PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP 5&6 EURO TOUR QUALIFIERS 5&6: REPORT
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are gonna get. Well in the case of Bunting in Barnsley, you know exactly what to expect! They’ll be some excellent performances, ton plus averages a-plenty, a Euro Tour qualification and a few shots that smashed against the crossbar. The action on Saturday […]
2023 CAZOO UK OPEN: REPORT
Well it’s safe to say that Minehead won’t be high up on Stephen’s favourite destinations list at the moment. Unfortunately for the Liverpudlian, it was a repeat of November’s arduous trek down to Somerset in the Player’s Championship, suffering defeat in the opening match. The UK Open draw can be kind or cruel. But both […]
2023 EUROPEAN TOUR ONE: REPORT
The Bullet enjoyed most of the meal in Kiel as his 2023 European Tour campaign got underway. It was a nourishing starter, devouring a dangerous Willie O’Connor in the opening round courtesy of an excellent display on the doubles. However, in this tournament, Stephen will look back on a scrumptious main course where he finally […]
PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPS 3&4 EURO TOUR 3&4: REPORT
The next batch of Pro Tours and European Qualifiers came around thick and fast with a quick return to Barnsley just a few days after leaving there. It wasn’t the ideal start for Stephen, defeated 6-2 in his opening game of the weekend against Ryan Joyce despite registering the superior average. However, Sunday proved more […]
PRO TOUR 1&2 / EURO 1&2: REPORT
Hello Barnsley my old friend. And what a friend the South Yorkshire town was to Stephen Bunting as the 2023 Pro Tour swung into action. Over the three days, the Bullet expertly negotiated two board final wins and a brace of qualification spots for the first couple of European Tour Events. Things began very positively […]
2023 CAZOO MASTERS
As fun as a last leg shoot-out is for a boisterous darts crowd, it’s no pleasure for a player on the wrong end of it. And unfortunately for Stephen, that was the case as Danny Noppert took the honours in a thrilling contest to knock the Bullet out of the Cazoo Masters. It was an […]
2023 WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Aspirations of a PDC TV title and in particular the daddy of them all, the World Championships will have to go on hold for now as Stephen fell at the quarter-final stage against Michael Smith However, it’s a match The Bullet will look back on with regret, left to rue crucial missed double opportunities to […]
2022 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP: REPORT
It’s a hell of a trek from St Helens to Minehead, especially if you’re not staying long. And unfortunately for Stephen this time around in the Players Championship Finals that was the case. Heading to Somerset in decent form, the former World Champion would have been hugely disappointed to have seen his recent game elude […]
PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPS 29-30 | GRAND SLAM QUALIFIERS: REPORT
It was yet another weekend of mixed fortunes for the Bullet in Barnsley. Absolutely nothing wrong with the shots Bunting is firing with only a few narrowly missing their target. On day one in South Yorkshire, the Liverpudlian produced a record pro-tour average as he opened up proceedings registering a colossal 113.27 during a 6-2 […]
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP: REPORT
Darts is a strange old game. Sometimes they fly the way you intend …. and sometimes they don’t! Unfortunately for Stephen Bunting in Dortmund this past weekend, it was a case of the latter. In the Bullet’s bid to claim a European Championship crown, things didn’t quite go to script and the quest was ended […]
