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Van Gerwen Takes Unicorn Youth Tour Victory
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed his first PDC Unicorn Youth Tour victory, defeating Ash Khayat 4-0 in the final at Wigan’s Robin Park Tennis Centre.
Dutch ace Van Gerwen, who turned 22 last Monday, claimed the £600 first prize in his best showing yet in the sixth Youth Tour events this year, claiming some fine wins along the way.
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Reigning Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts champion Phil Taylor made a winning start to life with glasses, defeating Michael van Gerwen 5-1 in his first appearance wearing spectacles on stage.
Taylor, the 15-time World Champion and three-time Grand Slam winner, has recently been prescribed glasses to aid his long sight, and the 50-year-old showed few signs of weakness in a winning start to Group H.
Comments are off for this post 132 viewsJamie Caven Claims Third PDC Pro Tour Title
JAMIE CAVEN took victory in Saturday’s London Ontario Players Championship in Canada to claim his third PDC ProTour title.
The Derby ace defeated Michael van Gerwen 6-4 in the final to round off a fine day of darts, which included a 6-2 semi-final win over Dennis Priestley – last week’s Australian Open Players Championship winner and the champion in Canada for the past two years.
1 comment 148 viewsColin “Wizard” Osborne Works Darts Magic over van Gerwen to take Players Championship
COLIN OSBORNE won his third tournament of 2009 with a 6-4 defeat of Michael van Gerwen in the final of Sunday’s Players Championship at the Magnum Centre in Irvine.
Osborne added to his wins in a Players Championship in Barnsley and last month’s Championship League Darts with the £6,000 title in Scotland.
2 comments 351 viewsMighty Mike Chalks Up A Victory At Taunton Players Championship
Michael van Gerwen’s 6-4 victory over Vincent van der Voort gave Mighty Might his first PDC title in the last two years.
His last title win occured in the 2007 Open Holland, and this victory gave him a sweet early birthday present, as the young van Gerwen will turn 20 shortly.
Comments are off for this post 275 viewsPhil Taylor Wins Back to Back in Brentwood
Phil Taylor completed a third PDC Pro Tour ‘double’ of 2009 with victory in the Blue Square UK Open South-East Regional Final.
Taylor, who has already won both weekend events in Gibraltar and Germany this year, followed up Saturday’s Players Championship victory with another imperious display.
Comments are off for this post 304 viewsTaylor Keeps His Momentum Going With Win Over Van Gerwen
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Phil Taylor stormed into round two of the coral.co.uk Players Championship with a superb 6-3 win over Michael van Gerwen on Friday night.
Comments are off for this post 225 viewsTaylor Defeats van Gerwen 4-0 in Quest for Another World Championship
Phil Taylor stepped up his challenge in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship with a 4-0 defeat of Michael van Gerwen on Saturday night.
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Wayne Mardle Defeats Michael van Gerwin, Moves into Quarter Finals
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Wayne Mardle powered his way into the quarter-finals of the Stan James World Matchplay with a superb comeback against Michael van Gerwen at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. The 2003 runner-up produced one of the finest fight backs of his career in overturning an 8-6 deficit against the teenage wonder kid.
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Stan James World Matchplay: Van Gerwen Defeats Andy Hamilton
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Young Dutch darts sensation Michael van Gerwen gave a thrilling performance to start his Stan James World Matchplay challenge with a 14-12 win over Andy Hamilton.
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