Anderson and Priestley Battle it Out in World Championship Match

December 29, 2010
Anderson and Priestley Battle it Out in World Championship Match

Photos courtesy Lustig/PDC GARY ANDERSON held off Dennis Priestley’s fightback to win an epic Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship clash at Alexandra Palace on Wednesday afternoon, as Andy Smith and Colin Osborne also moved into the last 16. Anderson looked set to cruise into the third round of the £1 million event when he took...

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Mensur Suljovic Sends James Wade Out of PDC World Champs

December 29, 2010
Mensur Suljovic Sends James Wade Out of PDC World Champs

WORLD number two James Wade was sensationally dumped from the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship by Mensur Suljovic on Tuesday night, as the Austrian took a 4-2 win in their second round contest. Wade had entered the £1 million event as the second favourite, but was sent packing by the 38-year-old from Vienna, who was...

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Mark Walsh Gets Narrow Win Over Alan Tabern to Slip Into Final 16 of World Champs

December 29, 2010
Mark Walsh Gets Narrow Win Over Alan Tabern to Slip Into Final 16 of World Champs

WALSH EDGES THROUGH AS DUTCH ACE & JENKINS PROGRESS Photos courtesy Lustig/PDC MARK WALSH won through to the last 16 of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship for the first time with a thrilling 4-3 tie-break win over Alan Tabern at Alexandra Palace on Tuesday. Walsh, who has battled his way back into the world’s...

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Phil Taylor Back to Form in Pursuit of World Championship

December 27, 2010
Phil Taylor Back to Form in Pursuit of World Championship

Photos courtesy Lustig/PDC PHIL TAYLOR bounced back to top form at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, sweeping past Denmark’s Per Laursen in straight sets to move into the third round at Alexandra Palace. The 15-time World Champion had been below-par in his first round defeat of Gary Mawson before Christmas, but returned to London...

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Christmas is over for Several Top Tournament Seeds at PDC Worlds Darts Champs

December 27, 2010
Christmas is over for Several Top Tournament Seeds at PDC Worlds Darts Champs

THREE players from the world’s top 16 were dumped out of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship as the tournament resumed on Monday afternoon, as Mark Webster, Peter Wright and Robert Thornton picked up victories. Webster, last year’s semi-finalist, knocked out number eight seed Ronnie Baxter in straight sets at Alexandra Palace, while world number...

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Dennis Priestley Will be a Menace in Second Round of PDC World Champs

December 25, 2010
Dennis Priestley Will be a Menace in Second Round of PDC World Champs

(Editors note: Sorry for the delay in posting this due to a family medical situation over the holidays.) Courtesy Lustig/PDC TWO-TIME World Champion Dennis Priestley swept aside Germany’s Bernd Roith in straight sets to win through to the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Thursday night. The veteran 60-year-old, appearing in...

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