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Friday, 18 September 2020

2020 World Series of Darts Finals

The bet: Gerwyn Price - £5 @13/2

Placed by: P

What happened:

A winner!

Price opened with a 6-3 win over Vincent van der Voort, came from 7-4 fown to take out Nathan Aspinall 10-9 in the quarters and beat world champion Peter Wright 11-6 to reach the final.

Rob Cross was the Welshman's opponent in the final and had control of the game at 8-4 up. Price found an extra gear after that and came through to win 11-9.

£37.50 in the win bank.

Sunday, 16 August 2020

2020 World Snooker Championship

The bets:

Mark Allen - £1.50 ew @ 14/1
Jamie Clarke - £1 ew @ 55/1

Placed by: P

Results

Allen was downed in the first round by Clarke (which is when the Clarke bet was placed.)

Clarke blew an 8-2 lead to lose 13-12 to Anthony McGill who lost to Kyren Wilson in a last frame decider and then got blown away by Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final.

Thursday, 23 July 2020

2020 PDC World Matchplay Darts

The bets:

Peter Wright £2 @ 13/2
Kryzstof Ratajaski £1 ew @ 40/1
Mensur Suljovic 50p ew @ 66/1

Placed by: P

What happened?

Wright couldn't hit his doubles in his second round game and lost to Glen Durrant.
Suljovic let a 9-6 lead slip and went down 14-12 to Michael Smith.
Smith also did for Ratajski in the quarter-finals.

Next Prime Minister

The bet: Rishi Sunak - £3 @ 11/2

Place by: P

Result: tbc

Monday, 20 January 2020

2019 PDC World Championship

The bets:

Michael Smith to hit a nine darter - £1 @ 25/1
Kryzstof Ratajski - £1 ew @ 90/1
Peter Wright - £2 ew @ 15/1

Placed By: P

What happened:

Smith fell at the first hurdle, no chance of a nine.
Ratajski went out in the 3rd round to eventual semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall.

Peter Wright won.

Woo-hoo! £49.

Friday, 19 July 2019

2019 World Matchplay darts

The bets:

£1 e/w Krzyzstof Ratajski @ 66/1
£1 e/w Jonny Clayton @ 80/1

Placed by: P

What happened: 

Clayton went out in the first round, Ratajski in the second. Let's say no more about it.

2019 Open Golf

The bets:

£1 e/w Kevin Kisner @ 125/1
£1 e/w Thomas Pieters @ 150/1
£1 e/w JB Holmes @ 350/1
£2 e/w John Rahm @ 16/1
£2 e/w Adam Scott @25/1
£2 e/w Louis Oosthuizen @45/1

Placed by: K

What happened...

Only Adam Scott of the picks missed the cut. 350/1 shot Holmes was joint leader after day two. A brilliant third round 63 from Shane Lowry dropped Holmes to third with a round to go.

The weather played a big part on the Sunday. Lowry cruised to victory but the later starters had their work cut out.

Jon Rahm managed tied 11th
Louis Oosthuizen tied 20th
Kevin Kisner tied 30th
Thomas Pieters and JB Holmes finished tied 67th. Holmes after a spectacular final day 16 over par 87.