Author: chrism
Robert Thornton and James Wade progressed to the last eight of the Grand Slam of Darts with victories in the second round in Wolverhampton.
Thornton defeated Mervyn King on Wednesday, while James Wade came out on top against Paul Nicholson on Thursday after both of the victors had won all three of their group games. (more…)
Paul Nicholson will meet James Wade in the last 16 of the Grand Slam after ‘The Asset’ won his decisive group match on Tuesday, while Wade and Michael van Gerwen both made it three wins out of three in Wolverhampton. (more…)
Mark Webster won through to the last 16 of the Grand Slam in dramatic style, while Simon Whitlock and Robert Thornton progressed before they had picked up a dart on Monday evening. (more…)
James Wade sealed his spot in the last 16 of the Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday after grabbing his second group stage victory, while Raymond van Barneveld, Simon Whitlock, Michael van Gerwen and Robert Thornton all also won to maintain one-hundred-percent records in the round robin. (more…)
Defending Grand Slam champion Raymond van Barneveld and last year’s runner-up Michael van Gerwen both made winning starts in Wolverhampton on Saturday, when James Wade, Robert Thornton, Mark Webster, Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson all also enjoyed victories. (more…)
Dutch pair Michael van Gerwen and Vincent van der Voort will meet in the Group Stage of the 2013 Grand Slam of Darts, where another Dutchman, Raymond van Barneveld, is bidding to defend his title.
Good friends van Gerwen and van der Voort are both in Group D following Monday’s draw after the latter sealed one of the four wildcard qualifier places for the Wolverhampton tournament. (more…)
Vincent van der Voort earned the right to play in next week’s Grand Slam of Darts after winning through Monday’s wildcard qualifier in Wigan.
The rapid Dutchman was one of four men to take up a place at the Wolverhampton tournament as he, Justin Pipe, Peter Wright and Stuart Kellett fought their way through a field of over 180 hopefuls competing for a spot in the televised event. (more…)
James Wade is joining forces with tyre manufacturing giants KENDA after the prestigious company agreed a sponsorship deal with ‘The Machine’.
Founded in 1962, Kenda is one of the world’s leading tyre and tube manufacture for automotive, motorcycle, ATV, bicycle, lawn care equipment, trailer, and agricultural vehicles. With factories all over the world, the company is able to provide quality products to suit a wide variety of applications.
Wade, a car mechanic by trade and currently ranked in the top six in the world, was seen proudly sporting the KENDA logo on his shirt during his run to the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix in Dublin, which was broadcast live on SKY Sports and on various platforms worldwide. (more…)
Robert Thornton won his second Pro Tour event of 2013 with victory in the Gleanegale Hotel Players Championship in Killarney on Saturday, while fellow Scotsman John Henderson enjoyed his best performance of the year with a fine run to the quarter-finals. (more…)
Michael van Gerwen made it third time lucky as he won Group Five of Championship League Darts on Wednesday, after falling at the final hurdle on two previous occasions.
The sensational Dutch darter saved his best performance of the day for a high quality decider, where he defeated Peter Wright 6-4. (more…)
