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That earned the Coventry thrower a spot at the Lakeside for the first time and also qualified him for the Grand Slam of Darts , where he pushed Michael Smith and Raymond van Barneveld hard before being blown away from Krzysztof Ratajski. As for the miracle man tag - well, as recently as November he only went and broke his leg and only just started physio shortly before the New Year.

Following his Twitter feed, he's been posting plenty of updates and seems in good spirits but it's such a shame he won't be in full health with a month of painless practice behind him. I would definitely have tipped him up. Elsewhere in this bottom quarter of the draw there's the dangerous Northern Irishman Kyle McKinstry but a player who will catch many punters' eyes is former PDC World Championship runner-up Andy Hamilton, who is appearing at the Lakeside for the first time since his switch to the BDO.

The Hammer - no relation to me - lost to Adrian Lewis in the PDC final before reaching the last eight a year later during a great time in his career in which he featured in the Premier League. Since then he has gradually slid down the rankings and eventually out of the top 64 and losing his PDC Tour card at the end of Hamilton opted against Qualifying School 12 months ago, instead deciding to 'go back to basics' on the BDO circuit - although that didn't begin until after a thumping to Jermaine Wattimena in the UK Open, where he was competing as a Rileys Amateur qualifier.

Since then, the year-old has done pretty well, reaching the final of both the Welsh Open and the Malta Open as well as quarter-final runs in Wolverhampton and Belgium, which has all helped him rise up to 22 in the world rankings but he still had to come through a last-gasp qualifying event in Bridlington to earn his Lakeside place. The year-old, who has reached the quarter-finals here three times before although not since , qualified for the Grand Slam of Darts, where he won one of his group matches but lost to Michael van Gerwen and Jonny Clayton, while he's reached four finals on the BDO circuit this season and countless quarter-finals, including the World Masters.

I think the top quarter in this bottom half is a toss up between Scott Mitchell and Jim Williams although Wolverhampton Open and Welsh Masters winner Dave Parletti is well fancied in the betting. Since then the Welshman has gone from strength to strength, rising up to three in the world rankings thanks to winning four titles and reaching the latter stages of a whole host of other tournaments, including semi-final runs in the World Masters and Finder Masters.

Mitchell branded his season as 'difficult' on social media recently but maybe that just shows the expectations he puts on himself because he has won five individual titles, albeit none of them being the major ones. Since then the Gladiator's season has been littered with a string of consistent runs to latter stages of tournaments as well as two recent titles in the Turkish Open and Turkish Masters.

But this year the top seed, who was edged out by Durrant in the Finder Masters semi-finals last month, has a potentially dangerous ride after what should be a straightforward victory over Derk Telnekes. Welsh legend Martin Phillips, appearing at the Lakeside for the 16th time 27 years after his first ended with a defeat to a certain Phil Taylor, is still an awkward customer having twice reached the semi-finals here back in and while in the quarter-finals he could run into Scott Waites.

The two-time champion, who last triumphed here in , enjoyed a great run to the semis last year before being outplayed against Durrant and since then it was a bit of an up and down season. This isn't anything to be alarmed by because this sums up his recent career. When he's on his game and up for it, he's as good as anyone and fantastic to watch, but then out of the blue he'll hit a sticky patch. This is the stage where he loves to produce his best. He was very good at Lakeside last year, reaching the semi-finals, and this is when he tends to produce his best.

The German was an unheralded and relatively unknown outsider this time 12 months ago but held his nerve in a strong of hard-fought battles against Jamie Hughes, Martin Phillips and Richard Veenstra to reach the semi-finals on his Lakeside debut Unterbuchner, 30, won the Swiss Open last year but more impressively beat McGeeney en route to the final of the BDO World Trophy, where he lost to Durrant, and also overcame Darius Labanauskas in reaching the German Masters final.

However, he also made a huge impact in front of a huge crowd on his Grand Slam of Darts debut as he stunned both Ian White and James Wade on a fantastic run to the quarter-finals, only to have his dream ended by Gary Anderson. It won't be easy though. If he comes through his first test then he'll meet the winner of the 'battle of Wales' between experienced Wayne Warren and current national captain Mark Layton while next up would probably be one of Wesley Harms, Tony O'Shea, Paul Hogan or Wes Newton.

The fact I've listed four names there shows how tough I'm finding it to call that incredibly tough mini section. The Silverback is enjoying a renaissance after putting his injury woes behind him and will, as ever, have the crowd behind him but Hogan is an extremely canny operator. This is a particularly good bet for in-play betting.

In professional darts, these are scored with a fair frequency, but someone always hits more than anyone else, making it a perfect betting market. Again, this is a bet that can be applied to either the match or the tournament as a whole. Why not try a free bet on a possible darts wager? While the rules of darts stipulate that players must finish their checkout on a double, if a player leaves themselves with 50 to finish, then they can choose to check out on the bull.

This is perfect for World Darts Championship betting, where there are multiple sessions a day in the early rounds. It was then moved to the Alexandra Palace in North London. The fans are definitely a huge highlight during the final, as they all dress up in a carnival-like manner, making the event resemble a party.

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Since then the Welshman has gone from strength to strength, rising up to three in the world rankings thanks to winning four titles and reaching the latter stages of a whole host of other tournaments, including semi-final runs in the World Masters and Finder Masters.

Mitchell branded his season as 'difficult' on social media recently but maybe that just shows the expectations he puts on himself because he has won five individual titles, albeit none of them being the major ones. Since then the Gladiator's season has been littered with a string of consistent runs to latter stages of tournaments as well as two recent titles in the Turkish Open and Turkish Masters.

But this year the top seed, who was edged out by Durrant in the Finder Masters semi-finals last month, has a potentially dangerous ride after what should be a straightforward victory over Derk Telnekes. Welsh legend Martin Phillips, appearing at the Lakeside for the 16th time 27 years after his first ended with a defeat to a certain Phil Taylor, is still an awkward customer having twice reached the semi-finals here back in and while in the quarter-finals he could run into Scott Waites.

The two-time champion, who last triumphed here in , enjoyed a great run to the semis last year before being outplayed against Durrant and since then it was a bit of an up and down season. This isn't anything to be alarmed by because this sums up his recent career. When he's on his game and up for it, he's as good as anyone and fantastic to watch, but then out of the blue he'll hit a sticky patch.

This is the stage where he loves to produce his best. He was very good at Lakeside last year, reaching the semi-finals, and this is when he tends to produce his best. The German was an unheralded and relatively unknown outsider this time 12 months ago but held his nerve in a strong of hard-fought battles against Jamie Hughes, Martin Phillips and Richard Veenstra to reach the semi-finals on his Lakeside debut Unterbuchner, 30, won the Swiss Open last year but more impressively beat McGeeney en route to the final of the BDO World Trophy, where he lost to Durrant, and also overcame Darius Labanauskas in reaching the German Masters final.

However, he also made a huge impact in front of a huge crowd on his Grand Slam of Darts debut as he stunned both Ian White and James Wade on a fantastic run to the quarter-finals, only to have his dream ended by Gary Anderson.

It won't be easy though. If he comes through his first test then he'll meet the winner of the 'battle of Wales' between experienced Wayne Warren and current national captain Mark Layton while next up would probably be one of Wesley Harms, Tony O'Shea, Paul Hogan or Wes Newton. The fact I've listed four names there shows how tough I'm finding it to call that incredibly tough mini section.

The Silverback is enjoying a renaissance after putting his injury woes behind him and will, as ever, have the crowd behind him but Hogan is an extremely canny operator. A two-time quarter-finalist in years gone by, the year-old Englishman gave Durrant a massive scare in while he's also caused no end of shocks in the PDC's UK Open when qualifying as a Riley's Amateur Qualifier.

He beat Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis there in before being edged out by Gerwyn Price while last year he stunned van Gerwen's conqueror Jeffrey de Zwaan before losing to that man Price again. However, John Part scoffed at his underdog status during one our podcasts last year, branding him the 'professional amateur' given his obvious quality and experience. The women's tournament It says a lot that one of the commentators and pundits for Eurosport and Quest's coverage of the World Championship - Paul Nicholson - is looking forward to the women's tournament so much.

Off to Lakeside tomorrow for 9 days of LakesideDarts. I am particularly excited about the ladies competition this year as it will be the most competitive ever. I don't doubt for one second they'll be plenty of punters on the Durrant-Ashton double, especially given how impressively the Lancashire Rose played during her PDC World Darts Championship debut. Although she lost her match against Jan Dekker, she averaged over in taking the first set and certainly did women's darts proud.

She opens up against exciting Japanese qualifier Mikuru Suzuki, who literally can't stop dominating the game in Asia, could be one to watch having narrowly lost to Deta Hedman in the World Masters quarter-finals. After defending her Lakeside crown last year, Ashton went on to win 10 BDO titles including the prestigious Finder Masters - although she was pushed all the way by rising star Fallon Sherrock.

It was the seventh time out of eight meetings in that Ashton got the better of her year-old rival, including the Lakeside quarter-final, but Sherrock also lifted 10 trophies last year. Laura, meanwhile, will be hoping for a positive result before turning spectator on Monday afternoon when her husband Aaron Turner makes his long-awaited Lakeside debut against.

Five of the seven that came through the Q-School lottery have made the most of the exemption agreed between the two organisations for them to still compete at Lakeside. Hurrell, the new England captain, last qualified for Lakeside in but had to withdraw that year through ill health. Littler took to the adult tour like a duck to water last year and broke the record for the youngest-ever winner of a senior WDF ranking event when claiming the Irish Open title aged 14 in November.

Now 15, there are some tipping the Warrington-born thrower to go all the way this year. The hugely talented teenager had been struggling with dartitis but her triple title win in the Isle of Man and recent If it is, she could be set to make history. Having appeared in the last two World Youth Championship finals, Bennett will be looking to join Justin van Tergouw as the only players to have won the tournament twice.