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From BettingZone.co.uk:

Since the announcement of a new ‘Grand Slam of Darts’, the sport’s usual politicking has seen the tournament variously described as a chance to “discover the greatest of them all” and “not what the fans and viewers have been led to expect.”
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From SportingLife.com:

Defending champion Martin Adams has been drawn against Phill Nixon in the first round of the 2008 Lakeside World Championship at Frimley Green – a repeat of last year’s memorable final.
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From a blog article by Benjie Goodhart on blogs.guardian.co.uk:

Typical. You wait months on end for a darts tournament on terrestrial TV, and then two come along at once. What? You haven’t been waiting? Are you quite mad? Next you’ll be telling me you don’t even own a shirt with your name badly crocheted into the back by your mum. Sheesh!
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Thirty two dart stars from around the world will begin competition in the Partybets.com Grand Slam of Darts on Saturday, with ?300,000 in prize money up for grabs.
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From Stock Port Express:

DARRYL ?the Dazzler? Fitton will head up to Bridlington this weekend in confident mood as he prepares a tilt at the prestigious Winmau World Masters tournament.
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Phil “The Power” Taylor completed a Dutch double with victory in Sunday’s Players Championship event, claiming back-to-back titles at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Lisse.

Taylor repeated his success in the 2005 events by taking victory in both tournaments in Holland over the weekend – a perfect preparation for the PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts, which begins on Saturday.

He followed up Saturday’s win over Chris Mason in the final by seeing off Raymond van Barneveld 3-2 in Sunday’s decider.
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Two time World Darts Champion Dennis Priestley, 57, has asked the PDC to issue the following statement to clarify the situation with regards to his health.

Dennis said:

Following several months of tests I have recently been diagnosed with cancer of the prostate.
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After shedding ten stones to ease his health problems, Andy Fordham will literally look like a new man when he makes a welcome return to the oche.

Getting used to this slimmer trimmer appearance is something that Fordham is slowly getting used to: “When I look in the mirror now I feel small and fragile,” Fordham told the Mirror.
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Phil Taylor returned to competitive action in sensational form to win Saturday’s Players Championship in Lisse.

Taylor has not been in action since losing in the first round of the SkyBet World Grand Prix last month – but swept to the ?5,000 title at the Golden Tulip Hotel.

His practice since has clearly paid off, and he bounced back from a scare against Mark Walsh in the last 32 to drop just one more set on the way to the win.
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James Wade, the ex-mechanic from Aldershot, has reached the final round in 10 of the last 13 darts tournaments on the PDC tour, and heads into the Grand Slam of Darts as one of the top players to beat.
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