Taylor Retains European Championship Title with Victory over Steve Beaton
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PHIL TAYLOR’S record breaking year continued with an 11-3 victory over Steve Beaton in the European Championship final at the Claus Event Centre in Hoofddorp, Holland.
Taylor has now claimed all the PDC’s major ranking titles and the £50,000 winner’s cheque means he has won over £600,000 in prize money in 2009 alone – and he almost capped his latest win in perfect style, missing a dart at double 12 to win the final leg with a nine-darter before taking it out for his second 11-dart leg of the final to defend the title he won last year in Frankfurt.
Euro Champs: Taylor Moves to Semi-finals, Defeating Anderson and Setting Average Record
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PHIL TAYLOR produced the highest ever average in a major tournament to knock Gary Anderson out of the 2009 European Championship in Hoofddorp, Holland to reach Sunday evening’s semi-finals.
Defending champion Taylor fired ten 180s as he compiled a 118.14 average in a devastating display against the Scotsman – who average 106.12 – and faces Jelle Klaasen in the first semi-final.
European Championships: Taylor Whitewashes Thornton to setup Anderson Quarter-Final Match
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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.
Klaasen Moves to European Championship Quarter Finals
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JELLE KLAASEN edged a thrilling second round clash with Jamie Caven to reach the quarter-finals of the 2009 European Championships at the Claus Event Centre in Hoofddorp, Holland.
Klaasen and Caven plundered 13 maximums between them but Klaasen thought he had missed the chance to progress when he squandered darts to win both 9-7 and 9-8 only for Caven to narrowly miss the bull for a dramatic 135 checkout to win. The Dutchman composed himself to take out double four though to end a high-scoring contest against the in-form Derby man.
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