CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 2024 SIMON
After Andrew Cook was the lucky recipient of a bye, Reg Matthews and Lee Dennis got the last 16 finale proceedings under way. A 3-0 win for the former put Matthews through to his third quarter final.
Stevenson outplayed 2011 semi finalist Lee Roberts 3-0 before 2000 champion Bruce Harrison continued his darting renaissance with a third 3-0 victory of the competition against James Stoodley.
Two players that play their darts for the host venue, Tony Tasker and Quinton Taylor, met in the fourth tie of the night to become the fifth player through to the first stage.
Taylor got the better of his stablemate 3-2, with a 15-darter in the third leg that was ended with a 116 combination out shot giving him the slenderest of advantages.
John Mann (29.47) started off his campaign with a fine 3-0 win over AJ Brunton, whilst Paul Palmer snuck past Jack McMinn 3-2 to book a place amongst the elite eight.
Andy Bates (27.51), who had his first title tilt back in the 1980s, looked up for a run towards his first trophy lift during his 3-1 success over Sean Taylor (25.56). Bates plundered legs in 18 and 16 darts, Taylor's 13-dart riposte wasn't enough to put his name in the next round.
Andrew Cook showed signs of ring rustiness in the first quarter final against Reg Matthews but got going in the final two legs with a 71 checkout in the third and a 13 darter in the fourth to reach the final four.
There was two years between Harrison's only title and Stevenson's first in 2002 so it was fitting they would be drawn together in the quarters.
Despite some good play by Harrison in the second leg, Stevenson (27.33) showed his more senior colleague the door with a 3-0 win that contained a leg in 14 and a 76 combination out.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 01, 2025 من The Herald.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 01, 2025 من The Herald.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Whittaker hits his century of Argyle outings
MORGAN Whittaker is set to make his 100th appearance for Plymouth Argyle in the away Championship game against Stoke City today (12.30pm).
A WELCOME RETURN
CISSOKO BACK AFTER THREE MONTHS OUT
Argyle without Gibson as he heads to Preston
PLYMOUTH Argyle will be without defender Lewis Gibson for today's Championship clash at Stoke City after he yesterday joined Preston North End for what the club called a \"significant undisclosed fee.\"
New year, new job buzz for Hamilton
SWITCH TO FERRARI GIVES LEWIS FRESH IMPETUS AFTER A YEAR OF STRUGGLE
Musk 'could help us fight online abuse'
ELON Musk’s attacks on the UK Government’s handling of child grooming gangs are “misjudged and certainly misinformed”, Wes Streeting said.
Zelensky talks Trump
TRUMP is \"strong and unpredictable\" and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Warnings in place as cold weather hits
LARGE parts of the country will face disruption from heavy snow and freezing rain over the weekend after forecasters issued two amber weather warnings.
Care crisis pledges
PEOPLE should be \"protected from the catastrophic costs of upfront care\" that see them forced to sell their homes, Wes Streeting has suggested.
Biker slams 'shoddy' new parking spaces
SAYS NEW SITE IN PRINCESS STREET IS MUCH SMALLER
Burglar's 24-hour rampage'
A MAN is set to face a judge for sentencing later this month after he admitted burgling a series of commercial businesses, including two of the city's most well-known latenight eateries.
