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RONNIE BAXTER progressed to the PartyPoker.net European Championship quarter-finals with a second successive deciding leg victory, as he defeated Wes Newton 10-9 in Dinslaken.

Baxter took out 126 in the 11th leg to edge past Alan Tabern in Friday’s first round, and was pushed all the way by local rival Newton in a thriller.

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RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD edged out Andy Hamilton in an 11-leg thriller at the PartyPoker.net European Championship on Friday night, but seeds James Wade and Adrian Lewis crashed out of the event in Dinslaken, Germany.

Dutch star van Barneveld followed up last week’s run to the final of the World Matchplay in Blackpool with a gritty display in his opener in Dinslaken.

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REIGNING PartyPoker.net European Championship winner Phil Taylor made a winning start to the defence of his title with a 6-2 win over Co Stompe on Thursday night.

Taylor has won the previous two stagings of the European Championship and was in clinical mood at the Stadthalle in Dinslaken as he bids to claim Sunday’s £50,000 first prize.

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PHIL TAYLOR opens his challenge for a third successive PartyPoker.net European Championship title on Thursday, when he takes on Co Stompe as the £200,000 tournament begins in Dinslaken, Germany.

Taylor has lifted the European Championship trophy in each of the past two years since the tournament was launched in 2008.

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PHIL TAYLOR claimed his 11th StanJames.com World Matchplay title with an 18-12 win over Raymond van Barneveld at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Sunday night.

Taylor picked up his third successive Blackpool win and a £100,000 cheque with a thrilling performance to see off the Dutchman, who played his part in a superb final.

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BDO Press release:

The move from Kettering to Towerlands Park in Braintree proved to be a huge success for the Winmau BDO British Classic – especially for ‘local girl’ DETA HEDMAN, who celebrated with her first ever Classic win in the Women’s Singles.

Deta lives in nearby Witham and her latest victory can be added to the long line of BDO titles she has won in the last couple of years. She is now firmly established as British and World Women’s No.1.

She triumphed 3-2 against Karen Lawman in the final.

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Ross Montgomery wins the Men’s single final match, while Deta Hedman wins the ladies single title.

Ross saw off Peter Mitchell 2-0 in his semi-final round, while Stuart Kellett won over Martin Adams 2-0. Kellett later lost to Montgomery by the same 2-0 score.

On the women’s side, Deta Hedman won her semi-final matchup with Julie Gore 3-1, and Karen Lawman saw off Amanda Mallett 3-0. Lawman and Hedman had a close match with Deta winning 3-2 to take the title.

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STACY BROMBERG staged a superb fightback to defeat Tricia Wright 6-5 and win the inaugural PDC Unicorn Women’s World Championship Final.

The American found herself 5-3 down in a race to six legs at the Winter Gardens, but showed her fighting spirit to battle back and claim the £10,000 first prize.

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PHIL TAYLOR and Raymond van Barneveld will contest the final of the StanJames.com World Matchplay on Sunday following resounding semi-final defeats of Simon Whitlock and James Wade in Blackpool.

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RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD won through to his first StanJames.com World Matchplay final with a 17-8 demolition of James Wade at the Winter Gardens on Saturday night.

World number two van Barneveld continued his dream return to form at the World Matchplay, having returned from a two-month lay-off with a nine-darter in the first round a week ago and swept aside Denis Ovens, Alan Tabern, Co Stompe and now Wade in Blackpool. Read more