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29 July

The twice former World Champion now faces the power of Phil Taylor who was at his relentless best in the semi-finals. Part has recently been getting the better of their televised bouts with three wins from the last four.

Talking afterwards Part admitted that the only difference between the players is his experience in front of the cameras in the big events.

"I think it was my ability to stay focused under pressure, even if I made mistakes. Even though Andy was taking out big finishes when I was on a double I just put it to the back of my mind."

Jenkins, whilst disappointed to be out was pleased with his performances this week.

"I'm proud of how I played. John's number one and I pushed him all the way. My only failing was that I began to think about winning instead of my opponent, but I'll learn from it."

"Andy's day will come, he was lethal on the doubles early on," said Part

"He's a cracking player but there are no easy matches any more, the standards have risen massively. That was real hard work but I expected it to be. I'm too drained to be overjoyed really.

"It's 105 degrees on stage so it takes a lot of mental energy to concentrate. I was a little disappointed with my scoring but I've sent out a message to Phil and the rest of the boys that I never give in and they know that."

"God, that was hard work, I was playing a great friend and a quality player," said Jenkins.

"His strength, no matter how far behind he is is that he never goes away and he just keeps going.

"I'll admit though, I did think I'd won it before I crossed the finish line and I put myself under more pressure than I needed too. I was never behind in 32 legs of darts so I was always confident.

"I just kept thinking about John Part, and how he got away with it against Bob last night."

Jenkins also admitted that he was where he wanted to be.

"I looked at the draw and saw that I'd meet John Part in the quarters and that is what's going to happen," he said. "I'm under no illusions, he's ranked No.1 in the world and it's no fluke.

"But I know what I'm capable of, I'm growing up a bit as a player and even though I may not be ready to win a major title we'll just see what happens."

"I was pleased with my performance because a few years ago in that situation (down 1-4) I would have folded,” said Jenkins.

"I played a true ambassador of the game today but I was really surprised with how well John started.

"I managed to slow him down which makes a change, because normally it’s the other way round!

“That's the first time I've played John in 13 years, and I took up the game because of people like him so it was a real pleasure today."

He added:  "I'm pleased with my form, I did well in Vegas and Bolton before that so I'm feeling pretty confident."

17 July

Paul Hogan fares better as he goes down narrowly by 2-3 to Cheshire's Brian Derbyshire in the Mens Singles quarter finals after three fine wins.

Alan Yates and Neville Wright made the second round of the Mens Pairs before losing out to Durham duo Paul Knighton and Paddy Lenagh while Jill Field and Zoe Wood were ousted 2-3 by Jan Robbins and Michelle Shepherd from Gwent in their opening match.

The Mens and Ladies North Super League Annual General Meeting is to be held on Thursday August 5th at the Academy Snooker Centre, Moniton Industrial Estate, Basingstoke at 8.00 p.m. New teams and players in both Mens and Ladies sections are welcome. Details from John Bartlett on 01256-478392 or Darren Hawken on 07815-820672 or by e-mail.

Meanwhile the Ladies South Super League will hold their meeting on Sunday 25th July at Searles Club, Fareham starting at 8.00 p.m.

The Mens South Super League complete the round of AGMs with its own at Eastleigh and District Irish Society on Friday 27th August at 8.15 p.m.

1 Ju

Andy has legs of ten, eleven and twelve darts and a 156 finish during the match but it is not enough to keep the rampant Bolton fireman at bay.