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James moved into the playoff places after a commanding win over Peter Wright in an electric 3 arena in Dublin, James started well and soon broke the Wright throw and moved  into a 3-1 lead hitting a brilliant 124 finish on the way,the pair then both held throw before the machine reeled of the last 3 legs to round off a 7-3 win.

The score line did James leg difference the world of good as he leapfrogged Phil Taylor, as we now head into the business end where the players will play 2 games a night ever leg could make the difference in the closed Premier League we have had in years.

After James said thanked the loudest crowd he’d played in front  for their  unreal support , James will be back in action next week at Judgement Night in Manchester where he will face the world number 1 Michael Van Gerwen

Match Stats

Peter Wright 3-7 James Wade
20 100+ 19
8 140+ 9
0 170+ 1
1 180 0
87.81 Average 92.15
40 High Finish 124
1 Breaks of Throw 3
3/17 – 18% Checkout % 7/28 – 25%

 

 

LEAGUE TABLE

After Week Eight

P

W

D

L

Legs +/-

Pts

Michael van Gerwen

8

6

2

0

+23

14

Gary Anderson

8

6

0

2

+14

12

Dave Chisnall

8

5

1

2

+14

11

James Wade

8

3

3

2

+8

9

Phil Taylor

8

4

1

3

+7

9

Stephen Bunting

8

2

2

4

-8

6

Peter Wright

8

1

4

3

-14

6

Raymond van Barneveld

8

2

1

5

-13

5

Adrian Lewis

8

1

3

4

-14

5

Kim Huybrechts

8

1

1

6

-17

3

 

 

 

 

 

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James was first on last night in the Betway Premier League and got the show off to a great start but could only pick up a point against Adrian Lewis with the pair tied at 6-6, James took the first leg with some power scoring of his own hitting 140, 174, 137 to leave 50 after 9 darts taking the leg in 12 darts, Jackpot responded with back to back legs. James then steamed into a 4-2 but Lewis again replied with a brilliant 138 finish and we were all square again the pair then traded the next 4 legs on their own throw to finish 6-6, both had over 100 averages  the point keeps James just outside the top 4.

 

 

Match Stats

James Wade 6-6 Adrian Lewis
13 100+ 11
8 140+ 12
1 170+ 0
5 180 4
103.79 Average 102.00
68 High Finish 138
2 Breaks of Throw 2

 

 

Latest League Table

After Week Seven P W D L Legs +/- Pts
Michael van Gerwen 7 5 2 0 +18 12
Gary Anderson 7 5 0 2 +11 10
Dave Chisnall 7 4 1 2 +9 9
Phil Taylor 7 3 1 3 +4 7
James Wade 7 2 3 2 +4 7
Stephen Bunting 7 2 2 3 -5 6
Peter Wright 7 1 4 2 -10 6
Raymond van Barneveld 7 2 1 4 -8 5
Adrian Lewis 7 1 3 3 -9 5
Kim Huybrechts 7 1 1 5 -14 3

 

 

After James said a big thank you the the Glasgow crowd who were fantastic and thanks again for all the support from my sponsors and from everyone on social media . James will be back in action this weekend in the Gibraltar Darts Trophy. #TeamWade

 

Image courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC

 

What a great weekend for James this weekend in Barnsley in the first Player Championships of 2015. On the Saturday James got all the way to the final, in a tight final world champion Gary Anderson beat James 6-5 in a match that went all the way, on his road to the final the machine beat Mark Cox, Mark Forst, Kevin Thomas, Dean Winstanley, in the quarter-finals he overcame Magnus Caris in a last leg decider, James played Ian White in the semi-final and again had to go to the 11th leg to to book his place in the final.

 

 

James came into the Sunday full of confidence after getting to the final on the Saturday, James got off to a great start by beating Jay Foreman 6-3 then Mensur Suljovic  6-4 to reach the last 16, James then had to face Kevin Thomas who he had beaten the day before and gain the machine came out on top winning 6-5, the quarter-final James steamed past Gerwyn Price 6-2 the semi-final was a tight game with one break of throw enough to get past Michael Smith 6-4. The final James took on Peter Wright and halfway through Wright looked in control leading 4-2 but the machine wasn’t finished and forced the last leg shootout which he took to seal a fantastic weekend.

 

James would like to thank all his sponsors for their continued support and all the fans kind words on Twitter over the weekend #TeamWade

James will be back in action this Thursday night in the betway Premier League in Glasgow where he will play Adrian Lewis

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James met the defending champion Raymond Van Barneveld in Nottingham and the machine heaped more pressure on the 5 times world champion who now finds himself in the bottom 2, James was in control from the start and found his range very early with normal service on this favored  tops and tens  put him 5 legs clear. Barney won back to back legs to bring the score back to 6-3 but James got the job done to round off a great 7-3 win to keep his playoff hopes well and truly alive. James finished with a 97.84 match average 46.67% on the double hitting 12x 100s, 12x 140s and 1×180.

James would like to thank all the fans for their great support yet again as the machine now heads Barnsley this weekend for the first players championship of 2015 before heading to Glasgow for the Premier league next Thursday

 

Latest League Table

After Week Six P W D L Legs +/- Pts
Michael van Gerwen 6 4 2 0 +15 10
Dave Chisnall 6 4 1 1 +12 9
Gary Anderson 6 4 0 2 +9 8
Phil Taylor 6 3 1 2 +7 7
James Wade 6 2 2 2 +4 6
Stephen Bunting 6 2 1 3 -5 5
Peter Wright 6 1 3 2 -10 5
Adrian Lewis 6 1 2 3 -9 4
Raymond van Barneveld 6 1 1 4 -11 3
Kim Huybrechts 6 1 1 4 -12 3
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James started his Uk Open out on stage 4 on Friday evening where the 2 time Uk Open champion took on Joe Murnan, the machine wasting no time in getting the job done and booking his place in the draw for round 4 with a 9- 3 win, in the live televised James drew young  emerging ace Nathan Aspinall.

James was back on the main stage on Saturday afternoon as the machine  continued his bid to complete a hat-trick in the event with a fine 9-4 win over Nathan Aspinall, the youngster  shared the game’s opening eight legs, but paid for missing a dart at double seven to break Wade’s throw in the next as the left-hander edged 5-4 up on tops before hitting the same bed to break and lead 6-4.

In round four James was drawn against Andrew Gilding on stage 2, in the early legs James missed darts as doubles and this would prove costly has he trailed 4-1 at the break, Gilding came back after the break and raced into an 8 -3 lead but James should his class and fighting spirit and broke the Gilding throw and got the match back to 8-6 before Gilding held throw to knock James out of this years Uk Open, after James thanked the fans for their excellent support like normal.

James will be back in action this Thursday night in the Betway Premier League where he plays Raymond Van Barneveld in Nottingham

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James narrowly lost 7-5 to Phil Taylor in Exeter tonight, in a close one break of throw was the difference with both players averaging over 100  James finishing with a 104.42 and was 5/8 on the doubles tonight, James broke the Taylor throw early with a great 121 finish but the power came roaring back with an 11 dart leg.

Although James lost his performance was pleasing and with the Uk Open starting tomorrow he will take a lot of heart from tonight as he looks to add to his major collection this weekend.

Match Stats

James Wade 5-7 Phil Taylor
14 100+ 19
16 140+ 8
0 170+ 2
1 180 1
104.42 Average 106.48
121 High Finish 140
1 Breaks of Throw 2
5/8 – 63% Checkout % 7/11 – 64%

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James lost his unbeaten recored in this years Betway Premier League losing 7-4 to world Champion Gary Anderson, James lead 3-2 but some power scoring from Anderson got him back into the game.

James will look back a few missed double but the Machine will be back strong next week as he plays Phil Taylor in Exeter, Once again James would like to thank you all for the support #TeamWade

 

Match Stats

Gary Anderson 7-4 James Wade
15 100+ 10
6 140+ 8
2 170+ 0
4 180 2
98.64 Average 94.60
92 High Finish 84
2 Breaks of Throw 1
7/20 – 35% Checkout % 4/8 – 50%
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James today has signed a sponsorship deal with Man Trucks.

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James remains unbeaten in this years Betway Premier League after drawing 6-6 with Dave Chisnall at the Echo arena in Liverpool, both players will feel they should have won this match but will also be pleased they didn’t lose. In 12 legs of darts we saw 34 tons 18 140s and 4 180s was a great show of scoring from both, James had a 30% on the doubles tonight.

 

James is now in the play-off places after week 3 in Liverpool and he will be looking to stay there and book his place at finals night . Next week James will Play World Champion Gary Anderson in Belfast

 

Match Stats

 

James Wade 6-6 Dave Chisnall
17 100+ 17
12 140+ 6
0 170+ 0
0 180 4
90.19 Average 93.27
142 High Finish 63
2 Breaks of Throw 2
6/20 – 30% Checkout % 6/22 – 27%
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Image courtesy of Lawrence Lustig/PDC

James crashes out of the German Master losing 6-4 to Vincent Van Der Voort this afternoon, missed doubles cost the machine missing 6 clear darts in the first leg of the match and finishing with a 26.67% on the checkouts. James still averaged 95 even with the doubles letting him  down  this afternoon.
James wishes his friend Vincent all the best for the rest of the tournament, James will be back in action this coming Thursday in Liverpool in the Betway Premier League