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Robert Thornton (darts Player)
Robert "Bob" Thornton (born 17 July 1967) is a Scottish professional darts player, who is the current two-time World Seniors champion. Thornton is a three-time major winner between the British Darts Organisation, BDO and PDC, having won the World Masters (darts), World Masters in 2007 World Masters (darts), 2007, UK Open (darts), UK Open in 2012 UK Open, 2012, and World Grand Prix (darts), World Grand Prix in 2015 World Grand Prix (darts), 2015. He is also a former finalist at the Players Championship Finals in 2009 Players Championship Finals, 2009 and Grand Slam of Darts in 2013 Grand Slam of Darts, 2013. In addition, Thornton has reached three World Darts Championship, World Championship quarter-finals across both organisations and was a participant in the Premier League Darts, Premier League in 2013, 2014 and 2016. BDO career Thornton returned to playing darts in 2002, having given up the game for two decades to raise his children. He qualified for the BDO World Darts Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvine, North Ayrshire
Irvine ( ; sco, Irvin, gd, Irbhinn, IPA: ˆiɾʲivɪɲ is an ancient settlement, in medieval times a , and now a new town on the coast of the in North Ayrshire, |
2013 Masters (darts)
The 2013 Coral (bookmaker), Coral Masters was the inaugural staging of the non-ranking darts tournament The Masters (darts), Masters, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held between 1–3 November 2013 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor won the title by beating Adrian Lewis 10–1 in the final. Qualifiers Only the top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit, PDC's Order of Merit on 20 October 2013 qualified for the event. These were: # Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor (winner) # Michael van Gerwen ''(quarter-finals)'' # Adrian Lewis ''(runner-up)'' # Simon Whitlock ''(quarter-finals)'' # James Wade ''(semi-finals)'' # Andy Hamilton (darts player), Andy Hamilton ''(first round)'' # Dave Chisnall ''(first round)'' # Wes Newton ''(quarter-finals)'' # Justin Pipe ''(first round)'' # Raymond van Barneveld ''(semi-finals)'' # Robert Thornton (darts player), Robert Thornton ''(quarter-finals)' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 PDC Pro Tour
The 2012 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). They were the Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) Players Championships, the UK Open Qualifiers, and the new European Tour events. This year there were 33 PDC Pro Tour events – 20 Players Championships, 8 UK Open Qualifiers, and 5 European Tour events. Prize money Prize money for each Players Championship and UK Open Qualifier is £34,600, unchanged from 2011. Prize money for each European Tour event was £82,100. In addition, the 32 players who failed to qualify for a European Tour event at the final qualifying stage receive £100. A further £400 per Pro Tour event (£800 per European Tour event) was reserved for a nine-dart finish. If this was not won in an event, it was carried over to the next event, and so on until a nine-dart finish was achieved. Once the prize fund was won, it reverted to the starting value for the next event. PDC Pro T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 European Darts Open
The 2015 European Darts Open was the sixth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany between 10 and 12 July 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Robert Thornton won his first European title after beating Kim Huybrechts 6–2 in the final. Prize money The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years. Qualification and format The top 16 players from thPDC ProTour Order of Meriton 9 May 2015 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 15 May), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Düsseldorf on 9 July) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started). The number four seed Gary Anderson and Keegan Brown withdrew before the day b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British International Championships (darts)
The British International Championships was a darts team competition run under the auspices of the British Darts Organisation.BDO - Tournaments BDO Darts. Retrieved 05-02-2015. It is contested for by the nations of , and Wales
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2008 Dutch Open (darts)
The 2008 Dutch Open was the 36th edition of the Dutch Open. Draw {{32TeamBracket , RD1=Round 2 , RD2=Round 3 , RD3=Quarter-finals , RD4=Semi-finals , RD5=Final , score-width=20 , RD1-seed01={{flagicon, NED , RD1-team01= Anton Veldhuizen , RD1-score01=2 , RD1-seed02={{flagicon, SCO , RD1-team02= Robert Thornton , RD1-score02=3 , RD1-seed03={{flagicon, NED , RD1-team03= Bert Koster , RD1-score03=2 , RD1-seed04={{flagicon, NED , RD1-team04= Dennis Koenen , RD1-score04=3 , RD1-seed05={{flagicon, NED , RD1-team05=Joey ten Berge , RD1-score05=3 , RD1-seed06={{flagicon, NED , RD1-team06= Fons Hardeman , RD1-score06=1 , RD1-seed07={{flagicon, ENG , RD1-team07= Clive Barden , RD1-score07=3 , RD1-seed08={{flagicon, NED , RD1-team08=Co Stompé , RD1-score08=2 , RD1-seed09={{flagicon, NED , RD1-team09= Fernand van der Velde , RD1-score09=3 , RD1-seed10={{flagicon, NED , RD1-team10= Reinier Schouten , RD1-score10=2 , RD1-seed11={{flagicon, BEL , RD1-team11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Open (darts)
The Dutch Open is amongst the longest running darts tournaments having started back in 1973. The popularity of darts in the Netherlands since Raymond van Barneveld began amassing world titles has seen the number of entries for the tournament rise dramatically. The 2007 event had 2867 entries in the Men's Singles, 1179 in the Men's Pairs, 418 in the Women's Singles and 176 in the Women's Pairs. Although the tournament is classed an "Open" event, only players eligible to for the Winmau World Masters and BDO World Championship are now allowed to enter. This had ruled out PDC players from competing since 2006. Richard Kirby Hit a 9 dart finish in 1990 against Roland Scholten but was not televised. The 2002 version of the tournament saw the first live nine dart finish during the final between Shaun Greatbatch and Steve Coote. Greatbatch checked out using T20, T15, D18 during the third leg of the second set, The tournament has been covered by Dutch SBS6 television in recent years, and al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Seniors Darts Champion Of Champions
The 2023 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Champion of Champions was the first staging of the World Seniors Champion of Champions tournament, organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour. The tournament took place at Viva!, Blackpool, England, from 25 to 26 March 2023. It featured a field of 8 players. Leonard Gates won his first World Seniors title, defeating Richie Howson 13–10 in the final. Prize money Qualification Seven players were invited to the event, four of which were seeded, with one place available to a 'Golden Ticket Winner'. The qualifying event was held the day before the event, with Leonard Gates being the winner. 76 players entered the qualifying event. Draw The draw was made during the 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship The 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Championship) was the second World Seniors Darts Championship organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour. It took place at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 World Seniors Darts Masters
The 2022 World Seniors Darts Masters (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Masters) was the first World Seniors Darts Masters organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour and was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green between 27–29 May 2022. The event was open to players over the age of 50, and was a joint venture between MODUS Sports and Jason Francis, which organised Snooker Legends and World Seniors Championship of Snooker in 2017–18. David Cameron became the inaugural champion after defeating Phil Taylor 6–3 in the final. Cameron's victory was even more remarkable, as he had to win a qualifier to enter this event, and if he had won his first match at the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship (incidentally held at the same venue), he wouldn't have been able to take part in the qualifier. Format As with the World Masters tournaments previously organised by the British Darts Organisation, the Masters will use the set format, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 World Seniors Darts Matchplay
The 2022 World Seniors Darts Matchplay (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Matchplay) was the first World Seniors Darts Matchplay organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour and was held at the Bonus Arena in Kingston upon Hull between 1–3 July 2022. Robert Thornton won his second WSDT title, by defeating Phil Taylor 12–10 in the final, after Taylor missed two match darts to win the title. He had a dart whilst leading 8–6 at double 16, and also missed a dart at double 18 when leading 8–7. Thornton then brought the final to extra legs, which he eventually got two clear in to win 12–10. Format As with the World Matchplay tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, the Matchplay used the leg format, and the winner needing to be two legs clear at the winning post, with a game being extended if necessary for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a first to 8 legs first round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Seniors Darts Championship
The 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Championship) was the second World Seniors Darts Championship organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour. It took place at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet between 9 and 12 February 2023. The event was open to players over the age of 50, except current PDC Tour Card holders. The tournament was expanded from 24 to 32 players. Robert Thornton, the defending champion after winning the 2022 inaugural tournament, successfully defended his title to become back to back World Senior Champion. Prize money The prize fund for the event was £80,000, with £30,000 going to the champion. Qualifiers The first players announced to take part in the event were Robert Thornton, Phil Taylor, Martin Adams, John Part, Trina Gulliver and Keith Deller. Three more invited players were announced in October, Mark Dudbridge, Co Stompé and Chris Mason. Mason previously stated that he woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
