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The duo have finished the year as the top two players in the GDC rankings, following 16 tournaments staged around Germany this year.
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Phil Taylor defeated Denis Ovens 4-1 to take victory in the inaugural PartyPoker.net German Darts Championship.

The 13-time World Champion made it four successive victories inside a month with an imperious display in the final, hitting six 180s and averaging over 105.

Taylor claimed two Players Championship wins in Holland during November and then swept aside the field at the PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts last week.

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Raymond van Barneveld and Jason Clark landed nine-darters in the PartyPoker.net German Darts Championship on Saturday.

The duo both landed the perfect leg at the Gerry Weber Centre in Halle, with van Barneveld going on to be one of the eight quarter-finalists who will return to compete for the ?25,000 winner’s cheque on Sunday.
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BDO News Release:

CORAL MAKE GARY ANDERSON LAKESIDE FAVOURITE

After a fantastic year, Scotland?s Gary Anderson has been made 9/4 favourite by Lakeside?s official on-site bookmakers Coral to win the 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship.
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The 2008 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship, to be held at Alexandra Palace from 17 December-1 January.

The tournament begins with four first round matches in the evening of Monday 17 December, with last year’s quarter-finalist Alan Tabern taking on Denmark’s Per Laursen in the opening game on the new Alexandra Palace stage.
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From Dartplayersaustralia.com:

There can be no happier man this side of the oche than BHS member Patrick Chaplin, of Maldon, Essex.

After ten years of self-funded, intensive, part-time postgraduate research, Patrick has been awarded a PhD by the Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge ? the title of his dissertation being ?DARTS IN ENGLAND 1900-1939 ? A SOCIAL HISTORY?.
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From SportingLife.com:

The clash between the 13-time world champion and Holland’s talented teenager is the pick of the 32 first round matches at the Christmas showpiece event.

Van Gerwen through a nine-darter against Raymond van Barneveld at the Dutch Open earlier this year to underline his quality and Taylor knows he is in for a tough test.
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Phil Taylor won the inaugural PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts with an 18-11 victory over Andy Hamilton at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Taylor showed some of his finest form in a brilliant display in the final, crucially taking nine successive legs in the middle of the game to establish a 14-5 lead.

Hamilton, in his first major final, battled superbly against his Stoke rival and hit back to 16-9 at one stage before Taylor sealed the victory.
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PHIL TAYLOR and Andy Hamilton will contest the final of the PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday following two thrilling semi-finals at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Taylor, the number two seed, edged out WDF number one Gary Anderson 13-11 to remain on course for another major title in his incredible career.

Anderson supported his status as number three seed with a marvellous performance against the 13-time World Champion, taking out three ton-plus finishes and landing nine 180s
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Photo courtesy Lawrence Lustig/PDCLeading seeds Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson will meet in the semi-finals of the PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts on Saturday afternoon.

The duo, seeded second and third for the tournament, progressed past John Part and Kevin Painter respectively to set up a mouth-watering last four encounter at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Taylor held off a John Part fightback to prevail 10-7 against the Canadian double World Champion, averaging almost 100 in a strong display.
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