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.
“The standard of play has continued to rise over the past year and there’s no doubt that the level is higher than ever before, which will mean more top-quality matches for Wolverhampton fans in the Grand Slam of Darts.
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2008 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts Lineup
Posted on November 4th, 2008
ADRIAN LEWIS and Alan Tabern have claimed the final two places in the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts.
Lewis’ run to the final of the PartyPoker.net European Championship on Sunday saw him earn automatic qualification for the tournament, held from November 15-23 at the Wolverhampton Civic.
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PartyPoker.com Pro-Celebrity Challenge Draw
Posted on November 3rd, 2008
ENGLAND footballer Neil Ruddock will partner Phil Taylor in the PartyPoker.com Pro-Celebrity Challenge on Friday November 14.
The Pro-Celebrity Challenge will see eight celebrities team up with eight of the top names in world darts at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall ahead of the start of the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts.
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