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Lewis Defeats Walsh to Win German Darts Classic Players Championship

ADRIAN LEWIS claimed his first PDC ProTour win of 2010 with a 6-4 win over Mark Walsh in the final of Sunday’s German Darts Classic Players Championship.

The 25-year-old from Stoke picked up the £6,000 title in Gladbeck with a fine performance, coming from 4-3 down to take three successive legs in winning the final.

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Van der Voort Gets First PDC Title in Gladbeck

VINCENT VAN DER VOORT won his first PDC title with a 6-2 defeat of Wayne Jones in the final of Saturday’s German Darts Classic Players Championship in Gladbeck.

Van der Voort celebrated three years on the PDC circuit by claiming his first title in his fourth final, having lost two previous PDC ProTour events and the 2007 UK Open final.

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Phill’s Premier League Review, by Phill Catterick

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Phil Taylor maintained his position at the top of the Whyte and Mackay Premier League following an impressive 8-2 win over Dutch rival Raymond Van Barneveld at the Westpoint Arena in Exeter on Thursday evening.

`The Power` went 2-0 down after struggling to get a foothold on the game, and perhaps should have lost the third leg too, but Barneveld missed the bull and Taylor cleaned up to reduce the deficit. He took the remaining three legs before the break to go 4-2 up, and then rounded off proceedings by clinching every leg after returning to the stage to maintain his unbeaten run.

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Mark Walsh Turns off The Power in Derby UK Open Qualifier

MARK WALSH celebrated victory in a UK Open Qualifier in Derby for a second successive year with a 6-2 defeat of Phil Taylor in Sunday’s final.

Walsh had defeated Raymond van Barneveld to take the £6,000 title at the Moorways Centre in 2009, and this time overcame the World Champion in the decider.

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Phil Taylor Takes Win on First 2010 PDC ProTour Attempt

PHIL TAYLOR powered past Terry Jenkins 6-1 to claim Saturday’s Players Championship in Derby in his first PDC ProTour appearance of 2010.

The world number one confirmed his return to top form following a virus at the Moorways Centre in Derby, backing up a third successive Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts victory on Thursday with a devastating Players Championship win.

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The Power Overloads The Machine 8-3 in Premier League Matchup

PHIL TAYLOR returned to top form in condemning reigning Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts champion James Wade to a third successive defeat this season with an 8-3 triumph in Belfast.

Wade’s slow start to the 2010 season continued with another below-par display, as he failed to match Taylor’s impressive scoring as the World Champion piled in six maximums and a 104 average.

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King Completes Weekend with Sunday UK Open Qualifier Win

MERVYN KING completed a clean sweep of the PDC ProTour events in Swindon with a 6-1 defeat of Simon Whitlock to win Sunday’s UK Open Qualifier at the Oasis Leisure Centre.

King backed up Saturday’s Players Championship victory with another classy display to claim the £6,000 top prize from the first of eight UK Open Qualifiers to be held in the coming months.

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Mervyn King Breaks Streak With Win Over Andy Hamilton

MERVYN KING won his first tournament since 2008 with 6-3 victory over Andy Hamilton in the final of Saturday’s Players Championship.

The world number four ended a 15-month gap between victories to claim the £6,000 winner’s cheque at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon.

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Taylor Gets Premier League Comeback Win Over Ronnie Baxter

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PHIL TAYLOR roared back from 4-0 down to defeat Ronnie Baxter 8-6 in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts at the BIC in Bournemouth.

Taylor had defied a virus to defeat Simon Whitlock in the event’s opening week, but looked a shadow of his best when a slow start allowed Baxter to superbly win the opening four legs.

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Premier League Review

By Phill Catterick

Adrian Lewis produced a darting masterclass on Thursday evening to overcome five times World Champion Raymond Van Barneveld 8-3 to record his first win in the 2010 Whyte and Mackay Premier League in Bournemouth.

Lewis, from Stoke-on-Trent, was at one stage recording a three dart average of 113.5 over the former Postman, and at the break it seemed possible he would record a whitewash as he walked off stage for the commercial break 6-0 up.

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