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Denis Ovens Defeats Gary Anderson in Gibraltar Final

The Oche — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:20:44 +0000

DENIS OVENS won his first PDC Pro tour event since 2007 with victory over Gary Anderson in the final of Sunday’s Gibraltar Players Championship. Ovens claimed the £6,000 title with a fine day of darts in the Tercentenary Sports Hall, picking up his first win in two-and-a-half years and reaching a final for the first time [...]

Premier League Hits Bullseye for Male Cancer Awareness

The Oche — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:36:00 +0000

Today Whyte & Mackay announced an exciting new partnership that will aim to raise awareness and funds for the Everyman male cancer campaign throughout the upcoming 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts tour. A range of themed t-shirts have been launched that will be sold at every leg of the tour that starts on [...]

Colin Lloyd Wins Eddie Cox Memorial Trophy

The Oche — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:57:09 +0000

COLIN LLOYD claimed victory in the opening Players Championship of 2010, defeating Wayne Jones 6-2 to win the StanJames.com Eddie Cox Memorial Trophy. The world number eight claimed the £6,000 title in Gibraltar with a strong showing on Saturday, dropping only one leg in his opening two wins, against Dave Ahmet and Julian Sanchez before edging [...]

Nicholson Dethrones Taylor, Wins totesport.com Players Championship

The Oche — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:07:00 +0000

Photo Lustig/PDC GIANT-KILLER Paul Nicholson claimed his first major title with victory at the totesport.com Players Championship, dethroning Phil Taylor before overcoming Mervyn King 13-11 in the final at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet. Photo Lustig/PDC Nicholson produced the greatest form of his life to claim the £60,000 first prize and mark his rise to 16th in the [...]

BDO Buyout Rejection: PDC Response

The Oche — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:01:16 +0000

The Professional Darts Corporation have released the following statement after the decision by the British Darts Organisation to reject its takeover offer: In October 2009, the PDC offered £1 million to purchase the BDO, with a further £1 million which would then have been invested in amateur darts. However, a meeting of the BDO Counties on Sunday [...]

BDO Reject PDC Buyout Offer

The Oche — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:48:42 +0000

A BDO Media Release Reported the Following: BDO REJECT OFFER At a full Council meeting attended by 65 BDO counties on January 31st, 2010, a majority vote by county delegates instructed the BDO Board to reject an offer by the PDC to ‘buy’ the BDO. At this time we have no further information. If you know [...]

Jenkins Pushes Taylor, but The Power Edges The Bull 8-7

The Oche — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:00:57 +0000

Phil Taylor avoided a major scare from Terry Jenkins to earn his place in the quarter-finals of the totesport.com Players Championship on Saturday night. Taylor, the reigning champion in the £250,000 event, was pushed to deciding leg by Jenkins before prevailing 8-7 to set up a quarter-final with Colin Lloyd on Sunday. Jenkins led Taylor 4-3 midway [...]

Jaws Comes Back on Painter, Wins 8-4

The Oche — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:08:45 +0000

Photo Lustig/PDC COLIN LLOYD made a thrilling comeback to defeat Kevin Painter 8-4 with an impressive performance in the totesport.com Players Championship on Saturday afternoon. Lloyd hit back from 4-2 down to win six successive legs in booking a quarter-final place at the Circus Tavern, prevailing in a high-quality battle of the Essex-born stars. Chelmsford’s Lloyd finished the [...]

King Makes Comeback to Defeat Wade

The Oche — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:22:20 +0000

Photo Lawrence Lustig/PDC MERVYN KING produced a sensational comeback to send world number three James Wade crashing out of the totesport.com Players Championship on Friday night with a 6-5 victory. King looked set to depart the Circus Tavern on the back of a hiding when left-hander Wade powered into a 5-2 lead in their clash. However, the world [...]

Taylor Dumps Manley in Players Championship

The Oche — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:32:47 +0000

Photo courtesy PDC PHIL TAYLOR began the defence of his totesport.com Players Championship title with victory over Peter Manley as the £250,000 event began on Thursday night. Taylor returned to the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex – the scene of 11 of his 15 World Championship triumphs – to see off old adversary Manley 6-2. Taylor kicked off [...]

World Champs Rematch Sets the Stage for Premier League Darts Opening Night

The Oche — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:44:35 +0000

PHIL TAYLOR and Simon Whitlock will meet on the opening night of the 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts at The O2 on Thursday February 11. The duo clash in a repeat of their recent meeting in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship final in the first of 14 weekly rounds in the Premier League Darts. Whitlock’s [...]

Phil Taylor and Peter Manley to Square off in First Round of Players Championship

The Oche — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:04:06 +0000

PHIL TAYLOR will face Peter Manley in the first round of the totesport.com Players Championship on Thursday January 28. World number one Taylor, the reigning champion in the £250,000 event, will take on his long-time rival at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet in a repeat of three World Championship finals the pair contested at the famous [...]

Wayne Mardle to Host 2010 Brydens Barbados Darts Festival

The Oche — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:55:41 +0000

The ever-popular Wayne Mardle has confirmed that he will return to Barbados to host the Brydens Barbados Darts Festival from November 1 – 11. Wayne and his wife Donna were exceptionally well received at the 2009 event and Festival Director Michael Heal is delighted that they will both be there again in 2010. “Both Wayne [...]

Martin Adams Wins 2nd BDO World Darts Championship

The Oche — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:21:46 +0000

Photo BDODarts.com By Phill Catterick: Martin Adams has clinched his second BDO World Darts Championship title after a thrilling 7-5 win over Dave Chisnall at the Lakeside. `Wolfie` was pushed all the way by the underdog and he really had to dig deep and use his vast experience to overcome the man who beat Ted Hankey and Tony [...]

Taylor Follows up 15th World Championship Win with Player of the Year and Other Awards

The Oche — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:52:34 +0000

PHIL TAYLOR scooped four awards at the Professional Darts Corporation’s Annual Awards Dinner on Monday night, including the prestigious Player of the Year title. Taylor capped an incredible 12 months of success by winning a 15th World Championship title at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Sunday, defeating Simon Whitlock 7-3 in the final. He followed up [...]