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SOFT DARTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 THE WORLD – STAGE 6
256 players from over a dozen countries took part in Stage 6 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. It was held in conjunction with DARTSLIVE’s US Open event and included players such as Stephen Bunting, Darryl Fitton and Adrian Gray from the UK, Larry Butler, Scott Kirchner and Darin Young from the US.
Losing finalist Eguchi, who beat Stephen Bunting 3-2 in the semi-final, in what was regarded as the match of the tournament, moves up to 5th place in the rankings with Ilagan moving up to 2nd.
Back to back winner Ilagan, who also won Stage 5 last month in Shanghai, said: "I feel so welcome here in the USA. I’m so happy to have won 2 stages in a row, it’s my proudest winning moments to date! I also won the USA stage of THE WORLD last year so to defend my title is amazing, I felt nervous but I’m very thankful.
I am so grateful to many - from my Manager Steve, my fans everywhere in the world for their love and support but most of all to my wife Geraldine. I would like to thank DARTSLIVE for believing in me and my sponsors Monster Darts and L-style."
DARTSLIVE have also just announced that the highest ranked player, after Stage 8 is completed, will go to the 2014 PDC World Championships. This is limited to DARTSLIVE’s own Pro’s and official players. If the selected player already has a spot at the PDC World Championships then the next highest ranked eligible player will be picked.
Paul Lim still leads the 2013 THE WORLD rankings and currently stands the best chance to represent the soft darts community at the 2014 PDC World Championships, with Lourence Ilagan now in 2nd place, Takehiro Suzuki in 3rd, Scott Kirchner in 4th with Yuji Eguchi and Benny Dersch closely behind in joint 5th place.
With over £300,000 in prize money the world’s biggest soft tip tournament, the SOFT DARTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 THE WORLD is spread over 8 stages. Stage 7 moves back to Hong Kong on 13th October, as does Stage 8 a few weeks later. The GRAND FINAL will take place on 14th to 15th December also in Hong Kong and this year and will be contested by the top 100 ranked players who have played in at least 3 stages of THE WORLD.
For more details, entry requirements for each stage and tournament rules visit:
http://darts-theworld.com/en/schedule/
SOFT DARTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 THE WORLD – STAGE 6, 21st September 2013 – The Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, USA.
Results - top 32:
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Final: Lourence Ilagan 3 – Yuji Eguchi 2
Leg by Leg - 701 / Cricket / Cricket / 701 / Choice. Loser goes first.
0-0 Eguchi wins the bull and throws first.
0-1 Eguchi known as ‘Mr SUPERDARTS’ due to his win at the inaugural SUPERDARTS competition in 2007 wins the first 701 game with a 142.25 average to Ilagan’s 128.00.
1-1 Ilagan known as ‘The Gunner’ wins the first game of cricket comfortably with a 6.25 average to Eguchi’s 5.00.
2-1 Eguchi throws first in the 2nd leg of cricket but the win again goes to Ilagan with a 6.33 average to Eguchi’s 5.67.
2-2 Eguchi throws first again in the loser goes first format, to tie the match with a 123.75 average in 701.
3-2 With the match level, players shoot for bull which Eguchi wins to throw first again, the 4th time in 5 legs. But Ilagan chooses cricket and wins back to back THE WORLD stages with a 6.33 average to Eguchi’s 5.17 average.
DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD Soft Darts World Championship 2013 full schedule:
Stage One - April 28, Hong Kong
Stage Two - May 26, Hong Kong
Stage Three - June 16, La Rochelle, France
Stage Four - July 13, Seoul, Korea
Stage Five - August 25, Shanghai, China
Stage Six - September 21, Las Vegas, USA
Stage Seven - October 13, Hong Kong
Stage Eight - November 3, Hong Kong
Grand Final - Dec 14-15, Hong Kong
For more information and entry details, please visit:
http://darts-theworld.com/en/schedule/