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16 year old wins PDC event!

  • 02-05-2006 8:19am
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    Registered Users Posts: 4,421 ✭✭✭


    Michael van Gerwen, the next big thing in world darts, caused a big surprise by winning the Open Holland at the weekend. Its a PDC event, but its a genuine "open", so BDO players can play in it. Jelle Klaasen and Tony West also played.

    Taylor, Mardle and Manley werent playing but most of the rest of top PDC players were there, including Barney, Lloyd and Scholten. Irishman Owen Caffrey made the last 16 (over 800 played).

    Last 16
    Newton, Wesley (Eng) vs Mann, Jimmy (Eng) 4-3 legs
    Jones, Wayne (Eng) vs West, Tony (Eng) 4-2
    Gerwen, Michael van (NL) vs Smith, Andy (Eng) 4-2
    Painter, Kevin (Eng) vs Blijs, Hans (NL) 4-2
    Baxter, Ronnie (Eng) vs Johnson, Darren (Eng) 4-1
    Lewis, Adrian (Eng) vs Ovens, Denis (Eng) 4-0
    Priestley, Dennis (Eng) vs Caffrey, Owen (Ire) 4-2
    Osborne, Colin (Eng) vs Knoops, Wichard (NL) 4-1

    Quarter finals
    Jones, Wayne (Eng) vs Newton, Wesley (Eng) 5-1
    Gerwen, Michael van (NL) vs Painter, Kevin (Eng) 5-3
    Baxter, Ronnie (Eng) vs Lewis, Adrian (Eng) 5-3
    Osborne, Colin (Eng) vs Priestley, Dennis (Eng) 5-4

    Semi finals
    Gerwen, Michael van (NL) vs Jones, Wayne (Eng) 6-4
    Osborne, Colin (Eng) vs Baxter, Ronnie (Eng) 6-3

    Final
    Gerwen, Michael van (NL) vs Osborne, Colin (Eng)
    3-2 sets : (3-0; 3-2; 1-3; 1-3; 3-2)

    Mens Doubles

    Quarter Finals
    Baxter, Ronnie - Ovens, Denis (Eng) beat Roy, Alex - Osborne, Colin (Eng) 4-2 legs
    Wade, James - Lewis, Adrian (Eng) beat Jenkins, Terry - Smith, Andy (Eng) 4-3
    Koster, Dick - Meulenkamp, Ron (NL) beat Overdijk, Christian van - Gerwen, Michael van (NL) 4-3
    Atwood, Wayne - Alker, Steve (Wal) beat Newton, Wesley - Gray, Adrian (Eng) 4-1

    Semis
    Wade, James - Lewis, Adrian (Eng) beat Baxter, Ronnie - Ovens, Denis (Eng) 4-0
    Atwood, Wayne - Alker, Steve (Wal) beat Koster, Dick - Meulenkamp, Ron (NL) 4-0

    Final
    Atwood, Wayne - Alker, Steve (Wal) beat Wade, James - Lewis, Adrian (Eng) 5-4

    Mixed Doubles

    Semis
    Molema, Carla - Nijs, Johnny (NL) beat Laan, Bianca - Boldewijn, Alex (NL) 3-1
    Baxter, Ronnie - Krappen, Karin (Eng/NL) beat Hoenselaar, Francisca - Clarys, Erik (NL/Bel) 3-0

    Final
    Baxter, Ronnie - Krappen, Karin (Eng/NL) beat Molema, Carla - Nijs, Johnny (NL) 4-2

    Ladies
    Final
    Hoenselaar, Francisca (NL) beat Krappen, Karin (NL) 2-0 sets


Comments

  • Registered Users Posts: 343 ✭✭DC


    That's all we need. Someone to win the world championship by the age of 18 and dominate darts for the next 25 years :)

    Fair play to him though. He must be a pure natural talent.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 992 ✭✭✭mchurl


    can only be good for darts, another top class player


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,236 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    Yeah can only be good for the sport. The dutch really have some top class facilities and tournaments etc to help bring through their young talent. I can see the dutch dominating the sport in the future.

    Also well done to Caffery, great to see one of our own doing well.


  • Registered Users Posts: 605 ✭✭✭RedPeppers


    good post Rooster. great to see irish talent mixing it with the best. The youngster could be the next Taylor...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    This turned out well haha


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