AUSTRALIA WIN TEST MATCH

Australia Defeated New Zealand with a sensational checkout from Dean Mcgladdery

Australia Defeated New Zealand with a sensational checkout from Dean Mcgladdery pegging 85 T2 T13 D20
To claim Victory for the Australian Team 11-10.

Results of the Australia vs New Zealand Test Match
Otahuhu Club New Zealand 23rd October 2009

Nominated Teams`at start of play

Australia

Steve Macarthur (captain)
Shane Tichowitsch
Dean Mclgaddery
Daniel Sim

New Zealand

Phil Hazell(captain)
Bernie Smith
Preston Ridd
Craig Caldwell

Doubles

Preston Ridd & Phil Hazell Defeated Steve Macarthur and Daniel Sim 3-2

Score 1-0 New Zealand

Leg 2
Shane Tichowitsch and Dean Mclgaddery Defeated Bernie smith and Craig Caldwell 3-2

Score 1-1

Leg 3
Shane Tichowitsch and Dean Mcgladdery defeated Preston Ridd & Phil Hazell 3-1

Score 2-1 Australia

Leg 4
steve Macarthur and Daniel Sim defeated Bernie smith and Craig Caldwell 3-1

Score 3-1 Australia

Singles rd 1

Shane Tichowitsch defeated Phil Hazell 3-1
Craig Caldwell defeated Dean Mcgladdery 3-0
Steve Macarthur defeated Preston Ridd 3-0
Bernie Smith Defeated Daniel Sim 3-1

Singles Rd 2

Phil Hazell Defeated Dean Mcgladdery 3-2
Craig Caldwell defeated Steve Macarthur 3-0
Preston Ridd defeated Daniel Sim 3-1
Bernie Smith defeated Shane Tichowitsch 3-2

Singles Rd 3

Steve Macarthur defeated Phil Hazell 3-1
Craig Caldwell defeated Daniel Sim 3-2
Dean Mcgladdery defeated Bernie Smith 3-1
Shane Tichowitsch defeated Preston Ridd 3-2

Progress Score 8-8

Singles rd 4

Shane Tichowitsch defeated Craig Caldwell 3-0
Preston Ridd defeated Dean Mcgladdery 3-1
Phil Hazell defeated Daniel Sim 3-0
Steve Macarthur defeated Bernie Smith 3-0

Result at end of singles

10-10

Teams Game Tiebreaker 1001 1 x leg
Australia Defeated New Zealand with a sensational checkout from Dean Mcgladdery pegging 85 T2 T13 D20
To claim Victory for the Australian Team 11-10.

Oceanic Masters heads to New Zealand

The Oceanic Masters will take place in Auckland on the 23/24 and 25th of October.
Australasias most prestigious dart event will once again carry the biggest winners prize in the southern hemisphere.
A return airfare and accomodation package to London in December and first round entry into the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship plus $NZ1500.00 in cash

Direct buy ins to the main event are open to the first 84 players with the main event a 128 players,  section play to knockout . After the first 84 buy ins all players will need to qualify for one of 32 open spots

(1) Direct buy in players = 84
(2) Australian test Team players = 4
(3) NZ test Team players = 4
(4) DPA/DPNZ Invited Players = 4
(5) Qualifiers = 32

Total 128 players

click for wild card form

The 2009 Australian Open Players Championship draw has now been completed..

1st Round
Bob Evans 1 vs Tim Gatward 6
Rod Crawford 1 vs Don Whittington 6
Kylie Townes 4 vs John Hector 6
Rob Lord 1 vs Jordan Russell 6
Andrew Coburn 3 vs Ivan Townes 6
Dave Muller 6 vs Kim Anderson 3
Steve MacArthur 6 vs Brian Fordham 1
Shane Tichowitsch 6 vs Stuart Jackson 0
John Bunyard 6 vs Roland Smith 1
Preston Ridd 6 vs Bill Aitken 2
John Gault 6 vs Graham Davis 2
Rob Modra 6 vs Colin Sharp 4
Paul Cotton 6 vs Matt Kaletta 4
Stephen Makings 3 vs Paul Neighbour 6
Tommy Hyland 6 vs Arnel Galvez 2
Alex Clarke 3 vs Jerry Weyman 6
Heath Daley 1 vs Dean McGladdery 6
Dave McKay 6 vs Daniel Brown 1

2nd Round Losers £100
Robert Thornton 6 vs Bill Keogh 0
Tim Gatward vs Don Whittington
Phil Hazell 6 vs Dave Whitmore 4
Wayne Murphy vs John Hector
Mark Webster 6 vs Wayne Brown 2
Dave Fitzpatrick 6 vs Jordan Russell 1
Brian Roach 6 vs Reg Tapper 1
Richard Charteris 1 vs Ivan Townes 6
Kevin Mcdine 6 vs Wayne Murray 0
Chippy Miller 6 vs Dave Muller 4
Simon Whitlock 6 vs Phil Bottrell 3
Dave Breasley 6 vs Steve MacArthur 3
Denis Ovens 6 vs Tony Crampton 3
Alec Martin 3 vs Shane Tichowitsch 6
Raymond O’Donnell 6 vs Gordon Ling 0
Jeff Jones 3 vs 6 John Bunyard
Mark Walsh 6 vs Stuart Coburn 0
Preston Ridd vs John Gault
Warren Parry 6 vs Sue Carpenter 0
Brian Rowe 0 vs 6 Rob Modra
Steve Hine 6 vs 2 Kevin Luland
Rod Neeson vs Paul Cotton
Russell Stewart 6 vs 0 Peter Asmussen
Margaret Coburn 0 vs Paul Neighbour 6
Paul Nicholson 6 vs Steve Nichols 0
Daniel Sim 6 vs Tommy Hyland 4
Warren French 6 vs Peter Woods 2
Alan Scott 1 vs Jerry Weyman 6
Terry Jenkins 5 vs Barry Jouannet 6
Kate Gifford 0 vs Dean McGladdery 6
Craig Prizeman 6 vs Mark Taafe 2
Vaughan Perrett 2 vs 6 Dave McKay

3rd Round Losers £200

Robert Thornton 6 vs 0 Don Whittington
Phil Hazell 6 vs 1 John Hector
Mark Webster 6 vs 3 Dave Fitzpatrick
Brian Roach 6 vs 2 Ivan Townes
Kevin Mcdine 6 vs 2 Chippy Miller
Simon Whitlock 6 vs 0 Dave Breasley
Denis Ovens 5 vs 6 Shane Tichowitsch
Raymond O’Donnell 6 vs 4 John Bunyard
Mark Walsh 6 vs 1 Preston Ridd
Warren Parry 6 vs 3 Rob Modra
Steve Hine 6 vs 0 Paul Cotton
Russell Stewart 6 vs 5 Paul Neighbour
Paul Nicholson 6 vs Daniel Sim 0
Warren French 5 vs 6 Jerry Weyman
Barry Jouannet 6 vs 3 Dean McGladdery
Craig Prizeman 6 vs Dave McKay 3

4th Round Losers £300

Rob Thornton 6 vs 0 Phil Hazell
Mark Webster 3 vs 6 Brian Roach
Simon Whitlock 6 vs 2 Kevin Mcdine
Shane Tichowitsch 6 vs 2 Ray Odonnell
Mark Walsh 6 vs 0 Warren Parry
Steve Hine 6 vs 4 Russell Stewart
Paul Nicholson 6 vs 3 Jerry Weyman
Barry Jouannet 1 vs 6 Craig Prizeman

Quarter Final Losers £700

Rob Thornton 6 vs 4 Brian Roach
Simon Whitlock 6 vs 5 Shane Tichowitsch
Mark Walsh 6 v’s 3 Steve Hine
Paul Nicholson 6 vs 1 Craig Prizeman

Semi Final Losers £1,250
Robert Thornton 6 vs 1 Simon Whitlock

Mark Walsh 5 v’s 6 Paul Nickolson

Final Winner £5,000 Runner -up £2,500

Robert Thornton 1 v’s 6 Paul Nickolson

New Zealand wins first game in the Super 4′s

PDC defeated VIC 11 ~ 0    ACT defeated SA/NT 7 ~ 4   NSW defeated  DPA inv 8 ~ 3    NZ defeated  OLD 6 ~ 5

New Zealand win two from two

OLD defeated VIC 8 ~ 3     NSW defeated ACT 7 ~ 4   PDC defeated SA/NT 10 ~ 1    NZ defeated DPA 10 ~ 1

New Zealand make it three from three

NSW defeated VIC 6 ~ 5   PDC defeated PDA inv 11 ~ o   NZ defeated ACT 9 ~ 2   OLD defeated SA/NT 8 ~ 3

New Zealand make it through day 1 unbeaten

NZ defeated NSW 6  ~  5   OLD defeated  PDAinv 9  ~  2   SA defeated VIC 7  ~  4   PDC defeated   ACT 10 ~  1

Standings after day one :- PDC 8/42, NZ 8/31, OLD 6/30 NSW 6/26, ACT 2/14, SA/NT 2/15, VIC 0/9, DPA 0/6

New Zealand start day two with a win

ACT defeated  DPA 7  ~  4   PDC defeated  QLD 8  ~  3   NZ defeated VIC 6  ~  5   SA defeated  NSW 6  ~  5

New Zealand has its 6th straight win

PDC defeated ACT 10 ~ 1   NZ defeated  SA/NT 8 ~ 3   OLD defeated  ACT 11 ~ 0   DPA drfeated  VIC 7 ~ 4

New Zealand loss its last game in the section play

PDC defeated  NZ 10 ~ 1   SA/NT defeated DPA 8 ~ 3   OLD defeated NSW 8 ~ 3

Semi Finals :- PDC (6)v’s NSW(3)  & OLD(6) v’s NZ (1)

Final :-  OLD (6)  PDC (4)

The Coogee Bay Hotel Sydney will come alive on Thursday August 6 as players from all states line up in the Linddale’s Personnel Super 4s Exhibition Event.

Players from all over Australia in part of their warm up for Sundays Australian Open will compete for their home state against the best in the world from the Professional Darts Corporation along with a Full capacity NZ team led by World championship Qualifier Phil Hazel, 2 x oceanic Champion Warren Parry and fellow New Zealanders Warren French and Preston Ridd

The PDC team will be spearheaded by the vastly Experienced World Number 19 Denis Ovens. Joining him is the world number 6 Terry Jenkins. Both had impressive wins overnight at the Stan James World Matchplay with Denis defeating the Dangerous Dennis Priestley 10-5 whilst Terry Jenkins defeated colorful Qualifier Peter Wright by 10 legs to 4.Both will leave for Australia shortly after they’re Stan James Campaigns.2008 Australian open champion Robert Thornton will join the highly fancied combination along with the 2007/2008 BDO Champion Mark Webster in probably the strongest ever Quartet of players ever to visit Australia.

Out to knock the boys from the UK off will be the highly fancied Queensland outfit led by Australians best Simon Whitlock, joined by International representative Shane Tichowitsch who has appeared in numerous Holland Events such as the IDL and WDT .Both will be joined by GSOD table leader Steve Macarthur and Rob Modra.

Unfortunately due to injury Australian legend of the oche Russell Stewart will miss the event. THE DPA along with all players wish Russell a speedy recovery. The ACT team is his absence will be led by Rod Neeson and he will be joined by Goulburns Rod Crawford, Mittagong  based player Dean McGladdery and DPA regular Don Whittington

NSW will be led by 2 x oceanic Masters Champion Barry Jouannet with the vastly experienced Dave Fitzpatrick and Paul Neighbour .DPA player Bill Aitken from Northern NSW rounds out their team, whilst in a new initiative the south Australian family duo of Peewee Bottrell and Raymond Odonnell will be joined by the experienced NT combination of Chippy Miller and Allan Scott who are preparing for Sydney by competing in a week long event being held in Brisbane. No doubt both guys are looking at fairing well on the International stage representing the northern territory.

International Star Paul Nicholson returns to Australia In a number of days to prepare to lead his Victorian side alongside Tony Crampton and the experienced Tommy Hyland. they will be joined by newcomer Steve Nichols making his 2nd appearance in a DPA event

Unfortunately due to logistical problems the team from Triple 8 USA will be unable to compete in this years event but will be back in 2010 for this event .A DPA invitational Team has been chosen from the order of merit rankings to take their place in the event and will be led by Australian legend of the oche Wayne Brown and feature DPA Regular Circuit players Jon Bunyard, Kim Anderson and Daniel Sim

Spectator entry in goodwill to the Australian darting public will be FREE for Thursday and Friday. The finals will be staged on Saturday August 8 with admission being $5 or free to any player entered into the PDC/DPA Australian Open.

The event will be hosted by the best in the world. Sky sports and PDC Referee Mr Russ Bray Linddales Personnel Super 4s Final Team Lineup Coogee Bay Hotel August 6 , 7 and 8

South Australia & NT Phil Bottrell Raymond Odonnell Chippy Miller Allan Scott

NSW Barry Jouannet Paul Neighbor Dave Fitzpatrick Bill Aitken

VIC Tony Crampton Paul Nicholson Steve Nichols Tommy Hyland

QLD Simon Whitlock Steve Macarthur Shane Tichowitsch Rob Modra

ACT Rod Neeson Dean Mcgladdery Rod Crawford Don Whittington

New Zealand Phil Hazel Warren Parry Warren French Preston Ridd

PDC Invitational Terry Jenkins Denis Ovens Mark Webster Rob Thornton

DPA Invitational Team Wayne Brown Jon Bunyard Kim Anderson Daniel Sim

Simon Whitlock defeated Paul Nicholson 13 ~ 9

Warren French defeated Preston Ridd 4 ~ 3

Simon Whitlock wins the Tooheys Open

The Wizard defeated Paul Nickolson 7 ~ 3

Paul  defeated Warren French in the Quarter Finals 5 ~ 3 and Paul also defeated Preston Ridd in the Semi-Finals 6 ~ 2

Simon Whitlock wins the 180Poker.com Open

The Wizard defeated Paul Nickolson 7 ~ 2

In the last 16 saw Steve MacArther beat Warren French 4 ~ 2 Kevin McDine beat Phillip Hazel 4 ~ 2  while Preston Ridd defeated Mike Merz 4 ~ 2 only to go down to Kevin McDine 5 ~ 1  in the Quarter Finals

Wishing the New Zealand Team of Phillip Hazel , Warren French , Warren Parry &

Preston Ridd as they cross the Tasman to take on the best in the world in the Linddales

SUPER FOURS 6th ~ 8th August followed by the PDC  Australian Open on the 9th August

”BREAKING NEWS FROM LAS VEGAS”

more pics on DPNZ page

Phillip Hazel gives world number 2 (James Wade) a run for his money (read report below)

(note the top ten players earnings)

	Desert Classic Day Two 03 Jul 2009 REPORTS from Thursday’s first round games at the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic VIII. The first round concludes with eight matches at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. PartyPoker.net Las Vegas desert Classic First Round – Eight Games (Best of 11 legs) Mervyn King 6-3 Louis Blundell Andy Hamilton 6-1 Chris White Mark Walsh 4-6 Peter Manley Colin Osborne 4-6 Co Stompe Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Bill Davis James Wade 6-3 Phillip Hazel Adrian Lewis 6-5 Vincent van der Voort Kevin Painter 6-2 Darin Young MERVYN KING 6-3 LOUIS BLUNDELL MERVYN KING ended the hopes of rookie Louis Blundell at the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic with a 6-3 first round victory. King, beginning his third Desert Classic campaign, overcame some early nerves on the doubles to progress to the last 16 at the Mandalay Bay Resort. He missed two darts to take the first leg against the throw, before debutant Blundell landed double 16 to get off the mark. King also missed at double 16 in the second leg before hitting the same bed to level, and matched that in the fourth to level once more as the next two legs went with throw. King also missed three darts to take leg five, with Blundell going into the break 3-2 up. King levelled once more, and then secured the game’s first break by stepping in on double 16. That was crucially followed by an 11-dart leg as King pushed 5-3 up, before he punished three further misses from Blundell to secure victory on double four. Match Stats Mervyn King 6-3 Louis Blundell 17 100+ 15 4 140+ 5 0 180 0 29.32 Ave1 26.52 87.99 Ave3 79.55 87 High Finish 64 2 Legs Against Throw 0 ANDY HAMILTON 6-1 CHRIS WHITE ANDY HAMILTON kicked off his PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic challenge with a 6-1 win over American ace Chris White. Hamilton, a quarter-finalist in last year’s Desert Classic, never looked in trouble after the California-based qualifier let him take a 4-0 lead. Hamilton broke throw in the opening leg on double 16, and punished a missed double top in the second to take out double four. Stoke star Hamilton then posted a 180 in winning the third, and double eight put him four legs clear. White stepped in to get off the mark in the next, following three misses from Hamilton, although the Englishman won leg six to move 5-1 up. He then secured his second round spot on double ten, after White allowed four darts to continue the comeback slip away. Match Stats Andy Hamilton 6-1 Chris White 10 100+ 4 7 140+ 4 1 180 0 29.19 Ave1 24.81 87.57 Ave3 74.42 32 High Finish 40 3 Legs Against Throw 0 PETER MANLEY 6-4 MARK WALSH PETER MANLEY celebrated his fifth wedding anniversary in style with a 6-4 win over Mark Walsh at the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic. Manley married wife Crissy in Las Vegas back in 2004, and progression to the last 16 of this year’s event proved an ideal present as he picked up a key victory. Walsh has recently replaced Manley in the top 16, forcing the 2003 Desert Classic champion to come through the qualifiers just to win a place in the main event. However, he gained revenge over Walsh with a fine display, living up to his “One Dart” nickname with some clinical finishing. He took out 100 to break Walsh’s throw in the opening leg, although the in-form Hertforshire star took out a superb 150 finish of treble 20, bullseye and double top to level. Walsh also landed a 180 and a two-dart 68 finish to lead 2-1, only for Manley to produce a 106 checkout and a bullseye finish when on 90 to push himself ahead. Double top moved Manley 4-2 up, and he also took led eight on double 12 to push a leg away from victory. Manley landed a maximum to set up a finish in the next leg, only for Walsh to land double top and stay in the contest. However, a superb 171 from Manley left him 24, and he landed double 12 to progress to the second round. “It’s hard having to qualify but I’m really happy to win,” said Manley. “I’m enjoying this event and looking forward to the second round. “I love darts and everything it’s given to me, every player can make a good living out of the game and it’s great to be a part of it.” Match Stats Mark Walsh 4-6 Peter Manley 12 100+ 8 7 140+ 8 1 180 1 31.87 Ave1 30.45 95.62 Ave3 91.34 150 High Finish 106,100 1 Legs Against Throw 2 CO STOMPE 6-4 COLIN OSBORNE CO STOMPE upset Colin Osborne 6-4 to move into the second round of the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic. Osborne recently reached the final of the Blue Square UK Open and also won a Players Championship, but never found that form in stuttering to defeat. Stompe had won through the qualifiers for a second successive year, and set up an all-Dutch round two match on Friday against Raymond van Barneveld. The game’s first two legs were shared before Stompe followed up a double 12 finish by landing double ten to punish four misses from Osborne and take a 3-1 lead. Osborne stepped in to win the next against the throw before levelling, before the duo shared legs seven and eight to remain locked at four-all. A 171 from Stompe edged him clear in leg nine, with a 180 from Osborne setting up a finish too late as the Dutchman took out double eight. Derby star Osborne set up a potential nine-darter in the next, hitting successive 180s only to miss the seventh dart and let Stompe in to seal the win with a 13-darter on double eight. Match Stats Colin Osborne 4-6 Co Stompe 14 100+ 11 6 140+ 8 3 180 2 29.17 Ave1 31.66 87.52 Ave3 94.99 110,100 High Finish 70 1 Legs Against Throw 2 RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD 6-2 BILL DAVIS RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD made a polished start to his bid for a second PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic title with a 6-2 win over Bill Davis. The Dutchman has looked out of sorts for much of 2009, but swept aside the American’s challenge at Mandalay Bay. He took the first leg comfortably and then landed a 110 finish in doubling the advantage. Davis landed scores of 140 and 180 on his way to leg three, which he won on double ten, only to miss a dart at double 16 to level. Van Barneveld stepped in to hit double four, and then moved 4-1 on double 16 before a missed double 11 in the next – for a 124 finish – allowed Davis to reduce the arrears. However, the Dutchman kicked off leg seven with a maximum and moved a leg away from the win on double 16, and punished misses from the American to send himself into the next round on double nine. Match Stats Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Bill Davis 13 100+ 13 6 140+ 6 2 180 1 31.82 Ave1 27.78 95.47 Ave3 83.34 110 High Finish 52 3 Legs Against Throw 1 JAMES WADE 6-3 PHILLIP HAZEL JAMES WADE survived a scare against rookie Phillip Hazel before second his place in round two of the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic. World number two Wade, the recent Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts champion, roared out of the blocks with 180s in the first two legs before allowing qualifier Hazel to level and provide him with nervous moments before securing a 6-3 win. Wade kicked off the match with a 13-darter, and landed a second 180 in the next as he established a 2-0 cushion. Missed doubles in the next allowed Hazel to get off the mark on double 18, and the Kiwi hit a 180 in taking the fourth to square the game. Wade fired in a 14-darter to edge the fifth, but a missed double top allowed Hazel in to level matters again on double eight. Wade, last year’s runner-up, landed two double top finishes to move clear at 5-3, and landed a 180 in the next before sealing the win on double nine. Match Stats James Wade 6-3 Phillip Hazel 11 100+ 15 5 140+ 5 3 180 1 29.79 Ave1 28.48 89.37 Ave3 85.44 83 High Finish 76 2 Legs Against Throw 1 ADRIAN LEWIS 6-5 VINCENT VAN DER VOORT ADRIAN LEWIS produced the shot of his career to take out 164 in the deciding leg of his thrilling PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic first round clash with Vincent van der Voort. In a match which fully lived up to the pre-game hype, the quick-fire duo went all the way to an 11th leg at the Mandalay Bay Resort. Van der Voort looked to have taken control when he left 92 after 12 darts with his opponent on 164 – only for Lewis to produce two treble 19s and a bullseye finish. He now takes on Peter Manley in round two on Friday, with the pair meeting for a third successive year in the event, and Lewis admits he will be on a high. “That was the best shot of my career, without a doubt,” said Lewis. “Vincent was sat on 92 so to take out 164 under that pressure is brilliant. “I’m feeling really confident and if I can play like that throughout the week there’s no reason I can’t win this. “It was an amazing last leg and a really good game. Vincent played really well and I was pleased with my grouping around the treble 20 as well as my finishing.” The game’s first four legs all went with the throw before Lewis took out double top in the fifth to edge 3-2 up. Van der Voort landed maximums in the next two to edge himself back ahead, only for Lewis to level on double 16 and go 5-4 up on tops. He missed two match darts in the tenth, with a superb 101 finish from the Dutchman sending the game into a decider. Lewis landed his first maximum of the contest in leg 11, before producing his sensational showpiece to snatch victory. Match Stats Adrian Lewis 6-5 Vincent van der Voort 18 100+ 13 7 140+ 6 1 180 2 33.52 Ave1 31.23 100.57 Ave3 93.69 164 High Finish 82 3 Legs Against Throw 1 KEVIN PAINTER 6-2 DARIN YOUNG KEVIN PAINTER ended American hopes at the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic with a 6-2 win over Darin Young. Painter set up a tasty second round clash against Mervyn King at the Mandalay Bay Resort with a polished display. Young kicked off the match with two 180s in an 11-darter, only for Painter to reply in 13 darts to break back and then take the third leg on tops. Young defied a Painter 180 to win the fourth, but Painter took out double five to regain the lead and then tops to move 4-2 up. Both players traded further maximums in leg seven, but Painter’s double eight crucially moved him a leg away from victory. Young had his chances in the next, but four missed doubles allowed Painter to land 174 in setting up a double 16 game shot. Match Stats Kevin Painter 6-2 Darin Young 7 100+ 12 3 140+ 2 3 180 4 30.81 Ave1 29.64 92.43 Ave3 88.92 54 High Finish 82 3 Legs Against Throw 1 As at June 22 2009 Prize Money 1 Phil TAYLOR £639,513 2 James WADE £319,986 3 Raymond van BARNEVELD £230,257 4 John PART £181,123 5 Terry JENKINS £140,367 6 Mervyn KING £137,090 7 Adrian LEWIS £129,208 8 Alan TABERN £126,144 9 Ronnie BAXTER £125,972 10 Colin LLOYD £125,157

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Desert Classic – Day One

02 Jul 2009

REPORTS from the opening day of the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic VIII.

The televised stages got under-way at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino with the opening eight first round fixtures.

Winners included defending champion Phil Taylor, as well as 2006 winner John Part.

PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic VIII
First Round
Dennis Priestley 6-1 Colin Monk
Alan Tabern 3-6 Wes Newton
Colin Lloyd 6-3 Peter Wright
Ronnie Baxter 2-6 Jelle Klaasen
Terry Jenkins 6-1 Simon Whitlock
Phil Taylor 6-3 Jamie Caven
Wayne Mardle 2-6 Gary Anderson
John Part 6-2 Scott Burnett

DENNIS PRIESTLEY 6-1 COLIN MONK
DENNIS PRIESTLEY opened the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic with a clinical 6-1 victory over Colin Monk.

Monk had battled through the qualifiers to win a spot in the Desert Classic for the first time, but his stay in the main event was made brief by a strong Priestley display.

While the pair traded finishes of 66 and 81 in the opening two legs, Priestley took the third with a 96 checkout and then broke in the fourth with a 136 finish to lead 3-1.

Monk missed four doubles to break back in the fifth, which Priestley took on double four, before the pair endured some wayward finishing in the next.

Monk saw a dart for double top land in double five, and Priestley stepped in to finish on double one to move 5-1 up and a leg away from the victory.

He then sealed victory by taking out 81 on double 18, setting up a second round date with either Phil Taylor or Jamie Caven.

Match Stats

Dennis Priestley	6-1	Colin Monk
8	100+	12
3	140+	1
1	180	0
28.84	Ave1	28.92
86.52	Ave3	86.75
2	Legs Against Throw	0
136	High Finish	81

WES NEWTON 6-3 ALAN TABERN

WES NEWTON’S love of the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic continued with a 6-3 win over Alan Tabern at the Mandalay Bay Resort.

Newton has twice reached the semi-finals of the tournament, and remains on course for another strong week in Las Vegas after seeing off Lancashire rival Tabern.

Tabern knocked out Raymond van Barneveld on his way to the quarter-finals last year, but never recovered from allowing Newton into a 3-0 lead.

Newton took out 90 in two darts for the opening leg, and immediately broke in the second before landing double 16 to treble his lead.

The Fleetwood ace also landed a 180 in the fourth, but Tabern took out 101 to get off the mark.

Double top moved Newton 4-1 up, but five missed doubles allowed Tabern to take leg six.

Newton moved a leg away from the win on double five, and though Tabern reduced the gap to 5-3 with a 100 finish a double 12 checkout ensured victory.

“This event and being in Las Vegas seems to bring the best out of me, so hopefully I can have a good run this week,” said Newton.

“Alan and I always seem to have good games and I was determined to get revenge for him beating me in the UK Open recently.

“I started well and kept it going throughout the match.”

Match Stats

Alan Tabern	3-6	Wes Newton
18	100+	11
2	140+	1
1	180	3
30.09	Ave1	29.13
90.28	Ave3	87.39
0	Legs Against Throw	1
101,100	High Finish	90

COLIN LLOYD 6-3 PETER WRIGHT

COLIN LLOYD banished his PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic blues with a 6-3 first round defeat of Peter Wright.

Lloyd had been a first round loser for the past three years in the Desert Classic, but ended that run against the big-stage newcomer.

Wright had qualified for his Desert Classic debut on Sunday, and then overcame Lloyd on his way to the semi-finals of the Las Vegas Players Championship on Tuesday.

However, Lloyd gained revenge to book his spot in the last 16.

Wright won the opening leg, but Lloyd replied with a triple salvo to lead 3-1, taking out 74 in two darts, 114 and then double top to push clear.

Wright took out 84 on the bullseye to reduce the gap going into the break, and finished a string of missed doubles from Lloyd to level on double top.

But Lloyd regained his range on the doubles, finishing double eight at the first time of asking to move 5-3 up before defying a maximum from Wright to seal victory on double 14.

Match Stats

Colin Lloyd	6-3	Peter Wright
20	100+	14
4	140+	5
0	180	1
30.02	Ave1	28.94
90.06	Ave3	86.81
3	Legs Against Throw	1
114	High Finish	84

JELLE KLAASEN 6-2 RONNIE BAXTER

JELLE KLAASEN powered into the second round of the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic with a 6-2 demolition of Ronnie Baxter.

Baxter entered the Desert Classic on the back of a semi-final appearance in the UK Open last month and Tuesday’s Las Vegas Players Championship victory, but failed to hit top gear against the Dutchman.

While Klaasen missed doubles in the opening leg, which Baxter took on double top against the throw, the youngster replied with three successive legs to edge away.

Double 16 for a 14-darter saw Baxter cut the gap to 3-2, but he missed the bullseye to level in the next before Klaasen took out double top.

A neat two-dart 61 finish put Klaasen a leg away from victory, which he sealed in style with a 12-darter, landing back-to-back 180s and double eight for the match.

Match Stats

Ronnie Baxter	2-6	Jelle Klaasen
13	100+	9
5	140+	4
1	180	2
30.89	Ave1	31.03
92.68	Ave3	93.10
2	Legs Against Throw	4
56	High Finish	60

TERRY JENKINS 6-1 SIMON WHITLOCK

TERRY JENKINS produced an impressive display to swiftly see end Simon Whitlock’s PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic hopes with a 6-1 victory.

Jenkins showed the form which took him to the 2007 Desert Classic final to sweep past the qualifier.

After missing double top for a 160 finish in the opening leg, he landed double ten to lead before Whitlock took out double eight to level.

But Jenkins repeated the double ten finish to lead 2-1 and then hit tops to break throw.

A fine 106 finish put Jenkins 4-1 up, and he hit scores of 180 and 140 to leave double top in the next, applying enough pressure to force Whitlock to miss his one dart at the same bed.

Jenkins then sealed the win with a 98 checkout, finishing on double 12 to set up a tasty second round game with Colin Lloyd.

Match Stats

Terry Jenkins	6-1	Simon Whitlock
11	100+	9
7	140+	4
1	180	0
31.39	Ave1	29.28
94.16	Ave3	87.84
2	Legs Against Throw	0
106	High Finish	16

PHIL TAYLOR 6-3 JAMIE CAVEN

PHIL TAYLOR began the defence of his PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic title with a 6-3 victory over Jamie Caven at the Mandalay Bay Resort.

Taylor headed to Las Vegas struggling with a back problem, but showed few ill-effects to dispose of the qualifier from Derby.

Taylor took a key 3-1 lead and held off Caven’s challenge to set up a second round clash with long-term rival Dennis Priestley on Friday.

Caven took the opening leg on double ten, but Taylor won the next three, including a two-dart 86 to break throw, to push himself ahead.

Caven replied with an 86 finish of his own, but a 180 was not enough in the next, with Taylor hitting a 177 and double eight to lead 4-2.

The qualifier opened leg seven with scores of 140 and 180 in reducing the gap to one leg, but double top edged Taylor towards victory before he hit the same bed to seal the win.

“Jamie put me under a lot of pressure but my finishing got me through,” said Taylor.

“He played very well, he’s one to watch for the future and he’s getting better every week.”

He added: “The back will be okay but it is affecting me. I decided to try and get fit and pulled my back on my bike.

“Now I get stiff towards the end of the day so I was glad to get through that.”

Match Stats

Phil Taylor	6-3	Jamie Caven
13	100+	10
7	140+	8
0	180	2
32.66	Ave1	33.87
97.97	Ave3	101.60
2	Legs Against Throw	0
86	High Finish	86

GARY ANDERSON 6-2 WAYNE MARDLE

GARY ANDERSON powered into the second round of the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic with a 6-2 defeat of Wayne Mardle.

Anderson won through the qualifiers on Monday to earn a Desert Classic debut, and produced a classy display to see off the two-time finalist.

Mardle opened the game with a 115 checkout, but Anderson replied in style with an 11-darter and then traded maximums before taking a 2-1 lead.

The Scot then followed up a double top finish with a bullseye checkout for a 121 in extending his advantage to 4-1 at the break.

Mardle returned to hit double top and reduce the arrears, but a 130 bullseye finish put Anderson 5-2 up and he sealed the win on double ten – having hit six from seven attempts at a double.

“It’s nice to get on stage and perform,” said Anderson. “I’ve never been great with first round games but it’s a relief to be through.

“I hit my doubles, which I’ve been struggling on recently, and can build on this.”

Anderson entered the match having needed treatment for an allergic reaction to an energy drink earlier on Wednesday, and added: “I’m still feeling a bit iffy so I’ll just stick to the coffee I think!”

Match Stats

Wayne Mardle	1-6	Gary Anderson
11	100+	13
6	140+	5
1	180	3
31.46	Ave1	32.19
94.39	Ave3	96.57
1	Legs Against Throw	3
115	High Finish	130,121

JOHN PART 6-2 SCOTT BURNETT

JOHN PART began his bid for a second PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic title with a 6-2 win over Scott Burnett.

The 2006 champion triumphed in the all-north American battle to jump into the last 16 and set up a clash with Jelle Klaasen on Friday.

Part kicked off the game with a 117 finish, and also took out 90 in leg two before punishing missed doubles from Burnett to lead 3-0.

He also won the fourth, hitting a 180 in a 14-darter, before Burnett – the North American Darts Championship winner making his televised debut – found his range on the doubles.

Double 16 got him off the mark, before double ten halved the deficit, although Part was too strong in leg seven to edge 5-2 up.

And the Canadian went on to wrap up victory in the next, with double four ensuring progression to round two.

Match Stats

John Part	6-2	Scott Burnett
7	100+	14
7	140+	3
1	180	1
28.32	Ave1	27.04
84.96	Ave3	81.11
3	Legs Against Throw	1
117	High Finish	42

Phillip Hazel has Qualified in Las Vegas for the Desert Classic

Phillip Hazel got down to the last 64 in the Las Vegas Players Championship being played today (01/07/09)

Rocket Fires To Vegas Win

01 Jul 2009

RONNIE BAXTER defeated Phil Taylor 6-2 to win the Las Vegas Players Championship.

Baxter picked up his first tournament win of 2009 with the £6,000 title at the Mandalay Bay Resort, condemning Taylor to only his second Players Championship loss of the year with a fine display.

Having been pushed all the way to a deciding leg by Japan’s Morihiro Hashimoto in the first round, he then defeated Davis Snider, Wayne Mardle, Kevin Painter and John Part to reach the semi-finals.

He then overcame Peter Wright 6-3 before taking victory against Taylor.

Baxter opened the final with a 121 finish and also led 2-0 before Taylor took out 104 to get off the mark.

Double eight and double 16 put Baxter 4-1 up before a 13-darter saw him move a leg away from victory.

Taylor fired in a 128 checkout for a 12-darter to stay in the game, but a 180 from Baxter sent him clear in the next – and he had enough breathing space to miss seven match darts before landing double one for the title.

Taylor, making his first outing since winning the Blue Square UK Open in Bolton recently after struggling with a bad back since, warmed up nicely for the defence of his PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic title.

He saw off American duo Darin Young and John Kuczynski before whitewashing Rocco Maes and Simon Whitlock to reach the quarter-finals.

The world number one came from 4-3 down to defeat Alan Tabern 6-4 in the quarters, and saw off Gary Anderson 6-2 in the semis.

Wright’s run to the last four was his best-ever on the PDC Pro Tour, and should secure him a place in the stanjames.com World Matchplay – coming two days after he also qualified for the Desert Classic.

The Lowestoft player’s run included a whitewash of Colin Lloyd and a 6-1 win over Dennis Priestley, as well as a 6-3 defeat of Co Stompe in the last eight.

The tournament featured a brace of nine-darters, with Larry Butler and Wes Newton sharing an £800 bonus for the achievement.

Both, however, went on to lose the matches they were playing at the time, with Butler going down to Jan van der Rassel and Newton losing to Colin Osborne.

Wright’s run jumps him above Kevin McDine in the list of 16 qualifiers for the World Matchplay from the Players Championship Order of Merit.

However, they will be finalised following the Desert Classic – when the PDC’s top 16 qualify by right for July’s Blackpool event, meaning a player could still break into the top 16 with a good run over the next five days.

The PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic begins on Wednesday and will be played through to Sunday at the Mandalay Bay Resort, and screened live on Sky Sports in the UK.

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PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic – Complete Field
PDC Top 16 Qualifiers
Phil Taylor (seed 1)
James Wade (2)
Raymond van Barneveld (3)
John Part (4)
Terry Jenkins (5)
Mervyn King (6)
Adrian Lewis (7)
Alan Tabern (8)
Dennis Priestley
Ronnie Baxter
Colin Lloyd
Wayne Mardle
Colin Osborne
Kevin Painter
Andy Hamilton
Mark Walsh

North American Order of Merit Qualifiers
Darin Young
Scott Burnett
Chris White
Bill Davis

Qualifiers
Gary Anderson
Louis Blundell
Jamie Caven
Phillip Hazel
Jelle Klaasen
Peter Manley
Colin Monk
Wes Newton
Co Stompe
Vincent van der Voort
Simon Whitlock
Peter Wright

PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic – Complete Field
PDC Top 16 Qualifiers
Phil Taylor (seed 1)
James Wade (2)
Raymond van Barneveld (3)
John Part (4)
Terry Jenkins (5)
Mervyn King (6)
Adrian Lewis (7)
Alan Tabern (8)
Dennis Priestley
Ronnie Baxter
Colin Lloyd
Wayne Mardle
Colin Osborne
Kevin Painter
Andy Hamilton
Mark Walsh

North American Order of Merit Qualifiers
Darin Young
Scott Burnett
Chris White
Bill Davis

Qualifiers
Gary Anderson
Louis Blundell
Jamie Caven
Phillip Hazel
Jelle Klaasen
Peter Manley
Colin Monk
Wes Newton
Co Stompe
Vincent van der Voort
Simon Whitlock
Peter Wright

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LATEST NEWS FROM LAS VEGAS

Desert Classic Monday Qualifier 29 Jun 2009 UPDATES from Monday’s second qualifier at the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic VIII. Monday’s knockout event sees the remaining 185 players battling for the final six places in the Desert Classic, which begins on Wednesday. Jamie Caven, Peter Wright, Simon Whitlock and Dutch trio Jelle Klaasen, Vincent van der Voort and Co Stompe won through Sunday’s first qualifier. With four of Sunday’s seeded players qualifying, Jacko Barry, Colin Monk, Jason Clark and Steve Brown come into the 24 seeds for Monday’s event. Alan Green has withdrawn with an arm injury. Play will commence at 12pm local time (8pm BST) with all matches the best of nine legs. One player will qualify from each group of four boards (i.e. boards 1-4 will produce one qualifier) with the event progressing in a bracket format. The draw will be made once registration closes at 11am. Monday’s Seeded Players 1 Peter Manley 2 Robert Thornton 3 Denis Ovens 4 Mark Dudbridge 5 Roland Scholten 6 Kirk Shepherd 7 Andy Smith 8 Barrie Bates 9 Tony Eccles 10 Michael van Gerwen 11 Andy Jenkins 12 Kevin McDine 13 Steve Beaton 14 Wes Newton 15 Matt Clark 16 Steve Maish 17 Gary Mawson 18 Jan van der Rassel 19 Dennis Smith 20 Mick McGowan 21 Jacko Barry 22 Colin Monk 23 Jason Clark 24 Steve Brown PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic Monday Qualifier First Round Board One Peter Manley (1) Bye David Flowers Bye James Barton 5-2 Ron Peppers Chris Cooper 5-0 Geoff Daniels Board Two Steve Brown (24) Bye Shane O’Connor 5-2 Jon Archer John Kuczynski 5-0 Joe Formica Dan Zimmerman 5-4 Gary Barnett Board Three Andy Smith (7) Bye Kevin Harris 5-0 Neil McKnight Bryan de Hoog 5-0 Andy Bradbury Ben Burton 5-0 Andy Askey Board Four Jan van der Rassel (18) Bye Joachim Koessler 5-0 Preston Fox Daz Horler 5-1 Mark Nielsen Brian Rowe 5-4 Chris Goodband Board Five Robert Thornton (2) Bye Anthony Eugenia Bye Mark Stephenson 5-1 Pat Breithaupt Andy Fordham 5-2 Gregory Coburn Board Six Jason Clark (23) Bye Larry Butler 5-1 Robert Race Phillip Hazell 5-0 Chris White Aaron Turner 5-4 Robert Heckman Board Seven Barrie Bates (8) Bye Lee Williams 5-2 Steve Gooch John Quantock 5-0 Adrian W Lewis Steve Hine 5-1 Bernard Prenter Board Eight Gary Mawson (17) Bye Steve Hogan 5-4 Steve Carey Robbie Newland 5-2 Gary Storey Pete Riehl v Scott Henning Board Nine Denis Ovens (3) Bye Mark W Robinson 5-4 Brad Hann Gordon Morrison 5-1 David Goodchild Dave Ladley 5-2 Michael Putz Board Ten Colin Monk (22) Bye John Murray 5-0 Anne Gustafsson Tony Ayres 5-1 Corey Donham Kevin Dowling 5-2 Pete Galloway Board 11 Tony Eccles (9) Bye Joe Cullen 5-0 Kevin Hill Darren Johnson 5-3 Ian Jopling Paul Knighton 5-3 David Fatum Board 12 Steve Maish (16) Bye Andreas Waldenmaier 5-0 Roger England Ken MacNeil 5-1 Andy Mason John Denich 5-2 Stephen Osborne Board 13 Mark Dudbridge (4) Bye Gary Anderson 5-0 Drazen Severin Joe DaVanti 5-4 Patrick Thernstrom Allan Snabel def Sato Fumihiro Board 14 Jacko Barry (21) Bye Stuart Holden 5-0 Dale A Slamon Karl Loiseau 5-0 Paul DiCecca Matt Jackson 5-2 Davey Mansell Board 15 Michael van Gerwen (10) Bye Jeff Hubbard 5-4 Mark Venable Sean Palfrey 5-0 Mark Tiller Jules Budd 5-2 John Jenkinson Board 16 Matt Clark (15) Bye Gerry Convery 5-0 John Dawes Morihiro Hashimoto 5-0 Pete Allsopp Sam Rooney 5-4 Timmy Nicoll Board 17 Roland Scholten (5) Bye Dan Butler 5-3 Sara Rose Alan Taylor 5-1 John Latchic Darren Latham 5-1 Mark K Robinson Board 18 Mick McGowan (20) Bye Brian Jones 5-2 Adam Young Nick Fullwell 5-0 Kevin Fletcher Stephen Panuncialman 5-3 Par Riihonen Board 19 Andy Jenkins (11) Bye Paul Lim 5-0 Paul Walker Brian Griffiths 5-2 Marc Garcia Jim Newman 5-0 Bill Grubb Board 20 Wes Newton (14) Bye Graham Warburton 5-0 Stephen Grant Mark Carter 5-3 Gregor Cruickshank Scott Clifford 5-0 Piki Morrison Board 21 Kirk Shepherd (6) Bye David Ansell 5-2 Neil Dickson Dieter Schutsch 5-1 Chris Duff Mark Lawrence 5-0 Jeff Angione Board 22 Dennis Smith (19) Bye Martyn Turner 5-4 Scott Robertson Nikash Patel 5-1 Eddie Lawrence Steve Grubb 5-0 Simon Craven Board 23 Kevin McDine (12) Bye Louis Blundell 5-0 Jim McKevitt Chuck Pankow 5-4 Tom Wilson Rocco Maes 5-4 Dan Lauby Board 24 Steve Beaton (13) Bye Ray Carver 5-0 Davis Snider Mark Webster 5-0 Andrew Bennett Anthony Thompson 5-2 Martin S Rodda Second Round Peter Manley 5-0 David Flowers James Barton 5-4 Chris Cooper Shane O’Connor 5-3 Steve Brown John Kuczynski v Dan Zimmerman Andy Smith 5-1 Kevin Harris Bryan de Hoog 5-3 Ben Burton Jan van der Rassel 5-0 Joachim Koessler Daz Horler v Brian Rowe Robert Thornton 5-0 Anthony Eugenia Mark Stephenson v Andy Fordham Jason Clark v Larry Butler Phillip Hazell v Aaron Turner Barrie Bates 5-3 Lee Williams Steve Hine 5-1 John Quantock Gary Mawson v Steve Hogan Robbie Newland v Denis Ovens 5-2 Mark W Robinson Gordon Morrison v Dave Ladley Colin Monk 5-0 John Murray Tony Ayres v Kevin Dowling Tony Eccles 5-4 Joe Cullen Darren Johnson v Paul Knighton Steve Maish 5-0 Andreas Waldenmaier Ken MacNeil v John Denich Mark Dudbridge v Gary Anderson Joe DaVanti v Allan Snabel Jacko Barry 5-2 Stuart Holden Karl Loiseau v Matt Jackson Michael van Gerwen 5-0 Jeff Hubbard Sean Palfrey v Jules Budd Gerry Convery 5-4 Matt Clark Morihiro Hashimoto v Sam Rooney Roland Scholten 5-0 Dan Butler Alan Taylor v Darren Latham Mick McGowan 5-0 Brian Jones Nick Fullwell v Stephen Panuncialman Paul Lim 5-3 Andy Jenkins Brian Griffiths v Jim Newman Wes Newton 5-0 Graham Warburton Mark Carter v Scott Clifford Kirk Shepherd 5-0 Dave Ansell Dieter Schutsch v Mark Lawrence Martyn Turner 5-1 Dennis Smith Nikash Patel v Steve Grubb Louis Blundell 5-3 Kevin McDine Chuck Pankow v Rocco Maes Ray Carver 5-3 Steve Beaton Mark Webster v Anthony Thompson Third Round Peter Manley 5-3 James Barton Shane O’Connor v Andy Smith v Bryan de Hoog Jan van der Rassel v Robert Thornton v v Barrie Bates v Steve Hine v Denis Ovens v Colin Monk v Tony Eccles v Steve Maish v v Jacko Barry v Michael van Gerwen v Gerry Convery v Roland Scholten v Mick McGowan v Paul Lim v Wes Newton v Kirk Shepherd v Martyn Turner v Louis Blundell v Ray Carver v

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The Latest from Las Vegas

Desert Classic Qualifier Latest 29 Jun 2009 UPDATES from Sunday’s PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic Qualifier at the Mandalay Bay Resort. The event is the first of two knockout qualifying events, which will each produce six qualifiers for the main Desert Classic, which begins on Wednesday. A total of 185 players are competing in the event. One player will qualify from each group of four boards (i.e. boards 1-4 will produce one qualifier) with the event progressing in a bracket format. All games are the best of nine legs, and play commences at 12pm local time (8pm BST) PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic Sunday Qualifier First Round Board One Peter Manley (1) Bye Mark Venable 5-1 Martin S Rodda Jim Newman 5-1 Jeff Angione Kevin Hill 5-2 Stephen MacAulay Board Two Mick McGowan (24) 5-4 David Fatum Nikash Patel 5-1 Scott Clifford Anthony Thompson 5-1 Michael Putz Shane O’Connor 5-1 Joe DaVanti Board Three Kirk Shepherd (7) Bye John Latchic 5-4 Pete Galloway Jim McKevitt 5-1 Dave Fearn Mark Lawrence 5-1 Robert Tafuri Board Four Jamie Caven (18) 5-0 Ghislain Tremblay Matt Jackson 5-2 Davey Mansell Paul Knighton 5-4 Pete Riehl Rocco Maes 5-0 Mark Davis Board Five Robert Thornton (2) Bye Davis Snider 5-0 Adam Young Scott Henning 5-2 Paul Hawkett Marc Garcia 5-1 Preston Fox Board Six Dennis Smith (23) 5-4 Mark Carter Kevin Dowling 5-0 Joe Formica Chris Cooper 5-4 Gordon Morrison Mark Tiller 5-3 Joe Cullen Board Seven Jelle Klaasen (8) 5-2 Mark Webster Dan Butler 5-0 Kevin Fletcher James Barton 5-4 Lee Williams Colin Monk 5-4 Bryan de Hoog Board Eight Wes Newton (17) 5-2 Darren Starr Tony Ayres 5-0 Steve Carey Kevin Harris 5-4 Steve Brown Stephen Panuncialman 5-1 Darren Johnson Board Nine Denis Ovens (3) Bye John Quantock 5-0 Robert Race Allan Snabel 5-3 Daz Horler Mark Nielsen 5-2 Jules Budd Board Ten Jan van der Rassel (22) 5-1 Gregory Coburn Robbie Newland 5-4 Sara Rose Peter Wright 5-0 Morihiro Hashimoto James Stephenson 5-1 Andy Bradbury Board 11 Andy Smith (9) 5-2 Brian Griffiths Darren Latham 5-1 Brian Jones Andy Mason 5-3 Stephen Grant Gary Anderson 5-0 Paul DiCecca Board 12 Steve Beaton (16) 5-2 Steve Grubb John Dawes 5-0 Piki Morrison Mark Stephenson 5-0 Bill Grubb Larry Butler 5-3 Tyler Hayne Board 13 Mark Dudbridge (4) Bye Simon Craven 5-3 Dan Zimmerman Alan Taylor 5-1 Paul Walker Timmy Nicoll 5-2 Sam Rooney Board 14 Gary Mawson (21) 5-0 Patrick Thernstrom John Murray 5-4 Gary Storey Simon Whitlock 5-0Chris Edwards Bernard Prenter 5-4 Mark K Robinson Board 15 Barrie Bates (10) 5-2 Joachim Koessler Gerry Convery 5-1 Ben Burton Ron Peppers 5-3 Chris Duff Bertrand Lajoie 5-4 David Flowers Board 16 Kevin McDine (15) 5-1 Stephen Osborne Chuck Pankow 5-2 Alan Green Paul Lim 5-4 Dan Lauby Andy Fordham 5-3 Jon Archer Board 17 Vincent van der Voort (5) Bye Louis Blundell 5-1 Eddie Lawrence Stuart Holden 5-4 Phillip Hazell Ian Jopling 5-1 Sean Palfrey Board 18 Steve Maish (20) 5-2 Andreas Waldenmaier Aaron Turner 5-0 Neil Dickson Jeff Hubbard 5-3 David Ansell Ken MacNeil 5-0 Sato Fumihiro Board 19 Tony Eccles (11) 5-1 Ray Carver Karl Loiseau 5-2 Graham Warburton Par Riihonen 5-2 John Worthington Gary Barnett 5-4 John Denich Board 20 Andy Jenkins (14) 5-1 Drazen Severin John Jenkinson 5-2 Chris White Brian Rowe 5-1 Adrian W Lewis Robert Heckman 5-0 Andy Askey Board 21 Roland Scholten (6) Bye Mark W Robinson 5-1 Andrew Bent Brad Hann 5-1 Geoff Daniels Tom Wilson 5-1 Cory Donham Board 22 Matt Clark (19) 5-3 Scott Robertson Pete Allsopp 5-2 Steve Gooch Nick Fullwell 5-0 John Loew Neil McKnight 5-3 Dale A Slamon Board 23 Michael van Gerwen (12) 5-3 Dave Ladley Jason Clark 5-1 David Goodchild Martyn Turner 5-0 Martin Hulme Steve Hine 5-2 Dieter Schutsch Board 24 Co Stompe (13) 5-0 Chris Goodband John Kuczynski 5-0 Cyril Pearce Jacko Barry 5-3 Ryan Vander Weit Anne Gustafsson 5-1 Roger England Second Round Peter Manley 5-1 Mark Venable Jim Newman 5-2 Kevin Hill Nikash Patel 5-4 Mick McGowan Shane O’Connor 5-0 Anthony Thompson Kirk Shepherd 5-0 John Latchic Mark Lawrence 5-0 Jim McKevitt Jamie Caven 5-0 Matt Jackson Rocco Maes 5-3 Paul Knighton Davis Snider 5-3 Robert Thornton Scott Henning 5-4 Marc Garcia Dennis Smith 5-2 Kevin Dowling Chris Cooper 5-2 Mark Tiller Jelle Klaasen 5-1 Dan Butler James Barton 5-2 Colin Monk Wes Newton 5-4 Tony Ayres Kevin Harris 5-4 Stephen Panuncialman John Quantock 5-4 Denis Ovens Mark Nielsen 5-2 Allan Snabel Jan van der Rassel 5-1 Robbie Newland Peter Wright 5-2 James Stephenson Andy Smith 5-0 Darren Latham Gary Anderson 5-0 Andy Mason Steve Beaton 5-0 John Dawes Larry Butler 5-1 Mark Stephenson Mark Dudbridge 5-2 Simon Craven Timmy Nicoll 5-2 Alan Taylor Gary Mawson 5-4 John Murray Simon Whitlock 5-0 Bernard Prenter Barrie Bates 5-3 Gerry Convery Bertrand Lajoie 5-4 Ron Peppers Kevin McDine 5-2 Chuck Pankow Paul Lim 5-3 Andy Fordham Vincent van der Voort 5-1 Louis Blundell Ian Jopling 5-1 Stuart Holden Aaron Turner 5-4 Steve Maish Ken MacNeil 5-1 Jeff Hubbard Tony Eccles 5-0 Karl Loiseau Par Riihonen 5-2 Gary Barnett Andy Jenkins 5-1 John Jenkinson Robert Heckman 5-0 Brian Rowe Mark W Robinson 5-3 Roland Scholten Tom Wilson 5-0 Brad Hann Matt Clark 5-1 Pete Allsopp Nick Fullwell 5-2 Neil McKnight Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Jason Clark Martyn Turner 5-3 Steve Hine Co Stompe 5-0 John Kuczynski Jacko Barry 5-0 Anne Gustafsson Third Round Peter Manley 5-4 Jim Newman Shane O’Connor 5-4 Nikash Patel Kirk Shepherd 5-4 Mark Lawrence Jamie Caven 5-1 Rocco Maes Davis Snider 5-1 Scott Henning Dennis Smith 5-2 Chris Cooper Jelle Klaasen 5-4 James Barton Kevin Harris 5-4 Wes Newton John Quantock 5-2 Mark Nielsen Peter Wright 5-0 Jan van der Rassel Andy Smith 5-3 Gary Anderson Larry Butler 5-4 Steve Beaton Mark Dudbridge 5-2 Timmy Nicoll Simon Whitlock 5-0 Gary Mawson Barrie Bates 5-0 Bertrand Lajoie Kevin McDine 5-2 Paul Lim Vincent van der Voort 5-4 Ian Jopling Ken MacNeil 5-1 Aaron Turner Tony Eccles 5-2 Par Riihonen Andy Jenkins 5-1 Robert Heckman Mark Robinson 5-2 Tom Wilson Nick Fullwell 5-2 Matt Clark Michael van Gerwen 5-4 Martyn Turner Co Stompe 5-2 Jacko Barry Fourth Round Shane O’Connor 5-3 Peter Manley Jamie Caven 5-1 Kirk Shepherd Dennis Smith 5-2 Davis Snider Jelle Klaasen 5-2 Kevin Harris Peter Wright 5-1 John Quantock Andy Smith 5-4 Larry Butler Simon Whitlock 5-3 Mark Dudbridge Barrie Bates 5-3 Kevin McDine Vincent van der Voort 5-2 Ken MacNeil Tony Eccles 5-1 Andy Jenkins Nick Fullwell 5-2 Mark Robinson Co Stompe 5-4 Michael van Gerwen Losers £250 Fifth Round Jamie Caven 5-4 Shane O’Connor Dennis Smith v Jelle Klaasen Peter Wright 5-3 Andy Smith Simon Whitlock 5-2 Barrie Bates Vincent van der Voort 5-3 Tony Eccles Co Stompe 5-0 Nick Fullwell Winners – Place in PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic Losers £1,000 Qualifiers Jamie Caven Peter Wright Simon Whitlock Vincent van der Voort Co Stompe

Phillip “The Sniper” Hazel  &  Stephen “Goochie” Gooch will be going to play in the Las Vegas Classic on the 28th ~ 29th

“DPA / Clubs NZ Darts Announcement”

Wizard wins in Otahuhu

Simon Whitlock defeated New Zealander Phil Hazel 7 – 5 at this years Vegas Qualifier…

Both Simon and Phil will be heading to Vegas to participate in the Desert Classic…..

Phil lead the match 4 – 1 before Simon clawed back to record teh 7 – 5 win

Final best 13 Legs

(Winner $1000 + Return Airfare Entry and Accommodation to Package Las Vegas Desert Classic)

(Runner Up $500 + Entry and accommodation package to Package Las Vegas Desert Classic)

Simon Whitlock 7 vs. 5 Phil Hazel

All the results from the Otahuhu Club

Group 1

Warren French

Bill Aitken

Robbie Dick

Preston Ridd

Group Winner: Bill Aitken

Group Runner Up: Preston Ridd

Group 2

Brian Rowe

Steve Macarthur

Koha Kokiri

Tere Tou

Group Winner: Koha Kokiri

Group Runner Up: Steve Macarthur

Group 3

Simon Whitlock

Graeme Mcelroy

Stan Westwood

John Dodunski

Group Winner: Simon Whitlock

Group Runner Up: Graeme McElroy

Group 4

Phil Hazell

Kimbo Puketapu

Wilson Henry

Mick Lacey

Group Winner: Phil Hazell

Group Runner Up: Kimbo Puketapu

Group 5

Sam Bryant

Craig Caldwell

Barry Kapa

Whitu Taylor

Group Winner: Craig Caldwell

Group Runner Up: Sam Bryant

Group 6

Steve Gooch

Bill Fergus

Lou Tai

Don Whittington

Group Winner: Steve Gooch

Group Runner Up: Lou Tai

Group 7

Tony Crampton

Shane Tichowitcsh

Neil Francis

Greg West

Group Winner: Shane Tichowitcsh

Group Runner Up: Greg West

Group 8

Jon Sinclair

Stan Mortuture

Richie Komene

Monte Tuhua

Group Winner: Jon Sinclair

Group Runner Up: Monty Tuhua

Top 16 Knockout Best 7 Legs (Losers $60)

Steve Gooch (NZ) 4 Vs 2 Sam Bryant (NZ)

Phil Hazel (NZ) 4 Vs 2 Greg West (NZ)

Craig Caldwell (NZ) vs Lou Tai (NZ)

Bill Aitken (AUS) 4 vs 3 Steve MacArthur (AUS)

Koha Kokiri (NZ) 4 vs 3 Preston Ridd (NZ)

Shane Tichowitsh 4 (AUS) vs 0 Kimbo Puketapu (NZ)

Jon Sinclair (NZ) 4 vs 0 Monty Tuhua (NZ)

Simon Whitlock (AUS) 4 vs 2 Graham McElroy (NZ)

Quarter Finalists best 9 Legs (losers $125)

Steve Gooch 3 vs 5 Phil Hazel

Craig Caldwell 3 vs 5 Bill Aitken

Shane Tichowitsch 5 vs 3 Koha Kokiri

Simon Whitlock 5 vs 0 John Sinclair

Semi Finalists best 11 Legs Losers $250

Phil Hazel 6 vs 4 Bill Aitken

Simon Whitlock 6 vs 2 Shane Tichowitcsh

Friday Evening Frenzy Qualifiers

1.Steve Gooch (NZ) 11 darts

2.Simon Whitlock (QLD) 12 darts

3.Sam Bryant (NZ) 12 darts

4.Tony Crampton (VIC) 12 darts

5.Steve Macarthur(QLD) 12 darts

6.Bill Aitken (QLD) 13 darts (qualified in playoff)

7.Phil Hazel(NZ) 13 darts (qualified in playoff)

8.Monty Tuhua(NZ) 13 darts (qualified in playoff)

Shane Tichowitsh (QLD) 13 darts (DNQ)

Neil Francis (NZ) DNQ

Saturday Morning Round Robin Qualifiers

1.Koha Kokiri

2.Craig Caldwell

3.Shane Tichowitsch

4.Warren French

5.Kimbo Puketapu

6.Bill Fergus

7.Graeme McElroy

8.Richie Komene

Saturday Afternoon Frenzy Qualifiers

1.Barry Kapa 11 Darts

2.Preston Ridd 12 darts

3.Stan Westwood 12 darts

4.Stan Mortuture 13 darts

5.Neil Francis 13 darts

6.Wilson Henry 13 darts

7.Tere Tau 13 Darts

8.Lou Tai 14 Darts (qualified in playoff)

Sunday Morning Last chance qualifiers

1.Robbie Dick

2.Greg West

3.Mick Lacey

4.Whitu Taylor

5.John Dodunski

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Both New Zealand and South Africa have officially announced their teams for

the upcoming Unicorn Tri Nations which will be held in conjunction with the

William Cross pro Am at Shoalhaven Heads in August.

The NZ’s men’s team is very strong headed by 2 x Oceanic Winner Warren Parry

and includes 2006 world championship Qualifier Warren French, 2006 Oceanic

Masters Runner Up John Sinclair and NZ’s most experienced player Barry

Whittaker

The New Zealand team will be captained and managed by Dale Frampton.

The south African team is also vastly experienced, Spearheaded by the

experienced and World championship qualifiers Wynand Havenga and Charles

Losper along with Waleed Clayton and Ruan Hanekom.

Australian Team Selection will be finalised on Sunday July 20th with the

announcement of the men’s 4th player At Warilla Wollongong. At present

Russell Stewart, Paul Nicholson and Broken Hills Phil Bottrell are confirmed

as Australia’s leading top 3 players in the Order of merit rankings.

4th spot is still clearly up for grabs and can be won by any of the

following AGP Top 10 players including Brian Roach, Shane Tich, Pete

Corcoran, Craig Strooisma, Rob Modra, Rod Neeson, Daniel Sim, Tony Fleet and

Barry Jouannet. Brian Roach is currently holding onto 4th position by a

small $11 margin over Shane Tich with 2 events to go before selection.

Australia’s women’s team has had one change since its last test with

Victoria’s Melissa Sinnott in for South Australia’s Margie Tonkin, Melissa

has shown good form on the Victorian darts circuit over the past 12 months

including a win at the Albury wodonga Cougar Classic. Amanda Fish, Simone

Keogh and Kate Gifford all retain their places from 2007.

Press release by Kevin Berlyn