Good but not good enough for Gray

Adrian Gray made a decent but ultimately unsuccessful stab at qualifying for the 2012 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Nov 2011, 08:30 BST

The St Leonards thrower won three matches in the PDPA World Championship Qualifier yesterday (Monday) afternoon before his hopes were ended by the eventual winner.

Gray chalked up 5-2 victories over 2008 UK Open runner-up Gary Mawson, Mark Jodrill and Mark Frost in the preliminary, first and second rounds respectively at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.

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But his run was halted by a 5-3 loss to Arron Monk in the last 16. Monk, the 2011 PDC Under-21 World Champion, went on to book his place in the first round proper, while runner-up Joe Cullen earned a spot in the preliminary round.

Gray suffered first round exits in the two Players Championship events at the same venue over the weekend, losing 6-1 to Shaun Griffiths on Saturday before being edged out 6-5 by the seeded Nigel Heydon on Sunday.

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