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Column #CM148 World Matchplay 2025 – Debutants

Sunday, July 27, 2025
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World Matchplay 2025 – Debutants

Readers awaiting this column probably expected it would be about the World Matchplay quarterfinals.  Of course, there will be a column about the rest of the tournament, but I thought some variation would be welcome and decided to first write this little piece about …

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Column #CM147 World Matchplay 2025 – Second Round

Thursday, July 24, 2025
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World Matchplay 2025 – Second Round

At the start of the second round, seven unseeded and nine seeded players were still in the tournament – and on the first of the two nights there were three matches between a seeded and an unseeded player and one match between two …

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Column #CM 146 World Matchplay 2025 – First Round

Thursday, July 24, 2025
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World Matchplay 2025 – First Round

The first round of a major tournament often brings some upsets and surprise wins and it was no different in this year’s World Matchplay.

It started on the first night when not only reigning champion Luke Humphries but the 2023 champion, Nathan Apspinall, …

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Column #CM143 The UK Open 2025 – Greaves shines in Minehead

Monday, March 3, 2025
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The UK Open 2025 – Greaves shines in Minehead

On the first day of the UK Open in Minehead, Beau Greaves once again wrote history. Never before had a woman managed to reach the fourth round in the UK Open – and she showed strong performances, which many of …

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Column #CM142 Steve Beaton

Friday, January 10, 2025
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Steve Beaton

Birthday: April 5, 1964

Lives in: North Walsham, England

Born in: Coventry, England

Nickname: The Bronzed Adonis

Darts: 22-gram Winmau Steve Beaton

Walk-on Music: Stayin’ Alive (The Bee Gees)

Steve Beaton is another of the players who missed this PDC World Championship – a World Championship in …

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Column #CM141 Simon Whitlock

Thursday, January 2, 2025
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Simon Whitlock

Birthday: March 3, 1969
Lives in: Cessnock, Australia
Born in: Hornsby, Australia
Nickname: The Wizard
Darts: 22-gram Red Dragon Eagles
Walk-on Music: Down Under (Men At Work)

The popular Australian Simon Whitlock entered the spotlight in 2002 when he won the Australian Masters and the Oceanic Masters …

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Column #CM139 Happy Birthday, Vincent van der Voort!

Monday, December 18, 2024
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Happy Birthday, Vincent van der Voort!

Birthday: December 18, 1975
Lives in: Pumerend, Netherlands
Born in: Pumerend, Netherlands
Nickname: The Dutch Destroyer
Darts: 23-gram Winmau Signature
Walk-on Music: Give it Up (K.C. & The Sunshine Band)

Dutchman Vincent van der Voort started to play darts when he was ten …

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