Darts

For Simon Whitlock of Australia, a finalist in the £1 million pound World Championships, it was a win–win situation.

As 2009 comes to an end with the very best in the world of darts competing in the Landbrooks. com World Darts Championship a regular reader asked a question. It’s not about the £1 million pounds up for grabs or the whopping £200,000 for the winner. He’s not interested in the players from 25 country’s or the fact that the tournament runs from December 18 to January 3. Nope.

Like the dreaded car trip to Grandma’s for Sunday dinner the results of the £400,000 Party- Poker.com Grand Slam of Darts were preordained. The fun was the trip. This tournament had it all including Phil Taylor the defending champ winning the entire shooting match worth a cool 100 grand and saying “I’m over the moon.” The unique format, a combination of round robin and knockout, provided lots of excitement, great darts along with some high and low drama.