Won the final 11-3,some amazing performances and averages on the way to winning the title.

nearly got a 9 darter in the final leg of the match aswel,he missed the double 12.

Grand Slam of Darts draw [urlhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/GrandSlamDetail/0,,10180~1867657,00.html[/url

Some interesting looking groups

Group B -

Tony O'Shea
Colin Osborne
Colin Lloyd
Brian Woods

Group E -

Ted Hankey
Simon Whitlock
Wayne Mardle
Scott Waites

Group H -

James Wade
Robert Thornton
Andy Hamilton
Gary Mawson

Hankey v Mardle should be good. Hankey waiting for 'best of order' and Mardle playing up the crowd.

Going Saturday and Sunday Afternoon

No great matches jump out on Saturday (Osbourne v Lloyd the probable pick) but Sunday could have a few close games and think Mardle is up against it v Whitlock and fancy the all BDO clash could see Waites beat Hankey.

Sloppy starters Lewis and Anderson could also have problems against players who have done well in Wolverhampton before.

Anyone found Ted Hanky's dummy that he spat out at The Civic????


And as for Anastasia that has to be one of the sporting highlights of the year and very well deserved (raising her game to that level week in week out now has to be her aim but fair play to her for getting one hoodoo off her back),

3 out of 4 ain't bad

Why, what's up with the whinging git now?

I heard Hankey was getting stick from the crowd so what actually happened ?

The thing was I went yesterday afternoon and have watched it a couple of times since and there was no really bad shouting out or booing when he was throwing as he alleges (until he snapped but even in the last leg it is not as bad or abusive as it could have been....perhaps the afternoon factor helped and the booze had not taken hold as badly as it might have in the night). I would also say he pushed it too far in that leg as he twice started goading the crowd (not picked up on TV) whilst Waites was throwing which was totally out of order. There was the crowd noise you do get at the PDC but that was more down to people talking and relitive disinterest in the match as it was a poor game which most of the crowd had no real passion for. Someone did shout something as he threw the darts in the leg he won and had a paddy but his response was totally OTT and turned most of the crowd who were not that bothered who won into Hankey haters.

He did have a fair bit of support there and you can hear cheering when he won that leg but he ruined the good will he had there in one fell swoop.

The noise was nothing compared to say Terry Jenkins v Dennis Ovens in the afternoon and even more so Anastasia v Van Der Voort in the night but even then I do not think they were too hard on the Dutchman (although I saw that game on TV so in the hall it may have seemed different). Hankey has made a rod for his own back as Nicholson did last year as now he is seen as fair game whereas someone like Tony O'Shea or Darryl Fitton get a positive response as they know the score and play to the crowd and win them over (as most probably do know more about the PDC players than the BDO ones).

A lot of people on the far side of the room (where I was) also thought at the time he used the middle finger because of the angle we were sat at from the the stage where as he just pointed as the TV showed and they also broadcasted the interview he gave into the hall too so in fairness a lot of the worst abuse was after the match when he was leaving the stage and later when he was back stage. He was just trying to blame the crowd for his own woeful performance.

Have a laugh and take 5 mins out to watch it on You Tube.

If you can get to see the interview after its even more priceless in the whinging stakes.

Did I hear that Anastasia won as well ?

Reckon Mardle will be whipping the crowd up tonight against Hankey, he's far more at home in that sort of environment.

If anyone was going to throw a fanny fit , Hankey's the man.

Oh yes indeed

Excellent game and she had some decent check outs and averaged about 90 so it was not a mickey mouse win.

Her interview after was classic with her "taunting" Mark Webster by saying shes coming for him lol.

Could last all night as they slug it out getting 26's each trip to the oche and miss doubles for fun.

I think it could be a game neither will enjoy even though it is the sort of occasion Mardle would have reveled in 2 years ago. sadly he is now a pale shadow of his new self and his new shirt was cringe worthy.

Good on her. Hopefully she'll get better and better.

Her husband (Tony Martin) is re-joining the PCD in January from the BDO so that should probably help her game a bit too....not sure what will happen the first time they draw each other mind you



Do not think many players will have crossed the divide 3 times either.

Was not far off in that prediction though to be fair only one player turned up but went to pieces on the doubles and you have to fear Mardle is on the same slippery slope as Peter Manley and might end up not making TV tournaments in the near future.

If Hankey could've been better on his doubles he'dve battered Mardle, and to be fair Mardle said afterwards how badly he played

Beaton-Anderson up next should be good with both players in good form

Should be good, thought he had dropped off the planet Beaton but hes been excellent in the last few months and both could be the players to push the likes of Hamilton, Part, Lewis, Mardle etc down the rankings.

Steve [i"The Bronzed Adonis/Housewife's Choice/The Marathon Man"[/i Beaton...


What a guy!, Always been one of my favourite Darts players...

Should he not be the Snickers Man????


I wonder where he got that new nickname from.......the mind boggles

I know its been on the cards since he moved over but Anderson has got be be a shoe in for one of the Premier League Wild Cards.

With him being on the opposite side of the draw to Taylor a 3rd shoot out at Wolverhampton between the two is looking a very likely final.

Anderson's really doing well and could go well at the World's given a favourable draw

Along with Anderson & Taylor's form, the Wade v Thornton match was a great game too - which all bodes well for some cracking matches at the Jocky Wilson Cup in December. Glad I'll be going along to that now!!

hankey is getting slorted by the crowd isnt he