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WALSH EDGES THROUGH AS DUTCH ACE & JENKINS PROGRESS

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MARK WALSH won through to the last 16 of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship for the first time with a thrilling 4-3 tie-break win over Alan Tabern at Alexandra Palace on Tuesday.

Walsh, who has battled his way back into the world’s top ten since overcoming a bout of dartitis, saw Tabern miss six match darts during a dramatic contest.

The Hertforshire thrower then edged the seventh set 5-3 in a tie-break to secure his place in the third round on Thursday, where he will now face Terry Jenkins.

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MARK WALSH gained revenge for Saturday’s defeat to Phil Taylor with a 6-4 victory in Sunday’s Players Championship final in Derby – while Wayne Mardle narrowly missed out on snatching an automatic place in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship by reaching the semi-finals.

Walsh had been defeated 6-3 in Saturday’s final by Taylor, but took home the £6,000 winner’s cheque a day later with a fine display at the Moorways Leisure Centre. Read more

PHIL TAYLOR won his first tournament since the summer with defeat of Mark Walsh in a Players Championship in Derby on Saturday.

Since claiming the PartyPoker.net European Championship title on August 1, Taylor has missed out on victory in the Bodog.com World Grand Prix, Championship League Darts, a Players Championship in Killarney and at last week’s Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts.

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PHIL TAYLOR avoided a scare from Barrie Bates before starting the defence of his StanJames.com World Matchplay title with a 10-5 defeat of the Welshman at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

The ten-time World Matchplay winner trailed Bates 5-4 after missing a host of doubles in the early legs.

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PHIL TAYLOR kicked off the New Tropicana World Series of Darts Festival with victory in the World Cricket Championship, coming from 2-0 down to defeat Mark Walsh in the final.

The event, held in the cricket format of darts, was the first of five to be held at Las Vegas’ Tropicana Hotel from June 26-30, with $200,000 prize money on offer for over 150 players from around the world.

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MARK WALSH won his second UK Open Qualifier of 2010 with a 6-3 defeat of John Part at the Barnsley Metrodome.

Walsh repeated his success of six weeks ago in Derby to claim a second £6,000 title of the year, overpowering the three-time World Champion in the decider

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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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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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MARK WEBSTER made a winning debut in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Sunday afternoon, edging past Mark Walsh 3-2 at Alexandra Palace.

Wales’ Webster, the 2008 Lakeside Champion, moved onto the PDC circuit in February and battled to qualify for a first PDC World Championship, where he took on the world number 13 Walsh.

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MARK WALSH defeated Kevin Painter 6-4 to win Group Four of Championship League Darts on Tuesday.

The Hertfordshire ace booked his place in the tournament’s Winners Group for a second successive year following a consistent day at Crondon Park GC in Essex.

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