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Painter Loses Final - Ipswich Town News

North Stand season ticket holder Kevin 'The Artist' Painter lost the final of the PDC darts world final in sudden death at Purfleet's Circus Tavern on Sunday night.

Painter, a regular TWTD reader, was seeded number 10 in the premier darts competition and had thrashed veteran Bob Anderson 6-0 in the semi-final.

Despite Painter being 2-0, 4-1 and then 5-3 up against 10-time champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor, the 13-set final reached a dramatic 6-6 stalemate and eventually went to sudden death, the Stoke-based thrower eventually winning out.

Painter, based in March in Cambridgeshire, reached the semi-final stage last year, and, despite the disappointment, will be pleased to have progressed further this time around.

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