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 HISTORY will be made at the Ladbrokes.com World
Championship, after Dale Newton joined brother Wes in the tournament when he came through the PDPA Qualifiers in Hull.
Fleetwood-based Newton, 22, will make his debut in a major
tournament when he travels to the Circus Tavern later this month.
Elder brother Wes has already qualified by right after working his way into the
world's top 32, and the duo will become the first siblings to appear in a major event together when they appear at Purfleet.
Newton was one of 16 PDPA members to win coveted places at the Circus
Tavern, with Gary Welding defeating two former World Champions - John Lowe and Keith Deller - to join him.
Andrew Hamilton, Wayne Jones and Jason Clark have qualified for the World
Championship for the second successive year after winning through their groups.
There was further success for Steve Hine, who has played in three other
major PDC events this year, while two veterans of the professional game, Dave Whitcombe and Kevin Spiolek, rolled back the years to qualify.
Welsh duo Steve Alker and Mark Salmon also came through the field, and
there was delight for Northern Ireland's Geoff Wylie
Dave Honey and Jimmy Mann capped good years on the PDC circuit by
qualifying, alongside Andy Smith - who narrowly missed out on a place in the top 32.
David Platt will return to the Circus Tavern three years after qualifying, and St
Helens newcomer Alan Tabern will also head for Essex after seeing off Peter Evison in his final match.
Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifiers
Andy Smith, Steve Hine, Steve Alker, David Platt, Jimmy Mann, Geoff Wylie,
Wayne Jones, Dave Whitcombe, Gary Welding, Jason Clark, Alan Tabern, Dale Newton, Kevin Spiolek, Mark Salmon, Dave Honey, Andrew Hamilton.
TAYLOR SET PLATT OPENER
PHIL TAYLOR will begin the defence of his Ladbrokes.com World Darts
Championship title against David Platt at the Circus Tavern on Monday 19 December.
Taylor will face the Staffordshire-based PDPA qualifier - who previously
played in the event three years ago - on the opening night of the tournament, as he bids to win an unprecedented 13th World Championship.
Current world number one Colin Lloyd faces Gary Welding, a qualifier from St
Helens, in another intriguing first round draw.
Last year's beaten finalist Mark Dudbridge will take on American qualifier Darin Young as he bids to go one better this year.
Other mouth-watering clashes include a repeat of last year's quarter-final
between Bob Anderson and Andrew Hamilton, and rising star James Wade's meeting with Wayne Jones.
Canadian champion Gerry Convery will face Dave Askew, while Germans
Tomas Seyler and Andree Welge take on Jamie Harvey and Alan Warriner-Little respectively on their debuts in the event.
John Kuczynski, the number one in the American rankings, was drawn
against Lionel Sams, and New Zealander Warren Parry faces Budweiser UK Open finalist Mark Walsh.
Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship
First Round Draw ( ) denotes seeding and nationality
Colin Lloyd (1, Eng) V Gary Welding (Eng)
Darren Webster (32, Eng) V Erwin Extercatte (Ned)
Lionel Sams (16, Eng) V John Kuczynski (USA)
Steve Beaton (17, Eng) V Jan van der Rassel (Ned)
Andy Jenkins (8, Eng) V Patrick Bulen (Bel)
James Wade (25, Eng) V Wayne Jones (Eng)
Denis Ovens (9, Eng) V Geoff Wylie (N Ire)
Alan Caves (24, Eng) V Steve Alker (Wal)
Peter Manley (5 Eng) V Kevin Spiolek (Eng)
Steve Maish (28, Eng) V Jason Clark (Eng)
Mark Walsh (12, Eng) V Warren Parry (NZ)
Dennis Smith (21, Eng) V Mark Salmon (Wal)
Roland Scholten (4, Ned) V Dave Whitcombe (Eng)
Jamie Harvey (29, Sco) V Tomas Seyler (Ger)
Dennis Priestley (13, Eng) V John Magowan (N Ire)
Adrian Lewis (20, Eng) V Dave Honey (Eng)
Phil Taylor (2, Eng) V David Platt (Eng)
Matt Clark (31, Eng) V Ken Woods (Can)
Terry Jenkins (15, Eng) V Jimmy Mann (Eng)
Bob Anderson (18, Eng) V Andrew Hamilton (Eng)
Kevin Painter (7, Eng) V Dale Newton (Eng)
Wes Newton (26, Eng) V Yasuhiko Matsunaga (Jap)
Mark Dudbridge (10, Eng) V Darin Young (USA)
Alex Roy (23, Eng) V Alan Tabern (Eng)
Wayne Mardle (6, Eng) V Brian Roach (Aus)
Erik Clarys (27, Bel) V Winston Cadogan (Bar)
John Part (11, Can) V Liu Cheng'An (Chi)
Chris Mason (22, Eng) V Steve Hine (Eng)
Ronnie Baxter (3, Eng) V Ray Carver (USA)
Colin Monk (30, Eng) V Andy Smith (Eng)
Alan Warriner-Little (14 Eng) V Andree Welge (Ger)
Dave Askew (19, Eng) v Gerry Convery (Can)
The tournament begins on Monday 19 December, with the first round being
played until Thursday 22 December. Play will resume on Boxing Day, Monday 26 December, and the final takes place on Monday 2 January.
The Schedule of Play will be available on www.planetdarts.tv once confirmed.
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