Zuiderduin Masters December 11th - 13th

Anyone looking for a great weekend of top class darts at an excellent venue should look no further than Egmond aan Zee and the Zuiderduin Masters Hotel
packages at very reasonable prices are still available in this top
class hotel.

The event features many of the World's top players including Martin
Adams, Darryl Fitton, Ted Hankey, Tony O'Shea, Scott Waites and John
Walton. The top women include Trina Gulliver, Francis Hoenselaar,
Irina Armstrong and Julie Gore.

Two and three day packages are available. To check out the
details click .... here

TRINA Honoured with "Trina Trail"

Trina Gulliver has been uniquely honoured in her home town of Southam, Warwickshire, with seven specially made benches to celebrate her seven consecutive BDO Lakeside Women’s World titles from 2001 to 2007.

Each specially engraved bench has been placed in sites around the town which are special to Trina – starting at the Bowling Green Pub, which was run by her parents and where she lived until the age of 4.

The benches celebrate each of the seven years in which Trina won her titles, and an attractive colour brochure has been produced. It is entitled ‘The Trina Trail’ and describes Trina as ‘Southam’s Golden Girl’.

Darts is also a winner, because never before has a darts player been honoured in this way. “I feel completely overwhelmed that Southam has honoured me and my achievements in darts in such a unique way”, says Trina. “The town and its people have given me tremendous support throughout my career and I am proud that they have recognised me in this way.”

Not only is the trail destined to become an enjoyable walk for local people, but it is now a tourist attraction in the town.

BDO Invitation Tables

Malta Open 2009 - English success

Both the mens singles title and ladies singles title went to English players in Malta.

Mark Thompson tasted victory when he beat fellow countryman Roy Brown in the mens final and Wendy Reinstadtler tasted the same in her win over Margaret Sutton, also from England.

Last 8 Men:

Mark Thomson England
Roy Brown England
Steve Claxton England
Wayne Thurlow England
George Mizzi Malta
Mario Camilleri Malta
Andreas Laos Cyprus
Gary Eastwood England

Last 8 Ladies:

Wendy Reinstadtler England
Margaret Sutton England
Jane Murphy England
Jane Stubbs England
Jacqueline Gauci Malta
Ann Chilton England
Joyce Fenech Borg Malta
Rachel Hutton England

TED CLEMENTS LEVIN OPEN Results

Bill Fergus and Megan Rodgers won the singles titles at this years Ted Clements Levin Open in New Zealand.

Bill beat fellow New Zealander Craig Pullen in the mens final whilst Megan beat Dawn Unuka in the ladies event.

Last 8 Men:

BILL FERGUS
CRAIG PULLEN
JOHN DONUNSKI
KOHA KOKIRI
RU TEINAKI
MARK McGRATH
MONTY TUHUA
GREG MOSS

Last 8 Ladies:

MEGAN RODGERS
DAWN UNUKA
MIHI PIKE (nee GEORGE)
POLLY LUKE
ANIAT TE AMO
LORENE EARNSHAW
HELEN MAKIHA
KATE KEEFE

John Walton and Irina Armstrong take Open Vlaanderen Titles

John "Boy" Walton returned to winning ways with a 3 sets to 1 victory over Steve West in the final of the Flanders Open.  The losing semi-Finalists were Joey ten Berge and Mikel van Maastrigt, both from the Netherlands.

Irina Armstrong added yet another title to her portfolio beating Karin Krappen by 2 sets to nil.

Irina beat Deta Hedman 5-3 in her Semi-Final while Karin beat Floortje van Zanten by the same score.

Complete results from the all events can be found .... here

Latvia Open 2009 - Wins for Leon de Geus and Ieva Brikmane-Buklovska

Dutchman Leon de Geus took the Open Latvia Mens singles title last Saturday when he defeated Jarl Skomsoy from Norway in the final, 3 sets to 1.

The Ladies title went to home favourite Ieva Brikmane-Buklovska, she beat Lithuania`s Vilma Armaliene by 2 sets to 1.

Last 8 Men:

1 Leon de Geus Netherlands
2 Jarl Skomsoy Norway
3 Veijo Viinikka Finland
3 Robert Goth Sweden
5 Ian Cochrane Scotland
5 Brian Donaldson Scotland
5 Robert Treffers Netherlands
5 Gintaris Armalis Lithuania

Last 8 Ladies:

1 Ieva Brikmane-Buklovska Latvia
2 Vilma Armaliene Lithuania
3 Vita Grebska Latvia
3 Natalija Zelenika Latvia
5 Avelina Lace Latvia
5 Sarmite Lavrentjeva Latvia
5 Ligita Vilks Latvia
5 Aurita Sirvydyte Lithuania

Czech Open 2009 - TV Coverage

At the Czech Open last weekend the TV cameras were present. A 50 minute highlight programme can now be seen on the TV company`s website here

Czech Open 2009 - Wins for Krzysztof Ratajski and Irina Armstrong

Krzysztof Ratajski, Poland, proved too strong for the rest of the field when he took the mens singles title in Prague on Saturday. He defeated Englands Clive Barden 6 - 1 in the final.

Irina Armstrong, Russia, put last years final loss behind her when she took the title this year with a 5 - 2 win over Englands Deta Hedman.

The Czech Open was played in a new location this year, the Orea Hotel Pyramida in Prague and it proved to be an excellent venue and a very well run tournament.

Mens Last 8:

1. Krzyzstof Ratajski Poland
2. Clive Barden England
3. Oskar Lukasiak Sweden
3. Ross Smith England
5. Radek Schulz Czechia
5. Garry Thompson England
5. Vernon Shepherd England
5. Alan Norris England

Ladies Last 8:

1. Irina Armstrong Russia
2. Deta Hedman England
3. Karin Krappen Netherlands
3. Carina Ekberg Sweden
5. Gabriele Schulz Germany
5. Katarina Nagyova Slovakia
5. Marketa Abadzievova Czech Republic
5. Maret Liiri Finland

The mens pairs title went to Clive Barden and Scott Marsh, they defeated Gary Thompson and Kevin Simm in the all England final.

Sweden pair, Carina Ekberg and Anne Gustafsson took first place in the ladies pairs, they beat Irina Armstrong and partner Deta Hedman in the final.

Hong Kong Open 2009 - Wins for Royden Lam and Nam Wan

Royden Lam won the Hong Kong Open 2009 mens singles title and Nam Wan won the ladies title at the weekend.

Royden from Hong Kong defeated Liu Cheng An, China, in a very close contest 5 - 4. Nam Wan took her title by beating Singapores Alice Koh 4 - 1.

Last 8 Men:

1 Royden Lam Hong Kong
2 Liu Cheng An China
3 Alex Hon Hong Kong
3 George Chan Hong Kong
5 Ken Law Hong Kong
5 Choi Pui Keung Hong Kong
5 Vinson Heng Singapore
5 John Cheng Singapore

Last 8 Ladies:

1 Nam Wan Hong Kong
2 Alice Koh Singapore
3 Suki Law Hong Kong
3 Abei ko Hong Kong
5 Therese Wong Hong Kong
5 Wendy Chan Hong Kong
5 Esanna Lam Hong Kong
5 Apple Ho Hong Kong

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