KING REIGNS IN GROUP THREE
MERVYN KING defeated Adrian Lewis 7-5 to win Group Three of Championship League Darts - but the Stoke youngster made history with the event^s first nine-darter.
Lewis made his return from a two-month suspension with a highly successful debut in Championship League Darts, the tournament screened exclusively on the internet through www.bet365.com and
www.ladbrokes.comfrom Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex.
The 23-year-old topped the league table after the eight players faced each other in a round-robin format, and included a perfect leg in a 6-1 rout of world number three James Wade. Lewis hit 180 and 177 before finishing 144 with two treble 18s and double 18 to complete his first competitive nine-darter - his prize being the £50 for winning the leg. Lewis earned top spot in the group with a final-game win over Colin Osborne, and then defeated Denis Ovens in the semi-finals. King finished third in the league phase, and romped past Osborne 6-1 in the semis before overcoming Lewis 7-5 in the final. King trailed 2-1 before three successive legs put him in command, only for finishes of 114 and 112 to see Lewis level. A 102 checkout from King proved crucial, and he led 6-4 before Lewis hit back once more, only for King to produce scores of 180, 140 and 140 in a 12-darter to seal the triumph. King, a semi-finalist in Group Two, walked away with £3,000 prize money on Monday and will return for the Winners Group in October, while Lewis is back in action on Tuesday in Group Four. However, world number three James Wade and world number six Wayne Mardle - the two highest ranked players in Group Three - were eliminated from the tournament after claiming only one win between them on Monday. Kevin Painter and Andy Hamilton missed out on the Group Three semi-finals but proceed to Tuesday^s play, which will see the introduction of Peter Manley, Mark Dudbridge and Vincent van der Voort.
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Board One |
Board Two |
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Game 1 |
5 James Wade |
5 Mervyn King |
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6 Colin Osborne |
6 Adrian Lewis 2 Andy Hamilton |
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Game 2 |
2 Denis Ovens 6 James Wade |
6 Kevin Painter 4 Adrian Lewis |
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5 Andy Hamilton 5 Colin Osborne |
5 Wayne Mardle 5 Mervyn King |
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Game 3 |
1 Denis Ovens 6 Adrian Lewis |
2 James Wade 6 Kevin Painter |
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4 Andy Hamilton 6 Mervyn King |
4 Wayne Mardle 6 Colin Osborne |
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Game 4 |
6 Adrian Lewis * Nine-Darter |
6 Denis Ovens 4 Kevin Painter |
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4 Wayne Mardle |
1 Mervyn King |
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Game 5 |
6 Mervyn King 4 Adrian Lewis |
6 Colin Osborne 2 James Wade |
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6 Kevin Painter 1 Wayne Mardle |
3 Andy Hamilton 6 Denis Ovens |
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Game 6 |
3 Colin Osborne |
5 Wayne Mardle |
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1 Kevin Painter 6 Mervyn King |
5 James Wade 5 Andy Hamilton |
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Game 7 |
4 Mervyn King |
6 Adrian Lewis 4 Colin Osborne |
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6 Andy Hamilton 4 Kevin Painter |
6 Denis Ovens 1 Wayne Mardle |
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Semi-Finals |
Adrian Lewis 6-4 Denis Ovens |
Mervyn King 6-1 Colin Osborne |
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Final |
Mervyn King 7-5 Adrian Lewis |
Final League Table
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Name |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Leg Diff |
Legs Won |
£ Won |
Pts |
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1 |
Adrian Lewis |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
+11 |
37 |
£1850 |
9 |
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2 |
Colin Osborne |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
+9 |
36 |
£1800 |
9 |
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3 |
Mervyn King |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
+4 |
34 |
£1700 |
9 |
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4 |
Denis Ovens |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
+4 |
32 |
£1550 |
9 |
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5 |
Kevin Painter |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
-2 |
30 |
£1500 |
6 |
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6 |
Andy Hamilton |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
-5 |
31 |
£1550 |
6 |
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7 |
James Wade |
7 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
-7 |
28 |
£1400 |
5 |
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8 |
Wayne Mardle |
7 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
-14 |
25 |
£1250 |
3 |
Prize Money Won
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Group Three |
Championship League Total |
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Andy Hamilton |
£1,550 |
£5,750 |
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Mervyn King |
£3,000 |
£5,400 |
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Alan Tabern |
£5,300 |
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James Wade |
£1,400 |
£4,750 |
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Kevin Painter |
£1,500 |
£4,600 |
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Wayne Mardle |
£1,250 |
£4,200 |
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Colin Lloyd |
£3,450 |
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Phil Taylor |
£3,350 |
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Adrian Lewis |
£2,950 |
£2,950 |
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Denis Ovens |
£2,000 |
£2,000 |
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Colin Osborne |
£1,900 |
£1,900 |
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Ronnie Baxter |
£1,400 |
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Terry Jenkins |
£950 |
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Roland Scholten |
£900 |
Group Four Fixtures
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Time |
Board One |
Board Two |
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11am |
Match One |
Adrian Lewis v Andy Hamilton |
Mark Dudbridge v Vincent van der Voort |
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Match Two |
Kevin Painter v Denis Ovens |
Peter Manley v Colin Osborne |
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Match One |
Vincent van der Voort v Adrian Lewis |
Denis Ovens v Peter Manley |
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Match Two |
Colin Osborne v Kevin Painter |
Andy Hamilton v Mark Dudbridge |
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Match One |
Vincent van der Voort v Peter Manley |
Adrian Lewis v Denis Ovens |
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Match Two |
Colin Osborne v Mark Dudbridge |
Andy Hamilton v Kevin Painter |
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Not before 2.30pm |
Match One |
Peter Manley v Adrian Lewis |
Vincent van der Voort v Denis Ovens |
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Match Two |
Andy Hamilton v Colin Osborne |
Mark Dudbridge v Kevin Painter |
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Match One |
Mark Dudbridge v Peter Manley |
Kevin Painter v Adrian Lewis |
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Match Two |
Denis Ovens v Andy Hamilton |
Colin Osborne v Vincent van der Voort |
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Not before 4.45pm |
Match One |
Kevin Painter v Vincent van der Voort |
Andy Hamilton v Peter Manley |
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Match Two |
Denis Ovens v Mark Dudbridge |
Adrian Lewis v Colin Osborne |
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Match One |
Mark Dudbridge v Adrian Lewis |
Peter Manley v Kevin Painter |
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Match Two |
Colin Osborne v Denis Ovens |
Vincent van der Voort v Andy Hamilton |
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Not before 7.15pm |
Semi-Final 1 |
Semi-Final 2 |
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Not before 8pm |
Final |