Beaton's on road back; DARTS: Former world champion wins tournament.Byline: Alan Poole STEVE BEATON Steve Beaton (born 5 April, 1964 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) is a for the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He won one version of the World Professional Darts Championship in 1996. is aiming to re-establish himself in world darts after notching his first tournament triumph in eight years. Coventry-born Beaton takes on seventh seed Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation(PDC). His made his television debut in 2004, aged 19 at the UK Open. He uses the nickname Jackpot for his matches. tonight in the opening round of the European Championship There are various championships held in a variety of sports on a European Level:
The 45-year-old Warwickshire favourite - the Embassy world champion in 1996 - is brimming with confidence after his heroics at Nuland's Van Der Valk Van der Valk was a British television series made by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris Piet van der Valk. Hotel, where he won Saturday's Players Championship with a 6-1 rout of Wes Newton Wes Newton (born August 27, 1977 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He currently resides in Fleetwood and uses the nickname 'Av it for his matches. and reached the fourth round of Sunday's event before being shaded 6-4 by eventual winner James Wade James Wade (born 6 April 1983 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is nicknamed 009, a take on James Bond's 007. . Beaton, whose last tournament win before the weekend was the JR & Vauxhall Open in Great Yarmouth in 2001, signalled his revival last month when he reached a Players Championship final in Austria - and he went one better this time to scoop a pounds 6,000 jackpot with a superb sequence. Having seen off Wayne Mardle 6-4 with a 170 finish, he whitewashed Dennis Smith and ousted Denis Ovens (6-4), Steve Hine (6-1), Kevin Painter (6-4) and local hero Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort (born December 18, 1975 in Purmerend) is a darts player from The Netherlands. His best results are winning the Danish Open in 2002 and 2006 and reaching the quarter finals of the World Professional Darts Championship in Frimley Green in 2005. (6-2) to reach the final. Despite a nervous start, with four missed doubles giving Newton the chance to claim the opening leg, he clicked back into his clinical finishing mode to sail home. "It's brilliant," said Beaton. "It's been a long time coming for me but I've been desperate to win an event and come close a few times recently. "I know I can still do it at the top level and it's about putting it together on the day and performing. "We always say there are no easy games but to draw Wayne in the first round, when he's scrapping to stay in the top 16, was massive and that was a big win for me. "I had tough games throughout the day against top players and that's another bonus." Beaton looked in line to repeat that success on Sunday as he breezed past James Barton (6-3), Kevin Munch (6-2) and Alex Roy (6-2), but his splendid sequence was halted when Wade claimed a 6-4 verdict on route to his 6-2 final decision against Brendan Dolan. CAPTION(S): ON TARGET... Steve Beaton has won his first tournament in eight years. |
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