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Kirk Shepherd’s bid for glory at the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was ended in a final-set thriller against Jan van der Rassel.

Shepherd became the youngest finalist in the event’s history last year when he battled through the field at Alexandra Palace.
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John MaGowan set up a battle of darts’ golden oldies at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship with a superb win over Chris Mason on Monday.
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MaGowan, a 67-year-old from Northern Ireland, dropped just three legs in a superb win over Mason to reach the last 32 at Alexandra Palace – where he now meets 58-year-old Dennis Priestley on December 29.
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Anastasia Dobromsylova’s Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship dream was ended by Remco van Eijden on Sunday night.

Russian star Dobromyslova, the reigning Women’s World Champion, was making her debut in the PDC tournament’s preliminary round – and pushed the Dutch qualifier all the way.
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Photo courtesy Lawrence Lustig/PDC

Phil Taylor whitewashed qualifier Steve Grubb to make a strong start to his Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship challenge.
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Dennis Smith dumped Terry Jenkins out of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship to condemn the world number five to further Alexandra Palace misery on Saturday afternoon.

Jenkins was defeated 8-0 on his first visit to Alexandra Palace, against Colin Lloyd in the 2007 Premier League, and went down to Kirk Shepherd in the first round of last year’s World Championship.
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The following article was written and graciously submitted by Phill Catterick, a freelance writer based in Staffordshire. Phill may be contacted by email.

The 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship claimed its first scalp last night at the Alexandra Palace with reigning champion John Part sent packing after going down 3-0 to American qualifier Bill Davis in the first round.
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Defending World Champion John Part crashed out to Bill Davis in an opening night filled with shocks at the
2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
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NOTE: The following article was written and graciously submitted by Phill Catterick, a freelance writer based in Staffordshire. Phill may be contacted by email.

The lights may be fading on 2008 as the year draws to a close and the Christmas weather provides its traditional wet and windy feel, but it certainly hasn�t dampened Phil Taylor�s hopes of a best possible start to 2009.
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Anastasia Dobromyslova will compete in the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship after opting to move onto the PDC circuit.
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NOTE: The following article was written and submitted by Phill Catterick, a freelance writer based in Staffordshire. Phill may be contacted by email.

The Alexandra Palace will once again play host to the World Darts Championship this year, with Phil Taylor yet again favourite to clinch his, what would be historic 14th title.
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