It’s not often you hear this but Michael van Gerwen was stunned today by Rob Cross in the last 16 of the 2017 European Darts Open in Leverkusen. Van Gerwen who has an amazing winning record on the European tour was beaten 6-2. The match was of a high standard and Rob Cross started the…
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PDC Premier League Darts Week 5 Preview
Dave Chisnall vs Raymond van Barneveld In my opinion, Barneveld has gone under the radar a little bit in the Premier League this year. He was big odds at the start to win it outright but over the past few weeks, he has shown why he can be a real contender for this year’s tournament….
Darts: Phil Taylor to play his last year on PDC Circuit
The first competition of the 2017 PDC Circuit, The Masters, got under way yesterday. It consists of only the top 16 players in the world and before Phil Taylor was due to go on stage, he announced that this was going to be his last year playing on the PDC Circuit. It all started back…
PDC Darts World Championship 2017 – ‘El Clasico’: Barney vs Taylor
As soon as Phil Taylor hit the winning double to defeat Kim Huybrechts in the last 16, Raymond van Barneveld labelled his match against Phil Taylor tonight as ‘El Clasico’. It’s fair to say, I’m in agreement. Since Barneveld made the switch to the PDC back in 2007, it’s become a darts rivalry that’s been…
PDC Darts World Championship 2017 – Preview of Tonight’s Matches
Raymond van Barneveld vs Alan Norris Barney slipped down the rankings earlier in the year and seems to be on the up again. He has been in pretty decent form over the last couple of months and could do with a good run in this competition with his Premier League place on the line. Barney…
PDC World Darts Championship 2017 – Kevin Painter Wins Scrappy Opener
The start of the PDC World Championship for 2017 saw Jamie Caven and Kevin Painter take to the stage. It was a poor start with both players missing darts at doubles in the opening leg. Jamie Caven eventually took the first leg but then Painter replied winning three consecutive legs, hitting two maximums and finishes…
PDC Darts World Grand Prix Preview
Darts returns to Dublin for another year at the glamorous City-West Hotel. The World Grand Prix is regarded as one of the toughest tournaments on the PDC Circuit with its unique ‘double-in, double-out’ format. This tournament always springs a few shocks and surprises along the way because of its short format in the early rounds…
Daily Dose of Dalton 