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DARTS fans in Wolverhampton are being warned to ‘catch Phil Taylor while you can!’

That’s the message from PDC Chairman Barry Hearn ahead of November’s PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts, to be held at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall from November 14-22.

Taylor, shown above after winning the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts title, will headline the show in the 32-player event, which features champions of major darts tournaments over the past two years and is screened on ITV.

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by Phill Catterick:

PHIL `THE POWER` Taylor continued his dominance of the 2009 PDC Darting calendar by winning the stanjames.com World Matchplay Championship by beating Terry Jenkins 18-3 in Blackpool last night.

It’s the tenth time the man from Stoke has won the tournament, and he will now be looking towards the Grand Slam and the World Championship to complete his year.

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Official Darts Results from the BDO:

BDO Winmau British Classic, Kettering Conference Center.

Men’s Singles:
Semi-Finals
Stephen Bunting 2-1 Dave Chisnall
Scott Waites 2-1 Tony West

Final
Stephen Bunting 2-1 Scott Waites

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(DPA Press Release) Without a doubt, Australia’s top players are Simon “The Wizard” Whitlock and Paul “The Asset” Nicholson, members of the Professional Dart Players Association, the DPA and true champions of the Australian Oche.

The two tungsten warriors will go head to head at the Illawarra Yacht Club, July 31st 2009.

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by Phill Catterick:

WITH the Stan James World Matchplay now in full swing, players won’t just be thinking about immediate success in the tournament, but about gaining the ranking points required to gain a Premier League spot when the competition kicks off again in February next year.

The top six in the PDC order of merit gain automatic places, with the corporation then granting two `wildcard` entries to the players they believe will make the biggest impact, which this year went to Jelle Klaasen and Wayne Mardle (both affectively finished bottom although Mardle’s results were wiped due to illness).

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PHIL TAYLOR will face Terry Jenkins in the final of the 2009 stanjames.com World Matchplay on Sunday night.

The duo won through exciting semi-finals at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on Saturday, with Taylor remaining on course for an unmatched tenth World Matchplay crown.

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PHIL TAYLOR dropped only three legs in a quarter-final hammering of Adrian Lewis to remain on course for a tenth stanjames.com World Matchplay title.

The sport’s greatest ever player produced another master-class against his former protégé, hitting 14 180s, five 11-dart finishes and recording an average of 109.42.

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TERRY JENKINS and Mervyn King produced sensational performances to book semi-final spots at the stanjames.com World Matchplay on Friday afternoon.

Jenkins overcame five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld 16-12 in one of his finest televised displays to earn a place against either James Wade or Ronnie Baxter in the last four.

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JAMES WADE continued his stanjames.com World Matchplay love affair with a superb 13-7 win over Gary Anderson as he progressed to the quarter-finals at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.

The 2007 champion has reached the final in his three previous World Matchplay campaigns, and remains on course for another appearance after a high-quality win over Anderson.

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TERRY JENKINS held off the challenge of Denis Ovens to secure a narrow 14-12 stanjames.com World Matchplay victory on Thursday afternoon.

The world number six and 2007 World Matchplay runner-up looked set to power into the last eight when he led 5-1 and 10-5 against Ovens.

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