Ian Perez faces Per Laursen in the Preliminary Round of the 2010 World Darts Championship

The preliminary round draw has already been made and Christian "Ian" Perez is set to face a formidable opponent in the person of Per Laursen from Denmark. Laursen is not new to the PDC World Championship as he has represented Denmark for 3 consecutive years since 2007. In 2007, he came past the first round at the expense of Colin Monk (3-0) but eventually dispatched by Dennis "The Menace" Priestley in the second round. His last two outings in the PDC World Championship were not so brilliant as he only reached the first round losing to Alan Tabern and Wes Newton in 2008 and 2009 respectively. But make no mistake about his darting skills as he has had some success in tournaments in his home country. His resume is a proof that it will not be a walk in the park for Ian Perez in the prelims. Perez should be bringing out the best in his arsenal early on to thump Per Laursen en route to the next round.

Preliminary Round Draw (Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship)

Per Laursen (Denmark) v Christian Perez (Philippines)
Ken MacNeil (Canada) v Norman Madhoo (Guyana)
Jarkko Komula (Finland) v Roman Konchikov (Russia)
Haruki Muramatsu (Japan) v Kryzsztof Kcuik (Poland)
Tomas Seyler (Germany) v Chinese Qualifier
Magnus Caris (Sweden) v Francisco Ruiz (Spain)
Aodhagan O'Neill (Ireland) v Les Francis (South Africa)
Phillip Hazel (New Zealand) v Osmann Kijamet (Slovenia)

Having fun with Darts

Sharing a video from youtube. Enjoy!

Darts? Nah...Boxing this time...

As much as I wanted to write about Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto fight, I chose to keep my thoughts private since I don't see it appropriate to do so. Aside from boxing being irrelevant to this blog site, I am simply uncomfortable writing or posting anything pertaining to boxing.
Forgive me for this post....I just can't help but to share this video about a foreigner appreciating Manny Pacquaio's recent performance against Miguel Cotto. (I hope that one day, someone from England will do the same to one of our Pinoy Darters.) Enjoy!

Ian Perez wins Philippine Qualifier to the World Darts Championship

Read the full article from NDFP's website here.

Cristian "Ian" Perez wins Philippine Qualifier to the World Darts Championship

Christian "Ian" Perez defeated Rizal "Jojo" Barellano in the deciding game to seal his spot in the World Darts Championship on December 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010 at Alexandra Palace, London, England. Perez is currently the ranked # 2 of NDFP who was a runner-up in Shanghai International Darts Open last October.

Congratulations Ian Perez !!!

Philippine Qualifier to the World Darts Championship Update

Any moment from now, NDFP (National Darts Federation of the Philippines) will officially announce the Philippines' representative to the World Darts Championship in Alexandra Palace, London, England. The qualifying event will be finally concluded today as scheduled. Several darters from around the nation bear witness of the qualifying event as it was staged together with the free-registration Darterong Pinoy tournament. Yesterday, the top ten qualifiers went of round robin format to determine the top 4 who will go through a step ladder for the finale of the event. Adding new blood in the top ten is the 2-time National Youth singles Champion, Jaypee Detablan (UDT), who showed class in his form beating veteran darters with a lone loss to Jojo Barellano. Sadly, he won't be allowed to advance to the next phase of the competion owing to a violation of playing agreement. Playing agreement number 1 states :

"1.. I understand that it is mandatory to furnish a readable copy of my valid passport with over 6 month expiration from December 18, 2009 upon reaching the Top 10 of the elimination round in anticipation of the limited visa processing time. I am fully aware that my failure to comply with this vital requirement negates any right from my side to participate and further continue the said competition;"

This unfortunate fate shouldn't bother the youngster since I am sure that we'll see more of him in the next years to come.

Oh, by the way, the Winmau World Masters semi-finalist Lourence "The Gunner" Ilagan did not see action in the Qualifying event. The reason was not publicly disclosed but I speculate that this has something to do with him participating in BDO sanctioned event. Same goes to Roland "Arvy" Briones who won two WDF-sanctioned events this year (2009 French and Korean Open respectively).

Newsfeed: Ian Perez (runner-up of the Shanghai International Darts Open) of Team Robson defeated a fellow Robson player, Celso "Boie" Parfan to advance to the Championship match against Rizal "Jojo" Barellano. Jojo Barellano was our first Wildcard to the World Darts Championship last 2008. It will be Jojo's second appearance at the Ally Pally should he win his match against Ian Perez.

Lourence "Gunner" Ilagan's signature dart pins by Monter Darts

Finally, I got my set of Lourence Ilagan's signature pins. I have been desperately looking for a set since I got to try one last May. Monster dart pins are actually made in England but were designed in Japan. The "Gunner" is being sold locally at around Php 4,500.00 but I got mine for a bargain. It's not actually brand new but it's just right for my budget. I've got this urge to collect dart pins which are designed for our Filipino players. Well, we only have two as yet but for sure more Filipino signature players will emerge soon.
My next plan is to purchase Freddie Deen's signature pins by Unicorn. This is now considered rare since Unicorn has already stopped producing this several years ago. If you know someone who sells one please do leave a message in the comment portion.