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SCOTT WAITES, Terry Jenkins and Robert Thornton all won through deciding leg battles to reach the quarter-finals of the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts on Friday night.

The trio and Australian Simon Whitlock completed the last eight line-up at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall in a dramatic night of darts.

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PHIL TAYLOR produced the highest ever average in a major tournament to knock Gary Anderson out of the 2009 European Championship in Hoofddorp, Holland to reach Sunday evening’s semi-finals.

Defending champion Taylor fired ten 180s as he compiled a 118.14 average in a devastating display against the Scotsman – who average 106.12 – and faces Jelle Klaasen in the first semi-final.

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JAMES WADE continued his stanjames.com World Matchplay love affair with a superb 13-7 win over Gary Anderson as he progressed to the quarter-finals at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.

The 2007 champion has reached the final in his three previous World Matchplay campaigns, and remains on course for another appearance after a high-quality win over Anderson.

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JAMES WADE and Gary Anderson set up a mouth-watering second round clash at the stanjames.com World Matchplay with victories at the Winter Gardens on Tuesday night.

Wade, the 2007 champion and a finalist in the past three years, opened his bid for a second World Matchplay crown with a strong 10-3 victory over qualifier Jamie Caven.

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Australian number one Paul Nicholson celebrated a new look with a 6-4 win over Scottish star Gary Anderson in the biggest game of the opening night.

Nicholson sported a waistcoat and tie for the contest, and came from behind before sealing victory with a bullseye finish for a 132 checkout against Anderson.

“It’s a massive confidence boost for me,” said Nicholson. “This is possibly the biggest win of my career and I can go on from this.”

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by Phill Catterick:

Gary Anderson may not be one of the more ‘recognised’ names on the PDC circuit, but since his switch from the BDO in February he’s certainly made his mark, and definitely living up to his nickname- `The Flying Scotsman`.

The Scot lit up the Whyte and Mackay Premier League during the final evening in Cardiff just a few weeks ago, overcoming three times World Champion John Part 7-4, averaging well over 105.

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GARY ANDERSON claimed his first title since joining the PDC with a 6-2 victory over Mervyn King in the Welsh Players Championship.

The Scotsman followed up two finals a month ago to go one better at the Newport Centre, picking up the £6,000 to continue a superb week.

He defeated John Part in a Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts Challenge Match on Thursday, and saw off two other Premier League stars on his way to victory on Saturday.

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Phil Taylor completed back-to-back Players Championship victories in Nuland with a second successive win over Gary Anderson.

Taylor followed up his final-leg win over the Scot on Saturday with a 6-2 triumph in Sunday’s decider, to claim the £6,000 title.

The win is Taylor’s ninth on the PDC Pro Tour this year and 11th in total in 2009, and takes his earnings to £232,000 since January 1.

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Phil Taylor claimed his tenth tournament victory of 2009 with a narrow 6-5 win over Gary Anderson in the Dutch Players Championship.

Taylor continued his incredible run of success this year to claim another £6,000 title – but was pushed all the way by a superb Anderson display.

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Hoping that a name change to go along with his organisational move will also change his winning percentage, Gary “Dream Boy” Anderson is no more. His new PDC moniker is now Gary “The Flying Scotsman” Anderson.

Anderson remarked: “The Flying Scotsman is not bad, it underlines my patriotism for my country but it’s going to cost me a fortune in lettering on the back of my shirts. I might even have to pile on the weight so I’m a XXXXL so we can get the entire nickname across my back!”

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