Tuesday, March 25, 2020
Column CM85
UK Open Day 2 – Ritchie Blackmore
One of the best-known people from Weston-super-Mare is Ritchie Blackmore, the lead guitarist from Deep Purple (although he only lived for his first two years in Weston). His family then moved to Heston, a suburb of London. When Blackmore was eleven, he …
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Tuesday, March 25, 2020
Column CM84
UK Open Day 1 – Weston-super-Mare
When I walked back after the first day of the UK Open in Minehead from Butlins to my Bed and Breakfast the lights twinkled from the other side of the bay. There sits Weston super- Mare.
Weston-super-Mare is today a town far bigger …
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Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Column CM83
Charis interviews Canada’s Matt Campbell
You know what they say about mice, men and their best-laid plans – they often go awry. Such (obviously) was the case with the following interview, which was intended to be shared before the start of the world championships. Campbell fell 3-1 in the …
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Thursday, December 19, 2019
Column CM82
2020 World Championship – “I wish you a Merry Christmas”
Fortunately, one of the two German players survived his first-round match last night, but it was not the player most expected. Gabriel Clemens lost 2-3 to Benito van de Pas but Nico Kurz advanced by defeating James Wilson 3-1.…
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Column CM81
2020 World Championship – “O Tannenbaum”
It was a very long and very exciting day of darts yesterday!
Of course, Fallon Sherrock’s win over Ted Evetts was the spectacular highlight – she is now the first woman to ever win a match in a PDC World Championship. And she …
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Column CM80
2020 World Championship – “Bog sie Rodzi”
Yesterday didn’t go well for the Irish players. Except for William O’Connor all lost their matches – though Keane Barry impressed despite his defeat by Vincent van der Voort. Callan Rydz, who defeated Steve Lennon, is yet another of those strong upcoming …
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Monday, December 16, 2019
Column CM79
2020 World Championship – “Fairy-tale of New York”
Well, yesterday was, with a few exceptions, not really a high-class affair. There were only a few averages over 90 and only one over 100 – and that was recorded by a losing player. There were quite a few very one-sided …
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Sunday, December 15, 2019
Column CM78
2020 World Championship – “Good King Wenceslas”
As Sunday is another very international day of darts but since both seeded players are from England my Christmas song of the day is “Good King Wenceslas.”
I always wondered how a King Wenceslas made it into an English Christmas song (by …
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Saturday, December 14, 2019
Column CM77
2020 World Championship – “White Christmas”
At this time of year in London one hears Christmas music everywhere. And what one hears is as international and colourful as the world championship. So, I have decided to feature a holiday song for each day I am in London for the …
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Friday, December 13, 2019
Column CM76
The World Championship begins (with great walk-on songs)!
Every tournament – and that will not be different tonight – needs walk-on songs. Many of the songs I’ve heard after so many tournaments are now stored somewhere in my brain.
Recently, when I listened once again to the SWR radio …
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