Darts: Steve Farmer out of Players Championship
Monday 5th September 2011, 1:17PM BST.
Shropshire darter Steve Farmer came within a whisker of notching one of the biggest victories of his career.
The Telford thrower was beaten 6-5 by five-times world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the quarter-final of the latest Players Championship event at Derby on Saturday.
Farmer had beaten Alex Roy, Andy Smith and in-form Wes Newtown to set up the meeting with the Dutchman and earned £1,000 for his efforts.
Farmer was beaten in the second round of yesterday’s Players Championship at the same venue while Shrewsbury’s Paul Rowley suffered two first round exits.
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