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Danny Van Trijp
Danny van Trijp (born 24 December 1996) is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won two titles on the 2022 PDC Challenge Tour. Career Van Trijp attended European Q-School in 2019, but never got farther than the last 16, missing out on a PDC Tour Card. He did then qualify as one of the Associate Member qualifiers for the 2019 European Darts Open in Leverkusen, Germany. However, he lost 6–3 to Adam Hunt in the first round. He also qualified for the 2019 Dutch Darts Masters. In the first round he won 6–5 against Keegan Brown, but was defeated 6–2 by Ricky Evans in the second round. Van Trijp made his Players Championship debut on 3 August 2019. He lost in the first round to David Pallett 6–5. A day later he won 6–3 against Simon Stevenson, then lost in the second round against Steve Beaton 6–5. Van Trijp made his UK Open debut in 2020. In the first round he defeated Boris Koltsov 6–4 but was then beaten 6–0 by Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etten-Leur
Etten-Leur () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Dutch province North Brabant. Its name is a combination of the two villages from which the municipality originally arose: Etten and Leur. History The villages were always part of one municipality, originally called "Etten c.a." (cum annexis), this later to change to "Etten en Leur". The current name was adopted in 1968. By that time, the villages had grown into one. Both villages, created in the Middle Ages, were relatively prosperous during the period of the Dutch Republic, the exception being the period of the Eighty Years' War in which the area was a major battleground. This prosperity was caused by the fact that Etten was a centre for the production of peat, and Leur was a local trading port, as it had a harbour. Decline in economic importance marked both villages during the nineteenth century. In 1836 Arnold Damen left Leur in order to work as a missionary in the United States. The painter Vincent van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2019 Dutch Darts Masters
The 2019 Dutch Darts Masters was the seventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at IJsselhallen, Zwolle, Netherlands, from 24 to 26 May 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Steve Lennon 8–5 in the final of the 2018 tournament. However, Ian White ended Van Gerwen's five-year winning run in the tournament by beating him 8–7 in the final to win his third European Tour title. The result also ended Van Gerwen's 28-game winning streak in European Tour last-leg deciders. Prize money This is how the prize money is divided: * Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit. Qualification and format The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 7 May will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 PDC Pro Tour
The 2022 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There were thirty Players Championship events and thirteen PDC European Tour events, and after the split format last year, the Challenge and Development Tours returned as one big tour, rather than a UK/European split tour. Prize money The prize money for the Players Championship events rose from 2021 levels, with each event having a prize fund of £100,000. This is how the prize money is divided: PDC Tour Card 128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships events, the UK Open and qualifiers for all European Tour and select televised events. Tour cards The 2022 Tour Cards are awarded to: * (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship, 2022 World Championship. * (24) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jelle Klaasen
Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October 1984), nicknamed the Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments, where in 2006, he became the youngest player to win the BDO World Darts Championship, aged 21 at the time. He also is a Dutch Open champion. Beginnings of his career His first attempt at the international stage was a 2005 Winmau World Masters ended with a 2–3 defeat to Irishman Steve McDonald. On 15 January 2006, Klaasen became the youngest BDO World Darts Champion, aged 21 years 90 days, when he defeated fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld in the final of the 2006 BDO World Championship by 7 sets to 5. He also beat Shaun Greatbatch and world number one Mervyn King on his way to the final. Before the tournament, he was a 100–1 outsider to win the title. As World Champion, he was invited to the 2006 World Darts Trophy in his home country, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lukas Wenig
Lukas Wenig (born 18 September 1994) is a professional German darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Wenig qualified for his first PDC European Tour tournament in 2019, when he qualified for the 2019 German Darts Open, but he lost in the first round to Chris Dobey. Wenig has also qualified via different routes for the UK Open, reaching the third round in 2022 before losing to compatriot Florian Hempel. He reached the third round on the European Tour for the first time at the 2022 European Darts Matchplay before being defeated by Luke Humphries. He missed out on a Tour Card in 2023. In April 2023 Wenig won Week 9 of the 3rd Edition of the Modus Super Series, picking up £5,000 in the process. He reached the final twice on the 2023 Challenge Tour. In January 2024, Wenig earned a Tour Card at Q-School In professional golf, the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Teemu Harju
Teemu Harju (born 25 May 1992) is a Finland, Finnish professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He won a silver medal at the WDF Europe Cup and represented Finland during the WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup. Career Harju was a prospective player. He took part in the PDC World Youth Championship three times as a qualifier from Scandinavia. His best result was at the 2012 PDC World Youth Championship, where he defeated Ryan Harrington in the first round match by 5–1 in legs. In the second round he lost to Rhys Dudley by 3–5 in legs. At the end of September 2022, he was selected by the national federation to participate in the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. On the third day of the tournament, he advanced to the finals of the singles competition, defeating Nick Kenny (darts player), Nick Kenny, Jan McIntosh and Danny van Trijp on the road to the final. In the final, he lost to Jacques Labre by 2–7 in legs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Borland (darts Player)
William Borland (born 8 November 1996) is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He made the second round at the 2022 PDC World Championship, hitting a nine-dart finish in a last-leg decider against Bradley Brooks. He also reached the last 16 at both the 2018 BDO World Trophy and the 2021 European Championship. Career In the BDO, Borland reached the last 48 of the 2017 World Masters and the last 16 of the 2018 World Trophy. He made the quarter-finals of the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship on 4 November but lost 6–3 to Keane Barry. On 19 January 2020, Borland won a two-year PDC Tour Card by finishing eighth on the UK Q-School Order of Merit. Borland reached the third round of the 2021 Hungarian Darts Trophy following a win over Mensur Suljović but withdrew from the tournament for personal reasons. However, as only two European Tour events took place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this result helped him qualify for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Boris Koltsov
Boris Sergeevich Koltsov (; born 10 September 1988) is a Russian darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Career BDO In September 2014, Koltsov reached the semi-finals of the WDF Europe Cup beating Jeffrey Van Egdom, Remco van Eijden, Thomas Junghans, Daniel Larsson and Ross Montgomery along the way before losing to Darius Labanauskas 6–3. He also reached the last 16 of the Romanian Open. PDC Koltsov won the Russian Qualifying Event for the 2015 PDC World Championship and beat Haruki Muramatsu of Japan 4–2 in legs in the preliminary round. He squared his first round match with Kevin Painter at 1–1 in sets, but could not win another leg after this to be defeated 3–1. He teamed up with Aleksei Kadochnikov to represent Russia at the World Cup of Darts and they lost 5–1 to Australia in the first round. Koltsov's bid to reach the 2016 World Championship was ended at the semi-final stage by Aleksandr Oreshkin. He dominated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
UK Open
The Ladbrokes UK Open is a ranking major darts tournament held annually at the Butlins Minehead Resort by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in England. The event is often referred to as the "FA Cup of darts" as it has an unseeded open draw made after each round, and entry is open to players at all levels of darts. One-hundred-and-sixty players compete in the multi-board event over eight-stages before the PDC’s Top 32 enter the tournament in the fourth round. The tournament has a prize fund of £600,000; the victor’s prize is £110,000. History From 2003 to 2013, the UK Open took place in June each year at the Reebok Stadium, in Bolton. In 2014, it moved to Butlin's Minehead taking place in early March. Phil Taylor beat Shayne Burgess in the inaugural final. Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld won the tournament in 2006, in his first appearance in a PDC ranking event. He knocked out 13-times World Champion Phil Taylor 11–10 en route to the final where he beat Barrie B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Steve Beaton
Steve Beaton (born 5 April 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competes in World Seniors Darts (WSD) events. Nicknamed "the Bronzed Adonis", Beaton formerly formerly competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO), World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments. He is a former BDO World Champion, having won the 1996 World Championship. He was ranked BDO world number one in 1993 and 1994. Before switching to the PDC in 2001, Beaton won the 1993 World Masters, the 1995 and 1996 Dutch Opens, and also achieved success in the WDF Europe Cup and WDF World Cup. In the PDC, Beaton finished as the runner-up at the 2009 European Championship. He also won three PDC Pro Tour titles, including the 2013 German Darts Masters on the European Tour. Beaton retired from professional darts at the end of 2024, handing in his PDC Tour Card. He reached the semi-finals at the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship. Background Beaton was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Simon Stevenson
Simon Stevenson (born 18 February 1972) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Stevenson first rose to prominence after winning the Rileys Plymouth qualifier for the 2014 UK Open. He defeated Ian Jones, Jason Lovett, Mark Barilli and Rocco Maes to reach the last 32 before losing 9–5 to Jamie Lewis. Stevenson gained the nickname "The Mirror Man" in a late 2014 clash, matching exactly dart-for-dart on three unusual finishes by opponent Darren Hardyment before eventually clinching a resounding victory in the West Midlands derby. It was 6th time lucky for Stevenson who self-proclaimedly suffered 5 years bad luck at the event before triumphing. The following year, he again qualified for the 2015 UK Open via the Rileys Reading qualifier, but could not repeat his 2014 performance as he lost 5–2 to Dave Prins in the preliminary round. Stevenson first claimed a PDC Tour Card in 2016, defeating Lee Evans on Day 1 of Q-Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
