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Vile bunch of cunts... So glad that they are goneRogg wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:02 pmI remember people being rather shocked about it at the time. When asked for comment... A spokesman for the BDO said: “We employ a freelance journalist, who is unbiased, to write our match reports. We stand by the report.” They doubled down. Nice bunch of folks eh.
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+1tungsten tossers wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:33 pmVile bunch of cunts... So glad that they are goneRogg wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:02 pmI remember people being rather shocked about it at the time. When asked for comment... A spokesman for the BDO said: “We employ a freelance journalist, who is unbiased, to write our match reports. We stand by the report.” They doubled down. Nice bunch of folks eh.
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Dutch to stage new tournament
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_s ... 756258.stm
14th January 2002
Holland have won the right to stage a major new darts tournament, to be named the World Trophy.
The event will be staged in Utrecht from 7-15 September and will feature the top 28 players on the British Darts Organisation (BDO) ranking list.
Four wild cards will also be awarded, allowing stars like Bobby George to be involved.
"We think this tournament will be good for darts, and it could lead to other countries staging big events," said promoter Ad Schoofs, who is also the manager of 1998 and 1999 Embassy champion Raymond Barneveld.
"I plan to talk to five different companies who could become the tournament sponsor, which would enable us to do more for the players.
"But the event will go ahead even if a sponsor cannot be arranged."
The prize fund for the tournament will be 164,000 euros for the men's event and 33,500 euros for the women's.
The BBC, who on Friday announced they would be covering the Embassy World Championship for three more years from 2003, have expressed an interest in televising the tournament.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_s ... 756258.stm
14th January 2002
Holland have won the right to stage a major new darts tournament, to be named the World Trophy.
The event will be staged in Utrecht from 7-15 September and will feature the top 28 players on the British Darts Organisation (BDO) ranking list.
Four wild cards will also be awarded, allowing stars like Bobby George to be involved.
"We think this tournament will be good for darts, and it could lead to other countries staging big events," said promoter Ad Schoofs, who is also the manager of 1998 and 1999 Embassy champion Raymond Barneveld.
"I plan to talk to five different companies who could become the tournament sponsor, which would enable us to do more for the players.
"But the event will go ahead even if a sponsor cannot be arranged."
The prize fund for the tournament will be 164,000 euros for the men's event and 33,500 euros for the women's.
The BBC, who on Friday announced they would be covering the Embassy World Championship for three more years from 2003, have expressed an interest in televising the tournament.
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This was that, September 2002: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_World_Darts_Trophy
The size of the thing, basically an entire Lakeside. Despite the final sentence in the article above, the BBC presumably didn't televise any of it.
The size of the thing, basically an entire Lakeside. Despite the final sentence in the article above, the BBC presumably didn't televise any of it.
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Nope, not a second.
Big changes on the way ! We've heard it before but it's different this time !!!! , I believe Bdo gonna grow x
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Bump for the original Q-School.
Q School Entries Announced
https://www.pdc.tv/news/q-school-entries-announced
11th January, 2011
Q School Entries Announced
https://www.pdc.tv/news/q-school-entries-announced
11th January, 2011
THE inaugural PDC ProTour Qualifying School will feature 119 players in Wigan from Thursday-Sunday.
The 2011 PDC ProTour has seen the introduction of a Tour Card system, with 103 players earning a Tour Card by rights following the completion of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
A total of 128 Tour Cards will be awarded to players wishing to compete full-time on the PDC ProTour this year, with four offered to the Lakeshite Championship semi-finalists and the remaining places coming from the four-day Qualifying School in Wigan.
Q School will be played across four days from Thursday January 13-Sunday January 16, with each day hosting an individual knockout event.
The 119 players competing in Q School include 55 existing PDPA members and 63 new players or players who have rejoined the PDPA, including John Ferrell and Lee Palfreyman.
Magnus Caris, Devon Petersen, Preston Ridd, Dietmar Burger and Michael Mansell all competed in the World Championship recently, while Hull youngster Reece Robinson competed in the Rileys Darts Zones UK Open last June.
Many other young players competed in the inaugural PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Championship in the autumn of 2010, including Shaun Griffiths, Chris Aubrey, Michael Bushby, Jon Smith and Adam Smith-Neale.
The field of entrants also includes 2010 Lakeshite Championship runner-up Dave Chisnall and previous Grand Slam of Darts qualifiers Brian Woods and John Henderson.
Lakeshite Champion Martin Adams and Martin Phillips have declined offers of a Tour Card, with Dean Winstanley and Jan Dekker having until Thursday to confirm whether they will accept their place.
Four players from the original top 96 - Chris Mason, Lionel Sams, David Fatum and Scott Burnett - declined their Tour Card and have been replaced by Par Riihonen, Dave Smith, Stuart Dutton and Scott Rand, who were the next players in the PDC Order of Merit.
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Back then the PDC had decency to acknowledge amateur orgs. Would love to see them offer cards at least to the Lakeside winner again.
Lakeside semi finalists were: Duff, Tricole, Menzies, Veenstra
Menzies has a card already. The other 3 would be very good additions to the PDC tour I won't have anyone saying otherwise
Lakeside semi finalists were: Duff, Tricole, Menzies, Veenstra
Menzies has a card already. The other 3 would be very good additions to the PDC tour I won't have anyone saying otherwise
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Can anyone find the top 96 from 2011 who got the Tourcards from the OOM?
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ADC/Modus have been rimming PDC for a year and the PDC haven't acknowledged them what chance as the WDF gotThe Thorn wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:18 pm Back then the PDC had decency to acknowledge amateur orgs. Would love to see them offer cards at least to the Lakeside winner again.
Lakeside semi finalists were: Duff, Tricole, Menzies, Veenstra
Menzies has a card already. The other 3 would be very good additions to the PDC tour I won't have anyone saying otherwise
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oche balboa wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:58 pmADC/Modus have been rimming PDC for a year and the PDC haven't acknowledged them what chance as the WDF gotThe Thorn wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:18 pm Back then the PDC had decency to acknowledge amateur orgs. Would love to see them offer cards at least to the Lakeside winner again.
Lakeside semi finalists were: Duff, Tricole, Menzies, Veenstra
Menzies has a card already. The other 3 would be very good additions to the PDC tour I won't have anyone saying otherwise
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They are not official governing bodies.oche balboa wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:58 pmADC/Modus have been rimming PDC for a year and the PDC haven't acknowledged them what chance as the WDF gotThe Thorn wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:18 pm Back then the PDC had decency to acknowledge amateur orgs. Would love to see them offer cards at least to the Lakeside winner again.
Lakeside semi finalists were: Duff, Tricole, Menzies, Veenstra
Menzies has a card already. The other 3 would be very good additions to the PDC tour I won't have anyone saying otherwise
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Obviously. Both are owned by the same company
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Unfortunately not. Having played 10 events minimum was the requirement to be eligible I believe.oche balboa wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:57 pm Can anyone find the top 96 from 2011 who got the Tourcards from the OOM?
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Yeah i believe it was. Can't even find OOM from before 2011 eitherRogg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 3:30 pmUnfortunately not. Having played 10 events minimum was the requirement to be eligible I believe.oche balboa wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:57 pm Can anyone find the top 96 from 2011 who got the Tourcards from the OOM?
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I found this. The Top 101 after the Last 32 of the 2011 Worlds.oche balboa wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 3:35 pmYeah i believe it was. Can't even find OOM from before 2011 eitherRogg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 3:30 pmUnfortunately not. Having played 10 events minimum was the requirement to be eligible I believe.oche balboa wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:57 pm Can anyone find the top 96 from 2011 who got the Tourcards from the OOM?
https://www.dartn-forum.de/thread/4097- ... post107542
1 Phil Taylor +£963,000
2 James Wade £290,742
3 Raymond van Barneveld +£233,400
4 Simon Whitlock +£221,950
5 Adrian Lewis +£206,350
6 Terry Jenkins +£190,820
7 Gary Anderson +£177,450 (9)
8 Ronnie Baxter £176,842
9 Mark Walsh +£174,542 (10)
10 Colin Lloyd £174,385
11 Mervyn King £166,250
12 Wayne Jones £152,900
13 Colin Osborne +£152,842 (14)
14 Wes Newton +£151,939 (15)
15 Andy Hamilton £149,536
16 Paul Nicholson £131,921 (17)
17 Jamie Caven £131,585 (18)
18 Robert Thornton +£129,670 (19)
19 Kevin Painter £129,042 (16)
20 Vincent van der Voort +£126,500 (21)
21 Mark Webster +£124,142 (21)
22 Dennis Priestley £117,422
23 Alan Tabern £115,239 (24)
24 Steve Beaton £113,385 (23)
25 Andy Smith +£111,300 (26)
26 Co Stompe £104,721 (25)
27 Denis Ovens £99,835 (28)
28 Mark Dudbridge £96,450 (29)
29 Jelle Klaasen £92,842 (28)
30 Michael van Gerwen £75,450
31 Barrie Bates £67,142
32 John Part £64,342
33 Peter Wright +£56,321 (37)
34 Brendan Dolan £56,200 (34)
35 Tony Eccles £55,842 (33)
36 Steve Brown £53,700
37 Kevin McDine £52,392
38 Steve Hine £41,342
39 Wayne Mardle £39,142
40 Peter Manley £38,170
41 Kirk Shepherd £37,520
42 Steve Maish £35,335
43 Roland Scholten £33,992 (45)
44 Andy Jenkins £33,235
45 Alex Roy £32,900
46 Mensur Suljovic +£31,400 (53)
47 Dennis Smith £28,285
48 Justin Pipe £26,400
49 Colin Monk £25,085
50 Steve Farmer £24,500
51 Chris Thompson £23,800
52 Matt Clark £23,742
53 Darin Young £22,971
54 Mark Hylton +£22,400 (66)
55 Nigel Heydon £22,000
56 Richie Burnett £20,500
57 Tony Ayres £20,400
58 Andree Welge £20,200
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60 Steve Evans £18,600
61 Joe Cullen £18,300
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63 Carlos Rodriguez £15,200
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65 Bernd Roith £14,300
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68 Mark Lawrence £13,400
69 Louis Blundell £13,300
70 Mark Frost £13,100
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72 Antonio Alcinas £12,100
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74 Dylan Duo £11,800
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77 Wayne Atwood £10,800
78 Willie O Connor £10,500
79 Martyn Turner £10,300
80 Ken MacNeil £10,121
81 Adrian Gray £10,000
82 Scotty Burnett £9,521
83 Aaron Monk £8,800
84 Steve Grubb £8,450
85 Aodhagen O Neill £8,200
86 Gary Welding £7,400
87 Chris Mason £7,900
88 Jarkko Komula £7,700
89 Tomas Seyler£7,700
90 Michael Smith £7,100
**91 Phillip Hazel £7,200
**92 Norman Madhoo £7,000
*93 Shane Tichowitsch £6,900
94 Matt Padgett £6,900
95 Dave Honey £6,800
96 Lionel Sams £6,700
**97 Warren Parry £6,300
**98 Devon Petersen South Africa £6,000
**99 Haruki Muramatsu £6,000
**100 Osmann Kijamet £6,000
**101 Christian Perez £6,000
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The first ever action at a Q-School. 2011, Day 1.
https://www.pdc.tv/news/qualifying-school-day-one
DAVE CHISNALL, Shaun Griffiths, Shane O'Connor and James Richardson were the first four players to win a PDC ProTour Card at Qualifying School on Thursday.
The first of four days in the PDC's inaugural Q School, held at Wigan's Robin Park Tennis Centre, saw 106 players competing for the first places on the PDC ProTour this year.
Chisnall, the 2010 Lakeside Championship runner-up, defeated Terry Temple 6-2 in his decisive game to secure a place on the PDC circuit, with a Tour Card entitling him entry to all events on the £1 million-plus PDC ProTour this year.
The 30-year-old from St Helens also defeated Steve Watts, Gary O'Donnell, Mark Jodrill and Gary Eastwood in an impressive showing.
"It feels good and I'm looking forward to a new start," said Chisnall. "I knew it would be hard but I was feeling good coming into this and played well."
Teenager Griffiths, a 19-year-old from Partington in Manchester who played in the PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Championship last November and also competed recently in the Lakeside Championship, was another to stand out.
He whitewashed Martyn Bevan and Jimmy Mann and also defeated Simon Stainton and Andy Pearce before picking up a 6-1 win against Mark Jones in his decisive game.
"I'm delighted," said Griffiths. "It's a great opportunity for me and I'm looking forward to the year.
"With the PDC's Youth Tour also being announced recently I'll be able to get lots of experience this year."
Irish youngster O'Connor, a 25-year-old who played at the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, defeated Manchester's Peter Hudson 6-4 in their decisive game.
He whitewashed Simon Jones and Geoff Whitworth in his opening two games and overcame Andy Brown and Paul Rowley 6-3 before seeing off Hudson.
Northamptonshire's James Richardson, a 37-year-old from Rushden, was the day's fourth qualifier as he defeated Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 6-2.
Richardson also picked up wins over Tony Blundell, Jason Crawley, Jamie Atkins and Scott Marsh on the day, as he ensured himself a spot on the professional circuit.
South Africa's Devon Petersen, who competed recently in the World Championsihp, reached the last 16 before losing to Mark Jones.
The remaining players return for the second of four days in Q School on Friday, with a further four Tour Cards on offer plus Q School Ranking Points.
Qualifying School Day One
First Round
Jimmy Murphy Bye
Jamie Atkins Bye
James Richardson 6-1 Tony Blundell
Jason Crawley 6-0 Dean Jones
Jon Archer Bye
Scott Marsh 6-3 Lee Hayes
John Henderson 6-0 Steve Perkins
Jimmy O'Regan 6-4 Alan Reilly
Steven Pearson Bye
Brian Woods 6-1 Andy Relf
Chris Aubrey 6-1 Lee White
Reece Robinson 6-4 Prakash Jiwa
Michael Mansell Bye
Ryan Herrington Bye
Henry Zapata 6-3 Danny Moore
Darren Whittingham 6-5 Ashley Holgate
Peter Hudson Bye
Ron Atwill Bye
Matt Jackson 6-3 Mark Carter
Richie Corner 6-0 Paul Schofield
David Coyne Bye
John Ferrell 6-5 Anton Liscsey
Michael Rosenauer 6-0 Mike Roberts
Adam Smith-Neale 6-2 Tim Hope
Andy Hutchings Bye
Matthew Edgar 6-1 Nick Malkin
Paul Rowley 6-0 Michael Nott
Ian Jopling 6-5 Magnus Caris
Andy Brown Bye
Darren Latham Bye
Geoff Whitworth 6-1 Dyson Parody
Shane O'Connor 6-0 Simon Jones
Tom Martin Bye
Simon Astle Bye
Ken Dobson 6-0 Paul Hodkin
Andy Pearce 6-0 Edwin Griffiths
Simon Craven Bye
Jimmy Mann 6-1 Harry Robinson
Shaun Griffiths 6-0 Martyn Bevan
Simon Stainton 6-2 Nigel Birch
Adam Hunt Bye
Darrell Claydon 6-4 Andrew Hibbert
Devon Petersen 6-1 Dean Wiltshire
Donna Rainsley 6-3 Andy Fulton
Michael Venton Bye
Sam Allen 6-2 Adrian Bolitho
Mark Jones 6-2 Norman Fletcher
Mark Tiller 6-1 Paul Sawyer
Paddy Meaney Bye
Terry Temple Bye
Mick Todd 6-3 Ian Lever
John O'Shea 6-5 Lee Palfreyman
Andy Pearson Bye
Michael Bushby 6-1 Jimmy Chojnowski
Mike Gillett 6-4 Ian McFarlane
John Smith 6-1 John Walton
Gary O'Donnell Bye
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Steve Watts
Nick Bache 6-0 Richard Walsh
Mark Jodrill 6-0 Ryan Maher
Kevin Bambrick Bye
Mareno Michels 6-1 Ryan Harrington
Gary Eastwood 6-3 Brian Startin
Simon Burt 6-4 John Quantock
Second Round
Jamie Atkins 6-2 Jimmy Murphy
James Richardson 6-3 Jason Crawley
Scott Marsh 6-2 Jon Archer
John Henderson 6-1 Jimmy O'Regan
Brian Woods 6-1 Steven Pearson
Reece Robinson 6-4 Chris Aubrey
Michael Mansell 6-3 Ryan Herrington
Darren Whittingham 6-3 Henry Zapata
Peter Hudson 6-2 Ron Atwill
Richie Corner 6-3 Matt Jackson
John Ferrell 6-5 David Coyne
Adam Smith-Neale 6-5 Michael Rosenauer
Matthew Edgar 6-3 Andy Hutchings
Paul Rowley 6-5 Ian Jopling
Andy Brown 6-2 Darren Latham
Shane O'Connor 6-0 Geoff Whitworth
Tom Martin 6-3 Simon Astle
Andy Pearce 6-3 Ken Dobson
Jimmy Mann 6-5 Simon Craven
Shaun Griffiths 6-2 Simon Stainton
Darrell Claydon 6-1 Adam Hunt
Devon Petersen 6-0 Donna Rainsley
Sam Allen 6-0 Michael Venton
Mark Jones 6-1 Mark Tiller
Terry Temple 6-5 Paddy Meaney
John O'Shea 6-3 Mick Todd
Michael Bushby 6-3 Andy Pearson
Mike Gillett 6-5 John Smith
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Gary O'Donnell
Mark Jodrill 6-3 Nicky Bache
Kevin Bambrick 6-5 Mareno Michels
Gary Eastwood 6-3 Simon Burt
Third Round
James Richardson 6-1 Jamie Atkins
Scott Marsh 6-2 John Henderson
Brian Woods 6-3 Reece Robinson
Michael Mansell 6-1 Darren Whittingham
Peter Hudson 6-3 Richie Corner
Adam Smith-Neale 6-3 John Ferrell
Paul Rowley 6-5 Matthew Edgar
Shane O'Connor 6-3 Andy Brown
Andy Pearce 6-3 Tom Martin
Shaun Griffiths 6-0 Jimmy Mann
Devon Petersen 6-4 Darrell Claydon
Mark Jones 6-3 Sam Allen
Terry Temple 6-5 John O'Shea
Mike Gillett 6-3 Michael Bushby
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Mark Jodrill
Gary Eastwood 6-4 Kevin Bambrick
Fourth Round
James Richardson 6-5 Scott Marsh
Michael Mansell 6-2 Brian Woods
Peter Hudson 6-5 Adam Smith-Neale
Shane O'Connor 6-3 Paul Rowley
Shaun Griffiths 6-1 Andy Pearce
Mark Jones 6-1 Devon Petersen
Terry Temple 6-4 Mike Gillett
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Gary Eastwood
Fifth Round
James Richardson 6-2 Michael Mansell
Shane O'Connor 6-4 Peter Hudson
Shaun Griffiths 6-1 Mark Jones
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Terry Temple
Winners earn PDC ProTour Card
https://www.pdc.tv/news/qualifying-school-day-one
DAVE CHISNALL, Shaun Griffiths, Shane O'Connor and James Richardson were the first four players to win a PDC ProTour Card at Qualifying School on Thursday.
The first of four days in the PDC's inaugural Q School, held at Wigan's Robin Park Tennis Centre, saw 106 players competing for the first places on the PDC ProTour this year.
Chisnall, the 2010 Lakeside Championship runner-up, defeated Terry Temple 6-2 in his decisive game to secure a place on the PDC circuit, with a Tour Card entitling him entry to all events on the £1 million-plus PDC ProTour this year.
The 30-year-old from St Helens also defeated Steve Watts, Gary O'Donnell, Mark Jodrill and Gary Eastwood in an impressive showing.
"It feels good and I'm looking forward to a new start," said Chisnall. "I knew it would be hard but I was feeling good coming into this and played well."
Teenager Griffiths, a 19-year-old from Partington in Manchester who played in the PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Championship last November and also competed recently in the Lakeside Championship, was another to stand out.
He whitewashed Martyn Bevan and Jimmy Mann and also defeated Simon Stainton and Andy Pearce before picking up a 6-1 win against Mark Jones in his decisive game.
"I'm delighted," said Griffiths. "It's a great opportunity for me and I'm looking forward to the year.
"With the PDC's Youth Tour also being announced recently I'll be able to get lots of experience this year."
Irish youngster O'Connor, a 25-year-old who played at the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, defeated Manchester's Peter Hudson 6-4 in their decisive game.
He whitewashed Simon Jones and Geoff Whitworth in his opening two games and overcame Andy Brown and Paul Rowley 6-3 before seeing off Hudson.
Northamptonshire's James Richardson, a 37-year-old from Rushden, was the day's fourth qualifier as he defeated Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 6-2.
Richardson also picked up wins over Tony Blundell, Jason Crawley, Jamie Atkins and Scott Marsh on the day, as he ensured himself a spot on the professional circuit.
South Africa's Devon Petersen, who competed recently in the World Championsihp, reached the last 16 before losing to Mark Jones.
The remaining players return for the second of four days in Q School on Friday, with a further four Tour Cards on offer plus Q School Ranking Points.
Qualifying School Day One
First Round
Jimmy Murphy Bye
Jamie Atkins Bye
James Richardson 6-1 Tony Blundell
Jason Crawley 6-0 Dean Jones
Jon Archer Bye
Scott Marsh 6-3 Lee Hayes
John Henderson 6-0 Steve Perkins
Jimmy O'Regan 6-4 Alan Reilly
Steven Pearson Bye
Brian Woods 6-1 Andy Relf
Chris Aubrey 6-1 Lee White
Reece Robinson 6-4 Prakash Jiwa
Michael Mansell Bye
Ryan Herrington Bye
Henry Zapata 6-3 Danny Moore
Darren Whittingham 6-5 Ashley Holgate
Peter Hudson Bye
Ron Atwill Bye
Matt Jackson 6-3 Mark Carter
Richie Corner 6-0 Paul Schofield
David Coyne Bye
John Ferrell 6-5 Anton Liscsey
Michael Rosenauer 6-0 Mike Roberts
Adam Smith-Neale 6-2 Tim Hope
Andy Hutchings Bye
Matthew Edgar 6-1 Nick Malkin
Paul Rowley 6-0 Michael Nott
Ian Jopling 6-5 Magnus Caris
Andy Brown Bye
Darren Latham Bye
Geoff Whitworth 6-1 Dyson Parody
Shane O'Connor 6-0 Simon Jones
Tom Martin Bye
Simon Astle Bye
Ken Dobson 6-0 Paul Hodkin
Andy Pearce 6-0 Edwin Griffiths
Simon Craven Bye
Jimmy Mann 6-1 Harry Robinson
Shaun Griffiths 6-0 Martyn Bevan
Simon Stainton 6-2 Nigel Birch
Adam Hunt Bye
Darrell Claydon 6-4 Andrew Hibbert
Devon Petersen 6-1 Dean Wiltshire
Donna Rainsley 6-3 Andy Fulton
Michael Venton Bye
Sam Allen 6-2 Adrian Bolitho
Mark Jones 6-2 Norman Fletcher
Mark Tiller 6-1 Paul Sawyer
Paddy Meaney Bye
Terry Temple Bye
Mick Todd 6-3 Ian Lever
John O'Shea 6-5 Lee Palfreyman
Andy Pearson Bye
Michael Bushby 6-1 Jimmy Chojnowski
Mike Gillett 6-4 Ian McFarlane
John Smith 6-1 John Walton
Gary O'Donnell Bye
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Steve Watts
Nick Bache 6-0 Richard Walsh
Mark Jodrill 6-0 Ryan Maher
Kevin Bambrick Bye
Mareno Michels 6-1 Ryan Harrington
Gary Eastwood 6-3 Brian Startin
Simon Burt 6-4 John Quantock
Second Round
Jamie Atkins 6-2 Jimmy Murphy
James Richardson 6-3 Jason Crawley
Scott Marsh 6-2 Jon Archer
John Henderson 6-1 Jimmy O'Regan
Brian Woods 6-1 Steven Pearson
Reece Robinson 6-4 Chris Aubrey
Michael Mansell 6-3 Ryan Herrington
Darren Whittingham 6-3 Henry Zapata
Peter Hudson 6-2 Ron Atwill
Richie Corner 6-3 Matt Jackson
John Ferrell 6-5 David Coyne
Adam Smith-Neale 6-5 Michael Rosenauer
Matthew Edgar 6-3 Andy Hutchings
Paul Rowley 6-5 Ian Jopling
Andy Brown 6-2 Darren Latham
Shane O'Connor 6-0 Geoff Whitworth
Tom Martin 6-3 Simon Astle
Andy Pearce 6-3 Ken Dobson
Jimmy Mann 6-5 Simon Craven
Shaun Griffiths 6-2 Simon Stainton
Darrell Claydon 6-1 Adam Hunt
Devon Petersen 6-0 Donna Rainsley
Sam Allen 6-0 Michael Venton
Mark Jones 6-1 Mark Tiller
Terry Temple 6-5 Paddy Meaney
John O'Shea 6-3 Mick Todd
Michael Bushby 6-3 Andy Pearson
Mike Gillett 6-5 John Smith
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Gary O'Donnell
Mark Jodrill 6-3 Nicky Bache
Kevin Bambrick 6-5 Mareno Michels
Gary Eastwood 6-3 Simon Burt
Third Round
James Richardson 6-1 Jamie Atkins
Scott Marsh 6-2 John Henderson
Brian Woods 6-3 Reece Robinson
Michael Mansell 6-1 Darren Whittingham
Peter Hudson 6-3 Richie Corner
Adam Smith-Neale 6-3 John Ferrell
Paul Rowley 6-5 Matthew Edgar
Shane O'Connor 6-3 Andy Brown
Andy Pearce 6-3 Tom Martin
Shaun Griffiths 6-0 Jimmy Mann
Devon Petersen 6-4 Darrell Claydon
Mark Jones 6-3 Sam Allen
Terry Temple 6-5 John O'Shea
Mike Gillett 6-3 Michael Bushby
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Mark Jodrill
Gary Eastwood 6-4 Kevin Bambrick
Fourth Round
James Richardson 6-5 Scott Marsh
Michael Mansell 6-2 Brian Woods
Peter Hudson 6-5 Adam Smith-Neale
Shane O'Connor 6-3 Paul Rowley
Shaun Griffiths 6-1 Andy Pearce
Mark Jones 6-1 Devon Petersen
Terry Temple 6-4 Mike Gillett
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Gary Eastwood
Fifth Round
James Richardson 6-2 Michael Mansell
Shane O'Connor 6-4 Peter Hudson
Shaun Griffiths 6-1 Mark Jones
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Terry Temple
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Re: OLD darts articles
Halcyon days. A full 7 years before it became a lottery.
Big changes on the way ! We've heard it before but it's different this time !!!! , I believe Bdo gonna grow x
Tony O'Shea, 6th January 2016
Tony O'Shea, 6th January 2016