PDC Withdraw Support for Dutch Events!
The Professional Darts Corporation are to withdraw their support for the International Darts League and World Darts Trophy tournaments from 2008 onwards.
The two Dutch-based events have involved PDC players for the past two years and seen Raymond van Barneveld and Phil Taylor pick up tournament wins in the IDL and WDT respectively.
However, the PDC are to press ahead with their plans to create their own tournaments in Holland over the coming years to benefit all PDC players and PDPA members.
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Raymond van Barneveld defeats Kevin McDine 8-2 to take Blue Square UK Open Irish Regional Final
Raymond van Barneveld defeated Kevin McDine 8-2 to win the Blue Square UK Open Irish Regional Final at the Citywest Hotel. The Dutchman, the defending UK Open champion, picked up the Regional Final title in Dublin for a second successive year with some sensational darts, including an imperious display in the final.
He landed five 180s against McDine, and also took out finishes of 136, 119 and 96 in seeing off the 22-year-old Geordie.
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Irish Players Championship Results
Phil Taylor has won the Irish Player’s Championship with a 3-0 whitewash of James Wade. Mason and Lewis are out in the semi-final round and grab ?1,250 each.
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Irish Players Championship Fourth Round Results
Phil Taylor still in the match defeating mark Dudbridge 3-1. Lewis, King, and Wade advance as Scholten, mardle, and Baxter leave the competition.
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Irish Players Championship Third Round Results
Raymond van Barneveld out of the competition with a resounding 3-0 loss to Alex Roy. Phil Taylor is through to the fourth round with a 3-1 defeat of Vincent van der Voort. Chris Mason, Adrian Lewis, Mervyn King, Ronnie Baster, and Wayne Mardle also win their third round matches and will progress to the fourth round of the event.
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Irish Players Championship Second Round Results
Raymond van Barneveld, Phil Taylor, Jelle Klaasen through to third round, Bob Anderson, Kevin Painter, and American John Kuczynski out of event.
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Irish Players Championship First Round Results
Vincent van der Voort, Jelle Klaasen, Andy Jenkins, Peter Manley, and Chris Mason among the winners that will go through to the second round.
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Barney Heading for Killarney
The 2007 Ladbrokes.com World Champion will be heading to Killarney where he will compete in the first ever Killarney Darts Festival. This competition is being held at the Gleaneagle Hotel and INEC on the first weekend in November.
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Phil Taylor Looking to Silence His Doubters at WGP
Phil Taylor begins the defence of his SkyBet World Grand Prix title on Monday at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin looking to silence his doubters.
Taylor claimed victory in the double-start event with a 7-4 defeat of Terry Jenkins in the final last October, the seventh time he has won the World Grand Prix in the nine-year history of the event. He has not claimed a major title since May this year, having lost out in the Blue Square UK Open, Las Vegas Desert Classic, Stan James World Matchplay and Bullit World Darts Trophy. However, a run to the final of the World Darts Trophy was followed up last weekend by Taylor defeating current World Champion Raymond van Barneveld 8-6 to win the Emperors Palace South African Masters in Johannesburg – and he feels he is ready to answer his critics in Dublin.
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Five New Venues Added to Premier League Darts Schedule
“The tournament has grown enormously each year and we are looking forward to the 2008 Premier League Darts,” said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.
Next year’s Premier League will be bigger and better than ever with new venues added: Manchester’s MEN Arena, Wembley Arena, Coventry’s Ricoh Arena, the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, and the Liverpool Echo Arena.
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