Barneveld and Taylor Move to Semis
PHIL TAYLOR cruised into the semi-finals of the StanJames.com World Matchplay with a 16-4 defeat of Kevin Painter on Friday night, while Raymond van Barneveld ended his quarter-final hoodoo at the Winter Gardens.
Taylor, the reigning and ten-time World Matchplay champion, rarely broke sweat in a clinical demolition of Painter, who was restricted to only four legs and few more chances at a double.
Taylor Delivers Pounding to Painter, wins 16-4
Phil Taylor versus Kevin Painter is usually an entertaining match for one reason or another, and today’s action was more of the same.
Taylor pulled ahead 2-0 and with thoughts of another whitewashing on people’s minds, when Painter closed out on bullseye to grab a leg and make it 2-1.
Barneveld Defeats Co Stompe 16-12
Barney moves into the semi-final round with a 16-12 win over Dutch opponent Co Stompe. No shame for Stompe at the loss though as this was a back and forth battle from the beginning with both darters jockeying for the lead throughout the match.
More details and match roundup later on!
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Wade and Whitlock Through to World Matchplay Semi-final Round
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JAMES WADE and Simon Whitlock booked their place in the semi-finals of the StanJames.com World Matchplay with victories in the opening quarter-final clashes at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
Wade, the 2007 champion, remains on course for a second World Matchplay title after defeating Wolverhampton battler Wayne Jones 16-12 in their last eight clash.
Taylor Finds His Form, Comes Back From 0-2 Deficit to Defeat Beaton 13-4
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PHIL TAYLOR powered into the quarter-finals of the StanJames.com World Matchplay, turning on the style with a 13-4 win over Steve Beaton in Blackpool
Taylor, the ten-time World Matchplay winner, followed up Tuesday’s tournament record average in a win over Barrie Bates with a scintillating showing against Beaton.
Barney Trounces Tabern in Blackpool
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RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD’S brilliant start to the StanJames.com World Matchplay continued with a 13-5 demolition of Alan Tabern at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
The Dutch star hit a nine-darter in Saturday’s first round win over Denis Ovens, and produced a clinical performance to see off left-hander Tabern with an average of almost 104.
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Loading ...Painter, Walsh, Taylor, and Beaton First Round Winners Today at World Matchplay
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PHIL TAYLOR avoided a scare from Barrie Bates before starting the defence of his StanJames.com World Matchplay title with a 10-5 defeat of the Welshman at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
The ten-time World Matchplay winner trailed Bates 5-4 after missing a host of doubles in the early legs.
BRAVO is bringing you the European Dart Championship, LIVE from Dinslaken, Germany.
Following the top 32 players in Europe as they compete for the £200,000 prize in this most prestigious of competition, Bravo proudly welcomes on board famed stand up comedian and legendary darts fanatic Dave Gorman who will be using his own unique wit to give us a passionate fan’s eye view of the tournament. Joining him is former Football Italia presenter and sports journalist James Richardson. Both are set to bring a huge amount of energy and a fresh approach.
Four nail biting days, tense live action and plenty of suspense as the competitors go head to head: darts at it best!
The Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) top 16 players at the start of July will automatically qualify for the European Championship, headed up by the current champion Phil “The Power” Taylor, who has won the title in both 2008 and 2009 since the tournament’s launch.
Emotions will be running high as they will be joined by eight European-based players from the PDC’s European Order of Merit, comprised from events held in Gibraltar, Germany, Holland and Austria, which is likely to include former Lakeside Champion Jelle Klaasen, Dutch stars Vincent van der Voort, Michael Van Gerwen and Co Stompe and German pair Tomas Seyler and Andree Welge.
The final eight players will come from the Players Championship Order of Merit, which could include former World Championship runner-up Mark Dudbridge, Scottish star Gary Anderson and the 2009 European Championship finalist, Steve Beaton.
