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Colin “Wizard” Osborne Works Darts Magic over van Gerwen to take Players Championship

The Oche — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:08:52 +0000

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. The Derby ace produced a [...]

Wes Newton Takes First Ranking Title with Players Championship Win

The Oche — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:04:05 +0000

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. In-form Beaton had defeated the Fleetwood ace a fortnight [...]

Steve Maish Earns Place in Grand Slam of Darts

The Oche — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:16:14 +0000

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 at the [...]

Taylor Retains European Championship Title with Victory over Steve Beaton

The Oche — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:46:28 +0000

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 2009 alone – [...]

Euro Champs: Taylor Moves to Semi-finals, Defeating Anderson and Setting Average Record

The Oche — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:58:37 +0000

Photo courtesy Lustig/PDC PHIL TAYLOR produced the highest ever average in a major tournament to knock Gary Anderson out of the 2009 European Championship in Hoofddorp, Holland to reach Sunday evening’s semi-finals. Defending champion Taylor fired ten 180s as he compiled a 118.14 average in a devastating display against the Scotsman – who average 106.12 – and [...]

European Championships: Taylor Whitewashes Thornton to setup Anderson Quarter-Final Match

The Oche — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:45:12 +0000

Photo Lustig/PDC DEFENDING CHAMPION Phil Taylor sent a warning out to the rest of the quarter-finalists in the 2009 European Championships with a 9-0 whitewash of Robert Thornton at the Claus Event Centre in Hoofddorp, Holland. Taylor averaged 110.88 with three 11-dart legs in a performance that showed no mercy to the Scotsman – and he now [...]

Klaasen Moves to European Championship Quarter Finals

The Oche — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:22:30 +0000

Photo courtesy Lawrence Lustig/PDC JELLE KLAASEN edged a thrilling second round clash with Jamie Caven to reach the quarter-finals of the 2009 European Championships at the Claus Event Centre in Hoofddorp, Holland. Klaasen and Caven plundered 13 maximums between them but Klaasen thought he had missed the chance to progress when he squandered darts to win both [...]

Barneveld and Wade Through to Euro Champ Second Round

The Oche — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:59:58 +0000

Photo Lawrence Lustig/PDC RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD and James Wade were made to work as they progressed into the second round of the 2009 European Championship at the Claus Event Centre in Hoofddorp, Holland. Van Barneveld survived a final-leg thriller with Dennis Priestley while Alan Tabern came from 5-1 down to within one leg of the Premier League [...]

Taylor Begins Defense of European Championship Title With Win Over Toon Greebe

The Oche — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:23:37 +0000

Photo courtesy Lustig/PDC PHIL TAYLOR began the defence of his European Championship title with a 6-2 win over Toon Greebe at the Claus Event Centre in Holland. The defending champion faces Robert Thornton in the second round in a dress-rehearsal for December’s Jocky Wilson Cup after knocking out the young Dutchman, who had chances to make the [...]

2010 BDO Lakeside Men’s Winner Will Take £100,000

The Oche — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:58:55 +0000

(BDO Press Release) LAKESIDE COUNTRY CLUB, FRIMLEY GREEN, SURREY SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 to SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2010 The 2010 Lakeside World Professional Men’s Champion will receive a cheque for £100,000, and the total prize fund for the Championships will be £325,000 – making it the richest ever in the history of the most prestigious Championships in World Darts. It’s [...]

Draw Posted for 2009 European Championship

The Oche — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:24:53 +0000

Phil Taylor will begin the defence of his European Championship title against Holland’s Toon Greebe on Thursday. The £200,000 event will be held at the Claus Event Centre in Hoofddorp, Holland from Thursday October 29-Sunday November 1. Taylor meets top Dutch youngster Greebe in the opening round, while the opening night also features Co Stompe against Gary [...]

James Wade Wins Sunday’s Players Championship

The Oche — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:21:42 +0000

JAMES WADE came from 2-0 down to defeat Brendan Dolan 6-2 and win Sunday’s Players Championship in Nuland. Dolan hit a 180 and double four to win the opening leg, and doubled his lead with Wade waiting on 40 in the second. But a missed double top allowed Wade to reply in the third, and double top [...]

Steve Beaton Breaks Loosing Streak, Wins Nuland Players Championship

The Oche — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:16:28 +0000

STEVE BEATON claimed his first tournament win since 2001 with a 6-1 defeat of Wes Newton in Saturday’s Players Championship in Nuland. The former Embassy Champion’s last title came at the JR & Vauxhall Open in Great Yarmouth in 2001, but he continued his renaissance with a fine showing in Holland. Having reached a Players Championship final [...]

Colin Osborne Defeats Phil Taylor to win Championship League

The Oche — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:10:10 +0000

COLIN OSBORNE claimed his first major title with a 6-4 victory over Phil Taylor to win the 2009 Championship League Darts. Osborne avenged his loss to Taylor in the final of June’s UK Open with an accomplished performance to see off the world number one and claim the £10,000 first prize at Crondon Park GC in [...]

Hearn Says Croft “Incapable of Taking Darts Forward” as Croft Refuses PDC Buyout Offer

The Oche — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:24:04 +0000

(PDC Media Release) Barry Hearn has questioned the authority with which Olly Croft has turned down the PDC’s £1m offer to buy the British Darts Organisation and inject an additional £1m into the grass roots of the game. The Professional Darts Corporation’s Chairman made the offer in an open letter to the BDO’s shareholders – its [...]