Dean Leaves it Late, but is Bolton Bound!

May 6, 2013

Players Champs 1&2; Over The Top in Wigan

It’s been a tough start to 2013 for Dean – but with his recent late qualification for the Bolton UK Open finals, we’re sure that the form which saw him hit the 9 darter at the worlds is now starting to come back. Dean is one of the worlds greatest scorers – and when his doubles start to come back, every player in the PDC knows to watch out!

Player Championships Event 1, May 4th

Round 1: Dean Winstanley 6-2 John Henderson
Round 2: Dean Winstanley 6-5 Stuart Kellett
Round 3: Dean Winstanley 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
1/4 Finals: Robert Thornton 6-1 Dean Winstanley

Player Championships Event 2, May 5th

Round 1: Joe Cullen 6-5 Dean Winstanley

A good run on Saturday for Winstanley, with wins against Barney, and team-mate ‘KO’ Kellett. Dean loses to the eventual winner, Robert Thornton, who has been having a fantastic 12 months.

A solid £1,500 won – with lots more events to come, including June’s UK Open finals – televised on Sky Sports. Before that Dean plays in the next Player Champs events at the end of May, once again in Wigan.

Tags: john henderson, player championships, pro tour, Raymond van Barneveld, Robert Thornton, Stuart Kellett, wigan

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Apr 30 2013

Dean Leaves it Late, but is Bolton Bound

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April 30, 2013

Dean Leaves it Late, but is Bolton Bound!

With a sense of theatre, Dean left qualification for the Speedy Services UK Open finals in Bolton down the the last day of the eight events.

With just £400 won after qualifier seven, Dean and his friends and management knew that it was going to be a tense day on Sunday in Wigan, where over 200 darts players were fighting for places at the Sky Sports televised event in June.

No-one was sure on what would be required to qualify – but we knew it would be either £600-£800 – so Dean needed to win several games and £400 to be ‘safe’.

Unfortunately the completely open draw did Winstanley no favours, with a very tough prelim against his friend Steve Beaton!

Prelim: Dean Winstanley 6-4 Steve Beaton
Round 1: Dean Winstanley 6-4 Mark Forman
Round 2: Dean Winstanley 6-2 Gary Whittles
Round 3: Brendan Dolan 6-5 Dean Winstanley

Dean’s run to the 3rd round proper won him £400, making his total UK Open qualification £800, and SAFELY THROUGH for the TV finals. That shows some bottle and fight winning through on the last day… hopefully next year Dean will make an easier job of it!

Tags: bolton, speedy services, steve beaton, UK Open

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Apr 14 2013

Over the Top in Wigan; UK Open Qualifiers 5&6

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April 14, 2013

Over the Top in Wigan; UK Open Qualifiers 5&6

Over 200 PDC darts fans headed to Wigan (again) for two more UK Open qualifiers, which of course included Dean and the rest of his MDA managed team-mates.

With just £200 won so far towards qualification (some say £800 may be required), it’s an important (but not make or break) weekend – with Dean looking to take the pressure of the final qualification weekend by earning at least £600 this weekend. Dean obviously has the game to have a long run at any time – but the completely open draw nature of the UK Open floor events does make it tough for all players.

Qualifier 5

Round 1: Dean Winstanley 1-6 Mark Webster

Qualifier 6

Round 1: Dean Winstanley Bye…
Round 2: Dean Winstanley 6-5 Chris Mason
Round 3: Dean Winstanley 4-6 Wayne Jones

£200 more won by Dean – so that’s now £400 towards UK Open qualification, and more will be needed in two weeks.

Tags: qualifiers, UK Open, wigan

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Apr 11 2013

Competition Winners Drawn

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Competitions

April 11, 2013

Armageddon darts exhibition this month

We have drawn 10 lucky winners to receive pairs of tickets to the ‘Armageddon’ exhibition on the 21st April in Leciestershire, so bad luck to those who didn’t win, but well done to….

Nicci Harmer
Louise Lakin
Chris Copeland
Adam smalley
Stuart Sutton
John Moore
Kevin Baker
Shane Yeomans
Ian walker
David Baynton

Dean’s manager Matt Ward of MDA Promotions will be posting out your tickets ASAP. Have a great night watching Dean and all the other top players on what will be a great night.

If you wish to go along to this night; Tickets now only available via the centre, so call; 01530-811215

Tags: armageddon, MDA Promotions

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Apr 09 2013

Dean Visits the Stockport Darts Academy

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April 9, 2013

Dean Visits the Stockport Darts Academy

Dean visited the Stockport college darts academy recently to give a coaching session – hopefully some of those there will one day also be a superstar of the oche.

About the academy: This first ever professional Darts Academy in the UK is delivered in partnership with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and is sponsored by Target.

The development of future talent is something the PDC take seriously in ensuring the ongoing growth of professional darts around the world and we are therefore very proud to be taking the lead in the development of young darts players.

The Darts Academy delivers first class training for young darts enthusiasts whilst they study full time. We have significantly invested in the fully equipped darts facilities so players can practice and be professionally coached several times a week after college classes.

In addition to practice and professional coaching, the players within the Darts Academy compete in tournaments throughout the year and attend official PDC events.

Dean with some of the academy hopefuls

: Dean’s coaching session

: Dean’s coaching session

: Dean’s coaching session

Tags: darts academy, stockport, youth darts

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Apr 03 2013

Competition; Twenty Armageddon Tickets to be Won

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April 3, 2013

Competition; Twenty Armageddon Tickets to be Won

As you may know, Dean will soon be in exhibition in Leicestershire, at the huge 8 man ‘Armageddon’ event on 20th April. So as Dean thought it was time to give more his fans a chance to be at this huge darts exhibition and see him in action, so he challenged his manager Matt Ward to an arm wrestle challenge – and of course Dean won!

So we have 20 tickets to give away to 10 lucky winners – but you’ll have to be quick, as we want to post them out this time next week!

Please only enter this simple comp if you intend to use your tickets, don’t let Over the Top down – come and cheer him on against the other professionals on the night!

TO ENTER:

E-mail your answer to the following question to webmaster@pdc-darts.co.uk GIVING YOUR ANSWER, YOUR NAME, and YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS. Entries without addresses will be ignored, as we must post out tickets asap. Entries must be received by midnight, 10th April!

Q. Which actor played the lead role in the film which inspired
Dean’s nickname “OVER THE TOP”.

Tip: He’s a bit of an Italian Stallion.

PRIZES:

Dean has ten pairs of tickets to post out to ten winners – no cash prize alternative. They will be sent out ASAP due to the exhibition taking place on 20th April.

The Exhibition

For more details check out the MDA website here.

Dean Winstanley – PDC new boy and World finalist
Stuart Kellett – Former BDO number 2 and Masters Finalist
Jim Walker – Scottish Leicestershire legend Pro card holder
Raymond Van Barneveld – 5 Times world champion
Arron Monk – Under 21 champion
James Wade – World Matchplay champion
Simon Whitlock – New European champion
Wez Newton – World number 5
Kim Huybrechts – Belgium number 1

Win tickets to the Armageddon darts exhibition this month

Tags: armageddon, darts exhibition, tickets

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Mar 30 2013

European Tour Event 2; Dean Winstanley in Germany

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March 30, 2013

The £100,000 European Tour event will begin on Saturday March 30, with the first round being split across two sessions with games on two stages. Play continues with the second round being split across two sessions on Sunday, with the action in the final two days being solely held on the main stage.

Dean looks to start his European tour campaign in Germany, and sets his sights on the £20,000 top prize! His first game is against Scotland’s John ‘Hendo’ Henderson.

The German venue is full of darts mad fans – so Dean will be keen to play in front of them on the big stage.

Round 1: Dean Winstanley 6-4 John Henderson
Round 2: Dean Winstanley 6-3 Max Hopp

Dean wins through to round 3 – which is played on a busy Monday, and a min £2,000 banked.

Round 3: Dean Winstanley 4-6 Paul Nicholson

At 2-0 down, a big 136 checkout for Dean puts him back in the game. Dean hits 10x 140s, and 3x 180′s in the game, but his doubles let him down, and Nicholson comes out the winner. Dean averages 94.3 to Pauls 89.98.

Dean in Germany Euro tour 2 (Pic PDC Europe)

Tags: european darts trophy, European Tour, germany, john henderson

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Mar 18 2013

Dean on Tour; UK Open Qualifiers 3&4

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March 18, 2013

Dean on Tour; UK Open Qualifiers 3&4

Dean joined the 220+ PDC darts pros turned up at Wigan at the weekend to play in two more PDC UK Open qualifiers – all hoping to qualify for the Bolton finals in June. That huge number unfortunately meant a lot of prelims, with dangerous games needed to be won before any ranking money could be earned.

Saturday Qualifier 3

Round 1: Dean Winstanley 6-1 James Richardson
Round 2: Adrian Lewis 6-3 Dean Winstanley

Sunday Qualifier 4

Round 1: Vernon Sheppard 6-1 Dean Winstanley

What can only be described as a disappointing weekend for Dean – with no money added to his UK Open qualification pot. There are no easy games, and few are harder than taking on 2 times world champion Adrian Lewis, which stopped Dean after a strong win against James Richardson.

Dean’s total of £200 after 4 qualifiers won’t be enough to qualify yet, but with four more events to go (all in Wigan), we’re sure Over the Top will build is earnings and make Bolton, class will tell!

European Darts Trophy – Euro Tour 2

In better news – Dean’s great floor form over the last year or so has pushed him into the top 32 in the order of merit, and so he qualified for the 2nd PDC European tour event by right.

The draw has been made, and he will play the Scot John Henderson in the first round. The Euro events come with a large prize fund, with £500 minimum just for making the 1st round, and a top prize of £20,000

Saturday March 30-Monday April 1
Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany

Dean Winstanley (30) v John Henderson

Tags: european darts trophy, European Tour, pro tour, qualifiers, UK Open, wigan

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Feb 25 2013

2013 Pro Tour Starts; Tough Times in Crawley

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February 25, 2013

2013 Pro Tour Starts; Tough Times in Crawley

The first long weekend of the 2013 Pro Tour took part in Crawley, and Dean joined the MANY players trying to qualify for both the first Euro Tour event (UK Master), and the UK Open in Bolton.

The large entry numbers meant long days (and Friday night), which makes it tough for any player to keep the right levels of concentration. Some players had 3-4 hours between their first game and second – never ideal.

UK Masters Qualifiers

Rnd 1: Dean Winstanley 6-3 Michael Mansell
Rnd 2: Andy Pearce 6-5 Dean Winstanley

A winning start but Dean just failed to qualify for Minehead – which he was obviously disappointed about. Dean will cheer on his team-mates Stuart Kellett and Daryl Gurney who both made the finals.

UK Open Qualifiers – Day 1

Rnd 1: Dean Winstanley 6-5 Darron Brown
Rnd 2: Barrie Bates 6-3 Dean Winstanley

Dean played and lost to the gentleman Barry Bates, who was playing well – which no-one would take away from the man. £200 won towards UK Open qualification (approx £600 SHOULD be enough).

UK Open Qualifiers – Day 2

Prelim: Simon Whitlock 6-1 Dean Winstanley

Unfortunately due to the completely open draw, Dean found himself up against one of the form players of the weekend, who put on an awesome show in winning.

Tags: barry bates, crawley, pro tour, Simon Whitlock, UK Open

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Jan 02 2013

Dean Wins PDC Newcomer of the Year 2012

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January 2, 2013

Dean was honoured today at the annual PDC awards dinner at the Dorchester, as he won their ‘newcomer of the year’ award for his fantastic start to his PDC darts career.

He looked very dapper in his suit too!

Best Newcomer
Winner: Dean Winstanley, who won a Tour Card in January and reached the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals and hit a nine-darter in the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship

Dean Winstanley wins pdc newcomer of the year award at the PDC dinner

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