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Last day of darts before the Christmas break, and we get the conclusion of the second round, as well as the start of the third round. The day started off with a classic, with Kevin Painter edging past Ronnie Baxter, in a match that Baxter really should have won. Then Colin Lloyd got past Mark Webster, whose form from the first round didn’t carry over. The final match of the afternoon saw Raymond van Barneveld get a comfortable 4-1 over Brendan Dolan. The evening session was far less inspiring on paper, and it proved to the case with 4-0 wins for Simon Whitlock and Wes Newton over Colin Osborne and Scott Rand. Then Adrian Lewis got past Denis Ovens 4-1.

Today looks like it’s going to start slowly and build up to the fireworks. We have Justin Pipe taking on Mark Walsh in a match that surely will be scrappy. Then it’s James Wade taking on Steve Beaton, and then Dean Winstanley takes on Vincent van der Voort to round out the afternoon session. And then it’s Michael van Gerwen opening the evening session against Peter Wright. And then the third round starts with a bang, as Andy Hamilton takes on Terry Jenkins. Finally, there could be fireworks as Robert Thornton takes on Phil Taylor. It’s definitely a slow-burner, but it could be a real cracker by the time the final dart is thrown.

Thanks to Mark Webster not turning up against Colin Lloyd yesterday, the Free Darts Betting Tip is 6-3 with a profit of +6.53 units. The Premium Picks are 17-16 with a profit of +10.48 units.

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A great day of darts yesterday, with a winning Free Darts Betting Tip to boot. It started off with a couple of 4-1 wins, with Andy Hamilton beating Richie Burnett, and then Dave Chisnall beating Daryl Gurney. But while Andy Hamilton’s win over Richie Burnett was comfortable, Chisnall was pushed all the way by Gurney. Gurney fired in 11 maximums, and had an average of 96.42, so the 4-1 scoreline isn’t a true reflection of the match. The 4-1 win for Hamilton is definitely a reflection of his match. And then Gary Anderson got pushed all the way, and then some, by John Bowles. The match finished 4-3 in favour of the Scotsman, and Bowles was definitely not disgraced in defeat. The evening session started with another 4-1 win, this time for Terry Jenkins over John Part. Jenkins averaged 98.18, and Part was never at the races. And then it was the fireworks – Robert Thornton beating Paul Nicholson in a deciding leg, after it went 5-5 in the final set. Thornton looked good, and averaged 94.79, taking out nice finishes of 136 and a couple of 130s. Then Phil Taylor came from 1-0 down to cruise past Jerry Hendriks. The Power only managed an average of just over 90, so he’s still not firing on all cylinders.

We’ve got another double session of darts today, again starting just after 12:30, with Kevin Painter facing Ronnie Baxter. Then it’s Mark Webster Vs Colin Lloyd, then Raymond van Barneveld wraps up the afternoon session against Brendan Dolan. The evening session starts with Wes Newton facing Scott Rand, followed by Simon Whitlock taking on Colin Osborne, and we finish off the day with Adrian Lewis facing Denis Ovens.

Thanks to Terry Jenkins destroying John Part yesterday, the Free Darts Betting Tip is 6-2 with a profit of +8.53 units. The Premium Picks are 16-13 with a profit of +14.57 units.

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Last night’s darting action was magnificent in terms of drama. We started off with a bit of a stinker, the qualifying match wasn’t much better, but then we had high drama in the form of Kim Huybrechts and Scott Rand, then Stuart Kellett and Vincent van der Voot put on a masterclass of “how not to double” before Michael van Gerwen was given a stiff test by Mr Paul Lim. Lim hitting a 170 checkout in the match, and MVG averaging just over 90, to the surprise of many.

We have a double session today, starting nice and early just after 12:30pm, and it’s the first day of second round action, with Andy Hamilton opening up the second round against Richie Burnett. Then it’s a battle of the old BDO boys, with Dave Chisnall taking on the qualifier from Northern Ireland, Daryl Gurney. Gary Anderson closes out the first session against another qualifier, John Bowles. The evening session kicks off just after 7pm, and we have Terry Jenkins taking on John Part, then Paul Nicholson faces Robert Thornton, and we end the day with Phil “The Power” Taylor taking on Jerry Hendriks. Some exciting matches there, some that don’t inspire me as much, but I think we’re going to see some great action.

Thanks to Stuart Kellett not being able to hit a barn door with a banjo with his ice-cold darts the Free Darts Betting Tip is 5-2 with a profit of +6.71 units. The Premium Picks are 13-12 with a profit of +10 units.

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