Three names added to this list of participants for Zuiderduin Masters 2012

Saturday September 15, 2012  

Three names have been added to the list of participants for the upcoming world top darts tournament, the Zuiderduin Masters. These players qualified last weekend in a special play off tournament,  the Champions League of Darts.

The winner of the men’s tournament, ladies tournament and junior tournament are invited to play the Zuiderduin Masters.  This can be the start for these players  to become a top ranked world darts player.

Last weekend a new talent from Friesland, Dennie Bos,  won the men’s tournament. Dennie knocked out Mike Zuydwijk in a thrilling final. Mike played in the Zuiderduin Masters Youth tournament in 2011. He was the runner up and this year he made his debut in the men’s competition. For Dennie Bos this was the first time he played on a big stage and now makes his debut on a world stage where he will play in front of the eye of the camera .

Aileen de Graaf of Bunschoten Spakenburg won the ladies tournament. Aileen was the runner up of the Zuiderduin Masters 2011. In the final she lost world #1, Deta Hedman.

Aileen play against Carla Molema in the finals. Carla, a Zuiderduin Masters participant in 2009, is working on a come back  and hoped with the CLoD to reach the world stages this year, but unfortunately for her Aileen took the victory in the finale.

Jeffrey de Zwaan became the first International  Zuiderduin Masters Youth 2012 tournament. Twice, in 2010 and 2011, Jeffrey already played the Zuiderduin Masters youth tournament, then by invitation. Jeffrey knocked out Mats Gies in the final. For Mats, it was the first time he had to play a major final.

For the men’s tournament, we now know of two participants: Martin Adams (he won the MariFlex Open 2012) and Dennie Bos. In the women’s tournament we know now Deta Hedman (MariFlex Open 2012 ladies winner ) and Aileen de Graaf.  Quin Wester (youth winner of the MariFlex Open 2012) and Jeffrey de Zwaan Swan are the two names  we know for the youth tournament.

The men’s tournament will have 24 participants. 16 of these players are invited based on the  Zuiderduin Masters rankings. This Sunday, the 16th of September, is the cut off with the last tournament on the list, the Antwerp open. In addition, players are  invited with wildcards, the NDB selects a player of the Dutch national selection, and the best player of the Dutch national rankings on 28 October.

Meanwhile the ticket sales is on .Various attractive hotel package deals are  offered for attending this unique world darts tournament in the Netherlands. More information You can find at www.zuiderduinmasters.nl ( there is an English translation section )



ESPN to screen live and exclusive coverage of the 2012 Winmau World Masters

Saturday September 8, 2012  

Following the success of its first ever live coverage of the 2011 Winmau World Masters, ESPN will once again be
back in Hull to provide extensive live and exclusive coverage of the 2012 World Masters from the City Hall.

ESPN will broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the key sessions of the 2012 World Masters from Friday,
October 12th to Sunday, October 14th for a second consecutive year to confirm its commitment to bringing
viewers some of the best darts action Europe has to offer.

The coverage will be led by Ray Stubbs, presenter of both the BDO World Professional Darts Championships
and the Winmau World Masters for several years during his time with the BBC.

All discussion and analysis will come live from the World Masters at the City Hall, Hull – capturing the unique
atmosphere of live darts.

ESPN’s first year broadcasting the Masters saw Yorkshireman Scott Waites (now sponsored by Winmau) end the
impressive run of three consecutive Masters victories by Martin Adams – knocking the England Captain out in the
Semi-Finals before going on to become the 2011 Men’s World Master.

The two will both go into the 2012 Masters with high hopes, but can expect tough competition from the likes of
Stephen Bunting, Tony O’Shea, Winmau sponsored Darryl Fitton, Martin Atkins, Jan Dekker and a whole host of
top ranking players from the BDO and WDF.

The Women’s World Masters will be contested by Winmau sponsored ‘Gold Girl’ Trina Gulliver, the nine times
Lakeside World Champion, current World No. 1 Deta Hedman, Yorkshire county player Lorraine Farlam and the
top ladies in the BDO and WDF.

Jeroen Oerlemans, Vice-President, TV Channels, ESPN EMEA, said: “We’re very pleased to bring viewers
the Winmau World Masters again in 2012. Our first year broadcasting the competition was a great
success and we’re looking forward to being part of the wonderful atmosphere and excitement.”

Staged and promoted by the British Darts Organisation in association with EY Events, and jointly sponsored by
Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the 39th anniversary Winmau World Masters is the oldest
major darts tournament in world darts, and it is unique in having four separate World Finals for Men, Women,
Boys and Girls.

BDO Chairman, Barry Gilbey says: “Not only are we delighted at the prospect of extensive TV
coverage from ESPN for the World Masters, but we are also doubly delighted to be back at
Hull City Hall for this wonderful tournament. It is a great venue that will play host to the top
ranked BDO and WDF player over three days of hugely competitive World Masters darts.”

 

Defending 2011 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONS:

MEN’S WORLD MASTER: SCOTT WAITES (ENG)
WOMEN’S WORLD MASTER: LISA ASHTON (ENG)
BOYS WORLD MASTER:
JIMMY HENDRIKS (NETH)
GIRLS WORLD MASTER:
EMILY DAVIDSON (SCOT)

Spectator tickets: OI482-300300 or online: www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullcityhall

Wednesday, October 10th: £5
LAKESIDE INTERNATIONAL PLAY-OFFS (Multi-Boards)
Doors Open 8AM/Toe-the-Oche 10AM.

Thursday, October 11th: £5
WINMAU World Masters Multi-Board Play-Offs
Doors open 8am/Toe-the-Oche 10AM
Both Play-Offs wiill be staged at the Costello Stadium, Anlaby Park Road North, Hull HU4 6XY.

Friday, October 12th: £20
YOUTH FINALS Doors Open 12noon/Toe-the-Oche 1PM .
MEN’S MASTERS LAST 32: 2PM to 11PM. All Stage Matches (ESPN Televised)

Saturday, October 13th: £25

WOMEN’S MASTERS SEMI-FINALS
Doors Open 4pm/Toe-the-Oche 5PM
MEN’S MASTERS LAST 16: 7pm to 11.30pm approx.
All Stage Matches (ESPN Televised)

Sunday, October 14th: £30
WINMAU World Masters Stage Finals (Exclusively on ESPN)
MEN’S & WOMEN’S STAGE FINALS
Doors Open 1pm/Toe-the-Oche 2.30PM to 11PM (approx).
MEN’S Q/FINALS, SEMI-FINALS & FINAL + WOMEN’S FINAL.

EARLY BIRD TICKET FOR ALL DAYS: £60 if booked before SEPT.14

HULL CITY HALL, QUEEN VICTORIA SQUARE, HULL, HU1 3RQ

For comprehensive BDO news and information: www.bdodarts.com

Issued by Robert Holmes on behalf of the British Darts Organisation: 0781-0047925



Antwerp Open 2012 – Closing entries today!!!

Friday September 7, 2012  

On Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September 2012, the 25th edition of the International Darts Tournament Antwerp Open will take place. A prize fund of 17.500 euro will be divided at the Bloso Center Netepark in Herentals.

Attention! Entries close on Friday 7th September 2012!

Singles are counting towards the ranking of the World Darts Federation, category 1 for the men, category 3 for the ladies and also boys and girls youth are rewarded points from the WDF. The winners of the singles receive an invite for the Winmau World Masters 2013 and the ladies and men’s champion also will be invited for the Qualifyers of the Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships. Ladies and Men singles also count towards the invitational tables of the British Darts Organisation (category A for the men and category B for the ladies), the Zuiderduin Masters and the International Belgium Darts Tour rankings.

On the occasion of the 25th edition of the Antwerp Open and to celebrate 25 years of Datadart in the Benelux, there are different actions. The first 1.000 entered players receive 25 sets of flights worth of 25 euro and a number of gift vouchers for offers available that weekend at the darts shop of Benelux Business. All ladies entered also receive a ladies darts bag worth 25 euro.

New this year is the implementation of a new series, the ‘Amateurs’, specially for those players who believe that their skill isn’t good enough yet, the entry fee is too high, of prefer to play for fun than for money. For an entry fee of 7,50 euro they start on Saturday in groups and the first 2 of each group progress to Sunday’s knock-out tournament. Seen the set-up of this tournament, it is not possible to combine the ‘Amateur’ event with main events pairs or singles. There is a limit of 256 entries for the ‘Amateur’ event. All participants at this new event will receive a keepsake. The last 32 receive a trofee/reminder and the last 8 a prize in kind.

An overview of the different events per day.

Saturday 15th September 2012 doors are open at 9am for a 10am start of the ‘Amateurs’ and the mixed pairs. After the semi finals of the mixed, ladies and men’s pairs will start. All the pairs’ finals will be played on stage.

Sunday 16th September 2012 doors will open also at 9am and from 10am men’s, ladies, youth singles and ‘Amateurs’ knock-out will be played. Men’s semi finals and all finals are played on stage.

Entry for all events is only possible by registration in advance through the online entry form up until 3rd September 2012. No late entries are accepted. Entry fee (17 euro for the ladies and men’s singles which included the WDF levy, 10 euro for youth singles, 20 euro per pair and 7,50 euro for the ‘Amateur’ event)) needs to be written onto our account no later than 6th September 2012.

Further information can be found at our website http://www.pvmdartspromotions.be/open_antwerpen/english/index_eng.html where you also can find the online entry form.

We hope to welcome everybody during the weekend of 15th and 16th September 2012 in Herentals.

Best regards,
Peter Van Meel



Polish Darts Organisation celebrates 3rd anniversary

Tuesday September 4, 2012  

Three years has passed since the Polish Darts Organisation became a full member of WDF.

It was in 2009, in Charlotte, USA where Poland joined the biggest darts family in the world and the history of the Polish steel darts started.

In 2010 when Poland made its debut in WDF’s Europe Cup in Turkey and a year later (2011) in World Cup in Ireland.

2010 was also the time when the first international tournament was played in Poland. In Poznan, over 250 players battled for the First Polish Open titles with Sabine Schmidtke and Swen Seifert (both Germany) taking the titles.

In 2011 Second Polish Open moved to new venue (Police, near Szczecin) and it was a big success. Over 320 players from 15 countries and titles went to Deta Hedman and Darryl Fitton (both England).

3rd Polish Open in 2012 was another record breaker with 379 entrants from 17 countries and titles went yet again to England, with Deta Hedman defending her 2011 title and Tony O’Shea winning mens competition.

The evolution of Polish darts has not gone unnoticed  and the Polish Darts Organisation recently signed an exclusive contract with Winmau to make Blade 4 official dartboard of the next Winmau Polish Open.



Thompson and Gulliver win Swedish Open

Monday August 27, 2012  

Mens Results Country Womens Results Country
1. Garry Thompson England 1. Trina Gulliver England
2. Willy van de Wiel Netherland 2. Tamara Schuur Netherland
3. James Wilson England 3. Lorraine Farlam England
3. Mark Barili Scotland 3. Deta Hedman England
5. Robert Wagner Norway 5. Rachna David Norway
5. Daniel Larsson Sweden 5. Irina Armstrong Germany
5. Scott Waites England 5. Maud Jansson Sweden
5. Vladimir Andersen Denmark 5. Lumi Silvan Finland
9. Martin Atkins England 9. Henriette Honoré Denmark
9. Bjarne Iversen Denmark 9. Hanne Johnsen Denmark
9. Ewan Hyslop Scotland 9. Nicolina Borg Sweden
9. Ronny Röhr Sweden 9. Kirsi Viinikanen Finland
9. Jan Dekker Netherland 9. Anna Forsmark Sweden
9. Oskar Lukasiak Sweden 9. Snezana Veljkovic Sweden
9. Johan Engström Sweden 9. Carina Sahlberg Sweden
9. Alan Norris England 9. Deana Rosenblom Sweden


Romanian International CARO Darts Open

Wednesday August 22, 2012  

The Romanian Darts Federation has the pleasure to invite you to the 3rd edition of the Romanian International CARO Darts Open, September 28-30, 2012.

Singles are counting towards the ranking of the World Darts Federation as a category 3 WDF and BDO Invitation Table D ranking event.

A total of 6,000 Euro in prize money will be awarded to men singles, ladies singles, men pairs and ladies pairs. The winners of the singles receive an invite for the Winmau World Masters 2013. Men single title will bring a 1,600 Euro prize, while the first 32 will receive various amounts as prize money. For the ladies, the winner will receive 300 euro, while the first eight will receive various amounts as prize money. The same will go for the pairs, first men pairs prize is 300 Euro and first 8 teams will be awarded, while for ladies pairs the winner will be awarded 120 Euro, while first four pairs will be awarded various amounts as prize money. A detailed list of how the prizes will be distributed you will find on our website www.federatiedarts.ro and also in the WDF Calendar.

The event will be hosted by Hotel Caro 4* Bucharest and will have the following schedule:

Friday September 28, 2012:
Warm up tournament
Registrations for main event – Ladies, Men singles, Ladies, Men pairs

Saturday, September 29, 2012
Men Singles (till last 16)
Ladies Singles (semifinal)

Sunday, September 30, 2012
Singles men – last 16
Ladies, men pairs
Pairs finals (on stage)
Singles semifinals (on stage)
Singles finals (on stage)

Awards Ceremony

A detailed presentation, including the registration forms, entry fees, rules, playing format and lodging info you will find on our website www.federatiedarts.ro and also in the WDF Calendar.

The event will have live coverage thru Romanian main sports television, Sport.ro TV

The Caro Hotel is in close proximity of Henri Coanda International Airport (about 10 km).

Since we know that a lot of visitors are interested in everything related to Dracula, we thought to organize a Dracula Tour!!! The tour is scheduled for Thursday, September 26 and includes transportation to Dracula Castle, visit to Palas Castle in Sinaia, entry fee for both castles and a traditional Romanian lunch). Registration for this tour is thru the Caro Hotel and if you are interested (for only 65 Euro per person), you can mark it on the hotel registration form that you will find on our website and in the WDF Calendar.

Best regards,
Romanian Darts Federation



Lithuania Open 2012

Monday August 20, 2012  

Welcome to “Lithuania Open 2012” and not only for everyday darts passion. The winners will qualify for the WINMAU WORLD MASTERS and the LAKESIDE.

Also rewarding with WDF and BDO ranking points. Money prices go to 8 best singles players men and women, 4 best women’s and men’s pairs.

“Lithuania Open 2012” venue and accommodation: “Trasalis – Trakai Resort & SPA” (www.trasalis.lt/en, Gedimino g. 26, Trakai). Trakai is only about 40 minutes by car or cab from Vilnius international airport. Also Trakai is very beautiful ancient Lithuanian capital with its own castle and lakes.

Tournament’s program:
On Friday (28th of September) – Blind draw pairs,
On Saturday (29th of September) – Men’s and Ladies singles,
On Sunday (30th of September) – Men’s and Ladies doubles.

To view online registration form, click here or you may register by email .

Full invitation you may download by clicking here

HOTEL “Trasalis – Trakai Resort & SPA” price: 165 LTL double room, 135 LTL single room (with breakfast and 2 hours waterpark).

Hotel booking: Mindaugas Skarbalius (LT-EN-RU) by phone: +370-60344577 or by e-mail: ');

For additional information, please contact:
Mindaugas Skarbalius (LT-EN-RU) by phone: +370-60344577 or e-mail: or Arunas Ciplys (LT-EN-RU) LT by phone: + 370-61625744 or

Best Regards and Looking Forward to See You All in Trakai!
The Lithuanian Darts Federation



Catalonia Open 8th September 2012

Monday July 30, 2012  

The invitation information for the 2012 Catalonia Open contains an unfortunate error. The invitation states that the winners of the Men’s and Women’s Singles will be awarded places at the 2012 Winmau World Masters. This is incorrect and should read “2013 Winmau World Masters”



2012 Europe Youth Cup – Updated 18th of July

Wednesday June 27, 2012  

Update:
The Europe Cup Youth starts on Friday at 10.00 Central European Time.Use this link for updated tournament information: http://www.ecy2012.be/index.html

Original:
The draw for the Europe Cup Youth was published today. The event will take place in Antwerp, Belgium on 19 – 22 July.

Boys Europe Cup Youth EventsBoys Team Round Robin

Boys Pairs KO Bracket

Boys Singles KO Bracket

 Girls Europe Cup Youth EventsGirls Singles Round Robin Groups 1-4

Girls Singles Round Robin Groups 5-8

Girls Pairs Round Robin Groups


French Open 2012

Friday June 22, 2012  

The French Open tournament will take place during the weekend of 6th – 7th October 2012. This year ,the French open has a prize fund of 7180€ and will take place at ESPACE LAC in GERARDMER, FRANCE.

Friday evening 5th October 2012 there will be held a warm up (blind pairs). The entry is limited to 32 pairs (64 players). The entry fee is 5 Euro by players and the doors of the venue will be open at 7 PM, start at 8 PM. The 8 first pairs will share the amount of the entry fee.

Saturday 6th October 2012, all singles will be played in 3 categories (Ladies, Youth and Men). The entry fee is 18 Euro for ladies and men (included WDF levy) and 10 Euro for youth. The ladies and Men’s Singles count towards the ranking tables of the WDF(cat 3) and BDO. All finals will be played on stage whereby a dress code will be applied.

The doors of the venue will be open at 8 AM, start at 10 AM for ladies and men and 11h 30 AM for youths.

Following the modifications of rules by BDO on going, we couldn’t give information concerning the BDO invitation for 2013

There will be a additional tournament for the players who are eliminated of the main tournament (Max 72 players). Entry fees is 5 euro and the total amount of fees will be split between the winners (8 firsts + 1st woman).

Sunday 8th October 2012, all pairs will be played in 2 categories (Ladies and Men). The entry fee is 20 Euro by pairs. All finals will be played on stage whereby a dress code will be applied.

The doors of the venue will be open at 8 AM, start at 10 AM.

There will be a additional tournament for the pairs out of the main tournament (Max 32 pairs). Entry fees is 5 euro per players and the total amount of fees will be split between the winners (4 firsts).

For events of Saturday and Sunday, the entry registration is only possible in advance. Registration entry at the venue is not permit. The entries are open from now and the entry deadline is set on Saturday 29th September 2012

Enclosed you found entry form and some information.

For more information go to link http://www.vosgesflechettes.com or contact ““

Regards
The Organizer Committee



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