Ladbrokes World Championship 09 – Day 8
Posted on December 30th, 2008
PHIL TAYLOR came from a set down before seeing off Kevin Painter 4-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Monday night.
The 13-time World Champion responded from losing the first set by winning ten consecutive legs in the course of the match and finished the match with an average of 101.63.
He will meet either Wayne Mardle or Co Stompe in the last eight on New Year’s Day, as he bids to claim glory at London’s Alexandra Palace.
“I’m so determined to win this tournament and that’s showing in my game,” said Taylor. “Kevin had a brilliant first set but then I came back and seemed to take advantage when he missed and put him under pressure.”
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Ladbrokes World Championship 09 – Day 4
Posted on December 26th, 2008
PENSIONER John MaGowan set up a battle of darts’ golden oldies at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship with a superb win over Chris Mason on Monday.
MaGowan, a 67-year-old from Northern Ireland, dropped just three legs in a superb win over Mason to reach the last 32 at Alexandra Palace – where he now meets 58-year-old Dennis Priestley on December 29.
MaGowan included a 156 checkout in his win over Mason, averaging 92 to continue his challenge as the tournament’s oldest player.
“It’s unbelievable and I’m over the moon,” said MaGowan. “It’s my best win, certainly in a World Championship.
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Ladbrokes World Championship 09 – Day 3
Posted on December 23rd, 2008
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD made an imperious start to his bid for a sixth World Championship on Sunday night – but Anastasia Dobromyslova’s Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship hopes were shattered by Remco van Eijden.
Dutch legend van Barneveld produced arguably his smoothest display of 2008 to defeat qualifier Mark Stephenson in straight sets at Alexandra Palace – having gone back two years in time with a change to an old set of darts.
Having struggled to settle with various different darts since claiming the 2007 World Championship, van Barneveld was in top form to average over 100 and drop just one leg to reach round two, where he meets Wes Newton.
“I’m very pleased because there’s a lot of pressure on your first game,” said van Barneveld. “I’ve worked hard recently and gone back to my old darts and I feel confident.”
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Ladbrokes World Championship 09 – Day 1
Posted on December 20th, 2008
DEFENDING CHAMPION John Part crashed out to Bill Davis in an opening night filled with shocks at the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
Part was defeated in straight sets by the American to suffer a first-game loss in the defence of his title for the second time in the PDC – having gone out to Mark Dudbridge five years ago after claiming victory in the 2003 tournament.
He never recovered from a slow start as Davis took a crucial first set, with Part landing five maximums in three legs in the second before being punished for failing to wrap up the set, and the American edged the third to progress to the last 32.
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Ladbrokes World Championship 09 Preview
Posted on December 18th, 2008
THE 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship begins on Friday night, with 70 players starting out in the battle for the sport’s biggest ever prize.
Stars from 22 countries will be battling for £740,000 in prize money at London’s Alexandra Palace, with the champion on Sunday January 4 taking home a record £125,000 cheque, as well as the prestigious trophy.
Canada’s John Part begins the defence of his title amongst five matches to be played on the opening night, and believes that retaining the trophy would rank as the finest moment of his career.
“To retain the title would be probably my greatest achievement,” said Part.
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2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Schedule of Play
Posted on December 10th, 2008
THE opening night of the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship will feature defending champion John Part next Friday.
Part will meet American Bill Davis on Friday December 19 as the £740,000 tournament gets underway at Alexandra Palace in London.
Former semi-finalists Wayne Jones and Andy Jenkins will also be in action, with the latter facing Dutch debutant Co Stompe, the recent German Darts Championship winner.
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Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Draw
Posted on December 8th, 2008
JOHN PART will begin the defence of his Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship against American Bill Davis, while Phil Taylor drew qualifier Steve Grubb for the first round of the tournament.
Part claimed his third World Championship title 12 months ago, and meets US number two Davis in an all-north American battle at London’s Alexandra Palace.
Phil Taylor, the 13-time World Champion, will take on Somerset-based qualifier Steve Grubb in his opening contest, while number two seed Raymond van Barneveld meets another new face, Newcastle’s Mark Stephenson.
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Anastasia Set For Ally Pally
Posted on December 8th, 2008
RUSSIA’S Anastasia Dobromyslova will compete in the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship after opting to move onto the PDC circuit.
Dobromyslova has taken the final place in the Preliminary Round of the tournament following the withdrawal of an Indian Qualifier, which saw that place awarded to a Russian representative.
The 24-year-old, the current Women’s World Champion, will become only the second female to compete in the PDC World Championship, succeeding Gayl King, who lost 3-1 to Graeme Stoddart in the 2001 event.
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Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifiers
Posted on December 6th, 2008
FORMER semi-finalist Dennis Smith was among the eight players to qualify for the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at the PDPA Qualifiers on Saturday.
Smith, who reached the last four in the 2000 World Championship, earned his place at Alexandra Palace later in December with a 5-3 victory over Dave Smith in their decisive game of the knockout qualifiers.
Smith had earlier defeated Michael Smith, Stuart Stubbs and Paul Knighton to ensure his 13th World Championship appearance and his first since the 2006 event.
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