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Puma Australian Darts Grand Prix Bought to you by Dartplayers Australia Round 1 : Revesby Workers club Sydney NSW
Whitlock takes first blood in 2010 Season

Simon Whitlock warmed up in style for the 2010 Premier League with victory in
todays first round of theAustralian Grand Prix held at the Revesby workers club in Sydney today
Whitlock carried on his form from the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship seeing off Dave fitzpatrick
in the round of 32 and Scott Johnson in the last 16 with easy victories.In the semi Finals he met an in form
Barry Jouannet who had earlier in the day missed 2 opportunities for 9 dart checkouts after completing a perfect 6 darts
Jouannet held the game with throw until the 7th leg until whitlock pushed into 5th gear with legs of 13 and 14 darts to secure victory and move into the semis

In the semis he met a resurgent Mitchell Clegg,the 2006 Oceanic Masters winner who held form for the game however it was Whitlocks
finishing power which got him over the line.

In the final Jerry Weyman took an early 2-1 lead before simon hit back with back to back 12 dart legs
to move 3-2 up.He then took the next leg with 15 darts to take it 4-2.Jerry Then hit back with a 96
checkout in 16 darts to take the 7th leg.Whitlock then skipped away to take the match 6-3 and $1000 prizemoney

DAY TWO
Shane Tichowitsch came back from a 5 - 0 best of 11 leg final to win 6 - 5 over Rod Neeson.... Yesterdays winner Simon Whitlock fell to Rob Modra 6 - 3.
Last 32
Rob Modra 6 Kevin Luland 2
Brendan McCawland 5 John Bunyard 6
Simon Whitlock 6 Mike Merz 0
Ron Robinson 6 Aaron Petty 1
Don Whittington 5 Michael Franklin 6
Shane Tichowitsch 6 Russell Stewart 2
Brian Roach 6 Mark Luckwell 4
Steve Duke Jnr 6 Rod Crawford 1
Steve Nichols 1 Bill Stanley 6
Arnel Galvez 0 Jerry Weyman 6
Peter Asmussen 3 Mitchell Clegg 6
Barry Jouannet 6 Jamie Cotton 2
Paul Neighbour 6 James Heydock 2
Rod Neeson 6 Alec Martin 2
Phil Heath 6 Nathan Caddies 2
Pat Orreal vs Dave Breasley

Last 16 (losers $45)
Rob Modra 6 John Bunyard 4
Simon Whitlock 6 Ron Robinson 1
Michael Franklin 0 Shane Tichowitsch 6
Brian Roach 6 Steve Duke Jnr 4
Bill Stanley 4 Jerry Weyman 6
Mitchell Clegg 6 Barry Jouannet 4
Paul Neighbour 0 Rod Neeson 6
Phil Heath 1 Pat Orreal 6

Quarter Finals(losers $90)
Rob Modra 6 Simon Whitlock 3
Shane Tichowitsch 6 Brian Roach 3
Jerry Weyman 6 Mitchell Clegg 2
Rod Neeson 6 Pat Orreal 2

Semi Finals(losers $150)
Rob Modra 4 Shane Tichowitsch 6
Jerry Weyman 4 Rod Neeson 6

Final(Winner $1000/Runner up $400)
Shane Tichowitsch 6 Rod Neeson 5
Sourced fromDartplayers Australia
Next Stop Unanderra, my area

well done the wizard...

BACK TO BACK WINS FOR THE WEEKEND FOR THE WIZARD!
Just 15 minutes down the road.. now Simon will be getting on a plane tonight to fly back to the UK.



Saturday
SIMON WHITLOCK has picked up victory in Saturday's Unanderra Hotel Open, whitewashing Barry Jouannet in the final.

Whitlock claimed his second Australian Grand Prix title of the year with the triumph, as he warmed up in style for the start of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts on Thursday.

Having qualified through his group to reach the last 16, Whitlock was in devastating form, failing to drop a leg in wins over Daniel Sim and Dave Muller.

Rob Modra took three legs from Whitlock in a semi-final loss, before the pony-tailed star stormed past Jouannet in style to take the title.

Left-hander Jouannet knocked out Russell Stewart 6-3 in the semis, having also seen off Phil Bottrell and Simon Latchum in the knockout phase.

Rod Crawford and Brendon McCausland also reached the quarter-finals, while Wayne Weening qualified for the last 16 on his return to the DPA circuit.
Sunday
SIMON WHITLOCK has won the Australian Singles title, defeating Rob Modra 6-1 to claim back-to-back wins over the weekend.

The Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship finalist claimed victory in Saturday's Unanderra Hotel Open, and repeated the feat to take home the $1,000 first prize 24 hours later.

Having won a tough group which included Russell Stewart and Shane Tichowitsch, Whitlock defeated Craig Prizeman 6-3 in the last 16 and Mike Merz 6-2 in the quarter-finals.

He overcame Bill Aitken 6-1 in the semi-finals, before repeating the score against Modra in the final to claim his third title in four events this year.

Whitlock will now return to England for the start of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts at The O2 on Thursday, where he takes on Phil Taylor.

Modra showed fine form in reaching the final, dropping only four legs in the knockout phase in victories over Pat Orreal, Jerry Weyman and Aaron Petty.

the mans in form, well done simon

Well he won both powerhouse BUT he didnt play very well, having said that his game was stronger than the rest but even on saturday he was second off his sheet.. sunday he won his sheet but nearly lost the first match straight afterwards.

Basically Simon was doing what he knows.. playing a high enough standard just to win and if he looked like being troubled he went up a gear (as he did in both finals..)
Think it was like this:
Saturday: 31ave
Sunday:30-32ave

As I said only when he needed to.. our grand prix curcuit is round robin top 2 off each sheet progress to the knockout stages etc etc etc
So Simon know from many years of playing this format he can coast in about 4th gear and get off his sheet, go to 3rd/2nd gear and win.. then sometimes turns on overdrive when he decides that he is not going to let a person win a leg at all.. thats the nature of the beast in Simon!