All too often we hear the cliché of a sporting event that ‘had everything’, but in the case of the 2017 Grand Slam of Darts, this was almost literally the case. The highlight of the Wolverhampton Civic Hall calendar is not a ranking event, but as the last major tournament before the World Championship it represents a golden opportunity to lay down a marker for December – and of course, it’s also where the Pdc and Bdo collide.
Players such as Robert Thornton, Ian White and even Adrian Lewis were shock absentees this year, but it didn’t matter a bit. Day one could well go down as the finest curtain-raisers the game has ever seen. Both the afternoon and evening sessions provided quality in spades; the standout performers being reigning Lakeside champ Glen Durrant and the fast-emerging Rob Cross. Oh, and Michael Van Gerwen played pretty well too.
Although the group phase continued to impress,...
Players such as Robert Thornton, Ian White and even Adrian Lewis were shock absentees this year, but it didn’t matter a bit. Day one could well go down as the finest curtain-raisers the game has ever seen. Both the afternoon and evening sessions provided quality in spades; the standout performers being reigning Lakeside champ Glen Durrant and the fast-emerging Rob Cross. Oh, and Michael Van Gerwen played pretty well too.
Although the group phase continued to impress,...
- 11/20/2017
- by Dan Green
- The Cultural Post
Fourteen weeks after we started in Newcastle the league stage of the 2017 Premier League Darts is set to come to a close in Aberdeen.
Michael Van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Gary Anderson have all sealed their places at the 02 in London next week with the final spot almost sewn up as well.
Phil Taylor, in his final Premier League campaign, looks set to claim the last place, with only Dave Chisnall able to stop him.
In the open fixture of the night Chisnall faces James Wade, knowing he has to win to have any chance of qualifying. For Chizzy to finish fourth he needs to win, Taylor has to lose and he has to overturn a ten leg difference.
Chisnall has been in fantastic form recently, unbeaten in his last five Premier League games, a run which has lifted him from bottom of the table to fifth. He also had...
Michael Van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Gary Anderson have all sealed their places at the 02 in London next week with the final spot almost sewn up as well.
Phil Taylor, in his final Premier League campaign, looks set to claim the last place, with only Dave Chisnall able to stop him.
In the open fixture of the night Chisnall faces James Wade, knowing he has to win to have any chance of qualifying. For Chizzy to finish fourth he needs to win, Taylor has to lose and he has to overturn a ten leg difference.
Chisnall has been in fantastic form recently, unbeaten in his last five Premier League games, a run which has lifted him from bottom of the table to fifth. He also had...
- 5/10/2017
- by Simon Hahn
- The Cultural Post
Wikipedia Commons
The 2014 World Matchplay Darts in Blackpool is just around the corner with the 32 players ready to battle it out to be crowned champion on the 27th July. With the Premier League of Darts behind us and numerous players beginning to prove themselves, the 21st World Matchplay is set to be one of the most hotly contested yet. Phil Taylor enters the tournament as reigning champion but after a tough year on the big stage his competitors will feel that they have their best chance yet to topple The Power.
The mighty Dutch duo of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld enter the Matchplay in sparkling form, with the former being the reigning World Champion and the latter the Premier League champion. As well as players in fine form there are one or two of the older heads who are starting to make a comeback. Gary Anderson has...
The 2014 World Matchplay Darts in Blackpool is just around the corner with the 32 players ready to battle it out to be crowned champion on the 27th July. With the Premier League of Darts behind us and numerous players beginning to prove themselves, the 21st World Matchplay is set to be one of the most hotly contested yet. Phil Taylor enters the tournament as reigning champion but after a tough year on the big stage his competitors will feel that they have their best chance yet to topple The Power.
The mighty Dutch duo of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld enter the Matchplay in sparkling form, with the former being the reigning World Champion and the latter the Premier League champion. As well as players in fine form there are one or two of the older heads who are starting to make a comeback. Gary Anderson has...
- 7/18/2014
- by Tom Skinner
- Obsessed with Film
The Premier League So Far
The Darts Premier League has just finished its twelfth week and with the players travelling to Liverpool on Thursday for the penultimate set of matches before the semi-final spots will be decided, it’s all to play for. Following on from Liverpool the players will entertain the crowd in Newcastle before arriving in London for the play-offs to see who will be crowned Premier League Champion 2013.
With a new format, that saw the world’s top 10 players rather than the standard 8 of previous years, the 2013 Premier League has been the most exciting in the competitions history. The crowds who have consistently packed out arenas around the British Isles have been entertained every Thursday night by top quality darts, including a 170 checkout by James Wade in Manchester.
This new format saw the bottom two players, Gary Anderson (10th) and Wes Newton (9th), eliminated after poor performances...
The Darts Premier League has just finished its twelfth week and with the players travelling to Liverpool on Thursday for the penultimate set of matches before the semi-final spots will be decided, it’s all to play for. Following on from Liverpool the players will entertain the crowd in Newcastle before arriving in London for the play-offs to see who will be crowned Premier League Champion 2013.
With a new format, that saw the world’s top 10 players rather than the standard 8 of previous years, the 2013 Premier League has been the most exciting in the competitions history. The crowds who have consistently packed out arenas around the British Isles have been entertained every Thursday night by top quality darts, including a 170 checkout by James Wade in Manchester.
This new format saw the bottom two players, Gary Anderson (10th) and Wes Newton (9th), eliminated after poor performances...
- 5/2/2013
- by Tom Skinner
- Obsessed with Film
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