1985, 1995, 2005 PDC & BDO World Championships rewind

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2005 PDC World Championship - Day 4

Results

Last 32

Chris Mason 4-3 Dave Askew
Dennis Priestley 4-1 Lionel Sams
Andy Jenkins 4-0 Peter Evison
Bob Anderson 4-2 Dennis Smith
Roland Scholten 4-2 Jamie Harvey
Josephus Schenk 4-2 Peter Manley
Kevin Painter 4-2 Wayne Jones
Phil Taylor 4-0 Alex Roy


- Taylor batters Roy, Plus round up of other games.

- Other reports

- Sky Sports listings

[Mr Brightside]

You should try a fast forward version of this and just make up the stories etc.

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- Mason Celebrates his win

- Crowd during the action

- Darts Signs

- Dennis Priestley celebrates

- Phil Taylor in action

- Josephus Schenk

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1995 WDC World Championship - Day 4


Quarter Final - Best of 7 Sets

Peter Evison (88.61) 4-1 Kevin Spiolek (82.85)
Rob Harrington (91.40) 4-2 Jamie Harvey (87.42)
Phil Taylor (89.70) 4-1 Bob Anderson (84.44)
John Lowe (96.77) 4-0 Dennis Smith (89.23)

- Round up of the play from the Sunday Mirror

- Article i've posted before but interesting from a Newcastle Paper called "Sunday Sun"

- Some darts players jobs (Independent)

- Good Article about the WDC World Championship

- TV listings


Semi Finals

Peter Evision vs Rod Harrington
Phil Taylor vs John Lowe

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Found some footage of the 1995 WDC World Championship

Jocky Wilson vs John Lowe

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2005 PDC World Championship - Day 5

Last 32

Ronnie Baxter 4-2 Terry Jenkins
Andy Hamilton 4-2 Steve Beaton

Last 16

Wayne Mardle 4-3 Paul Williams
Dennis Ovens 4-2 Roland Scholten
Colin Lloyd 4-3 Chris Mason
Phil Taylor 4-0 Dennis Priestley
Mark Dudbridge 4-2 John Part
Kevin Painter 4-3 Andy Jenkins

THE 1ST FARTGATE - PHIL 'THE PARPER' Rivals claim darts star puts them off by breaking wind.


Taylor - 11 times world champion - is said to gain an unfair advantage by regularly trumping during major tournaments.

Rival Alex Roy claims his tactics stink and wants organisers to clamp down on his farting.

He said: "Phil is a great player, but the fact is he is very flatulent.

"It is hard enough trying to concentrate, but when there is a horrific stench filling your nostrils it's even worse.

"I suppose he can't help it. I don't know what his pre-match meal is but maybe he should consider changing it."

Taylor - who has dominated the game for more than a decade - hit back last night saying: "He who smelt it, dealt it. I am clean. I am a gentleman and I would never resort to such underhand tactics.

"The only aroma around me is the sweet smell of success." The Power is odds-on to clinch a record 12th title at Purfleet, Essex, and has cruised through early rounds .

He has recently shed much of his bulk with a programme of healthy eating and light exercise. But his new, high-fibre diet has had a nasty side-effect, according to other players.

Roy, who lost 4-0 to Taylor in the third round of the Ladbrokes world championships, says: "Phil claims he was busy practising over Christmas but if you ask me he was busy gorging himself on Brussels sprouts.

"Everyone trumps, but there is a time and a place for it. He shouldn't do it on stage - it's unprofessional.

"I thought the ref was about to keel over and the people in the front row were right in the firing line.

"I don't want to be known as a whistleblower, but it is time someone piped up about his parping."

- Simon Whatley


- Round up of the day/nights play

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Pictures from the 30th December


Colin Lloyd in action

Lloyd celebrating beating Chris Mason

Roland Scholten

Both plays shake hands after Ovens wins

Steve Beaton

Taylor vs Priestley

- Cameras

[Rogg]

''Lloyd appeared to have given up, tossing away all three darts on one turn"

lol. Well, those lads may have made no money but they are fortunate to have dodged the age of social media having its evil say on their crazy japes.

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2005 - PDC World Championship

There was a small session on New Years Eve (I'm not sure that this has been repeated since) but the results are

Last 16

Andy Hamilton 4-1 Josephus Schenk
Bob Anderson 4-2 Ronnie Baxter


Quarter-Finals (New Years Day)


Wayne Mardle vs Colin Lloyd
Mark Dudbridge vs Denis Ovens
Phil Taylor vs Kevin Painter
Bob Anderson vs Andy Hamilton

(All English Players)

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Bob Anderson in full flow

Ronnie Baxter


Fans cheer during Schenk vs Hamilton game

Hamilton appearing to celebrate his win

Josephus Schenk who hasn't appeared in a World Championship since

[Rogg]

Yes that mini new year's eve session was quite the oddity. Lowe v Warriner was one of the games I believe.

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1995 WDC World Championship

Semi FInal

Rod Harrington (82.29) 5-1 Peter Evison (82.43)
Phil Taylor (96.22) 5-4 John Lowe (90.86) ( - All the match


Newspapers


Taylor-Made

Darts goes up market, A good write up about the WDC

Taylor and Harrington set up final (Bolton News)

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1995 BDO World Darts Championship - Day 1

Matches



Last 32

Afternoon Session

Dave Askew 3-2 Steve Beaton (1)
Colin Monk(8) 3-1 Roland Scholten
Raymond Van Barneveld 3-2 Les Wallace
Peter Hunt 3-0 Stefan Eeckelaert

Evening Session

Ian Brand 3-0 Wayne Atkins
Mike Gregory (5) 3-2 Yves Chamberland
Kevin Painter 3-2 Magnus Caris
Martin Adams (4) 3-1 Bruno Raes


Dave Askew shocks top seed Steve Beaton in opening Lakeside match

Mike Gregory has a tough match vs Yves Chamberland

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2005 PDC World Darts Championship - Day 7


Quarter Finals

(8) Wayne Mardle (86.82) 5-4 (1) Colin Lloyd (83.76)
(13) Mark Dudbridge (91.15) 5-3 (12) Denis Ovens (84.18)
(2) Phil Taylor (99.72) 5-1 (7) Kevin Painter (93.90)
Bob Anderson (94.33) 5-1 Andy Hamilton (94.46)

Mardle's recovery to win

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2005 PDC World Championship QF Pictures




Mardle celebrates win over Lloyd



Taylor celebrates another easy win



Mark Dudbridge



58 year old Bob Anderson

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2005 BDO World Championship


Last 32

Afternoon Session

Tony Eccles 3-2 Tony David
Mike Veitch 3-2 Shaun Greatbatch
Vincent Van Der Voort (8) 3-2 Andy Fordham

Crissy Manley(4) 2-1 Tarja Salminen

Evening Session

John Walton 3-1 Dave Routledge
Darryl Fitton (5) 3-1 Gary Robson
Raymond Van Barneveld (1) 3-0 Gary Anderson

Trina Gulliver (1) 2-0 Anne Kirk

Videos

Barneveld vs Anderson -

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2nd January 1995


1995 WDC World Championship Final


Rod Harrington

Phil Taylor


Road to the final

Rod Harrington

Group Stage - Eric Bristow 3-0 (85.19)
Group Stage - Shayne Burgess 3-2 (85.63)
Quarter Final - Jamie Harvey 4-2 (91.20)
Semi Final - Peter Evison 5-1 (82.43)

Phil Taylor

Group Stage - Gerald Verrier 3-2 (78.63)
Group Stage - Sean Downs 3-1 (92.99)
Quarter Final - Bob Anderson 4-1 (89.70)
Semi Final - John Lowe 5-4 (96.22)

Match in the 3rd Set is available on YouTube

[Randall]

Unlucky john

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2nd January 1995


1995 WDC World Championship Final


Rod Harrington

Phil Taylor


Road to the final

Rod Harrington

Group Stage - Eric Bristow 3-0 (85.19)
Group Stage - Shayne Burgess 3-2 (85.63)
Quarter Final - Jamie Harvey 4-2 (91.20)
Semi Final - Peter Evison 5-1 (82.43)

Phil Taylor

Group Stage - Gerald Verrier 3-2 (78.63)
Group Stage - Sean Downs 3-1 (92.99)
Quarter Final - Bob Anderson 4-1 (89.70)
Semi Final - John Lowe 5-4 (96.22)

Match in the 3rd Set is available on YouTube

Just watched the final. Some things

- Commentary was excellent, Waddell, Gwynne & Lanning were almost at the peak of the powers

- The interval music was "Crazy for You" by Let Loose

- Waddell taking a dig at Bobby George who was knocked out at the Embassy earlier in the day saying "That's Showbiz"

- Sky Sports in 1995 looks dated today but was ahead in its coverage compared to the BBC

- Taylor was 7 darts in to a 9 darter, "Only ever been done twice in 12 years" barked Sid has Taylor hit 2 180s.

- Harrington had the crowd on his side, But it was a respectful crowd, a few shouts but you could hear the clinking of glasses a lot

- Taylor having a slight dig at no prize for the 9 darter "Lowe won 102,000, Lim 50,000 i would have got through to the next leg"

- Taylor had 2 interviews one on stage and one in the studio but in the studio he was with Presenter Jeff Stelling, Gwynne & Waddell. Gwynne already saying "The best player i've ever seen"
On Stage Taylor was disappointed that Eric Bristow wasn't there

- Dave Lanning interviewed John Lowe & Cliff Lazerenko (Rogg may have uploaded the clip last year) Lowe was adamant he will win another world title "Taylor has 3 like me so its a race to the 4th" Cliff said he wanted to live longer than John Lowe.

- At the end Stelling was bemoaning the failure of England Cricketers & Footballers over the past years and hailed Taylor, it was followed by a montage of the funny moments of the World Championship with "Land of Hope and Glory" has the song.


All in All i enjoyed the match (Was 3rd set in), a bygone era which was a bit more special now the commentators have sadly died.

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Phil Taylor 6 (94.12)
Rod Harrington 2 (87.15)




Review of the Final



Phil Taylor issues challenge to BDO Worlds winner





Taylor celebrates with the Trophy