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CLD Group Three Fixtures and Results Through the Day

Day 3 of the of the Champions League Darts – and remember you can watch it live on one of the internet streams, including the official PDC.tv channel.

Play commences at 10.30am, with all matches the best of 11 legs as players battle for places in the evening’s semi-finals and final.

Reigning champion Colin Osborne enters the fray in Group Three, alongside Andy Hamilton and Alan Tabern (semi finalist on Sunday in Crawley, so on form) – who steps up after Co Stompe was promoted to Group Two when Mervyn King was ruled out through injury.

Prize money is paid at £50 per leg won in the round-robin group stage and £100 per leg in the play-offs.

The bookmakers streaming Championship League Darts are:
Bet365 – www.bet365.com, 188bet – www.188bet.com, IBC Bet – www.ibcbet.com, Unibet – www.unibet.com ,Sportingbet – www.sportingbet.com , Ladbrokes – www.ladbrokes.com , Paddy Power – www.paddypower.com , Betfair – www.betfair.com , Betclic – www.betclic.com , Betathome – www.betathome.com , Expekt – www.expekt.com , Digibet – www.digibet.com , Titanbet – www.titanbet.com , Hititbet – www.hititbet.com , Stan James – www.stanjames.com , Betboo – www.betboo.com

Latest League Table

	Pl	W	L	Won	Lost	Leg +/-	£Won	Pts
Alan Tabern	4	4	0	24	16	+8	£1200	8
Gary Anderson	4	3	1	21	12	+9	£1050	6
Ronnie Baxter	4	2	2	18	19	-1	£900	4
Colin Osborne	4	2	2	19	20	-1	£950	4
Adrian Lewis	4	2	2	15	18	-3	£750	4
Co Stompe	4	1	3	18	21	-3	£900	2
James Wade	4	1	3	16	20	-4	£800	2
Andy Hamilton	4	1	3	14	19	-5	£700	2

Group Three Fixtures

Time		Board One	Board Two
10.30am	Match One	James Wade 6-2 Adrian Lewis	Co Stompe 5-6 Alan Tabern
	Match Two	Colin Osborne 3-6 Gary Anderson	Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Andy Hamilton
	Match One	Alan Tabern 6-4 James Wade	Gary Anderson 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
	Match Two	Andy Hamilton 3-6 Colin Osborne	Adrian Lewis 6-2 Co Stompe
	Match One	Alan Tabern 6-4 Ronnie Baxter	James Wade 1-6 Gary Anderson
	Match Two	Andy Hamilton 3-6 Co Stompe	Adrian Lewis 6-4 Colin Osborne
Not before 2.00pm	Match One	Ronnie Baxter 6-5 James Wade	Alan Tabern 6-3 Gary Anderson
	Match Two	Adrian Lewis 1-6 Andy Hamilton	Co Stompe 5-6 Colin Osborne
	Match One	Co Stompe 6-4 Ronnie Baxter	Colin Osborne 5-6 James Wade
	Match Two	Gary Anderson 1-6 Adrian Lewis	Andy Hamilton 3-6 Alan Tabern
Not before 4.15pm	Match One	Colin Osborne v Alan Tabern	Adrian Lewis v Ronnie Baxter
	Match Two	Gary Anderson v Co Stompe	James Wade v Andy Hamilton
	Match One	Co Stompe v James Wade	Ronnie Baxter v Colin Osborne
	Match Two	Andy Hamilton v Gary Anderson	Alan Tabern v Adrian Lewis
Not before 6.45pm		Semi-Final 1	Semi-Final 2
Not before 7.30pm	Final

Champion League Darts – Group Two details

Day two today of the Champion League of Darts (which is streamed live on the internet – see HERE for who is showing it).  After a great day yesterday for Mervyn King, it’s not such good news today;

UPDATE:  Whitlock wins group 2

MERVYN KING has withdrawn from Group Two of Championship League Darts through injury, and is replaced by Colin Osborne. King competed in Group One of the tournament on Tuesday despite a heel problem, finishing top of the league table but losing to Colin Lloyd in the semi-finals.

However, the injury worsened overnight and King has pulled out of the tournament, and will be replaced in Wednesday’s Group Two by Co Stompe. Stompe was one of the three players due to enter the tournament in Group Three, but with Andy Hamilton and Colin Osborne unable to travel to Essex in time for the 10.30am start the Dutchman has stepped in for King

Alan Tabern will now enter in Group Three, with Kevin Painter and Dennis Priestley – who had sat above the St Helens man in the rankings when the tournament’s invitations were issued after the StanJames.com World Matchplay – unable to compete on Thursday.

Latest League Table

	Pl	W	L	Won	Lost	Leg +/-	£Won	Pts
Gary Anderson	7	5	2	36	19	+17	£1800	10
Simon Whitlock	7	5	2	38	26	+12	£1900	10
Adrian Lewis	7	5	2	37	31	+6	£1850	10
Ronnie Baxter	7	4	3	30	27	+3	£1200	8
James Wade	7	4	3	31	37	-6	£1550	8
Co Stompe	7	3	4	26	30	-4	£1300	6
Paul Nicholson	7	2	5	32	36	-4	£1600	4
Colin Lloyd	7	0	7	18	42	-24	£900	0

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Time		Board One	Board Two
10.30am	Match One	James Wade 6-5 Co Stompe	Gary Anderson 2-6 Paul Nicholson
	Match Two	Simon Whitlock 6-1 Colin Lloyd	Adrian Lewis 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
	Match One	Paul Nicholson 4-6 James Wade	Colin Lloyd 5-6 Adrian Lewis
	Match Two	Ronnie Baxter 3-6 Simon Whitlock	Co Stompe 0-6 Gary Anderson
	Match One	Paul Nicholson 5-6 Adrian Lewis	James Wade 6-5 Colin Lloyd
	Match Two	Ronnie Baxter 1-6 Gary Anderson	Co Stompe 3-6 Simon Whitlock
Not before 2.00pm	Match One	Adrian Lewis 5-6 James Wade	Paul Nicholson 6-4 Colin Lloyd
	Match Two	Co Stompe 0-6 Ronnie Baxter	Gary Anderson 6-5 Simon Whitlock
	Match One	Gary Anderson 4-6 Adrian Lewis	Simon Whitlock 6-3 James Wade
	Match Two	Colin Lloyd 1-6 Co Stompe	Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Paul Nicholson
Not before 4.15pm	Match One	Simon Whitlock 6-4 Paul Nicholson	Co Stompe 6-2 Adrian Lewis
	Match Two	Colin Lloyd 1-6 Gary Anderson	James Wade 4-6 Ronnie Baxter
	Match One	Gary Anderson 6-0 James Wade	Adrian Lewis 6-3 Simon Whitlock
	Match Two	Ronnie Baxter 6-1 Colin Lloyd	Paul Nicholson 3-6 Co Stompe
Not before 6.45pm	Semi-Finals	Gary Anderson 6-2 Ronnie Baxter	Simon Whitlock 6-2 Adrian Lewis
Not before 7.30pm	Final	Gary Anderson 2-6 Simon Whitlock

Group Two Prize Money

	£Won
Simon Whitlock	£3100
Gary Anderson	£2600
Adrian Lewis	£2050
Ronnie Baxter	£1700
Paul Nicholson	£1600
James Wade	£1550
Co Stompe	£1300
Colin Lloyd	£900

Champion League Darts – Group One Starts Today

An “internet broadcasted only” PDC Darts tournament starts today – “The Champion League Darts”.  Info and RESULTS here during the day.  UPDATE:  Day 1 has been won by the one and only, Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor, with a 6-2 win over Colin Lloyd (another great days work from Colin after winning on the pro tour on Sunday!).

THE 2010 Championship League Darts begins on Tuesday, as eight of the world’s top players battle for £200,000 in prize money in the internet-streamed tournament.

Stars such as Phil Taylor, James Wade, Simon Whitlock and Mervyn King are used to battling in front of thousands of fans around the UK in major PDC tournaments, but will be playing behind closed doors across the nine days of Championship League Darts.

The internet-streamed event sees eight eight-player groups contested during September and October, with each of the group winners then competing for the £10,000 first prize in the Winners Group.  However, prize money per leg won is also awarded throughout the event, starting at £50 per leg in the groups as the players compete in a round-robin format.

The top four players from each group contest the play-offs, where they won £100 per leg, and each day’s winner progresses to the Winners Group on October 14. Each day also sees the bottom two players after the round-robin stage eliminated, with the players finishing from second-sixth progressing to the next group and joined by three more stars.

Championship League Darts is streamed exclusively live around the world through 16 bookmakers’ websites, as well as to PDCtv subscribers at the PDC’s official website, www.pdc.tv.

The bookmakers streaming Championship League Darts are:
Bet365 – www.bet365.com, 188bet – www.188bet.com, IBC Bet – www.ibcbet.com, Unibet – www.unibet.com ,Sportingbet – www.sportingbet.com , Ladbrokes – www.ladbrokes.com , Paddy Power – www.paddypower.com , Betfair – www.betfair.com , Betclic – www.betclic.com , Betathome – www.betathome.com , Expekt – www.expekt.com , Digibet – www.digibet.com , Titanbet – www.titanbet.com , Hititbet – www.hititbet.com , Stan James – www.stanjames.com , Betboo – www.betboo.com

Group One Fixtures

Time		Board One	Board Two
10.30am	Match One	Phil Taylor 6-2 James Wade	Colin Lloyd 6-4 Robert Thornton
	Match Two	Simon Whitlock 6-1 Mark Walsh	Mervyn King 6-5 Adrian Lewis
	Match One	Robert Thornton 6-4 Phil Taylor	Mark Walsh 3-6 Mervyn King
	Match Two	Adrian Lewis 6-3 Simon Whitlock	James Wade 5-6 Colin Lloyd
	Match One	Robert Thornton 2-6 Mervyn King	Phil Taylor 6-5 Mark Walsh
	Match Two	Adrian Lewis 0-6 Colin Lloyd	James Wade 0-6 Simon Whitlock
Not before 2.00pm	Match One	Mervyn King 6-4 Phil Taylor	Robert Thornton 1-6 Mark Walsh
	Match Two	James Wade 6-3 Adrian Lewis	Colin Lloyd 2-6 Simon Whitlock
	Match One	Colin Lloyd 3-6 Mervyn King	Simon Whitlock 2-6 Phil Taylor
	Match Two	Mark Walsh 5-6 James Wade	Adrian Lewis 6-1 Robert Thornton
Not before 4.15pm	Match One	Simon Whitlock 6-5 Robert Thornton	James Wade 4-6 Mervyn King
	Match Two	Mark Walsh 3-6 Colin Lloyd	Phil Taylor 6-3 Adrian Lewis
	Match One	Colin Lloyd 1-6 Phil Taylor	Mervyn King 3-6 Simon Whitlock
	Match Two	Adrian Lewis 6-5 Mark Walsh	Robert Thornton 3-6 James Wade
Not before 6.45pm	Semi-Finals	Mervyn King 2-6 Colin Lloyd	Phil Taylor 6-1 Simon Whitlock
Not before 7.30pm	Final	Colin Lloyd 2-6 Phil Taylor

Final League Table

	Pl	W	L	Won	Lost	Leg +/-	£Won	Pts
Mervyn King	7	6	1	39	27	+12	£1950	12
Phil Taylor	7	5	2	38	25	+13	£1900	10
Simon Whitlock	7	5	2	35	23	+12	£1750	10
Colin Lloyd	7	4	3	30	30	0	£1500	8
Adrian Lewis	7	3	4	29	33	-4	£1450	6
James Wade	7	3	4	29	35	-6	£1450	6
Mark Walsh	7	1	6	28	37	-9	£1400	2
Robert Thornton	7	1	6	22	40	-18	£1100	2

Players tied on Points are separated by Leg Difference. In the event of any further ties, Legs Won and then Legs Won Against Throw are taken into account. Should players still be tied, the Head-To-Head result would be used to separate the players.

Crawley Player Championships – Results

I’ve not kept up with posting the results here over the weekend, as I was in Crawley myself enjoying the darts close up and personal (Thanks to Justin Pipe).  There’s nothing quite like being at a pro tour event – and it still feels like being a kid in a sweetshop.  I’ll write a personal recap of the weekend in a separate article – so for now, here’s the results of the two days.

Day 1 – Saturday

A ‘surprise’ name got to the final on Saturday - Steve Farmer.  Although fellow forum members have told me that they’d seen him play and were surprised he’d not had a long run in a floor tournament.  I did get to congratulate Farmer on his great performances back at the hotel – and he was beaming, totally made up.  The money he earned for reaching the final puts him up the PC rankings, and gives him a chance for some TV tournaments.  But it was won by Adrian Lewis – who has received some critism from fans in recent months for his poor TV performances.  Adrian was VERY happy with the win, and let out a lot of emotion after he threw the winning darts.

The Stoke star edged his first two matches with deciding leg victories over Wayne Atwood and Steve Maish.. to be honest, Lewis was lucky, as Steve Maish left himself 96 with Lewis on 161.. and Lewis took that 161 out with bull finish to win 6-5. But Lewis got better as the day went on, and his flashes of brilliance turned longer and longer.  He averaged 108 to win the final (Farmer was on 110!).

Quarter Finals
Steve Farmer 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
Gary Anderson 6-4 Wayne Jones
Vincent van der Voort 6-5 Mervyn King
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Mark Webster
Losers £1,000

Semi Finals
Steve Farmer 6-5 Gary Anderson
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Vincent van der Voort
Losers £1,500

Final
Adrian Lewis 6-4 Steve Farmer
Winner: £6,000
Runner-Up: £3,000

Day 2 – Sunday

Jamie Caven had another long run in Sunday’s tournament – reaching the semi final (after the win and final in Canada), and a 9 dart leg!  (adding another £2,800 to his winnings).

Colin Lloyd continues his great 2010 form, with another win on the pro tour – the floor appears to be Colin’s at the moment!

Quarter-Finals
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Brendan Dolan
Jamie Caven 6-3 Co Stompe
Alan Tabern 6-4 Paul Nicholson
Colin Lloyd 6-5 Tony Eccles
Losers £1,000

Semi-Finals
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Jamie Caven – Jamie Caven hits nine-darter in second leg
Colin Lloyd 6-3 Alan Tabern
Losers £1,500

Final
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Simon Whitlock
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000

Player Championships – Jaws Bites In Canadian Masters

Well the 2nd day of player championships in Canada have finished, and the results are in…

For a while I thought my mate Jamie Caven was going to do the double, as he won through to the final.  But Colin ‘Jaws’ Lloyd was too strong – showing that his recent top form continues.  Also I must say a big well done to my mate Steve Maish, who had a great weekend too, after a round 3 he made the last 4 today – which is a great result and some good ranking £’s in the bank.  Maish’s display was his best run since reaching a Players Championship semi-final in March, and included deciding leg wins against Barrie Bates and Dennis Priestley as well as a defeat of world number nine Mark Walsh.
Mark Dudbridge and Kevin Painter reached the quarter-finals for the second time over the weekend before losing to Newton and Lloyd respectively, while Newton was appearing in his second semi-final in as many days.

UPDATE: Gallery of images added from the day; HERE.  Thanks to Shelley Woodward for allowing me to use her great pictures!

Third Round
Wes Newton 6-3 Darren Johnson
Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
John Part 6-3 Colin Osborne
Mark Dudbridge 6-1 Dano Corriveau
Steve Evans 6-5 Steve Beaton
Kevin Painter 6-0 Steve Hine
Colin Lloyd 6-1 Matt Clark
Martin Tremblay 6-4 Steve Brown
Jamie Caven 6-2 Roland Scholten
Mark Webster 6-3 Royden Lam
Mark Hylton 6-1 Ross Snook
Alan Tabern 6-3 Nigel Heydon
Steve Maish 6-3 Mark Walsh
Barrie Bates 6-3 Justin Pipe
Andy Hamilton 6-4 Nick Fullwell
Dennis Priestley 6-3 Robert Thornton
Losers £200

Fourth Round
Wes Newton 6-3 Jelle Klaasen
Mark Dudbridge 6-3 John Part
Kevin Painter 6-4 Steve Evans
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Martin Tremblay
Jamie Caven 6-3 Mark Webster
Alan Tabern 6-4 Mark Hylton
Steve Maish 6-5 Barrie Bates
Dennis Priestley 6-2 Andy Hamilton
Losers £300

Quarter-Finals
Wes Newton 6-2 Mark Dudbridge
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Kevin Painter
Jamie Caven 6-5 Alan Tabern
Steve Maish 6-5 Dennis Priestley
Losers £700

Semi-Finals
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Wes Newton
Jamie Caven 6-2 Steve Maish
Losers £1,250

Final
Colin Lloyd 6-1 Jamie Caven
Winner £5,000
Runner-Up £2,500

Player championship – Jamie Caven wins in Canada

Well I was out late last night, and missed the results coming in from Canada until this morning.  I was chuffed to read through the results being discussed on The Stars of Darts forum, to find out that my mate Jamie ‘Jabba’ Caven won the top £5,000 prize, which is a fantastic result (and spare a thought for his wife Debbie, who has to sit/pace at home waiting for the delayed results just like everyone else!).

Jame beat Michael van Gerwen, who had a great run to get to the final, racking up some much needed ranking points.

Special mention has got to go to Mark Hylton, who beat Mark Walsh in round 3.  Dennis Priestly continues his amazing recent form (after winning the PC in Australia) with a semi-final appearance.

Round Three
Wes Newton 6-2 Roland Scholten
Mark Webster 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
Colin Osbone 6-4 John Part
Alan Tabern 6-3 Chris Scutt
Steve Beaton 6-5 Steve Maish
Kevin Painter 6-5 Darin Young
Mark Hylton 6-5 Mark Walsh
Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Steve Brown
Colin Lloyd 6-1 Gary Mawson
Dennis Priestley 6-2 Robert Thornton
Denis Ovens 6-2 Bob Sinnaeve
Mark Dudbidge 6-2 Nigel Heydon
Jamie Caven 6-4 Steve Evans
Justin Pipe 6-1 Barrie Bates
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Nick Fullwell
Scott Rand 6-2 Dave Switzer
Losers £200

Round Four
Wes Newton 6-2 Mark Webster
Colin Osborne 6-4 Alan Tabern
Kevin Painter 6-5 Steve Beaton
Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Mark Hylton
Dennis Priestley 6-2 Colin Lloyd
Mark Dudbridge 6-2 Denis Ovens
Jamie Caven 6-5 Justin Pipe
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Scott Rand
Losers £300

Quarter-Finals
Wes Newton 6-2 Colin Osborne
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Kevin Painter
Dennis Priestley 6-5 Mark Dudbridge
Jamie Caven 6-4 Andy Hamilton
Losers £700

Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Wes Newton
Jamie Caven 6-2 Dennis Priestley
Losers £1,250

Final
Jamie Caven 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Runner-up: £2,500
Winner: £5,000

Player Championships – The Menace wins in Australia

It looks like the trip to Australia has been well worth it for Dennis Priestly, as he has use the chance to win their leg of the Players Championship pro tour, taking the £5,000 top prize.  Dennis beat Paul Nicholson in a tight semi final (6-5), and Simon Whitlock the round before, so it was no easy draw for him!  The prize money could help see Priestly make the world grand prix in Ireland later this year.

In previous days in the warm up tournaments before the Player Championships event saw both Robert Thornton and Tony Eccles win – which unfortunately did not count towards the PC OOM, but still were good wins for the pair.

Second Round
Simon Whitlock 6-0 Mark Anderson
David Platt 6-1 Bill Aitken
Steve Hine 6-2 Stuart Jackson
Dennis Priestley 6-3 Heath Daley
Brian Roach 6-4 Mick McCreadie
Rob Modra 6-1 Mike Merz
Paul Nicholson 6-3 Aaron Petty
Jeremy Fagg 6-2 Shane Tichowitsch
Sean Reed 6-2 Ben Gaitor
Barry Jouannet 6-4 Phil Hazell
Preston Ridd 6-4 Tony Eccles
Phil Bottrell 6-2 Richie Burnett
Robert Thornton 6-1 Tony Crampton
Mark Hylton 6-3 Peter Asmussen
Mark Walsh 6-0 Shane Haddy
Steve Padget 6-4 Craig Prizeman
Losers £200

Third Round
Simon Whitlock 6-0 David Platt
Dennis Priestley 6-5 Steve Hine
Rob Modra 6-4 Brian Roach
Paul Nicholson 6-0 Jeremy Fagg
Sean Reed 6-4 Barry Jouannet
Preston Ridd 6-0 Phil Bottrell
Mark Hylton 6-4 Robert Thornton
Mark Walsh 6-2 Steve Padget
Losers £300

Quarter-Finals
Dennis Priestley 6-3 Simon Whitlock
Paul Nicholson 6-2 Rob Modra
Sean Reed 6-3 Preston Ridd
Mark Hylton 6-2 Mark Walsh
Losers £700

Semi-Finals
Dennis Priestley 6-5 Paul Nicholson
Mark Hylton 6-5 Sean Reed
Losers £1,250

Final
Dennis Priestley 6-3 Mark Hylton
Winner £5,000
Runner-Up £2,500

Whitlock’s Oceanic Masters Glory – the Wizard gets lucky in Oz

It’s a quite month in the UK for the PDC this August, so many players are getting in a well earned rest, or touring the Exhibtion scene.  Not Simon Whitlock though!

SIMON WHITLOCK has won his second DPA Oceanic Masters title, defeating Shane Tichowtisch 6-5 in the final.

Whitlock followed up his previous victory in the tournament, in 2002, by edging out his fellow countryman in Sunday’s final to claim the $2,000 first prize.

The Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship finalist enjoyed a successful return to action on home soil at the Illawarra Yacht Club in New South Wales, with his deciding-leg win over Tichowitsch following up some other fine victories.

He saved his best, though, for last to take out a 12-darter in the 11th leg, when with the scores tied at five-all he threw 100, 180 and 180 against the throw to leave 41, which he checked out for victory.

Whitlock had defeated Craig Prizeman 6-2 in the semi-finals, dropped just one leg against New Zealand’s Phil Hazell in the quarter-finals and also defeated Bill Aitken and Jeremy Fagg in the latter stages.

Tichowitsch, who took home $900 as runner-up, defeated another former Oceanic Masters winner, Barry Jouannet, 6-2 in the semis.

He also defeated Paul Nicholson 6-3 in the last 16, as well as seeing off Wayne Weening and Jerry Weyman. DPA Order of Merit leader Rob Modra was amongst the quarter-final losers, alongside Ian Dargan.

The Oceanic Masters preceded a week of events in Australia which will culminate next Sunday in the PDC ranked Australian Open Players Championship, with play commencing on Wednesday at the Revesby Workers Club, NSW in the two-day Linddales Fours event, which will be followed by two Australian Grand Prix events.

American Darts Organisation – National results

There’s been some big darts matches over in America, so I thought it would be good to bring you the results, especially as some of the names will be known to most PDC darts fans, and some names will be ones to look out for!

Congratulations go to…

Womens national champion

Stacy Bromberg wins her 11th ADO 501 Championship and 14th total overall!  That goes on top of her recent PDC Womens world title – well don Stacy!

Mens national champion

Darin Young – ‘Big Daddy’ wins the mens title – another player who has had some success and time on our TV screens in PDC tournaments in the past.  Darin beat Christian Haggmark in their final.

Youth national champion

A big congratulations to Miles Gallagher, who not only won the ADO youth championship, but also had to beat his own brother in the semi-finals to get there.  I know their dad is extremely proud (He posts on The Stars of Darts forum).  Miles beat Tyler Meares in the final

European Darts Championships – Last days Results and preview

A great day of darts yesterday, and a really busy one today.  The finalists will have to get through 3 games to claim the title and the cash today – so stamina will pay a part.

In the first game my loyalties come first – my man Jamie ‘Jabba’ Caven will be who I’m cheering on (while trying to stay neutral on the Bravo_darts twitter I am covering the games on!).  Jamie is an amazing player, and has overcome what lesser men would have given in to, becoming a star of the darts scene.  Jenkins has thrown off some of his recent poor form to get to the semi, but if Caven can play like he did yesterday, I think he’s got it in the bag.  Good luck today mate!

I’m split over the next semi – I’ve got Ronnie Baxter in my fantasy darts team over at The Stars of Darts forum… but Colin is another Gent of the game.  Colin has been playing really well too – while Baxter has been a little hot n cold.  I think Lloyd may just pinch it.

Taylor vs. Walsh.. what a game.  Walsh has played Taylor enough to know his game well, and hopefully not be scared of him.  It’s the king of the floor vs. the king of the TV tournaments…  could be a belter.  I think the Power will win though.

Barney vs. a TV confident Jones – another possible belter.  Wayne Jones like Mark Walsh is a master of the tungsten on the floor, but who has previously found the TV scene tough.  But this tournament that doesn’t seem to be an issue for him.   Close… but Barneveld to win I think – who knows, maybe a 9 darter too

Remember to follow the official @BRAVO_darts twitter for all the scores and more – especially as it’s me doing it, and I’ve been keeping off the ale to keep my spelling straight (ish) !!  There’s also a gallery here of images taken by Bravo – including some behind the scenes.

Quarter Finals

1.00pm Terry Jenkins 10-6 Jamie Caven
2.00pm Colin Lloyd 10-6 Ronnie Baxter
3.00pm Phil Taylor 10-4 Mark Walsh
4.00pm Raymond van Barneveld 8-10 Wayne Jones

Semi Finals

Evening session begins 7pm UK time, Order of play to be confirmed by toss of a coin

7.00pm Wayne Jones 11-10 Colin Lloyd
8.15 pm Phil Taylor 11-10 Terry Jenkins

The Final

Phil Taylor 11 – 1 Wayne Jones

Dave Gorman has been doing a sterling job – bringing darts to a new audience, and some cracking funny mini interviews.  He’s been blogging about it too; http://gormano.blogspot.com/2010/08/bravo-darts.html

The PartyPoker.net European Championship is being shown live on Sport1 in Germany and on Bravo in the UK – Bravo can be found at channel 123 on Sky and 136 on Virgin Media.

Prize Money

Winner – £50,000
Runner-Up – £20,000
Semi-Finals – £10,000
Quarter-Finals – £7,500
Last 16 – £5,000
Last 32 – £2,500