Zuiderduin Masters - The Draw

The draw was made yesterday for this years Zuiderduin Masters by Gerard Elderenbosch, Richard Nan, and the tournament director Barry Compier.

The draw is as follows:

Men:

Women

Dutch Open 2010

Entry forms for the 2010 Dutch Open in Veldhoven, Netherlands are now available.

You can enter online by clickiing here

Zuiderduin Masters - Player Invitations

The list of invited players for this years Zuiderduin Masters has been finalised.

Mens event:

16 players from the Zuiderduin Masters Ranking Table:

1. Tony O`Shea England
2. Scott Waites England
3. Martin Adams England
4. Darryl Fitton England
5. Ted Hankey England
6. Steve West England
6. John Walton England
8. Alan Norris England
9. Ross Montgomery Scotland
10. Joey ten Berge Netherlands
11. Willy van de Wiel Netherlands
12. Mareno Michels Netherlands
13. Martin Atkins England
13. John Henderson Scotland
15. Dave Prins England
16. Mark Barilli Scotland

2 players from the International Darts Tour of the Lowlands:

17. Ian White England

18. Robert Wagner Norway

Dutch Champions League of Darts

19. Ron Meulenkamp Netherlands

Wildcards:

20. Henny van der Ster Netherlands

21. Gino Vos Netherlands

22. Brian Woods England

23. Gary Robson

24. Tony West

Ladies Event:

5 players from the Zuiderduin Masters Ranking Table:

1. Irina Armstrong Russia
2. Trina Gulliver England
3. Tricia Wright England
4. Julie Gore Wales
5. Francis Hoenselaar Netherlands

1 player from the International Darts Tour of the Lowlands:

6. Carla Molema Netherlands

Dutch Champions League of Darts

7. Daisy van Driel Netherlands

Wildcard:

8. Floortje van Zanten Netherlands

The draw will be made on Monday 2nd. November.

The Zuiderduin Masters takes place between December 11th and 13th. in Egmond aan Zee.

Lakeside World Professional Championships 2010 - Press Release

The 2010 Lakeside World Professional Men’s Champion will receive a cheque for £100,000, and the total prize fund for the Championships will be £325,000 – making it the richest ever in the history of the most prestigious Championships in World Darts.

read full report:

Korean Open 2009

Ronald Briones, Philippines, has won the mens singles title at this years Korean Open in Seoul. He took the title by beating fellow countryman Lourence Ilagan on the final. Lourence hit fame recently with his Winmau World Masters performance.

The ladies title was taken by Miyoung Jang, Korea, after she defeated fellow Korean Sukhee Song.

Last 8 Men:

1 Ronald Briones Philippines
2 Lourence Ilagan Philippines
3 Karl Hartman Korea
3 Ramon Sabalboro Philippines
5 Alastair Tarbett Korea
5 Doun Choe Korea
5 Hyunchul Park Korea
5 Norman Harangote Korea

Last 4 Ladies:

1 Miyoung Jang Korea
2 Sukhee Song Korea
3 Laurie Almoguerra Korea
3 Jeeyoung Oh Korea

Sunshine State Classic 2009, Australia

Dave Marshall (pictured below) of Brisbane in Queensland won the 2009 Sunshine State Classic Singles title on Sunday, defeating Arthur Jones, another Queenslander in the best of 11 leg final, 6 legs to 2.

In the best of 9 legs Semi-finals Marshall proved to strong for Josh Kime winning 5 legs to 0. Josh had just defeated his father Geoff Kime (World Pairs Champion) in the quarterfinals. Jones defeated ex New Zealander Stuart Leach in another tense game 5 legs to 4.

In the Ladies event, Australian Youth representative at the recent World Cup Rebecca Webster (pictured right) was too strong defeating Melbourne’s Carol Forwood 6 – 3 in legs.

In the best of 9 legs Semi-finals Webster was in great form in this match defeating Adelaide’s Julie Thomas 5 – 4. Forwood accounted for Chrissy Sheerin in another entertaining match 5 – 3.

This was the second event in the second Australian Grand Prix season.

Last 8 Men:

1 Dave Marshall
2 Arthur Jones
3 Josh Kime
3 Stuart Leach
5 Geoff Kime
5 Mike Merz
5 Roger Henry
5 Lindsay Wells

Last 8 Ladies:

1 Rebecca Webster
2 Carol Forwood
3 Julie Thomas
3 Chrissy Sheerin
5 Meredith Roberts
5 Pam Burr
5 Rachael Moody
5 Corrine Hammond

report supplied by: Mark Heinze
Darts Federation of Australia

BOB JONES MEMORIAL - Canada

Chris Scutt has won the Bob Jones Memorial mens singles title in Canada beating Andre Carman.

The ladies title was taken by Robin Curry, she beat Kim Whaley - Hilts in the final.

Ladies last 8:

1 ROBIN CURRY
2 KIM WHALEY-HILTS
3 MARILYN LOFT
3 ROXANNE VAN TASSEL
5 DEBBIE BURCH
5 MARIA MASON
5 CALI WEST
5 DARLENE MACLEOD

All players from Canada except Cali West, USA

TOPS OF HOLLAND 2009

Brian Woods took the mens singles title yesterday in Veldhoven at the first Tops of Holland tournament. He defeated Steve West in a closely fought final.

Francis Hoenselaar won her home event beating Deta Hedman to take the ladies singles title.

Men:

Last 8: 9 legs

Mark Barilli 3 v 5 Brian Woods            Joey ten Berge 5 v 2 Kim Huybrechts
Mareno Michels 2 v 5 Steve West        Jamie Lewis 5 v 1 Henny van der Ster

Semi-Finals: 3 sets

Woods 2 v 1 ten Berge                      West 2 v 1 Lewis

Final: 5 sets:  

Woods 3 v 2 West

Women:

Last 8: 7 legs

Irina Armstrong 4 v 1 Sharon Prins    Rilana Erades 2 v 4 Deta Hedman
Tamara Schuur 4 v 0 Karin Krappen   Fran Hoenselaar 4 v 1 Patricia De Peuter

Semi-Finals: 9 legs

Armstrong 2 v 5 Hedman                  Hoenselaar 5 v 2 Schuur

Final: 3 sets

Hoenselaar 2 v 0 Hedman

Full results can be found at http://www.topsofholland.nl

TURKISH OPEN 2009

Tony O`Shea and Deta Hedman are the Turkish Open Singles Champions for 2009.

Tony beat Dean Winstanley 6 - 2 in the mens final and Deta defeated Karen Lawman 5 - 2 to clinch the ladies event.

John Walton and Andy Boulton won the Men's Pairs, with a 3 - 1 result over the Yorkshire's duo of Brian Dawson and Dean Winstanley in the final.

Deta Hedman and Karen Lawman joined forces to collect the Women's Pairs first prize, with a 3 - 1 win over Dee Bateman and Gaynor Williams in the final.

Martin Phillips and Anastasia Dobromyslova won the Mixed Pairs event, beating Dean Winstanley and Dee Bateman 3 - 2 in the final.

Results links below:

Mens Singles:

Mens Pairs:

Mixed Pairs:

Womens Singles:

Womens Pairs:

Lakeside World Professional Championships 2010

The draw for Januarys Lakeside World Professional Championships was made yesterday by Bob Potter OBE, Barbara Leitch and Clive Downton at the Lakeside Country Club.

The full draw is below and has brought together a number of very interesting matches.

Australian Masters ( Men ) and Rene Stevens Memorial ( Ladies ) 2009

This weekend the Australian Masters for men and the Rene Stevens Memorial Open for the ladies were held in Geelong, Australia.

The mens title was won by Andy Robertson who beat Kyle Anderson in the final. The ladies final was won by Corrine Hammond who defeated Louise Ball.

Last 8 Mens:

1 Andy Robertson
2 Kyle Anderson
3 Geoff Kime
3 Anthony Fleet
5 Michael Mullaney
5 Mitchell Clegg
5 Chippy Miller
5 Robert Modra

Last 8 Ladies:

1 Corrine Hammond
2 Louise Ball
3 Christine Woolley
3 Kerry Crowdey
5 Joanne Hadley
5 Pam Burr
5 Sandra Smith
5 Robyn McCloy

BALTIC OPEN CUP 2009

GINTARIS ARMALIS has won the mens singles event at this years Baltic Open Cup, the ladies title was won by RYTE BANAITIENE

Full results from the whole event can be found by clicking the links below:

Mens Singles

Ladies Singles

Mens Teams

Ladies Teams

Mens Couples

Ladies Couples

TOPS OF HOLLAND

Please note that the closing date for entry into the Tops of Holland event has now changed to Sunday 18th. October 2009.

The entry fee has to be paid by the 21st of October 2009

Due to the late start and the change of the organisation it has been decided to extend the entry for a few days.

The Tops of Holland is the last event in this years International Darts Tour of the Lowlands rankings, and is a WDF and BDO ranked and also ranked for the Zuiderduin Masters.

The event is on the 24th and 25th October and for more information and the entry form see http://www.topsofholland.nl

COLORADO OPEN 2009

JERRY VAN LOAN and BRENDA ROUSH won the singlkes titles at this years Colorado Open.

The last 8 are listed below:

MEN:

1 JERRY VAN LOAN USA
2 DARIN YOUNG USA
3 MIKE ZACHODNY USA
3 GARY MAWSON USA
5 BRIAN BLAKE USA
5 DAVO MAHAFFEY* USA
5 JOEY WATTS USA
5 MARTIN BEDONI USA

WOMEN:

1 BRENDA ROUSH USA
2 TRICIA WRIGHT ENGLAND
3 PAM BRIGGS USA
3 LEANNA CLIFFORD USA
5 LAURIE GROVER USA
5 MARGARET HEMSATH USA
5 LISA YEE USA
5 SANDY HUDSON USA

ELEVEN new faces for Lakeside 2010

ELEVEN NEW FACES AND NINE COUNTRIES FOR 2010 LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2ND to SUNDAY, 10th JANUARY 2010

Players from thirty-two countries around the globe have competed to reach the BBC televised finals of the 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships – with representation from nine countries, and eleven players making their Lakeside debuts.

The 32 players who have qualified for invitation into the First Round Proper of the Men’s Singles are:

SEEDS:

No.1 TONY O’SHEA England
No.2 SCOTT WAITES England
No.3 MARTIN ADAMS England
No.4 DARRYL FITTON England
No.5 TED HANKEY England
No.6 ROSS MONTGOMERY Scotland
No.7 DAVE PRINS England *
No.8 ALAN NORRIS Sweden
No.9 JOEY TEN BERGE Netherlands
No.10 MARTIN ATKINS England
No.11 STEVE WEST England
No.12 JOHN WALTON England
No.13 MARK BARILLI Scotland
No.14 SCOTT MITCHELL England *
No.15 JOHN HENDERSON Scotland
No.16 IAN WHITE England *

* Denotes debutants

QUALIFIERS:

WILLY VAN DE WIEL Netherlands
STEPHEN BUNTING England
BRIAN WOODS England
MARENO MICHELLS Netherlands
ROBERT WAGNER Norway
DARYL GURNEY N.Ireland
GARY ROBSON England
MARTIN PHILLIPS Wales
PAUL HANVIDGE Scotland
DAVE CHISNALL England
GARRY THOMPSON England
MARTIN McCLOSKEY Rep of Ireland *
ROBBIE GREEN England *
TONY WEST England
PAUL CARTER England *
ANTHONY FLEET Australia *

* Denotes debutants

The 8 Women Players qualified for invitation are:

SEEDS:

No.1 JULIE GORE Wales
No.2 TRINA GULLIVER England
No.3 IRINA ARMSTRONG Russia*
No.4 KAREN LAWMAN England

QUALIFIERS:

FRANCIS HOENSELAAR Netherlands
LINDA ITHURRALDE England *
DETA HEDMAN England *
RHIAN EDWARDS Wales *

* Denotes debutants

The official Draw for the 2010 LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS will be made by Bob Potter and Barbara Leitch at Lakeside Country Club on Thursday, October 22nd at 11AM.

17th WDF GENERAL MEETING – Wednesday 23rd September 2009 – Charlotte, N.C. U.S.A.

Summary of the main issues debated/resolved in the meeting.

1. The existing Executive Officers were all re-elected unopposed.

Namely,

President, Mr. Roy Price, {Norway}
Vice-President, Mr. Kelvin James, {Australia}
Secretary-General, Mr. Olly Croft OBE, {England}
Treasurer, Mrs. Della Fleetwood, {U.S.A.}
Co-ordinator, Mr. Dave Alderman, {Wales} .

A new Communications Officer, Mrs. Sabine Shanahan, {Germany} was also elected unopposed.

2. The extended matchplay introduced into the final stages of all events in the WDF World Cup
was approved unanimously and has been included in the updated Rules & Playing Format for
the Cup.

3. An application for WDF Membership made by POLAND was approved unanimously.

4. Information on future WDF Cups that was declared in the meeting.

2010 WDF Americas Cup – 9/11th July - Jamaica

2010 WDF Europe Cup - 13/16th October - Antalya, TURKEY

2010 WDF Asia/Pacific Cup – 3/6th November - Tokyo

2011 WDF World Cup – Castle Bar, Co. Mayo, Republic of Ireland – date to be advised.

2012 WDF Europe Cup – Germany – date and location to be advised

2013 WDF World Cup – St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. – date to be advised.

5. A Remit submitted by AUSTRALIA was adopted by the meeting. Increasing the women’s team in the WDF World Cup from two to four players – the WDF Executive was directed to examine the affect on the scheduling of each discipline in the Cup and to advise members on its future
implementation.

Dave Alderman
Co-ordinator