#darts 2010 World Matchplay Simi finals James Wade 8-12 Raymond van Barneveld at the break...

leg 16
Avg so far Wade 102 Barney 101
Wade shooting 164 with Barney on 170
Wade leaves 68
Barney at 170 and leaves 76
Wade leaves 40
Barney uses 1 dart to take the leg
Barney 10-6

leg 17
Wade is not looking to be very confident at this point
Barney shooting 136 with Wade on 145
Barney leave 16 (he has not missed the d8 at all till now)
Wade finish 145 to take the leg
Barney 10-7

Leg 18
Barney hits 180 to take the scoring advantage.
Barney takes the leg against the throw.
Barney 11-7

leg 19
Barney on 47, but can't hit the d16 leaves 32
Wade on 108, but leaves 40
Barney s16, s8, s4
Wade takes the leg
Barney 11-8

leg 20
erratic scoring from both players so far in this leg.
Barney shooting 54 with Wade on 60.
Barney takes the leg
Barney 12-8

#darts 2010 World Matchplay Simi finals James Wade 6-9 Raymond van Barneveld at the break...

leg 11
Avg so far Barney 104 Wade 100
Wade takes the leg against the throw.
Barney 6-5

leg 12
Strong scoring by Barney takes the scoring advantage in the leg and should see a double first.
Barney shooting 40 with Wade on 110.
Barney takes the leg
Barney 7-5

leg 13
Barney shooting 160 with Wade on 167.
Barney leaves 100
Wade leaves 66
Barney takes the leg
Barney 8-5

leg 14
Avg so far Wade 103 Barney 102
Wade 180 to leave 84
Barney180 to leave 41
Wade leaves 25
Barney leaves 32
Wade leaves 5
double trouble by both, but Barney takes the leg
Barney 9-5

leg 15
Barney shooting 151 with Wade on 24
Barney leaves 32
Wade takes the leg
Barney 9-6

#darts 2010 World Matchplay Simi finals James Wade 4-6 Raymond van Barneveld at the break...

leg 6
Wade hits a 140 finish to take another leg.
Wade 4-2

leg 7
Barney on 76, and Wade has a shot at 167 but can't hit it.
Barney takes the leg
Wade 4-3

leg 8
Wade 180, 100, 100 to start
Barney scores a couple 100+'s in answer
both on 121 with Wade shooting at it first. leaves 24
Barney leaves 34
Wade leaves 12
Barney takes the leg
all level 4-4

leg 9
Wade 180 to leave 206, but Barney on 56
Barney takes the leg
Barney 5-4

leg 10
Wade 180 to start the leg and Barney scores well enoough to stay in reach.
Wade has a shot at a double and misses, but Barney comes up to finish 136.
the b8 has been a friend to Barney so far today.
Barney 6-4

world matchplay - 2009; Phil Taylor vs. Terry Jenkins... final...

21st leg:
Jenkins wins the leg after Taylor misses 4 darts at a double...
Taylor 17-4

22nd leg:
Taylor takes the leg and the match...
Taylor 18-4 final.
Match Stats

Phil Taylor	18-4	Terry Jenkins
28	100+	34
22	140+	13
10	180	2
35.35	Ave1	30.77
106.05	Ave3	92.32
144,121,116,104	High Finish	128
9	Legs Against Throw	1

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world matchplay - 2009; Phil Taylor vs. Terry Jenkins... 4th break...

16th leg:
Avg so far:
Taylor = 110
Jenkins = 90
Taylor 14-2

17th leg:
Taylor wins the leg...
Taylor 15-2

18th leg:
Another leg for Taylor despite giving Jenkins 2 darts at a double...
Taylor 16-2

19th leg:
Jenkins wins a leg
Taylor 16-3

20th leg:
Taylor takes the leg....
Taylor 17-3 at the 4th break!

world matchplay - 2009; Phil Taylor vs. Terry Jenkins... 3rd break...

11th leg:
Jenkins to throw...
180 from Taylor steals the advantage from Jenkins...
Jenkins could not finish the 132 and Taylor takes the leg against the throw....
s16, d8
Taylor 9-2

12th leg:
Taylor hits his 7th 180 of the match...
Jenkins if struggling to find the target....
Taylor 10-2

13th leg:
Avg so far:
Taylor = 111
Jenkins = 90
Taylor has one dart at a double but misses..
Jenkins had 2 darts at a double, but could not finish.
Taylor wins the leg.
Taylor 11-2

14th leg;
With strong scoring Taylor dominates this leg...
Taylor 12-2

15th leg:
Taylor finishes the 121 with s20, t17, Bull...
Taylor 13-2 at the third break

world matchplay - 2009; Phil Taylor vs. Terry Jenkins... 2nd break...

6th leg:
Taylor 140, 180, 140,
Jenkins 100, 81, 100
Taylor s9, d16 to win the leg
Taylor 5-1

7th leg:
Both players score well during this leg, but Jenkins misses the Double to allow Taylor the chance at a finish.
Taylor takes the leg...
Taylor 6-1

8th leg:
Jenkins is having difficulty getting consistent high scores.
Taylor Busts the 32 finish... s16, s8, d13....
Jenkins takes the leg...
Taylor 6-2

9th leg:
Taylor hits his 5th 180 of the match!
Taylor holds on to win the match despite Jenkins strong scores...
Taylor 7-2

10th leg:
Taylor is increasing his advantage with solid scores...
Taylor takes the leg...
Taylor 8-2 at the 2nd break!

world matchplay - 2009; Phil Taylor vs. Terry Jenkins...

1st leg:
Jenkins to throw first
140, 100, 100, to reach 161 three dart finish and Jenkins on 175...
Taylor 116 left
Jenkins 76 left
Taylor finishes the 116 to steal the leg...
Taylor 1-0

2nd leg:
137, 60, 85, 135 to leave 84
100, 80 with one dart on the floor,55,77,
Taylor finishes the 84 with 3 darts to win the leg
Taylor 2-0

3rd leg:
Taylor 83, 140, 134,
Jenkins 81,96, 140, 100
Taylor finishes 144 for a 12 darter to steal another leg
Taylor 3-0


4th leg:
Neither player is scoring that strong in this leg, but Jenkins wins his first leg with a 128 finish.
Taylor 3-1

5th leg:
Avg so far:
Taylor 109
Jenkins 91
Taylor takes this leg to stretch his lead...
Taylor 4-1 at the break!
Doubles hit:
Jenkins = 100%
Taylor = 50%

world matchplay 25 July 2009: Today's results...

Saturday July 25
Semi-Finals
stanjames.com World Matchplay
Semi-Finals
Ronnie Baxter 12-17 Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor 17-6 Mervyn King
Best of 33 legs

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world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Phil Taylor v Mervyn King... final.

21st leg:
King to throw first...
Taylor reaches a 3 dart finish first.
King just misses the 150 finish hitting 132.
Taylor hits the d12 to take the leg against the throw.
Taylor 15-6

22nd leg:
Taylor is scoring is strong in this leg reaching a 3 dart finish first.
With King on 115 Taylor hits t16, s16, d16 to take the leg.
Taylor 16-6

23rd leg.
Taylor 140, 180, 137, and finishes the 44.
Leg and Match to Taylor!
Taylor 17-6

world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Phil Taylor v Mervyn King at the 1st break...

16th leg:
Taylor throws his 10th 180 of the match.
With King on 106 Taylor takes out the 20 on the first dart.
Taylor 10-6

17th leg:
Taylor Reaches a 3dart finish first and finishes the 124 to steal the leg against the throw.
Taylor 11-6

18th leg:
Taylor 140, 97, 100, 60,
King 45, 100, 58,45,
Taylor finishes 104; t20, s4, d20
Taylor 12-6

19th leg:
Taylor takes the leg against the throw.
Taylor 13-6

20th leg:
The crowd has started to sing Taylor's song! Walkin' in the Taylor Wonderland.
With King looking as if he is suffering from the heat, Taylor finishes this leg rather smoothly, cool, calm and collected.
Taylor 14-6

world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Phil Taylor v Mervyn King at the 3rd break...

11th leg:
Taylor is not putting any pressure on Kings throw and King hits the 180 to leave 61.
King wins the leg.
Taylor 6-5

12th leg:
Taylor wins the leg..
Taylor 7-5

13th leg:
Taylor 180,180, T20, s19... 32 left
s16, d8... Taylor breaks King's throw.
King 8-5

14th leg:
King seems to be wilting under the pressure in this leg...
Taylor finishes 40 (3 darts at the d20) with King on 90
Taylor 9-5

15th leg:
King is throwing well enough to just hold his advantage, and wins an 11 dart leg.
Taylor 9-6

world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Phil Taylor v Mervyn King at the 2nd break...

6th leg:
Taylor 180, 180, 92... Taylor wins in 11 darts...
King 180, 60, 81,
Taylor 4-2

7th leg:
King is throwing strong enough to hold his advantage, but Taylor is close behind.
King takes the leg in 13 darts.
Taylor 4-3

8th leg:
Avg so far...
Taylor=106
King=92
With King on 120 Taylor misses the d16 3 times.
King leave 20, and Taylor takes the leg.
5-3 Taylor

9th leg:
King 180, 100, 120 (with one dart on the floor)
Taylor 140, 137, 98,
King wins the leg.
Taylor 5-4

10th leg:
Taylor 180, 99, 100, 90
King 60, 125, 140,140
Taylor takes the leg....
Taylor 6-4 at the break!

world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Phil Taylor v Mervyn King at the 1st break...

1st leg:
King to throw first...
The crowd is very much on Taylor's side and the boos rain down on King...
Taylor 140, 180, 100, s19,t15, s1, on the next turn d8 to win the leg..
Taylor leads 1-0

2nd leg:
Taylor is putting the pressure on King's throw with solid scoring...
With King on 208 taylor finishes 100...
Taylor 2-0

3rd leg:
King has missed 4 darts at a double, and Taylor misses 2!
King hits the double to hold his throw.
Taylor 2-1

4th leg:
Taylor holds his throw.
Taylor 3-1

5th leg:
King 140, 100, 85,136
Taylor 60, 180, 100, 123
and King needs his 2nd dart to finish the 40.
Taylor 3-2

world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Ronnie Baxter v Terry Jenkins - final

26th leg:
Baxter to throw first...
Jenkins steals the leg.
Jenkins 15-11

27th leg:
Jenkins finishes the leg effortlessly...
Jenkins 16-11


28th leg:
Solid scoring gives Baxter the first chance at a 2 dart finish.
Baxter finishes 88; t20, d14 to win the leg.
Jenkins 16-12

29th leg:
Jenkins is on a 3 dart finish at 132, but can't finish it.
Baxter has a try at 145, but can't get done.
Jenkins first dart d20 to take the leg and the match!
Jenkins wins the match 17-12!

world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Ronnie Baxter v Terry Jenkins at the 5th break...

21st leg:
Jenkins to throw first...
Baxter opens with a 140, but follows with a 60, then 140 to reach 161.
Jenkins shoots to finish 58, but leaves 20
Baxter finishes a 40 and steals the leg!
Jenkins 12-9

22nd leg:
Baxter holds his throw.
Jenkins 12-10

23rd leg:
Jenkins hits his 2nd 180 of the match.
Jenkins holds his throw!
Jenkins 13-10

24th leg:
Baxter wins the leg with ease.
Jenkins 13-11

25th leg:
Baxter hits the 180!
Jenkins just holds his advantage reaching a 3 dart finish first.
Jenkins closes out 54 on 2 darts to win the leg.
Jenkis 14-11

world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Ronnie Baxter v Terry Jenkins at the 4th break...

16th leg:
Baxter to throw first...
Baxter is just holding his advantage and reaches a 3 dart finish first.
Baxter hits the d20 to win the leg with Jenkins on 167.
Jenkins 10-6

17th leg:
Jenkins reaches a 3 dart finish first, but does not take out the 103 leaveing 36.
Baxter does not finish and Jenkins takes the leg.
Jenkins 11-6

18th leg:
Baxter throws solid darts to reach a one dart out, but cannot finish a 10.
Jenkins does not finish a 164, and Baxter takes the leg.
Jenkins 11-7

19th leg:
Baxter is throwing well and has the advantage in the leg, but Jenkins strikes back with a 140.
Jenkins hits the 120 finish for the leg.
Jenkins 12-7

20th leg:
Baxter 180 to press ahead in his throw.
Baxter holds his throw!
Jenkins 12-8

world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Ronnie Baxter v Terry Jenkins at the 3rd break...

11th leg:
Baxter seems to have found his form and is threatening to steal this leg.
Jenkins could not finish a 132 missing the Bull by a wide margin, and Baxter takes the leg against the throw.
Jenkins 7-4

12th leg:
Baxter's scoring seems to have escaped him at this moment but he still has a chance to hold his throw...
Jenkins finds the double first and takes the leg.
Jenkins 8-4

13th leg:
Baxter misses a chance at the double and Jenkins holds his throw.
Jenkins 9-4

14th leg:
Baxter holds his throw.
Jenkins 9-5

15th leg:
The players are pounding in the 140's in this leg.
Baxter had a chance to steal this leg, but misses the Bull to finish the 82.
Jenkins finishes 56; s16, s20, d10
Jenkins 10-5 at the 3rd break!

world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Ronnie Baxter v Terry Jenkins at the 2nd break...

6th leg:
solid scoring from Jenkins so far this leg.
Baxter hits 180 to leave 15, but Jenkins finishes 38 on one dart.
Jenkins leads 5-1

7th leg:
Jenkins takes the leg.
Jenkins 6-1

8th leg:
both players miss at least 6 darts at the doubles. It looks as if no one wants to win this leg, but Baxter hits the double and holds his throw!
Jenkins 6-2

9th leg:
Solid Baxter had a chance to steal this leg with one dart at a d16, but he could not hit it.
Jenkins wins the leg.
Jenkins 7-2

10th leg:
Neither player could finish a 40 in 3 darts, but Baxter was able to take out d5 in 2 darts to win the leg.
Jenkins 7-3

world matchplay - 25 July 2009: Ronnie Baxter v Terry Jenkins at the first break...

Ronnie Baxter v Terry Jenkins Semi-Finals - Best of 33 legs
1st leg:
Jenkins to throw first..
there was solid scoring and Jenkins takes the first leg...

2nd leg:
Jenkins hits the first 180 of the match.
Baxter leaves 79 and Jenkins hits the 36 to wind the leg...
Jenkins 2-0 in legs.

3rd leg:
Jenkins has not been scoring very well this leg and Baxter is threatening to break Jenkins throw but cannot hit the d20 to finish.
Jenkins takes the leg.
Jenkins 3-0

4th leg:
Baxter takes his first leg to hold his throw.
Jenkins 3-1

5th leg:
Jenkins finishes 131 to take the leg.
Jenkins leads 4-1 at the break!