Webby poised for PDC debut
The 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts champion, who earlier this month left the British Darts Organisation to ply his trade alongside the likes of Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld in the Professional Darts Corporation, will make his bow on the PDC Pro Tour in Gladbeck this Saturday and Sunday, February 28 and March 1.
This will be a Players Championship double-header at the Hotel Van der Valk.
At the time the move was announced, Webster said: "It's a new challenge and I'm hoping to revamp my darts career. (full article...)
Showing posts with label PDC Pro Tour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PDC Pro Tour. Show all posts
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, November 13, 2008
King beats former world champion
Mervyn King picked up his second PDC Pro Tour win of 2008 with victory in the PartyPoker.net Dutch Darts Trophy.
King defeated five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld 3-2 in the final to claim the £5,000 winner's cheque, following up his victory in April's Scottish Players Championship with another title to jump up to 12th in the PDC Order of Merit.
He defeated Mensur Suljovic, Adrian Gray and Wes Newton in the early stages and then recorded 3-1 wins over Robert Thornton and Colin Lloyd to reach the final. (full article...)
King defeated five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld 3-2 in the final to claim the £5,000 winner's cheque, following up his victory in April's Scottish Players Championship with another title to jump up to 12th in the PDC Order of Merit.
He defeated Mensur Suljovic, Adrian Gray and Wes Newton in the early stages and then recorded 3-1 wins over Robert Thornton and Colin Lloyd to reach the final. (full article...)
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
more Windy City Open... full story this time...
Well I must admit that it has been a bit of a challange to get this one right, but let's try this one more time... I left the link to the 2007 story, and added the full story for this year and it's source link...
Spectator's View of the Windy City Open Dart Tournament 2008
A Spectator's View of the Annual Windy City Open Dart Tournament
Ronnie Baxter Rockets to Win at Professional Dart Competition
t's only in the past year that I've become an amateur dart player in the Windy City Darters Open League. Our team meets on Tuesdays at a local bar, has a few drinks, and plays nine matches against another area dart team. We try to pick up new strategies, make new friends, and attempt to get out of last place. Like any other sport, darts requires psychological as well as physical skill. For us steel tip darters, it even requires the ability to do math--and stay out of the way when those darts fly. No soft points or automatic scoreboards here. It's darting old school style.
This past weekend we got to see darts taken to the next level at the Windy City Open Dart Tournament. It may seem unusual for a simple pub game to acquire such intense devotion, but if curling can be an Olympic sport, why can't darts be serious too? Like baseball or bowling, darts can be a fun pastime for some and a moneymaker for others. Professional darters compete and collect big prizes. In the UK, dart tournaments are even considered worthy of television coverage, and can be found on cable here in America as well.
Begun in 1976, the Windy City Open is North America's longest running dart tournament. The Open is also one of the few tournaments in the United States sanctioned by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), a major darters association that originated in the UK. The Windy City Open draws international dart competitors from England, Canada, the Netherlands, and Ireland to compete head-to-head with local and national players.
The intriguing thing about this dart competition is that whoever coughed up the $145 registration fee could play with the big dogs. Those with less coin could try the $40 qualifier round, which allowed entrants to compete for a spot in the game. The outcome of the Windy City Open Dart Tournament generally favors the professionals, particularly the Brits, but crazy things can happen. It's a motto on our team that any player can be beaten at any time. Darts is a game that allows for spectacular come-from-behind wins. It all depends on how many chances that other darter leaves you to get back into contention. (source link...)
(2007 article)
Spectator's View of the Windy City Open Dart Tournament 2008
A Spectator's View of the Annual Windy City Open Dart Tournament
Ronnie Baxter Rockets to Win at Professional Dart Competition
t's only in the past year that I've become an amateur dart player in the Windy City Darters Open League. Our team meets on Tuesdays at a local bar, has a few drinks, and plays nine matches against another area dart team. We try to pick up new strategies, make new friends, and attempt to get out of last place. Like any other sport, darts requires psychological as well as physical skill. For us steel tip darters, it even requires the ability to do math--and stay out of the way when those darts fly. No soft points or automatic scoreboards here. It's darting old school style.
This past weekend we got to see darts taken to the next level at the Windy City Open Dart Tournament. It may seem unusual for a simple pub game to acquire such intense devotion, but if curling can be an Olympic sport, why can't darts be serious too? Like baseball or bowling, darts can be a fun pastime for some and a moneymaker for others. Professional darters compete and collect big prizes. In the UK, dart tournaments are even considered worthy of television coverage, and can be found on cable here in America as well.
Begun in 1976, the Windy City Open is North America's longest running dart tournament. The Open is also one of the few tournaments in the United States sanctioned by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), a major darters association that originated in the UK. The Windy City Open draws international dart competitors from England, Canada, the Netherlands, and Ireland to compete head-to-head with local and national players.
The intriguing thing about this dart competition is that whoever coughed up the $145 registration fee could play with the big dogs. Those with less coin could try the $40 qualifier round, which allowed entrants to compete for a spot in the game. The outcome of the Windy City Open Dart Tournament generally favors the professionals, particularly the Brits, but crazy things can happen. It's a motto on our team that any player can be beaten at any time. Darts is a game that allows for spectacular come-from-behind wins. It all depends on how many chances that other darter leaves you to get back into contention. (source link...)
(2007 article)
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Windy City Open Players Championship
Windy City Open Players Championship
Second Round
Bob Sinnaeve v Darin Young
Joe Chaney v Wes Newton
Peter Manley v Lionel Sams
Steve Maish 3-0 Colin Osborne
Colin Lloyd 3-0 Bill Davis
Matt Clark 3-1 Andy Jenkins
Andy Hamilton v
Tony Eccles 3-1 Barrie Bates
Terry Jenkins 3-1 Dave Honey
Mark Walsh 3-2 Steve Beaton
Ray Carver 3-1 Alan Tabern
Kevin McDine 3-1 Kevin Painter
Frederick Krueger 3-1 Chris White
Denis Ovens v Gary Mawson
Wayne Mardle 3-1 John Kuczynski
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Adrian Gray
Losers £150
(full article...)
Second Round
Bob Sinnaeve v Darin Young
Joe Chaney v Wes Newton
Peter Manley v Lionel Sams
Steve Maish 3-0 Colin Osborne
Colin Lloyd 3-0 Bill Davis
Matt Clark 3-1 Andy Jenkins
Andy Hamilton v
Tony Eccles 3-1 Barrie Bates
Terry Jenkins 3-1 Dave Honey
Mark Walsh 3-2 Steve Beaton
Ray Carver 3-1 Alan Tabern
Kevin McDine 3-1 Kevin Painter
Frederick Krueger 3-1 Chris White
Denis Ovens v Gary Mawson
Wayne Mardle 3-1 John Kuczynski
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Adrian Gray
Losers £150
(full article...)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Dennis Takes Kitchener Open Victory
Dennis Priestley claimed his second PDC Pro Tour victory of the year with a 3-1 win over Lionel Sams in the Kitchener Open Players Championship.
The Dennis Priestley website...
Priestley Takes Kitchener Open Victory
DENNIS PRIESTLEY claimed his second PDC Pro Tour victory of the year with a 3-1 win over Lionel Sams in the Kitchener Open Players Championship.
The veteran Yorkshireman won a Players Championship in Bristol, and his tremendous recent form continued in Canada as he claimed the £5,000 first prize. (full article...)
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