Premier League Darts 2008

[Bigkegman]

Premier League
01 May 19:40 Wade vs Part 4/9 9/2 10/3
01 May 21:40 Lewis vs Mardle 10/11 4/1 13/8
Taylor vs Manley 1/10 8/1 12/1
Barneveld vs Jenkins 4/9 9/2 10/3


prices from stan james

going to this tomorrow night so look out for me on the box

[GaNgStA kEeKs]

Lewis playing?

I thought he got suspended after him and Kevin painter got disqualified from a tournament at the weekend for nearly fighting or something

[Yen_Sid]

Oh really Kiko? Never heard about that. Hope Lewis punched his ugly face in, don't like Painter, very bad looooooser!

[GaNgStA kEeKs]

Dave Allen - press officer of PDC "Both have been disqualified and the matter will be referred to the Darts Regulatory Authority". He added "probably not affect the Premier League but might affect future ranking events".

[kompressaur]

Ronnie O'Sullivan battled back from a poor start to tie 4-4 with Stephen Hendry after the first session of their World Championship semi-final.

Hendry, a seven-time Crucible champion, raced into a 3-0 lead with breaks of 140 and 60 after O'Sullivan made a host of mistakes early on.

O'Sullivan edged a scrappy fourth frame but lost the next despite a run of 64.

But the 32-year-old dug in and a sparkling break of 102 set him on his way to winning the final three frames.

O'Sullivan will be happy to have kept in touch with Hendry despite being far from his best during the opening eight frames.

He started as an odds on favourite to beat Hendry, whom he had thrashed 17-4 in their last Crucible meeting, a semi-final clash four years ago.

But Hendry, who has shown glimpses of his best form on the way to a record 12th Crucible semi-final, made the perfect start with a 140 break after O'Sullivan produced a poor safety shot after declining to go for a long red.

The second frame was a scrappy affair and O'Sullivan continued to make mistakes.

With the score delicately poised at 41-54, he looked set to nick the frame after sinking a long red but missed a cut on a blue into the middle pocket - a ball which Hendry doubled - and the Scot was able to increase his lead. 606: DEBATE
What did you make of Thursday's action?

O'Sullivan took the early lead in the next but missed a red to the bottom corner when on 23 and Hendry's run of 60 was enough for the frame.

The O'Sullivan errors continued to come but he finally got on the scoreboard following a poor Hendry safety shot.

The mid-session interval seemed to refresh him however and he immediately posted a well-made 64 but he slipped up by failing to pot a tricky red to the yellow pocket.

Hendry responded with a 41 and before nicking the frame on the black when O'Sullivan left the final green in the jaws of the pocket.

The 39-year-old Hendry was amongst the balls in the next but managed to snooker himself behind the green while making a break of 32, allowing O'Sullivan to pounce with his second 102 break of the tournament.

Runs of 32 and 31 in the next were enough to make the score 4-3 while a missed black off its spot when 46-0 ahead did not prove costly for O'Sullivan in the final frame of the session as he completed his comeback.

Play resumes at 1000 BST on Friday.

BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Snooker | O'Sullivan rallies against Hendry


Ronnie O Sullivan (4/11 Totesport) Stephen Hendry (23/10 Boylesports)

[GaNgStA kEeKs]

Originally Posted by kompressaur

BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Snooker | O'Sullivan rallies against Hendry


Ronnie O Sullivan (4/11 Totesport) Stephen Hendry (23/10 Boylesports)

[MickeyPaul]

Komp hasn't picked up on the subtle differences between snooker and darts as yet.

[2damnhype]

Apparently Painter call Lewis a 'Fat B@stard' to which the svelte Adrian took exception.

Think Lewis is ok to play out the Premier League, but both might well get bans.

[Bigkegman]

shortened report from darts at newastle - photos to follow some time

never drunk on train down as i wanted to stay sober and not fall asleep.

arrived in the 'toon' and went to a sports bar and had a few ales and games of pool and then got a taxi out to the house where we where staying and scoffed a few sarnies, sausage rolls and a lot of bottles/cans of stella

taxi back into sports bar where i was pool king and boxiing machine king (much to my brothers dismay).... he slipped and just about broke his arm when trying to hit the punch ball - funny as feck

off too darts - couple of 2 pinter jugs down and then into 2nd game i fell asleep..... cant remember it but i must have needed it.... wtched rest of boxing but lewis drawing 7-7 cost me a packet. after darts bro had got separated so i stayed to ctch up with him and we ended up going to some gay bars. bouncers on door said 'guys this isa gaybar' so what.... does it sell beer ? yes - then not a prob.

saw one or 2 sights to be not forgotten but nothing much.

woke up next morning - cant remember feck all apart from being in gay bar. brother announced we where actually in 3 gaybars but in the last 2 i fell asleep. never felt a thing so nothing to worryabout.

got stella'd next again day and was ruff as hell yesterday. from waht i can remember Taylor is a machine.

[old_saint]

Keggers falls asleep in gay bars

whatever next

Keggers wakes up with sore arse