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October25October 25, 2017

Peter Wright Wins World Series Of Darts Title In Dusseldorf

World number three and UK Open champion, Peter ’Snakebite’ Wright claimed his first ever World Series of Darts title on Saturday when he overcame the once imperious Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor in the German Darts Masters final at Dusseldorf’s Castello Arena.

Wright rides the momentum

The Scotsman, who finished Sunday’s final with an average of 102.25, got off to a great start, checking out with 116 and a 12-darter in the first leg before following up with double 12 and a 13-darter to take a 2-0 lead.

By leg three, Taylor had struck back, but Wright subsequently took the next three successive legs to establish a 5-1 gap. Taylor would soon fight back by taking back-to-back legs, but ultimately those efforts would prove futile.

A 180 finish saw Wright restore a four-leg lead at 7-3 before stretching it to five with a 61 finish. After another 180, Wright was up 9-3, moving him to the brink of a victory that came not long after a another 12-dart leg, finishing on double ten.

Earlier in the week, Wright had seen off Dragutin Horvat and Mensur Suljovic, before overcoming Raymond van Barneveld in the semi-finals.

The tournament was of course missing Michael van Gerwen who withdrew on Saturday morning, due to an ankle injury. The world number one should, however, line up this week for the European Championship at the Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium.

European Championship begins Thursday

The event gets underway this Thursday and runs through Sunday. MVG will be bidding to win the title for a fourth successive year. Despite his recent injury, the Dutch master is the number one seed after finishing on top in the European Tour Order of Merit by winning six of this season’s 12 European Tour events. Peter Wright finished in the Order’s second place having claimed five events. The last was won by Michael Smith in Gibraltar back in May. Smith currently sits in third place in the order.

These results are all reflected in the betting lines as van Gerwen can be picked up at a best price 4/5, Peter Wright 9/2 and Smith 25/1, all at Betway. The entire field is made up of the top 32 on the Order of Merit list, but will be sadly lacking Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson, Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade.

Both Daryl Gurney and Mensur Suljovic have had strong finishes to the year and are reflected in the updated betting lines. Northern Irishman Gurney and Austrian Suljovic are both worth 16’s at Betway which is genuinely quite tempting. Further down the line, Rob Cross (16/1), Dave Chisnall (25/1) and Simon Whitlock (40/1) and perhaps even Gerwyn Price (66/1) are all worth keeping an eye on.

European Championship Darts

Michael van Gerwen (1) v Jan Dekker
Ian White v Darren Webster
Simon Whitlock (8) v James Richardson
Alan Norris v Mervyn King
Jelle Klaasen (5) v Christian Kist
John Henderson v Kyle Anderson
Mensur Suljovic (4) v Kim Huybrechts
Gerwyn Price v Ronny Huybrechts
Peter Wright (2) v Krzysztof Ratajski
Jonny Clayton v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Joe Cullen (7) v Stephen Bunting
Daryl Gurney v Steve Beaton
Rob Cross (6) v Martin Schindler
Dave Chisnall v Cristo Reyes
Michael Smith (3) v Nathan Aspinall
Benito van de Pas v Vincent van der Voort
Gerwyn Price v Ronny Huybrechts
Alan Norris v Mervyn King
Ian White v Darren Webster
John Henderson v Kyle Anderson
Simon Whitlock (8) v James Richardson
Mensur Suljovic (4) v Kim Huybrechts
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Jan Dekker
Jelle Klaasen (5) v Christian Kist

Friday October 27

Jonny Clayton v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Dave Chisnall v Cristo Reyes
Benito van de Pas v Vincent van der Voort
Daryl Gurney v Steve Beaton
Michael Smith (3) v Nathan Aspinall
Rob Cross (6) v Martin Schindler
Joe Cullen (7) v Stephen Bunting
Peter Wright (2) v Krzysztof Ratajski

Second Round

Saturday October 28

Klaasen/Kist v Henderson/Anderson
Whitlock/Richardson v Norris/King
Van Gerwen/Dekker v White/Webster
Suljovic/K Huybrechts v Price/R Huybrechts
Smith/Aspinall v Van de Pas/Can der Voort
Cross/Schindler v Chisnall/Reyes
Cullen/Bunting v Gurney/Beaton
Wright/Ratajski v Clayton/Van den Bergh

Sunday October 29

Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final

September29September 29, 2017

Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright Wins 10th Title Of The Year

By Peter FryersIn

Darts Betting Tips

Last week, we called Kim Huybrechts as a worthy each-way bet and identified Peter Wright as the major talent. For those paying attention, well done. While Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright was our 3/1 winning darts betting tip last week, at ¼ of the 25/1 odds, Huybrechts’ losing appearance in the final was still worth £6.25 to the pound.

The win in Riesa, Germany means that Wright becomes only the fourth man to win 10 PDC titles in a calendar year, as he beat Huybrechts 6-5 to clinch the International Darts Open. For Huybrechts, this is his second losing final appearance in this tourney since losing to Mensur Suljovic at the same stage last year.

Wright’s path to victory

The victory at the SACHSENarena represents Wright’s fifth European Tour title of the year and tenth overall. Earlier this year, Wright landed the UK Open title in March, the Players Championship 11 as well as three UK Open qualifiers. It was a welcome return to form for Wright after a disappointing Champions League showing one week earlier when he failed to escape the group stage. This week, as the highest ranked name in attendance, he posted a 102.65 average in the final after fighting back to win from behind in the previous round.

Huybrechts, looking for his first European Tour title since 2015, had beaten Ian White, Gerwyn Price and Joe Cullen on his way to the final where he quickly established an early lead, twice breaking his man to move 3-1 ahead. The advantage swung back and forth between the two over the next few legs, before Wright settled things at 4-4. In the following, deciding leg, Wright produced a 116-checkout making a 12-dart leg that allowed him to win another title plus pocket £25,000 in the process.

Kim became the second Huybrechts of the weekend to fall victim to world number three Wright, who also beat Kim’s brother Ronny Huybrechts 6-4 in the third round. Wright then saw off Dutchmen Jelle Klaasen and Ron Meulenkamp in an impressive run to the final.

Darts World Grand Prix betting tips

This week, players move on to the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the week-long Darts World Grand Prix. Getting underway at 19:00 on Sunday the 1st of October, Michael van Gerwen is favored to win the event as reflected at both Betway and Bet365. Both bookmakers have placed an 4/5 price on the World number one’s head.

A double-start format means all legs have to begin and end with a double so Peter Wright’s notorious double hitting ability might well cost him dear. Of course, much the same can be said for Gary ‘The Flying Scotsman’ Anderson. As good as both players unquestionably are, this short format tourney can disrupt those who let things get to their head, which is a risk to Anderson and Wright. Normally during a match, darters will get numerous attempts to fix their game; however, the Grand Prix will not afford that luxury, and with no Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor or even Raymond van Barneveld present, the wise money should go on MVG even at an odds-on price.

For the record, Anderson finds himself at 5/1 while Wright is 7/1, so if you’re feeling like an outside gamble these two are your best shot. From there, the prices drift well out with Mensur Suljovic a best price of 22/1 at Betway, before the 28/1 offered on Daryl Gurney. Of the bigger longshots, perhaps the most intriguing is the 33/1 listed on two-time World Champion Adrian ‘Jackpot’ Lewis but this is an event that Mighty Mike van Gerwen really should be taking down without too much bother.

Starting with 32-players, the first round runs across two nights, before the second round on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by the quarter-finals on Thursday and semi-finals on Friday. All the action will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Sunday October 1 (7pm)

• Alan Norris v Justin Pipe
• Joe Cullen v Darren Webster
• Steve Beaton v Rob Cross
• Robert Thornton v Kim Huybrechts
• Raymond van Barneveld v Kyle Anderson
• Adrian Lewis v Daryl Gurney
• Michael van Gerwen v John Henderson
• Dave Chisnall v Jelle Klaasen

Monday October 2 (7pm)

• Benito van de Pas v Cristo Reyes
• Mervyn King v Ronny Huybrechts
• Steve West v James Wade
• Simon Whitlock v Christian Kist
• Mensur Suljovic v Ian White
• Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price
• Gary Anderson v Richard North
• Peter Wright v Stephen Bunting

Tuesday October 3 (7pm)

• Chisnall/Klaasen v Thornton/K Huybrechts
• Lewis/Gurney v Cullen/Webster
• Van Gerwen/Henderson v Norris/Pipe
• Van Barneveld/K Anderson v Beaton/Cross

Wednesday October 4 (7pm)

• Smith/Price v Van de Pas/Reyes
• Suljovic/White v West/Wade
• G Anderson/North v Whitlock/Kist
• Wright/Bunting v King/R Huybrechts

Thursday October 5 (7pm)

Quarter-Finals

Friday October 6 (7pm)

Semi-Finals

Saturday October 7 (8pm)

World Grand Prix Final

August23September 7, 2017

Phil Taylor Beats Peter Wright In Final Of The Melbourne Darts Masters

By Peter FryersIn

Darts Betting Tips

The Power claimed a second tournament win in as many months after beating Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright 11-8 in the final of the inaugural Melbourne Darts Masters last weekend. As the result suggests, the game was not a close one despite Wright holding the world number three spot.

The score was the same result as when the pair met in Blackpool last month. That was the night Taylor won his 16th and final World Matchplay crown, making it quite the farewell season for the Stoke-born legend. With recent results, Taylor is looking like his former self more and more each week, meaning additional trophies between now and the season’s end should not be dismissed.

Taylor strong all weekend

His form was apparent throughout the weekend, first eliminating Aussie star of the future Corey Cadby 10-9 on Saturday before dropping another Aussie, Simon Whitlock, 11-4 at the semi-final stage.

Daryl Gurney had overcome his match with world number two Gary Anderson for a third successive time, met his end when he came up against Peter Wright, who had beaten Michael Smith in the Quarter finals.

It all meant that Wright, the UK Open champion, lined up as the short odds favourite against World Matchplay champion Taylor in the final, which for the first 16 legs was tight enough to read 8-8.

57-year-old Phil Taylor then moved up several gears on Wright, despite Snakebite landing an impressive seven 180s to Taylor’s 0. At 47, the Scotsman is ten years younger than his rival but couldn’t keep up with the pace as Taylor took down the next ten legs straight, averaging 98.88 and achieving a double rate of 40.74% and earning yet another title.

A look ahead to Perth

Taylor is now at a best price of 7/2 at betway to win again this weekend as the action relocates to Perth on Australia’s western coast. Taylor, who has previously won four times in Australia — twice before in Perth and now twice in Melbourne — clearly enjoys taking his game Down Under and with Taylor in such great form has to be in consideration once again.

Beaten Melbourne finalist Peter Wright should again be Taylor’s closest challenger, but his tendency to drop crucial doubles will continue to blight his progress until it’s addressed. Snakebite joins Taylor at 7/2 at betway.

The same bookmaker is also showing a decent 16/1 on Aussie starlet Corey Cadby, while Simon Whitlock, who will receive the benefit of home support, can be picked up for 14’s with Bet365.

The favourite at Bet365 with odds of 5/2 — although heaven knows why — is Gary Anderson, who despite being number two in the world looks increasingly soft at the moment. He has failed to capitalise on the absence of Michael van Gerwen in recent tourneys. Instead, The Power — in his retirement year — has stepped up and in his current form is well worth sticking with again this week.