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Updated on Sunday 6th June 2010 at 1958 Tony Rocks The Reebok by Ian Holman Tony 'T-Man' Ayres excellent run in the Rileys UK Open Championship at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton finally came to an end at the Semi-Finals stage this evening when he lost out to Scottish number one Gary Anderson 10-3. His performance in the semis didn't match the previous rounds but Sussex will be proud of his efforts over the past few days. This afternoon he beat world number three James Wade 10-9 in the Quarter-Finals. Having taken an early 3-0 lead Ayres missed a dart at double top to go four up but took the next to lead 4-1 at the first break. The legs then went with throw in the second session as T-Man went into the next break 6-4 up. Ayres then made a mistake in the next leg as he hit the wrong double but eventually took the leg on his next throw to lead 7-4. Wade won the next with throw before Ayres set himself up on 24 with a score of 177 only for the Aldershot man to take out 101 finishing on double top. Ayres responded superbly in the next leg hitting 140, 100, 140, 57 and took out 64 in two darts to break back. T-Man then missed five darts at a double in the next leg to go within a leg of victory. Going into the final session with an 8-7 lead, all looked lost for the Billingshurst man when Wade took the next two legs to lead 9-8 and started the next with a 180. Wade then missed three darts at a double and Ayres took out a superb 152 finish to take the match to a decider. The former Crawley super league player then took advantage of the throw with scores of 100, 134, 134, 97 to set up double 18 for the match. One dart was all he needed  with Wade back on 181. Ayres got to the Quarters with wins against Paul Whitworth 6-4, Pete Fisher 9-3, Mark Walsh 9-7 and Alan Tabern 9-5.

Updated on Saturday 5th June 2010 at 2300 Tony Into UK Open Quarter-Finals Tony 'T-Man' Ayres will play James Wade in the Quarter-Finals of the Rileys UK Open Championship at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton tomorrow afternoon after a 9-5 last sixteen win against Alan Tabern this evening. Ayres took the first two legs of the night in the match on board two before Tabern took the next three to go 3-2 up at the break. Ayres responded well by taking six of the next nine legs to close out an excellent win against the world ranked number 15 that included finishes of 154, 120 and 100. Earlier this afternoon Ayres made a sensational comeback against world number eight Mark Walsh in the Fourth Round. Things started badly for the Billingshurst man as he trailed 5-0 to one of the best floor players in the world. Ayres responded well by taking eight of the next nine legs to lead 8-6. Walsh won one more leg before Ayres finished the match by hitting double 17. Earlier in the event Ayres beat Paul Whitworth 6-4 and Pete Fisher 9-3. _______________________________________________________________________

Updated on Saturday 5th June 2010 at 1100 T-Man sees off Fisher in Bolton Tony 'T-Man' Ayres came through the Third Round of the Rileys UK Open Championship at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton on Friday beating former European powerlifting champion Pete Fisher 9-3. Although the amateur qualifier took the opening leg, Ayres soon raced into an 8-2 lead. Fisher took the next before Ayres sealed the match with double ten in the next leg. _____________________________________________

Updated on Friday 4th June 2010 at 1600 Tony Edges Past Whitworth In Bolton The Rileys UK Open Championships got underway last night at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. Tony Ayres is through to the Third Round (last 64) with a 6-4 win against Paul Whitworth in a high scoring encounter. _______________________________________________________________________

Updated on Thursday 13th May 2010 at 1710 Tony Qualifies For Bolton Tony's first tour events following Easter were in Barnsley over the weekend of 10th and 11th April. The Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship was played on the 10th with Tony losing out to Ian McFarlane 6-4 in the first round. Simon Whitlock beat Gary Anderson 6-4 in the final. The fifth UK Open qualifier of the year followed the following day with Tony beating Par Rihonen 6-3 in the first round and then going out to Terry Jenkins 6-2 earning himself £200 for making the last 64. Mark Walsh beat John Part 6-3 in the final.   With the PDC tour in Derby the following weekend Tony decided to take a break from the circuit and competed in the Sussex Grand Prix in Horsham, winning the mens singles and the mens pairs to take home prize money of just over £150. In the singles final he beat county player Andy Derrick while in the pairs he teamed up with former PDC player Jim Withers to beat Dave Wye and Chris Gallagher in the final. T-Man was back on the PDC tour as it visited Wigan in the last weekend in April. In the Players Championship on the Saturday Tony beat Darren Latham 6-0 and then lost out 6-1 against Dennis Smith in the second round. Wes Newton beat Andy Smith 6-2 in the final. Then in the penultimate UK Open qualifier on the Sunday Tony beat Michael Smith 6-2 and Ian Lever 6-1 before losing out 6-5 against Chris Thompson in the last 32. Colin Lloyd beat Colin Osborne 6-3 in the final. A better weekend for Tony as he earnt himself £500. Tony was back in Wigan two weeks later to beat Jon Archer 6-0 in the opening round of the Players Championship before going out 6-5 to world semi-finalist Mark Webster 6-5 in the last 64. Andy Hamilton hit a nine dart finish in his third round tie against Dennis Priestley before going on to lose 6-0 in the final against Simon Whitlock. In the final UK Open qualifier Tony lost out to Ian White 6-3 in the opening round but had already secured himself a place in the finals to be held at the Reebock Stadium in Bolton over the first weekend in June. It was Co Stompe's turn to hit a nine dart leg although he lost out to fellow Dutchman Vincent van der Voort in the last 64. James Wade beat Gary Anderson 6-2 in the final. Tony is in Austria this weekend to play in two Players Championship events as he looks to pick up some more prize money to boost his ranking position. T-Man is now upto a career high position of 62 in the PDC Order of Merit, just £321 behind USA's Bill Davis. Unfortunately Tony has slipped down another three places in the Players Championship Order of Merit to joint 59th alongside Wayne Atwood and Stuart Bousfield. In the UK Open Order of Merit, Tony finished in 62nd position which gives him a bye into the second round at the finals coming up in Bolton. _______________________________________________________________________

Updated on Tuesday 6th April 2010 at 1626 Wade To Strong For Ayres In Crawley After a run of poor form on the PDC circuit Tony was looking to turn things around just a few miles down the road from his home in Billingshurst when the tour came to the K2 in Crawley for the first time. In the Players Championship event on Saturday 20th March Tony was drawn to play in a prelim against Colin Monk and despite hitting five maximums lost out 6-4. The following day's UK Open Qualifier saw Tony open up with a 6-4 first round win against Robert Alford that included eight 140s and a 103 opening leg finish. Another 6-4 win in the second round followed against Martyn Turner. This time Tony hit nine 140s to set up a third round clash against world number three James Wade. Wade opened up the tie with a 13 dart leg, Tony responded with a 120 finish for a 15 darter to draw level then Wade took the next three legs in 14, 14 and 12 darts to go 4-1 up. Tony then took out 60 for a 14 dart finish before Wade sealed the match with legs of 16 and 15 darts, finishing on 107 and an average of 95.61. Barrie Bates won the Players Championship event, coming from 5-3 down to beat Denis Ovens 6-5. Gary Anderson took the UK Open Qualifier beating Wes Newton 6-5 in the final.  Tony enjoyed a good easter break away from the PDC circuit, winning the Good Friday Singles at Three Bridges Football Club, hitting six 180s during the evening and beating former PDC player Davey Mansell 3-0 in the final then finishing runner-up in the Easter Open at Crawley Labour Club, losing out 3-0 in the final against former Surrey County player Kevin Fishwick. _______________________________________________________________________

Updated on Wednesday 17th March 2010 at 1925 Ayres Beats Baxter In Wigan Having made a good start to the year by picking up wins against Jelle Klaasen and Peter Wright in Gibraltar in the opening events of the year in early February Tony has had a poor run of form, picking up just £400 in prize money in five weekends despite a win against Premier League star Ronnie Baxter last Saturday in Wigan. At the tail end of February in Derby, T-Man made it through the Preliminary Round of the fourth Players Championship of the year beating Ian Jopling 6-1 before poor finishing saw a defeat against Dylan Duo by the same score.in the First Round. Phil Taylor won the final with a 6-1 win against Terry Jenkins. The following day Tony had double trouble again as Peter Edmonds beat him 6-3 in the First Round of the second UK Open qualifier held at the same venue. This time Taylor faced a rare defeat when he lost 6-2 against Mark Walsh in the final. A week later in Gladback, Tony beat Rocco Maes 6-4 in the Preliminary Round of the first of two German Darts Classic Players Championships but then came up against Mark Webster who beat him 6-1 in the First Round. Vincent van der Voort won the event (his first PDC title) by beating Wayne Jones 6-2 in the final. In the second event the following day Tony lost out in the First Round, 6-4 against Mark Dudbridge as Adrian Lewis claimed the title with a 6-4 final win against prevoius weekend winner Mark Walsh. T-Man made a great start to last weekend's events when he beat Ronnie Baxter 6-5 in the First Round of the Players Championship in Wigan only to be beaten 6-4 by Kirk Shepherd in the next round. Shepherd went on to make the quarter-finals but it was Phil Taylor who won yet another title by beating Mark Dudbridge 6-0 in the final. The following day Taylor was in magical form as he again produced a whitewash in the final of the third UK Open Qualifier beating Jamie Caven. Tony's day ended early again as Mareno Michels beat him 6-4 in the First Round. ______________________________________________________________________

Updated on Monday 22nd February 2010 at 1755 Ayres Beaten By Thornton And Manley In Swindon Having made a good start to the year by picking up wins against Jelle Klaasen and Peter Wright in Gibraltar two weeks ago Tony picked up just £200 in prize money this weekend. T-Man had a tough opening round draw in the Players Championship at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon on Saturday and lost out 6-1 against Robert Thornton. Then at the same venue on Sunday Tony faced Steve Lane in the first UK Open Qualifier of the year and advanced with a 6-5 victory but then lost out 6-0 against former World Championship finalist Peter Manley. Mervyn King was in top form over the weekend winning both events beating Andy Hamilton 6-3 in Saturday's final and Simon Whitlock 6-1 in Sunday's final. Tony remains 63rd in the PDC Order of Merit, just £425 behind Felix McBrearty and joint 25th in the Players Championship Order of Merit alongside Tony Eccles, Kevin Painter and Peter Wright. Tony is back in action next weekend with the fourth Players Championship of the year and the second of the 2010 UK Open qualifiers in Derby. _____________________________________________________________________

Updated on Sunday 7th February 2010 at 1830 Good Start To 2010 As Ayres Beats Klaasen Tony made a good start to the new PDC season with his best results in Gibraltar over the weekend. Yesterday (Saturday 6th February), Tony made the last 16 of the Stanjames.com Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship with wins against Manolo Vilerio 6-2, Jelle Klaasen 6-4 and Sam Allen 6-0 before losing out 6-4 against World number three James Wade. Colin Lloyd beat Wayne Jones 6-2 in the final. Then today (Sunday 7th February) T-Man made the last 32 of the second Players Championship with wins against Peter Wright 6-2 and Maik Langendorf 6-1 before losing out to yesterday's runner-up Jones 6-1. Matt Clark hit the first nine dart finish of the year in his first round win against Dave Askew. Denis Ovens beat Gary Anderson 6-5 in the final. Tony's previous best weekend in Gibraltar was a last 32 appearance on his first visit there back in 2008. Tony picked up £800 in prize money over the weekend. Next up are Players Championship and the first of the 2010 UK Open qualifiers in Swindon in two weeks time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated on Monday 4th January 2010 at 1740 2010 Preview - Further Progress Required Tony will be looking to make further progress on the PDC circuit in 2010 as he bids to qualify for the World Championships at the end of the year, make it to the Top 50 in the PDC Order of Merit and qualify for the UK Open Finals for the third year running. Following on from his appearance at the 2009 World Championships The 'T' Man had Players Championship victories against top players James Wade, Gary Anderson and Michael van Gerwen but missed out by just £1700 in prize money from qualifying for the 2010 World Championships that were completed yesterday at Alexandra Palace. Tony starts the year with an appearance at the Eastbourne Open at the end of the month before the first PDC competitions of the year in Gibraltar in the first week in February.