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| TRANSPLUS ANDOVER CLASSIC 2006 ... | |
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December 2005 -
A cracking chance for local
darts players to play in a decent money event comes in April with
the £1,000 first prize Transplus Andover Classic. The event will be held on Saturday 15th April and more details can be obtained from Glen Dawkins on 01264 395246. Last year's event was won by Mark Walsh who defeated Ronnie Baxter in the final from a field comprising many of the game's leading stars. |
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| HOLSTEN PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS 2006 ... | |
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December 2005 -
Local darts fans have an
excellent chance of seeing the top players in action in the Holsten
Premier League Darts 2006 with match nights scheduled for both
Bournemouth for those in the south of the county and Reading for
those in the north of the county.
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is delighted to announce that Holsten Pils will be the title sponsor of the 2006 Premier League Darts.
The Holsten Premier League Darts will start on February 16 at St George's Hall, Blackburn and culminate with a finals night to be played in Plymouth at the end of May. Matches between seven top professionals take place on Thursday nights at ten different venues across the country. All matches will be screened live on Sky Sports One.
Last year’s winner, Phil Taylor, will defend his trophy against opponents who include current world number one Colin Lloyd, Premier League newcomer Ronnie Baxter, Dutch star Roland Scholten and crowd favourite Wayne Mardle. The final two players will be confirmed in January shortly after the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship
The top four from the league series will progress to the play-offs, where £50,000 is on offer to the winner of the final and £30,000 to the runner-up from the total prize fund of £167,500, making the Holsten Premier League Darts the second most lucrative event on the PDC’s £2m-plus circuit.
“Holsten Pils leads the Pils category and by uniting with darts, the second most watched sport on Sky Sports, we have a fantastic opportunity to put ourselves at the heart of British popular culture,” said Gareth Roberts, Sponsorship Controller at Carlsberg UK.
Tim Darby, PDC Chief Executive, is also delighted with the new sponsorship package: “Premier League Darts has become a firm favourite with both players and fans alike. We had lots of great games with some dramatic comebacks last year so I’m sure the 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts will be even more successful.”
Holsten Premier League matches are scheduled to take place in Blackburn, Sunderland, Aberdeen, Wolverhampton, Bournemouth, Carlisle, Newport, Doncaster and Reading. The play-offs will take place on May 29 at Plymouth Pavilions.
The Bournemouth International Centre hosts the event on March 23 and tickets go on sale on December 30 from the box office on 0870 1113000.
The Reading Rivermead will see the last of 2006's league action on May 4 and tickets will go on sale from January 9 from the box office on 0118 9606060. |
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| FIFTH COSHAM OPEN ... | |
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December 2005 -
Phil Wathen from Middlesex follows some
illustrious names to take the prestigious Cosham Open title. He
defeated Basingstoke's Paul Hogan who is in world championship action at Lakeside
in the New Year. Incredibly this was the third successive final defeat in the event for Paul. Phil collected £200 and Paul £100. Semi finalists Dennis Murrell and Kevin White picked up £50 each. Scott Richardson, Jamie Robinson, Danny Smith and Graham Hollis reached the last eight winning £15. Jane Monaghan beat Lisa Bramble in the Ladies final and retained the title she won in 2004. Almost eighty players took part in the well run events at the Cosham RBL and a total prize fund of over £500 was paid out. |
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| LADBROKES.COM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 ... | |
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December 2005 -
WAYNE JONES knocked number
eight seed Andy Jenkins out of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts
Championship with a 4-3 victory in Monday's second round.
Jones came through the qualifiers to reach round three last year, and has already equalled that feat after impressive comebacks against James Wade and Jenkins. As in his first round match, Jones conceded a two-set lead to his opponent before fighting back to take the win. World number eight Jenkins looked in determined mood, winning the first set 3-1 and hitting a 161 finish on his way to the second set. Wolverhampton-based Jones found another gear to take three successive sets, winning the third without reply and the next two 3-2, including two ton-plus finishes. Jenkins won the sixth set to take the game into a decider, but Jones took three straight legs, with a 141 in the second leg knocking the stuffing out of his opponent as he sealed the match. "I'm very pleased," said Jones. "Once again I started slowly but if I play like that I'm capable of winning a few more games. "I'm not a very good starter. Once I'm comfortable on the throw it's not too bad, but I missed a lot of doubles and started to throw fast instead of stopping and aiming. "That cost me a few legs, but overall I can't complain. I could have won the second set, I had shots galore and it was playing on my mind. "I've got to get better on my finishing. "I'm happy with the way I'm going and I'll keep on until somebody beats me - hopefully nobody will!" |
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| LADBROKES.COM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 ... | |
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December 2005 -
ANDY SMITH celebrated his
Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship debut with a 3-0 win over
Colin Monk.
Smith was the highest-ranked player to miss out on automatic qualification for the tournament after lifting himself to 33rd in the world rankings. However, he ensured a berth in the second round with a solid display to see off his close friend. He edged the first set 3-2 after Monk missed double top to go ahead, and piled on the pressure by taking a 2-0 lead in the second. While Monk pulled back the third leg, Smith hit double top to take the set. He then won the next 3-1 to set up a second round meeting with American Ray Carver. "Colin didn't play as well as he can and once you get in front you've got to take advantage, and that's what I did," said Smith. "I kept steady and stepped in when he made mistakes, and things went well for me. I hit the doubles, and that's the main thing. "I've got great respect for him, he's a top bloke and a brilliant darts player but it was a bit one-sided today. "I'm just glad that I've done okay." Smith has struggled with ligament damage in his elbow throughout 2005, but said: "It was okay today. "I've ripped some ligaments in my arm and a sports physio has given me massage, but it hasn't quite knitted back together. "I still get pain after playing in tournaments over a weekend, but hopefully it will be okay for the rest of the tournament." |
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| LADBROKES.COM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 ... | |
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December 2005 - ANDY
JENKINS moved into the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World
Darts Championship with a 3-1 win over Belgian Patrick Bulen.
The world number eight set up a second round clash with Wayne Jones on Boxing Day with a powerful display. He began the contest by winning the first leg with a 134 checkout, and took the opening set 3-1. Bulen hit back with a 102 finish in the next leg, and took the second set 3-2 after Jenkins came back to take it into a decider. The Belgian qualifier also moved ahead in the third set, but three straight legs from Jenkins saw him move 2-1 ahead in the match. Despite a fourth maximum of the game from Bulen in the fourth set, Jenkins produced the finishes to complete the victory. "I probably made it tougher than it was," admitted Jenkins. "I missed a few doubles and he played well. "I didn't know much about him, but I just wanted to win and get Christmas out of the way - it wouldn't have been much fun at all if I'd lost! "I played well in the first two sets but let him in a couple of times. I'll hopefully come back better after Christmas, which will suit me more." His next match will be against Wayne Jones who has already ended the hopes of stablemate James Wade. The match takes place on the evening of 26th December. |
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| LADBROKES.COM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 ... | |
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December 2005 -
WAYNE JONES produced a superb
comeback to end James Wade's hopes of progressing at the
Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship. Jones, a PDPA Qualifier
from Wolverhampton, looked set for an early exit from the Circus
Tavern after losing the first six legs to go 2-0 down.
But a run of six successive legs saw him turn that deficit into a level game at 2-2 and a lead in the deciding set at 2-0. Wade suddenly regained his form, pulling back from the brink of defeat to level matters and take the game into sudden death. The 22-year-old then edged ahead at 3-2 before Jones battled back to hit an 81 checkout and victory. "I started terribly and couldn't put three darts in the same place," admitted Jones. "At 2-0 down I thought it was all over but I fought back and my finishing in those six legs was lovely. "James is a good player, but there's a lot of pressure up there and I didn't play as well as I'd like to have done." |
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| BASINGSTOKE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC ... | |
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December 2005 -
A blind pairs event got the
afternoon underway and Roy Brown and Craig Griffiths beat Bob
Crawley and Kevan Merritt in the final. The double in double out format singles was won by Andy Jenkins who beat Paul Hogan 3-1. Roy Brown and John Brine reached the semi finals and the last eight was completed by Ron Atwill, Danny Ballard, Graham Hollis and Aaron Turner. |
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| BLACKFIELD OPEN ... | |
| 11 December 2005 - Andy Jenkins wins the Blackfield Bells of Hythe Open with a 129 finish in a 5-4 victory over Bob Crawley. Eighty players take part. | |
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| LEENDESK MASTERS ... | |
| 10 December 2005 - Paul Hogan is out of the event at Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands. He is whitewashed 5-0 by Raymond van Barneveld who wins the three man group and progresses to the quarter finals. | |
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| COSHAM OPEN ... | |
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The traditional and popular Cosham
Open will take place on Tuesday 27th December at Cosham Royal
British Legion. If there is enough interest again (minimum 8
entries) a separate Ladies event will be held with a £50 first
prize. This will be the fifth such event and the previous winners have all been top class players, 2001 Lionel Sams, 2002 Andy Jenkins, 2003 James Wade and 2004 Simon Whitlock. Each of these players will be in World Championship action in the next few weeks. Jane Monaghan took the first Ladies title last year. More details in Adobe Acrobat can be found below by clicking on the following link which will open the flyer in a new browser window, or by right clicking and selecting "save target": |
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| LEENDESK MASTERS ... | |
| 9 December 2005 - Paul Hogan opens his account in Holland with a 5-1 win over Vincent van der Voort. He now faces Raymond van Barneveld tomorrow for a place in Sunday's quarter finals. | |
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| LADBROKES.COM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW ... | |
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5 December 2005 -
Andy Jenkins draws Belgian
Patrick Bulen in the first round while James Wade and Colin Monk
both have tough opening encounters against Wayne Jones and Andy
Smith respectively. The £500,000 event gets underway at the Circus Tavern on December 19th. James is in action first, on Monday 19th December at 10:00 p.m. Andy starts his campaign on Tuesday 20th December at 7:00 p.m. Colin's opening match is Thursday 22nd December at 3:00 p.m. Every dart can be seen live on Sky Sports TV with over 84 hours of action broadcast between 19 December and 2 January. |
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| BRITISH INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP ... | |
| 4 December 2005 - Hampshire Mens A win 8-4 at home to Warwickshire while the Ladies A draw 3-3. The best performances come from Danny Ballard and Wendy Reinstadtler who beats Clare Bywaters. The overall weekend result is a 20-16 win for Hampshire. Graham Hardy makes his 100th appearance for Hampshire during the afternoon. | |
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| LADBROKES.COM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER ... | |
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3 December 2005 -
Ian Eames and Aaron Turner fare
best at the qualifier in Hull. Both come within two wins of Purfleet
as Paul Williams and Jimmy Mann end their interest. Robert Heard and Ian Critchett both go down by the odd leg in nine to Dave Whitcombe and Tony Hook early on in a highly competitive day's darts. |
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| BRITISH INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP ... | |
| 3 December 2005 - Hampshire Mens B are beaten 8-4 by Warwickshire at Hill Park. However a good 5-1 win from the Ladies B ensures a level game overnight. Top averages are Danny Pinhorne and Sue Lowther. | |
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| BASINGSTOKE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC ... | |
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The fourth Basingstoke Christmas
Classic will take place on Sunday 18th December.
More details in Adobe Acrobat can be found below by clicking on the following link which will open the flyer in a new browser window, or by right clicking and selecting "save target": |
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