Darts Review 2008

Darts Review 2008
Taylor back on form in glorious 2008 for darting superstar

We must have led on Phil Taylor in a darts review year after year, but 2008 has definitely been the year of 'The Power' - with the rebirth of the greatest player ever.

The early part of the year saw Taylor being written off by many after failing to reach the PDC World Championship final for the first time, after he made a host of changes to his game including some controversial new arrows.

John Part was a surprise winner of the world title against an even more surprising finalist in qualifier Kirk Shepherd, who fell just short after a fairytale run at Alexandra Palace.
(full article...)

The Darts Fly at the Eudunda Invitational Tournament Last Weekend

2008 Report

The Darts Fly at the Eudunda Invitational Tournament Last Weekend

Eudunda was the venue for a sea of red Polo and T Shirts covering over 120 bodies which included 70 Plus Players both men and women, the organizers, Sponsors and the volunteers in the bar and kitchen creating an atmosphere of belonging and excitement. (full article...)

WDF Rankings 2008

The last tournament of 2008 is over and the ranking positions finalised.



In the mens ranking Englands Scott Waites takes first place with Gary Anderson, Scotland, in second and Martin Adams, England, in third.



Francisca Hoenselaar, Netherlands, took first place in the ladies with Irina Armstrong, Russia, in second, and Englands Trina Gulliver in third. (full report...)

U.S. Team National Finals - Report

2008-12-15 - ADO WORLD CUP TALLY: Coming Up The Back Stretch
The ADO 2009 World Cup Team consists of four men and two women. The U.S. Team National Finals on October 10th, 2008 in Austin, Texas named Ryan Barnette, Chris White and Marilyn Popp, (full article...)

ZUIDERDUIN MASTERS - Sunday 14th

Mens Semi-Finals (5 sets of 5 legs)

14.30 UK Time 1st Semi-Final Tony O`Shea (29.86) 2 v 3 (31.40) Scott Waites
15.15 UK Time 2nd Semi-Final Gary Anderson (31.17) 3 v 0 (28.15) Henny v/d Ster



Ladies Final (3 sets of 5 legs)

16.00 UK Time Women's Final Lisa Ashton (26.14) 2 v 0 (21.97 ) Trina Gulliver



Mens Final (9 sets of 5 legs)

16.30 UK Time Scott Waites (31.25) 4 v 5 (33.07) Gary Anderson


http://stream.rtvnh.nl/TVNH/
(source link...)

DARTS: The final one he wanted

MARTIN Adams ended his long wait for Winmau World Masters glory last Sunday.
The Market Deeping thrower captured the second biggest tournament in the British Darts Organisation calendar for the first time in his career, beating Scott Waites 7-6 in the final.

He missed three darts for the match before finally sinking an arrow in double eight on the fourth leg of the deciding set. (full article...)

Darts: Waites beaten in Brid thriller

SCOTT Waites came agonisingly close to winning the Winmau World Masters at Bridlington Spa yesterday, losing 7-6 to 2007 world champion Martin Adams in a cliffhanger of a final.
Waites, the 31-year-old former Sowerby Bridge player who now lives at Ainley Top, had competed superbly throughout the three-day event and defeat must have been a bitter pill to swallow.

(full article...)

Russian woman to line up at PDC world championship

ANASTASIA Dobromyslova of Russia will compete in the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship after opting to move onto the PDC circuit, writes Bruce McHenry.


Dobromyslova, 24, will be only the second woman to compete in the event – succeeding Gayl King, who lost 3-1 to Graeme Stoddart in 2001 – and has taken the final place in the preliminary round following the withdrawal of an Indian qualifier. (full article...)

today's email....

2008 Holiday Classic II
Hey Everybody,

Just wanted to send out a final email for the Holiday Classic. Only 5 days away!!! Please pass this around to anyone that you think will be interested in playing. I receive a few calls from people saying they haven't seen a flyer, so I am attaching another one to this email and I will also provide a couple of links to where you can download a flyer. Hope to see y'all there!!
Thanks
Bob Beam

P.S. any questions, call me @ 214-507-8375

American Dart Organization


Announcements

Scroll down on either of these links to find the Holiday Classic Flyer. On the ADO Page, click on the ADO Logo next to the Holiday Classic II to download a flyer.

Darts players help lift town's economy

ONE of the darts world's top tournaments provided an out-of-season lift to Bridlington's tourism trade.

Thousands flocked to the resort to watch some of the world's best players battling it out at the Spa.

For the past two years, the Winmau World Masters darts championships have been held at Bridlington's Leisure World.

But this year the British Darts Organisation's premier tournament returned to the town's Spa following its £19.5m refurbishment.

Darts fans from around the world booked (full article...)

At long last Wolfie masters the Winmau

MARTIN Adams dramatically ended his long wait for Winmau World Masters glory on Sunday morning (7 December).
The Market Deeping legend had never previously managed to capture the second biggest tournament in the British Darts Organisation calendar, but he put that right in fine style by seeing off Scott Waites 7-6 in a final thriller.

Adams pocketed a cool £25,000 for his troubles and also earned another £1,000 for producing the highest checkout of the televised stages with a 160.

He said: "I have been trying to win this tournament for close to 20 years and I can't tell you how wonderful it feels to have done it.
(full article...)

Former world champion Martin Adams edged out Scott Waites 7-6 to win the Winmau World Masters in Bridlington and a cheque for £25,000.

There was never more than a set between the players and it needed two extra legs in the final set to separate them, Cambridgeshire ace Adams hitting double 16 after mising three earlier throws at winning doubles.
(full article...)

Bracket at:
http://www.bdodarts.com/winmau/2008/MENSWORLDMASTERSFINALS.html

Adams and O'Shea into Winmau Masters semis

TONY O'SHEA earned the chance to break his duck in darts' majors after booking his place in Sunday's Winmau Masters semi-finals with some superb darts on Saturday.

The man from Stockport has come close to landing a big tournament on three occasions, but will never get a better chance after beating Ted Hankey to set up a clash with Scott Waites in the semis.

Long-time England captain Martin Adams faces Robert Wagner in the day's other semi-final with the final to be played shortly afterwards.

Adams, who won the BDO World title in 2007, is general favouriteat 7-4, with Waites 3-1, O'Shea 9-2 and Wagner 7-1.

By Dave Horgan4.24PM 6 DEC 2008 (story source...)

Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifiers

FORMER semi-finalist Dennis Smith was among the eight players to qualify for the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at the PDPA Qualifiers on Saturday.

Smith, who reached the last four in the 2000 World Championship, earned his place at Alexandra Palace later in December with a 5-3 victory over Dave Smith in their decisive game of the knockout qualifiers. (full story...)

Smith back in the big time

Northern Irish veteran also secures his place

Former semi-finalist Dennis Smith was among the eight players to qualify for the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at the PDPA Qualifiers on Saturday.

Smith, who reached the last four in the 2000 World Championship, earned his place at Alexandra Palace later in December with a 5-3 victory over Dave Smith in their decisive game of the knockout qualifiers.

Smith had earlier defeated Michael Smith, Stuart Stubbs and Paul Knighton to ensure his 13th World Championship appearance and his first since the 2006 event.

John MaGowan, a 67-year-old from Northern Ireland, ensured his second World Championship appearance with a 5-0 whitewash of Gary Blades in his decisive match, having also defeated former qualifiers Alan Caves and Paul Williams in the event. (full story...)

Winmau World Masters 2008 - brackets!

http://www.bdodarts.com/winmau/2008/MENSWORLDMASTERSFINALS.html

http://www.bdodarts.com/winmau/2008/WOMENSWORLDMASTERS.html

http://www.bdodarts.com/winmau/2008/WINMAUWORLDMASTERS.html

http://www.bdodarts.com/winmau/2008/WINMAUGIRLSWORLDMASTERS.html

http://www.bdodarts.com/winmau/2008/WINMAUBOYSWORLDMASTERS.html

Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifiers Updates.

News Updates
Preliminary Round
American trio Scott Kirchner, Chris White and Isen Veljic progress through to the first round, defeating Colin McGarry,Paul Anthony and Gary Storey respectively.
Denmark's Jann Hoffman wins 5-3 against Alan Priestley to move into first round.
Joe Cullen, Simon Burt, Chris Cooper and Matt Gallet all record 5-0 wins.
Shayne Burgess is defeated 5-3 by David Platt, while Stuart Dutton ends Lee Palfreyman's hopes.
(full report...)

Brunei's darters compete in Philippines int'l championship

Team Brunei's KBT Bull darters left the country yesterday to participate in the Philippine International Darts Open 2008 two-day championship, which is being held in Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

Brunei's three-man team comprises the team captain, Pg Mohammad bin Pg Hj Matarsad, Abd Manaf bin Hj Md Yusof and Mizan bin Awg Osman, who will be competing in all three categories of singles, doubles and team events.

The team had earlier received their sponsored jerseys, courtesy of The Bulls Dart Sport House, which was handed over by its manager, Pg Sanusi Affandi bin Pg Dato Hj Damit.

According to Pg Sanusi Affandi, the sponsorship was aimed at boosting their morale in the international-level championship where some 500 international players will be competing. (story source...)

PDC Statement - Darryl Fitton v Gary Anderson

THE Professional Darts Corporation has received a number of complaints during the past week concerning the Darryl Fitton v Gary Anderson group stage match at the Grand Slam of Darts. (full statement...)

Here's the talk on the tipic at sewa-darts.com
Consequences for Anderson and Fitton?


GSOD: Fitton vs Anderson

How much cheating is really possible and done in Steeldarts?

at Superstars of Darts you will have to be a registered member to read or add you comments:
Superstars of Darts Threads:
Anderson v. Fitton thread #1
Gary Anderson vs Darryl Fitton

About the DRA (Darts Regulation Authority)
The DRA Rule Book

related articles:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/jan/11/sport.gdnsport3

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/

‘Old pals act’ takes gloss off Taylor’s Grand Slam

Monday, December 01, 2008
The Grand Slam begins with a round-robin format consisting of eight groups of four. Two players qualify from each group, with the competition becoming a straight knock-out from the last 16 onwards. On the Tuesday night Darryl Fitton played Gary Anderson in his last group match knowing that a 3-5 defeat would be enough for both players to automatically qualify – thereby rendering the later match between Kevin Painter and Paul Nicholson irrelevant, and eliminating both players.

(full article...)

International dartfest unfolds today

The Philippine International Darts Open (PIDO) gets under way today with the country’s top darters clashing for top honors against a slew of foreign rivals in the world-ranking event.

Sen. Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr., chairman of the Darts Council of the Philippines (DCP), will declare the tournament open.

The event, organized by J Events, offers P1 million in cash prizes and trophies with players from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong seeing action, according to Ray Junia, president of J Events.

Steve Duke, Tony David and Edy Sims head the Australian contingent while Bernie Smith, Perrick Samson, and Wayne Carey banner New Zealand’s bid.

Japan will be led by Atsushi Takeuchi, Taro Yachi and Masaki Kazusa while Tengku Hadzali Shah, Selbarajo Sobramanian and Wan MD Fauzi will spearhead Malaysia’s campaign.

Updated December 05, 2008 12:00 AM (full article...)

World aces heading back to Bridlington

GREAT SCOT ... Gary Anderson, of Scotland, is the number one seed for the Winmau World Masters held at The Spa in Bridlington this weekend

DARTS

bbc.co.uk/darts

Saturday

Winmau World Masters: 1300-1630, BBC One/online.

Sunday

Winmau World Masters: 1330-1720, BBC Two/online.

THE richest two-day tournament on terrestrial TV will be held at Bridlington this weekend.

The 2008 Winmau World Masters men’s finals are broadcast live from The Spa this weekend.

Staged and promoted by the British Darts Organisation, with over 300 players from more than 30 countries, the tournament, in association with John Smith’s, will have record-breaking prize money of £61,000.

Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the oldest established major in world darts, it returns to The Spa, Bridlington after an extensive £20 million re-development of the venue.(full story...)
Published Date: 02 December 2008

By Staff Copy

2008 Medalist World Championships pictures

Pictures from the 2008 Medalist World Championships

1st place Trios
I bet you can't guess who is the one crying before this was taken.

1st place ProAm
Little man with a big reward.

2008 Medalist World Championships picture- link

Submitted by Dupes on December 2, 2008 - 6:02pm.