Photo Lustig/PDC PHIL TAYLOR began his bid for a third successive PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts title with a 5-0 whitewash of Anastasia Dobromyslova on Saturday night. Taylor, the reigning champion, proved imperious in averaging 105 in his opening group game at the Wolverhampton Civic, restricting the Russian to just one dart at a...
The 2009 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts begins on Saturday night, as 32 stars of the sport battle for the £100,000 title at the Wolverhampton Civic. Reigning champion Phil Taylor is bidding to claim a third successive title in the ITV-televised event, which begins with a group phase featuring eight four-player pools.
COLIN OSBORNE won his third tournament of 2009 with a 6-4 defeat of Michael van Gerwen in the final of Sunday’s Players Championship at the Magnum Centre in Irvine. Osborne added to his wins in a Players Championship in Barnsley and last month’s Championship League Darts with the £6,000 title in Scotland.
WES NEWTON claimed his first ranking title with a narrow victory over Steve Beaton in Saturday’s Scottish Players Championship. Newton has reached three PDC Pro Tour finals since the summer without victory, but ended that run in a final-leg thriller with Beaton at the Magnum Centre in Irvine.
STEVE MAISH won a place in the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts with a 5-3 victory over Arron Monk in the ITV Wildcard Qualifier on Friday night. Maish, ranked 42 in the PDC Order of Merit, completes the 32-player field for the £400,000 Grand Slam of Darts event, which takes place from November 14-22...
Photo courtesy Lustig/PDC 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...
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