World Series of Darts: Breaking News Updates

Well it seems it will be on again in 2007. Are you ready to qualify?
World Series of Darts: Breaking News Updates: "Over 2,000 players attempted to qualify for the event, including 256 who entered the Friday Night Madness tournament which offered the final four American places.

'It's been a fantastic event,' said Taylor.

'This is a massive breakthrough for darts in America and I'm sure it will be bigger next year."

Dartoids World - Two Smart Guys

Dartoids World: "Fairclough and Nickolson -- Two Smart Guys who aren't Mates
# 257 06/01/2006

There are two things in life that intimidate me.

The first of course is women. How when I look straight into their eyes every single one of them on Earth knows that I’m really trying to sneak a peek down their shirts, I just do not understand. It’s a mystery.

The other is computer techies. Don’t ask me why. I suppose it’s like having a conversation with a Brit or for that matter a woman – no matter how slowly they talk or carefully they explain something to me, I just don’t get it."

Event Results: bullshooter.com

"BullShooter Finals
Saturday
Pro Doubles

* 1st Place: Darin Young & John Part
* 2nd Place: Brad Wethington & Daniel Baggish
* 3rd Place: Glen Gage & Big Dog

Pro Luck Doubles

* 1st Place: John Part & John Husman
* 2nd Place: Randolph Marche & Steven Ulry
* 3rd Place: Scott Kirchner & Andre Egsehreiht

Men's Doubles

* 1st Place: Nick Linberg & Ben Beltz
* 2nd Place: Scott Miller & PAt Cleveland
* 3rd Place: Gary Stevens & Gary Wanta

Women's Doubles A

* 1st Place: Teena Marie Cunningham & Stacey Bromberg
* 2nd Place: Wendy Wermerskirchen & Dawn Strabavy
* 3rd Place: Paula Murphy & ?

Women's Doubles B

* 1st Place: Ruth Kenny & Lisa Loehl
* 2nd Place: Patricia Arden & Melissa Barron
* 3rd Place: Lisa Ekwal & Theresa Clark

Mixed Cricket

* 1st Place: Paula Murphy & Robbie Sharpless
* 2nd Place: Krissy Grimal & Joseph Mateja
* 3rd Place: Diana Van de Kasteele & Angel Porras

Friday
Mens's Top Gun

* 1st Place: John Part
* 2nd Place: Darin Young
* 3rd Place: Scott Kirchner

Womens's Top Gun

* 1st Place: Stacy Bromberg
* 2nd Place: Krissy Grimal
* 3rd Place: Paula Murphy

Mens's Top Gun

* 1st Place: Carolyn Nessman, Lane Helgeson & Pat Cleveland
* 2nd Place: Krissy Grimal, Tim Tegel & Tim Stegmann
* 3rd Place: Vicki Richards, Craig Copeland & Mark Hilbert"

Event Results: bullshooter.com

"BullShooter Finals
Saturday
Pro Doubles

* 1st Place: Darin Young & John Part
* 2nd Place: Brad Wethington & Daniel Baggish
* 3rd Place: Glen Gage & Big Dog

Pro Luck Doubles

* 1st Place: John Part & John Husman
* 2nd Place: Randolph Marche & Steven Ulry
* 3rd Place: Scott Kirchner & Andre Egsehreiht

Men's Doubles

* 1st Place: Nick Linberg & Ben Beltz
* 2nd Place: Scott Miller & PAt Cleveland
* 3rd Place: Gary Stevens & Gary Wanta

Women's Doubles A

* 1st Place: Teena Marie Cunningham & Stacey Bromberg
* 2nd Place: Wendy Wermerskirchen & Dawn Strabavy
* 3rd Place: Paula Murphy & ?

Women's Doubles B

* 1st Place: Ruth Kenny & Lisa Loehl
* 2nd Place: Patricia Arden & Melissa Barron
* 3rd Place: Lisa Ekwal & Theresa Clark

Mixed Cricket

* 1st Place: Paula Murphy & Robbie Sharpless
* 2nd Place: Krissy Grimal & Joseph Mateja
* 3rd Place: Diana Van de Kasteele & Angel Porras

Friday
Mens's Top Gun

* 1st Place: John Part
* 2nd Place: Darin Young
* 3rd Place: Scott Kirchner

Womens's Top Gun

* 1st Place: Stacy Bromberg
* 2nd Place: Krissy Grimal
* 3rd Place: Paula Murphy

Mens's Top Gun

* 1st Place: Carolyn Nessman, Lane Helgeson & Pat Cleveland
* 2nd Place: Krissy Grimal, Tim Tegel & Tim Stegmann
* 3rd Place: Vicki Richards, Craig Copeland & Mark Hilbert"

Dartoids World

Dartoids World: "SCREW YOU!
# 256 05/26/2006

To everybody who gave me grief last night before league: the title of this column is especially for you.



My buddies – Fran Horuzy, Jason Morton and Lionel Eubanks got ALL OVER my ass because I snorted out a last minute substitute and raced to my car before the first dart was thrown. "

Sherwood Park News- Darts: Sharp darts honoured

"Sharp darts honoured

by Shane Jones
Wednesday May 24, 2006
Sherwood Park News — It was a year of changes for the Sherwood Park Pub Dart League.
Gone was the C division in favour of larger A and B pools. And the focus on strictly team play was divided to include singles and doubles elements as well.
And it appears the moves were all on target.
The SPPDL recently wrapped up another successful season with their annual end of the year awards banquet."

Planet Darts - Fleet Wins Prospect AGP Event

"ANTHONY FLEET has won the latest Australian Grand Prix tournament at Prospect, NSW at the weekend, the Jack Daniels Open."

Australian Grand Prix - Prospect, NSW
Winner: Anthony Fleet - $2,000, 10 AGP points
Runner-Up: Brian Roach - $1,000, 8 AGP points
Semi-Finalists: Russell Stewart, Barry Jouannet Jnr - $400, 6 AGP points
Quarter-Finalists: Stuart Everson, Paul Cotton, Phil Heath, Arthur Jones - $150, 4 AGP points
Last 16: Colin Bell, Daniel Sim, Rod Crawford, Jason Hobson, Kevin Luland, Rex Polley, Vic Walker - $50, AGP points

ESPN - world series of darts: TV listings

ESPN and ESPN2 will be broadcasting the World Series of Darts Episodes in one hour segments. Please check your local listings for times in your area. Updates will be regularly posted here!
ESPN - world series of darts: TV listings:

"ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 18, 7:00 PM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 19, 4:00 PM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 20, 2:30 AM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 20, 10:00 PM EDT

ESPN2 World World Series of Darts
July 21, 3:00 AM EDT

ESPN2 World World Series of Darts
July 21, 5:00 PM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 22, 2:00 AM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 22, 7:00 PM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 23, 12:00 AM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 23, 3:00 PM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 24, 4:00 PM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 25, 1:00 AM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 25, 7:00 PM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 27, 1:00 PM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 27, 1:00 PM EDT

ESPN World World Series of Darts
July 27, 2:00 PM EDT"

Dartoids World: LAST report on - WSoD

Dartoids World: "The Future of the WSOD is now up to YOU!
# 255 05/21/2006

Unfortunately this LAST report on the Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) inaugural World Series of Darts (WSOD) is not coming to you from the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort. The joint was attacked today by COWBOYS and I had to make a made a hasty retreat."

Darts on TV - 6-2-06

Darts on TV - Yahoo! TV
"• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts: UK Open'
FSW, Fri Jun 02 11:00am PDT"

Planet Darts - "ROLAND SCHOLTEN v. DENNIS PRIESTLEY

"ROLAND SCHOLTEN 4-6 DENNIS PRIESTLEY:
DENNIS PRIESTLEY overcame stubborn resistance from Roland Scholten before winning through to the quarter-finals of the World Series of Darts.

The two-time World Champion twice held three-leg leads during the match, only for his Dutch opponent to hit back and put the pressure on."

Planet Darts: 2006 World Series of Darts - 2nd Round

"2006 World Series of Darts - Second Round
Saturday Results
Colin Lloyd 5-6 Adrian Lewis
Andy Jenkins 4-6 Denis Ovens
Peter Manley 6-2 Mark Walsh
Roland Scholten 4-6 Dennis Priestley
Sunday Fixtures
Phil Taylor v Terry Jenkins
Kevin Painter v Mark Dudbridge
Wayne Mardle v John Kuczynski
Ronnie Baxter v Alan Warriner-Little
Best of 11 Legs - First four games to be played on Saturday, final four to be played on Sunday."

Planet Darts - 2006 World Series of Darts First Round

"2006 World Series of Darts First Round:

Colin Lloyd 6-2 Isen Veljic
Adrian Lewis 6-0 Jim Widmayer
Andy Jenkins 6-1 Tom Curtin
Denis Ovens 6-4 Bill Davis
Peter Manley 6-3 Ray Carver
Mark Walsh 6-4 Jeffrey Russell
Roland Scholten 6-1 Roger Carter
Dennis Priestley 6-1 Joe Efter
Phil Taylor 6-2 Tim O'Gorman
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Timothy Grossman
Kevin Painter 6-3 Jim Watkins
Mark Dudbridge 6-0 Joe Slivan
Wayne Mardle 6-3 Dave DePriest
John Part 5-6 John Kuczynski
Ronnie Baxter 6-1 Brad Wethington
Alan Warriner-Little 6-0 Joe Chaney
Best of 11 Legs"

News & Star: Carlisle-based Peter Manley

News & Star: "Cumbrian stars in $1m Sun Casino competition

Published on 20/05/2006

By Martin Morgan

CUMBRIA’S top two darts stars will this weekend face American rivals chasing a $1 million bounty in the United States.

Carlisle-based Peter Manley and Alan Warriner-Little, who lives near Maryport, will be competing in the new World Series of Darts, the biggest tournament ever staged in the United States."

Dartoids World: WSoD - The Madness is Over!

Dartoids World:
# 253 05/19/2006

"Friday Night Madness is over and it wasn’t really madness and for this KUDO must go out to Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Tournament Director Tommy Cox. Somehow tonight he not only managed to corral 256 American 'last chance' World Series of Darts (WSOD) hopefuls into the bowels of the Mohegan Arena, someway he and his fine staff also managed to get them all out of the venue in a mere five hours time. From start to finish the competition ran more smoothly than anyone might have imagined, including I am willing to bet, Cox himself.



The Mohegan arena, home to the WNBA Connecticut Sun, has seen a lot over the few short years of its life. Tim McGraw. Bon Jovi. Rod Stewart. Davis Cup tennis. Even the World’s Strongest Man competition. "

Dartoids World - Oceans 15

Dartoids World: "Oceans 15
# 252 05/19/2006

Here I am among the Indians along the Thames River in the scenic foothills of southeastern Connecticut for the first ever million dollar World Series of Darts (WSOD). It’s been a bit harrowing so far, hanging out as I have been with all these Indians and the Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) Dick Allix. So please note: despite the last line of this column I will be back again tomorrow with the results of Friday Night Madness.



If you’re British and you’re reading this (and you pretty much have to because this is one tournament you’re not gonna be able to flip on your damn telly to watch) there are a couple of things you must know.

"

Dartoids World - Thank you, Stan James!

Dartoids World: "Thank you, Stan James!
# 251 05/17/2006

It seems like only yesterday that word popped out in the New York Times that the Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) Barry Hearn, Michael Davies (the bloke who brought us Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Wife Swap) and ESPN had struck a deal. It was last October actually, just about six moons ago…



The news seemed too good to be true.



But it was true. The richest extravaganza in the history of the sport of darts, the World Series of Darts (WSOD), was ON and the whole thing was going to unfold on American soil (which we stole from the Indians) and be broadcast beginning July 18 in eight prime-time segments on American television. The top prize for an American, if an American could achieve the unthinkable – beat the odds (currently set at 25-1 by British sports bookmaker Stan James) and outlast the top sixteen professionals in the world – was set at a whopping one million dollars. "

Last week of May: Darts on TV - Yahoo! TV

Darts on TV Listings Yahoo! TV
"• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts: UK Open'
FSW, Fri May 26 11:00am PDT
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts: UK Open'
FSW, Tue May 30 04:00pm PDT"

Nashuatelegraph.com: Local/Regional

"Nashua darts player targets $1m top prize


By MIKE MORIN, Telegraph Correspondent

Published: Friday, May. 19, 2006


NASHUA – New Hampshire has produced many world-class athletes: Carlton Fisk, Chris Carpenter, Matt Bonner, Jenny Thompson and now Nashua’s Ray Carver. You don’t know Carver yet, but after this weekend, you may.

So, who is this Ray Carver, anyway? And why does his name not ring a bell?"

Norwich Bulletin - Local dominates darts

Danielson man competing in World Series of Darts this weekend.:
"Local dominates darts


By BRIAN WALLHEIMER

Norwich Bulletin

Joe Efter has been playing darts for about 18 years and never needed to practice.

But over the last two months, he's found a reason to sharpen his game.

Efter, of Danielson, will be one of 16 Americans competing at the World Series of Darts at Mohegan Sun. It is the first tournament of its kind, being put on by ESPN and will pit Americans against the top 16 players in the world."

digg.com ESPN - World Series of Darts

OK folks someone posted a link to a story about the WSoD on digg.com, but most of the comments don't show much love for the sport of darts. If you use dig.com share the love for the sport of darts!
ESPN to air the World Series of Darts: "ESPN to air the World Series of Darts

In an effort to find the next great television spectators sport, ESPN is planning on airing The World Series of Darts. The popularity of the sport for the British is what probably got it it's chance here in the states. The event will be held from May 19-21 at the Mohegan Sun Casino.

Also heres a the link to the blog post."

Planet Darts - Le Skratch Event - Results

Le Skratch Event - Results
"2006 Le Skratch Sarantos Retsinas Memorial Darts Tournament
Winner: Barrie Bates ($5,000, 5 ranking points)
Runner-Up: Terry Jenkins ($2,500, 4 ranking points)

Semi-Finals
Terry Jenkins 3-0 Dennis Priestley
Barrie Bates 3-1 Gerry Convery
Losers $1,000, 3 ranking points

Quarter-Finals
Dennis Priestley 3-1 Paul Bolduc
Terry Jenkins 3-0 Wes Newton
Gerry Convery 3-0 Sylvain Borque
Barrie Bates 3-2 Bill Davis
Losers $500, 2 ranking points

Last 16
Dennis Priestley 3-1 Martin Tremblay
Paul Bolduc 3-2 Darin Young
Wes Newton 3-0 Claude Sequin
Terry Jenkins 3-2 Dan Olson
Sylvain Bourque 3-2 Isen Veljic
Gerry Convery 3-2 Andre Carmen
Barrie Bates 3-1 Frederick Krueger
Bill Davis 3-2 John Part
Losers $250, 1 ranking point"

Planet Darts - Quartet Book Desert Classic Places

"Quartet Book Desert Classic Places

THE four North American Pre-Qualifiers for the 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic are Darin Young, Ray Carver, Brad Wethington and Canadian Gerry Convery.

American trio Young, Carver and Wethington ended clear of John Kuczynski and Isen Veljic in the BEN Pro Rankings, which see players earn points from 23 events during the year."

Planet Darts - Bates Wins Le Skratch Event

"Bates Wins Le Skratch Event

BARRIE BATES won the 2006 Le Skratch Sarantos Restinas Memorial Darts Tournament in Montreal on Sunday, defeating Terry Jenkins in the final."

Planet Darts: Lloyd & Van Barneveld To Meet In IDL Final

"Lloyd & Van Barneveld To Meet In IDL Final

COLIN LLOYD and Raymond van Barneveld will contest the final of the Topic International Darts League after victories over Roland Scholten and Simon Whitlock on Saturday night."

Darts on TV May 5 - 23

Darts on TV May 5 - 23
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts'
FSW, Sun May 14 04:00pm PDT
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts'
FSW, Tue May 16 04:00pm PDT
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts'
FSW, Fri May 19 11:00am PDT
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts: UK Open'
FSW, Sun May 21 04:00pm PDT
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts: UK Open'
FSW, Tue May 23 04:00pm PDT"

Check your local listings as times and broadcast dates may vary!

Ancaster News: Darts qualifiers

Ancaster News: "The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 36 Youth Dart League had very successful results at the District youth championships held in Fort Erie with players advancing to the provincial championships in five categories. Senior team Stephanie Cooley, Kaya Slavin, Paige Miller and Sara Wiley finished in second place, two senior doubles teams Chris Niemeyer and Jordan Deneau, second place, Stephanie Cooley and Paige Miller, third place, and winning the senior singles championship was Paige Miller. In the junior category 11-15 years, Jesse Roung, third place, and winning the junior doubles championship was the team of Tommy Schram and Olivia Harrington."

Planet Darts - IDL Quarter-Final Reports

"SIMON WHITLOCK 6-5 PHIL TAYLOR
(2-1, 2-1, 0-2, 2-1, 0-2, 2-1, 0-2, 0-2, 1-2, 2-0, 4-3)

SIMON WHITLOCK edged out Phil Taylor 6-5 in a classic contest to move into the last four of the Topic International Darts League.

The Australian was sensational against the 13-time World Champion, leading 3-1 and 4-2 as well as fighting back when Taylor stormed into a 5-4 lead.

Whitlock announced his intentions by coming from behind to win the opening set, before adding the second in a decider to move 2-0 up."

Sun.Star Bacolod - 28 join monthly Panasonic Darts tourney

Sun.Star Bacolod - 28 join monthly Panasonic Darts tourney:
"Thursday, May 11, 2006
28 join monthly Panasonic Darts tourney
By Henry C. Villalva

A total of 28 darters representing various darts clubs in the province competed in the recently concluded regular monthly darts tournament for the month of April organized by the Association of Negros Darters and Dart Clubs (ANDDC) and sponsored by Panasonic held at the Tops Millennium Plaza last April 29. "

Darts - Midlothian Today: Midlothian Open

"Midlothian darts players on target
Donald MacDonald of Oban won the Midlothian Open Singles darts tournament at Easthouses Miners Club last week — and the £1500 first prize.
Runner-up was George Dalgleish (Bonnyrigg) and losing semi finalists were Ross Montgomery (Glasgow), Mark Barilli (Glasgow). Other results:

Midlothian Open pairs: winners, George Dalglish & Mike Veitch (Bonnyrigg); runners up, Andy Murray & John Henderson (Aberdeen); beaten semi finalists, Stephen Bunting & Alan Kilroe (Liverpool), Mark Barilli & Andy Kerr (Glasgow)."

Planet Darts - Baxter Moves Into IDL Second Round

"Monday 8 May
Gary Anderson 6-4 Per Laursen
Paul Hogan 6-5 Brian Sorensen
Martin Adams 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
Dick van Dijk 6-4 Andy Fordham
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Niels de Ruiter
Ted Hankey 6-3 John Walton
Mareno Michels 6-4 Tony Martin
Shaun Greatbatch 6-5 Tony O'Shea"

Planet Darts - Baxter Moves Into Second Round

Baxter Moves Into IDL Second Round:
"Monday 8 May
Gary Anderson 6-4 Per Laursen
Paul Hogan 6-5 Brian Sorensen
Martin Adams 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
Dick van Dijk 6-4 Andy Fordham
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Niels de Ruiter
Ted Hankey 6-3 John Walton
Mareno Michels 6-4 Tony Martin
Shaun Greatbatch 6-5 Tony O'Shea"

Planet Darts - PDC Raises Prize Money To £2M

"PDC Raises Prize Money To £2M

PRIZE MONEY on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit will be increased to £2 million in 2007.

The PDC have increased prize funds for the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship and Stan James World Matchplay in the past 12 months.

All five major PDC tournaments, along with the Holsten Premier League Darts, will now enjoy increases in prize money over the next 12 months."

John Kuczynski - JohnnyK World Professional Darts Player from the U.S.A. (USA): WSoD qualifier Website

John Kuczynski - JohnnyK World Professional Darts Player from the U.S.A. : "Welcome to the OFFICIAL Website of John Kuczynski!

This site is a work-in-progress and will improve in content with time..."

Roger Carter - Darts: WSoD qualifier Website

Roger Carter - Darts: "Roger Carter's website!
(It's brand new. Still working on it!)

"

Jim Widmayer Official Web Page - WSoD qualifier Website

Jim Widmayer Official Web Page:
"1998
LONG ISLAND SPRING CLASSIC 501 SINGLES
SPACE COAST 501 DOUBLES W/ROGER CARTER

1997
U.S. WORLD CUP TEAM
U.S.NATIONAL TEAM
CANADIAN OPEN MIXED DOUBLES W/'RANI GILL'
CLIPPER CITY CRICKET SINGLES

Ray Carver - Professional Dart Player -WSoD qualifier Website!

Ray Carver - Professional Dart Player: "Ray Carver

Some of Ray's Accomplishments
4 Time Winmau World Masters
6 Time Us National Team
2001 ADO points Champion
2002 ADO National 501 Champion
2002 Quarter Finals in Saskatoon (losing to Phil Taylor 3-1)
2002 Wild Card in Ladbrokes World Darts Championships
2003 World Cup (Epinal France) Team Event Champion ( Me, Johnny K, Bill Davis, George Walls)
2005 World Cup (Perth Australia)
2005 Quarter Finals Las Vegas Desert Classic ( Wes Newton 4-2)
2005 Wild Card in Ladbrokes World Darts Championships"

Planet Darts - PDC Quartet Progress In Topic IDL

PDC Quartet Progress In Topic IDL
"Topic International Darts League Sunday Results
Afternoon Session
Phil Taylor 6-5 Paul Hanvidge
Darryl Fitton 6-4 Co Stompe
Tony Eccles 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Colin Lloyd 6-2 Martin Atkins
Niels de Ruiter 6-5 Ted Hankey
Ronnie Baxter 6-5 John Walton
Gary Anderson 6-3 Brian Sorensen
Per Laursen 6-3 Paul Hogan
Tony Martin 6-1 Shaun Greatbatch
Tony O'Shea 6-3 Mareno Michels

Evening Session
Martin Adams 6-3 Andy Fordham
Jelle Klaasen 6-3 Dick van Dijk
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Johnny Nijs
Roland Scholten 6-1 Albertino Essers
Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Mervyn King
Gary Robson 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Darryl Fitton 6-2 Paul Hanvidge
Phil Taylor 6-0 Co Stompe
Tony Eccles 6-1 Martin Atkins
Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Colin Lloyd"

Just in case you don't have enough trivia in you life - Dart Trivia

There's more at the site:

Dart Trivia: "* Dartboards are made from compressed biscuits of African sisal.

* In 1896, Brian Gamlin, a British carpenter, arranged the numbers on the dartboard as we see them still today.

* Flights made of real turkey feathers are becoming harder to get because of unsatisfactory feathers due to an increasing demand for smaller turkeys.

* The best wooden one-piece darts were manufactured by peasants in the Jura Mountains of Southern France.

* The first man to sell matched sets of brass darts was a Hungarian salesman of boiler linings named Frank Lowy. He went on to found Unicorn darts, still the largest darts manufacturers in the world."

Dave DePriest World Series of Darts Qualifier

Dave DePriest World Series of Darts Qualifier: "A Day in the Life - A Month at a Time

May 2006
Wow, what a hectic pace these past few months have been. Between sponsor negotiations, media interviews, and practice I have hardly had any time to myself. Its been a grueling but exciting time to be sure. I have been hitting the board at least 4 hours a day practicing for the WSOD."

The site looks very professional! Stop in and have a look!
http://www.davedepriest.com

Darts on TV update thru 5-16 - Yahoo! TV -

As always check your local listings!
Darts on TV update thru 5-16
"Darts - 'World Championships of Darts'
FSW, Sat May 06 01:00pm PDT
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts'
FSW, Sun May 07 05:00pm PDT
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts'
FSW, Tue May 09 04:00pm PDT
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts'
FSW, Fri May 12 11:00am PDT
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts'
FSW, Sun May 14 04:00pm PDT
• Darts - 'World Championships of Darts'
FSW, Tue May 16 04:00pm PDT"

Planet Darts - International Darts League

"Topic International Darts League Information

THE schedule of play, format and prize money for the 2006 Topic International Darts League, which begins at the Triavium in Nijmegen on Saturday 6 May.

PDC stars Colin Lloyd, Phil Taylor, Ronnie Baxter, Roland Scholten and Raymond van Barneveld have been invited to take part in the 32-man event.

Schedule of Play
First Round
Saturday 6 May
Afternoon Session
Mervyn King v Vincent van der Voort
Gary Robson v Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock v Roland Scholten
Albertino Essers v Jonny Nijs
Niels de Ruiter v John Walton
Ted Hankey v Ronnie Baxter
Tony Eccles v Colin Lloyd
Michael van Gerwen v Martin Atkins
Paul Hanvidge v Co Stompe
Phil Taylor v Darryl Fitton

Evening Session
Gary Anderson v Paul Hogan
Brian Sorensen v Per Laursen
Martin Adams v Dick van Dijk
Andy Fordham v Jelle Klaasen
Tony Martin v Tony O'Shea
Shaun Greatbatch v Mareno Michels
Mervyn King v Gary Robson
Vincent van der Voort v Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock v Albertino Essers
Roland Scholten v Jonny Nijs

Sunday 7 May
Afternoon Session
Paul Hanvidge v Phil Taylor
Co Stompe v Darryl Fitton
Tony Eccles v Michael van Gerwen
Colin Lloyd v Martin Atkins
Niels de Ruiter v Ted Hankey
John Walton v Ronnie Baxter
Gary Anderson v Brian Sorensen
Paul Hogan v Per Laursen
Tony Martin v Shaun Greatbatch
Tony O'Shea v Mareno Michels

Evening Session
Martin Adams v Andy Fordham
Dick van Dijk v Jelle Klaasen
Simon Whitlock v Jonny Nijs
Albertino Essers v Roland Scholten
Mervyn King v Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Robson v Vincent van der Voort
Paul Hanvidge v Darryl Fitton
Phil Taylor v Co Stompe
Tony Eccles v Martin Atkins
Michael van Gerwen v Colin Lloyd

Monday 8 May
Gary Anderson v Per Laursen
Brian Sorensen
Martin Adams v Jelle Klaasen
Andy Fordham v Dick van Dijk
Niels de Ruiter v Ronnie Baxter
Ted Hankey v John Walton
Tony Martin v Mareno Michels
Shaun Greatbatch v Tony O'Shea

Second Round
Tuesday 9 May
Eight Matches

Wednesday 10 May
Eight Matches

Thursday 11 May
Eight Matches

Quarter-Finals
Friday 12 May

Semi-Finals
Saturday 13 May

Final
Sunday 14 May

Format

First Round	Best of 11 legs
Second Round	Best of 13 legs
Quarter-Finals	Best of 11 sets, three legs per set
Semi-Finals	Best of 17 sets, three legs per set
Final	Best of 25 sets, three legs per set

Prize Fund

Winner	30,000 Euro
Runner-Up	15,000 Euro
Semi-Finalists	7,500 Euro
Quarter-Finalists	4,500 Euro
Last 16	3,000 Euro
Last 32	2,000 Euro
Highest Checkout	1,000 Euro

"

BBC SPORT: Darts - Barney notches up triple victory

Raymond van Barneveld scored a hat-trick of wins in his latest Holsten Premier League Darts outing.

The Dutchman first saw off England's Colin Lloyd 8-5 at the Rivermead Centre in Reading."

News & Star - Darts: Manley’s Premier League chance

News & Star: "Poor finishing blows away Manley’s Premier League chance:

Published on 06/05/2006

By Martin Morgan

PETER Manley’s hopes of booking a Holsten Premier League play-off place and the chance of landing the £50,000 first prize disappeared with a disappointing 8-3 defeat against Ronnie Baxter in Reading.

Carlisle-based Manley went in to the final league clash holding fourth place, and he knew that a win would take him in to the semi-finals at Plymouth at the end of the month."

Sky Sports - Darts: Premier League - LLOYD

"COOL LLOYD GRABS SEMI-FINAL SPOT
Thursday 4th May 2006


In the final match of the 10th round of qualifying matches Colin Lloyd edged past Ronnie Baxter to claim a place in the semi-finals of the Premier League.

The world number one got the better of Wayne Mardle 8-4 to secure the final spot in the last four after a rollercoaster evening of darts in Reading."

Planet Darts - Nanango Win For Homer

"Nanango Win For Homer

RUSSELL HOMER has won the third event of the Australian Grand Prix, at Nanango in Queensland.

Homer defeated Queensland's Dave Marshall 4-1 in the final to put himself up to sixth in the AGP standings.

Danny Graham and Lindsay Wells reached the semi-finals, with Barry Jouannet bowing out at the last eight stage."

Professional Dart Players Assn. - 2006 Budweiser UK Open

"McDonald Wins UK Open Place
THE final Greene King Qualifier for the 2006 Budweiser UK Open is Shaun McDonald, who won Sunday's Scottish Regional Final in Aberdeen.
2006 Budweiser UK Open
Greene King Scottish Regional Final
First Round
Shaun McDonald 3-0 Alan Geddes
David Allan 3-2 Stephen Philliben
Arthur Jenkins 3-0 Darren Proctor
Scott Baker 3-0 Derek Lassamer

Semi-Finals
Shaun McDonald 3-0 David Allan
Scott Baker 3-2 Arthur Jenkins

Final
Shaun McDonald 3-1 Scott Baker"

SEWA-darts.com & Dartplayer.net

This just in from Erik at SEWA-darts.com!

SEWA-darts.com & Dartplayer.net: "Many of you know that I have been conducting a 'Dartboard Comparison Test' since the beginning of the year and that test is now complete.

The following boards were part of this comparison test:

1. Unicorn Eclipse Pro
2. Unicorn Radius
3. Nodor Supawire
4. DMI Bandit

I'll have a full report out on the test soon, but here are the results in short form:

1st: Unicorn Eclipse Pro.

The Eclipse Pro handled some pretty heavy abuse with up to 7 nights a week of use and from 3 to 5 hours at a time. It was dropped, had strange objects thrown at it, was pulled (ripped really) off the wall and was bent to the point that the wires began to protrude from the board.

However, despite the damage and the signs of wear players preferred to play on the Eclipse Pro even over a brand new DMI Bandit and NODOR Supawire!

I found myself liking all the boards though, but in he end I just wanted to play on the Eclipse Pro and I really didn't care what shape it was in -- and neither did anyone else it would seem.

Part of this test was to see which board got the most use -- The Eclipse Pro was used probably 3 to 4 times more then any other board!

That says something.

So the 'officially recommended dartboard' of SEWA-Darts.com in 2006 is the Unicorn Eclipse Pro!

Congratulations go out to Unicorn for producing such a fine product and may we all get to play on Eclipse Pros!

Erik"

Dartoids World - WSoD Player Profile: John Kuczynski

Dartoids World: "John Kuczynski
# 250 05/01/2006

World Series of Darts Player Profile



It’s going to be tough… the top sixteen in the world are great players. But there are a lot of great players here in the U.S. (too). I’m looking forward to it. I’ll have a lot of support there from family and friends.
-- John Kuczynski
....
As the story goes, Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Chairman Barry Hearn has commented that Zion Grove, Pennsylvania’s John Kuczynski’s top sixteen finish at last year’s Ladbrokes World Profession Darts Championship cost him $25,000.

Whether the story’s true or not is anybody’s guess."