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MARK WALSH celebrated victory in a UK Open Qualifier in Derby for a second successive year with a 6-2 defeat of Phil Taylor in Sunday’s final.

Walsh had defeated Raymond van Barneveld to take the £6,000 title at the Moorways Centre in 2009, and this time overcame the World Champion in the decider.

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PHIL TAYLOR powered past Terry Jenkins 6-1 to claim Saturday’s Players Championship in Derby in his first PDC ProTour appearance of 2010.

The world number one confirmed his return to top form following a virus at the Moorways Centre in Derby, backing up a third successive Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts victory on Thursday with a devastating Players Championship win.

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PHIL TAYLOR returned to top form in condemning reigning Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts champion James Wade to a third successive defeat this season with an 8-3 triumph in Belfast.

Wade’s slow start to the 2010 season continued with another below-par display, as he failed to match Taylor’s impressive scoring as the World Champion piled in six maximums and a 104 average.

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MERVYN KING completed a clean sweep of the PDC ProTour events in Swindon with a 6-1 defeat of Simon Whitlock to win Sunday’s UK Open Qualifier at the Oasis Leisure Centre.

King backed up Saturday’s Players Championship victory with another classy display to claim the £6,000 top prize from the first of eight UK Open Qualifiers to be held in the coming months.

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MERVYN KING won his first tournament since 2008 with 6-3 victory over Andy Hamilton in the final of Saturday’s Players Championship.

The world number four ended a 15-month gap between victories to claim the £6,000 winner’s cheque at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon.

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PHIL TAYLOR roared back from 4-0 down to defeat Ronnie Baxter 8-6 in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts at the BIC in Bournemouth.

Taylor had defied a virus to defeat Simon Whitlock in the event’s opening week, but looked a shadow of his best when a slow start allowed Baxter to superbly win the opening four legs.

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By Phill Catterick

Adrian Lewis produced a darting masterclass on Thursday evening to overcome five times World Champion Raymond Van Barneveld 8-3 to record his first win in the 2010 Whyte and Mackay Premier League in Bournemouth.

Lewis, from Stoke-on-Trent, was at one stage recording a three dart average of 113.5 over the former Postman, and at the break it seemed possible he would record a whitewash as he walked off stage for the commercial break 6-0 up.

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BOBBY GEORGE and TONY O’SHEA leave the oche behind to join the casts of Holby City and Casualty, Olympic athletes, TV presenters, comedy stars and a host of celebrities in Let’s Dance For Sport Relief.

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PHIL TAYLOR climbed out of his sickbed to begin the 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts with an 8-3 win over Australian Simon Whitlock at The O2 in London.

Taylor had spent much of the week in bed with a virus ahead of the tournament’s opening night, but put aside his health concerns to repeat his victory over Whitlock in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship final a month ago.

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In this article Phill Catterick, a long time contributor to TheOche.com, profiles the players of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League, and gives you his predictions for this year’s winners and losers.

Read his write up, then leave your comments on who YOU feel will walk away the winners!

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