Archive for the 'Phil Taylor' Category
Monday, December 27th, 2010
Photos courtesy Lustig/PDC PHIL TAYLOR bounced back to top form at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, sweeping past Denmark’s Per Laursen in straight sets to move into the third round at Alexandra Palace. The 15-time World Champion had been below-par in his first round defeat of Gary Mawson before Christmas, but returned to London boosted […]
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Friday, December 17th, 2010
Photo courtesy Lustig/PDC PHIL TAYLOR’S defence of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship title began in steady fashion at Alexandra Palace, overcoming American ace Gary Mawson in straight sets on Thursday night. The 15-time World Champion will now return to London after Christmas for a potential second round clash with Canadian legend John Part, and admitted […]
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Sunday, November 28th, 2010
MARK WALSH gained revenge for Saturday’s defeat to Phil Taylor with a 6-4 victory in Sunday’s Players Championship final in Derby – while Wayne Mardle narrowly missed out on snatching an automatic place in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship by reaching the semi-finals. Walsh had been defeated 6-3 in Saturday’s final by Taylor, but […]
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Sunday, November 28th, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR won his first tournament since the summer with defeat of Mark Walsh in a Players Championship in Derby on Saturday. Since claiming the PartyPoker.net European Championship title on August 1, Taylor has missed out on victory in the Bodog.com World Grand Prix, Championship League Darts, a Players Championship in Killarney and at last […]
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Sunday, November 21st, 2010
Lustig/PDC STEVE BEATON sensationally ended Phil Taylor’s reign as the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts champion, coming from 14-11 down to take a 16-14 quarter-final win at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Saturday. Taylor has won the first three years of the Grand Slam tournament, and his bid for another £100,000 title looked […]
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Saturday, November 20th, 2010
PHIL TAYLOR returned to his ruthless best to power into the quarter-finals of the Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts, defeating Ronnie Baxter 10-1 at the Wolves Civic. Taylor had ditched his new-look glasses to see off Wes Newton in progressing through the group stage, and turned on the style in continuing his bid for […]
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Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
Lustig/PDC PHIL TAYLOR returned to top form to keep alive the defence of his Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts title – ditching his glasses to defeat Wes Newton 5-3 and move into the last 16. Taylor had worn glasses for the first time in a major event in his opening two games at […]
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Sunday, November 14th, 2010
Lawrence Lustig/PDC Reigning Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts champion Phil Taylor made a winning start to life with glasses, defeating Michael van Gerwen 5-1 in his first appearance wearing spectacles on stage. Taylor, the 15-time World Champion and three-time Grand Slam winner, has recently been prescribed glasses to aid his long sight, and the […]
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Photo Lustig/PDC PHIL TAYLOR brutally dispatched Andy Smith in straight sets to remain on course for a tenth Bodog.com World Grand Prix title at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Wednesday night. Taylor followed up Monday’s whitewash of Brendan Dolan with a outstanding display against Smith, who was limited to just two chances at […]
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Photo Lutig/PDC PHIL TAYLOR made a flawless start to the defence of his Bodog.com World Grand Prix title with a whitewash of Brendan Dolan at the Citywest Hotel on Monday night. The nine-time winner of the double-start tournament showed Fermanagh’s Dolan no mercy, averaging over 102 and denying his opponent a dart at a […]
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