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WDF SIGNS LICENSING
AGREEMENT WITH PUMA DARTS
The WDF has signed a new and lucrative
deal with Puma Darts You can find more details ...
here |
Thursday 15th May 2008
NORDIC CUP 2008
The Nordic Cup is an international team event which
will be played in Finland from 29th May until 1st June. The draw for all
the Nordic Cup events can be found on the links below
Men Singles
Women Singles
Men Pairs
Women Pairs
Team Event
Wednesday 14th May 2008
HUNGARIAN OPEN 2008
Dutchman Mareno Michels won the 2008 Men's Singles
event which was played in Budapest last weekend. The Women's event was
won by Marketa Abadzievova from the Czech Republic. The brackets from the closing stages of both Men's and Women's
events can be seen ... here
WELSH OPEN 2008
The draw sheets and Board Allocations are now available for the 2008 Welsh Open
Singles. You can find all the details on the links below.
Men's Draw
Women's Draw
Men's Board Alloc.
Women's Board Alloc.
WALES SELECT THEIR EUROPE CUP TEAM FOR DENMARK
Gareth Holt is the new face
in the Wales team selected for the WDF Europe Cup, to be
held in Copenhagen between 27th and 30th of August 2008. Wales Team Managers
have selected Gareth who plays his County darts for Montgomery and Radnor after
his successful debut last February in the Wales Nations Cup winning team. The 31
year-old from Newtown will be joined in the four man team by Glamorgan’s Wayne
Warren, BDO World Champion Mark Webster and team captain Martin Phillips who
will be playing in his ninth Europe Cup event.
Current WDF World Cup Singles Champion Jan Robbins and
last years’ losing finalist Julie Gore will be the duo representing Wales in the
Women’s event.
Mens Team
Martin Phillips (Gwynedd) captain
Gareth Holt (Montgomery & Radnor)
Wayne Warren (Glamorgan)
Mark Webster (Clwyd) |
Womens Team
Julie Gore (Pembrokeshire)
Jan Robbins (Gwent)
Team Manager Malcolm Hawkins |
Sunday 11th May 2008
NORDIC CUP TEAMS ANNOUNCED
The 2008 Nordic Cup will be
played
in the Hotel Tallukka, Vääksy, Finland between 29.5. and 1.6. Eight
countries have entered this years event, two of them will take part in
the Men's event only.
The Teams are:
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DENMARK |
ESTONIA |
FINLAND |
ICELAND |
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Janni Larsen
Mette Funch
Anette Sand Andersen
Tina Eggersen
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Marika Juhola
Lumi
Silvan
Tarja Salminen
Sari Nikula
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María Steinunn
Jóhannesdóttir
Elínborg Björnssdóttir
Arna Rut Gunnlaugsdóttir
Helena Benjamínsdóttir
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Preben Krabben
Vladimir Andersen
Per Laursen
Henrik Primdal
Stig Jørgensen
Peter Sønderby
Frede Johansen
Kim Frithjof
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Meelis Aule
Tiit Haidak
Vahur Luuk
Kaido Pöldma
Kristo Männik
Tarmo Pütsepp
Mati Leis
Raido Kadopa
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Jaakko Pöllä
Marko Kantele
Veli-Tuomas Hynynen
Jarkko Komula
Paavo Myller
Vesa Nuutinen
Sami Sanssi
Petri Korte
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Ægir Örn Björnsson
Björgvinn Sigurðsson
Þröstur Ingimarsson
Hallgrímur Egilsson
Ævar Már Finnsson
Einar Óskarsson
Ívar Jónsson
Friðrik Diego
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LITHUANIA |
NORWAY |
RUSSIA |
SWEDEN |
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Irena Cipliene
Audrone Nageviciene
Erika Bagdonaviciene
Arune Kvedariene
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Hege Marite Løkken
Tone Wagner
Mette Hansen
Joan Hatlestad |
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Maud Jansson
Pernilla Brodin
Grethel Glasö
Paulina Söderström |
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Arunas Ciplys
Tomas Sakys
Arvydas Kvedaras
Gintaras Nagevicius
Rimas Zelvys
Jevgenij Judin
Virginijus Vozbutas
Erikas Stanys
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Robert Wagner
Jaques Langston
Øyvind Aasland
Vegard Elvevoll
Rune David
Roy Trevland
Stig Jarle Knudsen
Stian Lyngfeldt
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Lev Kuzmichev
Andrey Ratnikov
Aleksey Kadochnikov
Vladimir Lavrentiev
Aleksey Pigarev
Roman Konchikov
Aleksey Guravlev
Andrey Isaev
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Daniel Larsson
Oskar Lukasiak
Magnus Caris
Dennis Nilsson
Markus Korhonen
Pär Riihonen
Kenneth Högwall
Tommy Piblad |
Tuesday 6th May 2008
DUTCH RANKING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008
The final round of the Dutch National Ranking
Championships was played last week. You can view the results from the
final round and the overall standings by clicking ...
here
Saturday 3rd May 2008
IRANIAN DARTS FEDERATION PROMOTES DARTS FOR THE
HANDICAPPED
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Iran, one of the WDF's newest members, is
making great strides in the promotion of darts for the handicapped.
The Iranian Federation recently organised an event in Tehran comprising
several classes for individual players and a team event. The event
was attended by players and teams from 16 different provinces within
Iran.
The top positions are shown below. |
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Players able to stand unassisted |
Players with
Myeloid neck damage |
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Mohammad Reza Mahdi (Gilan) |
1.
Majid Parand ( Tehran) |
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Mohammd Noor Shargh ( Isfahan ) |
2.
Mehran Vaslati (Tehran ) |
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Ismael Delshad (Fars) |
3.
Kazem Moghadasi ( Tehran) |
| 3.
Ghodratollah Khodabakhsh
(Chaharmahal
Bakhtiari) |
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| Players with
myeloid waist damage |
Players with
amputated legs |
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Mehdi Zamani (Tehran ) |
1.
Seyyed Mohammad Reza Mirshafiey (Tehran ) |
| 2.
Abdolmajid
Isfahani ( Qom)
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2.
Ali Amini ( Isfahan ) |
| 3.
Ghanbar Periti ( Mazandran ) |
3.
Mehran Keshavarz ( Tehran ) |
| 3.
Rahim Haehshnas ( Isfahan ) |
3.
Mohammad Reza Lotfi ( Golestan ) |
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| Team event |
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Isfahan Province |
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Tehran) Province |
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Gilan Province |
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A photo-gallery from the event can be seen ...
here
The WDF applauds the Iranian Darts Federation for
this fine initiative.
Thursday 24th April 2008
NEW ZEALAND DARTS COUNCIL: APRIL NEWSLETTER
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The New Zealand Darts Council have
published the April edition of their newsletter. The newsletter
has been re-designed and will make interesting reading for all
dart-fans, no matter where they may live.
Get the newsletter ... here
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Wednesday 23rd April 2008
| DARTS IN MOTION TO
STREAM THE WEST BRABANT OPEN ON SATURDAY |
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Will be streaming the final stages
of the 2008 West Brabant Open. This stream will be available
World-Wide. Details ...
here |
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If you do not have it already you
will need to download and install Microsoft Silverlight to view
the stream. There is a software link on the page and the
download is free. |
Saturday 19th April 2008
BULLS GERMAN OPEN 2008:
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2008 TITLES
FOR
JULIE GORE
AND
GARY ANDERSON |
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Scottish players claimed three of the top four
positions in this year's German Open Singles which was played in Bochum
today. Gary Anderson took the title with a 3-0 straight sets win over
World Master Robert Thornton. The losing semi-finalists were World Nr. 1
Mark Webster and Scottish Captain Mike Veitch.
It was the Netherlands who provided three of the four
semi-finalists in the women's event. However it was Welsh Nr. 1 Julie
Gore who proved to be the strongest with a 2-0 sets win over Rilana
Erades. Francisca Hoenselaar and Carla Molema shared the third spot.
The complete brackets for the final stages are
... here
Tuesday 15th April 2008
BULLS GERMAN OPEN 2008
The draw of the 20.
BULL'S German Open is now online.
You will find the times
for the first matches on the homepage of the BULL'S German Open using
following link:
www.bulls-germanopen.de.
Players from 14 nations will compete in the
20. BULL'S German Open and with 1076 entries in the Men's Singles and
243 in the Women's Singles the German Open is still one of the biggest
tournaments in the world.
On Sunday 117 Boys and 27 Girls will toe the
oche for the Youth Singles events. We will have 359 Men's and 93 Women's
Pairs challenging for the pairs titles.
For Friday's warm-up competition there are a
few places still available for those who missed the closing date.
Players who have not already done so can register for the Warm-Up event
between 19.00 and 19.30. Registration will close as soon as the
available places are taken.
You can find more
information on the official BULL'S German Open website
www.bulls-germanopen.de.
Saturday 12th April 2008
ROSS AND TRINA WIN
ENGLAND OPEN 2008
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Ross Montgomery took the England Open
Singles crown with a 3-2 win over fellow Scot Gary Anderson.
Trina Gulliver was pushed all the way by Russia's Irina
Armstrong but held on for a narrow 3-2 victory.
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brackets from the final stages of both events ...
here |
Saturday 5th April 2008
SETANTA SPORTS TO SCREEN
BDO INTERNATIONAL
GRAND PRIX SERIES
A new
and exciting British Darts Organisation ‘International
Grand Prix’ comprising five established
tournaments is to be televised live on Setanta Sports from May to September
2008.
The
five featured tournaments will be:
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THE WDO WELSH OPEN:
Pontin’s, Prestatyn - MAY
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THE BDO INTERNATIONAL OPEN:
Pontin’s, Brean Sands - JUNE
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THE BDO GOLD CUP:
Lakeside
Country Club – JULY
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THE BDO BRITISH CLASSIC:
Kettering
Leisure
Village
– JULY
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THE BDO BRITISH OPEN:
The Spa, Bridlington –
SEPTEMBER
The
BDO ‘International Grand Prix’ series marks a darts debut for Setanta Sports, which offers an
extensive sports package that includes the recently launched 24 hour Setanta
Sports News.
Olly
Croft, Managing Director of BDO Enterprises, says:
“This
latest innovation for BDO televised darts, is a clear indication that in its 35th
Anniversary Year the BDO continues to move forward and look after the future of
our sport.
“We
are delighted that BDO darts and its players will be screened by Setanta Sports,
and the series of five live ‘International Grand Prix’ tournaments perfectly compliments our
two majors – the Lakeside World Professional and the Winmau World Masters - on
BBC terrestrial TV.
“It
gives the BDO a portfolio of seven televised tournaments with the real potential
of providing opportunities for fresh, as well as established names, to become
the darts stars and characters of today and tomorrow”.
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Further
details will be announced shortly.
2008 WINMAU WORLD MASTERS WORLD FINALS
THE BRITISH DARTS ORGANISATION is delighted to announce
that the World Finals of the 2008 Winmau World Masters will return to The Spa,
Bridlington from Friday December 5th to Sunday, December 7th.
The Stage Finals of
the Men’s World Masters
will be screened live on
BBC TV on
Saturday, December 6th
and Sunday, December 7th
Following a multi-million pound redevelopment, The Spa is
the perfect host venue for the 35th World Masters to celebrate both
the 35th Anniversary of the oldest established major tournament in
World darts, and the 35th Anniversary of the British Darts Organisation.
More details will be announced later.
Friday 4th April 2008
NORWAY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008
The Norwegian Darts Federation arranged their National Championships
last weekend. You can get up to date
on the results by visiting the links below.
DENMARK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008
The
Danish National Singles Championships that was held on Sunday 30/3
2008 in
Odense.
The results, and the Danish teams for the forthcoming Nordic Cup are
shown below.
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Men’s
Singles:
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Women’s Singles: |
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Per Laursen
Preben Krabben
Vladimir Andersen
Brian Sørensen
Søren Gjerlufsen
Henrik Primdal
Peter Sønderby
Søren Behrendsen
Niels Jørgen Hansen
Brian Christiansen
Jan Ole Gjøg
Kim Frithjof
Klaus Rejnhold
Stig Jørgensen
Torben Skov
Henrik Vestbo
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Gitte Nielsen
Janni lindskov
Mette Funch
Malene Vestergaard
Hanne Johnsen
Anette Sand Andersen
Charlotte Pedersen
Tina Eggersen
Helle Jensen
Jannie Andersen
Maika Dollerup
Hanne Hoffmann
Janni Larsen
Hanne Baggesgaard
Susan Vith
Dorthe Drue
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Girl's Singles:
Gitte Nielsen
Sanne Nielsen
Maja
Rudolph
Christina Børre Petersen
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Boy’s singles:
Daniel Hadberg Drue
Mathias Arslev
Tobias Nilsson
Chris
Pedersen
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Nordic Cup 2008: Teams
Men:
Frede Johansen, Stig Jørgensen, Kim Frithjof, Vladimir Andersen,
Peter Sønderby, Preben Krabben, Per Laursen,
and Henrik Primdal
Women:
Tina Eggersen, Mette Funch, Gitte Nielsen, and Anette Sand Andersen
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