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NEWSLINE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2005

PACIFIC MASTERS 2005

The 2005 Pacific Masters was played earlier today at the Challenge Stadium Perth, and it made an excellent prologue for the WDF World Cup. A record entry for the tournament saw Scotland's Anne Kirk win the Women's event and Raymond van Barneveld the Men's title.

The top 16 in both events can be seen below.

Raymond van Barneveld Nl	1	Ann Kirk Scot
Paul Hanvidge Scot	2	Carol Forwood Aus
Martin Adams Eng	3	Janine Cassar Aus
Simon Whitlock Aus	3	Bubs Sylva Aus
Martin McCloskey R. Ire	5	Cathy Shaw Aus
Søren Behrendsen Den	5	Dot McLeod Aus
Warren Parry NZ	5	Kim Kelly Aus
Mervyn King Eng	5	Heike Ernst Ger
Kim Viljanen Fin	9	Jannette Jonathan NZ
Niels de Ruiter Nl	9	Pam Burr Aus
Tony O`Shea Eng	9	Margaret Smallwood Aus
Jarkko Komula Fin	9	Gillian Hackett Aus
Luke Nolan R. Ire	9	Maud Jansson Swe
Shane Tichowitsch Aus	9	Shirley Corker Aus
Gary Anderson Scot	9	Denise Cassidy N. Ire
Rod Hilton Aus	9	Tarja Salminen Fin

NEWSLINE 18TH SEPTEMBER 2005

WDF WORLD CUP XV- 2005 PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA 29TH SEPT - 01 OCT

The draw for the 2005 WDF World Cup is now online, and can be found under "WDF Cups" in the horizontal menu bar at the top of the page. This draw may be subject to change should any country or individual players fail to obtain Australian entry visas. The Cups starts next Thursday 29th September at 10.00 local time, this is 22.00 (Wednesday) New York time and 04.00 Central European Time.

BRITISH OPEN 2005

CLARE BYWATERS AND BRIAN SØRENSEN TAKE THE TITLES

VAN GERWEN IN THE FINAL

The overseas invaders turned up in force for the 2005 British Open which was played at the Spa in Bridlington this weekend. England's Clare Bywaters won the Women's event beating Russian Starlet Anastasia Dobromyslova by 3 legs to 1 in an excellent final. Anastasia had earlier ousted the World Nr 1 Trina Gulliver by 3 legs to 2 in the quarter-finals. England dominated the Women's event with 7 players in the quarter-finals. The same could not be said of the Men's Singles where England fielded only two representatives, neither of whom progressed to the semi-finals. Scotland and the Netherlands also had a good day, each with 3 players in the last 8. Denmark's Brian Sørensen lifted the title with a solid straight sets victory over "wonder boy" Michael van Gerwen, who at 16 years of age reached his second major international final in a month. You will remember he won the Norway Open Singles last month. The results brackets for the last 16 can be seen below. All Ranking and Invitation tables are updated.

NEWSLINE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2005

WDF WORLD CUP 2005: THE DRAW

I have received an enormous number of enquiries requesting publication of the World Cup draw. Unfortunately one or two countries have yet to receive their Australian entry visas. I expect clarification during the course of the weekend, and expect to have the complete draw for all events online sometime on Monday.

BRITISH OPEN 2005

All eyes will be on Bridlington this weekend where the BDO British Open 2005 is taking place. The BDO will be providing results from the latter stages of both Pairs and Singles events.

NEWSLINE 12TH SEPTEMBER 2005

HURRICANE KATRINA HITS WINMAU WORLD MASTERS

Two American darts players due to compete at this year’s Winmau World Masters in Bridlington, have been caught up in the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and it extremely doubtful that they will make the trip next month.

Scott Wollaston and Ernest Commerdale are from Louisiana, the area hardest hit by the hurricane, and both have suffered major property loss and damage. Thankfully they and their families are safe.

“These players have suffered significant loss”, says Buddy Bartoletta, President of the American Darts Organisation, “and I am delighted that when we contacted the British Darts Organisation they immediately agreed that if they cannot make it (which looks likely) then both players will be welcomed to Bridlington for the 2006 World Masters.

“This is a great gesture from the BDO because it is the only piece of good news the two men have had since Katrina struck them and America so hard. We will still be bringing a full complement of players to Bridlington and will make sure that we put in good performances for Scott and Ernest”.

Among the American team will be 13 year-old Ashley Stewart, the youngest ever winner of the ADO National Youth Championships and the first ever female to win the title.

“We have been welcoming American darts players to the Winmau World Masters for many years”, says Olly Croft of the BDO, “and when Buddy contacted us we did not hesitate to tell him that Scott and Ernest will be more than welcome in 2006. We are all horrified at what this hurricane has done in America, and the fact that these two darts players may have lost everything, brings it even closer to home”.

The Winmau World Masters will be played at The Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington from October 21^st to 23^rd, and will be televised by BBC TV and Dutch TV.

NEWSLINE 11TH SEPTEMBER 2005

BAVARIA WORLD DARTS TROPHY 2005 DAY 9: THE FINALS

GARY ROBSON IS "THE KING"

Gary Robson won his first "Major" when he completed a shock victory over World Nr.1 Mervyn King by a score of 6 sets to 4. Gary controlled the match and a below par Mervyn was always struggling. Twice Mervyn pulled back a two set deficit only for Gary to pull away again. Gary ended the match with a delightful 156 checkout.

ROBSON (00,00) 6 v KING (00.00) 4

100+ 140+ 180 100+ 140+ 180

64 26 8 43 34 7

KARIN KRAPPEN IS THE WOMEN'S CHAMPION

Karin Krappen completed an excellent week's work when she proved too strong for World Nr. 2 Francisca Hoenselaar in a high quality Final. Karin beat both the Netherlands World Cup players and World Nr.1 Trina Gulliver on her way to the title, which was her first success in the event.

KRAPPEN (25.23) 3 v HOENSELAAR (23.99) 1

100+ 140+ 180 100+ 140+ 180

23 8 1 16 6 0

NEWSLINE 10TH SEPTEMBER 2005

BAVARIA WORLD DARTS TROPHY 2005 DAY 8

TONIGHT'S RESULTS: KING AND ROBSON THROUGH TO THE FINAL

Gary Robson will meet World Nr. 1 Mervyn King in tomorrows Final after a comfortable victory over a below par Mike Veitch of Scotland. Robson led by 4 set to 0 at the interval, and after the break he needed just four legs to wrap up the match. Robson played consistently, as he has done all week while Veitch was a shadow of himself.

ROBSON 5 (3.62)   VEITCH 0 (28.63)

Current World Nr. 1 Mervyn King scored a decisive victory over England Captain Martin Adams in the first semi-final of the "Bavaria" this evening in a match of the highest standard. There was little to choose between the players until they reached the doubles, and here "The King" was supreme. "Wolfie" did not make the most of many good opportunities, and Mervyn punished him severely.

KING 5 (32.75)   ADAMS 1 (31.63)

TONIGHT'S SEMI-FINALS ACTION

                         2000 CET   MERVYN KING v MARTIN ADAMS

21.30 CET MIKE VEITCH v GARY ROBSON



NEWSLINE 9TH SEPTEMBER 2005

BAVARIA WORLD DARTS TROPHY 2005 DAY 7

TONIGHT'S RESULTS

World Nr.1 Mervyn King became the first semi-finalist when he ended the spirited challenge of home favourite Mareno Michels. The match was evenly poised after the first four sets, but after the interval King introduced a greater urgency into his game and ran out a comfortable winner.

World Nr.2 and local favourite Francisca Hoenselaar reached the final of the Women's event with a 2 - 1 sets win over Jan Robbins. This was not a game either will remember, as both girls missed countless darts at the doubles. Francisca will now meet Karin Krappen in an all Dutch final.

England's Captain and World Nr.2 Martin Adams fought his way to a semi-final berth with a 5 sets to 2 victory over fellow countryman Darryl Fitton. This was an extremely close encounter and there was little to choose between the players on scoring in a high quality match. However it was "Wolfie" who was the sharpest on the doubles, and he finished in style with a 126 checkout for the match.



TONIGHT'S ACTION

There are three matches on the programme this evening. First on stage will be the Mervyn King and Mareno Michels. Their match will start at 20.00 CET, and the winner will meet either Martin Adams or Darryl Fitton who will contest the final match of the evening which is scheduled to start at 22.30 CET.

The second Women's semi-final starts at 21.15 CET and will feature World Nr.2 Francisca Hoenselaar of the Netherlands, and Jan Robbins from Wales.



NEWSLINE 8TH SEPTEMBER 2005

BAVARIA WORLD DARTS TROPHY 2005 DAY 6

England's Gary Robson became the first semi-finalist when he he beat fellow countryman Martin Atkins by 5 sets to 1. The match was closer than the score-line suggests but it was Gary who hit the important doubles. He will play the winner of the Veitch - Walton match in Saturdays semi-final.

Karin Krappen was right on top of her game and she outplayed World Nr. 1 Trina Gulliver to reach the Women's Final. Trina did not play badly as her average of 24.48 proves but Karin missed nothing, as her 27.88 average shows. Karin will meet either Jan Robbins or Francisca Hoenselaar in the Final

England's John "Boy" Walton threw 18 x 180, averaged 32.77 and lost! It was Mike Veitch who drew the longest straw in a fantastic game of darts which went to a tie-break after 9 highly entertaining sets. The players threw a sum total of 109 x 100's, 60 x 140's and an amazing 27 x 180's. Mike will now play Gary Robson.

Photographs by Henk Westerdaal Darts4you Magazine, Netherlands

BAVARIA WORLD DARTS TROPHY 2005 DAY 5

Today sees the the first semi-final in the Women's Event, and the first two quarter-finals in the Men's Event. First up will be the surprise England pairing of Gary Robson and Martin Atkins at 20.00 CET. This match will be followed by England's Trina Gulliver v Karin Krappen of the Netherlands at 21.15 CET, and finally at 22.30 CET Scotland's Mike Veitch will play England's John Walton. The men now move up to best of 9 sets.



NEWSLINE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2005

BOB JONES MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT 28 - 30 OCTOBER 2005

This is the 10th year that Kim Whaley and Wally Hilts will be running the Bob Jones Memorial Darts Tournament. This Year the Singles Events are NDFC ranked. You can find all the details and the Tournament Flyer on the WDF Tournament Calendar.

NEWSLINE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2005

BAVARIA WORLD DARTS TROPHY 2005 DAY 4

SENSATION AS MARTIN ATKINS PUTS OUT BARNEVELD

Martin Atkins created a major upset when he ousted the Nr.1 seeded Raymond van Barneveld out of the BWDT this evening. Atkins played his usual consistent game but "Barney" just could not hit his doubles, and paid the price for it. Atkins will now meet fellow countryman Gary Robson in the quarter-finals.

NEWSLINE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2005

BELGIAN PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005

The new Belgian season started on Sunday with the Belgian Pairs Championships which were played in Antwerp. It was a good day for the outsiders, with the Men's and Women's Pairs both being won by relatively unknown players.

The results of the finals were:

MENS PAIRS

Dirk Verlinde/Igor Burmenski - Mario Vandenbogaerde/Ferdie Boffel    5 - 2

WOMENS PAIRS

Cindy Dossogne/Christine De Becker - Christel Van Nieuwenhove/Anita Gericke 4 - 2

MIXED PAIRS

Tanguy Borra/Dessein Carine - Chris Braekevelt/Patricia De Peuter       4 - 0

NEWSLINE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2005

BAVARIA WORLD DARTS TROPHY 2005 DAY 2

Photo: Henk Westerdaal.   Darts4you Magazine. Netherlands

NEWSLINE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2005

MALAYSIAN OPEN 2005

Results from the Malaysian Open have now arrived and the top 8 places in the Singles events can be seen below. The WDF World Rankings are now fully updated.

S Selbaraju Mal 1 Nancy Ambrose Mal

Paul Morier Sing 2 Laiza Jaya Mal

T. Anandan Mal 3 Zahiran Mahmud Mal

S. Subramaniam Mal 3 Noel Li HK

Stephen Anthony Mal 5 Lucy Thomas Lian Sing

A. Ganeson Mal 5 Lily Mohd Chee Mal

Mohd Nazib Khalit Mal 5 Swaran kaur mal

C. C. Poh Sing 5 Zarina Khan Mal

NEWSLINE 2ND SEPTEMBER 2005

BAVARIA WORLD DARTS TROPHY 2005

Tomorrow sees the start of the 2005 Bavaria World Darts trophy. The event, which is one of the major Singles events in the darting calendar will be held at the impressive Vechtesbanen complex in Utrecht in the Netherlands.

   The tournament kicks off at 14.00 CET with an all English pairing, Paul Hogan v Martin Atkins. The undisputed World Nr.1 Women Trina Gulliver makes her entrance at 15.40 CET and her opponent will be none other than Russia's Anastasia Dobromyslova, who surprised the World on this very stage just 12 months ago when she defeated Trina in the opening match by 2 sets to nil. Trina will be eager for revenge, but Anastasia fears no one, and at her best will again give the World Nr. 1 plenty to think about.

   Defending Champion Raymond van Barneveld will also feature in opening session. In the last match of the afternoon session he will face Scotland's Gary Anderson. This will be an anxious moment for Barneveld's fans because he will be making his return to the big stage after a layoff which has lasted since the Tempus IDL. He has a tough nut to crack in the form of Anderson, who is capable of beating anybody when at his best.

We shall be updating the results as the matches conclude throughout the entire tournament, we shall also be supplying match reports, statistics, and other information.