Daryl Gurney, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Vincent van der Voort all registered victories on day six at the World Darts Championship, as Darren Webster, Krzysztof Ratajski and Robert Thornton bowed out on another day of drama at the Alexandra Palace. Continue reading “PDC World Championship – Day Six Report!”
Five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld became the latest big-name casualty to exit this year’s World Darts Championship, after losing 3-2 to Lithuania’s Darius Labanauskas on a dramatic Monday night at the Alexandra Palace. Continue reading “Labanauskas shocks Van Barneveld at World Championship!”
Third seed Peter Wright was sent crashing out of the William Hill World Darts Championship after suffering a shock 3-1 defeat against Spanish star Toni Alcinas on a dramatic double-session on Sunday at the Alexandra Palace. Continue reading “Santa Snakebite suffers shock Ally Pally exit!”
Michael van Gerwen kicked off his bid for a third World Championship title with an impressive 3-1 victory over Alan Tabern, but only after recovering from a spectator throwing beer over him ahead of his walk-on at the Alexandra Palace on Saturday evening. Continue reading “Emotional Van Gerwen showered in beer at World Championship!”
Two-time world champion Gary Anderson overcame an impressive display from debutant Kevin Burness to book his spot in the third-round of the PDC World Championship, despite being plagued by a wasp on a dramatic day of action at the Alexandra Palace. Continue reading “Anderson through to round-three after overcoming Ally Pally wasp!”
Lisa Ashton produced a valiant performance on her PDC World Championship debut, despite losing 3-1 to Jan Dekker on a groundbreaking opening night at the Alexandra Palace. Continue reading “Ashton shines on a night of history despite Ally Pally exit!”
Darts’ biggest-ever event kicks off on Thursday night, as the 2018/19 PDC World Championship gets underway at the Alexandra Palace. With a record £2.5 million prize fund on offer, along with an expanded 96-player field, it’s set to be the best World Championship yet. Continue reading “PDC World Championship Preview!”
In our ninth episode of the Josh’s Dartistry Podcast, Josh Gorton is joined by co-host Jon Dean and the returning Neil Conner for our preview show ahead of the William Hill World Darts Championship.
There’s plenty to discuss with all roads leading to the World Darts Championship, which gets underway at the iconic Alexandra Palace on Thursday night.
However, we begin by reflecting on the Players Championship Finals in Minehead, where Daryl Gurney defeated Michael van Gerwen 11-9 in a pulsating final to clinch his second PDC major title last month.
We also have an exclusive interview with ITV4 Darts presenter Jacqui Oatley, who discusses her love of the sport, the growth of darts worldwide and the emerging presence of female broadcasters within sport.
Jacqui also expresses her delight at the groundbreaking move which sees two women competing in this year’s PDC World Championship, before she offers her tips for this year’s tournament at the Ally Pally.
The team then look ahead to the World Championship and highlight some of the most eye-catching ties, including a potential showdown between defending champion Rob Cross and World Matchplay semi-finalist Jeffrey de Zwaan in round-two.
Neil provides us with all the odds ahead of the upcoming tournaments, before the team give their predictions for the PDC World Championship, and both the men’s and women’s events at the Lakeside World Championship.
We also have the latest instalment of our newest feature called ‘Lord of The Board’, before Neil tests Josh’s knowledge in another entertaining episode of ‘Challenge Josh’.
The JDP panel then reflect on some of the more interesting darting stories to have appeared in the mainstream media over recent weeks, including an injury-scare for World Masters champion Adam Smith-Neale, before the ninth episode concludes with our traditional Q&A section.
BDO world champion Glen Durrant fought back from 3-1 down to defeat Richard Veenstra and clinch his third Finder Darts Masters title on a dramatic day of action at the Hotel Zuiderduin on Sunday evening. Continue reading “Durrant and Ashton claim Finder Darts Masters glory!”