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KO Kellett Back in Europe; The European Darts Open

KO Kellett Back in Europe; The European Darts Open More important ranking money won by Stuart in Germany this weekend, with £1,000 won for his first round win.  Unfortunately there was no run to the final this time, as KO came up against the one man hurricane that is Kim Huybrechts, who threw some fantastic darts …

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Kellett a Knock-out on the PDC Pro Tour

Kellett a Knock-out on the PDC Pro Tour Another fantastic weekend on the PDC Pro tour, which saw KO reach his 2nd event  final,  sees Stuart sitting in 5th place in the ProTour order of merit.  His 2013 form has been very strong, and will see him in many of the big televised tournaments - including next month’s UK …

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Kellett Heads for Wigan, Germany and Bolton in Great Form!

Kellett Heads for Wigan, Germany and Bolton in Great Form! Stuart ‘KO’ Kellett’s form and confidence continues to grow, as his performances in 2013 continues to impress many darts fans.  Darts is often as much in the head as the arm, and Stuart certainly now has the confidence to match his skill with the tungsten. UK …

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Kellett in Wigan; UK Open Qualifiers 5&6

Kellett in Wigan; UK Open Qualifiers 5&6 Stuart headed to Wigan knowing he’s safely qualified with £1,200 won so far, but wanting to do even better, and miss out the dangerous early rounds in Bolton. Stuart’s really starting to show his form now – with confidence building every event. Qualifier 5 Round 1:  Stuart Kellett …

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Jun 27 2012

Welcome to The Official Site of Stuart ‘KO’ Kellett!

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Stuart Kellett LogoThis is the new homepage of Stuart ‘KO’ Kellett, Winmau Masters finalist, and now PDC Darts Professional.

After winning a PDC Tour card in 2012, Stuart has already moved up to 78th in the PDC Rankings (which is a 2 year rolling system, so plenty of time to move right up that!), and qualified for the 2013 world championships coming through a tough qualifier field in Barnsley.

Stuart has already taken some big name scalps, and is starting to settle into the new ‘professional’ regime of the PDC floor tournaments.

With his first experience of a PDC TV tournament under his belt (UK Open in Bolton), he has now also qualified for one of the big money European Tour events – the European Darts Open in Germany in July. With a proven darts management team behind him (MDA and Mitchell promotions, who also look after Dean Winstanley and Justin Pipe), Team Kellett is now looking to ‘KO’ his opposition and shoot up those rankings. Get in touch if you wish to be part of that team as a sponsor.

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May 19 2013

KO Kellett Back in Europe; The European Darts Open

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KO Kellett Back in Europe; The European Darts Open

More important ranking money won by Stuart in Germany this weekend, with £1,000 won for his first round win.  Unfortunately there was no run to the final this time, as KO came up against the one man hurricane that is Kim Huybrechts, who threw some fantastic darts to beat him.

As Stuart said on his twitter after the game…

Well he sure is a hurricane lol. Fair play to Kim, he was awesome! Just got to take it on the chin n move on!

Round 1:  Stuart Kellett 6-4 Dennis Smith
Round 2:  Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Stuart Kellett

Stuart now will rest, practice, then head back to Wigan later this month for two more player championship events on the ProTour.  Then there’s another European tour event, and of course the UK Open in June, where you’ll hopefully get to see Stuart on TV.

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May 06 2013

Kellett a Knock-out on the PDC Pro Tour

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Kellett a Knock-out on the PDC Pro Tour

Stuart makes his 2nd final of 2013

Stuart before his game at the worlds (Lawrence Lustig/PDC)

Another fantastic weekend on the PDC Pro tour, which saw KO reach his 2nd event  final,  sees Stuart sitting in 5th place in the ProTour order of merit.  His 2013 form has been very strong, and will see him in many of the big televised tournaments - including next month’s UK Open.  Kellett’s floor form and money won means he also automatically qualifies for the very important European tour events, which offer £20,000 top prizes.  Stuart also now sits 45th in the world rankings, a position he will surely improve on in the coming months.

Sunday’s run in Wigan saw Stuart win £5,000, and even more impressively, beat Phil Taylor 6-4 in the semi-final.  KO also beat another Premier league player, Andy ‘the hammer’ Hamilton in his run of wins, with the well known Ronnie Baxter and Wayne Jones also losing to KO.

Player Champs Event 1, 4th May

Round 1:  Stuart Kellett (21) 6-1 Bernd Roith
Round 2:  Dean Winstanley 6-5 Stuart Kellett

Player Champs Event 2, 5th May

Round 1:  Stuart Kellett (19) 6-0 Joe Murnan
Round 2:  Stuart Kellett 6-3 Jamie Lewis
Round 3:  Stuart Kellett 6-4 Andy Hamilton
Round 4:  Stuart Kellett 6-3 Wayne Jones
Round 5:  Stuart Kellett 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
Semi final:  Stuart Kellett 6-4 Phil Taylor
Final:  Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Stuart Kellett

ProTour Order of Merit

Pos Name Nationality Prize Money
1 van Gerwen, Michael Netherlands £54,100
2 Part, John Canada £29,450
3 Thornton, Robert Scotland £24,900
4 Newton, Wesley England £24,000
5 Kellett, Stuart England £18,050
6 Huybrechts,Kim Belgium £16,100
7 Wright, Peter Scotland £13,900
8 Whitlock, Simon Australia £13,700
9 Nicholson, Paul Australia £13,600
10 Baxter, Ronnie England £12,150

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Apr 30 2013

Kellett Heads for Wigan, Germany and Bolton in Great Form!

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Kellett Heads for Wigan, Germany and Bolton in Great Form!

Speedy Services UK OpenStuart ‘KO’ Kellett’s form and confidence continues to grow, as his performances in 2013 continues to impress many darts fans.  Darts is often as much in the head as the arm, and Stuart certainly now has the confidence to match his skill with the tungsten.

UK Open qualifying is now complete, with Stuart qualifying for the Bolton finals (on Sky Sports TV of course, if you wish to join Stuart’s team as a sponsor, get in touch with his management team here) in joint 19th spot.  Being well inside the top 32 means Stuart can relax on the opening night, as is rewarded by missing the very dangerous early rounds.

Stuart also, through his fantastic current 7th position in the pro tour order of merit (table below), qualifies automatically for the next European Tour event in Germany.  With £100,000 prize fund, and £20,000 first prize, it is a great position to be in, ensuring a minimum of £500 won for a round 1 appearance.  Stuart’s runner up spot in the previous Euro Tour event has cemented his position in several TV events, with more opportunities to show his game to old and new fans live on Sky Sports.

The draw for the European Darts Open in Germany in Düsseldorf on May 17-19th sees Stuart (seeded 22nd) take on the very experienced Dennis Smith, which should be a great game.

KO’s next darts event is back in Wigan this coming weekend, at the first Player Championships event of 2013.  The prize money has been raised by the PDC, and Stuart will be aiming for the new £10,000 first prize on offer.

ProTour Order of Merit

Pos Name Nationality Prize Money
1 van Gerwen, Michael Netherlands £42,600
2 Part, John Canada £29,200
3 Newton, Wesley England £24,000
4 Thornton, Robert Scotland £14,400
5 Huybrechts,Kim Belgium £13,100
5 Nicholson, Paul Australia £13,100
7 Kellett, Stuart England £12,800
8 Whitlock, Simon Australia £12,200
9 Wright, Peter Scotland £11,900
10 Baxter, Ronnie England £10,400
11 Hamilton, Andy England £8,600
11 King, Mervyn England £8,600
13 Lewis, Adrian England £8,400
14 Anderson, Gary Scotland £7,800
14 Dolan, Brendan Northern Ireland £7,800
16 Suljovic, Mensur Austria £7,600

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Apr 14 2013

Kellett in Wigan; UK Open Qualifiers 5&6

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Kellett in Wigan; UK Open Qualifiers 5&6

Speedy Services UK OpenStuart headed to Wigan knowing he’s safely qualified with £1,200 won so far, but wanting to do even better, and miss out the dangerous early rounds in Bolton.

Stuart’s really starting to show his form now – with confidence building every event.

Qualifier 5

Round 1:  Stuart Kellett 6-5 Brian Woods
Round 2:  Stuart Kellett 6-5 Ted Hankey
Round 3:  Stuart Kellett 6-5 Kirk Shepherd
Round 4:  Stuart Kellett 6-5 Shaun Griffiths
Round 5:  Peter Wright 6-1 Stuart Kellett

A great run and £600 won on the first day of the weekend.  Stuart beats some great players, including two big name ex-BDO players and the PDC world Finalist Kirk Shepherd.

Qualifier 6

Round 1:  Stuart Kellett 6-3 Glen Miller
Round 2:  Stuart Kellett 6-5 Dan Russell
Round 3:  Stuart Kellett 6-0 James Hubbard
Round 4:  Stuart Kellett 6-1 Paul Amos
Round 5:  Stuart Kellett 4-6 Jyhan Artut

Another fantastic run and £600 won for Stuart, making £1,200 for the weekend, and a total of £2,400 towards qualification.

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Apr 01 2013

Stuart Kellett Hopes to ‘KO’ Manager Clifton Mitchell

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Stuart Kellett Hopes to ‘KO’ Manager Clifton Mitchell

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Stuart KO Kellett, looking to ‘Smash Clifton’s head in” before Armageddon

In a massive surprise move, MDA promotions can reveal that their darts pro Stuart ‘KO’ Kellett will add professional boxing to his CV, as he takes on his manager, heavyweight Clifton Mitchell in a 9 round professional bout, on a full size fight ring set-up before the April Armageddon darts exhibition.

Stuart took his inspiration after watching Rocky 2 while on a pro tour event in Crawley after a good day on the oche, and started training immediately, putting aside his pot noodle for squat thrusts.

Since then the locals in Chester have often seen Stuart running through the city, and running up the winding steps of Chester Cathedrals great towers to increase his stamina.

It is rumoured KO will weigh in 3 or 4 pounds heaver than his darts weight, at an imposing 8 stone 4.   He hopes that extra weight will help him “put Clifton on his arse“.

Stuart promises darts and fight fans a proper fight, and during a press conference, a snarling KO said; “I’m going to rip his head off… let’s get it on right now!” and had to be restrained by Clifton’s security team.

Clifton back in training for the fight

Clifton back in training for the fight

 

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Mar 18 2013

Stuart Kellett on Tour; UK Open Qualifiers 3&4

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Stuart Kellett on Tour; UK Open Qualifiers 3&4

speedy services uk openStuart joined the 220+ PDC darts pros turned up at Wigan at the weekend to play in two more PDC UK Open qualifiers – all hoping to qualify for the Bolton finals in June.  That huge number unfortunately meant a lot of prelims, with dangerous games needed to be won before any ranking money could be earned.

That didn’t stop KO though – who had another good Saturday, earning £600 to add to his rankings.  His £1,200 total so far places his joint 24th, and as many predict between £600-£800 needed for qualification, Stuart is now certain of appearing at the Televised Bolton Finals.

Saturday Qualifier 3

Round 1:  Stuart Kellett 6-5 Arron Monk
Round 2:  Stuart Kellett 6-1 Ryan De Vreede
Round 3:  Stuart Kellett 6-5 Connie Finnan
Round 4:  Michael Smith 6-4 Stuart Kellett

Sunday Qualifier 4

Round 1:   Wayne Jones 6-3 Stuart Kellett

UK Open Current Qualification standing

18 Thomas,Kevin Wales £1,400
24 Evans.Ricky England £1,200
24 Kellett, Stuart England £1,200
24 Pipe, Justin England £1,200
24 Roy, Alex England £1,200
28 Amos,Paul England £1,000

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Mar 08 2013

UK Masters Results from Minehead European Tour 2013

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UK Masters Results from Minehead European Tour 2013

Stuart Kellett and Daryl Gurney

Stuart Kellett and Daryl Gurney in Minehead

A fantastic start for ‘KO’ Kellett in Minehead today, as he whitewashed fellow PDC professional Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright 6-0 up on the main stage in front of thousands of darts fans.

Rnd 1:  Stuart Kellett 6-0 Peter Wright

Round 2 continues on Saturday, with Stuart playing the winner of Colin Lloyd and Brian Woods.

Saturday March 9
Second Round 

Colin Lloyd 1-6 Stuart Kellett

Another great win for Stuart – and a minimum £2,000 banked for the weekend already, which has meant 2013 has started with a bang now!  The Cheshire ace hit finishes of 138, 120 and 103 in taking the game’s first four legs, before punishing three missed doubles from Lloyd to win the fifth on double 16. Lloyd, who had landed two earlier 180s, hit a 174 and tops to get off the mark in the sixth, but missed two darts at double eight in the next as Kellett sealed the win on double two.

Third Round:  Dave Chisnall 5-6 Stuart Kellett

A magnificent scalp for KO, beating one of THE form players in 2012.  That see’s him bag at least £3,000, and he’ll take to the big stage again during the evening final session.  Kellett was 5-3 down before he came back, and in the process climbs to a minimum 59th place in order of merit and above Mark Dudbridge.

Quarter-Finals:  Stuart Kellett 6-1 Robert Thornton

Stuart puts in a massive performance and a 93.7 ave to win into the semi-finals!  Great finishing was too much for The Thorn, and it’s onwards and upwards for KO.  A huge £5,000 minimum won now!

Semi-Finals:  Stuart Kellett (93.47) 6 (11) 3 (93.7) Andy Hamilton

Stuarts top form continues, with a win against the Premier league star Andy ‘The Hammer’ Hamilton.  He hit a 122 checkout to take the final leg – some darts.  The final now beckons, and a cool £10,000 is in the bag!  That’s the world championship place for 2014 already secured with that money on his rankings!

Final:  Stuart Kellett 4-6 John Part

Stuart just misses out in the final to 3x world champion John Part.  An amazing weekend for KO, and a real confidence builder.  It means PDC fans will be seeing more of him on their TVs now!   The run see’s Stuart march up to 53rd in the order of merit, onwards and upwards!  Check the videos page for some of the action and post match interview.

Stuart Kellett at Minehead

Stuart Kellett at Minehead beats Chizzy to make the 1/4 finals (courtesy Chris Sargeant, TipTopPics.com)

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Feb 25 2013

First Pro Tour Weekend of 2013, Overall A Good one for KO!

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First Pro Tour Weekend of 2013, Overall A Good one for KO!

The first pro tour in Crawley proved a long one for all the players, with over 100 entries for the Friday night UK Masters qualifier; but it was good news for Stuart, as he won through to the first European Tour event in Minehead next month, with a minimum £500 won.

Then it was two days of UK Open qualifiers, with nearly 240 players registered on the day.  Again the weekend proved fruitful, with the £600 won on Sunday putting Stuart very close to spot for the Bolton TV finals (£600 was good enough last year to qualify). There are still more UK Open qualifiers to go, so Stuart will obviously be hoping to push those winnings up, so he can become seeded and miss the early dangerous rounds.

UK Masters Euro Tour qualifier

Rnd 1:  Stuart Kellett 6-2 Darren Whittingham
Rnd 2:  Stuart Kellett 6-4 Kevin Thomas

UK Masters Minehead DRAW * 

Euro tour UK MastersPeter Wright (17) v Stuart Kellett

* The UK Masters takes place at the Butlins Minehead Resort from March 8-10, where the fantastic players championship took place last year.  It’s not on TV as far as I know – but there will be thousands there watching the action.

The first round will be played across two sessions (12pm and 7pm) on Saturday, with play held on two stages.  Saturday will see the second round split with eight games per session across the afternoon (1pm) and evening (7pm) sessions, with the third round on Sunday afternoon (1pm) before the tournament concludes with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final on Sunday evening (7pm onwards).

Packages for fans, which include three nights’ accommodation plus tickets for all six sessions of the UK Masters event, are still available throughwww.bigweekends.com/darts or by calling 0845 070 4734.

 

UK Open Qualifiers

Day 1

Rnd 1:  Kevin Painter 6-1 Stuart Kellett

A terribly tough draw for a round 1 game for Stuart.

Day 2:

Rnd 1:  Stuart Kellett 6-0 Brian Startin
Rnd 2:  Stuart Kellett 6-1 Paul Rowley
Rnd 3:  Stuart Kellett 6-5 Dyson Parody
Rnd 4:  Stuart Kellett 6-4 Paul Amos
Rnd 5:  Brendan Dolan 6-2 Stuart Kellett

A great day, with £600 won (and a place at Bolton almost guaranteed) , losing to the eventual finalist Brendan Dolan.

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Dec 20 2012

Stuart at the Ladbrokes World Darts Championships

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Stuart made sure he was ready for his tie with Vincent van der Voort at the 2013 World Championships by spending the night before soaking up the atmosphere, and watching his team mate Justin Pipe winning on the big Alexandra Palace stage.

Stuart was 3rd up, and his debut at the PDC world championships was never going to be easy, against the fast throwing Dutch player Vincent van der Voort.

Unfortunately it wasn’t to be Stuart’s night, as he could never quiet show the TV fans his proper game, and the experienced VdvV managed to have the edge in every set.
Match Stats

Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Stuart Kellett
17 100+ 15
12 140+ 7
0 170+ 0
2 180 2
89.01 Average 87.53
76 High Finish 84
4 Legs Against 2
26% Finishing % 16%

 

Stuart before his game at the worlds

Stuart before his game at the worlds (Lawrence Lustig/PDC)

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Dec 05 2012

Ladbrokes World Championships; Stuart Kellett’s Draw

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Watch highlights of the World ChampionshipsNow it’s December, all eyes turn towards the world famous Alexandra Palace, where the biggest event in darts takes place; The Ladbrokes World Championships!

Stuart takes on the fast throwing Dutchman, Vincent van der Voort in their game on Thursday 20th December.  Stuart will take a lot of confidence into their game, after winning his place after a gruelling weekend in Barnsley.  Tune into Sky Sports around 10pm to watch KO play!   If you would like to sponsor Stuart and see you patch on his shirt for the worlds, please get in touch with his management team here.

Thursday December 20 (7pm-12am)
7.10pm Mark Walsh v Darren Webster
8.15pm Paul Lim v Mohd Latif Sapup (P)
9.00pm Kim Huybrechts v Scott Rand
10.00pm Vincent van der Voort v Stuart Kellett
11.00pm Michael van Gerwen v Lim/Sapup

The Full Draw

First Round Draw Bracket

Stuart Kellett and John Bowles qualify for the worlds

Stuart Kellett after his win in the PDPA qualifiers for his worlds spot

Phil Taylor  (ENG) 1 v. Michael Mansell
Wayne Jones (ENG)  32 v. Jerry Hendriks
Paul Nicholson (AUS) 16 v. Co Stompe
Robert Thornton (SCO)  17 v. Magnus Caris
Andy Hamilton (ENG)  8 v. James Richardson
Richie Burnett (WAL)  25 v. James Hubbard
Terry Jenkins  (ENG)  9 v. Steve Brown
John Part  (CAN)  24 v. Joe Cullen
Simon Whitlock  (AUS)  5 v. Muramatsu/Harrington
Colin Osborne (ENG) 28 v. Ilagan/Lewis
Dave Chisnall  (ENG)   12 v. Shane Tichowitsch
Andy Smith  (ENG) 21 v. Gurney/Marijanovic
Gary Anderson (SCO)  4 v. Komula/Haavisto
Jamie Caven  (ENG)   29 v. Rodriguez/Bowles
Raymond van Barneveld (NED) 13 v. Michael Smith
Brendan Dolan (NIR) 20 v. Mark Jones
Adrian Lewis (ENG) 2 v. Gino Vos
Denis Ovens  (ENG) 31 v. Hopp/Pietersen
Kevin Painter  (ENG) 15 v. Welge/Chun Nam
Ronnie Baxter (ENG) 18 v. Dennis Priestley
Michael van Gerwen (NED) 7 v. Lim/Latif Sapup
Peter Wright (SCO) 26 v. Arron Monk
Mark Webster  (WAL) 10 v. Ian White
Colin Lloyd (ENG) 23 v. Darin Young
Wes Newton (ENG) 6 v. Johnny Haines
Kim Huybrechts (BEL) 27 v. Scott Rand
Justin Pipe (ENG)  11 v. Andy Jenkins
Mark Walsh (ENG) 22 v. Darren Webster
James Wade (ENG)  3 v. Peter Hudson
Steve Beaton (ENG)  30 v. Kyle Anderson
Mervyn King  (ENG)  14 v. Dean Winstanley
Vincent van der Voort (NED) 19 v. Stuart Kellett

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