The date for Antwerp Open will not take place during the weekend of April 28 to 29, 2012. The organization has currently taken the option for the weekend of 15 to 16 September 2012.
Pardy and Meyers win Las Vegas Open
| Mens Results | Country | Womens Results | Country | |||
| 1. | Howard Meyers | USA | 1. | Cindy Pardy | CANADA | |
| 2. | Timmy Bagley | USA | 2. | Pennie Lewis | ENGLAND | |
| 3. | Scotty Burnett | USA | 3. | Sandy Hudson | USA | |
| 3. | Gordon Dixon | USA | 3. | Pam Briggs | USA | |
| 5. | Chris White | USA | 5. | Andrea Taylor | USA | |
| 5. | Steve Brown | USA | 5. | Paula Murphy | USA | |
| 5. | Mick Cookman | ENGLAND | 5. | Shea Reynolds | USA | |
| 5. | Jerry Hilbourn | USA | 5. | Tina Proctor | USA | |
| 9. | John Kuczynski | USA | 9. | Kumiko Nagasawa | JAPAN | |
| 9. | Ray Carver | USA | 9. | Cali West | USA | |
| 9. | Scott Wollaston | USA | 9. | Suzy Q Lawson | USA | |
| 9. | Bob Sinnaeve | CANADA | 9. | Amy Moore | USA | |
| 9. | Morihiro Hashimoto | JAPAN | 9. | Amanda Burrow | CANADA | |
| 9. | Vegar Elvevoll | NORWAY | 9. | Terra Poplstein | USA | |
| 9. | Ken Swanson Jr. | USA | 9. | Lisa Yee | USA | |
| 9. | Steve Hogan | USA | 9. | Pam Amici | USA | |
Lakeside heroes present at the Dutch Open: registration extended again!
The entries for the Dutch Open Darts 2012 are going fast at the moment. The organization is very pleased with the numbers and expect that the current media focus on darts will only increase the registrations. Therefore the organization has decided to extend the registration until Friday January 20th 12.00 hrs. All seniors can register trough our website. Non-Dutch players must complete the entire procedure but the entry fee will be paid at the front desk during the Dutch Open.
The 2012 Open will take place from February 3th till February 5th in the NH Conference Centre Koningshof in Veldhoven. Every Year the Dutch open attracts a couple of thousand players. All the top players from the WDF/BDO circuit will be present, including Lakeside World Champions Christian Kist and Anastasia Dobromyslova.
Please visit www.dutchopendarts.nl for all entries, latest news and tournament information.
Global TV coverage for 2012 Dutch Open
PRESS RELEASE DUTCH DARTS ASSOCIATION – RIJSWIJK – January 11th 2012
The Dutch Darts Association is delighted to announce that a provisional agreement has been made with Eurosport for the 2012 Dutch Open, which will be played from February 3rd to 5th, 2012.
Eurosport 2 will broadcast all the highlights from the stage finals on Sunday, February 5th starting at 23.00 CET. These highlights will be repeated on Eurosport 1 on Monday, February 6th at 15.00 CET. Eurosport and Eurosport 2 will repeat the highlights on several occasions during the week. Through the Eurosport Network, 59 countries can follow the 34th edition of the 2012 Dutch Open Darts Championships. Final details are currently under discussion, but no problems are expected.
‘We have been striving very hard to make the Dutch Open Darts event available to an international audience”, says Tournament Director Niels de Ruiter. “and we hope that the tournament can be broadcast by Eurosport. Following live internet streaming on www.dutchopendarts.nl this is another huge step for the biggest „Open‟ darts tournament within the WDF/BDO circuit‟.
“In recent years, the Dutch Open Darts has been broadcast live and included the first ever live televised 9-darts finish by Shaun Greatbatch in 2002. Raymond van Barneveld won the Championship in 2006 and his final was watched by 780,000 Dutch viewers!‟.
The 2012 Open will take place in the NH Conference Centre, Koningshof, Veldhoven, the Netherlands. All the top players from the WDF/BDO circuit will be present, including Lakeside World Champions Martin Adams and Trina Gulliver, who will be defending their 2011 Dutch Open Darts titles. Also, the top Dutch players, including the eight Lakeside players, including Jan Dekker, Christian Kist, Wesley Harms and Willy van de Wiel.
Entries for the 2012 Dutch Open have been extended to January 16th at 12.00 CET. Go to www.dutchopendarts.nl for all entries, latest news and tournament information.
Editorial note:
The tournament is organized by the Dutch Darts Association.
For further details and press accreditation please contact:
Dutch Darts Association
Janet Kroondijk
+31 (0) 70 366 72 06
The Polish Open
From Friday 23.03. till Sunday 25.03. 2012 the WDF/BDO Polish Open will be held for the third time.
The Polish Open is ranked by the World Darts Federation and British Darts Organisation and carries places in the Winmau World Masters 2012 for the winners of the men’s , ladies’ and youth singles.
We would like to welcome all darts players at www.polishopen.pdodarts.pl . The registration is open.
WDF World Youth Rankings Systems
2012 sees the implementation of the first ever WDF World Ranking System for Youth players. We kick-off with the German Gold Cup on Sunday 29th January where there will be separate Singles Events for Boys and Girls. This will be closely followed by the Dutch Open Youth events on Sunday 5th February. During the course of 2012 there will be more than 30 events available to Youth players ending with the Hong Kong Open Youth Singles and the CenterParcs Masters Youth Singles, which will both be played on 25th November.
The complete Rules and Points Structure can be found by clicking on the “Rules & Regulations” link in the menu on the left side of the page. Full details of the rewards on offer will be published shortly.
Registration Dutch Open Darts 2012 extended till January 16th!
The entries for the Dutch Open Darts 2012 are going fast at the moment. Already 1.600 men singles, 195 woman singles, 770 men pairs and 90 woman pairs registered for the upcoming event in Holland. This is a positive development in comparison with last year. The organization is very pleased with the numbers and expect that the current media focus on darts will only increase the registrations. Therefore the organization has decided to extend the registration until Monday January 16th. All seniors can register trough our website www.dutchopendarts.nl. Non-Dutch players must complete the entire procedure but the entry fee will be paid at the front desk during the Dutch Open.
The Dutch Open Youth will take place on Sunday February 5th. For the first time in history the WDF launc
hed an international youth ranking. Logically the Dutch Open Youth is included in this ranking. The organization has noted a lot of interest for this tournament among the (international) youth and expect more players then last year. There is also contact with a youth group from Russia who will travel to Veldhoven. The youth finals promises to be spectacular again because all finals will be played on the famous and big Dutch Open stage! Youth members who wish to participate in the tournament can register on the day itself (registration fee € 5,-)! It is not possible to register online.
So: register for the Dutch Open 2012 and experience a great weekend together with a lot of other darts fans.
The draw will take place several days after the registration is closed and will be published on the website. Keep up with the latest information and developments by visiting www.dutchopendarts.nl
WDF Monetary Awards: Scott & Deta Top The 2011 Rankings
| The WDF World Ranking Tables for 2011 are now complete. As is customary, the WDF rewards the most successful players on a worldwide basis in the form of The WDF Annual Monetary Awards. The awards go to the top five men and women in the WDF World Rankings after the conclusion of the final event of 2011. In addition awards are presented to the top three men and women who finished outside the top five but were best in the three regions which are: Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe. The following players will all be receiving their awards early in the New Year. | |
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| Men’s Overall World rankings 2011 $2000 Scott Waites (England) $1500 Dean Winstanley (England) $1000 Martin Adams (England) $800 Jan Dekker (Netherlands) $600 Darryl Fitton (England) Men: Americas Region Men: Asia/Pacific Region Men European Region |
Women’s Overall World Rankings 2011 $2000 Deta Hedman (England) $1500 Irina Armstrong (Russia) $1000 Anastasia Dobromyslova (Russia) $800 Lorraine Farlam (England) $600 Trina Gulliver (England) Women: Americas Region Women: Asia/Pacific Region Women European Region |
Newsflash Dutch Open Darts 2012
After launching the new website www.dutchopendarts.nl and opening the entries for the biggest darts tournament in the World it’s time for an update with all the latest news!
Bobby George special guest at Dutch Open Darts 2012
World famous darts legend Bobby George accepted the invitation from the Dutch Darts Association and will be attending the final day of the Dutch Open Darts on February 5th 2012. Bobby’s son Richie George, former World Darts Trophy youth player, will compete in the single and pairs tournament. The Dutch Darts Association is very proud to welcome Bobby and his family in Veldhoven. Of course Bobby will enter the famous Dutch Open stage, what will happen there will remain a surprise.
World audience Dutch Open Darts 2012
The Dutch Darts Association will broadcast the complete final day by livestream on www.dutchopendarts.nl. Also, different media parties has shown their interest in the biggest BDO/WDF open tournament in the world.
Entries are going fast
At this moment almost one thousand entries are already received within the different categories. This is a positive development in comparison with last year. The Dutch Darts Association would like to invite all international players, including youth players, to the Dutch Open Darts 2012. At this moment players from all British countries, as well as Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Austria and even Russia are already entered. A complete entry list so far will be published soon on www.dutchopendarts.nl.
Dutch Open Youth and WDF youthranking
For the first time in history the WDF launched an international youth ranking. Logically the Dutch Open Youth is included in this ranking. The youth finals promises to be spectacular again because all finals will be played on the famous and big Dutch Open stage.
Closing date entries: January 8th 2012
Please visit www.dutchopendarts.nl for all entries, latest news and tournament information. The entree will close on January 8th! The Dutch Open Darts is the biggest WDF/BDO open darts spectacle. You surely don’t want to miss it!
World Championship Fantasy Darts for Lakeside 2012
For the very first time, darts fans will be able to take part in a World Championship Fantasy Darts game based on players competing in the 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships.
And there is a fantastic 7 NIGHT TRIP + £500 spending money for 2 people to LAS VEGAS for the eventual winner – PLUS daily prizes of Blade 4 dartboards used exclusively by the BDO at Lakeside 2012 and Vendetta 80% tungsten darts courtesy of Winmau.
The World Championship Fantasy Darts website http://bdodarts.fantasyleague.com/ accessible via the BDO website http://www.bdodarts.com/ is launched on December 7th , 2011 with World Championship Fantasy Darts commencing on Saturday, January 7th, 2012 to coincide with the start of the 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships.
Entrants or “coaches” will pay an entry fee of just £5 to give them access to an imaginary budget of £100,000 with which to select their favourite players in a “squad” of five men and one woman competing at Lakeside January 7th to 15th, 2012.
They then score points based on the performances of their choices. Points are awarded for wins, winning margins and ‘upsets’, with bonus points available for 180’s and checkouts.
Unlimited ‘transfers’ are available before the game starts so that ‘coaches’ can fine-tune their selection, and another two transfers can be made once the tournament is underway.
Coaches can form ‘private leagues’ so that they can add to the excitement and drama by competing against their friends, colleagues, family and even their rivals! Each private league will compare the progress of all participants throughout the tournament.
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to be part of Lakeside 2012 by picking your World Championship Fantasy Darts team and having a chance to win a 7-Night trip to Las Vegas for 2 people – plus £500 spending money!
ENTER TODAY at http://bdodarts.fantasyleague.com or via http://www.bdodarts.com/
The 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships will be played January 7th to 15th, 2012 at Lakeside Country Club and televised by BBC, ESPN, Eurosport and Eurosport Asia.
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