PDC Players Championship Finals- Day 1

PHIL TAYLOR and Michael van Gerwen began the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals with victories at the Butlins Minehead Resort on Friday, as Andy Hamilton produced a remarkable comeback from 5-1 down to win 6-5 against John Part.
Reigning champion Taylor dropped only two legs as he moved into the last 16 in Somerset with a comfortable 6-2 win over Paul Nicholson.

Taylor won the first two legs and then finished 101 to move 3-0 up, and after Nicholson got off the mark, a 121 bullseye checkout saw Taylor regain his cushion.

Nicholson landed double eight to win leg six, but Taylor scored 170 on his way to the next leg, which he won with a third-dart double 16, before punishing missed doubles from the 2010 champion to seal victory on double two.

Taylor now plays number three seed Peter Wright in the second round, after the Scot averaged 101 in a 6-2 win over World Youth Champion Michael Smith, who matched his opponent with four 180s but lacked consistency against the rising star.

Top seed Michael van Gerwen, meanwhile, lost only one leg in his victory over debutant Jamie Lewis, as he set up a mouth-watering second round meeting with world number three Adrian Lewis, who was a 6-3 winner against Kevin Painter.

Painter had won the first two legs of their game and also took out 126 on the bull to lead 3-1, but Lewis hit a ten-dart finish in a run of five straight legs as he powered to victory.

Andy Hamilton was another Stoke ace to win through to the second round, as he produced the greatest comeback on a day of fightbacks in Minehead, coming from 5-1 down to defeat John Part in a dramatic decider.

Part - the three-time World Champion who was wearing glasses on stage for the first time - missed 18 darts at doubles to win the match as Hamilton clawed back level with four straight legs, before the UK Open finalist followed a 180 with a stunning 158 checkout to snatch victory.

Hamilton now plays Northern Ireland's Brendan Dolan, who was another comeback winner, battling back from 3-1 down to win a deciding leg with Wayne Jones with a 126 bullseye checkout.

Somerset-based Gary Anderson came from 4-1 down to defeat Stuart Kellett in a decider, and he now plays Jelle Klaasen, the Dutch ace who knocked out number two seed Dave Chisnall 6-4, with the St Helens ace hitting six 180s and a ten-dart finish in defeat.

Former World Champion Steve Beaton hit back from 3-1 and 5-3 down to claim a narrow win over James Wade, hitting a 13-dart leg in the decider as he progressed to a second round clash with Wes Newton.

Newton, who became a father for the second time on Monday as he helped to deliver baby Zac at home in Fleetwood, found himself 2-0 down to Andy Smith before hitting a 106 finish to turn the contest in his favour, sparking a run of six successive legs as he swept to the win.

Taunton's Justin Pipe came from 4-1 down to win 6-4 against Simon Whitlock in a battle of last year's semi-finalists, and he now plays Derby's Jamie Caven, who took a 6-3 win over Colin Lloyd despite finding himself 3-2 behind at one stage.

Scotland's Robert Thornton averaged 104 in the day's most impressive display as he overcame Richie Burnett 6-3, setting up a tasty second round contest with Raymond van Barneveld, who edged out Mervyn King 6-5.

Terry Jenkins dumped 2012 runner-up Kim Huybrechts out of the tournament with a 6-2 victory over the Belgian, and he now plays Ian White, who was the first of four Stoke players to win on Friday as he opened the event with a 6-3 win against Ronnie Baxter.

The second round will be held across two sessions on Saturday, live on ITV4, with the quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon before the semi-finals and final are held on Sunday evening.


Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Friday November 29
First Round
Afternoon Session
Ian White 6-3 Ronnie Baxter
Kim Huybrechts 2-6 Terry Jenkins
Wes Newton 6-2 Andy Smith
Gary Anderson 6-5 Stuart Kellett
Brendan Dolan 6-5 Wayne Jones
Jamie Caven 6-3 Colin Lloyd
Peter Wright 6-2 Michael Smith
Steve Beaton 6-5 James Wade

Evening Session
John Part 5-6 Andy Hamilton
Simon Whitlock 4-6 Justin Pipe
Robert Thornton 6-4 Richie Burnett
Mervyn King 5-6 Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Kevin Painter
Paul Nicholson 2-6 Phil Taylor
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Jamie Lewis
Dave Chisnall 4-6 Jelle Klaasen

Saturday November 30
Second Round
Afternoon Session (12.45pm)
Brendan Dolan v Andy Hamilton
Terry Jenkins v Ian White
Jamie Caven v Justin Pipe
Steve Beaton v Wes Newton
Best of 17 legs

Evening Session (7pm)
Jelle Klaasen v Gary Anderson
Robert Thornton v Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright v Phil Taylor
Michael van Gerwen v Adrian Lewis
Best of 17 legs

PDC Ladbrokes World Championship Field

THE field for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship has been finalised, following the final Players Championship events held in Barnsley this weekend.
The Barnsley double-header completed the year's 32 PDC ProTour events, with over £1.8 million paid out in the series of European Tour events, UK Open Qualifiers and Players Championship tournaments.

The top 32 players from the main PDC Order of Merit qualify by right for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship next month and are seeded for the first round draw.

Reigning World Champion Phil Taylor is the number one seed, with Michael van Gerwen seeded two, Adrian Lewis three, Simon Whitlock four and Andy Hamilton five.

James Wade is the number six seed, with Dave Chisnall seeded seventh, Wes Newton eighth and Robert Thornton seeded ninth, after he jumped above Raymond van Barneveld and Justin Pipe following the Barnsley weekend.

Kim Huybrechts, Kevin Painter, Mervyn King, Brendan Dolan and Peter Wright complete the top 16 seeds, while PDC Unicorn World Youth Champion Michael Smith is the 32nd seed after moving into the world's top 32 for the first time.

Smith's rise comes at the expense of Colin Osborne, the former UK Open finalist who also misses out on a qualifying place via the ProTour Order of Merit and will now compete in Monday's PDPA Qualifier in Barnsley, the last-ditch event where two places in the World Championship are on offer.

The leading 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit win World Championship places, led by Stuart Kellett, the UK Masters finalist who won £30,800 during the year and has risen to 35th in the main Order of Merit.

Jelle Klaasen, Jamie Lewis, Darren Webster, Ronny Huybrechts, Joe Cullen, Arron Monk, Mensur Suljovic, John Henderson, Dennis Smith, Ricky Evans, Kevin McDine, Dean Winstanley, Ross Smith, Mark Dudbridge and Steve Brown were the other ProTour Order of Merit qualifiers.

Ross Smith's qualification means that the place in the preliminary round reserved for the PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner - previously taken by Smith - is now passed to Ben Ward, the Dorset youngster who finished second in the Challenge Tour standings this year and will now make his debut in a major event at Alexandra Palace.

Monday's PDPA Qualifier is the final chance for players to win a spot in the World Championship, with the winner going straight into the first round and the runner-up taking a preliminary round spot.

The field will include two-time World Champions Dennis Priestley and Ted Hankey, former World Championship finalists Peter Manley and Kirk Shepherd, former UK Open champion Roland Scholten and ex-World Youth Champion James Hubbard.

The field will also include veteran ace Denis Ovens, who returned from carpal tunnel surgery this weekend and will be hoping to follow the lead of Dudbridge, who had a similar operation 12 months ago but has been back to his best in recent weeks.

The first round draw for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship will be made on Monday December 2 around 11.30am, live on Sky Sports News, with the 32 seeded players drawn against the other qualifiers and the preliminary round winners.

The preliminary round draw will be made in advance during the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals weekend at the Butlins Minehead Resort.

Ladbrokes World Darts Championship Field
PDC Top 32
1 Phil Taylor (England)
2 Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
3 Adrian Lewis (England)
4 Simon Whitlock (Australia)
5 Andy Hamilton (England)
6 James Wade (England)
7 Dave Chisnall (England)
8 Wes Newton (England)
9 Robert Thornton (Scotland)
10 Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands)
11 Justin Pipe (England)
12 Kim Huybrechts (Belgium)
13 Kevin Painter (England)
14 Mervyn King (England)
15 Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland)
16 Peter Wright (Scotland)
17 Terry Jenkins (England)
18 Gary Anderson (Scotland)
19 Ronnie Baxter (England)
20 Paul Nicholson (Australia)
21 Ian White (England)
22 Steve Beaton (England)
23 Jamie Caven (England)
24 Colin Lloyd (England)
25 John Part (Canada)
26 Mark Webster (Wales)
27 Andy Smith (England)
28 Richie Burnett (Wales)
29 Mark Walsh (England)
30 Vincent van der Voort (Netherlands)
31 Wayne Jones (England)
32 Michael Smith (England)

ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers
1 Stuart Kellett (England)
2 Jelle Klaasen (Netherlands)
3 Jamie Lewis (Wales)
4 Darren Webster (England)
5 Ronny Huybrechts (Belgium)
6 Joe Cullen (England)
7 Arron Monk (England)
8 Mensur Suljovic (Austria)
9 John Henderson (Scotland)
10 Dennis Smith (England)
11 Ricky Evans (England)
12 Kevin McDine (England)
13 Dean Winstanley (England)
14 Ross Smith (England)
15 Mark Dudbridge (England)
16 Steve Brown (England)

European Order of Merit Qualifiers
1 Max Hopp (Germany)
2 Mareno Michels (Netherlands)
3 Jarkko Komula (Finland)
4 Tomas Seyler (Germany)

Other First Round Qualifiers
Kyle Anderson (Australia) - DPA Australian Grand Prix champion
Beau Anderson (Australia) - DPA Oceanic Masters champion
Darin Young (USA) - PDC North American Order of Merit winner
PDPA Qualifier Winner

Preliminary Round Qualifiers
Colin McGarry (Northern Ireland) - Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay champion
Devon Petersen (South Africa) - South African Masters champion
Morihiro Hashimoto (Japan) - PDJ Japanese Qualifier winner
Ting Chi Royden Lam (Hong Kong) - Greater China Qualifier winner
Mohammed Latif Sapup (Malaysia) - South-East Asia Qualifier winner
Paul Lim (Singapore) - DARTSLIVE Soft-Tip Rankings Leader
Edward Santos (Philippines) - Philippines Qualifier winner
Gino Vos (Netherlands) - West Europe Qualifier winner
Rob Szabo (New Zealand) - New Zealand National Champion
Andree Welge (Germany) - German Qualifier winner
Zoran Lerchbacher (Austria) - Eastern Europe qualifier
Julio Barbero (Spain) - Iberian Qualifier winner
Per Laursen (Denmark) - SDC Scandinavian Order of Merit winner
Dennis Lindskjold (Denmark) - SDC Play-Off winner
Ben Ward (England) - PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner
PDPA Qualifier Runner-Up

PDC Players Championship Final Field

THE field for next weekend's Cash Converters Players Championship Finals has been confirmed following the completion of the Players Championships in Barnsley, with Jamie Lewis hanging on to 32nd place for the ITV4-televised event.
The £250,000 tournament, held at the Butlins Minehead Resort from Friday November 29-Sunday December 1, sees the top 32 players from the year's final ProTour Order of Merit competing.

Michael van Gerwen topped the final ProTour Order of Merit, winning an incredible £125,350 during the year as he took victory in five of the eight UK Open Qualifiers, two European Tour events and two Players Championships.

Dave Chisnall, who won his third title of the year in Saturday's Players Championship, edged out Peter Wright to finish second with £68,400 to the Scot's £64,900.

Brendan Dolan's victory in Sunday's Players Championship 16 saw him move onto £59,800 for the year, just £200 ahead of another shooting star, Kim Huybrechts, while Robert Thornton claimed £57,900, Jamie Caven won £55,100 and Steve Beaton picked up £50,650.

Welsh ace Jamie Lewis, a European Tour finalist in Gibraltar, held onto 32nd place in the final ProTour Order of Merit by winning through to Sunday's Players Championship quarter-finals, although he was given some nervous moments by Ricky Evans, who lost in the semis but would have reached the top 32 with victory in Barnsley.

Lewis will now take on van Gerwen in Friday's first round of the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals, with Chisnall meeting another Dutchman, Jelle Klaasen.

Reigning Players Championship Finals winner Phil Taylor, who finished 19th on this year's ProTour Order of Merit, faces 2010 champion Paul Nicholson in the first round, while the 2012 Minehead runner-up, number five seed Kim Huybrechts, is up against Terry Jenkins.

2011 champion Kevin Painter, the only other player to lift the title, takes on two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis, while number three seed Peter Wright plays Michael Smith and last week's William Hill Grand Slam of Darts finalist Robert Thornton opens against Richie Burnett.

Jamie Caven, the number seven seed, plays Colin Lloyd, European Tour winners Steve Beaton and Wes Newton take on James Wade and Andy Smith respectively, while Dolan meets Wayne Jones.

Last year's losing semi-finalists in Minehead, Australian Simon Whitlock and Taunton's Justin Pipe, face each other in the first round this year, while Mervyn King faces Raymond van Barneveld.

John Part, who won March's UK Masters European Tour event at the Butlins Minehead Resort, opens against Andy Hamilton, while that event's runner-up Stuart Kellett will play Somerset-based Gary Anderson, and Ian White meets Ronnie Baxter.

The schedule of play for the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals will be announced in due course.

First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Jamie Lewis (32)
Adrian Lewis (16) v Kevin Painter (17)
Steve Beaton (8) v James Wade (25)
Wes Newton (9) v Andy Smith (24)
Kim Huybrechts (5) v Terry Jenkins (28)
Ian White (12) v Ronnie Baxter (21)
Brendan Dolan (4) v Wayne Jones (29)
John Part (13) v Andy Hamilton (20)
Dave Chisnall (2) v Jelle Klaasen (31)
Gary Anderson (15) v Stuart Kellett (18)
Jamie Caven (7) v Colin Lloyd (26)
Simon Whitlock (10) v Justin Pipe (23)
Robert Thornton (6) v Richie Burnett (27)
Mervyn King (11) v Raymond van Barneveld (22)
Peter Wright (3) v Michael Smith (30)
Paul Nicholson (14) v Phil Taylor (19)

PDC Players Championship- 16

BRENDAN DOLAN won his second ProTour title in the space of three weeks after a 6-1 victory over Jamie Robinson in the final of the last Players Championship of 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome.
The Northern Ireland star began his run to the £10,000 winner’s prize with wins over Connie Finnan, Keith Stephen and Mark Jones before claiming an excellent 6-4 win over Wes Newton to advance to the quarter-finals.

In the last eight he overcame Scotland’s Gary Anderson 6-3 before defeating Terry Jenkins for a place in the final after putting a together a run of four straight legs to win 6-2.

In the final, Dolan began well as he broke Robinson’s throw in the opening leg with a 13-dart-finish before taking the next two comfortably to establish a 3-0 lead, landing double 16 and then breaking again with a 180 in another 13-darter.

Dolan hit double 16 to win the fourth leg before Robinson took out 62 to get a leg on the board, but the world number 15 took the next two legs and completed the win in style by converting a 90 finish on double ten for a 12-darter.

"It feels brilliant and I'm chuffed to bits," said Dolan, who won his maiden ranking title at the start of November in Wigan.

"The class of players on the tour now is so great that this is the best place in the world to play darts, and it means so much to win another tournament.

"I'd like it to become more of a habit now and the dream is obviously to go on and win a big TV event now. This is a great platform for me to build on going into the Players Championship Finals and World Championship.

"I'm playing well and I know that I can beat anyone if I get my concentration right. I'm really positive about my game at the moment, I'm confident and I know I'm playing well."

Colchester's Robinson produced a remarkable run to the final at the Barnsley Metrodome, having never won the past the last 16 stage of a PDC competition, which he achieved at the European Darts Trophy, in April.

The 37-year-old - a PDPA Associate Member who was only competing in the event after Paul Barham's withdrawal this week opened up a spot in the entries - progressed to the last 16 stage thanks to wins over Shaun Griffiths, Belgium’s Ronny Huybrechts and Joey Palfreyman, before defeating Andy Smith 6-4 to reach the last eight.

In his quarter-final clash against Jamie Lewis, Robinson opened up a 5-2 lead but was pegged back to five-all before winning a dramatic deciding leg with a 64 finish after his opponent missed a dart at double eight.

The Colchester thrower’s semi-final against Ricky Evans was equally tense as he came out on top in another deciding-leg encounter where he held his nerve to take out a 96 finish on double nine to reach his first final in a PDC competition.

Robinson’s incredible performance ignited hopes of automatically qualifying for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship if he took the £10,000 first prize, but Dolan's win in the final ended those dreams - leaving him to compete in Monday's PDPA Qualifier in Barnsley.

The result left Steve Brown breathing a sigh of relief, as the Bristol man claimed the 16th qualifying spot from the ProTour Order of Merit to confirm a sixth appearance at Alexandra Palace.

Terry Jenkins’ run to the semi-finals at the Barnsley Metrodome was his best performance of 2013, eclipsing a quarter-final appearance in a Players Championship in Crawley back in June, sealing his place in the 32-man field for next weekend's Cash Converters Players Championship Finals.

Jenkins' run included a 6-3 win over Paul Nicholson in the last eight which included checkouts of 117, 147 and 100 from the Ledbury star in the opening three legs, before he fell to Dolan in the last four to earn £2,500 prize money.

World Youth Championship finalist Ricky Evans was also another player to impress on Sunday as he made the last four, which guaranteed his place for a debut appearance in the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace next month, at the expense of Andy Jenkins.

The 23-year-old from Kettering claimed brilliant wins over Dutch pair Vincent van der Voort and Premier League champion Michael van Gerwen, before dispatching Mark Dudbridge 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals.

The rising star, who competed in the Grand Slam of Darts recently, then overcame former World Champion Steve Beaton by a 6-2 margin to reach the semi-finals, where he narrowly lost to Robinson in a deciding leg.

Major champions Anderson, Nicholson and Beaton all took away £1,500 for reaching the quarter-finals on Sunday, along with Welsh youngster Lewis.

Lewis’ fourth round win over Ian White secured his qualification for next week’s Cash Converters Players Championship Finals in Minehead at the expense of Darren Webster, who suffered a disappointing first round loss following Saturday’s impressive run to the last eight.

That win put Lewis through to his second ProTour quarter-final in the space three weeks, but his hopes of continuing a fine run were ended by a narrow defeat to Robinson.

Dave Chisnall, who won Saturday’s Players Championship at the Barnsley Metrodome, fell at the second round stage to John Henderson, while Robert Thornton, the runner-up 24 hours earlier, suffered a surprise first round exit to Joey Palfreyman.

Australia's world number four Simon Whitlock endured a surprise first round exit for the second successive day, while Kevin Painter was another notable casualty following a run to the quarter-finals in Saturday’s Players Championship.

Monday’s World Championship PDPA Qualifier will conclude the action at the Barnsley Metrodome where two places to compete at the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship are still up for grabs.

The winner of Monday's qualifier will enter the tournament in the first round with the runner-up coming in at the Preliminary Round stage alongside the International Qualifiers plus the winner of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.

Players Championship 16
Sunday November 24, Barnsley Metrodome
First Round
Michael van Gerwen (1) Bye
Denis Ovens 6-2 Dylan Duo
Vincent van der Voort (32) 6-3 Alan Derrett
Ricky Evans 6-0 Ian Walters
Stuart Kellett (16) 6-4 Kevin McDine
Mark Dudbridge 6-5 Colin Fowler
Joe Murnan 6-5 Andy Hamilton (17)
Tony West 6-1 Matthew Dicken
Steve Beaton (8) 6-4 Josh Payne
Steve West 6-1 Par Riihonen
Jelle Klaasen (25) 6-5 Andy Jenkins
Scott Rand 6-3 Mark Hylton
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Simon Whitlock (9)
Jarkko Komula 6-5 Chris Aubrey
Michael Smith (24) 6-5 William O'Connor
Michael Barnard 6-4 Tomas Seyler
Kim Huybrechts (5) 6-5 Matthew Edgar
Peter Hudson 6-4 Paddy Meaney
Jamie Lewis (28) 6-0 Darren Whittingham
Stephen Hardy 6-3 Steve Brown
Ian White (12) 6-1 Colin Osborne
Dennis Priestley 6-4 Steve Grubb
Colin Lloyd (21) 6-3 Kevin Dowling
Steve Hine 6-3 Gaz Cousins
Joey Palfreyman 6-4 Robert Thornton (4)
Ryan Harrington 6-4 Nick Fullwell
Ronny Huybrechts (29) 6-3 Andy Pearce
Jamie Robinson 6-2 Shaun Griffiths
Michael Blake 6-4 Kevin Painter (13)
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Prakash Jiwa
Andy Smith (20) 6-0 Mark Cox
Steve Farmer 6-2 Antonio Alcinas
Dave Chisnall (2) Bye
John Henderson 6-0 Jyhan Artut
Roland Scholten 6-5 Arron Monk (31)
Marc Dewsbury 6-4 James Hubbard
Gary Anderson (15) 6-1 Brandon Walsh
James Richardson 6-5 Ricky Sudale
Ronnie Baxter (18) 6-3 Ross Smith
Jani Haavisto 6-3 Alan Tabern
Brendan Dolan (7) 6-3 Connie Finnan
Keith J Stephen 6-1 John Bowles
Matt Clark 6-5 Darren Webster (26)
Mark Jones 6-1 Sean Ryan
Wes Newton (10) 6-5 Nigel Heydon
Jeff Smith 6-2 Reece Robinson
Wayne Jones (23) 6-5 Terry Temple
Bernd Roith 6-5 Magnus Caris
Jamie Caven (6) 6-1 Campbell Jackson
Johnny Haines 6-0 David Copley
Terry Jenkins (27) 6-0 Martyn Turner
Mark Walsh 6-5 Keith Rooney
Mervyn King (11) 6-0 Dan Russell
Mick Todd 6-2 Adrian Gray
Richie Burnett (22) 6-3 Daniel Day
Mark Frost 6-3 Alex Roy
Peter Wright (3) 6-2 Kirk Shepherd
Paul Amos 6-2 Jerry Hendriks
Mark Webster (30) 6-0 Ryan De Vreede
Joe Cullen 6-4 Dennis Smith
Paul Nicholson (14) 6-1 Dean Winstanley
Michael Mansell 6-3 John Scott
Justin Pipe (19) 6-1 Adam Hunt
Darren Johnson 6-4 Jim Walker

Second Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Denis Ovens
Ricky Evans 6-4 Vincent van der Voort
Mark Dudbridge 6-5 Stuart Kellett
Tony West 6-2 Joe Murnan
Steve Beaton 6-3 Steve West
Jelle Klaasen 6-1 Scott Rand
Daryl Gurney 6-1 Jarkko Komula
Michael Smith 6-2 Michael Barnard
Kim Huybrechts 6-0 Peter Hudson
Jamie Lewis 6-5 Stephen Hardy
Ian White 6-2 Dennis Priestley
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Steve Hine
Joey Palfreyman 6-4 Ryan Harrington
Jamie Robinson 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Andrew Gilding 6-2 Michael Blake
Andy Smith 6-5 Steve Farmer
John Henderson 6-4 Dave Chisnall
Marc Dewsbury 6-3 Roland Scholten
Gary Anderson 6-4 James Richardson
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Jani Haavisto
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Keith J Stephen
Mark Jones 6-2 Matt Clark
Wes Newton 6-1 Jeff Smith
Bernd Roith 6-4 Wayne Jones
Johnny Haines 6-3 Jamie Caven
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Mark Walsh
Mick Todd 6-4 Mervyn King
Richie Burnett 6-4 Mark Frost
Peter Wright 6-3 Paul Amos
Joe Cullen 6-3 Mark Webster
Paul Nicholson 6-5 Michael Mansell
Justin Pipe 6-1 Darren Johnson
Losers £250

Third Round
Ricky Evans 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Mark Dudbridge 6-1 Tony West
Steve Beaton 6-3 Jelle Klaasen
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Michael Smith
Jamie Lewis 6-3 Kim Huybrechts
Ian White 6-3 Colin Lloyd
Jamie Robinson 6-2 Joey Palfreyman
Andy Smith 6-5 Andrew Gilding
John Henderson 6-2 Marc Dewsbury
Gary Anderson 6-4 Ronnie Baxter
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Mark Jones
Wes Newton 6-1 Bernd Roith
Terry Jenkins 6-3 Johnny Haines
Mick Todd 6-5 Richie Burnett
Joe Cullen 6-2 Peter Wright
Paul Nicholson 6-3 Justin Pipe
Losers £500

Fourth Round
Ricky Evans 6-1 Mark Dudbridge
Steve Beaton 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Jamie Lewis 6-4 Ian White
Jamie Robinson 6-4 Andy Smith
Gary Anderson 6-3 John Henderson
Brendan Dolan 6-4 Wes Newton
Terry Jenkins 6-1 Mick Todd
Paul Nicholson 6-2 Joe Cullen
Losers £1,000

Quarter-Finals
Ricky Evans 6-2 Steve Beaton
Jamie Robinson 6-5 Jamie Lewis
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Gary Anderson
Terry Jenkins 6-3 Paul Nicholson
Losers £1,500

Semi-Finals
Jamie Robinson 6-5 Ricky Evans
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Terry Jenkins
Losers £2,500

Final
Brendan Dolan 6-1 Jamie Robinson
Winner £10,000
Runner-Up £5,000

PDC Players Championship- 15

DAVE CHISNALL claimed his third victory of 2013 after defeating Robert Thornton 6-3 in Saturday’s Players Championship at the Barnsley Metrodome.
The St Helens ace began with wins over Martyn Turner and John Bowles before coming from 5-4 down to edge out in Vincent van der Voort in their last 32 clash.

Chisnall defeated Brandon Walsh before overcoming St Helens rival Michael Smith 6-3 to reach the semi-finals where he defied a 111 average to beat Peter Wright 6-4, winning six of the last seven legs.

The world number seven fell 2-1 down to Robert Thornton in the early stages of the decider before putting together a run of three straight legs to hold a two-leg advantage.

Chisnall took a 100 finish for a 5-2 lead before Thornton landed double to keep the game alive but St Helens star ended it by landing double 18 to take away the winners prize of £10,000.

Robert Thornton who enjoyed a fine run to the final of the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton, continued that good form with a run to the final in Barnsley.

He reached the last 32 with comfortable wins over Denis Ovens and Ryan De Vreede before edging out rising star Ross Smith by a 6-4 margin.

The Scotsman claimed a narrow 6-5 win over Andy Smith in their last 16 encounter before recording a brace of 6-3 wins over Justin Pipe and Mark Dudbridge.

That secured his place in the final but after a bright start to lead 2-1 he eventually lost 6-3 to Chisnall, having to settle for the £5,000 runners-up prize.

World number 16 Peter Wright enjoyed another excellent Pro Tour run on Saturday with a semi-final appearance at the Barnsley Metrodome.

The Scotsman hit a 112.14 average against Darren Webster in his quarter-final win and continued that form in the early stages of his last four clash against Chisnall were he went 3-0 up with a 119 average before his opponent roared back to deny Wright a place in the final.

Mark Dudbridge, who reached the World Championship Final in 2005, reached the semi-finals of a Pro Tour event for the second time in six weeks.

The Bristolian edged out Simon Whitlock with a brilliant 6-5 win before coming on top in another deciding leg battle against James Richardson to reach the last 32.

There he defeated former World Champion Richie Burnett 6-1 before overcoming another World Champion in the shape of Steve Beaton to reach the last eight.

Dudbridge continued his fine display as he beat Kevin Painter 6-3 with the aid of a 136 checkout, before running out of steam against Thornton in the last four.

Kevin Painter and Justin Pipe took away £1,500 in prize money by reaching the quarter-finals along with the impressive Darren Webster, who forced his way into the top 32 qualifiers for the Players Championship Finals, as a result.

Michael Smith also reached the last eight on Saturday which cemented him in 32nd place in the PDC Order of Merit - £1,950 ahead of Colin Osborne.

Manchester’s Peter Hudson enjoyed a fine run to the last 16 while 20-year-old Brandon Walsh, produced his best performance on the Pro Tour to date, by reaching the same stage.

Prominent first round casualties included three major champions in the shape of Simon Whitlock, Gary Anderson and Paul Nicholson while major finalists Wes Newton and Colin Osborne were also defeated – leaving the Derby man’s hopes of World Championship qualification hanging by a thread.

The former UK Open finalist lies outside the automatic top 16 qualification places in the Pro Tour Order of Merit - £450 behind Mark Dudbridge and John Bowles who currently tied for 16th place.

Sunday sees a second Players Championship event take place at the Barnsley Metrodome, which is the final cut-off for places in the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals.

Sunday’s Players Championship will also decide who qualifies for the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship from the PDC Order of Merit and the Pro Tour Order of Merit.

The final two places in the 72 player field in London will come from the PDPA Qualifier taking place on Monday, which will again be staged at the Barnsley Metrodome.

Players Championship 15
Saturday November 23, Barnsley Metrodome
First Round
Michael van Gerwen (1) Bye
Jani Haavisto 6-2 Ian Walters
Ronny Huybrechts (32) 6-1 Alan Derrett
John Henderson 6-1 Paddy Meaney
Kevin Painter (16) 6-1 Dennis Priestley
Dean Winstanley 6-2 Steve Brown
Stuart Kellett (17) 6-1 Dylan Duo
Alex Roy 6-3 Darren Johnson
Steve Beaton (8) 6-1 Pete Dyos
Dan Russell 6-4 Steve Farmer
Josh Payne 6-1 Jelle Klaasen (25)
James Hubbard 6-5 Matthew Edgar
Mark Dudbridge 6-5 Simon Whitlock (9)
James Richardson Bye Jarkko Komula
Richie Burnett (24) 6-5 Jeff Smith
Michael Barnard 6-5 Scott Rand
Robert Thornton (5) 6-2 Denis Ovens
Ryan De Vreede 6-4 Terry Temple
Ross Smith 6-1 Jamie Lewis (28)
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Tomas Seyler
Ian White (12) 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
Mark Jones 6-3 Mark Cox
Andy Smith (21) 6-3 Roland Scholten
Mark Walsh 6-1 Steve Grubb
Kim Huybrechts (4) 6-4 Tony West
Michael Mansell 6-3 Ricky Sudale
Terry Jenkins (29) 6-3 Joe Murnan
Marc Dewsbury 6-4 Colin Fowler
Adrian Lewis (13) 6-2 Gaz Cousins
Alan Tabern 6-2 David Copley
Justin Pipe (20) 6-1 Nigel Heydon
Andy Pearce 6-4 Jerry Hendriks
Dave Chisnall (2) 6-3 Martyn Turner
John Bowles 6-4 Matt Clark
Mark Webster (31) 6-2 Adam Hunt
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Campbell Jackson
Connie Finnan 6-5 Paul Nicholson (15)
Kevin Dowling 6-5 Johnny Haines
Andy Hamilton (18) 6-2 Stephen Hardy
Brandon Walsh 6-4 Bernd Roith
Brendan Dolan (7) 6-1 John Scott
Andy Jenkins 6-3 Ryan Harrington
Michael Smith (26) 6-2 Darren Whittingham
Mick Todd 6-1 Peter Evison
William O'Connor 6-3 Wes Newton (10)
Peter Hudson 6-3 Colin Osborne
Joe Cullen 6-3 Wayne Jones (23)
Nick Fullwell 6-4 Matthew Dicken
Jamie Caven (6) 6-3 Shaun Griffiths
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Sean Ryan
Darren Webster (27) 6-3 Magnus Caris
Daniel Day 6-5 Max Hopp
Mervyn King (11) 6-2 Chris Aubrey
Ricky Evans 6-0 Jim Walker
Colin Lloyd (22) 6-2 Adrian Gray
Kirk Shepherd 6-2 Kevin McDine
Peter Wright (3) 6-1 Steve Hine
Keith Rooney 6-3 Reece Robinson
Arron Monk (30) 6-5 Prakash Jiwa
Steve West 6-1 Par Riihonen
Dennis Smith 6-5 Gary Anderson (14)
Mark Frost 6-5 Paul Amos
Ronnie Baxter (19) 6-5 Keith J Stephen
Mark Hylton 6-5 Jyhan Artut

Second Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Jani Haavisto
Ronny Huybrechts 6-5 John Henderson
Kevin Painter 6-5 Dean Winstanley
Alex Roy 6-4 Stuart Kellett
Steve Beaton 6-4 Dan Russell
Josh Payne 6-2 James Hubbard
Mark Dudbridge 6-5 James Richardson
Richie Burnett 6-1 Michael Barnard
Robert Thornton 6-1 Ryan De Vreede
Ross Smith 6-3 Daryl Gurney
Ian White 6-2 Mark Jones
Andy Smith 6-5 Mark Walsh
Michael Mansell 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Terry Jenkins 6-2 Marc Dewsbury
Alan Tabern Bye Adrian Lewis - Lewis forced to withdraw due to personal reasons
Justin Pipe 6-3 Andy Pearce
Dave Chisnall 6-2 John Bowles
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Mark Webster
Connie Finnan 6-0 Kevin Dowling
Brandon Walsh 6-4 Andy Hamilton
Andy Jenkins 6-3 Brendan Dolan
Michael Smith 6-5 Mick Todd
Peter Hudson 6-5 William O'Connor
Nick Fullwell 6-5 Joe Cullen
Jamie Caven 6-2 Andrew Gilding
Darren Webster 6-2 Daniel Day
Mervyn King 6-4 Ricky Evans
Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Colin Lloyd
Peter Wright 6-1 Keith Rooney
Steve West 6-2 Arron Monk
Dennis Smith 6-3 Mark Frost
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Mark Hylton
Losers £250

Third Round
Ronny Huybrechts 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Kevin Painter 6-2 Alex Roy
Steve Beaton 6-5 Josh Payne
Mark Dudbridge 6-1 Richie Burnett
Robert Thornton 6-4 Ross Smith
Andy Smith 6-4 Ian White
Terry Jenkins 6-5 Michael Mansell
Justin Pipe 6-1 Alan Tabern
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Vincent van der Voort
Brandon Walsh 6-5 Connie Finnan
Michael Smith 6-2 Andy Jenkins
Peter Hudson 6-2 Nick Fullwell
Darren Webster 6-3 Jamie Caven
Mervyn King 6-3 Kirk Shepherd
Peter Wright 6-4 Steve West
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Dennis Smith
Losers £500

Fourth Round
Kevin Painter 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Dudbridge 6-4 Steve Beaton
Robert Thornton 6-5 Andy Smith
Justin Pipe 6-3 Terry Jenkins
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Brandon Walsh
Michael Smith 6-3 Peter Hudson
Darren Webster 6-4 Mervyn King
Peter Wright 6-4 Ronnie Baxter
Losers £1,000

Quarter-Finals
Mark Dudbridge 6-3 Kevin Painter
Robert Thornton 6-3 Justin Pipe
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Michael Smith
Peter Wright 6-1 Darren Webster
Losers £1,500

Semi-Finals
Robert Thornton 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
Dave Chisnall 6-4 Peter Wright
Losers £2,500

Final
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Robert Thornton
Winner £10,000
Runner-Up £5,000

The Grand Slam Semi's and Final

PHIL TAYLOR won one of darts' finest ever matches to reach the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts final with a 16-9 defeat of Adrian Lewis, while Robert Thornton joined him in the decider by seeing off Scott Waites by the same scoreline in Wolverhampton.
Taylor and Lewis hit a PDC record 32 maximums during a spellbinding semi-final at the Wolves Civic, with the latter posting 18 and averaging 110.99 in a stunning display, only to fall to defeat to his Stoke rival.

Taylor set the tone for the game with a 180 in his first visit to the oche, and added another in taking the opening leg and a third in the next leg as he posted back-to-back 12-darters to lead 2-0.

Lewis responded with three in as many legs as he moved 3-2 up, and though Taylor regained the edge with finishes of 14, 14 and 13 darts, Lewis replied with legs of 12 and 11 darts to level at five-all.

Taylor took out 167 to lead 6-5, only for Lewis to win three of the next four to lead 8-7 - only for the World Champion to find another gear to clinically take the next eight legs, finishing 160 and an 11-dart leg, as well as hitting six perfect darts of a possible nine-darter in moving 15-8 up.

Lewis responded with a 13-darter, but even an 18th maximum was not enough as Taylor hit tops for a 14-dart finish which secured his place in the final following a classic contest.

Taylor will now return to play in his fifth Grand Slam of Darts final on Sunday evening, as he takes on Thornton to compete for the £100,000 first prize.

Lewis' defeat saw him fall at the semi-final stage for a second time in three years to Taylor in Wolverhampton, and he admitted afterwards: "I don't feel as though I've lost - but if you average 111 there's probably only Phil Taylor who can beat you.
Thornton, meanwhile, overcame 2010 Grand Slam of Darts champion Waites 16-9 with another outstanding display, averaging 101.03 as he won through to the fourth major final of his career.

The Scot landed three 180s as he established an early 5-1 advantage, and he also landed an 11-dart finish as he moved 8-3 up.

Waites' though, missed double 12 for a nine-dart finish in the 12th leg, before winning the next three legs in 13, 11 and 14 darts as he cut the gap to 8-7.

Thornton then hit two 180s of his own as he regained some breathing space at 9-7, and he won the next two for a four-leg advantage before Waites hit back on double three.

A 111 checkout sparked a run of four straight legs from Thornton as he moved 15-8 up, and though Waites briefly kept his hopes alive on double 16, the Scot took out double ten in the next to complete a memorable win.


William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Sunday November 17
Semi-Finals
Robert Thornton 16-9 Scott Waites
Phil Taylor 16-9 Adrian Lewis




PHIL TAYLOR'S incredible run of success continued with glory in the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for a fifth time on Sunday night, as he swept past Robert Thornton 16-6 in the final.
The World Champion's amazing 2013 continued as he followed up wins in the UK Open, World Matchplay, Sydney Masters, World Grand Prix and The Masters with a seventh major televised title as he took the £100,000 first prize in Wolverhampton.

Taylor followed up his stunning semi-final triumph over Adrian Lewis - in a game labelled by pundits as the greatest ever as the pair hit 32 180s and both averaged over 109 - with a dominant performance in the final to see off Thornton.

Thornton had seen off Scott Waites 16-9 in their semi-final earlier in the day, but missed nine darts at a double in the final's opening leg and never recovered as Taylor opened up a 5-0 lead in the blink of an eye.

Taylor stepped in to take the opening leg on double four, finished 76 and 121 to take the next two and then punished further misses from the Scot to land double six and double two to win five unanswered legs.

Thornton hit a 180 and finished 81 to get off the mark in leg six, and took out 116 and 121 as he pulled back to trail just 8-3.

Taylor, though, hit double eight and tops to win the next two before producing a hammer blow in the 14th leg, taking out a majestic 164 finish with Thornton waiting on 36.

Thornton hit tops and double ten to win back-to-back legs for the first time in the game, and after Taylor replied on double 16, a 90 finish saw him pull back to 12-6 and threaten a comeback.

A 98 finish, on double 19, saw Taylor restore his edge before he punished a miss from Thornton at tops, for a 116 finish, allowed the Stoke great in to hit double 16 in moving two legs from victory.

Double ten saw Taylor edge towards glory, and when Thornton missed the bullseye to take out 83, the world number one finished 64 on double four to seal another imperious triumph and a fourth successive major televised title.

Thornton had overcome Taylor as he won the 2012 UK Open title, and admitted: "That's probably a bit of revenge for Phil and we're one-each now!

 Thornton had become a grandfather again earlier when his daughter gave birth to a boy, who was named Robert.

William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Sunday November 17
Final
Phil Taylor 16-6 Robert Thornton

BDO Lakeside Draw

LAKESIDE 2014 – MATCH SCHEDULE

SAT 4TH
Afternoon
TRINA GULLIVER v TAMARA SCHUUR
SCOTT WAITES v ALAN NORRIS
DAVID CAMERON v MARTIN ADAMS
WESLEY HARMS v PAUL JENNINGS
EVENING
MADARS RAZMA v JOHN MICHAEL
HARLEY KEMP v MICHAEL MEENEY
JEFFREY DE GRAAF v MARTIN ATKINS
RACHEL BROOKS v ANN LOUISE PETERS

SUN 5th
Afternoon
SHIMIZU HIROAKI v CHRISTIAN KIST
ANASTASIA DOBROMYSLOVA v KARIN KRAPPEN
ROBBIE GREEN v RICHIE GEORGE
GARY ROBSON v RON MEULENKAMP
EVENING
MIKE DAY v SAM HEAD
JIM WIDMAYER v GARRY THOMPSON
FALLON SHERROCK v RILANA ERADES
REMCO VAN EIJDEN v RICK HOFSTRA

MON 6th
Afternoon
DARRYL FITTON v TONY ECCLES
KAREL SEDLACEK v PAUL HOGAN
JAN DEKKER v BENITO VAN DE PAS
EVENING
JULIE GORE v RACHNA DAVID
JEROEN GEERDINK v DAVE PRINS
GEERT DE VOS (BEL) v RAZMA (LAT) / MICHAEL (GRE)
ROSS MONTGOMERY (SCO) v KEMP (AUS) / MEENEY (IRL)

TUES 7th
Afternoon
TONY O’SHEA (ENG) v CAMERON (CAN) / ADAMS (ENG)
SCOTT MITCHELL (ENG) v SEDLACEK (CZE) / HOGAN (ENG)
STEPHEN BUNTING (ENG) v WIDMAYER (USA) / THOMPSON (ENG)
EVENING
DETA HEDMAN v LORRAINE FARLAM
JIM WILLIAMS (WAL) v GEERDINK (NED) or PRINS (ENG)
GLEN DURRANT v MIKE DAY or HEAD (ENG)
JAMES WILSON (ENG) v HIROAKI (JPN) or KIST (NED)

WEDS 8TH
Afternoon
Round 2 Match #1 - TOP HALF
Round 2 Match #2 - TOP HALF
Round 2 Match #3 - TOP HALF
EVENING
Afternoon
IRINA ARMSTRONG (GER) v SHARON PRINS (NED)
Round 2 Match #4 - TOP HALF
Round 2 Match #5 - BOTTOM HALF
Round 2 Match #6 - BOTTOM HALF

THURS 9th
Afternoon
AILEEN DE GRAAF (NED) v LISA ASHTON (ENG)
Round 2 Match #7 - BOTTOM HALF
Round 2 Match #8 - BOTTOM HALF
EVENING
Women’s QF Match #1
Men’s QF Match #1 - TOP HALF
Men’s QF Match #2 - TOP HALF
Women’s QF Match #2

FRIDAY 10th
Evening
Women’s QF Match #3
Men’s QF Match #3 - BOTTOM HALF
Men’s QF Match #4 - BOTTOM HALF
Women’s QF Match #4



SAT 11TH
1230 Women’s SF Match #1
Followed by Women’s SF Match #2
Not before 1430 Men’s SF Match #1
Followed by Women’s Final (Best of 5 sets)
Followed by Men’s SF Match #2


SUN 12th
Evening
Men’s Final

order of play subject to change

PDC Players Championship- 15 and 16

THE final weekend of Players Championship action at the Barnsley Metrodome will see two 128-player fields facing off on November 23 & 24.

The year's 15th and 16th Players Championships will be held as part of the final ProTour weekend, which will conclude with the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifier on Monday November 25.

Play on each day in Barnsley will commence at 12pm, with the draw being made at 11am following the close of registration.

PDPA Associate Members who entered but did not make the 128-player field will receive a refund of their entry fee.

Players Championship 15
Saturday November 23
Antonio Alcinas
Paul Amos
Gary Anderson
Jyhan Artut
Chris Aubrey
Paul Barham
Michael Barnard
Ronnie Baxter
Steve Beaton
John Bowles
Steve Brown
Richie Burnett
Magnus Caris
Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
David Copley
Gaz Cousins
Mark Cox
Joe Cullen
Daniel Day
Ryan De Vreede
Alan Derrett
Marc Dewsbury
Matthew Dicken
Brendan Dolan
Kevin Dowling
Mark Dudbridge
Dylan Duo
Pete Dyos
Matthew Edgar
Ricky Evans
Peter Evison
Steve Farmer
Connie Finnan
Colin Fowler
Mark Frost
Nick Fullwell
Andrew Gilding
Adrian Gray
Shaun Griffiths
Steve Grubb
Daryl Gurney
Jani Haavisto
Johnny Haines
Andy Hamilton
Stephen Hardy
Ryan Harrington
John Henderson
Jerry Hendriks
Nigel Heydon
Steve Hine
Max Hopp
James Hubbard
Peter Hudson
Adam Hunt
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Hylton
Campbell Jackson
Andy Jenkins
Terry Jenkins
Prakash Jiwa
Darren Johnson
Mark Jones
Wayne Jones
Stuart Kellett
Mervyn King
Jelle Klaasen
Jarkko Komula
Adrian Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Colin Lloyd
Michael Mansell
Kevin McDine
Paddy Meaney
Arron Monk
Joe Murnan
Wes Newton
Paul Nicholson
William O'Connor
Colin Osborne
Denis Ovens
Kevin Painter
Josh Payne
Andy Pearce
Justin Pipe
Dennis Priestley
Scott Rand
James Richardson
Par Riihonen
Reece Robinson
Bernd Roith
Keith Rooney
Alex Roy
Dan Russell
Sean Ryan
Roland Scholten
John Scott
Tomas Seyler
Kirk Shepherd
Andy Smith
Dennis Smith
Jeff Smith
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Keith Stephen
Ricky Sudale
Alan Tabern
Terry Temple
Robert Thornton
Mick Todd
Martyn Turner
Vincent van der Voort
Michael van Gerwen
James Wade
Jim Walker
Brandon Walsh
Mark Walsh
Ian Walters
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Steve West
Ian White
Simon Whitlock
Darren Whittingham
Dean Winstanley
Peter Wright

Players Championship 16
Sunday November 24
Antonio Alcinas
Paul Amos
Gary Anderson
Jyhan Artut
Chris Aubrey
Paul Barham
Michael Barnard
Ronnie Baxter
Steve Beaton
Michael Blake
John Bowles
Steve Brown
Richie Burnett
Magnus Caris
Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
David Copley
Gaz Cousins
Mark Cox
Joe Cullen
Daniel Day
Ryan De Vreede
Alan Derrett
Marc Dewsbury
Matthew Dicken
Brendan Dolan
Kevin Dowling
Mark Dudbridge
Dylan Duo
Matthew Edgar
Ricky Evans
Steve Farmer
Connie Finnan
Colin Fowler
Mark Frost
Nick Fullwell
Andrew Gilding
Adrian Gray
Shaun Griffiths
Steve Grubb
Daryl Gurney
Jani Haavisto
Johnny Haines
Andy Hamilton
Stephen Hardy
Ryan Harrington
John Henderson
Jerry Hendriks
Nigel Heydon
Steve Hine
James Hubbard
Peter Hudson
Adam Hunt
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Hylton
Campbell Jackson
Andy Jenkins
Terry Jenkins
Prakash Jiwa
Darren Johnson
Mark Jones
Wayne Jones
Stuart Kellett
Mervyn King
Jelle Klaasen
Jarkko Komula
Adrian Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Colin Lloyd
Michael Mansell
Kevin McDine
Paddy Meaney
Arron Monk
Joe Murnan
Wes Newton
Paul Nicholson
William O'Connor
Colin Osborne
Denis Ovens
Kevin Painter
Joey Palfreyman
Josh Payne
Andy Pearce
Justin Pipe
Dennis Priestley
Scott Rand
James Richardson
Par Riihonen
Jamie Robinson
Reece Robinson
Bernd Roith
Keith Rooney
Alex Roy
Dan Russell
Sean Ryan
Roland Scholten
John Scott
Tomas Seyler
Kirk Shepherd
Andy Smith
Dennis Smith
Jeff Smith
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Keith Stephen
Ricky Sudale
Alan Tabern
Terry Temple
Robert Thornton
Mick Todd
Martyn Turner
Vincent van der Voort
Michael van Gerwen
James Wade
Jim Walker
Brandon Walsh
Mark Walsh
Ian Walters
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Steve West
Ian White
Simon Whitlock
Darren Whittingham
Dean Winstanley
Peter Wright

The Grand Slam- Day 8

PHIL TAYLOR and Adrian Lewis will clash in the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals after picking up quarter-final wins over James Wade and Kim Huybrechts on Saturday night.
Taylor continued his bid to win a fifth Grand Slam of Darts title with a 16-12 win against Wade in a tense last eight contest at the Wolverhampton Civic.

The World Champion looked set to race to victory when he won seven successive legs in taking a 9-2 lead - including a superb 143 checkout - only for Wade to fight back, reducing the gap to 12-10 at one stage.

Taylor won the next three legs, and though Wade hit double ten and a 121 finish to keep his hopes alive, a miss at double top in the next leg allowed the Stoke ace to follow a 174 score by hitting double ten for the win.

Lewis, meanwhile, ended Kim Huybrechts' superb Grand Slam debut by denying the Belgian a win to celebrate his 28th birthday, as the Stoke star picked up a 16-11 triumph.

Lewis raced into a 6-1 lead with some majestic early darts, which included a ten-dart leg and a 110 finish to match Huybrechts' checkout of the same total.

The Belgian won four legs in the next five as he pulled back to 7-5, only for Lewis to pull away to 13-7 as he took his tally of 180s to nine for the match.

Huybrechts again responded, finishing 65, 76 and 148 to reduce the gap to three legs, but a second 11-darter of the game from Lewis settled any nerves before he finally sealed the win on double 16.

Lewis ended the game with 12 maximums and averaged over 100 as he reached the semi-finals for a second time in Wolverhampton.

Lewis had moved in to a new house on Friday, and admitted: "It wasn't the best preparation for me but I'm looking forward to getting a good night's sleep now!"

Sunday's opening semi-final will see 2010 champion Scott Waites, the reigning Lakeside Champion, take on 2012 UK Open winner Robert Thornton, who is bidding to reach the final in Wolverhampton for the first time.

The £400,000 tournament will then conclude on Sunday evening with the final at the Wolves Civic as the destiny of the £100,000 first prize is discovered.

William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Saturday November 16
Quarter-Finals
Kim Huybrechts 11-16 Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor 16-12 James Wade

The Grand Slam-Day 7

SCOTT WAITES and Robert Thornton won through to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals with victories over Ted Hankey and Tony O'Shea at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Friday night.
2010 Grand Slam champion Waites remains on course to reach his third final in Wolverhampton after picking up his second win over Hankey in this year's event.

The Lakeside Champion had won their Group H clash 5-3 last Saturday, and hit three ton-plus finishes as he picked up a 16-10 win in their quarter-final clash.

Hankey shared the game's opening four legs before Waites took out 104 to move 4-2 up with a break, only for the Telford ace to reply by hitting the bull to complete a 124 combination.

Huddersfield-based Waites extended his lead to 7-4, and though Hankey took out 90 to reply, the Lakeside Champion finished a 13-darter and a 102 finish as he moved 10-5 up, before taking out a superb 146 checkout as he moved into a 12-6 advantage.

Hankey won three of the next four to pull back to 13-9, but Waites finished tops and double one to move to the brink of victory, and though double five kept the two-time World Champion in the mate, the former Grand Slam winner followed a 180 by taking out 96 to seal victory.

Waites now plays Thornton in Sunday afternoon's semi-finals, and said: "Robert played well tonight and beat Tony quite easily, and we've both been pretty consistent this week.
Scotland's Thornton won through to the semi-finals at the Wolves Civic for the first time with a comprehensive 16-6 win over Tony O'Shea, who missed 31 darts at doubles as he exited the event.

Thornton punished misses from his opponent to win the first two legs before taking out 127 for a 3-0 lead, and though O'Shea finished 123 on the bull to reply, the former UK Open champion moved 6-1 up.

O'Shea, aided by two 180s, hit back to 8-4 at one stage, but Thornton hit an 11-darter in a run of four successive legs to create a six-leg cushion over his opponent.

The Scot continued to punish the three-time Lakeside Champion for misses as he moved 15-5 up, and though O'Shea traded 180s with his opponent as he hit back on double eight, another maximum was not enough to keep the game alive as tops sealed Thornton's win.

Hankey's run to the quarter-finals is the highlight of a year in which health problems have affected his form, but he said: "I didn't play as well as I could tonight and Scott was the better player.
The quarter-finals conclude on Saturday night, as four-time Grand Slam champion Phil Taylor, the PDC World Champion, takes on seven-time major winner James Wade and two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis faces rising Belgian star Kim Huybrechts.

William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Friday November 15 (7pm)
Quarter-Finals
Tony O'Shea 6-16 Robert Thornton
Ted Hankey 10-16 Scott Waites

Saturday November 16 (7pm)
Quarter-Finals
Kim Huybrechts v Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor v James Wade
Best of 31 legs

The Grand Slam Criteria Confirmed

PLANS for the Grand Slam of Darts to become a full ranked event from 2015 onwards have been confirmed, with the tournament set to include qualifying places alongside major tournament winners.
The cross-code tournament was introduced in 2007, rewarding players who had reached major finals both in the PDC and BDO/WDF systems, but has been unranked in terms of the PDC Order of Merit.

However, from 2015 onwards, prize money won in the Grand Slam of Darts will count towards the main PDC Order of Merit.

This has led to a revision of the qualifying criteria for the 2015 Grand Slam of Darts, with a maximum of 13 major tournament winners receiving a one-year invitation to compete in the event.

Further places up to a maximum of 16 players will then be allocated to runners-up in the 12 major tournaments, based on their ranking position within the PDC Order of Merit.

The winners of the following 12 major tournaments will each receive an invitation to the 2015 Grand Slam of Darts:
2014 Grand Slam of Darts
2014 Players Championship Finals
2014-15 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship
2015 Premier League Darts
2015 World Matchplay
2015 World Grand Prix
2015 UK Open
2015 European Championship
2015 Masters
2015 World Cup of Darts (two players)
2015 World Youth Championship
2015 Lakeside BDO Championship

The runners-up of the above events will then be listed in PDC Order of Merit order at the cut-off date to top up the list of automatic qualifiers to 16.

The remainder of the 32-player field will be filled by eight qualifiers from each of two qualifying tournaments, one for PDC Tour Card Holders and one for non-PDC Tour Card Holders which will be open to all other players, in the same manner as the current Wildcard Qualifier.

The qualifying criteria for the 2014 Grand Slam of Darts is set to be based in a similar way to the 2013 tournament and will be confirmed in due course.

Hashimoto Returns to the Worlds

MORIHIRO HASHIMOTO has won a return to the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship, after edging out Haruki Muramatsu 6-5 to win the PDJ Japanese Qualifier.
The 36-year-old previously competed at the 2011 World Championship, when he became a crowd favourite at Alexandra Palace with his preliminary round win over Matt Padgett before losing out to Gary Anderson in the first round.

He will now join the other International Qualifiers in this year's tournament, which begins in December, after coming through the final stages of the PDJ's Japanese qualifier, where the leading players from qualifying events held earlier this year came together for the national finals.

He defeated Tokuyou Takayama 4-2 before edging out Kenichi Aijiki 4-3 with a 14-dart leg in their quarter-final's deciding leg, and then overcame Keita Ono 5-3 in the semi-finals.

In the final against Muramatsu, Hashimoto led 3-1 only to see the three-time World Championship qualifier hit back with four successive legs to lead 5-4.

Hashimoto, though, drew level to send the match into a deciding leg, in which he hit three tons before finishing 96 in two darts to seal his return to the World Championship stage.

2014 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship
PDJ Japanese Qualifier
Quarter-Finals
Haruki Muramatsu 4-2 Masumi Chino
Sho Katsumi 4-2 Hiroaki Shimizu
Keita Ono 4-1 Atsushi Takeuchi
Morihiro Hashimoto 4-3 Kenichi Aijiki

Semi-Finals
Haruki Muramatsu 5-3 Sho Katsumi
Morihiro Hashimoto 5-3 Keita Ono

Final
Morihiro Hashimoto 6-5 Haruki Muramatsu

The Grand Slam- Day 6

ADRIAN LEWIS and Phil Taylor won through to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts quarter-finals with thrilling triumphs against Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson on Thursday, as James Wade and Kim Huybrechts joined them in the last eight. Two-time World Champion Lewis hit an amazing 12 maximums and averaged 105.24 in an outstanding performance as he overcame van Gerwen 10-8 in their second round clash at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

The Stoke star twice set up a nine-dart finish in the game, while van Gerwen also enjoyed six perfect darts in one leg and landed six 180s of his own in a high-paced match.

The pair shared the opening six legs, before van Gerwen broke to lead 5-3 with an 11-darter - only for Lewis to respond with an 11-dart finish of his own to kick-start a run of four successive legs as he moved 7-5 up.

Van Gerwen replied but was never able to draw level as Lewis' pounding of the treble 20 continued, with an 11-darter moving him 9-7 up before he held off the Dutchman's response once more to seal the win with a 14-dart leg.

Taylor, meanwhile, was at his clinical best as he held off a fine Anderson performance to win through in a repeat of the 2011 Wolves Civic final.

The pair traded eight legs before Taylor found another gear, trading 180s with Anderson in the ninth before breaking for the first time in leg ten after the Scot missed a dart at tops.

Taylor also took the next two legs as he moved 9-4 up, and though Anderson hit back with a 128 checkout, double 12 saw the PDC World Champion progress to the last eight.

Taylor now faces James Wade, the 2010 finalist who won through to the quarter-finals once again with a crushing 10-1 win over below-par Paul Nicholson, with the left-hander taking out 150 before sealing victory with a showpiece 125 checkout.

Taylor has overcome Wade on his way to winning the World Grand Prix and The Masters in the past five weeks, but added: "It's been a different James this week.Belgium's Kim Huybrechts was the night's other winner as he took a 10-5 winner over brother Ronny in an emotional evening for the siblings.

Kim was at his high-scoring best as he took leads of 3-0 and 7-2, and he also took out 117 as he moved 8-3 up.

Ronny, the elder of the brothers who had won through the group stage unbeaten, hit back to 9-5, but could only watch as the 2012 Players Championship Finals runner-up sealed the win on double ten.

The quarter-finals begin on Friday night as former UK Open champion Robert Thornton takes on three-time Lakeside Championship finalist Tony O'Shea, before reigning Lakeside Champion Scott Waites - the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts winner - faces two-time World Champion Ted Hankey.

Saturday's remaining quarter-finals will see Lewis take on Huybrechts, before Taylor plays Wade.


William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Thursday November 14
James Wade 10-1 Paul Nicholson
Ronny Huybrechts 5-10 Kim Huybrechts
Phil Taylor 10-5 Gary Anderson
Michael van Gerwen 8-10 Adrian Lewis

Friday November 15 (7pm)
Quarter-Finals
Tony O'Shea v Robert Thornton
Ted Hankey v Scott Waites

Saturday November 16 (7pm)
Quarter-Finals
Kim Huybrechts v Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor v James Wade

The Grand Slam- Day 5

TED HANKEY made a remarkable comeback from 6-1 down against Simon Whitlock to win through to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts quarter-finals on Wednesday night, as Scott Waites, Robert Thornton and Tony O'Shea joined him in the last eight.
Hankey continued his return to form at the Wolves Civic with one of the most memorable fightbacks in the event's history as he won through to the last eight for a second time.

The Telford ace, a two-time Lakeside Champion, had suffered a minor stroke in Wolverhampton 12 months ago and has struggled to get to grips with diabetes since, but confirmed his return to darts' big-time in a dramatic contest.

Whitlock opened the match with a 104 checkout and won six of the first seven legs to leave Hankey reeling - only for the game to turn around as he clawed back into the game as the Australian faltered.

Hankey won four successive legs to pull back to 6-5, and though Whitlock edged away with double ten, his opponent first in double five, tops and double 11 to move ahead for the first time at 8-7.

Whitlock levelled by taking out 96 for a 12-darter, and the pair shared the next two legs to force a decider, but two tons helped Hankey to be first to a finish before he landed tops at the first time of asking to complete an amazing triumph.

Hankey now plays 2010 Grand Slam of Darts champion Waites in Friday's quarter-finals, after the Lakeside Champion continued his love affair with the Wolves Civic with a fine 10-6 defeat of Mark Webster to open the second round.

Webster held leads of 2-1 and 5-4 early in their game, with the pair sharing the first 12 legs before Waites pulled away with 180s in successive legs and then sealed victory with a 13-dart finish.

Former UK Open champion Robert Thornton and three-time Lakeside Championship runner-up Tony O'Shea will also meet in the quarter-finals on Friday night, after they overcame Mervyn King and Andy Hamilton in titanic struggles.

Thornton had burst into a 4-1 lead in his clash with King, who hit back with five successive legs - including two 12-darters and a 121 finish - to move 6-4 up.

The Scot responded with a 13-darter in levelling and shared the next four before taking a 9-8 cushion and completing victory with a 161 checkout.

Stockport's O'Shea enjoyed a 10-7 victory against Andy Hamilton in their second round contest, with the 2007 finalist hitting eight 180s and a 136 finish but unable to overhaul his opponent, whose tally of seven maximums was accompanied by 16 scores of 140 or more.

The pair had shared the first six legs, but O'Shea hit a key 13-darter in a run of three legs as he established a cushion which he would never lose.

O'Shea has lost in seven televised finals during his career, but said: "I keep falling just short in big competitions but I feel as if I'm hitting form at the right time and I'll be giving it my all to try and win a major."

The second round concludes with the remaining four games on Thursday night, including Phil Taylor's meeting with Gary Anderson in a repeat of the 2011 final.

Michael van Gerwen, last year's beaten finalist, plays European Champion Adrian Lewis, while seven-time major winner James Wade takes on former Players Championship Finals winner Paul Nicholson and Belgian brothers Kim and Ronny Huybrechts will make history as they face each other for a place in the quarter-finals.

Tickets for Thursday's William Hill Grand Slam of Darts are still available at the Wolves Civic Box Office or by calling 0870 320 7000.

William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Wednesday November 13
Second Round
Scott Waites 10-6 Mark Webster
Tony O'Shea 10-7 Andy Hamilton
Robert Thornton 10-8 Mervyn King
Simon Whitlock 9-10 Ted Hankey

The Grand Slam- Day 4

ADRIAN LEWIS, Gary Anderson and Paul Nicholson won through to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts knockout stage on Tuesday night, as Belgian brothers Kim and Ronny
Huybrechts set up a second round meeting at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
The final night of group matches proved another dramatic affair as the remaining five places alongside the already-qualified Phil Taylor, James Wade and Ronny Huybrechts in the last 16 were decided.

Lewis held off a fightback from Dutchman Christian Kist to prevail 5-3 in their Group C decider as he joined Ronny Huybrechts in moving through to the last 16, where he now plays Premier League Darts champion Michael van Gerwen.

Anderson produced a performance of the highest quality as he swept past Peter Wright 5-1 with a 111.80 average, sealing victory with successive checkouts of 121 and 144 as he powered through from Group B alongside Wade.

Nicholson, meanwhile, was a 5-2 winner against Stuart Kellett in their decisive Group A clash, hitting five doubles from seven attempts in a strong performance to move through to a clash with Wade.

Four-time Grand Slam of Darts champion Taylor topped Group A with a third successive victory as he whitewashed Kevin Painter 5-0 with another brilliant display - averaging over 104 and denying his opponent a dart at a double during a ten-minute triumph.

Wade, the 2010 runner-up at the Wolves Civic, completed a third successive Group B win as he swept aside Dutchman Wesley Harms 5-2, hitting a 127 finish in another strong performance.

Belgian debutant Ronny Huybrechts was the other player on the night to pick up a third straight victory, hitting five doubles from six attempts in a 5-3 win over young prospect Richie George.

Huybrechts' wait to find out his second round opponent was eventually over when younger brother Kim saw van Gerwen come from 4-1 down to win 5-4 in their Group D clash - meaning that the siblings now face off on Thursday.

Kim, who partnered his brother to the final of the PDC World Cup of Darts for Belgium in February, finished second in Group D ahead of Dean Winstanley, who lost 5-3 to Vincent van der Voort in their final group game as the Dutchman gained a consolation victory following two earlier losses.

The knockout phase of the £400,000 tournament begins on Wednesday with the first four games from the second round, including 2010 Grand Slam of Darts champion Scott Waites meeting Mark Webster in a clash of the current and former Lakeside Champions.

Former Wolverhampton finalist Andy Hamilton plays Tony O'Shea, Robert Thornton takes on Mervyn King and Australian star Simon Whitlock faces resugent Ted Hankey, the two-time Lakeside Champion who has returned to top form this week.


William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Tuesday November 12
Evening Session
Groups A-D Final Games
Ronny Huybrechts 5-3 Richie George (C)
Phil Taylor 5-0 Kevin Painter (A)
James Wade 5-2 Wesley Harms (B)
Dean Winstanley 3-5 Vincent van der Voort (D)
Paul Nicholson 5-2 Stuart Kellett (A)
Michael van Gerwen 5-4 Kim Huybrechts (D)
Adrian Lewis 5-3 Christian Kist (C)
Gary Anderson 5-1 Peter Wright (B)


Wednesday November 13 (7pm-11pm)
Second Round
Scott Waites v Mark Webster
Tony O'Shea v Andy Hamilton
Robert Thornton v Mervyn King
Simon Whitlock v Ted Hankey
Best of 19 legs

Thursday November 14 (7pm-11pm)
Second Round
James Wade v Paul Nicholson
Ronny Huybrechts v Kim Huybrechts
Phil Taylor v Gary Anderson
Michael van Gerwen v Adrian Lewis
Best of 19 legs

League Tables
Group A

	P	W	L	+/-	Pts
Phil Taylor	3	3	0	+14	6
Paul Nicholson	3	2	1	+2	4
Stuart Kellett	3	1	2	-7	2
Kevin Painter	3	0	3	-9	0

Group B

	P	W	L	+/-	Pts
James Wade	3	3	0	+7	6
Gary Anderson	3	2	1	+6	4
Peter Wright	3	1	2	-4	2
Wesley Harms	3	0	3	-10	0

Group C

	P	W	L	+/-	Pts
Ronny Huybrechts	3	3	0	+6	6
Adrian Lewis	3	2	1	+3	4
Christian Kist	3	1	2	-1	2
Richie George	3	0	2	-8	0

Group D

	P	W	L	+/-	Pts
M v Gerwen	3	3	0	+7	6
Kim Huybrechts	3	1	2	+1	2
Dean Winstanley	3	1	2	-3	2
V van der Voort	3	1	2	-5	2

BDO World Darts Trophy

The BDO World Trophy is the Newest “Major” added to the BDO’s events calendar it is: A genuine world open competition for all, including professional and amateur players (Compliant with BDO Eligibility Rules)

Held from February 4th – 9th 2014 at Blackpool’s Iconic Tower.. Utilising the entire venue for Knockouts right through to the Final.

4th Ladies Knockout event held in the Tower Lounge and Circus

5th Men’s Knockout event held in the Tower Lounge and Circus

6th to the 9th Main event held in the World Famous Tower Ballroom

Top World (Grade A) ranking points

£115,000 prize fund – the second largest behind the Lakeside World Championships Participation from the world’s top ranked players:

7 qualifiers

14 top ranked BDO professional darts players.

Winners of the Lakeside & Winmau Masters

8 players from around the World representing the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Asia & Scandinavia and Baltic regions

1 Wild Card Player
8 top ranked ladies & 8 qualifiers

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PRIZE FUND

Men's Winner £30,000 Ladies Champion £6,000

Runner Up £12,000 £ 2,400

Joint 3rd 2 x £5,000 2 x £ 1,000

Joint 5th 4 x £2,500 4 x £ 500

Joint 9th 8 x £1,250 8 x £ 250

Joint 17th 16 x £500

Totals £80,000.00 £14,400

Men’s & Ladies’ sum total prize monies £94,400

Highest check out £1,000

9 Dart Finish pot £20,000

Sum total prize fund £115,400

The Grand Slam- Day 3

REIGNING William Hill Grand Slam of Darts champion Raymond van Barneveld crashed out of the tournament with a group stage defeat to Mervyn King on Monday night, as Mark Webster won a Nine-Dart Shoot-Out against Wes Newton to qualify for the knockout stages in Wolverhampton.
A dramatic night of third round-robin matches for Groups E-H saw Dutch star van Barneveld eliminated despite victories in his opening two games.

His 5-3 defeat to King saw his opponent leapfrog him in the Group E table, and with Tony O'Shea winning 5-1 against Ricky Evans earlier in the night, van Barneveld's reign as Wolves Civic champion was ended.

O'Shea had seen off King 5-4 in their group game, with that result meaning that he topped Group E as the pair progressed to the knockout second round on Wednesday - with the Stockport ace in clinical form as he dropped only one leg against Evans.

Wes Newton's 5-4 win over Simon Whitlock, coupled with a 5-3 win for Mark Webster against Ross Smith earlier in the night, meant that the Australian topped Group G to leave Newton and Webster in a Nine-Dart Shoot-Out.

Webster won the bullseye and allowed Newton to throw first, with the Fleetwood ace's 40 followed by a 135 from the Welsh left-hander, while a ton edged the world number eight back in front.

Webster, though, hit a 137 with his second throw to move his total to 272, and when Newton hit 59 with his third throw to total 199, the former Lakeside Champion celebrated progression to the knockout stage.

2010 Grand Slam champion Waites, who had already qualified following his two big Group H wins at the weekend, ended the league stage unbeaten as he defeated Dave Chisnall 5-1.

Waites was joined in qualifying by Ted Hankey, who bounced back from his opening defeat to the Lakeside Champion on Saturday by following up a victory over Chisnall with a 5-1 triumph in his decider with Michael Smith.

Scotland's Robert Thornton celebrated the birth of a grandson - who has also been named Robert - in Scotland earlier on Monday with progression from Group F, despite suffering a narrow 5-4 defeat to 2007 finalist Andy Hamilton, who also qualifies for the second round.

Hamilton's victory meant that Justin Pipe, a Wildcard Qualifier a week ago, was knocked out as he went down 5-2 to Mark Walsh, who had lost his first two matches but hit five doubles from as many attempts on double top to claim a consolation win.

Groups A-D complete their round-robin games on Tuesday night, with Phil Taylor, James Wade and Ronny Huybrechts already assured of their spots in the last 16.

Paul Nicholson plays Stuart Kellett in a game which decides who qualifies alongside Taylor in Group A, Gary Anderson faces Peter Wright in their Group B decider and Adrian Lewis takes on Christian Kist in their Group C battle.

Group D sees Michael van Gerwen in a strong position, following two victories, as he plays Kim Huybrechts and Dean Winstanley meets Vincent van der Voort in the other contest.



William Hill Grand Slam of Darts
Monday November 11
Groups E-H Final Games
Mark Walsh 5-2 Justin Pipe (F)
Scott Waites 5-1 Dave Chisnall (H)
Tony O'Shea 5-1 Ricky Evans (E)
Mark Webster 5-3 Ross Smith (G)
Andy Hamilton 5-4 Robert Thornton (F)
Raymond van Barneveld 3-5 Mervyn King (E)
Simon Whitlock 4-5 Wes Newton (G)
Michael Smith 1-5 Ted Hankey (H)
Nine-Dart Shoot-Out: Mark Webster 272-199 Wes Newton

Wednesday November 13 (7pm-11pm)
Second Round
Scott Waites v Mark Webster
Tony O'Shea v Andy Hamilton
Robert Thornton v Mervyn King
Simon Whitlock v Ted Hankey

Final League Tables
Group E

	P	W	L	+/-	Pts
Tony O'Shea	3	2	1	+4	4
Mervyn King	3	2	1	+4	4
Raymond van Barneveld	3	2	1	+2	2
Ricky Evans	3	0	3	-10	0

Group F

	P	W	L	+/-	Pts
Robert Thornton	3	2	1	+7	4
Andy Hamilton	3	2	1	+2	4
Justin Pipe	3	1	2	-3	2
Mark Walsh	3	1	2	-6	2

Group G

	P	W	L	+/-	Pts
Simon Whitlock	3	2	1	+6	4
Mark Webster	3	2	1	1	4
Wes Newton	3	2	1	1	4
Ross Smith	3	0	3	-8	0

* Mark Webster wins Nine-Dart Shoot-Out with Wes Newton