Scott

Well, Day 4 was a strange day of darts. Not the best darts on show, but some good results and we went 50% again, with Taylor missing the bullseye for our big finishes to make it a huge winning night for us. C’est la vie! However, we got a nice touch on the total legs in the Beaton/Nicholson match, even if it didn’t go the way we expected. Those backers of Nicholson as short prices will be seething. We’ll just be counting our money.

Day 5, as Sky Sports like to keep on reminding you, is the Dutch invasion. Three Dutchmen playing in four of the matches, with the first match of the night contested by two very English men. Will we get the drama we had in Day 4? Well, I’d like to think so.

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Well, a slow start to the Monday session of the World Matchplay, but we finished with a bang and a spectacular win for Jelle Klaasen. We ended up in profit for the night, which is the main thing. The great thing is, there was no real sweat for Klaasen when it came to the home straight of the match.

Tuesday is the final day of first round matches and there are some fantastic matches on offer. Some quality players facing off against each other, which means we’ll have some fantastic opportunities to have a bet.

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Well, a much better day yesterday, slightly ruined by Alan Tabern and Wes Newton’s inability to hit a high checkout. Still, we went 2-1 and we landed a nice touch on Mark Webster, proving that Adrian Lewis is about to start hitting the slippy slope down the ranking unless he can sort his game out. That being said, sometimes you think his results and ranking have flattered to deceive, when there are so many quality players in the PDC at the moment. I just think Lewis will start to feel the pinch with all these big names such as Anderson, Webster and, to a lesser extent, Stompe, getting a couple of seasons under their belt in the PDC

So, after a 2-1 night, we’re into day three of the World Matchplay already and tonight’s line-up isn’t exactly the most exciting that there’s ever been. Far from it, actually. Still, I’m confident we’ll get a few bets tonight, which I’m sure will mean a few winners.

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Sorry the tips are being posted so late, but iwas drowning my sorrows after yesterday! Dennis lived up to his “Menace” nickname, as he had several darts at doubles to make sure he got the 7 legs required so our first bet won. As for Denis Ovens, well, what’s a man to do when he comes up against a resurgent Barney? He came up against a man finding some great form and hit a brilliant 9-dart leg. So, all I could do was turn to the bottle!

Still, the head is clear and we’ve got a mouth-watering line-up for the second day of matches, with one of my favourite players, Co Stompe, featuring in the first match.

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Right, we’re back with another tournmanet and it’s one of my favourites. The PDC World Matchplay starts on the 17th of July and it’s like on Sky Sports, with the semi-finals and final being broadcast in 3D. Fantastic! Nice to see Sky are investing more and more money into the sport.

We’ve got a nice slow build up in this tournament, with the first round matches being best of 21 and it’s only the best of the best in the field. Nothing stands out in the outright market, as Phil Taylor should dominate and at his short, short price, he’s not worth backing, but neither is he worth taking on.

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Well, an afternoon session that basically sums up the heartbreak and ecstacy of betting on the maximums in darts. We got a winning bet thanks to the narrowest of margins and we lost on by one maximum. The joy and the pain encapsulated in one session of darts. And a great session, too! Nice to see someone like Tony Ayers get a good run and it’s what this tournament is all about.

I’ll only have selections for the semi-finals, as the turn around between those and the final doesn’t leave much time for the bookies to get their prices up and for me to sniff out any value. So, for now, these are the last tips unti the next big tournament, which is the World Matchplay. So, enjoy and let’s finish the UK Open on a high note.

We’re +3.87 units for the tournament, which is still a very nice result and I really do hope you’ve been on them all to the stakes I’ve advised. That’s the other important thing to remember: don’t just bet the same on each one.

Also, if you’re looking to have a punt on the World Cup, check this out for some free bets:

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