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John Henderson knocked number seven seed Dave Chisnall out of the World Championship in a dramatic contest on Sunday evening.
The Scotsman progressed into the second round after winning for the first time at Alexandra Palace, defeating Chisnall in a deciding set tie-break.
Robert Thorn
ton and Paul Nicholson both progressed to round two of the World Championships on a day that saw two nine-darters at Alexandra Palace.
Thornton defeated Max Hopp and Nicholson saw off Stuart Kellett on Saturday evening, following an afternoon session which included the two perfect legs.
Terry Jenkins and Australia’s Kyle Anderson currently share possession of the £30,000 prize-pot after both achieved their first televised nine-dart-finishes, but the pair were eliminated from the tournament nonetheless.
Robert Thornton 3 – 1 Max Hopp – Match report
Paul Nicholson 3 – 0 Stuart Kellett – Match report
By Chris Murphy
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The 2014 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship gets underway on Friday evening as 72 players prepare to do battle for the biggest prize in the sport.
Last year’s runner-up Michael van Gerwen is widely considered to be a major contender to be lifting the Sid Waddell Trophy on New Year’s Day, while James Wade and Simon Whitlock are also hoping to pocket the record £250,000 first prize. (more…)
Simon Whitlock is aiming for glory in the sold-out ‘u moove Untouchables’ darts event, which takes place on Saturday evening at Portsmouth Pyramids Centre.
Whitlock, pictured here with Jody Gough and Tom Soane of title sponsors u moove, wants to be on top form at the Southsea venue as he completes his preparation for the World Championships later this month. (more…)
Michael van Gerwen defeated Phil Taylor in the final of the 2013 Players Championship with a blistering performance in Minehead.
Michael van Gerwen produced a sensational comeback to defeat Adrian Lewis in the last 16 of the Players Championship in Minehead, while Raymond van Barneveld set up a quarter-final clash against Phil Taylor after a dramatic last-leg win over Robert Thornton on Saturday. (more…)
Robert Thornton produced the performance of the first round at the Players Championship Finals on Friday, while Raymond van Barneveld and Michael van Gerwen also progressed to the last 16 in Minehead. (more…)
Some of the world’s top professional darts players will be on show at Charlton Athletic FC in February as the Charlton Masters returns to The Valley for its third staging.
Following the success of the previous two events, Premier League stars Michael van Gerwen and James Wade will be the main attractions when the darting party rolls back into town on February 28. (more…)
Some of the world’s top professional darts stars are in action at the inaugural Isle of Wight Christmas Classic in two weeks time.
Tickets are still available for the exciting event on Friday 6 December, which will see Premier League players James Wade, Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld compete at Lower Hyde Holiday Park, Shanklin, which hosted the hugely successful Isle of Wight Pro Masters earlier this year. (more…)
Robert Thornton produced a string of strong showings to reach his first Grand Slam of Darts final but was denied a second PDC major by world number one Phil Taylor on Sunday evening.
Former UK Open winner Thornton continued the good form that saw him win a Players Championship event in Killarney at the end of October, winning five matches over nine days in Wolverhampton before succumbing to ‘The Power’ in the decider.
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