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Phil Taylor defeated Raymond van Barneveld 8-6 to win the Emperors Palace South African Masters in Johannesburg. Taylor produced a marvellous display in an enthralling final against the Dutchman, with both players averaging over 100.

The 13-time World Champion had already left the Johannesburg crowd amazed with a stunning comeback in his semi-final win over Terry Jenkins, and again finished the stronger to take the title at Emperors Palace, winning four of the final five legs.
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CHRIS MASON and Kevin McDine have won places in the 2007 PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts through the ITV Wildcard Qualifier.

McDine has enjoyed a superb first full year on the PDC circuit, and will now compete in the ?300,000 Grand Slam tournament in November live on ITV. The Newcastle-born youngster came from 2-0 to win 5-2 against Jason Clark in the final of his section of the draw at Wolverhampton’s Aldersley Leisure Village. He pulled level and then moved 4-2 up before taking out 160 for the match to earn himself a minimum ?4,000 prize money.
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This win earns him a place in the PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts and Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship. Losper came out on top in the richest ever tournament staged in South Africa, winning himself a minimum ?8,000 in prize money for qualifying for the two major championships later this year.
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230 DARTS players will travel to the Aldersley Leisure Village on Sunday to compete in the ITV Wildcard Qualifier for the PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts. The last two men standing at the end of the knockout event will win a place in November’s inaugural Grand Slam of Darts at the Wolverhampton Civic.

The field includes many high-profile names from the PDC circuit who have not won their places in the tournament, alongside pub and county players looking to achieve their dream of sharing a stage with the biggest names in darts. Ronnie Baxter, Kevin Painter, Mark Dudbridge, Colin Osborne and Chris Mason are among the leading names to enter the event.
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The new game should be available for PS2, Wii, and PC, and the latest press releases suggest that a PSP version is also on the way, and it should be here in time for Christmas.
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Following his latest triumph in the BDO British Open, Scotland?s Gary Anderson is in seemingly unstoppable form, having won three major darts titles in succession over a six month period in 2007. He was crowned Topic International Darts League Champion in May, and has now won both the Bullit World Darts Trophy and BDO British Open in September.
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Well, now you could have your chance. The legendary darts player will be at Kempton Park Racecourse next week to launch the first winter of floodlit racing in London.

The digibet Winter Wednesday Night Series kicks-off with the chance for one specially selected race goer to play against the 13-time World Champion in series of exhibition matches following seven race meeting.
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The complete Schedule of Play for the 2007 SkyBet World Grand Prix, which will take place at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin from 8-14 October, is listed below.

The tournament will begin on Monday 8 October with eight first round matches, starting with Ronnie Baxter against Andy Smith. Defending champion Phil Taylor will begin his defense against Adrian Gray during the evening, while Irish qualifiers Billy Matthews and Jason Barry are also in action. World Champion Raymond van Barneveld meets Dutch rival Vincent van der Voort on Tuesday in one of the remaining eight first round games. Colin Lloyd – the 2004 champion and only other former World Grand Prix winner in the field alongside Taylor – faces double World Champion Dennis Priestley in another tasty Tuesday clash.
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JAMES WADE won a thrilling Blue Square UK Open Welsh Regional Final with an 8-7 defeat of Raymond van Barneveld in Newport.

The youngster took the spoils in the first PDC Pro Tour event to be streamed live online – through www.bluesquare.com – to continue his superb run of form in 2007.
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World champion van Barneveld has followed up by taking the UK Open and Las Vegas Desert Classic this year, and he starts his pursuit of the Grand Prix title against fellow Dutchman Vincent van der Voort, in a repeat of June’s final in Bolton.
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