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By Phill Catterick:

WITH the Whyte and Mackay Premier League now having come to an end, its time to look back and reflect on the success of the tournament, and what players made the biggest impact over the three month period.

James Wade is the new name on the league trophy after Phil Taylor’s dominance in the competition throughout the last four seasons came to an end in the semi finals, when Mervyn King overcame him 10-6 to prevent even a defence in the final.

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Or rather, he’s flying to the Coop. The 28th annual Chuck and Stick’s Chicken Coop Open.

I haven’t heard anything from Dartoid since his announcement about taking on the Thailand Lady Darters, but I’m guessing that after that butt whoopin’ he felt that it was time to try his hand on some of the Ozark Mountain Darters, though I doubt that victory will be any easier!

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THE draw for the first and second rounds of the Blue Square UK Open on Thursday June 4 has been made.

The £200,000 tournament will kick off at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium with 97 players in action, as the professional players are joined by 31 Holsten Qualifiers for the opening night of action across eight stages.

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by Phill Catterick:

JAMES WADE has become the 2009 Whyte and Mackay Premier League Darts champion after a fantastic 13-8 victory over Mervyn King at Wembley yesterday evening.

`The Machine` was in fine form throughout the night, firstly seeing off Raymond Van Barneveld 10-8 in the semi final, and then King to make him the first winner of the competition other than Phil Taylor, who made a surprise exit to Mervyn in the second semi.

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JAMES WADE claimed the 2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts with a 13-8 victory over Mervyn King at the Wembley Arena on Monday night – as Phil Taylor’s reign in the event was sensationally ended.

Taylor had won all four previous Premier Leagues and was an odds-on favourite to take the £125,000 winner’s cheque this season, only for King to produce a 10-6 upset victory in the semi-finals.

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PHIL TAYLOR is bidding to claim a fifth successive Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts title in Monday’s Play-Offs at the Wembley Arena.

Following 14 league nights held around the UK over the past three months, Taylor, James Wade, Raymond van Barneveld and Mervyn King will face off in a bid to claim the £125,000 first prize.

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Well here it is, Wembley has finally arrived. The top four players in this year’s Whyte and Mackay Premier League have advanced to finals night after fourteen long and exciting weeks, and they’ll be hoping to walk away as the 2009 champion.

Although doubtful, we could end up with a Barneveld v King final as both are equally capable of defeating their respective opponents, but this is possibly the match that would provide the upset which would rob viewers of the final everyone’s after.

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Former darts two time world Champion and darting veteran Dennis Priestley says that he might be retiring at the end of next years season.

Priestley, one of the founding members of the PDC after leaving rival darting organisation the BDO, will turn 59 in July.

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THE WHYTE AND MACKAY Premier League semi-final line up has now been confirmed, and players aswell as fans can now look forward to May the 25th with huge excitement and anticipation as Wembley welcomes them for the final evening in this year’s tournament.

The players have been through fourteen weeks of tough competition, and one final effort will now be needed if they’re to become the 2009 champion.

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The young Dutch darter feels that his debut into this year’s Whyte & Mackay Premier Darts League has improved his dart game, despite some inconsistencies he suffered during the league’s progress.

“Even though I missed a lot of doubles in the Premier League I’ve been hitting them better in the other tournaments and I think I’m a better player now.”

“I enjoyed it very much. It’s hard with all the travelling but it has been a great experience and hopefully I’ll be back next year,” Klaasen remarked.

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