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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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Whyte & Mackay Premier League Player Profiles, by Phill Catterick

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In this article Phill Catterick, a long time contributor to TheOche.com, profiles the players of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League, and gives you his predictions for this year’s winners and losers.

Read his write up, then leave your comments on who YOU feel will walk away the winners!

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King Makes Comeback to Defeat Wade

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Photo Lawrence Lustig/PDC

MERVYN KING produced a sensational comeback to send world number three James Wade crashing out of the totesport.com Players Championship on Friday night with a 6-5 victory.

King looked set to depart the Circus Tavern on the back of a hiding when left-hander Wade powered into a 5-2 lead in their clash.

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Co Stompe Defeats Mervyn King in World Championship

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CO STOMPE stunned world number five Mervyn King with a 4-2 win in the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship on Sunday afternoon.

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Phil Taylor Defeats Merv King to Reclaim the German Darts Championship Title

PHIL TAYLOR won the PartyPoker.net German Darts Championship title for a second time with an 11-4 win over Mervyn King in Halle.

Taylor, the 2007 champion, atoned for his loss to Co Stompe in last year’s decider by claiming his 22nd tournament win of the year and adding a further £20,000 to his prize winnings.

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King Trumps van der Voort in Championship League Darts

MERVYN KING claimed victory in Group Three of Championship League Darts with a 6-2 defeat of Vincent van der Voort.

King bounced back from the disappointment of semi-final defeats on the opening two days of the tournament by booking his place in October’s Winners Group in a strong finish to Group Three.

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Gary Anderson Overthrows Mervyn King 6-2 to Win His First PDC Title

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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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King Crowned Champion of Dutch Darts Trophy

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King defeated Raymond van Barneveld 3-2 in the final to claim the £5,000 winner’s check, following up his victory in April’s Scottish Players Championship with another title to jump up to 12th in the PDC Order of Merit.
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Euro Champs: Phil Taylor Dethrones Mervyn King 9-3

Phil Taylor produced the second highest average in the history of televised darts in defeating Mervyn King 9-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the PartyPoker.net European Championship.

Taylor averaged a superb 113.92, bettered only by his own display against Wes Newton in this year’s Blue Square UK Open, to storm into the last eight in Frankfurt.
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