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EUROPEAN DARTS OPEN DAY 1 May 17, 2013
Afternoon Session Round-Up KIM HUYBRECHTS, Gary Anderson, Paul Nicholson and John Part all picked up impressive victories on the opening afternoon of the European Darts Open in Dusseldorf.
Belgian ace Huybrechts laid down the gauntlet to br...
McCoy's Premier League Darts Glory For van Gerwen May 17, 2013 BRILLIANT VAN GERWEN CLAIMS McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS TITLE WITH COMEBACK WIN OVER TAYLOR
MIGHTY Michael van Gerwen crowned his debut McCoy's Premier League Darts season by claiming the title in sensational fashion by coming from behind to defeat re...
McCoy's PLD Play-Offs Preview May 16, 2013 TAYLOR CHASING SEVENTH McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS TITLE AS WADE, VAN GERWEN & VAN BARNEVELD AIM FOR O2 SUCCESS
PHIL TAYLOR is bidding to win a seventh McCoy's Premier League Darts title at The O2 on Thursday - but will face fierce competition for...
Entry Deadline Reminder Euro Tour 5 and Players Championships 3/4 May 13, 2013 The Entry Deadline for Euro Tour 5 and Players Championships 3 & 4 is 2pm on Tuesday 14th May 2013.
The Euro Tour 5 UK Qualifier and Players Championships 3 & 4 will take place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Loire Drive, Wigan on Friday 24th ...
PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 7/8/9 WIGAN May 10, 2013 Englands Ross Smith claimed his second victory on the PDC Challenge Tour with a 4-2 win over Dutch youngster Benito van der Pas at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. In event 8 Graham Hall claimed his first win on the challenge tour with a 4-3 win ag...
James Wade secures Final PL Play-Off Place May 9, 2013 JAMES WADE claimed the final place in the McCoy's Premier League Darts Play-Offs as he drew with Phil Taylor in Newcastle on Thursday, while Michael van Gerwen ensured he would top the league table with a thrilling display at the Metro Radio Arena. 2009 P...
Speedy Services UK Open 2013 DRAW May 9, 2013 PHIL TAYLOR will begin his bid to win a fifth Speedy Services against Coventry's Kevin Dowling on Thursday June 6, while fellow former champions James Wade and Roland Scholten will also be in action on the opening night next month. World Champion Taylor w...
Trio up for final Play-Off Place in McCoys PL May 8, 2013 Thornton, Wade or Whitlock playing for the final play-off place in Newcastle as the McCoys Premier League enters its finale.
THE final place in the McCoy's Premier League Darts Play-Offs will be up for grabs as the league season concludes in Newcastle...
PDC Players Championships 2 SUNDAY Wigan May 5, 2013 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN continued his incredible run of success on the PDC ProTour with a 6-1 victory over Stuart Kellett in the final of Sunday's Players Championship 2 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan, claiming his sixth ranking title of 2013. The Du...
Thornton Takes PDC Players Championship 1 WIGAN May 4, 2013 Scotlands Robert Thornton won the first PDC Players Championship event in Wigan today with a 6-0 win over Belgian Ronny Huybrechts. Thornton with winning legs of 12, 12, 18, 12, 15 & 13 ended up with an average of 111.33 Ronny Huybrechts who beat y...
EDT 4 'UK Qualifier' WIGAN May 3, 2013 STEVE BEATON, Joe Cullen, Kevin McDine and Alan Tabern were amongst the 20 UK Qualifiers for the Austrian Darts Open event in Friday's knockout at the Robin Park Tennis Centre. Former World Champion Beaton defeated veterans Steve Maish and Denis Ovens to ...
PLD 'Liverpool' MvG, Taylor & Barney book places May 2, 2013 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN, Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld all booked places in the McCoy's Premier League Darts Play-Offs with wins at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Thursday - but the fight for the final place will be decided in Week 14 after James Wade ...
Speedy Services UK Open 2013 May 2, 2013 SPEEDY SERVICES UK OPEN FIELD CONFIRMED
THE 146-player field for June's Speedy Services UK Open has been confirmed - with former champions Phil Taylor, James Wade and Roland Scholten set to compete on the opening night of the tournament on Thursday Jun...
Darts Live World Schedule April 30, 2013 PHILIPPINES' star Ronald Briones was the winner of the first stage of the DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD event on Sunday as he defeated Takehiro Suzuki in the final in Hong Kong.
Sunday's event was the first of eight stages to be held in DARTSLIVE's Soft Darts ...
Final Speedy Hire UK Open Qualifier '8' Wigan April 28, 2013 Michael van Gerwen continues his winning streak in the UK Open qualifiers this time with a win over Mervyn King to take the final UK Open Qualifier in Wigan. THE final Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier takes place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan ...
Speedy Hire UK Open Qualifier 7 & 8 Wigan April 27, 2013 Belgian Kim Huybrechts takes the UK Open Qualifier with a 6-2 win over John PartSpeedy Services UK Open Qualifier 7Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan - April 27 First Round Steve McNally Bye Steve Farmer Bye Keith Rooney Bye Chris Aubrey 6-0 Norman Fletcher...
European Darts Open 'UK Qualifier' Wigan & Draw April 26, 2013 THE UK Qualifier for the third European Tour event, the European Darts Open, takes place on Friday night at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. There were two nine darters in this European Open Qualifier from Prakash Jiwa & Adam Hunt The event will...
McCoys Premier League Night '12' Birmingham April 25, 2013 THORNTON & TAYLOR ENJOY McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DOUBLES IN BIRMINGHAM
PHIL TAYLOR and Robert Thornton picked up double victories in the McCoy's Premier League Darts at The NIA on Thursday, as Adrian Lewis' hopes of reaching the semi-finals were ende...
Accountants & Solicitors Visit for PDPA Members April 24, 2013 Two official PDPA partners will be visiting this weekends UK Opens at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan.
Adrian Grainger from Griffiths & Pegg Accountants came on board as our official accountants partner in 2012 will attending and will be availa...
PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Weekend Wigan April 20, 2013 Adam Hunt, Ross Smith and Jamie Lewis won THE PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour events 4, 5 and 6 in Wigan this weekend. Hunt with a 4-2 win over World Youth Finalist Ricky Evans and Lewis with a 4-1 win over Chris Aubrey. On Sunday Ross Smith bet Ricky Evans 4-...
van Gerwen goes 4 points clear in Dublin April 18, 2013 Michael van Gerwen moved 4 points clear at the top of the McCoys Premier League Table with wins over Raymond van Barnaveld and Adrian Lewis in Dublin.
Phil Taylor got his McCoy's Premier League Darts Play-Off challenge back on track by picking up thr...
McCoy's PLD - Night 11 Preview April 17, 2013 DUTCH DUO CHASING DUBLIN DOUBLES AS McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS VISITS IRELAND
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN is looking to extend his lead at the top of the McCoy's Premier League Darts when the tournament heads across the Irish Sea to Dublin on Thursday, as Ray...
The Jamie Caven Story - Book Launch April 15, 2013 PDPA Member and Professional player Jamie Caven launches his book this week and is a remarkable story of how he has overcome blindness in one eye and diabetes to become a professional darts player.
The book called 'The Way Eye See The Game - The Jamie ...
Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier 6 Wigan April 14, 2013 Michael van Gerwen continues his great form by taking the sixth Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier at Wigan's Robin Park Tennis Centre. Todays 6-5 win over Belgian Kim Huybrechts keeps the young Dutchman at the top of the Pro-Tour Table. Youth star Josh Pa...
Wigan Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier 5 April 13, 2013 Aussie Simon Whitlock takes UK Open 5 in Wigan with a 6-1 win over Michael van Gerwen. SUNDDAY sees the 6th Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier held in Wigan, with over 200 players in action at the Robin Park Tennis Centre. The £35,000 tournament is the lat...
Entry Deadline Reminder EDT 3 & UK Open 7/8 April 11, 2013 The Entry Deadline for the final Speedy Services UK Open qualifier in Wigan on the 27th & 28th April is Tuesday 16th April at 2pm.
This is also The Entry Deadline for the 3rd European Darts Tour Event in Dusseldorf.
To enter both of these events...
McCoys Premier League Sheffield Night 10 April 10, 2013 VAN GERWEN MOVES CLEAR IN McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS TABLE WITH SHEFFIELD DOUBLE
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN moved clear at the top of the McCoy's Premier League Darts table with wins over Phil Taylor and James Wade at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, as Ra...
Earn Free Nights at Premier Inns April 9, 2013 Last year's Premier Inn Great Night Giveaway meant thousands of people were able to enjoy FREE nights all around the country. So we're going to do it all over again. Only this time, it's just for a special group of our favourite guests - including all our...
Be at the WMP Final with Cash Converters April 9, 2013 Darts fans in the Blackpool area can win the chance to be at the World Matchplay final in July courtesy of 'Cash Converters'.
The prestigious PDC event is shown live on SKY Sports for 8 days.
Darts fans can come down to the cash converters new stor...
McCoy's PLD Fixture Announcement April 8, 2013 McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS WEEKS 10-14 FIXTURES ANNOUNCED
THE fixtures for the remaining five weeks of the McCoy's Premier League Darts have been confirmed.
Following Thursday's Judgement Night in Brighton, Wes Newton and Gary Anderson have been ...
Anderson & Newton Relegated from Premier League April 4, 2013 WES NEWTON and Gary Anderson were relegated from the McCoy's Premier League Darts on Judgement Night at the Brighton Centre on Thursday, as Robert Thornton's dream season continued with victory over Phil Taylor.
Newton and Anderson entered the ninth l...
McCoy's Premier League Darts - Judgement Night Preview April 3, 2013 PIER PRESSURE FOR QUARTET ON McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS' JUDGEMENT NIGHT IN BRIGHTON
TWO players from four contenders will be relegated from the McCoy's Premier League Darts in Brighton on Thursday night, as Adrian Lewis, Simon Whitlock, Wes Newton a...
European Darts Trophy 'EDT 2' Results Zone March 30, 2013 WES NEWTON won the European Darts Trophy with a 6-5 win over Paul Nicholson in Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany to take the title and the first prize.
Quarter-Finals
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Wes Newton 6-4 Justin Pipe
Michael van Gerwen 6...
McCoys Premier League Night 8 Glasgow March 28, 2013 FOUR PLAYERS TOP THE PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE AS NEWTON BLOWS McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE RELEGATION RACE OPEN A dramatic win for Wes Newton over Gary Anderson in Glasgow on Thursday night means that four players will battle to avoid relegation from the McCoy's Pr...
PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 1,2 & 3 BARNSLEY March 23, 2013 ROWBY JOHN RODRIGUEZ Kurt Parry and Josh Payne shared the spoils at the Barnsley Metrodome as the 2013 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour got underway. Rodriguez was close to claiming a superb double on his debut appearance on the Challenge Tour, but was denied a...
PDC World Youth Championships 2013 'Results' March 22, 2013 NINE-DART hero Michael Smith and emerging star Ricky Evans will contest the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship Final in May after winning through the £40,000 tournament's early rounds in Barnsley on Friday night.
The tournament, featuring players who...
McCoy's Premier League Night 7 Cardiff March 21, 2013 Andy 'The Hammer' Hamilton opened the seventh McCoys Premier League night with another fine win, this one against his last seasons semi-final nemesis Simon Whitlock 7-4.
Phil Taylor got back to winning ways in the McCoy's Premier League Darts with a 7...
Haven House Hospice Boost by Hamilton March 19, 2013
ANDY HAMILTON has raised over £5,600 for Haven House Children's Hospice following his day of exhibitions in Bravo Inns pubs. The McCoy's Premier League Darts star visited 16 Bravo Inns pubs in the north-west in one day during February, taking on local...
UK Open Qualifier '4' Glory for Thornton. March 17, 2013 ROBERT THORNTON defeated Jamie Caven in the final of the fourth Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier, in Wigan, thanks to a 6-4 triumph.The defending UK Open Champion started his run to the £6,000 winners prize by defeating former World Championship runner-u...
Wigan UK Open Qualifier 3 March 16, 2013 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN won his third successive Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier as he defeated Michael Smith 6-2 in Saturday's event in Wigan, as Gary Anderson and Andy Hamilton both hit nine-dart finishes at the Robin Park Tennis Centre. Van Gerwen followe...
European Darts Trophy EDT 2 Qualifier/Draw March 16, 2013 UK MASTERS champion John Part headed the field of 20 qualifiers for the PDC's second European Tour event of 2013.
Part took victory with a defeat of Stuart Kellett last Sunday to win the first £100,000 European Tour event, giving him an ideal boost to st...
Barneveld Stays Top As Taylor Loses Again March 14, 2013
Week Six of the McCoy's Premier League threw up some interesting results as we approach the dreaded relegation.
Raymond Van Barneveld stayed top of the league after a battling 6-6 draw with Robert Thornton. At one point Barneveld was 6-4 up but cou...
John Part Takes European Darts Event 1 March 8, 2013
SUPER PART IS UK MASTERS CHAMPION AS KELLETT REACHES FIRST PDC FINAL
JOHN PART won his first PDC ranking title for over 18 months with a brilliant 6-4 defeat of emerging star Stuart Kellett in the final of the UK Masters at the Butlins Minehead Re...
Players Championship Prize Money Boost March 8, 2013 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE FUND BOOST AS LATEST INCREASE FROM PDC
FOLLOWING the announcement of the Professional Darts Corporation's new contract with Sky Sports, the PDC are delighted to confirm the latest prize fund increase as Players Championship ...
Lewis gets first pts as Barney tops table March 8, 2013 BARNEY MOVES CLEAR IN McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS TABLE AS TRIO LOSE UNBEATEN RECORDS IN NOTTINGHAM
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD moved clear at the top of the McCoy's Premier League Darts table as Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Robert Thornton lost thei...
PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 2013 March 5, 2013 PLAYERS can now enter the first six PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour events online.
Following the success of the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour in 2011 and 2012, the PDC have expanded the concept to the Challenge Tour in 2013, allowing players aged from 14-25 to com...
George Green Solicitors Official PDPA Partner March 3, 2013 The PDPA are pleased to announce our newest partner.
George Green Solicitors are the official Solicitors partner for ‘The PDPA’ and its Members.
Black Country based George Green Solicitors have a head office in Cradley Heath with two other branche...
Premier League Night 4 Exeter February 28, 2013 THE fourth week of the McCoy's Premier League Darts seaw the stars return to Exeter's Westpoint Arena. Robert Thornton impressed with a demolition of fellow scot Gary Anderson with a 7-2 win and an average just short of 110. The league's bottom two player...
'EDT 1 'European Masters Schedule & Draw February 26, 2013 THE schedule of play for the UK Masters European Tour event has been confirmed ahead of the 64-player, £100,000 tournament at the Butlins Minehead Resort from March 8-10. The three-day European Tour event will feature the likes of Phil Taylor, Michael van...
Double Dutch for van Gerwen in Crawley February 24, 2013 Michael van Gerwen does the Crawley double with a 6-2 win over Brendan Dolan in Sundays UK Open Qualifier 2, after yesterdays success the yound dutch star takes the weekends glory.
A field of 238 players competed in todays events. Kevin Thomas hits a 9...
UK Open Qualifier 1 CRAWLEY February 23, 2013 MIGHTY MIKE CLAIMS FIRST BLOOD IN SPEEDY SERVICES UK OPEN QUALIFIERS MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed victory in the first Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier of the year with a 6-2 defeat of Dave Chisnall in Saturday's final at the K2 Centre in Crawley. The Dut...
UK Masters Qualifier - John looks the Part February 22, 2013 THREE-TIME World Champion John Part was among the 24 qualifiers for the UK Masters, the PDC's first European Tour event of 2013, which will be held at the Butlins Minehead Resort, next month.
A total of 112 professionals took part in Friday’s UK Qualif...
Premier League Bournemouth Night 3 February 21, 2013 PHIL TAYLOR and Michael van Gerwen continued their strong starts to the McCoy's Premier League Darts season by storming past Simon Whitlock and Raymond van Barneveld in Bournemouth.
Taylor swept aside Whitlock 7-2 in a repeat of last year's final as h...
Respect Your Opponent Campaign February 20, 2013 The PDC, PDPA and the DRA are pleased to promote a new directive for the forthcoming season called
'Respect Your Opponent'
The campaign which is aimed at all PDPA members who play on the PDC circuit in 2013, who are also governed by the DRA.
The...
PDPA Accountants 'Griffiths & Pegg' February 20, 2013 Griffiths & Pegg the PDPA's Official Accountancy Partner
This weekend at the PDC events at the K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley.
Adrian Grainger from Griiffiths & Pegg will be in attendance on both Saturday & Sunday to answer any queries, que...
Darts4Schools Program Launched February 18, 2013 PDPA Member Mark 'Mile High' Hylton launches Melvyn and Darts4Schools program in his local area.
Mascot Melvyn & Mile High Launch Darts4Schools. Cash4clothes.co.uk mascot Melvyn and PDC darts professional Mark “Mile High” Hylton will be launching t...
Per Laursen & Jani Haavisto win SDC Openers February 18, 2013 Denmarks Per Laursen and Finlands Jani Haavisto shared the victories on the opening weekend of the SDC season in Finland.
Haavisto, who finished as the runner-up on last year’s SDC Order of Merit but has since won a PDC Tour Card and reached the World ...
McCoys Premier League Aberdeen Night 2 February 15, 2013 BARNEY AWESOME IN ABERDEEN AS TAYLOR, THORNTON & VAN GERWEN REMAIN UNBEATEN
Raymond van Barnaveld averaged over 100 with a scintilating display in a 7-2 demolision of newcomer Wes Newton in Aberdeen. Gary Anderson also delighted the Aberdeen crowd ...
Entry Deadline Reminder Crawley UK Open February 8, 2013 The Entry Deadline for the Crawley UK Open Qualifiers is Tuesday 12th February 2pm.
Venue: K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, West Sussex, UK
Dates: Saturday & Sunday 23rd & 24th February
These are the first 2 of the 8 UK Open Qualifiers, these ...
McCoys Premier League Darts Belfast February 7, 2013 TAYLOR & VAN GERWEN DRAW IN THRILLING McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS OPENER
PHIL TAYLOR and Michael van Gerwen shared a thrilling draw as the McCoy's Premier League Darts season began at Belfast's Odyssey Arena on Thursday, with Raymond van Barneve...
ENGLAND retain the PDC World Cup February 1, 2013 BATTLING ENGLAND RETAIN BETFAIR WORLD CUP OF DARTS TITLE. ENGLAND's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis retained the Betfair World Cup of Darts title with a 3-1 defeat of Belgian brothers Kim and Ronny Huybrechts in Hamburg on Sunday night. The duo repeated thei...
EDT 1 Minehead European Qualifier February 1, 2013 THREE German aces were amongst the eight European Qualifiers for the UK Masters European Tour event in Minehead, after winning their spots in Thursday's knockout in Hamburg.
The European Qualifier for the opening £100,000 European Tour was held at the...
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Top 32 & Top 16 Prizes January 25, 2013 The PDC Unicorn Youth Tour was completed on the 3rd & 4th November 2012 and below is the final table for the top 32 and any prizes gained.
The top 32 players on the final youth tour merit table qualify for the World Youth Championships in 2013.
...
New Season Players Information January 23, 2013 The 128 PDC Tour Cards have now been finalised following the highly succesfull PDC Q-School last weekend. There are now also 300 Associate Members.
*Tour Cards Info* If you are a Tour Card Holder you will receive a PDPA Players Pack in the post shortl...
Top Stars Heading To Dubai. January 23, 2013
THE world's top eight darts players are to visit Dubai this year for the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters, which will be played on May 23 & 24 at the Dubai Tennis Stadium as the first leg of the PDC's World Series of Darts.
Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor...
From The Pub To The PDC ! January 22, 2013 Pub to Professional for Catford darts player
A former pub darts player from Catford has secured a potentially life-changing place on the prestigious professional darts championship (PDC) tour.
Paul ‘Moo Moo’ Amos now has the opportunity to earn ...
128 PDC Tour Cards 2013 January 22, 2013 PDC 2013 Tour Cards
1
Taylor, Phil
2
Lewis, Adrian
3
Wade, James
4
van Gerwen, Michael
5
Whitlock, Simon
6
Hamilton, Andy
7
Newton, Wes
8
van Barneveld, Raymond
9
Chisnall, Dave
...
2013 PDC 128 Tour Card Holders Confirmed January 21, 2013 The 2013 PDC Tour Card Holders for the forthcoming season have now been confirmed following the PDC Q-School. The Top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit as of the 1st January 2013 (63 Players), are joined by the 2012 Q-School Tour Card Winner (34).
Invites ...
Entry Deadline Reminder 'EDT 1 Minehead January 21, 2013 The Entry Deadline for this event is 'Tuesday 28th January 2013 at 2pm. European Tour Event 1, Butlins, Minehead.
The 2013 European Tour will feature eight £100,000 tournaments, including events in the UK and Gibraltar for the first time. Five European...
PDC Q-School 2013 January 20, 2013
The 2013 PDC Qualifying School at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan concluded on Sunday 20 January.
Following four days of intense competition, nine players from the Q-School Order of Merit Table join 16 Automatic Tour Card winners to complete t...
PDC Q-School DAY 3 January 19, 2013 Andy Parsons from Bristol hit the second '9' Darter of the 2013 PDC Q-School but lost his game 6-1 to Germanys Andree Welge. The first Tour Card of the day went to Northern Irelands Campbell Jackson with a last leg win over Ryan de Vreede. Germanys Andree...
PDC Q-School Day 2 Results January 18, 2013 Finlands Jani Haavisto won through to win a PDC Tour Card on Day 2 of the PDC Q-School with a 6-4 win over Colin Fowler. Haavisto who ran Gary Anderson close in the World Championships joins the Tour Card circuit in 2013.
Another World Championship conte...
PDC Q-School Day 1 Wigan January 17, 2013 9 Dart hero Charl Pieterson claimed a PDC Tour Card with a close 6-5 win over Kevin McDine, Pieterson also hit a 9 Darter in the match which went to the deciding leg which McDine missed 3 Match Darts only to see his South African opponent hit double 2. Ri...
Taylor & Lewis to defend Betfair World Cup of Darts January 15, 2013 Worlds top two to defend World Cup title.
ENGLAND'S Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis will defend their Betfair World Cup of Darts title when the 24-nation event is held in Hamburg next month, with Michael van Gerwen making his debut for the Netherlands...
Q-School & PDPA Membership Deadline January 15, 2013 FINAL REMINDER
ENTRIES NOW CLOSED
Today 'Tuesday 15th January 2013 at 12.00 Noon' is the final deadline for any remaining Q-School entries and any current PDC Tour Card Holders to renew their PDPA Memberships.
If your Memberships are not done by this...
PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 2013 January 12, 2013 THE PDC are delighted to announce that the success of the Youth Tour over the past two years has led to the expansion of the circuit into the Challenge Tour for players aged 25 and under.
The PDC introduced the Youth Tour in 2011, with the initial seri...
Premier League Fixtures Announced January 12, 2013 The first 9 weeks of fixtures have been drawn up for the 2013 McCoy's Premier League.
PHIL TAYLOR and Michael van Gerwen will renew their rivalry on the opening night of the 2013 McCoy's Premier League at Belfast's Odyssey Arena on February 7, with...
McCoy's Premier League Prize Money Increase January 11, 2013 New format, more players and prize money increase for 2013 McCoy's Premier league.
PHIL TAYLOR and Michael van Gerwen will renew their rivalry on the opening night of the 2013 McCoy's Premier League at Belfast's Odyssey Arena on February 7, with th...
World Youth Championships Last 64 January 11, 2013 THE PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship Last 64 will take place at the Barnsley Metrodome on Friday March 22 2013.
The third staging of the tournament will feature 64 players initially competing down to the final in Barnsley, before the last two playe...
PDPA Tour Card Holders Membership Reminder January 7, 2013 All PDC Tour Card Holders for the 2013 season are reminded that your PDPA Membership is required to be processed by Tuesday 15th January 2013 at 12.00 noon.
To pay your membership you need to go to the PDPA Drop Down Menu > 2013 PDPA membership and ...
PDC Q-School Deadline Reminder January 6, 2013 The 2013 PDC Q-School entries have reached 200, the current figure is 207 with the Final Entry Dealine 12.00noon on Tuesday 15th January 2013. The 4 day event will take place at the Robin Park Arena, Sports and Tennis Centre. Loire Drive, Newtown, Wigan. ...
SDC Announce the 2013 Tour Calendar January 4, 2013 The first SDC Pro-Tour weekend of 2013 will be held on Saturday February 16th and Sunday February 17th 2013 at the Hotel Tallukka, Vaasky, Finland.
Entry to the event is restricted to any residents or passport holders of the Aland Islands, Denmark, Est...
Tournament Brief for PDC Q-School January 4, 2013 2013 PDC Q-SCHOOL Tournament BriefDates – Thursday 17th January 2013 – Sunday 20th January 2013Venue - Robin Park Tennis Centre, Loire Drive, Wigan, Lancashire, UK, WN5 0UH, UK Tel: 01942 828550 (Opposite Wigan FC ‘DW Stadium’)Registration - You must reg...
Pub Dart Player Sets Sights On Q School January 3, 2013 A pub darts player from Catford is aiming to turn professional after winning a national tournament.
Paul ‘Moo Moo’ Amos, from Catford, South London, won the Redtooth Darts pub tournament beating fellow finalist Steve Rice 4-0. The game took place durin...
PDC Player of the Year....Phil Taylor January 2, 2013 PLAYERS HONOURED AT PDC AWARDS DINNER
PHIL TAYLOR was named as the Player of the Year at the PDC Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday night as Michael van Gerwen scooped three titles at The Dorchester in London.
The seventh PDC Annual Awards Dinner saw...
2013 McCoys Premier League - New Format, Ten Players, Three Debutants. January 2, 2013 Ten Players including Three Debutants announced in new style Premier League format.
THE McCoy's Premier League Darts will feature TEN players in 2013 under a new format which was announced on Wednesday evening, with Michael van Gerwen, Wes Newton a...
Taylor wins his 16th World Championships Title January 1, 2013 PHIL TAYLOR came from two sets down to claim the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship title with a thrilling 7-4 defeat of Michael van Gerwen as he became the first winner of the Sid Waddell Trophy at Alexandra Palace on New Year's Day.
The 52-year-old ...
2013 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship Final Preview December 31, 2012 Dutch Ace to face 15 time Champion in biggest final of all
PHIL TAYLOR and Michael van Gerwen are expecting a 'special' match when they meet on Tuesday in the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship final.
The duo will face off to contest for the prestig...
Happy New Year from 'The PDPA' December 31, 2012 Happy New Year to everyone from the PDPA.Darts in 2013: January 20131st - PDC Ladbrokes World Championship Final.2nd - PDC Awards, Dorchester Hotel, London.17th-20th - PDC Q-School February 20131st-3rd - Betfair, World Cup of Darts7th - Premier League, Be...
MvG hits the magical 9 Darter in Semis December 30, 2012 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN hit an amazing nine-darter during his Ladbrokes World Darts Championship semi-final against James Wade - and then missed double 12 to repeat the achievement in the next leg!
The Dutch ace was leading 3-1 in sets but trailing 2-0 in t...
Wade and van Gerwen power into the semis December 29, 2012 Michael van Gerwen and James Wade edged through by the narrowest of margins and will contest the first semi-final tommorrow evening.
Michael van Gerwen had to stand back and watch World Champion Adrian Lewis miss 2 Darts for the match, and then stepped...
Taylor to meet Barney in World Semi-Final December 28, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR and Raymond van Barneveld will clash in the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship on Sunday night following their brilliant quarter-final wins over Andy Hamilton and Simon Whitlock respectively at Alexandra Palace.
Taylor, t...
Ladbrokes World Championships RESULTS ZONE December 26, 2012 THE Ladbrokes World Darts Championship is being held from December 14-January 1 at London's Alexandra Palace. The £1 million tournament features 72 players from 21 countries, who are competing for the £200,000 first prize.
This NetZone will include all...
Sid Waddell 'Tribute to a Legend' December 24, 2012 Sky Sports will be showing a tribute to Sid Waddell which will be screened on Chrismas Day on SKY Sports News.
The PDC have re-named and unveiled the new Sid Waddell Trophy for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championships.
There is no doubt that Sid Wa...
9 Dart Winstanley lights up the Ally Pally December 23, 2012 DEAN WINSTANLEY had an early Christmas present when he hit a nine-dart finish at the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship during his second round game with Vincent van der Voort. But it was the Dutch Master who felt like Father Christmas with a fine 4-2 win...
Painter wins classic as Lloyd & Barney ease through December 22, 2012 Kevin Painter won a classic encouter to move into the last 16 with a 4-3 win over Ronnie Baxter. Baxter who came back from 1-3 down to gain the initiative in the final set as he took the first 2 legs. But 4 consequetive legs from Painter gave him the spoi...
Hamilton, Anderson & Thornton through tough challenge's December 21, 2012 GARY ANDERSON landed an amazing 19 180s before edging out John Bowles in a tie-break as the second round of the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship began on Friday afternoon, with Andy Hamilton and Dave Chisnall also winning through at Alexandra Palace.
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Cool Hand Rand blows away The Hurricane December 20, 2012 Midlands based Scott Rand known as 'Cool Hand' beat recent Players Championship finalist Kim Huybrechts 3-2 in a high quality encounter.
Hollands Vincent van der Voort overcame Stuart Kellet 3-0 to overcome his recent first round exits. Mark Walsh was ...
Baxter ends Priestley's World Championship Dream December 19, 2012 RONNIE BAXTER edged past former Ladbrokes World Darts Champion Dennis Priestley with a 3-1 victory in their first round meeting on Wednesday evening, as Simon Whitlock, Justin Pipe and Colin Lloyd joined him in the last 32.
Baxter, the five-time major ...
Winstanley wins epic against King December 19, 2012 SUPERB WINSTANLEY TOPPLES KING ON LADBROKES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUT
DEAN WINSTANLEY enjoyed a thrilling debut victory at the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship as he edged out Mervyn King in a tie-break at Alexandra Palace on Tuesday night, as Wes New...
It was all 'Wright' on the night at Ally Pally December 18, 2012 JAMES WADE marched into the second round of the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship with a straight sets defeat of Peter Hudson on Monday, as Mark Webster put 12 months of disappointment behind him with victory over Ian White at Alexandra Palace.
World ...
Barney Rumbles at Alexandra Palace December 17, 2012 RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD lit up the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship with a sensational performance against Michael Smith on Sunday night, as Andy Hamilton, Gary Anderson and Brendan Dolan joined him in winning through to the second round at Alexandra Pala...
Day 2 Ladbrokes World Darts Championships December 15, 2012 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship
Saturday December 15
Afternoon Session (12pm)
1x Preliminary Round, 4x First Round
Wayne Jones 0-3 Jerry Hendriks
Daryl Gurney 4-3 Robert Marijanovic (P)
Richie Burnett 3-2 James Hubbard
Terry Jenkins 3-0 Steve B...
Night 1 Ladbrokes World Darts Championships December 14, 2012 THE Ladbrokes World Darts Championship kicked off with four first round games and one preliminary round contest at Alexandra Palace this evening.
Reigning champion Adrian Lewis won through a tight contest 3-1 over Dutch youngster Gino Vos. UK Open cham...
Darts' Greatest Ready For World Extravaganza December 13, 2012 The Ladbrokes World Championship is here !
LEWIS CHASING LADBROKES WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP HAT-TRICK
ADRIAN LEWIS begins his bid to complete a Ladbrokes World Darts Championship hat-trick on Friday night as he faces Dutch ace Gino Vos when the ...
Ladbrokes World Championship Draw December 4, 2012
LEWIS FACES VOS IN LADBROKES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER AS TAYLOR DRAWS MANSELL
ADRIAN LEWIS will open the defence of his Ladbrokes World Darts Championship against debutant Gino Vos and Phil Taylor will meet Michael Mansell as the pair begin their ...
Players Championship Finals is Taylor's November 28, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR won his third Cash Converters Players Championship Finals title with an imperious 13-6 win over Kim Huybrechts at the Butlins Minehead Resort on Sunday night.
Taylor scooped the £60,000 first prize with a brilliant display in the final, sh...
PDPA World Championship Qualifier RESULTS November 26, 2012 CHESHIRE PAIR COMPLETE LADBROKES WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
STUART KELLETT and John Bowles are the final qualifiers for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship after winning through Monday's last-chance PDPA Qualifier at the Barnsley Metrodome.
T...
van Gerwen 'Powers' to Barnsley win November 25, 2012 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN won his seventh ProTour event of 2012 in stunning fashion with a 6-5 defeat of Phil Taylor in Sunday's final Players Championship of the year at the Barnsley Metrodome.
Dutch star van Gerwen's amazing run of success this autumn culmina...
Dave Chisnall wins Barnsley Players Championships November 24, 2012 SUPERB CHISNALL DEFEATS TAYLOR IN BARNSLEY DAVE CHISNALL produced a superb performance to defeat Phil Taylor 6-3 and win Saturday's Players Championship final at the Barnsley Metrodome.
St Helens star Chisnall, who knocked Taylor out of the Ladbrokes W...
Ladbrokes PDPA WC Qualifier Entries November 21, 2012 The Ladbrokes World Darts Championships PDPA Qualifier entries have now been taken and 119 PDPA members will be attempting to gain a place at the Ladbrokes World Darts Championships on Monday 26 November 2012 at the Barnsley Metrodome.
Some entered pla...
Barney's on Top of the 'Grand Slam' World November 17, 2012
Dutch Master Raymond van Barnaveld is back on top of the World after beating in-form Michael van Gerwen in a classic William Hill Grand Slam of Darts Final.
Barney who's last major win was 5 years ago scooped the £100,000 first prize at the W...
Former World Champion 'Ted Hankey' suffers stroke November 14, 2012 Former Lakeside World Champion Ted Hankey who played last week in the Grand Slam of Darts has been diagnosed with having a stroke it has been confirmed.
Darts fans have also been forced to apologise to former BDO world champion Ted Hankey after accusat...
Dutch Ace van Gerwen continues winning ways November 4, 2012 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN continued his run of success with a superb comeback from 4-0 down to defeat Ian White 6-5 in the final of Sunday's Players Championship in Crawley. The Dutch star added a sixth PDC ProTour title of the year to the PartyPoker.com World G...
Monk Completes Youth Tour Double in CRAWLEY November 3, 2012 ARRON MONK ended the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour season by completing a double of wins on the final weekend at the K2 Centre in Crawley on Sunday night. The former World Youth Champion had ensured that he will top the 2012 Order of Merit with victory in Saturd...
Crawley Players Championship Goes to Wizard Whitlock November 3, 2012 Super Aussie Simon Whitlock continues the winning trail by taking the Saturday Crawley Players Championships with a 6-2 win over former world champion Dennis Priestley Players Championship 17 K2 Centre, Crawley Saturday November 3 First Round Dave Chisnal...
Championship League Darts Goes To Taylor November 1, 2012 Phil Taylor won the Championship League Darts for a third time with a 6-4 win over Aussie Simon Whitlock. Taylor's average in the final was 108.20 to Whitlocks 98.63. This was Taylors 3rd Championship League Darts win in this his fifth final, after winnin...
Mark Walsh Claims Last CLD Spot October 31, 2012 MARK WALSH defeated Steve Beaton 6-5 in the final of Championship League Darts' Group Eight to claim the last spot in Thursday's big-money Winners Group of the internet-streamed tournament.
Walsh has lost in two previous group finals this season but s...
Jamie Caven takes CLD Group 7 October 29, 2012 Jamie Caven wins through on Day 7 with a 6-4 win over Paul Nicholson, losing semi-finalists were Michael van Gerwen & Robert Thornton: Through to the play-offs on Thursday are: 1-Wes Newton2-Justin Pipe3-Ronnie Baxter4-Phil Taylor5-Simon Whitlock6-Dav...
Wizard wins Dutch Darts Masters October 25, 2012 Current European Champion Simon Whitlock won the Dutch Darts Masters at the van der Valk Hotel, Nuland, Holland today with a 6-1 win over World Cup team mate and fellow Aussie Paul Nicholson. Whitlock beat Swindon's Johnny Haines 6-2 in the last 8 before ...
van Gerwen continues his Irish success in Killarney October 21, 2012 Michael van Gerwen continues his recent good form by winning the sunday Killarney Players Championships with a 6-3 win over Midlands Nick Fullwell.
The current World Grand Prix Champion won another PDC Tour Event to continue his success in Ireland. Fi...
Killarney Players Championships SATURDAY October 20, 2012 Peter Wright won the Killarney Players Championship with a 6-1 win over in form scot Robert Thornton at the Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Ireland on Saturday.
This was Wrights first ranking title courtesy of the victory over his fellow scot in the final ...
Chisnall gets throught on CLD DAY 6 October 18, 2012 DAVE CHISNALL booked his place in the Championship League Darts Winners Group by defeating Mark Walsh 6-3 in the Group Six final of the internet-streamed event on Thursday.
The St Helens thrower, competing in his first season of Championship League Dar...
All Grand Slam of Darts places taken October 17, 2012 MERVYN KING'S run to the PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix final has seen him win a spot in the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts next month.
The 46-year-old from Bradwell enjoyed a fine run at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin last weekend to reach the final of...
Championship League Darts GROUP 5 Wednesday October 17, 2012 THE Championship League Darts continued today with Group Five of the internet-streamed event at Crondon Park GC in Essex.
Simon Whitlock won through Group 5 with a 6-3 win over World Cup team mate Paul Nicholson.
Simon Whitlock won a high scoring se...
Dutch Darts Masters EDT 5 Draw October 17, 2012 THE draw for the year's final European Tour event, the Dutch Darts Masters, has been made ahead of the event from October 26-28. The 64-player event will be held at the Van Der Valk Hotel in Nuland, with £82,100 prize money on offer in the fifth of the ye...
Taylor back to best in CLD Group 4 October 16, 2012 Phil Taylor was back to his supreme best to win Group 4 of The Championship League Darts.
Taylor beat Paul Nicholson 6-1 in the semi-final and Mark Walsh 6-1 to qualify for the Play-Offs.
Taylor beat Nicholson in the group stage 6-0 with a 120.24 av...
Championship League Darts Group 4 October 15, 2012 Group 4 of the Championship League Darts Re-Commences on Tuesday with Group 4 at Crondon Park Golf Club, Essex.
Allready through to the Play Offs on 1st November 2012 are: Wes Newton, Justin Pipe & Ronnie Baxter
Eliminated are Adrian Lewis, Andy...
Michael van Gerwen Champion in Ireland October 14, 2012 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN staged an incredible comeback from 4-1 down to win the PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix title with a 6-4 defeat of Mervyn King at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Sunday night.
The 23-year-old Dutchman looked set to suffer defeat in hi...
Gurney Wins Irish Matchplay October 14, 2012 DARYL GURNEY won the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay championship final with a 6-3 defeat of Campbell Jackson at the Citywest Hotel on Sunday.
The 26-year-old edged out his Londonderry rival to win a place in the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship, ...
King and van Gerwen reach WGP Final October 13, 2012 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN won through to his first major PDC final with a superb 5-1 defeat of Wes Newton in Saturday's opening semi-final at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.
The 23-year-old Dutchman's brilliant run of form this week continued as he saw off the ...
PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix Zone October 8, 2012 DAY 5 Quarter Finals PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix
Wes Newton comes back from the brink of defeat to beat Paul Nicholson, Newton 0-2 down and looking out of it fought back to beat 'The Asset' in the final set.
In the first game of the evening, lo...
Thornton edges all Scottish Final in Ireland October 7, 2012 ROBERT THORNTON edged out Gary Anderson in an all-Scottish final to claim Players Championship glory at Dublin's Citywest Hotel on Sunday night.
Thornton completed a superb weekend in preparation for the PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix, which begins wh...
MvG Dublin Delight October 6, 2012 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed his fourth PDC Pro Tour title of the year thanks to a thrilling deciding-leg against Robert Thornton in the final of Players Championship 13 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.
The Dutch youngster, who has been in excellent form...
UK Qualifiers EDT '5' Holland October 5, 2012 IN-FORM Ian White, veteran star Dennis Priestley and youngsters Michael Smith, Arron Monk and James Hubbard were amongst the 20 UK Qualifiers for the Dutch Darts Masters European Tour event in Holland later this month.
The UK Qualifier saw 62 players c...
PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix October 3, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR will begin his challenge to win an 11th PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix against youngster Michael Smith when the £350,000 tournament commences on Monday October 8 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.
Taylor defeated Brendan Dolan in last year's...
Entry Deadline Reminder KILLARNEY October 3, 2012 The entry deadline for the Players Championships 15 & 16 in Killarney which is on the 20th -21st October is Tuesday the 9th October 2012 at 2pm.
To enter please go to the PDC Servasport On-Line entry system, entry is £100 per event
None PDPA mem...
2013 PDC Q-School Entries Now Open October 1, 2012 The 2012 PDC Q-School is now available to enter on 'The PDPA' drop down menu 'Q-School & PDPA memberships Tab.
The 2013 PDC Q-School will take place on the 17th to the 20th January 2013 (Thur-Sun) at Robin Park Arena, Sports and Tennis Centre, Loir...
Youth Tour Weekend Results Wigan September 29, 2012 Michael Smith won the first Youth Tour event of the weekend with a 4-1 win over Ricky Evans at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan. The Semi-Finalists were Shaun Griffiths & Lee Whitworth.
In the second Youth Tour event of the day Keegan Brown won ...
Baxter prevails in Group 3 of CLD September 27, 2012 RONNIE BAXTER came out on top in Group Three of the Championship League Darts thanks to an exciting 6-5 victory over Dave Chisnall in the final.
Baxter who reached the semi-finals of this year's World Matchplay, takes his place in the Winners Group on ...
PartyPoker.Com World Grand Prix Draw / Schedule September 27, 2012 Darters Ready To Delight Dublin As Young Gun Draws 'The Power'
PHIL TAYLOR will begin his challenge to win an 11th PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix against youngster Michael Smith when the £350,000 tournament commences on Monday October 8 at the Cit...
Pipe Calls the Tune in CLD Group Two September 27, 2012 Justin Pipe Wins Championship League Darts Group Two.
JUSTIN PIPE enjoyed a dream debut in Championship League Darts with victory in Group Two of the tournament as he defeated Phil Taylor 6-5 in Wednesday's final.
Pipe's rise up to 11th in the P...
'Warrior' Newton Wins Group One of CLD September 25, 2012 Wesley Newton won Group One of Championship League Darts at Crondon Park, Essex with a 6-3 win over current World Champion Adrian Lewis.
Losing Semi-Finalists Terry Jenkins and Phil Taylor will have to return for another long day at Crondon Park Golf C...
Championship League Darts Preview September 24, 2012 THE groups for the 2012 Championship League Darts have been confirmed, with the £200,000 internet-streamed tournament beginning on Tuesday September 25 with the first of nine days' action.
Championship League Darts sees eight eight-player groups face o...
Whitlock 'The Wizard' is European Darts Champion September 23, 2012 SIMON WHITLOCK won his maiden major title with an 11-5 win over Wes Newton in the PartyPoker.net European Championship final on Sunday night, completing a brilliant weekend of darts by scooping the £50,000 first prize in Germany.
The Australian, a lose...
Euroean Darts Championship Quarters September 23, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR'S reign as PartyPoker.net European Champion was ended on Sunday afternoon as he slumped to a 10-6 defeat to Brendan Dolan in Germany, as Kim Huybrechts knocked Raymond van Barneveld out of the event with the performance of his life.
Taylor ha...
Entry Deadline Reminder Dublin PC September 18, 2012 The Entry Deadline for the Dublin Players Championship events 13 & 14 and the European Darts Tour event 5 in Holland is Tuesday 25th September 2012 at 2pm.
All members need to enter via the PDC Servasport On-Line entry system before this deadline w...
Whitlock ends 2 year title wait in Barnsley September 16, 2012
WHITLOCK ENDS TWO-YEAR WAIT FOR TITLE
SIMON WHITLOCK won his first ranking title for almost two years by defeating Andy Hamilton 6-4 in the final of Sunday's Players Championship at the Barnsley Metrodome.
The Australian ace, who has lost in the...
Mighty Mike Continues Form in Barnsley September 16, 2012 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN won his third PDC ProTour title of 2012 as he produced a sensational performance to defeat Ian White 6-1 in the final of Saturday's Players Championship at the Barnsley Metrodome.
The in-form Dutch star, who also hit a nine-darter du...
Venue Change Dutch Darts Masters EDT '5' September 10, 2012 THE Dutch Darts Masters European Tour event will now be
staged at the Van Der Valk Hotel in Nuland from October 26-28.
The fifth of the £82,100 European Tour events sees this year's series of tournaments, which have previously been held in Austria ...
World Champ Lewis takes German Darts Masters September 7, 2012 DAY 3 German Darts Masters, Sindelfingen, Germany EDT '4'
Current World Champion Adrian Lewis defeated 9 dart hero Ian White 6-3 in the final of the German Darts Masters EDT 4 to lift the title. White had earlier emulated Mark Webster to hit the ...
2013 PDC Q-School September 5, 2012 The 2013 PDC Q-School has been announced and will take place at the Robin Park Arena, Sports and Tennis Centre. Loire Drive, Newtown, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 0UH, UK Tel: 01942 828550 (Opposite Wigan FC 'DW')
This the 3rd PDC Q-School will take place fr...
2013 PDC Calendar September 5, 2012 The 2013 PDC Events Calendar
OVER £5 million will again be on offer on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit next year, with the announcement of the 2013 PDC calendar including the expansion of the successful European Tour. The PDC will stage 39 r...
Ladbrokes World Darts PDPA Qualifier Entries September 4, 2012 Entries are now being taken for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifier
Ladbrokes World Championship PDPA Qualifier Monday 26th November 2012
Venue: Barnsley Metrodome, Queens Grounds, Queens Road, Barnsley, Yorkshire, UK, S71 1AN
E...
Entry Deadline Reminder Barnsley PC August 31, 2012 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP 11 & 12 ENTRY DEADLINE
The deadline date for entry to PC 11 and 12 is 2pm on Tuesday 4 September 2012.
PC 11 and 12 take place on 15th/16th September at Barnsley.
Entry should be made via the Servasport system before thi...
Griffiths & Pegg 'Not Too Taxing' August 29, 2012 To All PDPA Members:
The PDPA is always striving to provide the very best services and advice to our members. As part of this ongoing process, our new official partner who we have teamed up with is in the vital area of accounting and taxation advice. W...
Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Finalists August 28, 2012 Daryl Gurney of Londonderry and Campbell Jackson from Burndennette Co Tyrone will compete in the Final of the The 2012 Tom Kirby Irish Matchplay Championships after both players edged their way through a quality field at the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin, o...
German Darts Masters EDT '4' Draw/Schedule August 26, 2012 NEXT PDC EVENT:
German Darts Masters 7th-9th September 2012 EDT '4'
Glaspalast Sindelfingen, Rudolf-Harbig-Str. 10, 71063 Sindelfingen, Germany
2012 World Finalist Andy Hamilton starts the German Darts Masters on the main stage against top Austri...
Obituary Sid Waddell August 12, 2012 SKY Sports commentator and Darts Legend Sid Waddell sadly passed away peacefully over the weekend just a day after his 72nd birthday following an 11 month fight with bowel cancer.
A statement from his manager Dick Allix was released at midday on Sunday...
European Darts Championships to be Screened by ESPN August 8, 2012 ESPN will broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the PartyPoker.net European Darts Championship as the top players in Europe compete in Mülheim, Germany this September.
Viewers will be able to watch live action from each day of the tournament, presen...
EDT 4 German Darts Masters Preview & Draw August 5, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR, Raymond van Barneveld and Justin Pipe will all face tough openers as they bid to win a second European Tour event of 2012 at the German Darts Masters next month.
The field for the £82,100 tournament was confirmed following the qualifiers i...
Youth Tour Round-Up DERBY Sat/Sun August 4, 2012 JAMIE LANDON CLAIMS MAIDEN PDC UNICORN YOUTH TOUR WIN AS SMITH & LEWIS WIN AGAIN
MICHAEL SMITH and Jamie Lewis continued their success on the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour on the fifth weekend of action in Derby, as Stoke's Jamie Landon won his maiden tit...
European Darts Tour '4' UK Qualifiers August 3, 2012 The 20 UK Qualifiers for the fifth European Darts Tour event are;
Tony Littleton: Darren Johnson: Nick Fullwell: Arron Monk: Ian White: Nigel Heydon: Mark Dudbridge: Peter Hudson: Michael Mansell: Dean Winstanley: Andy Jenkins: Tony West: Stuart Kellet...
Taylor Triumphs against Wade in Betfair WMP Final July 29, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR won his 13th Betfair World Matchplay title with a superb 18- win over James Wade in the final at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Sunday night, equalling his own record of five successive titles as he scooped the £100,000 first prize.
Tay...
Betfair World Matchplay Semi-Finals July 28, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR and James Wade will clash for a fourth time in the Betfair World Matchplay final on Sunday night following their semi-final triumphs over Ronnie Baxter and Terry Jenkins in Blackpool.
Reigning champion Taylor remains on course to win his 13...
Quarter Finals Betfair World Matchplay July 28, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR enjoyed a successful return to his old style of darts as he booked a Betfair World Matchplay semi-final place on Friday night, and he was joined in the last four by James Wade following the left-hander's win over Michael van Gerwen.
Taylor ...
Entry Deadline Reminder EDT 4 Stuttgart, Germany July 26, 2012 The ENTRY DEADLINE for the 4th European Darts Tour Event in Sindetfingen, Germany: Is this Tuesday the 31st July 2012 at 2pm.
To enter the event all players must go through the PDC Servasport entry system.
European Tour 4 - German Darts Masters
E...
9 Dart Newton goes out on Day 6 of WMP July 26, 2012 Wesley Newton hits the magical 9 Darter but goes out to Pipe, the Hammer Andy Hamilton too strong for Mark Webster.
Phil Taylor disposes fellow potter Ian White and Ronnie Baxter ends OTT Dean Winstanley Blackpool dream.
Betfair World Matchplay Seco...
DAY 5 BETFAIR World Matchplay Results July 25, 2012 Michael van Gerwen hit a sensational 9 Darter and a 104 Average to defeat former Lakeside Champion Steve Beaton 13-9 in the opening game of the evening here at the BETFAIR World Matchplay.
Former World Matchplay Champion and 4 time finalist James Wade ...
Day 4 Results BETFAIR World Matchplay July 24, 2012 Betfair World Matchplay First Round Tuesday July 24
No Pipe dream for Justin with a 10-4 win over Youth Player Joe Cullen, home town boy Newton also defeats Youth player and current World Youth Champion James Hubbard 10-5.
Dean Winstanley comes back...
Day 3 Betfair World Matchplay Results July 23, 2012 Phil Taylor reigns against The King in Blackpool with a close win 10-8, Debutant White masters the Dutchman Vincent with a memorable display in his 10-5 scoreline.
World finalist Hamilton nails the Irishman Brendan Dolan 10-7, and Mark Webster overcome...
Betfair World Matchplay Results DAY 2 July 22, 2012 DAY 2-Betfair World Matchplay First Round Sunday July 22nd
Mark Walsh comes from 6-3 down to beat Colin 'Ozzy' Osborne, Steve Beaton turns over Kevin Painter, former World Matchplay champion James Wade sees off welshman Ritchie Burnett and Michael van ...
Lewis whitewashes UK Open Champion Thornton July 21, 2012 Betfair World Matchplay First Round Saturday July 21.
Lewis whitewashes Thornton, Pie-Man gets through Nicholson test, Barney into round 2 and Jenkins comeback concludes DAY 1 of the Betfair World Matchplay.
Paul Nicholson 6-10 Andy Smith
Terry J...
Betfair World Matchplay Preview July 20, 2012 TAYLOR AIMING FOR LUCKY 13TH WIN AS LEWIS OPENS BETFAIR WORLD MATCHPLAY
THE Betfair World Matchplay will see Phil Taylor aiming to win a record-equalling fifth successive title at the Winter Gardens next week, but World Champion Adrian Lewis will take ...
Youth Tour Barnsley Weekend Round-Up July 15, 2012 Arron Monk, Sam Hamilton and James Hubbard were succesfull in this weekends Youth Tour events 10, 11 & 12 at the Barnsley Metrodome.
Telford's Hamilton won the £500 first-prize in the day's opening event as he defeated Reece Robinson 4-3 in the fin...
Betfair World Matchplay Draw July 9, 2012 TAYLOR TO MEET KING IN BETFAIR WORLD MATCHPLAY
OPENER
PHIL TAYLOR will begin his bid for a record-equalling fifth successive Betfair World Matchplay title, and a 13th victory in total in the Blackpool event, against Mervyn King at the Winter Garden...
Day '3' Evening Finals, Barney Takes EDT '3' July 9, 2012 European Darts Open - Glory For Barney In Dusseldorf
VAN BARNEVELD CLAIMS EUROPEAN DARTS OPEN TITLE
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD won the European Darts Open title on Sunday night, crowning a superb weekend of darts at the Maritim Hotel in Dusseldorf with a...
Day 3 'Afternoon' EDT, Dusseldorf, Germany July 9, 2012
WADE & BARNEY TO CLASH IN DUSSELDORF QUARTER-FINALS AS HUBBARD WINS BLACKPOOL SPOT
JAMES WADE & Raymond van Barneveld set up a tantalising quarter-final clash at the European Darts Open with wins in Sunday afternoon's third round, as James ...
Day 2 EDT, Dusseldorf, Germany, Results July 7, 2012
BEATON KO'S WORLD CHAMPION AS STARS TURN UP THE HEAT IN DUSSELDORF
STEVE BEATON knocked World Champion Adrian Lewis out of the European Darts Open with a significant 6-3 victory in Germany on Saturday night, as big guns Simon Whitlock, James Wade a...
DAY 1 EDT, Dusseldorf, Germany RESULTS July 7, 2012
LEWIS ENJOYS WHITEWASH AS WHITLOCK BATTLES BACK IN EUROPEAN DARTS OPEN
WORLD CHAMPION Adrian Lewis swept into the second round of the European Darts Open with a 6-0 whitewash of Karsten Kornath, as Simon Whitlock produced a remarkable comeback to d...
Betfair to sponsor World Matchplay 2012 July 5, 2012 BETFAIR SECURE WORLD MATCHPLAY SPONSORSHIP
BETFAIR have been confirmed as the new title sponsors of the Betfair World Matchplay, which will be held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool from July 21-29.
The world’s biggest online betting exchange are ...
JAWS BITES TO CLAIM CRAWLEY VICTORY July 1, 2012
COLIN LLOYD ended almost two years without a ranking title by defeating Andy Hamilton 6-5 in the final of Sunday's Players Championship at the K2 Centre in Crawley.
The former World Matchplay champion secured his place in this month's tournament at...
Chisnall Rockets to Crawley win June 30, 2012
ROCKET-POWERED CHISNALL COMPLETES CRAWLEY TREBLE
DAVE CHISNALL continued his winning streak at the K2 Centre in Crawley by winning his third successive Players Championship at the venue with a 6-4 defeat of Ronnie Baxter in Saturday's final.
The...
Killarney Darts Festival 2012 June 28, 2012 HOTEL packages for the Killarney Darts Festival, which will feature a Players Championship double-header in October, are now available.
The weekend of events at the Gleneagle Hotel & INEC in Killarney, Ireland, will be held from October 19-21 and o...
Chisnall unable to hold back 'Taylor's' power in Germany June 24, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR defeated Dave Chisnall 6-2 to win his first European Tour event at the German Darts Championship, hitting seven 180s in an imperious display in the final at the Tempodrom in Berlin.
The world number one followed up fine victories over Colin...
EDT '2' German Darts Championships 64 - 16 Results June 22, 2012 Day 3...PHIL TAYLOR and Raymond van Barneveld will clash in the quarter-finals of the German Darts Championship on Sunday evening, while Simon Whitlock, Dave Chisnall and Wes Newton also remained in the hunt for the £15,000 European Tour title with brilli...
van Gerwen bts Whitlock to take Sundays Birmingham PC June 17, 2012 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN won his second ranking title of 2012 with a 6-1 defeat of Simon Whitlock in Sunday's Players Championship in Birmingham.
The young Dutchman followed up February's triumph in a Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier in Crawley by taking th...
Ronnie 'The Rocket' Baxter takes off in Birmingham June 17, 2012 BRILLIANT BAXTER'S BIRMINGHAM WIN
RONNIE BAXTER defeated World Champion Adrian Lewis to win his first ranking title for ten months in Saturday's Players Championship in Birmingham.
The Blackpool ace claimed the £6,000 first prize in the tournament a...
ENTRY DEADLINE REMINDER; Crawley PC June 15, 2012 The Entry Deadline Date for the Crawley Players Championship 9 and 10 on the 30th of June and 1st of July is Tuesday 19th June at 2pm...
Jimmy White Testimonial Dinner, Grosvenor, London June 15, 2012 The 'Jimmy White' Testimonial Dinner which took place at Grosvenor House, London was attended by our very own 'Barry Hearn' PDC Chairman, 'Peter Manley' PDPA Chairman, 'Matt Porter' PDC CEO and 'Alan Warriner-Little' PDPA CEO.
The all day event which w...
PDC STATEMENT – SPEEDY SERVICES UK OPEN FINAL June 15, 2012 FOLLOWING an incident where a spectator attempted to enter the stage during the Speedy Services UK Open final, the PDC have banned two fans from PDC events for five and three years respectively.
During the final between Robert Thornton and Phil Taylor ...
Malvern IFAs hit the bullseye June 12, 2012 MEDIA RELEASE 12th June 2012
MALVERN IFAs HIT THE BULLS-EYE!
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Jonathan Martin PDPA Marketing – Peter Manley PDPA Chairman – Gary Morris 2Plan – Alan Warriner-Little PDPA CEO – Sean Jones 2Plan
Two Worcestershire-based I...
Power Cut at Reebok as Thornton Stuns Taylor June 10, 2012
ROBERT THORNTON produced a sensational upset to stun Phil Taylor and win the Speedy Services UK Open on Sunday night, defeating the world number one 11-5 at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton.
Taylor had appeared on course to win a fifth title in 'The FA...
Speedy Services UK Open 'RESULTS ZONE' June 9, 2012 THE Speedy Services UK Open June 7-10 in the Premier Suite at the De Vere Whites in Bolton.
The £200,000 event is televised live on Sky Sports across the four days from the Reebok Stadium, with 177 players competing for the £40,000 first prize.
Thur...
Draw for the EDT '2' Berlin June 8, 2012 The draw for the second European Darts Tour 'Berlin' on the 22nd-24th June has taken place.
The 32 qualifiers will join the top 32 seeds
Phil Taylor (1) v Jerry Hendriks
(32) Richie Burnett v Reece Robinson
(16) Paul Nicholson v Andre Welge
...
JARKKO KOMULA WINS FIRST SDC PRO TOUR June 3, 2012 KOMULA ENJOYS WONDERFUL WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN WIN
Finnish Darts star Jarkko Komula took the honours in the very first SDC Pro Tour event in Copenhagen.
84 players took part in the very first event staged by the new Scandinavian Darts Corporation....
YOUTH TOUR JOY FOR LEWIS June 3, 2012 JAMIE LEWIS GETS THE BETTER OF ARRON MONK TO CLAIM FIRST PDC UNICORN YOUTH TOUR SUCCESS
JAMIE LEWIS won his first PDC Unicorn Youth Tour title with a 4-3 defeat of Arron Monk in Sunday's event at the Ramada Hotel in Bruehl, Cologne.
The Welsh yo...
EUROPEANS COMPLETE GERMAN DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP LINE-UP June 2, 2012 64 PLAYER LINE-UP NOW KNOWN
The line-up is now complete for the 2012 German Darts Championships, to be held in Berlin later this month and includes new faces Zdravko Antunovic from Croatia and Dutchman Leon de Geus who were amon...
TWO NEW WINNERS ON PDC UNICORN YOUTH TOUR June 2, 2012 MAIDEN WINS FOR SMITH-NEALE AND AUBREY
ADAM SMITH-NEALE and Chris Aubrey celebrated their first PDC Unicorn Youth Tour victories as they shared the spoils in Saturday's double-header in Germany.
Coventry's Smith-Neale took the £500 first prize i...
Birmingham Players Championship 7 & 8 Entry Deadline May 31, 2012 The ENTRY DEADLINE for the Birmingham Players Championships 7 and 8 is this Tuesday June 5th at 2pm.
To enter please log on to the servasport system at www.pdc.tv
For Associate Members:
Please enter before the deadline and you will be informed if...
Players Championship 6 Crawley SUNDAY May 27, 2012 Dave Chisnall completed a weekend double with the win today over Justin Pipe in the 6th Players Championship of the season.
Chisnall moves up to number 22 in the OoM with Pipe into 12th place following the weekends results.
Players Championship Six ...
Players Championship 5 Crawley Goes to Chizzy May 26, 2012 Dave Chisnall continues his rise up the rankings with another tour win with a 6-2 win over Ian White.
Morecambe based Chisnall takes yet another title, this time the Crawley Players Championship 5 event to move him further up the rankings.
Chisnall ...
EDT 2 Berlin UK Qualifiers - Crawley May 25, 2012 THE UK Qualifier for the second European Tour event is being held at the K2 Centre in Crawley on Friday night.
A total of 20 places in the tournament are on offer in the 63-player knockout.
All games are the best of 11 legs. Play commences at 7pm.
The ...
Speedy Hire UK Open 2012 Schedule May 24, 2012 THE schedule of play for the opening night of the Speedy Services UK Open has been confirmed, as players prepare for the Preliminary, First and Second Round games in Bolton.
The £200,000 tournament, held from June 7-10 in the Premier Suite at De Vere Whi...
Youth Tour Round-Up 'Reading' May 20, 2012 PDC Unicorn Youth Tour, Reading, Events 4, 5 & 6
Hubbard, Smith & Monk share the spoils
Event 4:
Current PDC Under 21s Youth World Champion James Hubbard continued his recent form his Youth World Title into the fourth Youth Tour event bea...
Taylor 'POWERS' to sixth Premier League title May 17, 2012 McCoys Premier League Play Offs, O2, London
Aussie Simon Whitlock hits a 9 darter in his Semi-Final win against Andy Hamilton 8-6, and will play Phil Taylor in the final after his win by the same score over James Wade.
But it is Phil Taylor who 'Pow...
McCoys Premier League Play-Offs May 17, 2012 McCoys Premier League Play Offs, O2, London
Aussie Simon Whitlock hits a 9 darter in his Semi-Final win against Andy Hamilton 8-6, and will play Phil Taylor in the final after his win by the same score over James Wade.
James Hubbard wins the Under 2...
McCoys Premier League Play Offs Preview May 14, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR is the 2/5 favourite with William Hill to lift the McCoy's Premier League Darts trophy in next week's Play-Offs.
Taylor is bidding to claim a sixth Premier League crown at The O2 in London on Thursday May 17, when he will take on James Wade...
PDC Pro-Tour Changes Information May 14, 2012 THE Players Championship events to be held on September 15 & 16 2012 have been moved to the Barnsley Metrodome, while the Killarney weekend will now feature a double-header of ProTour events.
The Players Championships on Saturday September 15 and S...
Entry Deadline 'CRAWLEY' Players Championships May 11, 2012 The Entry Deadline for the Crawley Players Championship events on Saturday 26th & Sunday the 27th May at the K2, Crawley is this Tuesday 15th May at 2pm.
Entries can be made via the PDC Servasport System for PDC Tour Card holders, for any Q School ...
Lewis Exit in Newcastle as Wade & Hamilton progress May 10, 2012 HAMILTON & WADE REACH McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS PLAY-OFFS IN DRAMATIC DECIDER
ANDY HAMILTON and James Wade snatched the final two places in the McCoy's Premier League Darts Play-Offs on a dramatic final league night at the Metro Radio Arena in N...
Speedy Services UK Open Draw May 10, 2012 The Speedy Hire UK Open Draw has been made and is as follows:
Speedy Services UK Open Premier Suite, De Vere Whites, Bolton - June 7-10 Thursday June 7 (7pm-11pm) Preliminary Round - 50x Matches Paul Amos v Gary Eldridge Nigel Heydon v Paul Critchley B...
'2' From '5' in Final Premier League Night May 9, 2012 FIVE players will battle for the final two places in the McCoy's Premier League Darts Play-Offs on Thursday as Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena hosts the final league night of the tournament.
Newcastle will host the climax of the 14 weekly rounds, which hav...
Speedy Services UK Open Draw Information May 9, 2012 THE draw for the Speedy Services UK Open televised finals will be made on Thursday May 10 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
The draw will be done by PDC Tournament Director Tommy Cox and PDPA Chairman & CEO Peter Manley and Alan Warriner-Littl...
Newton adds to titles with Birmingham win May 6, 2012 Fleetwoods Wesley Newton added to his already impressive tally with a 6 legs to 2 win over inform Justin Pipe.
Newton won 5 consequetive legs to win from 1-2 down against Pipe who was on the back of his Austrian Open win last weekend.
Newton started...
Jenkins 'BULLYS' Birmingham May 5, 2012 TERRY JENKINS ended a three-year wait for a tournament victory with a 6-3 defeat of Andy Hamilton to win Saturday's Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier Seven in Birmingham.
The world number ten, appearing in his first ranking final for almost a year, claim...
Official PDPA Accountancy Partner May 4, 2012 The PDPA are pleased to announce Adrian Grainger from Griffiths & Pegg chartered accountants as their new accountant partner. All PDPA members can use their services at a discounted rate 'For PDPA Members Only' and still receive the professional serv...
Terry Jenkins Moustache Shave For Charity May 3, 2012 Exclusive: Terry Jenkins to shave off moustache for charity
Witness this historic moment when Terry ‘The Bull’ Jenkins shaves his moustache for the first time in 33 years on 25th May 2012 @ The Untouchables Charity event in aid of Bradbury Enhanced C...
McCoys Premier League Night 13 'Birmingham' May 3, 2012 Wins for Taylor, Painter & Hamilton leave the McCoys Premier League play-offs still in the mix with Taylor and Whitlock already through and reigning champion Gary Anderson out the all other 5 players can still qualify going into the final week in Newc...
Entry Deadline Reminder 'EDT 2' Berlin May 1, 2012 The entry deadline for the second European Darts Event is Tuesday the 8th May 2012 at 2pm, entries can be made via the PDC On-Line servasport system or PDC-Europe.
NOTE: Berlin Airport Tegel is being shut down from the 3-6-12, Berlin Airport Brandenbur...
The Austrian Darts Open (EDT 1) Goes To Pipe April 28, 2012 Taunton Darts Ace 'Justin Pipe' won the inaugral European Darts Tour event by taking the Austrian Darts Open at the Arena Nova complex, wiener neudstadt, Austria with a 6-3 win over James Wade.
This event which is the first of 5 EDT events featured the...
Premier League Darts Night 12 'Liverpool' April 26, 2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts Week 12
Thursday April 26 Echo Arena, Liverpool
Phil Taylor was the only victor on night 12 at the Echo Arena, Liverpool. Already cementing his place in the play-offs Taylor beat second place Simon Whitlock 8-3 to leave...
Final UK Open Qualifiers Birmingham Entry Deadline April 23, 2012 The Final UK Open Qualifier in Birmingham on the 5th / 6th May has its entry deadline tommorrow 24 April (Tuesday) at 2pm.
To enter the event you need to go to the PDC online entry system.
This is your final chance to qualify for the Speedy Services...
Bournemouth Premier League Night 11 April 19, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR suffered his first defeat of the McCoy's Premier League Darts season as World Champion Adrian Lewis came from 4-1 down to win 8-5 in their clash at the BIC in Bournemouth.
Lewis had been the only player to pick up a point against the 15-time ...
BARNEVELD WINS BACK TO BACK SPEEDY SERVICES UK OPEN QUALIFIERS April 15, 2012 BRILLIANT BARNEY'S BARNSLEY DOUBLE
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD completed a weekend double of Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier victories with a 6-2 defeat of Ian White in Sunday's final at the Barnsley Metrodome.
The Dutch ace continued his resurgence in ...
Speedy Services UK Open '5' Barnsley April 14, 2012 Raymond van Barnaveld wins the Speedy Services UK Open 5 in Barnsley with a 6-3 win over Pie Man Andy Smith, Barney also claimed a 9 dart finish in an earlier round against Michael Barnard.
The £35,000 tournament is the fifth of eight Speedy Services U...
QUALIFIERS & DRAW FOR FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR EVENT April 13, 2012
TAYLOR MEETS COUSINS IN INAUGURAL EUROPEAN TOUR EVENT IN AUSTRIA AS FIRST ROUND DRAW MADE
PHIL TAYLOR will play newcomer Gaz Cousins in the first round of the Austrian Open later this month when then inaugural European Tour event is held at the Are...
TAYLOR POWERS ON AS ANDERSON SUFFERS PLAY-OFF SET BACK April 13, 2012 Defending Champion Gary Anderson struggles in Sheffield as Taylor Powers on.
PHIL TAYLOR produced another super-show to remain unbeaten in the McCoy's Premier League Darts with an 8-3 defeat of Raymond van Barneveld in Sheffield on Thursday, while ...
TAYLOR & BARNEY LOCK HORNS AND TWO HELPINGS OF ANDERSON April 11, 2012 Defending Champion Gary Anderson doubles up in Sheffield as big two Taylor & Barneveld clash.
GREAT RIVALS Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld clash when the McCoy's Premier League Darts visits the Motorpoint Arena on Thursday, as reigning ch...
TAYLOR BOOKS McCOYS PLAY-OFF PLACE April 6, 2012 Taylor through to Play-Offs and Barneveld turns on the style.
PHIL TAYLOR secured his place in the McCoy's Premier League Darts Play-Offs with a narrow 8-6 victory over Andy Hamilton, as Raymond van Barneveld turned on the style at the Capital FM A...
DEFENDING CHAMPION MAKES McCOYS PREMIER LEAGUE RETURN April 4, 2012 Gary Anderson back in McCoys Premier League Action.
REIGNING champion Gary Anderson makes his return to the McCoy's Premier League Darts on Thursday, and is looking to get back to winning ways as he faces Simon Whitlock at the Capital FM Arena in N...
StenaLine Ferries to Ireland Discount April 2, 2012 Stena Line, one of the PDPA official partners now have the special events discount available for PDPA members.
Stena Line offer's our members a 10% minimum discount which is applicable on the Economy, Flexi & Premium motorist brochures fares and is...
UK Open 5 & 6 Barnsley, Entry Deadline March 31, 2012 The Entry Deadline for the Barnsley UK Open 5 & 6 is Tuesday 3rd April at 2pm.
To enter go to the servasport PDC on-line entry system;
This is the penultimate UK Open Qualifier weekend with the final qualifier in Birmingam on the 5th & 6th M...
NEW VENUE FOR CASH CONVERTERS PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP March 30, 2012
CASH CONVERTERS PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP MOVES TO MINEHEAD
THE Cash Converters Players Championship will be held from November 30-December 2 2012 in Minehead at the Butlins resort.
The £250,000 tournament - featuring the top 32 players from the fina...
WHITEWASH WIN FOR WADE AS DARTS REMEMBERS JOCKY March 30, 2012
JAMES WADE completed only the third whitewash in the history of the McCoy's Premier League Darts, seeing off Simon Whitlock 8-0 on Thursday, as World Champion Adrian Lewis took one win from his two games at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
...
Entry Deadline For Austria March 26, 2012 The ENTRY DEADLINE for the first EDT event 'The Austrian Darts Open' ends tommorrow 'Tuesday March 27th' at 2pm.
'All players' who want to play in this event irespective of being a seed or qualifier must enter before this deadline or they will not be ...
TAYLOR ENJOYS SECOND WIN OF THE WEEKEND March 25, 2012 TAYLOR STRIKES AGAIN IN SPEEDY SERVICES UK OPEN QUALIFIER 4
PHIL TAYLOR completed a brilliant weekend double of victories in the Speedy Services UK Open Qualifiers in Barnsley by defeating Dennis Smith 6-3 in Sunday's final.
The world ...
DARTS LEGEND JOCKY WILSON DIES AGED 62 March 25, 2012 DARTS LOSES A TRUE LEGEND.
The PDPA are sad to announce the death of Jocky Wilson aged 62. The wee Scot was a legend of the game and did so much to bring darts to what it is today.
Wilson was a two-time World Darts Champion, four time winner o...
Taylor Powers to SpeedyServices UK Open Qualifier 3 win. March 24, 2012 TAYLOR WINS AGAIN & FARMER HITS 9 DART FINISH
PHIL TAYLOR took victory in the third Speedy Services UK Open Qualifier with a 6-2 defeat of Brendan Dolan in Saturday's final at the Barnsley Metrodome.
The 15-time World Champion and world number ...
Dublin Premier League Results Night 7 March 22, 2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts
Week Seven
March 22 - The O2, Dublin
Phil Taylor remains unbeaten with a decisive win against James Wade, Barney edges current Premier League Champion Gary Anderson in highly entertainong encounter.
World Champio...
Youth Tour Entries Now Available On-Line March 20, 2012 The 2012 PDC Unicorn Youth Tour has been announced, the dates are as follows
The dates for the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events to be held in 2012 have been confirmed.
The expansion of the Youth Tour will see seven weekends held, each offering three to...
North American Tour Announced March 20, 2012 THE PDC North American ProTour will be launched in 2012, featuring an initial three tournaments worth $10,000 each this year.
The PDC North American ProTour will see three one-day events held in Chicago on July 22, London Ontario on August 26 and in At...
New Scandinavian Events Announced March 20, 2012 THE PDC are creating & endorsing a new Scandinavian circuit of events which will see €40,000 paid out across eight tournaments this year.
Operated by the new Scandinavian Darts Corporation, players from eight countries in the region will be able to...
Notice to all PDPA members regarding UK Opens March 16, 2012 Notice to All PDPA Members:
Re UK Opens / Guests
Due to the very high level of entries being received at all the UK Opens, players are advised that guests are now limited to 1 per player at all of the remaining UK Opens.
i.e.
Barnsley 24th &am...
Barney stars in Glasgow Premier League March 15, 2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts Week Six March 15 - SECC, Glasgow
Crowd favorite Raymond van Barnaveld secured his second win of the 2012 Premier League with an 8-5 win to delight the Glasgow crowd, Phil Taylor remains in prime position with a resounding ...
Chisnall cuts the power in Reading March 12, 2012 CHISNALL DENIES TAYLOR A PERFECT WEEKEND DAVE CHISNALL took a dramatic 6-5 victory over Phil Taylor to win Sunday's Players Championship in Reading, despite the world number one hitting a nine-dart finish for a second successive day.
Taylor followed up...
Reading Players Championship SATURDAY March 10, 2012 UPDATES from Saturday's Players Championship at the Rivermead Centre in Reading.
The PDC ProTour returns with the first of the weekend's £35,000 Players Championships.
The tournament will feature 127 players, with Steve Maish withdrawing from the or...
Speedy Hire UK Open Qualifiers INFO March 10, 2012 ASPIRING amateur darts players will be able to win a place in the Speedy Hire UK Open through the Rileys Qualifiers, which will be played in April and May in Rileys Darts Zones across the UK.
Budding amateur players can win one of 32 spots competing al...
Taylor Rocks Brighton on Premier League Night '5' March 7, 2012 TAYLOR ROCKS BRIGHTON AS PAINTER, WHITLOCK & WADE MAINTAIN THEIR CHALLENGE
PHIL TAYLOR rocked the Brighton Centre with an 8-1 win over reigning McCoy's Premier League Darts champion Gary Anderson on Thursday night, as Kevin Painter, James Wade and...
Next Event Reading Players Championships March 4, 2012 THE Players Championship events to be held in Reading on March 10 & 11 will each feature 128 players.
The tournaments are the first UK-based Players Championships of 2012, following the pair of £35,000 events held in Benidorm at the end of January....
Premier League Night '4' Exeter Results March 1, 2012 Phil Taylor riegns supreme again and records the highest ever Premier League average with 117.35 in his 8-4 win over Simon Whitlock.
Barney takes the spoils with a 4 leg burst against Andy Hamilton to win 8-6 from 6-4 down, James Wade finally gets off ...
Exeter Premier League Night 4 Preview February 29, 2012 ANDERSON IN GOOD SHAPE FOR LEWIS CLASH AS McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE HEADS TO EXETER
REIGNING McCoy's Premier League Darts champion Gary Anderson is looking to maintain his return to form when he faces World Champion Adrian Lewis at the Westpoint Arena in ...
Reading Players Championship Entry Deadline February 27, 2012 PLEASE NOTE: The entry deadline for the first PDC Players Championship of the season at the Rivermead Centre, Reading on the 10th/11th March is tommorrow 'Tuesday 28th February' at 2pm.
All Tour Card holders need to enter before the deadling to guarant...
Premier League Night '3' Belfast February 23, 2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts - Week Three - February 23 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast Kevin Painter 8-3 Simon Whitlock - Andy Hamilton 7-7 Adrian Lewis - Gary Anderson 8-5 James Wade - Raymond van Barneveld 4-8 Phil Taylor
KEVIN PAINTER 8-3 SIMON WHITLOCK
...
European Darts Tour Hotel/Travel/Event Info February 17, 2012 Information on the Austrian Darts Open at Wiener Neustadt the first of the 5 EDT European Darts Tour events and all the other EDT events including Flights/Links/Travel/Taxis/Entries/Trains/Event Info/Etc is now on your PDPA Travel Page on your members are...
Premier League Night '2' Aberdeen February 16, 2012 World Champion Lewis & Dutch Master van Barnaveld share the spoils at Aberdeen, super Scot Anderson gives the partizan crown what they wanted.
But its Phil Taylor who steals the show with a '9' Darter in leg 10 against Kevin Painter.
Painter too...
2012 European Darts Tour Announced February 14, 2012 PDC Europe 2012 EUROPEAN TOUR
The 2012 European Darts Tour is a series of 5 European events with a 64 player main draw comprising:
The top 32 entered players from the PDC Order of Merit on cut-off date, will be the 32 seeds for the event: The other ...
9 Dart van Gerwen wins UK Open in Crawley February 12, 2012 'Mighty Mike' Michael van Gerwen wins the Crawley UK Open with a fantastic 6-1 win in the Final against Dave Chisnall including a 9 Darter and a 170 Finish.
This the second UK Open Qualifier of the weekend saw over 190 PDPA Members compete for the cove...
Newton Takes Crawley UK Open (SAT) February 11, 2012 Speedy Hire UK Open Qualifier One
11 Feb 2012
Wesley Newton wins the first UK Open of the season with a 6-3 win over Belgiums Kim Huybrechts.
Kevin Dowling enjoyed his best ever run in a PDC event with a Semi-Final place before bowing out to New...
Debutants win in Manchester but Lewis & Taylor steal the show February 10, 2012 ADRIAN LEWIS and Phil Taylor kicked off the McCoy's Premier League Darts season with a thrilling draw at the Manchester Arena on Thursday night, as Andy Hamilton and Kevin Painter made winning debuts in the tournament.
The opening night of the 2012 Pre...
McCoys Premier League Ready For Off February 9, 2012 THE 2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts season begins on Thursday night as the world's top two players, Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis, prepare to clash as the £450,000 tournament kicks off at the Manchester Arena.
Stoke pair Taylor and Lewis, respectively...
Crawley Players Championships Entries February 8, 2012 THE first two Speedy Hire UK Open Qualifiers of 2012 will feature a bumper field of over 190 players in Crawley on February 11 & 12, including reigning champion James Wade and World Champion Adrian Lewis.
The two £35,000 tournaments are the first o...
Taylor & Lewis lift World Cup for England in thriller February 6, 2012 England's Phil Taylor & Adrian Lewis powered to World Cup glory with a fantastic win in the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts defeating the Australian pairing of Simon Whitlock & Paul Nicholson in a sudden death decider.
England led 3-0 with w...
Big Guns into PDC World Cup Final February 5, 2012 ENGLAND END WALES DREAM AND AUSSIES BEAT REIGNING CHAMPIONS AS BIG GUNS REACH THE CASH CONVERTERS PDC WORLD CUP OF DARTS FINAL
Results Semi-Finals:
England 5-1 Wales / Netherlands 1-5 Australia
ENGLISH pair Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis scraped pa...
Youth Player Smith denies Pipe Double Header January 29, 2012 St Helens Youth Star 'Michael Smith' won his first PDC Players Championship event and denied Justin Pipe a double header in the Sundays Spanish Darts Trophy.
Smith who won a UK Open qualifier in 2011, won through 6-3 against Saturdays winner Pipe.
T...
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour 2012 January 28, 2012
The 2012 PDC Unicorn Youth Tour has been announced, the dates are as follows
The dates for the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events to be held in 2012 have been confirmed.
The expansion of the Youth Tour will see seven weekends held, each offering...
Pipe wins first Tour Event of 2012 January 28, 2012 Justin Pipe continued where he left off last season by taking the first Players Championship event of 2012, with a 6-0 whitewash over Paul Nicholson in the Spanish Darts Trophy final.
Pipe, beat welshman Mark Webster 6-4 in the last 16 before overcomin...
PDPA INFORMATION January 26, 2012 Info All PDPA Members:
Information on the PDC, PDPA, 2012 events hotels, travel etc
If you are now a TOUR CARD holder make sure your ‘Full Membership’ upgrade is paid before the commencement of the first event i.e. Benidorm 28th January 2012.
Th...
Benidorm Players Championships ENTRIES January 24, 2012 THE first Players Championships of 2012 will be held on January 28 & 29 at the Media Hotel Benidorm, as newcomers Ted Hankey, Dean Winstanley, Tony West and James Hubbard make their PDC ProTour debuts.
Two £35,000 Players Championships will be pla...
PDC Q School Day 4 (Final Day) January 22, 2012 THE 2012 Qualifying School comes to a close with Day Four at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday.
Welsh youngster Jamie Lewis bt Andy Jenkins to win the first Tour Card of the day, Bernd Roith who made his debut at the European Championships a few years a...
PDC Q-School Day 3 January 21, 2012 DAY 3 PDC Q-School The field of 199 players returned for the third of four days' play in the event, with a further four Tour Cards on offer and ranking points.
Andrew Gilding known as Goldfinger won the first Tour Card of the day, followed by former To...
PDC Q-School Day 2 January 20, 2012 DAY 2, PDC Q-School Friday of the PDC ProTour Qualifying School in Barnsley.
Steve West followed his brother Tony to win a coverted PDC Tour Card on the second day here at Barnsley, Belgian Kurt van der Rijck also won through after a last leg decider....
PDC Q-School Results January 19, 2012 DAY 1 PDC Q SCHOOL...Darren Whittingham, Richie Howson, Andy Cornwall 'Who was the first Q School entry' and Tony West gained the first 4 PDC Tour Cards
The first of four days of the 2012 Qualifying School sees 213 players competing for the first four...
PDC Q-School Tournament Brief January 18, 2012 Q School – January 19-22 2012
Venue: Barnsley Metrodome, Queen’s Rd, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S71 1AN
Registration & Toe The Oche
9:00 Doors will open to players and their guests
09:30 -11:00 Registration – any player not registered by 1...
PDC Q-School 2012 January 17, 2012 Over 200 players will contest for the coverted PDC Tour Cards from this Thursday - Sunday at the Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley.
Q-School Registration is now closed
The PDC Q-School gets under way with 16 Tour Cards on offer for the semi-finalists on ...
PDPA Announcement January 16, 2012 It is with great regret we are informing our membership of the sudden passing of our secretary Audrey Bradshaw RIP.
Audrey passed away suddenly at her home over the weekend, all of our condolences go to her family and loved ones.
We thank everyone f...
PDC World Cup Teams Announced January 9, 2012 FIVE new countries will compete in the 2012 World Cup of Darts in Hamburg next month - including South Africa, the Philippines and Malaysia.
The second PDC World Cup will be staged from February 3-5 at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, featuring ...
Hednesford Valley Darts Club for Hylton January 4, 2012 Since joining the PDC, and being given his chance to achieve his lifetime ambition, Rugeley based dart player Mark `Mile High’ Hylton has determined not to forget that the game is played first and foremost for social entertainment by millions of people.
...
TAYLOR NAMED AS PDC PLAYER OF THE YEAR January 4, 2012 PHIL TAYLOR was named as the PDC Player of the Year on Tuesday night, as Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Justin Pipe and Dave Chisnall also picked up trophies at the PDC Annual Awards Dinner.
The stars of the sport gathered at The Dorchester on London's P...
HAMILTON & PAINTER TO DEBUT IN McCOY'S PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS January 4, 2012 THE McCoy's Premier League Darts will feature debutants Andy Hamilton and Kevin Painter in 2012 after the line-up for the eight-man tournament was announced on Tuesday.
Hamilton is rewarded for his run to the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship final an...
Lewis hits 'The Jackpot' as dual World Champion January 2, 2012 Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis won back to back World Championships with an amazing display to oust Andy 'The Hammer' Hamilton 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace tonight to be the Ladbrokes World Darts Champion 2012.
The 26-year-old Stoke star creates history by beco...
Stoke Aces 'Breeze' through to World Final January 1, 2012 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship - Semi-Finals
Sunday January 1 (7.30pm)
Andy Hamilton 6-5 Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis 6-5 James Wade
ANDY HAMILTON 6-5 SIMON WHITLOCK (3-0, 2-3, 3-1, 3-1, 0-3, 2-3, 0-3, 0-3, 3-2, 3-1, 4-2) Andy Hamilton secured ...
The Hammer 'Andy Hamilton' into World Final January 1, 2012 ANDY HAMILTON 6-5 SIMON WHITLOCK (3-0, 2-3, 3-1, 3-1, 0-3, 2-3, 0-3, 0-3, 3-2, 3-1, 4-2) Andy Hamilton secured a place in his first Ladbrokes World Darts Championship final, after overcoming Simon Whitlock 6-5 in a titanic semi-final, at Alexandra Palace....
Hamilton, Wade, Lewis & Whitlock into Semis December 30, 2011 Andy 'The Hammer' Hamilton put the nail in Kim Huybrechts coffin as the Belgian was dumped out of the Ladbrokes World Darts Championships at the hands of the Stoke ace.
Hamilton took an early lead and never looked in danger as he wrapped up a 5-2 win, ...
Ladbrokes World Championships 'Results Zone' December 14, 2011 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship
Schedule of Play - Preliminary (P) and First Round
Thursday December 15 (7pm)
Jamie Caven 1-3 Roland Scholten
Paul Barham 2-4 Scott MacKenzie (P)
Mark Webster 2-3 Richie Burnett
Adrian Lewis 3-2 Nigel Heydon
...
PDC World Cup Venue and Information December 14, 2011 The 2012 PDC World Cup will take place at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany
The first PDC World Cup which was held in England was won by the Dutch team of Raymond van Barnaveld & Co Stompe.
The event will commence on Friday 3rd Feb...
Painters Joy at Players Championship Finals December 6, 2011 CASH CONVERTERS PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPS Kevin Painter wins his first PDC TV event with a 13-9 victory over Welshman Mark Webster in the final of the Players Championship Finals.
FINAL Kevin Painter 13-9 Mark Webster
KEVIN PAINTER won the first major t...
Ladbrokes World Championships Schedule December 2, 2011
Ladbrokes World Darts Championship Schedule of Play
LEWIS TO KICK OFF LADBROKES WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP - SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
THE schedule of play for the 2012 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship has been confirmed.
The £1 million tournament...
Full Ladbrokes World Darts Championships Draw November 28, 2011 Current PDC World Champion Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis, will start the defence of his crown against the dangerous Nigel 'The Undertaker' Heydon.
15 times World Champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor is drawn against the winner of the preliminary qualifier of Japa...
Taylor edges Pipe in Wigan, Lewis out of PC Finals November 27, 2011 PHIL TAYLOR completed a clean sweep of Players Championship events in Wigan with a hard-fought 6-4 win over Justin Pipe to take Sunday's title at the Robin Park Tennis Centre.
Taylor backed up Saturday's Players Championship with another excellent disp...
Taylor train keeps on rolling in Wigan November 26, 2011
PHIL TAYLOR powered to his fourth Pro Tour title of the year with a 6-1 victory over Ronnie Baxter in Wigan on Saturday to collect the £6,000 first prize.
The world number one continued the fantastic form that he showed in Wolverhampton a week ago,...
Quality field heads to PDPA World Championship Qualifier November 23, 2011 Wigan's Robin Park Tennis Centre will host the PDPA World Championship Qualifier on Monday 28th November 2011.
A host of top players are among the 91 entries who will be bidding to take one of two qualifying places that are up for grabs and play in the...
Taylor wins William Hill Grand Slam Title November 20, 2011 PHIL TAYLOR won the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts title for a fourth time with a clinical demolition of Gary Anderson at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Sunday night.
The Stoke great followed up his 16-9 semi-final triumph over Adrian Lewis earlier ...
Ladbrokes World Darts PDPA Qualifier Deadline 23rd NOV November 18, 2011 The entry deadline for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championships Qualifier is fast approaching
PDPA members have until 12.00 noon on Wednesday 23rd November 2012 to enter the event which is taking place following the conclusion of the 2012 PDC Tour Event...
Cash Converters Sponsor Players Championship November 17, 2011
CASH CONVERTERS will sponsor the PDC's Players Championship event, which will be held from December 8-11 at the Doncaster Dome and screened live on ITV4.
The £250,000 tournament will feature the leading 32 players from the final 2011 Players Cham...
William Hill Grand Slam of Darts Preview November 11, 2011
THE WAITE-ING ALMOST OVER AS WILLIAM HILL GRAND SLAM OF DARTS KICK-OFF NEARS
THE William Hill Grand Slam of Darts begins on Saturday, as 32 players from the world of darts compete for the £100,000 first prize at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
Th...
Aussie Whitlock out of the Grand Slam November 7, 2011 SIMON WHITLOCK has withdrawn from the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts following an operation on a broken bone in his ankle. The Australian was injured when he slipped last weekend during the Spanish Darts Trophy Players Championships in Benidorm.
Havi...
Title Joy for Chisnall in Crawley November 6, 2011 St Helen's ace Dave Chisnall scooped his first PDC Pro Tour title at the K2 Centre in Crawley today when he defeated Justin Pipe in a high quality final 6-4.
It was Chizzy's fourth tour final and this time he made no mistake in going that one step furt...
ANOTHER TITLE FOR PIPE this time in CRAWLEY November 5, 2011 Pipe Cleaner
JUSTIN PIPE won his third Players Championship in a month with a 6-3 defeat of Vincent van der Voort in Saturday's PDC ProTour event at the K2 Centre in Crawley.
The 39-year-old from Taunton won his maiden professional title at the sta...
Heydon & Caris win Grand Slam places November 5, 2011 Swedens Magnus Caris and Nigel Heydon earned Grand Slam places in a highly competetive field of 256 players in tonights wild card qualifiers.
Magnus Caris beat Irelands Keith Rooney to gain his place and Nigel Heydon ended Ian Whites chances. Both play...
Hubbard & van Gerwen Joy in Youth Finals November 4, 2011 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and James Hubbard will contest the final of the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship next year after winning through from the Last 64 in Crawley on Friday afternoon.
The pair will compete for the £10,000 first prize during the Premie...
KING OF SPAIN FOR MERVYN October 30, 2011 Raymond van Barnaveld beats Phil Taylor for the second day running in the Players Championship event in Benidorm, but it is Mervyn King who is the King of Spain with a fantastic win against inform Wes Newton.
van barnaveld who beat Taylor in the Semi-...
Spanish Victory for Wade October 30, 2011 WADE REIGNS IN SPAIN James Wade took Players Championship glory for a second successive Saturday with a 6-2 win over Raymond van Barneveld in the Spanish Darts Trophy.
The world number three took first blood in the double-header weekend in Benidorm wit...
Grand Slam places for Walsh, Pipe & van der Voort October 29, 2011 Walsh, van der Voort and Pipe earn places at the Grand Slam of Darts the trio were the highest on their respective tables.
Wildcard Qualifier has now been reached for the event, which will be held on Friday November 4 at the K2 Centre in Crawley.
Th...
William Hill to Sponsor Grand Slam of Darts October 25, 2011 WILLIAM HILL GRAND SLAM OF DARTS WILLIAM HILL, Britain's biggest bookmaker, have been confirmed as the title sponsor of the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts, which will be held at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall from November 12-20.
William Hill, who offer bettin...
'OZZY' back on the winning trail in Germany October 23, 2011 COLIN 'OZZY OSBORNE BEATS JAMES RICHARDSON IN THE SUNDAY PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPS GLADBECK GERMANY Colin Osborne breaks James Richardsons dream with a 6-2 win in the Sunday Players Championships.
Osborne who himself has been on a bad run consolidates his ...
Gladbeck Players Championship Win for Wade October 22, 2011 WORLD No 3 JAMES WADE WINS HIS FIRST PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT FOR OVER A YEAR and denies Justin Pipe his third consequtive win on the tour with a 6-3 win in the Gladbeck Players Championships in Germany today.
The world number three claimed his first...
9 Dart Taylor wins the Championship League Darts October 20, 2011 TAYLOR REGAINS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE DARTS CROWN Phil Taylor claimed Championship League Darts glory for a second time, following up his earlier nine-darter with a 6-1 defeat of Paul Nicholson in the Winners Group Final.
Taylor, the 2008 champion who has...
Championship League Darts Finals RESULTS ZONE October 19, 2011 Phil Taylor wins his Championship League Darts League Trophy back.
Full Report to follow.
Phil Taylor hits another 9 dart leg, and a record 120.64 average against Mervyn King this one in Championship League Darts Finals 'DAY 9' from Crondon Park Gol...
Killarney Darts Festival Results October 16, 2011 PIPE EDGES ANDERSON FOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE
JUSTIN PIPE won his second successive Players Championship by edging out Gary Anderson in the John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic final in Killarney.
The 39-year-old from Taunton had won his first profes...
Taylor 'POWERS' to 10th World Grand Prix Title October 9, 2011 TAYLOR REIGNS SUPREME, as he takes his 10th World Grand Prix Title with a resounding win over Irishman Brendan Dolan.
Dolan who has the week of his life, found it a bridge too far in the final but the runners-up cheque of £40,000, a 9 Dart checkout bon...
Ladbrokes World Darts Championships PDPA Qualifier October 8, 2011 The PDPA Ladbrokes WorldChampionship Qualifier 28th November 2011
Venue: Robin Park Tennis Centre, Loire Drive, Wigan, WN5 0UL
Entries: The entry fee is £50, entries are required by Wednesday 23rd November at 12.00 Noon, entries will only be availab...
Jacques & David New PDPA Board Directors October 5, 2011 The PDPA would like to announce 2 new board directors following the recent available places on the PDPA Board.
Jacques Nieuwlaat, a former County level player in the 80s who played along side players such as Raymond van Barnaveld, Co Stompe and Roland ...
2012 PDC DARTS CALENDAR October 3, 2011 THE 2012 PDC calendar of events has been announced, and will include the introduction of a European Tour next year.
The 2012 Qualifying School will be held at the Barnsley Metrodome from January 19-22. Full details will be confirmed shortly of how to e...
No Pipe Dream for Justin in 1st Pro-Tour win October 2, 2011 Justin Pipe, one of the ever present in the latter stages of recent years on the circuit, won his first PDC Pro-Tour event in Saggart, Ireland with a resounding win over Phil Taylor in todays final.
On a day with 2 nine darters 'Taylor & van Barna...
Taylor Wins the Irish Players Championships October 1, 2011 Phil Taylor warmed up for next weeks World Grand Prix with a marvelous win against Michael van Gerwen in the Irish Players Championships The first of two Players Championships in the build up to the TV event was taken by 'The Power' against an in form Mic...
Burnett Prince of Holland September 25, 2011 'The Prince of Wales' Richie Burnett, won his first PDC Pro-Tour Title with a fantastic win in Nuland, Hollland. The Players Championship win will also give the welshman a place in the forthcoming 'World Grand Prix' as well as guaranteed places in the PDC...
Super Scot Anderson wins Nuland PC (SAT) September 24, 2011 Gary Anderson continues his excellent Pro-Tour form, with yet another win this time in the Nuland Players Championships in Holland. His 6-2 win over Colin Lloyd is his 8th on the tour this season and Paul Barnam wins the Youth Tour event to send him into ...
PDC UNICORN WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRIES September 23, 2011 AMBITIOUS young darts players will have the chance to qualify for the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship through the Rileys Qualifiers, which will be held in 32 Rileys Darts Zones during October.
The event, which was previously won by Arron Monk in J...
Grand Slam of Darts Qualifiers September 22, 2011 The 'Grand Slam of Darts' qualifiers which takes place on Friday November 4th at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley will feature a maximum field of 256.
The qualifier which gives 2 wild card entries to darts players is open to PDPA members and Non-PDPA m...
Premier Inns £19 winter sale September 21, 2011 Premier Inn Winter Sale.
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Sid Waddell Statement September 21, 2011 The Professional Darts Corporation have issued the following statement on behalf of Sid Waddell.
Dick Allix, manager of broadcaster Sid Waddell wishes to make the following statement:
"Following recent tests, Sid has unfortunately been diagnosed wit...
Killarney Darts Festival Ready For Stars September 20, 2011 The Killarney Darts Festival, which takes place over the weekend of the 14th-16th October 2011 is one of the most popular darts events in Ireland. The event which features the John McEvoy PDC Players Championships also features the Irish Masters, the PDC ...
2012 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Qualifiers September 17, 2011 THE international qualifiers for the 2012 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship have been confirmed.
The £1 million tournament, darts' biggest event, will see 72 players take part at Alexandra Palace in London from December 15 2011-January 2 2012.
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Darts to become an Olympic Sport! September 13, 2011 Darts in the Olympics. Yes, says fifteen-times World Darts champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor. By the summer of 2012 I am not sure if I will still be playing darts at a professional level, but I know I will be looking forward to the Olympic Games in London....
Players Championship Finals Live on ITV4 September 13, 2011
ITV4 will broadcast the PDC Players Championship Finals live from 8th - 11th December 2011 from The Doncaster Dome. It follows on from the hugely successful coverage of The European Championships that were also screened live on ITV4 in late July...
CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE DARTS GROUPS CONFIRMED September 7, 2011 THE 2011 Championship League Darts will begin on September 27 2011, as the nine-day internet-streamed tournament kicks off at Crondon Park GC in Essex.
The fourth staging of Championship League Darts, which is shown exclusively live online, will featur...
SUPER SCOT ANDERSON COMPLETES PROTOUR QUINTET September 4, 2011 GARY ANDERSON claimed his fifth PDC ProTour victory of 2011 with a 6-2 defeat of Peter Wright in the final of Sunday's Players Championship in Derby.
The Scot continued his great form on the professional circuit with a brilliant display as he backed up...
Barneveld wins in Derby September 3, 2011 Barney takes the Derby Players Championships with a 6-2 win over in form John Part.
In the Semi-Finals Barnaveld edged out Paul Nicholson 6-4, and Part overcame Aussie Simon Whitlock in a last leg decider 6-5 taking out 126 on the bull with Whitlock wa...
Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship August 29, 2011
The annual Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship was held at the Green Isle Hotel, Dublin, on Sunday, August 28th, with 138 players battling for a place in the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in December.
Players affiliated to the I.N.D....
Canadian Masters goes to Baxter August 29, 2011 Ronnie 'The Rocket' Baxter claimed the Canadian Masters at the London Ontario Hotel with a 6-2 win over 'The Artist' Kevin Painter. Its Baxters 2nd Pro-Tour win of the season following his win in January in the German Players Championships. He disposed of...
John Part Wins Canadian Title August 28, 2011 Canadian Part gives the home crowd what they wanted by beating inform Wes Newton in the final of the Canadian Players Championships by 6 legs to 4.
Part, who has himself been in great form wins his third tour title of 2011, he beat fellow canadian Shau...
PDPA AGM Information Update August 16, 2011 The planned PDPA AGM during the Derby Players Championships has been moved, the PDPA AGM which was due to be held at the Moorways Leisure Centre on Saturday the 3rd September to give members a chance to attend the open forum has reverted back to its origi...
Grand Slam of Darts Invitations Confirmed August 4, 2011 GRAND SLAM OF DARTS INVITATIONS CONFIRMED THE qualification criteria for the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts has been confirmed, with John Part, Ted Hankey, Co Stompe and Barrie Bates invited to compete in Wolverhampton in November.
The £400,000 tournament, t...
All PDC 2011 Events/Flights/Hotel Information August 4, 2011 All the PDC event information has been sent to all PDPA members, including, event information, hotels, flights, transfers and any other information required for all the remaining PDC events in 2011.
Specific bookings are available for Killarney, Irish ...
City West Hotel, Dublin 'PDPA Members Rates' August 4, 2011 The Dublin Players Championships, Youth Tour and The World Grand Prix will tale place from 1st October - October 2nd (Players Championships) and 3rd October - 9th October 2011.
The PDC/PDPA rate for players this year at the Citywest is €80 bed and bre...
Barney & Lewis Impress, Newton Stunned July 31, 2011 LEWIS THRILLS GERMAN CROWD AS HUYBRECHTS SHOCKS NEWTON
ADRIAN LEWIS turned on the style at the PartyPoker.net European Championship in Dusseldorf, reaching the quarter-final with an electric 10-5 win over Dave Chisnall.
The World Champion was tied a...
PartyPoker.net European Championship - Night Two Round-Up July 30, 2011 BATTLING BARNEY SEES OFF HAMILTON AS LEWIS & WADE PROGRESS
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD came from 3-1 down to defeat Andy Hamilton in a thriller at the PartyPoker.net European Championship, while World Champion Adrian Lewis and James Wade both progressed...
Taylor no Greek Tragedy in Germany July 29, 2011 PartyPoker.net European Championship - Night One Round-Up
TAYLOR OFF TO FLIER IN DUSSELDORF AS WHITLOCK, KING & ANDERSON IMPRESS
PHIL TAYLOR overcame the brave challenge of Greek debutant John Michael to begin the defence of his PartyPoker.net ...
Taylor Supreme as he hands out a Wade message July 24, 2011 Phil Taylor answered all his critics with a power-esc display against James Wade to win another World Matchplay Title 18-8. He retains his only major in style with a convincing win gainst the aldershot ace, Taylor who was odds on favorite never looked in ...
DARTS STARS HEAD TO GERMANY July 24, 2011 THE PARTYPOKER.NET EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The Maritim Hotel, Dusseldorf, Germany plays host to the 2011 PartyPoker.net European Darts Championships from July 28th - 31st 2011 and ITV4 will be screening all the action live througho...
Partypoker.net European Championship Draw July 24, 2011 CHAMPION TAYLOR DRAWS GREEK DEBUTANT FOR PARTYPOKER.NET
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER
PHIL TAYLOR will open the defence of his PartyPoker.net European Championship title against Greek debutant John Michael in Dusseldorf next Thursday. The world number...
Wade & Taylor will battle for the SkyBET WMP Crown July 24, 2011 James Wade and Phil Taylor won through their respective semi-finals to do battle tonight on the winter gardens stage for the World Matchplaty title, Taylor a multi Champion here at Blackpool and Wade a former Champion both won through against Andy Hamilto...
Wade & Taylor through to the Semi-Finals July 22, 2011
TAYLOR BRILLIANCE ENDS NEWTON'S HOPES AS WADE BEATS BARNEY IN BLACKPOOL
PHIL TAYLOR and James Wade moved into the semi-finals of the Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay on Friday night, defeating Wes Newton and Raymond van Barneveld in thrilling q...
Hamilton & Lewis Progress to the Semis July 22, 2011 Andy 'The Hammer' Hamilton, came back from the depths of defeat to gain a semi-final spot tommorrow.
ANDY HAMILTON produced the most remarkable comeback in the history of the Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay as he came from 15-8 down to defeat Simon Whit...
Blackpool Crowds Anticipate WMP Quarter Finals July 22, 2011 The SkyBET World Matchplay quarter finals line-up is now finalised after wins last night from Taylor, Whitlock Newton and Hamilton. The Blackpool crowds will arrive this afternoon in fancy dress to the empress ballroom at the winter gardens to watch the 4...
Barney Rumbles in Blackpool as Nicholson fails to deliver July 21, 2011 BIG NAMES PROGRESS AS SKY BET MOBILE WORLD MATCHPLAY HOTS UP
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BIG GUNS Raymond van Barneveld, Adrian Lewis and James Wade all booked their...
Anderson Nailed by the Hammer 'Night 4' July 20, 2011 ANDERSON GETS A HAMMER-ING AS BAXTER & LLOYD ALSO DEFEATED IN
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ANDY HAMILTON produced the biggest upset of the Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay first round with victory over number four seed Gary Anderson on Tuesday night, as former champio...
SkyBET Mobile World Matchplay - Night One July 16, 2011 LEWIS GIVES PAINTER A GLOSS FINISH & PART HITS A 9 DARTER!
In one of the greatest games ever seen on the Winter Gardens stage, World Champion Adrian Lewis clawed is way back against Kevin Painter to move into the second round. Painter started ...
DARTS TO ILLUMINATE BLACKPOOL July 14, 2011
Blackpool's impressive Winter Gardens will once again host the World Matchplay Darts Championships. Now in its 18th staging this years event sponsored by SkyBet Mobile looks like being the most open in the events history.
Defending champion Phil T...
PDPA Fanzone Launched June 30, 2011 The new PDPA Fanzone in now up and running, everything that the dedicated Darts fan could want.
Want to win big prizes, read exclusive player interviews where you the fans ask the questions.
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ITV4 to broadcast European Championship June 24, 2011 THE PartyPoker.net European Championship will be televised live in the UK on ITV4 next month.
The £200,000 tournament will be played from July 28-31 at the Maritim Hotel in Dusseldorf, Germany, as 32 players compete for the £50,000 title.
The European...
World Matchplay Draw June 19, 2011
Phil 'The Power' Taylor will begin his SKYBET World Matchplay defence against Mark 'Mile High' Hylton at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Following the Dutch Darts Trophy, in Nuland, Holland the World Matchplay draw took place on Sunday evening. t...
Double Dutch for Anderson June 19, 2011
Gary Anderson goes Double Dutch, by winning the Sunday Dutch Darts Trophy in Nuland with 6-3 win over 'Pie Man' Andy Smith, Justin Pipe hits 9 darter in round 3
Dutch Darts Trophy, Nuland, Holland;
A last leg decider in the first round against R...
Anderson Takes Saturday Dutch Darts Trophy June 18, 2011
Gary Anderson won the the Saturday Dutch Darts Trophy in Nuland, Holland, with a 6-5 win over Wesley Newton, and another 9 darter from Simon Whitlock. Joe Cullen wins Youth Tour event 10.
Gary Anderson started the day with a 6-0 win over local qual...
'Pie Man' Andy Smith earns his crust June 12, 2011 Andy Smith 'The Pie Man' has won the, Barnsley Players Championships (Sun) with a resounding win against Dave 'Chissy' Chisnall by 6 legs to 2.
Smith with wins against, Wayne Atwood, James Richardson, Alan Tabern, Andy Hamilton, Gary Anderson 6-1 and t...
Nicholson 'sinks' Brown & Robinson wins Youth June 11, 2011 Nicholson sinks Brown & Robinson beats Griffiths to take Barnsley titles. Paul Nicholson continues his fantastic form with another Players Championship victory at The Barnsley Players Championships on Saturday, he overcame Steve Brown in a fantastic f...
SKYBET Mobile WMP 2011 Stats, Results & Fixtures June 11, 2011 All the statistics, results and fixtures for the SkyBET Mobile World Matchplay at The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool is ready for one of the biggest darts events on the PDC calendar 'The World Matchplay....
Updated World Rankings (OoM) Top 10 June 7, 2011 James Wade and Mark Webster are the big movers in the PDC Order of Merit following their Speedy Hire UK Open exploits. Wade moves up one place back ahead of Gary Anderson into 3rd place, Wes Newton consolidates 8th place after his final appearance and con...
Wade's Speedy Hire UK Open Triumph June 5, 2011 James Wade wins his second UK Open title with an 11-8 win over Lancastrian Wes Newton.Wade the winner here 3 years ago adds to his PDC major tally with the win at Bolton. Wade took an early lead 3-2 at the break but Newton hit back to lead at the second i...
Speedy Hire UK Open Results June 5, 2011 SEMI-FINAL places taken by Newton, Webster, Ovens and and Wade.
Wes Newton continues his good form and earns himself a place in a PDC TV semi-final for the first time since his Desert Classic placings in 2005 and 2006.
His 10-8 win over fellow Lanca...
Speed Hire UK Open Preview May 30, 2011 2011 SPEEDY HIRE UK OPEN
DARTS TO ROCK THE REEBOK
The Reebok Stadium is once again the venue for the 2011 Speedy Hire UK Open, the four day event known as 'The F.A Cup of Darts' with the winners being re-drawn after each round adds to the excitement...
James Wade Statement May 27, 2011 FOLLOWING an article in Thursdays Sun newspaper, James Wade has releasd the following statement;
'Some of you may have read the stories published in Thursday's Sun newspaper and online about my bipolar affective disorder and ADHD'
This is something ...
Nicholson Wins Crawley May 22, 2011
Paul Nicholson adds to his Players Championship tally by winning the Sunday Players Championship event in Crawley, he beat Terry Jenkins 6-3 with 5 consequetive legs to take the title and condem Jenkins to a second final defeat in 2 days. Earlier Nich...
van Gerwen wins Youth Tour 8 May 21, 2011
Michael van Gerwen wins his second and the 8th PDC Youth Tour event with a 4-1 win over Co Stompe Jnr, this win puts van Gerwen well at the top of the merit table after these 2 wins.
Full Report to follow...
Anderson Takes Crawley 2 Days After his Big Win May 21, 2011
Anderson continues his success at Crawley.
Only 2 days after lifting the Premier League Title, Scotlands Gary Anderson continued his good form with yet another win this time The Crawley Players Championships with a 6-3 win over Terry Jenkins. After...
Anderson Takes Premier League Title May 20, 2011
ANDERSON TAKES 888.com PREMIER LEAGUE GLORY AS LEWIS CUTS POWER
GARY ANDERSON claimed his first televised PDC title with a glorious 10-4 victory over Adrian Lewis in the 888.com Premier League Darts, as Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld suffere...
Lewis Ends Taylors Premier League May 19, 2011
World Champion Adrian Lewis stunned World No 1 and current Premier League Champion Phil Taylor with a resounding win in the first semi-final. Lewis got off to a great start going 3-0 up but Taylor fought back and had 2 darts at double 10 to go in at t...
888.com Team Challenge Forfeit May 19, 2011
ADRIAN LEWIS was forced to face the right foot of Phil Taylor ahead of their clash in the 888.com Premier League Darts Play-Offs, as he took part in the 888.com Team Challenge Forfeit.
World Champion Lewis and his team-mates representing 888casino ...
Premier League Finals Review May 18, 2011
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WEMBLEY READY FOR LEAGUE FINALE
Thousands of darts fans will be making their way to the Wembley Arena on Thursday May 19th 2011 for the climax of the 888.com Premier League. Defending champion Phil Taylor, World...
Speedy Hire UK Open Schedule May 16, 2011
The Speedy Hire UK Open commences on Thursday June 2nd, last year saw Phil Taylor take the title for the 4th time with a win against Scotlands Gary Anderson 11-5. Both these 2 players will be in action on the Friday, but James Wade will be one of the to...
van der Voort holds off 'The Power' May 15, 2011
VAN DER VOORT EDGES OUT TAYLOR IN AUSTRIAN FINAL
VINCENT VAN DER VOORT edged out Phil Taylor to win Sunday's Austrian Open
Players Championship final.
The Dutchman won his second tournament of the year with the £6,000 triumph,
which takes him ...
Cullen Wins Youth Tour Event 7 May 14, 2011
Joe Cullen wins youth event 7 with a 4-2 win over Paul Barham, the seventh youth tour event and the first abroad saw in form Cullen take the glory to fire him up the youth tour table and become the 7th different winner.
In the final he beat Paul Ba...
Part Takes Vienna Title May 14, 2011
Former World Champion John Part beat Denis Ovens 6-0 in the Final of the Vienna, Players Championships to claim another title. The event at the Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt near Vienna saw Ovens come back from the brink of defeat in his semi-final wi...
Speedy Hire UK Open Draw May 12, 2011
The draw for the Speedy Hire UK Open has taken place.
June 2nd - 5th Live on SKY Sports
The Opening Night of the 4 day event at The Reebok Stadium, Bolton will feature 140 players including Rileys Amateur Qualifiers, Speedy Hire Qualifiers and P...
Lewis makes it to the Premier League Play-Offs May 12, 2011
'Lewis Makes It'
Current PDC World Champion Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis made it through to the semi-finals of the Premier League after a 7-7 draw with Gary Anderson, only a loss would have opened the door for Simon Whitlock who would have then still bee...
NULAND PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPS DATE CHANGE May 9, 2011 THE Players Championship events to be held in Nuland later this year will now be held on September 24 and 25.
The events will be the second PDC ProTour weekend to be held in Nuland this year, following the pair of Players Championships to be ...
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TAYLOR CLAIMS FINAL SPEEDY HIRE UK OPEN QUALIFIER May 1, 2011 PHIL TAYLOR won his second Speedy Hire UK Open Qualifier, defeating Colin Osborne 6-3 to claim victory in the last of eight events as players battled to win places in the televised finals in Bolton.
Taylor bounced back from Saturday's loss to Gary Ande...
MIGHTY MIKE CLAIMS WIGAN YOUTH WIN April 30, 2011 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed his first PDC Unicorn Youth Tour victory, defeating Ash Khayat 4-0 in the final at Wigan's Robin Park Tennis Centre.
Dutch ace Van Gerwen, who turned 22 last Monday, claimed the £600 first prize in his best showing yet in the...
ANDERSON COMPLETES SPEEDY HIRE UK OPEN DOUBLE OVER TAYLOR April 30, 2011 GARY ANDERSON completed a Speedy Hire UK Open double over Phil Taylor, claiming a 6-2 win when the pair met in the Qualifier Seven final at Wigan on Saturday.
Anderson had defeated Taylor to win Qualifier Five a fortnight ago, and repeated the feat wit...
TAYLOR TOPPLES ANDERSON AS LEWIS JUMPS TO FOURTH April 28, 2011 PHIL TAYLOR eased to victory over Gary Anderson in the battle of the 888.com Premier League Darts' top two at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Thursday, but the race for places in next month's Play-Offs intensified as Adrian Lewis jumped back to fourth in t...
2011 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 11 April 22, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Phil Taylor celebrated his 100th appearance in the 888.com Premier League Darts with a superb 8-3 win over Adrian Lewis at the NIA in Birmingham, avenging his defeat to the World Champion on the opening ...
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9 DART BONANZA! April 20, 2011
Since the inception of the PDC (WDC) there have been a total of 76 perfect 9 Dart Legs, Phil Taylor hit the first in the Primus Masters, Belgium 1996.
Last weekend in the UK Open 6 & 7 at the Metrodome, Barnsley Welshman Wayne Atwood hit h...
EVANS CLAIMS YOUTH TOUR WIN April 17, 2011
Ricky Evans defeated David Coyne 4-1 to win the fifth PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event, held at the Barnsley Metrodome on Saturday.
Kettering's Evans, 20, claimed the £600 first prize with his best showing on the Youth Tour this year, defeating ...
TAYLOR DEFEATS CULLEN TO WIN QUALIFIER SIX April 17, 2011
Photo courtesy of PDC.
PHIL TAYLOR defeated Joe Cullen 6-1 to win the sixth Speedy Hire UK Open Qualifier at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday.
Taylor claimed his first PDC ProTour win of the year, and a £6,000 first prize, with a comprehens...
ANDERSON WINS IN BARNSLEY April 16, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC. Gary Anderson won the fifth Speedy Hire UK Open Qualifier, defeating Phil Taylor 6-4 in the final at the Barnsley Metrodome in an event which featured two nine-dart finishes. Scottish ace Anderson claimed ...
2011 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 10 April 15, 2011
Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Phil Taylor booked his place in the 888.com Premier League Darts play-offs with an 8-2 defeat of Terry Jenkins at Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena on Thursday.
The reigning Premier League Darts champion ...
2011 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 9 April 7, 2011
Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Gary Anderson, Simon Whitlock & Phil Taylor turned on the style to thrill a sell-out crowd for Thursday's 888.com Premier League Darts at the AECC in Aberdeen.
Anderson delighted his Scottish s...
IMPORTANT CHANGES - PDC PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRIES April 2, 2011
All Q School merit table associate members will now need to enter tournaments in advance and will no longer be contacted by the PDC or PDPA.
If you are a Q School merit table associate member and want to be considered for future PDC Players Ch...
2011 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 8 March 31, 2011
Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Phil Taylor moved four points clear at the top of the 888.com Premier League Darts table with an 8-3 win over Raymond van Barneveld as Mark Webster's Welsh homecoming was ruined by an 8-1 loss to Adrian...
NEWTON DENIES NICHOLSON A DOUBLE! March 27, 2011
Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Wes Newton hit back from 3-0 down to defeat Paul Nicholson 6-4 in Sunday's Players Championship final, denying the Geordie a PDC ProTour double in Crawley.
Nicholson had claimed his first victory in ...
NICHOLSON BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN CRAWLEY March 26, 2011
Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Paul Nicholson won his first tournament since last January with a 6-4 defeat of World Champion Adrian Lewis at Crawley's K2 Centre on Saturday.
Nicholson's last victory came in the televised Players ...
BARHAM EDGES AUBREY FOR WIN March 26, 2011
Paul Barham defeated Chris Aubrey 4-2 to win the fourth PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event, held at the K2 Centre in Crawley on Saturday.
The 21-year-old from Basildon became Essex's second successive winner on the Youth Tour, following Ryan Harr...
STENALINE DISCOUNTS & FARES FOR PDPA MEMBERS March 24, 2011
Stena Line offers you discounted fares which will be available on their Economy, Flexi & Premium motorist brochures. Your percentage discount will be available on all Stena Line Irish Sea routes.
This year the best fares are online and bo...
2011 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 7 March 24, 2011
Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Phil Taylor picked up his biggest victory of the 888.com Premier League Darts season with an 8-1 rout of James Wade at the Brighton Centre, as he prepared for next week's clash with in-form Raymond van ...
TAYLOR WINS RTL INTERNATIONAL MASTERS March 21, 2011
Photo courtesy of Henk Westerdaal/BMAP
PHIL TAYLOR defeated Raymond van Barneveld 8-3 to win the RTL7 International Masters final on Monday night, creating a further slice of history in the process of claiming another televised victory.
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RTL INTERNATIONAL MASTERS DAY 3 March 20, 2011
Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD'S bid to return to major honours in Holland was boosted when he reached the semi-finals of the RTL7 International Masters on Sunday night - and he is joined in the last four by Phi...
RTL INTERNATIONAL MASTERS DAY 2 March 19, 2011
Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld progressed unbeaten into the quarter-finals of the RTL7 International Masters on Saturday night, and will be joined in the last eight at the Hotel Zuiderduin in Eg...
RTL INTERNATIONAL MASTERS DAY 1 March 18, 2011
Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Co Stompe and Roland Scholten qualified for the quarter-finals of the RTL7 International Masters on Friday night, as Jelle Klaasen paid the price for missed doubles in Group A.
Stompe roared into th...
2011 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 6 March 17, 2011
Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Adrian Lewis ruined Gary Anderson's Scottish homecoming, silencing a 6,500 crowd at the SECC in Glasgow by coming from 3-0 down to take an 8-3 victory in their 888.com Premier League Darts contest.
T...
VAN DER VOORT WINS ALL DUTCH FINAL March 14, 2011
Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
VINCENT VAN DER VOORT defeated Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 to win the fourth Speedy Hire UK Open Qualifier in an all-Dutch final at Wigan's Robin Park Tennis Centre on Sunday.
Van der Voort gained revenge...
LEWIS CLAIMS WIGAN UK OPEN QUALIFIER March 13, 2011
Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
WORLD CHAMPION Adrian Lewis hit back from 3-0 down to win the final of the third Speedy Hire UK Open Qualifier 6-4 against Robert Thornton.
Lewis claimed the £6,000 first prize at Wigan's Robin Park Ten...
PDPA MEMBER LOGINS March 4, 2011 There are some changes occurring on the website, due to this some members usernames/passwords are invalid.
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2011 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 4 March 3, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Phil Taylor defeated Raymond van Barneveld 8-3 to set up a mouth-watering clash with unbeaten 888.com Premier League Darts leader Gary Anderson next week, as Mark Webster recorded a brilliant 110 average...
GRIFFITHS TAKES SECOND YOUTH TITLE February 27, 2011 SHAUN GRIFFITHS defeated nine-dart hero Michael Smith 4-2 to win the second PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event in Barnsley on Saturday.
Manchester's Griffiths, 19, took the £600 title with a fine display at the Barnsley Metrodome, dropping only five ...
BROWN SINKS WHITE FOR MAIDEN TITLE February 27, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
STEVE BROWN won his maiden PDC ProTour title with a 6-3 defeat of Ian White in the first UK Open Qualifier of the year at the Barnsley Metrodome on Saturday.
The Bristolian picked up the £6,000 first p...
SMITH TAKES FIRST EVER TITLE February 27, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
MICHAEL SMITH defeated St Helens rival Dave Chisnall 6-5 to win the second UK Open Qualifier at the Barnsley Metrodome on Sunday - dramatically claiming his maiden PDC ProTour victory.
The 20-year-old ...
2011 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 3 February 23, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Phil Taylor swept aside Terry Jenkins 8-2 in the 888.com Premier League Darts at Belfast's Odyssey Arena on Thursday night, before declaring: "I'm ready to rule the world again".
Taylor lost his World Ch...
BENSONS FOR BEDS - 3 IN A BED February 23, 2011 FANCY SEEING 3 IN A BED? COME AND HELP BENSONS FOR BEDS AND WARRINGTON WOLVES raise money for Help for Heroes, The Wolves Charitable Foundation and the PDC charity ‘Deafinitely Darts’.
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HUNT WINS MAIDEN YOUTH TITLE February 19, 2011 Adam Hunt won the inaugural PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event, defeating Josh Jones 4-2 in the final at Derby's Moorways Leisure Centre.
Chester-le-Street's Hunt, 18, picked up the £600 first prize after winning through a 120-player field in the first ...
HOME WIN FOR CAVEN February 19, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Jamie Caven defeated World Champion Adrian Lewis 6-2 in the final of Saturday's Players Championship to claim the £6,000 prize on home soil in Derby.
The world number 18 picked up his first ranking title...
2011 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 2 February 17, 2011 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Phil Taylor returned to top form with a brilliant 8-5 win over Mark Webster in one of the highest-quality nights in the history of the 888.com Premier League Darts at Nottingham's Capital FM Arena on Thurs...
2011 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 1 February 10, 2011 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Reigning Champion Phil Taylor suffered his heaviest ever defeat in the 888.com Premier League Darts as World Champion Adrian Lewis powered to an 8-2 victory in their opener at The O2 in London.
Taylor had ...
TAYLOR WINS PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS February 6, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
PHIL TAYLOR took out 128 to defeat Gary Anderson 13-12 and claim his first major title since August at the Players Championship Finals at the Doncaster Dome on Sunday.
The 15-time World Champion has endu...
PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY 3 February 5, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Results from Saturday's second round of the 2011 Players Championship Finals from the Doncaster Dome - with the eight games in round two being played across two sessions.
Coverage of the four-day tournam...
PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY 2 February 4, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
World Champion Adrian Lewis crashed out of the Players Championship Finals in the first round on Friday night, losing 6-4 to Steve Beaton as Phil Taylor made a winning start to his challenge at the Doncaste...
PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY 1 February 3, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Kevin Painter led 5-3 at one stage in his clash with last year's European Championship finalist, but Jones hit back to force a deciding leg only to see his opponent finish 90 on the bull to take victory.
...
ROCKET FIRES TO HALLE TITLE January 30, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Ronnie Baxter edged out Antonio Alcinas to claim Sunday's German Players Championship title at the Gerry Weber Centre in Halle.
The Blackpool ace took a 6-4 win over rising Spanish star Alcinas in a high-q...
KING CROWNED IN HALLE January 29, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Mervyn King won the opening Players Championship of 2011, defeating Vincent van der Voort 6-1 at the Gerry Weber Centre in Halle.
King ended an 11-month gap between titles by claiming victory in the first...
SKY SPORTS SNAP UP GRAND SLAM January 25, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
The Professional Darts Corporation are delighted to announce that agreement has been reached for the Grand Slam of Darts to be shown live on Sky Sports HD for the next three years.
The 32-player tournam...
DRA FINE FIVE PLAYERS January 24, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Five players have been fined following the latest meeting of the DRA's Disciplinary Committee.
The players include recent Ladbrokes.com World Darts Champion Adrian Lewis and PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Cha...
HAT-TRICK FOR O'CONNOR January 23, 2011 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
PDPA member William O'Connor created a new record in Irish Darts when he captured the O'Shea Cup for the third year in succession at the Winter Gala at O'Shea's Hotel in Tramore, County Waterford, on Sun...
PDC YOUTH TOUR DETAILS 21/01/11 January 21, 2011 The future stars of darts will be able to play in 15 tournaments in 2011 on the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour, which will offer £30,000 prize money plus an additional £30,000 for the World Youth Championship.
Each Youth Tour event - to be played along...
HALLE ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED January 17, 2011 The entry deadline for PDPA members to enter the Players Championships in Germany later in January has been extended.
The first two Players Championship events of 2011 will be held at the Gerry Weber Centre in Halle on January 29 and 30.
The entry...
QUALIIFYING SCHOOL DAY 4 January 16, 2011 Photo courtesy of PDC.
The final qualifiers for the 2011 PDC ProTour were discovered on Sunday's fourth day of the Qualifying School in Wigan.
Ian Jopling, Peter Hudson, Prakash Jiwa and Mick Todd were the four final Tour Card winners, joining ...
QUALIIFYING SCHOOL DAY 3 January 15, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
John Henderson, Michael Mansell, Dyson Parody and Matt Jackson were the Tour Card winners on Day Three of the PDC ProTour Qualifying School on Saturday.
Scottish star Henderson, who qualified for the Dail...
QUALIIFYING SCHOOL DAY 2 January 14, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
SOUTH AFRICA'S Devon Petersen, Sweden's Magnus Caris, Germany's Michael Rosenauer and Englishman Brian Woods won PDC ProTour Cards on Friday's second day of Qualifying School.
Both Petersen and Caris comp...
QUALIIFYING SCHOOL DAY 1 13/01/11 January 13, 2011 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
DAVE CHISNALL, Shaun Griffiths, Shane O'Connor and James Richardson were the first four players to win a PDC ProTour Card at Qualifying School on Thursday.
The first of four days in the PDC's inaugural Q S...
QUALIIFYING SCHOOL ENTRIES 11/01/11 January 11, 2011 The inaugural PDC ProTour Qualifying School will feature 119 players in Wigan from Thursday-Sunday.
The 2011 PDC ProTour has seen the introduction of a Tour Card system, with 103 players earning a Tour Card by rights following the completion of ...
TAYLOR SCOOPS AWARDS TREBLE January 4, 2011 Phil Taylor was named as the PDC Player of the Year and inducted into the PDC's Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, while Adrian Lewis, Simon Whitlock, Mark Hylton and Arron Monk also picked up trophies at the PDC Awards Dinner.
Taylor was presente...
LEWIS WINS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 03/01/11 January 3, 2011 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Adrian Lewis hit an amazing nine-dart finish in winning the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship with a 7-5 defeat of Gary Anderson at Alexandra Palace on Monday night.
The 25-year-old from Stoke prod...
MONK IS U-21 WORLD CHAMPION 03/01/11 January 3, 2011 Arron Monk became the inaugural PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Champion with a 6-4 triumph over Dutchman Michael van Gerwen at Alexandra Palace.
The 20-year-old took the £10,000 title, a silver salver and a sponsorship from Rileys as well as writi...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 14 02/01/11 January 2, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis will contest the final of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Monday night, having royally entertained Prince Harry amongst a sell-out semi-final crowd at Alexandr...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 13 01/01/11 January 1, 2011 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld were sensationally knocked out of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship in Saturday's quarter-finals, as Mark Webster and Gary Anderson ensured that there will b...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 12 30/12/10 December 30, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD and Vincent van der Voort enjoyed double Dutch delight at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Thursday, as 2010 runner-up Simon Whitlock crashed out of the competition.
Fi...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 11 29/12/10 December 29, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
PHIL TAYLOR'S bid to win a 16th World Championship title will continue into the New Year after he set up a quarter-final with Mark Webster at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
Reigning champio...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 10 28/12/10 December 28, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
World number two James Wade was sensationally dumped from the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship by Mensur Suljovic on Tuesday night, as the Austrian took a 4-2 win in their second round contest.
Wade...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 9 27/12/10 December 27, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor bounced back to top form at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, sweeping past Denmark's Per Laursen in straight sets to move into the third round at Alexandra Palace.
The 15-time World...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 8 23/12/10 December 23, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
TWO-TIME World Champion Dennis Priestley swept aside Germany's Bernd Roith in straight sets to win through to the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Thursday night.
The vetera...
EUROPEAN DATES RESCHEDULED 22/12/10 December 22, 2010 THE schedule of PDC tournaments in Europe next year has been amended.
The German Darts Championship in January will be changed from a three-day tournament to be a pair of Players Championship events staged on the weekend of January 29 & 30 ...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 7 22/12/10 December 22, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD overcame a scare against Steve Hine before powering into the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Wednesday night.
The five-time World Champion lost the fi...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 6 21/12/10 December 21, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
World number seven Terry Jenkins, Bristol's Steve Brown, Austrian Mensur Suljovic and Holland's Vincent van der Voort won through to the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Tuesday ...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 5 20/12/10 December 20, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
JAMES WADE powered into the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, sweeping aside Spanish debutant Antonio Alcinas in straight sets at Alexandra Palace on Monday.
Wade, the world nu...
TAYLOR 2nd AT SPOTY AWARDS 19/12/10 December 19, 2010 PHIL TAYLOR was the runner-up in the 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards on Sunday night.
The 15-time World Champion joined the other nine nominees for the awards at Birmingham's LG Arena on Sunday night for the televised ceremony.
...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 4 19/12/10 December 19, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
THREE-TIME World Champion John Part was sent crashing out of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship by Denmark's Per Laursen on Sunday night.
Part, who had been laid low by an ear infection in the b...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 3 18/12/10 December 18, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
SIMON WHITLOCK began his challenge for Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship glory with a straight sets win over Steve Evans at Alexandra Palace on Saturday night.
Australian ace Whitlock, along with e...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 1 16/12/10 December 16, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Reports from Thursday's opening night of the 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
The £1 million event opens at Alexandra Palace with the first four games from round one, including reigning champio...
PDC LINK UP WITH RTL 15/12/10 December 15, 2010 PROFESSIONAL DARTS CORPORATION tournaments will be screened in Holland from next January through RTL 7.
The PDC and RTL7 have agreed a contract until 2013 for the Dutch broadcaster to screen PDC events exclusively in the Netherlands from 2011 onw...
DARTS PERFORMANCE CENTRE 13/12/10 December 13, 2010 For many years darts has been seen as a hobby and derided as being merely a pub based pastime rather than a sport played by dedicated professionals. The truth is that there was a time when this was arguably an accurate reflection of the game, but to...
PDC 'Q' SCHOOL 09/12/10 December 9, 2010 Please find below the information you will need to know for becoming a PDPA member for 2011.
PDPA membership is valid for a whole season or calendar year i.e. 1st January – 31st December of that year.
NOTE; Cut off dates for membership entry can vary...
PDC PRO TOUR 2011 08/12/10 December 8, 2010 Here is a list of the current players invited to the PDC Pro-Tour 2011.
Top 96
Taylor, Phil *
Wade, James *
Barneveld, Raymond van *
Whitlock, Simon *
Lewis, Adrian *
King, Mervyn *
Jenkins, Terry *
Baxter, Ronnie *
Lloyd, Colin *
Walsh, Mark...
NETHERLANDS WIN PDC WORLD CUP 05/12/10 December 5, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
The inaugural Cash Converters World Cup of Darts was won by the Netherlands, as Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompe took a 4-2 victory against Welshmen Mark Webster and Barrie Bates in Sunday's final.
The ...
PDC WORLD CUP DAY 2 04/12/10 December 4, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
SPAIN'S dream run in the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts has continued after they qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament, where they will compete alongside the Netherlands, Australia and Wales ...
PDC WORLD CUP DAY 1 03/12/10 December 3, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
PHIL TAYLOR and James Wade were sensationally dumped from the Cash Converters World Cup by Spanish assassins Carlos Rodriguez and Antonio Alcinas at the Rainton Meadows Arena on Friday night.
Spain had de...
PRO TOUR 'Q' SCHOOL STATEMENT 03/12/10 December 3, 2010 Following consultation with the PDPA, the PDC has decided to award an additional five ProTour cards for the 2011 calendar year.
Originally, the cut-off date for Tour Card qualification had been set as after the 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Championshi...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DRAW 30/11/10 November 30, 2010 Phil Taylor will begin the defence of his Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship title against Gary Mawson or Juanito Gionzon on Thursday December 16.
Taylor - the 15-time World Champion - drew the winner of the preliminary round clash between...
WORLD CHAMP QUALIFIER ENTRIES 29/11/10 November 29, 2010 Photo courtesy of PDC.
Alex Roy and Matt Padgett have won the final two places in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at Monday's PDPA Qualifier in Derby.
The pair will join 70 other players at Alexandra Palace next month to compete ...
WALSH REVENGE OVER TAYLOR 28/11/10 November 28, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Mark Walsh gained revenge for Saturday's defeat to Phil Taylor with a 6-4 victory in Sunday's Players Championship final in Derby - while Wayne Mardle narrowly missed out on snatching an automatic place in ...
TAYLOR BACK TO WINNING WAYS 27/11/10 November 27, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
PHIL TAYLOR won his first tournament since the summer with defeat of Mark Walsh in a Players Championship in Derby on Saturday.
Since claiming the PartyPoker.net European Championship title on August 1, Tay...
GRAND SLAM OF DARTS - DAY 8 20/11/10 November 27, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Steve Beaton sensationally ended Phil Taylor's reign as the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts champion, coming from 14-11 down to take a 16-14 quarter-final win at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Saturday.
...
WORLD CHAMP QUALIFIER ENTRIES 24/11/10 November 24, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Former World Champions Keith Deller and Andy Fordham will be amongst the 112 entries received who will be attending the PDPA Ladbrokes.com World Championship Qualifier, which will take place following the...
WAITES WINS GRAND SLAM!! 21/11/10 November 21, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Scott Waites defeated James Wade 16-12 to win an incredible Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts final, coming from 8-0 down in claiming the £100,000 title at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
Waites made up f...
GRAND SLAM OF DARTS - DAY 7 19/11/10 November 19, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor returned to his ruthless best to power into the quarter-finals of the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts, defeating Ronnie Baxter 10-1 at the Wolves Civic.
Taylor had ditched his new-look glass...
GRAND SLAM OF DARTS - DAY 6 18/11/10 November 18, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
James Wade won a nail-biting deciding leg against Mervyn King to progress to the last eight of the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts for the first time in four attempts at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
Th...
GRAND SLAM OF DARTS - DAY 5 17/11/10 November 17, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Reports from the fifth night of the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts at the Wolves Civic.
The final session of first round actions sees the players from Groups E-H play their final group matches.
Daily Mirr...
2011 PDC PRO TOUR RULES 16/11/10 November 16, 2010 THE PDC's rules for 2011 tournaments have been revised following talks between the PDC and the Board of the PDPA.
The full guidelines are available below.
PROFESSIONAL DARTS CORPORATION
2011 RULES
1. Eligibility
1.1 All players must be a me...
GRAND SLAM OF DARTS - DAY 4 16/11/10 November 16, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Number two seed James Wade and Wolverhampton favourite Wayne Jones edged into the last 16 of the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts on Tuesday night, but there was heartbreak for Mark Webster as he narrowly ...
PDC WORLD CUP SPONSOR 16/11/10 November 16, 2010 The inaugural PDC World Cup of Darts will be sponsored by Cash Converters.
The tournament, which will be known as The Cash Converters World Cup of Darts, will be held at the Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-Le-Spring, Tyne & Wear from Dece...
GRAND SLAM OF DARTS - DAY 3 15/11/10 November 15, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Reports from the third day of the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts at the Wolves Civic.
The players in Groups E-H play their second matches in the round-robin phase.
Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts
Monday...
GRAND SLAM OF DARTS - DAY 2 14/11/10 November 14, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Results from the second day of the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts at the Wolves Civic.
The afternoon session sees the players from Groups E-H play their opening matches before the players in Groups A-D ...
GRAND SLAM OF DARTS - DAY 1 13/11/10 November 13, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Results from the opening night of the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts at the Wolves Civic.
The opening night sees the players from Groups A-D play their opening matches.
Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts
S...
GRAND SLAM SCHEDULE OF PLAY 09/11/10 November 9, 2010 The schedule of play for the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts has been announced, confirming the fixtures for the opening two sessions of the tournament.
The £400,000 Grand Slam of Darts will begin on Saturday November 13 at the Wolverhampton ...
NEWTON DREAM WEEKEND 07/11/10 November 7, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
WES NEWTON completed a magical weekend by claiming back-to-back Players Championship wins in Barnsley, defeating Mark Webster 6-1 in Sunday's final.
The Fleetwood ace had qualified for the Daily Mirror G...
MONK & VAN GERWEN TO CONTEST UNDER 21 WORLD FINAL 07/11/10 November 7, 2010 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and Arron Monk will contest the final of the PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Championship after winning through Saturday's qualifying stages in Barnsley.
Dutchman van Gerwen, the 21-year-old who burst onto the scene as a 16-year-...
NEWTON CLAIMS THIRD TITLE 06/11/10 November 6, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
WES NEWTON won his third Players Championship title with a 6-3 win over Colin Lloyd at Barnsley on Saturday.
The Fleetwood ace's dream weekend continued at the Barnsley Metrodome, as he followed up qualifyi...
ITV WILDCARD QUALIFIERS! 05/11/10 November 5, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
WES NEWTON, Justin Pipe, Mark Hylton and John Henderson won places in the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts at the ITV Wildcard Qualifier on Friday night.
The quartet battled through a field of 269 player...
LEWIS SPEAKS OUT! 04/11/10 November 4, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
ADRIAN LEWIS has slammed accusations of him putting off rivals on the oche as "bull****".
The Stoke thrower is one of the world's most in-form players after reaching the final of the Bodog.com Grand Prix w...
DARTS SURVEY 02/11/10 November 2, 2010 Calling All Darts Players!
Linda Duffy, former Ladies World No 1 is undertaking a Darts survey on thrill seeking in sport.
If you would like to help please take a look at the survey it should only take 5 minutes of your time.
http://www.survey...
DAILY MIRROR BACKS GRAND SLAM 02/11/10 November 2, 2010 The 2010 Grand Slam of Darts will be sponsored by the Daily Mirror.
The Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts will be held from November 13-21 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, with 32 stars competing for £400,000 in prize money live on ITV4....
GERMAN DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP 24/10/10 October 24, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Simon Whitlock won his sixth Players Championship of the year with a 6-4 defeat of Richie Burnett in Sunday's German Darts Championship at the Dolce Bad Nauheim.
The Australian continued his remarkable ...
WEBSTER WINS IN GERMANY 23/10/10 October 23, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Mark Webster won his maiden PDC title with a 6-4 victory over Richie Burnett in an all-Welsh final of Saturday's German Darts Trophy Players Championship.
The left-hander won his first event since joinin...
ANDERSON WINS IN KILLARNEY 17/10/10 October 17, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
GARY ANDERSON won his fourth title of 2010 with victory a 6-1 victory over Dennis Smith in the final of the John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic Players Championship.
The Scot bounced back impressively from his...
WADE DEFEATS TAYLOR FOR TITLE 14/10/10 October 14, 2010 JAMES WADE claimed his second major title inside a week with a stunning 6-5 win over Phil Taylor in the final of Championship League Darts.
Wade followed up Sunday's Bodog.com World Grand Prix victory in Dublin by becoming the third Championsh...
JONES JOY IN GROUP EIGHT 13/10/10 October 13, 2010 Wayne Jones took victory in Group Eight of Championship League Darts, defeating debutant Mark Webster 6-2 to earn a place in Thursday's Winners Group.
Jones was competing for a fourth successive day in the internet-streamed event and atoned f...
SEVENTH HEAVEN FOR SMITH 12/10/10 October 12, 2010 Andy Smith came from the brink of defeat to edge out Jelle Klaasen 6-5 and win Group Seven of Championship League Darts.
Smith did show some early nerves on the doubles, missing two darts for the opening leg as Klaasen held on double eight before th...
NEW PDPA BOARD MEMBER 12/10/10 October 12, 2010 The PDPA are pleased to announce that Jon Archer has now joined the PDPA as a Board Director.
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WADE WINS WORLD GRAND PRIX 10/10/10 October 10, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
JAMES WADE claimed his fifth major title with a 6-3 victory over Adrian Lewis in the final of the Bodog.com World Grand Prix.
The left-hander from Aldershot picked up his second Dublin title, following up ...
WORLD GRAND PRIX - SEMI FINALS 09/10/10 October 9, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
RESULTS and reports from the semi-finals of the Bodog.com World Grand Prix.
The £350,000 tournament rides towards its conclusion with the semi-finals being played at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.
Bodog.com W...
WORLD GRAND PRIX - DAY 5 08/10/10 October 8, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Phil Taylor powered home six straight legs to battle from behind and defeat Gary Anderson 4-3 in a sensational semi-final at the Bodog.com World Grand Prix on Friday night.
Taylor produced a sensational ...
WORLD GRAND PRIX - DAY 4 07/10/10 October 7, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Results and reports from Thursday's second round games at the Bodog.com World Grand Prix.
The £350,000 tournament continues with the remaining second round matches being played at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.
...
WORLD GRAND PRIX - DAY 3 06/10/10 October 6, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor brutally dispatched Andy Smith in straight sets to remain on course for a tenth Bodog.com World Grand Prix title at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Wednesday night.
Taylor followed up Monday'...
WORLD GRAND PRIX - DAY 2 05/10/10 October 5, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Raymond Van Barneveld and James Wade ended the hopes of crowd favourites John MaGowan and Mick McGowan with convincing wins in the first round of the Bodog.com World Grand Prix on Tuesday night.
Dutchman...
WORLD GRAND PRIX - DAY 1 04/10/10 October 4, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
PHIL TAYLOR made a flawless start to the defence of his Bodog.com World Grand Prix title with a whitewash of Brendan Dolan at the Citywest Hotel on Monday night.
The nine-time winner of the double-start ...
CAVENS DUBLIN DELIGHT 03/10/10 October 3, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Jamie Caven won his second Players Championship of the year, edging out Ronnie Baxter 6-5 in Sunday's final at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.
The Derby ace followed up his victory in Canada in August with ...
WHITLOCK POWERS TO DUBLIN WIN 02/10/10 October 2, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
SIMON WHITLOCK won his fifth Players Championship title of 2010 with a 6-1 defeat of Dennis Priestley in Saturday's event at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.
The Australian, who picked up four wins in just ...
SIX OF THE BEST FROM BEATON 23/09/10 September 23, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Steve Beaton took debut glory in Group Six of Championship League Darts, defeating Vincent van der Voort 6-3 to book his place in October's Winners Group in the internet-streamed event.
The former World ...
NEWTON DELIGHT TO WIN GROUP 5 22/09/10 September 22, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Wes Newton booked his place in the Winners Group of Championship League Darts with a comprehensive 6-1 win over Co Stompe in the Group Five final on Wednesday.
Newton, the world number 20, entered the in...
WADE WINS GROUP FOUR 21/09/10 September 21, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
JAMES WADE won Group Four of the 2010 Championship League Darts, dramatically edging out Dennis Priestley 6-5 in the final, as reigning champion Colin Osborne crashed out of the event.
The world number ...
WORLD GRAND PRIX 2010 DRAW 21/09/10 September 21, 2010 Phil Taylor will begin the defence of his Bodog.com World Grand Prix against Brendan Dolan, while Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade also face 'home' opposition in John MaGowan and Mick McGowan at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin next month.
Tay...
2011 PDC CALENDAR RELEASED 20/09/10 September 20, 2010 THE 2011 PDC Calendar has been announced, with over £5 million on offer for the sport's leading players across 128 days of darts action next year.
Prize funds in PDC ProTour events will increase to £35,000 per event following the introduction ...
FARMER CLAIMS MAIDEN TITLE! 19/09/10 September 19, 2010 STEVE FARMER won his maiden career title with a 6-4 defeat of Kevin Painter in Sunday's Dutch Players Championship final - and dramatically booked a place in the Bodog.com World Grand Prix with the triumph.
The 45-year-old from Church Stretton, S...
WADE SNAPS UP DUTCH WIN! 18/09/10 September 18, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
JAMES WADE picked up his first Players Championship win of 2010 with a 6-4 defeat of Terry Jenkins in Saturday's final in Nuland.
The world number three, whose only other victory this year came in a UK O...
TABERN SNEAKS GROUP THREE WIN 09/09/10 September 9, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Alan Tabern staged a sensational comeback from 5-3 down to defeat Gary Anderson in a deciding leg and win Group Three of Championship League Darts.
The left-hander entered the tournament on Thursday and ...
WIZARD TAKES GROUP TWO 08/09/10 September 8, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Simon Whitlock defeated Gary Anderson 6-2 to win Group Two of Championship League Darts in only his second day in the internet-streamed tournament.
The Australian star booked his place in October's big-m...
TAYLORS GROUP ONE SUCCESS 07/09/10 September 7, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor began the 2010 Championship League Darts with victory in Group One, defeating Colin Lloyd 6-2 in the final of the internet-streamed tournament.
Taylor, the 2008 champion who was the runner-up...
JAWS CONTINUES FINE FORM 05/09/10 September 5, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Colin Lloyd claimed Players Championship glory for a second successive weekend, defeating Simon Whitlock 6-4 to win Sunday's PDC ProTour event in Crawley.
The Essex star took the Canadian Masters title a...
LEWIS WINS IN CRAWLEY 04/09/10 September 4, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Adrian Lewis won his second PDC ProTour title of the year after defeating Steve Farmer 6-4 at the K2 Centre in Crawley to win Saturday's Players Championship.
Lewis bounced back from a disappointing su...
FANZONE UPDATED 01/09/10 September 1, 2010 The PDPA has now updated the Fanzone for September.
This includes a new interview for September, this time with Andy Fordham!
It also includes the results from last months quiz as well as a brand new quiz for September!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FA...
JAWS BITES TO CLAIM CANADA TITLE 30/08/10 August 30, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
COLIN LLOYD picked up his third tournament win of 2010 with a 6-1 defeat of Jamie Caven in the final of the Canadian Masters Players Championship.
The Essex star denied Caven back-to-back PDC ProTour t...
CAVEN WINS IN CANADA 29/08/10 August 29, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
JAMIE CAVEN took victory in Saturday's London Ontario Players Championship in Canada to claim his third PDC ProTour title.
The Derby ace defeated Michael van Gerwen 6-4 in the final to round off a fine da...
KILLARNEY DARTS FESTIVAL INFO 25/08/10 August 25, 2010 Players can still reserve hotel rooms for the Killarney Darts Festival in October.
The fourth Killarney Darts Festival will be played from October 15-17 at Ireland's National Events Centre in Killarney, culminating in the John McEvoy Gold Dart Cla...
UNDERTAKER BURIES THE BUTCHER 24/08/10 August 24, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Nigel 'The Undertaker' Heydon has finally killed off The Butcher - with a little help from Barry Hearn.
Heydon, who is enjoying an encouraging debut season in the pro ranks, has until now been using the ni...
PRIESTLEY WINS TITLE DOWN UNDER 22/08/10 August 22, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
DENNIS PRIESTLEY wins the Australian Open Players Championship, defeating Mark Hylton 6-3 in the final.
Priestley, who turned 60 last month, took the £5,000 title at the Revesby Workers Club in Sydney on ...
PDC UNDER 21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 20/08/10 August 20, 2010 QUALIFICATION information for the PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Championship has now been confirmed.
The £30,000 tournament will take place for the first time this autumn, with the winner taking home £10,000 plus a place in the 2010 Grand Slam of Dar...
DARREN MAWER TAKEN ILL ON WAY TO TURKEY 17/08/10 August 17, 2010 Darren Mawer (pictured right) who joined the PDPA this year was on his way to Turkey on holiday when unfortunately he suffered a brain haemorrhage on the plane going over. He has since had an operation and is now in intensive care.
Darren who is...
CHARITY DARTS NIGHT IN GLASGOW 15/08/10 August 15, 2010 PDPA members arrange a charity darts night in aid of cancer research.
On Friday 29th October 2010, The Harley's Sky Bar in Rutherglen, Glasgow will host the charity event Back to the Future head to head.
Already confirmed is one of the legends ...
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP GALLERY 11/08/10 August 11, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Photos from the 2010 European Championship can now be seen in the fanzone.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GALLERY NOW...
DEAFintely DARTS 04/08/10 August 4, 2010 As a member of the Professional Dart Players Association, you are amongst the best exponents of darts in the world.
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TAYLOR WINS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 01/08/10 August 1, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
PartyPoker.net European Championship
Afternoon Session
Quarter-Finals
Terry Jenkins 10-6 Jamie Caven
Colin Lloyd 10-7 Ronnie Baxter
Phil Taylor 10-4 Mark Walsh
Raymond van Barneveld 8-10 Wayne Jones
Sem...
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 3 31/07/10 July 31, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
REPORTS from Saturday's second round play at the PartyPoker.net European Championship.
Results will be updated below throughout the event, alongside links to match reports.
The PartyPoker.net European Cha...
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 2 31/07/10 July 31, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Raymond Van Barneveld edged out Andy Hamilton in an 11-leg thriller at the PartyPoker.net European Championship on Friday night, but seeds James Wade and Adrian Lewis crashed out of the event in Dinslaken, ...
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 1 30/07/10 July 30, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA.
Reigning PartyPoker.net European Championship winner Phil Taylor made a winning start to the defence of his title with a 6-2 win over Co Stompe on Thursday night.
Taylor has won the previous two stagings of ...
WORLD MATCHPLAY DAY 4 20/07/10 July 27, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Reports from Tuesday's final first round games at the StanJames.com World Matchplay.
The first round concludes with the last four matches, which include reigning champion Phil Taylor up against Barrie Bate...
TAYLOR WINS WORLD MATCHPLAY 25/07/10 July 25, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Phil Taylor claimed his 11th StanJames.com World Matchplay title with an 18-12 win over Raymond van Barneveld at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Sunday night.
Taylor picked up his third successive Black...
BROMBERG WINS WOMENS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP July 24, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Stacy Bromberg staged a superb fightback to defeat Tricia Wright 6-5 and win the inaugural PDC Unicorn Women's World Championship Final.
The American found herself 5-3 down in a race to six legs at the Win...
WORLD MATCHPLAY DAY 7 23/07/10 July 23, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Reports from the quarter-finals of the StanJames.com World Matchplay in Blackpool.
The quarter-finals will take place across two sessions at the Winter Gardens.
StanJames.com World Matchplay
Quarter-Finals...
RADIO INTERVIEWS WITH BBC 23/07/10 July 23, 2010 Radio Interviews with Steve Beaton, Trina Gulliver, Steve Hine & Nigel Haydon
Interviews on Darts with the current stars in the Coventry & Warwickshire area, follow this link the show is for an hour so follow from 18.15 Minutes
http://w...
WORLD MATCHPLAY DAY 6 22/07/10 July 22, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Phil Taylor powered into the quarter-finals of the StanJames.com World Matchplay, turning on the style with a 13-4 win over Steve Beaton in Blackpool
Taylor, the ten-time World Matchplay winner, followed ...
WORLD MATCHPLAY DAY 5 21/07/10 July 21, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Raymond van Barneveld's brilliant start to the StanJames.com World Matchplay continued with a 13-5 demolition of Alan Tabern at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
The Dutch star hit a nine-darter in Saturd...
WORLD MATCHPLAY DAY 3 19/07/10 July 19, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Gary Anderson produced the first whitewash for six years at the StanJames.com World Matchplay with a 10-0 thumping of fellow Scot Robert Thornton on Monday night.
Anderson, the UK Open runner-up a month ...
WORLD MATCHPLAY DAY 2 18/07/10 July 18, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
REPORTS from Sunday's second night of play at the StanJames.com World Matchplay.
Schedule of Play
Sunday July 18
First Round
Andy Hamilton 10-12 Co Stompe
Adrian Lewis 9-11 Mark Webster
James Wade...
WORLD MATCHPLAY DAY 1 17/07/10 July 17, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD produced another piece of history with a sensational nine-darter at the StanJames.com World Matchplay on Saturday night.
The Dutchman fired in a perfect leg during his 10-1 victory ...
PDPA NEW FANZONE LAUNCHED 16/07/10 July 16, 2010 The PDPA has launched its new ‘Fanzone’ which includes:
- Tip from the Top
- Monthly interview with one of the top PDC Pro’s
- Fans Gallery
- Discussion Board
- Monthly Quiz
- Nostalgia Corner
- Darts Snippets
- Rileys Darts Centres
CLIC...
PDC WORLD CUP INFORMATION 13/07/10 July 13, 2010 As football's World Cup draws to a close, the Professional Darts Corporation can now confirm details of the inaugural PDC World Cup, to be held from December 3-5 at the Rainton Meadows Arena with £150,000 prize money on offer.
A total of 24 co...
2011 PDC PRO TOUR DETAILS 03/07/10 July 3, 2010 Prize money for PDC ProTour events in 2011 will increase to £35,000 per event, while details for the Tour Card system and PDC Qualifying School have been confirmed.
The Professional Darts Corporation will adopt a Tour Card system from next yea...
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW 01/07/10 July 1, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor will begin the defence of his PartyPoker.net European Championship title against Co Stompe in Germany next month.
The third staging of the European Championship will be held at the StadtHalle...
PART WINS NADC 30/06/10 June 30, 2010 John Part defeated Darin Young 6-4 to win the North American Darts Championship as the New Tropicana World Series of Darts Festival came to a close in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Part has endured a tough year after slipping to the edge of the PDC'...
JAMIE HARVEY SPEAKS TO THE SUN 30/06/10 June 30, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Darts Legend, Jamie Harvey recently spoke to The Scottish Sun exclusively about being diagnosed with Cancer.
Now he wants to hit the oche big time again.
Read the interview in full here:
http://www.thesc...
WORLD MATCHPLAY DRAW 30/06/10 June 30, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor will begin the defence of his StanJames.com World Matchplay title against Barrie Bates at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Tuesday July 20.
Taylor's bid for an 11th World Matchplay title wil...
STOMPE CLAIMS MAIDEN TITLE 30/06/10 June 30, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Co Stompe claimed his maiden PDC title with a 6-3 defeat of James Wade in Tuesday's Las Vegas Players Championship.
The Dutch star picked up the £6,000 victory during the New Tropicana World Series of D...
ANDERSON WINS IN LAS VEGAS 29/06/10 June 29, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Gary Anderson won his third tournament of 2010 with a 6-4 victory over Simon Whitlock in Monday's Las Vegas Players Championship.
Anderson followed up a quarter-final appearance in Sunday's PDC US Open P...
TAYLORS SUCCESS CONTINUES 28/06/10 June 28, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor's success in Las Vegas continued with victory over Denis Ovens in the final of Sunday's PDC US Open Players Championship.
Taylor followed up Saturday's World Cricket Championship win by takin...
TAYLOR IS CRICKET CHAMPION 27/06/10 June 27, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor kicked off the New Tropicana World Series of Darts Festival with victory in the World Cricket Championship, coming from 2-0 down to defeat Mark Walsh in the final.
The event, held in the cric...
WORLD MATCHPLAY DAY 8 24/07/10 June 24, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld will contest the final of the StanJames.com World Matchplay on Sunday following resounding semi-final defeats of Simon Whitlock and James Wade in Blackpool.
Reigning ...
SUPER SMITH TAKES HAARLEM WIN 20/06/10 June 20, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Andy Smith won his first Players Championship for a year with a 6-4 defeat of Alan Tabern at the Van Der Valk Hotel in Haarlem on Sunday.
Smith had been victorious on the corresponding weekend last year, ...
DUTCH DELIGHT FOR VAN DER VOORT 19/06/10 June 19, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Vincent van der Voort won his second Players Championship of the year with a deciding leg defeat of Wayne Jones in Haarlem on Saturday.
The Dutchman saw off Jones to claim his maiden PDC title in March, ...
FROM EBAY TO LAS VEGAS 16/06/10 June 16, 2010 Anthony Urmston-Toft is a professional dart player on the PDC circuit.
You can find out more about Anthony and his `different` approach to his dart playing at the website inthemadhouse.com.
An auction has been set up to raise £2,000 to send ...
BOOKING HOTELS 16/06/10 June 16, 2010 PREMIER INN
The UK’s biggest budget hotel chain, Premier Inn has announced the release of half a million rooms available at just £29 throughout autumn.
The rooms will be available from June 1st and are even available during the October ‘...
BAXTER DOUSES THE HEAT 13/06/10 June 13, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Ronnie Baxter picked up his first Players Championship victory for almost 12 months with a narrow 6-5 defeat of Denis Ovens, sealing the win in Barnsley with an 11-dart finish.
Baxter has not reached a ...
ANDERSON POWERS TO WIN 12/06/10 June 12, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Gary Anderson won his second PDC ProTour event of 2010 with a 6-1 victory over Mark Walsh on Saturday in Barnsley.
The Scot followed up March's UK Open Qualifier win with a fine display at the Barnsley ...
JOY FOR WRIGHT AND BROMBERG 12/06/10 June 12, 2010 Stacy Bromberg and Tricia Wright will contest the final of the inaugural PDC Unicorn Women's World Championship next month.
American star Bromberg and Surrey-based Wright will contest for the £10,000 winner's cheque at the Winter Gardens in Blac...
OFFICIAL BOOKMAKER OF THE PDPA 11/06/10 June 11, 2010 The PDPA are pleased to announce that betfred is now part of our partnership team, we will be running poker events for members (You will need an account) and you can also receive a FREE bet of up to £50 on the World Cup which starts on Friday....
WATCH ENGLAND IN BARNSLEY 11/06/10 June 11, 2010 Watch England in their World Cup opener v USA on the Big Screen at the Sportsman’s evening Saturday evening at the Holiday Inn (Brooklands) Barnsley, all proceeds go to the Weston Park Cancer Charity.
The event is arranged by our own Dennis ...
UK OPEN FINAL DAY 06/06/10 June 6, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Rileys Darts Zones UK Open
Quarter-Finals
Tony Ayres 10-9 James Wade
Gary Anderson 10-6 Andy Hamilton
Wes Newton 3-10 Denis Ovens
Phil Taylor 10-2 Adrian Lewis
Best of 19 legs
Rileys Darts Zones UK Open
...
UK OPEN DAY 3 05/06/10 June 5, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Afternoon Session
Phil Taylor created a new world record average in a televised game, whitewashing Kevin Painter to set up a fifth round clash with Simon Whitlock in the Rileys Darts Zones UK Open.
Tayl...
UK OPEN DAY 2 04/06/10 June 4, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor eased past Wayne Mardle 9-2 to open his bid for a fourth Rileys Darts Zones UK Open title at the Reebok Stadium.
Taylor, fresh from hitting two nine-darters in winning the Whyte & Mackay ...
UK OPEN DAY 1 03/06/10 June 3, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Wayne Mardle will take on reigning Rileys Darts Zones UK Open champion Phil Taylor at the Reebok Stadium on Friday night, as the world's top players enter the tournament at the third round stage.
Mardle ...
BULLSEYE FOR BENSONS 01/06/10 June 1, 2010 Specialist bed retailer and one of The PDPA’s official partners Bensons for Beds have made it ‘three in a bed’! The company is to sponsor three of the top British professional darts players for the next year.
PDPA members Colin Lloyd, Colin Osbo...
DOUBLEFINISH OPEN - BOLTON 31/05/10 May 31, 2010 The Doublefinish Open Sponsored by Rileys will be held at Rileys Bolton on the 28th and 29th August.
Prizes:
Winner - £2,000
Runner up - £500
Semi Finalists - £250
Quarter Finalists £50
All Prizes Guaranteed
There will be a maximum of 25...
RICK LOWTHER 31/05/10 May 31, 2010 The PDPA send their condolences to the family of Rick Lowther, who passed away following a heart attack on Sunday.
Rick, from Waterlooville in Hampshire, joined the PDPA in June 2009 and had been a regular on the PDC ProTour since last October.
...
2010 PREMIER LEAGUE: FINAL 24/05/10 May 24, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
PHIL TAYLOR smashed apart the record books with TWO nine-dart finishes in claiming glory in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts, defeating James Wade 10-8 to reclaim the £125,000 title.
Taylor be...
2010 PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES 23/05/10 May 23, 2010 THE Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts play-offs were cancelled at the Wembley Arena on Sunday night following a power cut in north London.
The £410,000 event was due to conclude on Sunday night with the semi-finals, third place play-off ...
UK OPEN SCHEDULE OF PLAY 17/05/10 May 17, 2010 Former finalist Gary Mawson will kick off the 2010 UK Open when he takes on Rileys Amateur Qualifier Ashley Whisker on the main stage at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton on Thursday June 3.
American ace Mawson, whose family hail from Bolton, enjoyed ...
HOTELS FOR UK OPEN 2010 17/05/10 May 17, 2010 BOLTON (REEBOK STADIUM)
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WHITLOCK CLAIMS FOURTH TITLE 15/05/10 May 15, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Simon Whitlock won his fourth Pro Tour title of 2010 in the space of six weeks with a thrilling 6-4 victory over Steve Beaton on Saturday in Salzburg.
Whitlock opened up the day with victories over Gun...
2010 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 14 13/05/10 May 13, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Reigning champion James Wade qualified for the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts play-offs and denied Ronnie Baxter a tilt at the title as the league phase of the tournament ended in Nottingham on Th...
UK OPEN DRAW 13/05/10 May 13, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
THE draw for the opening night of the 2010 UK Open, on Thursday June 3, has been made.
The first two rounds of the tournament, plus a preliminary round featuring ten matches, will be played as the four-da...
BARNEVELD NINE DART PRIZE 12/05/10 May 12, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Raymond van Barneveld has been presented with a commemorative bottle of Whyte & Mackay whisky to recognise his nine-dart finish in Aberdeen.
The achievement was his second nine-darter in the Premier...
IMPORTANT TRAVEL INFORMATION 11/05/10 May 11, 2010 The PDC and The PDPA can confirm that the Austrian Players Championships which is due to be played this weekend in Salzburg will definitely go ahead.
The recent Volcanic Ash Cloud which has caused travel chaos for many months now may cause ...
PDPA SUPPORT CHARITY WITH TOP STARS 11/05/10 May 11, 2010 The PDPA supported The Christie Charitable fund by attending the charity dinner at Lancashire CCC, the 10 top PDPA professionals in attendance James Wade, Terry Jenkins, Adrian Lewis, Dennis Priestley, Alan Warriner, Mark Dudbridge, Kevin Painter, ...
OBITUARY MAGGIE MAGOWAN 10/05/10 May 10, 2010 Maggie MaGowan, one of our loved friends passed away over the weekend.
Maggie, who’s partner John has been a PDPA professional for many years hasn’t travelled recently to PDC events
Maggie was a well loved lady who will be sadly missed, she has...
WADE CLAIMS TIMELY VICTORY 09/05/10 May 9, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
James Wade picked up his first tournament victory since last October with victory over Gary Anderson in the final of the eighth UK Open Qualifier, held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.
The w...
WHITLOCK CLAIMS WIN TREBLE 08/05/10 May 8, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Simon Whitlock whitewashed Andy Hamilton to win his third Players Championship title inside a month at Wigan on Saturday.
The Australian had picked up tournament victories in Barnsley and Derby recently, an...
2010 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 13 06/05/10 May 6, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
The three remaining places alongside Phil Taylor in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts play-offs will be decided on the final league night after a dramatic 13th round in Newcastle saw five players re...
CURRENT EGENCIA FLIGHTS 03/05/10 May 5, 2010 PDPA MEMBERS can now download a full list of current Egencia flights to PDC events from the link below.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL LIST OF FLIGHT DETAILS...
2010 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 12 29/04/10 April 29, 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris Sargeant/PDPA
Raymond Van Barneveld hit a sensational nine-darter in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts during a win over Terry Jenkins in Aberdeen on Thursday night.
The Dutchman has endured a nightmare year in...
LLOYD BITES TO WIN IN WIGAN 25/04/10 April 25, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
COLIN LLOYD won his second tournament of 2010 with a 6-3 victory over Colin Osborne in the seventh UK Open Qualifier.
Lloyd followed up February's Players Championship win in Gibraltar by taking the £6,000 ...
NEWTON TAKES SECOND TITLE 24/04/10 April 24, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Wes Newton claimed his second PDC ProTour win by defeating Andy Smith 6-2 in the final of Saturday's Players Championship in Wigan.
The Fleetwood ace followed up last November's victory in a Players Champ...
WIN AN iPOD WITH EGENCIA 23/04/10 April 23, 2010 Every flight or hotel booked with Egencia between now and the 30th August is one entry into the prize draw: winner of an iPod nano (any colour) to be announced 31st August 2010!
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ONE DART RETURNS 22/04/10 April 22, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Peter ‘One Dart’ Manley returns to the oche this Saturday 24th April at the Robin Park Tennis Center, Wigan after a month off the pro-tour circuit due to his recent health problem.
Carlisle based ‘One Dart...
2010 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 11 22/04/10 April 22, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Reigning Champion James Wade moved into the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts play-off places for the first time this season with victory over Raymond van Barneveld at the Liverpool Echo Arena.
Wade l...
TAYLOR CLAIMS DERBY WIN 18/04/10 April 18, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor won his fourth PDC ProTour title of 2010 with a 6-2 defeat of Peter Wright in the final of the sixth UK Open Qualifier.
World Champion Taylor responded in style to a rare semi-final loss, to Si...
WHITLOCK CLAIMS SECOND TITLE 17/04/10 April 17, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Simon Whitlock picked up a Players Championship victory for the second successive Saturday, defeating Colin Lloyd 6-4 in the final in Derby.
Whitlock won his maiden PDC ProTour title in Barnsley a week ago...
TAYLOR POWERS TO VICTORY 16/05/10 April 16, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor bounced back from Saturday's semi-final defeat by overcoming the strong challenge of Simon Whitlock 6-4 in the final at the Renaissance Hotel, in Salzburg.
The World number one suffered a s...
2010 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 10 15/04/10 April 15, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Reigning Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts champion James Wade narrowly missed out on ending Phil Taylor's unbeaten streak this season on a dramatic night at the Sheffield Arena.
Wade continued his pu...
PDPA INFORMATION 15/04/10 April 15, 2010 On Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th April there will be a representative from Egencia (official travel partner of the PDPA) present at the above event to answer any of your questions, queries etc. concerning flights, hotels or any other travel...
WALSH DOES UK OPEN DOUBLE 11/04/10 April 11, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Mark Walsh won his second UK Open Qualifier of 2010 with a 6-3 defeat of John Part at the Barnsley Metrodome.
Walsh repeated his success of six weeks ago in Derby to claim a second £6,000 title of the year,...
WHITLOCK CLAIMS MAIDEN TITLE 10/04/10 April 10, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Simon Whitlock claimed his first PDC ProTour win with a 6-4 defeat of Gary Anderson to take victory in the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship.
Whitlock, the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship r...
2010 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 9 08/04/10 April 8, 2010 Photo courtesy of Hannah Bonsell, PDPA
Reports from Glasgow from night nine of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts.
A sold-out S.E.C.C. hosted the world's top players, as the Premier League returned to Scotland for the first of two visits...
PDPA INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS 08/04/10 April 8, 2010 All passes (currently 3 for each player) at all pro tour events are the responsibility of the player who issues them, these passes are to be used in a professional manner by the players concerned and their guests. We expect them to be used for partn...
2010 PREMIER LEAGUE: NIGHT 8 02/04/10 April 2, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Reports from the eighth league night of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts in Cardiff.
The second half of the league season kicked off with four matches at a sold-out Cardiff International Arena.
Whyte...
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SUPER TAYLOR IN TOP FORM 13/03/10 March 27, 2010 Photo courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC.
Phil Taylor swept to a second successive Players Championship victory, whitewashing Mark Dudbridge in the final of Saturday's event in Wigan.
Taylor was victorious in a Players Championship two weeks ago ...
