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Anderson On Fire At World Matchplay, Whitewashes Robert Thornton
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GARY ANDERSON produced the first whitewash for six years at the StanJames.com World Matchplay with a 10-0 thumping of fellow Scot Robert Thornton on Monday night.
Anderson, the UK Open runner-up a month ago, showed Thornton no mercy with an impressive start to the £400,000 event in Blackpool to power into the last 16.
1 comment 101 viewsWorld Champs: Tayor Powers Over Thornton 4-1
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PHIL TAYLOR and Adrian Lewis set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash on New Year’s Day with scintillating second round wins on Tuesday night at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
Taylor averaged 104 as he saw off Robert Thornton with a clinical 4-1 win to continue his search for a 15th World title, while Lewis fired 10 maximums in his 4-0 win over Kevin McDine with a 103 average.
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DEFENDING CHAMPION Phil Taylor sent a warning out to the rest of the quarter-finalists in the 2009 European Championships with a 9-0 whitewash of Robert Thornton at the Claus Event Centre in Hoofddorp, Holland.
Taylor averaged 110.88 with three 11-dart legs in a performance that showed no mercy to the Scotsman – and he now faces Thornton’s fellow countryman and Jocky Wilson Cup teammate Gary Anderson in Sunday’s quarter-finals.
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Paul Nicholson has won the Australian Open Players Championship, defeating Robert Thornton in the final.
Nicholson claimed the £5,000 winner’s cheque for the first time in a PDC Pro Tour event with the victory, in a repeat of the 2008 final.
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PHIL TAYLOR began his bid for a tenth stanjames.com World Matchplay title with a 10-4 win over Robert Thornton on Monday.
The defending champion overcame early nerves to see off the Scot, who wasted chances to win the opening three legs but never recovered from going 5-0 down.
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PHIL TAYLOR will begin his quest for a tenth stanjames.com World Matchplay title against Robert Thornton.
Taylor has drawn the Scottish qualifier as he begins the defence of his World Matchplay title at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens from July 19-26.
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by Phill Catterick:
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Well yes it could well be.
For those who aren’t aware, Robert Thornton WILL make an appearance in Aberdeen tomorrow night due to the removal of Wayne Mardle from the Whyte and Mackay Premier League, although the Scot is only taking part in a newly formed `challenge match` against current league leader James Wade.
2 comments 215 viewsRobert Thornton Takes Second Weekend Victory at Scottish Regional
Robert Thornton claimed back-to-back PDC Pro Tour titles with a 6-2 victory over Dennis Priestley in the Blue Square UK Open Scottish Regional Final on Sunday.
Ayrshire ace Thornton was victorious in Saturday’s Scottish Players Championship before taking another £6,000 title the following day.
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Robert Thornton defeated Dennis Priestley 6-5 in the final of Saturday’s Scottish Players Championship.
The local star took the £6,000 first prize in Irvine with a resilient display in the final to edge out the two-time World Champion.
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Phil Taylor remains on course to retain the PartyPoker.net German Darts Championship title following the first day of this year’s €100,200 event.
Taylor won through to the quarter-finals of the tournament without dropping a set on the first of two days of play at the Gerry Weber Centre in Halle.
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