| Dutch Darts Masters |
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The Dutch Darts Masters are the seventh European Tour Event of the year and will be played from 24. - 26. May in Zwolle, Netherlands.
Participants, Schedule Tournament Information |
| Premier League |
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From 7. February till 23. May this year's Premier League will be played - with one exception every Thursday. The eight League Day will already take place on Wednesday, 27. March. On the following day is Judgement Night.
Participants, Schedule Tournament Information |
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13. Dezember
Coaching Clinic 54:
Your Darts! The Most Important Piece Of Your Kit! 
Dartoid prepares for a journey to South Africa: Preparing for darts in Cape Town 
Adam "Thorn" Smith between Panama and Costa Rica :
"Pairs in Panama, Mixed Trios in Costa Rica" |
| Interview with Michael Unterbuchner |
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Michael Unterbuchner chose another way than most of the other upcoming German players and plays with some success on the WDF/BDO Circuit. He qualified for the BDO World Championship. To the Interview |
26. May
White wins in Zwolle
Ian White won in Zwolle the final of the Dutch Darts Masters against Michael van Gerwen with 8:7 and got his second European Tour title in a row. Both players looked tired in the final but it was White who was more clinical on his doubles and van Gerwen trailed most of the time in the match.
White defeated on his way in the final on the third day of the event Jermaine Wattimena, Vincent van der Voort and Peter Wright. Van Gerwen won a rather close match against his Dutch rival Raymond van Barneveld, after that a very close match against Dave Chisnall in the quarterfinals and prevailed only just in the semi-finals over Gerwyn Price.
Dutch Darts Masters - Day 3
In Zwolle today the Dutch Darts Masters will be played to the end. In the afternoon-session the third round will be played, in the evening session quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final will take place.
The most anticipated match of the third round was the clash between Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld which was won by the reigning champion. For Raymond van Barneveld - who will retire end of the year - it were his last Dutch Darts Masters.
Participants, Schedule, Results
Statistics
25. Mai
Dutch Darts Masters - Day 2
Today in Zwolle the second day of the Dutch Darts Masters takes place on which the seeded players enter the tournament and played against the first round winners.
With the exception of Danny van Trijp all Host Nation Qualifiers were eliminated in the first round. Austrian Rowby-John Rodriguez had with 108.79 the highest average of the first day. James Wade withdrew on short notice so his opponent Glen Durrant gets a bye and progresses into the third round.
Participants, Schedule, Results
Statistics
24. May
Dutch Darts Masters
Today in Zwolle in the Netherlands the Dutch Darts Masters - the seventh event of the European Tour 2019 - will begin.In an afternoon-and an evening-session the first round will be played in which only the qualifiers take part.
As Rob Cross withdrew on short notice yesterday in the Host Nation Qualifier five tournament places were on offer. The qualifiers are Erik Hol, Jimmy Hendriks, Danny van Trijp, Wesley Plaisier and Alexander Merkx.
Participants, Schedule, Results
Statistics
23. May
Van Gerwen wins Premier League
Michael van Gerwen won his fifth Premier League title. He defeated in the unforunately rather one sided final Rob Cross with 11:5. Cross had his chances in the match but often spoiled them as he couldn't find the double.
In the semi-finals van Gerwen didn't play as strong as in the final and had a lot more problems against his opponent Daryl Gurney, who was similar to Cross not too sure on his doubles. Rob Cross won his semifinal against James Wade convincingly and deserved, Wade just never found his game.
Report, Statistics
Premier League - Preview Play-Offs
Today the final of the Premier League will take place in the O2 Arena in London.
In the first semi-final reigning champion Michael van Gerwen will meet Daryl Gurney. Gurney won this season both his league matches against van Gerwen. In the second semi-final James Wade will play against Rob Cross. It is a repeat of match last week in Leeds. There Wade defeated Cross with 8:6. After that this year's Premier League will conclude with the final.
Preview
21. May
European Tour - Associate Members Qualifiers
At the weekend in Hildesheim, Germany, three Associate Members Qualifiers for European Tour Events in the Netherlands, in Denmark and in the Czech Republic took place. Austrian Michael Rasztovits threw a nine-darter Neun-Darter but failed to qualify.
For the Dutch Darts Masters qualified German Florian Hempel and Belgian Mike de Decker, for the Danish Darts Open Mike de Decker and New Zealands Cody Harris and for the Czech Darts Open Switzlerland's Stefan Bellmont and Dutchman Wessel Nijman.
Dutch Darts Masters
Danish Darts Open
Czech Darts Open
Durrant and Ward win in Barnsley
Glen Durrant won on saturday the fifteenth Players Championship of the year and with it his second PDC title. In the final he defeated Darius Labanauskas with 8:1. In the semi-finals Durrant prevailed over Michael van Gerwen while Labanauskas won against Ron Meulenkamp. Dave Chisnall threw a nine-darter.
The sixteenth Players Championship on sunday was won by Harry Ward who won the close final against German Max Hopp with 8:7. The semi-finals reached Robert Thornton and Jose de Sousa. Robert Thornton threw a nine-darter.
Results
Results
Winners of the Police Open were Dutchman Toon Greebe and Fie Skinnes from Denmark. The titles of the Police Masters won Welshman Mark Blandford and Deta Hedman.
Kirsi Viinikainen from Finland won both the Lithunian and the Vilnius Open. The men's titles went to Englishman Martin Barrett and Dutchman Jeffrey Sparidaans.
Beau Greaves dominated the ladies events of the Welsh Open and won the girl's title and the women's titles of the Welsh Classic and the Welsh Open. James Beeton won the boy's event. Dutchman Martijn Kleermaker got the Welsh Open title, the Welsh Classic were won by Dave Parletti.
PDC Rankings
The PDC Order of Merit, the Pro Tour Order of Merit, the European Tour Order of Merit and the Players Championship Order of Merit were updated.PDC Rankings
European Tour
Pro Tour
17. Mai
Pro Tour Barnsley
Again today in Barnsley a Pro Tour weekend begins with the UK and den West/South Europe Tour Card holders Qualifiers for the European
Tour Events seven and eight in Zwolle and Copenhagen. On Saturday and Sunday the Players Championships fifteen and sixteen will follow.
Some Tour Card holders didn't register or have withdrawn - among them Rob Cross and Mensur Suljovic. They will be replaced by players from the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.
Participants, Results
Dutch Darts Open
Danish Darts Open
PDC World Cup
By now the PDC published the first round schedule as well. The match between Gibraltar and Japan will open the tournament on Thursday the 6. June.
The match between last year's runner-up Team Scotland and Team Denmark will end the first day.
On the second day of the tournament the first round will be played to the end. In the last match of the first round and the last match of the second day
reigning champion Netherlands will play against the Spanish Team.
Draw and Schedule First Round, Participants
16. May
Premier League - Sixteenth League Day
On the last dramatic league night of Premier League especially Gerwyn Price and Daryl Gurney impressed in their 8:3 wins over Peter Wright and Michael Smith
with strong perfomances. Price nevertheless lost out on a place in the play-offs as Gurney and James Wade won as well and sit by this in front of him in the final league table on the places three and
four. Michael van Gerwen won the battle for the first place in the table with his win over Mensur Suljovic while Rob Cross lost to James Wade.
Next weeks semifinals will be Michael van Gerwen against Daryl Gurney - against whom he lost twice in the league phase - and as today James Wade against Rob Cross.
Table Final Standings, Results
Statistics
PDC World Cup
The PDC today announced the draw for the first round of the event which will take place from 6. - 9. June in Hamburg.
Reigning champion Netherlands - this year with Michael van Gerwen and Jermaine Wattimena - will play against Spain. Team Scotland, last year's runner-up, will play in the first round against Team Denmark. Number 1 seed Team England - this year with Rob Cross and Michael Smith - begins against Team Philippines.
Draw First Round, Participants
15. May
Premier League - Preview Sixteenth League Day
The sixteenth and last league day of the Premier League will take place in Leeds and finally the positions in the table will be decided.
For Rob Cross and Michael van Gerwen it is all about the first place in the table, for Gerwyn Price, Daryl Gurney, Mensur Suljovic and James Wade it is all about the last two play-off places. All four matches will be important.
Preview
13. May
PDC World Cup
The PDC announced all participants in the PDC World Cup which will be played from 6. - 9. June in Hamburg.
While last year's runner-up Scotland again will play with Gary Anderson and Peter Wright the Dutch reigning champion
this year for the first time will stand with
Michael van Gerwen and Jermaine Wattimena at the oche. In the number 1 seed Team England there will be a change as well
- Rob Cross represents his home country this year together with Michael Smith. Team Switzerland was replaced by Team Lithunia
- Darius Labanauskas, Mindaugas Barauskas.
Participants
PDC Challenge Tour
At the weekend in Wigan four more events of the PDC Challenge Tour took place and there were four different winners. The events 5 and 6 on
Saturday were won by Darren Beveridge and Cameron Menzies - for Beveridge it was the first PDC title, for Menzies the second.
On Sunday Jesus Naguera and Stephen Burton got a win each. For the Spaniard it was the first win in the PDC, for Burton already the second
Challenge Tour win this year. Burton now heads the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. in the seventh event Geert de Vos threw a
nine-darter.
Challenge Tour
White wins in Sindelfingen
Ian White defeated in the close finale of the European Darts Grand Prix Peter Wright with 8:7 and won his second European Tour title.
With White won the most consistent player of the event. On his way into the final he defeated on finals day Keegan Brown, Jeffrey de Zwaan and Steve Beaton. Wright first won
on finals day against Jonny Clayton, prevailed in the quarterfinals over the reigning champion Michael van Gerwen and defeated in the semi-finals Jamie
Hughes. For Hughes it was the first PDC semi-final.
Schedule, Results
Statistics
12. May
European Darts Grand Prix - Day 2
Yesterday in Sindelfingen the second day of the European Darts Grand Prix took place. The seeded players joined the tournament
and played against the first round winners.
After all German speaking qualifiers were elimnated in the first round the two seeds Mensur Suljovic and Max Hopp lost their second matches against Steve Beaton and Nathan Aspinall as well. Reigning champion Michael van Gerwen had much to bother to get over the finishing line in front of his opponent Brendan Dolan. In the best match of the evening session Jamie Hughes defeated Adrian Lewis with the with 103.67 so far highest average of the event 6:3.
Schedule, Results
Statistics
10.May
European Darts Grand Prix
Today in Sindelfingen the European Darts Grand Prix will begin - the sixth event of the European Tour 2019.In an afternoon-and an evening-session the first round will be played in which only the qualifiers take part.
By the West/South Europe Associate Members Qualifier Michael Rasztovits and Stefan Bellmont qualified. As Dave Chisnall withdrew by the Host Nation Qualifier five tournament places were on offer. Daniel Klose, Michael Hurtz, Dragutin Horvat, Ricardo Pietrezko and Michael Rosenauer qualified.
Participants, Schedule, Results
Statistics
Premier League - Fifteenth League Day
After the fifteenth league day of Premier League it is still up in the air who'll be in the play-offs. Till know only is known
reigning Michael van Gerwen and Rob Cross will progress - both won their matches tonight.
Rob Cross still heads the table one point in advance of van Gerwen. James Wade has after his draw with Michael Smith a small edge over
Mensur Suljovic and Daryl Gurney and still is third of the table. Gerwyn Price
has one point less then Suljovic and Gurney and two points less then Wade - it all depends on the last league day next week.
Table, Results
Statistics
9. May
Premier League - Preview Fifteenth League Day
On the fifteenth and penultimate league day of the Premier League in Sheffield and the battle for the play-off places enters the next round.
The head-to head match of the night will be the match between Gerwyn Price and Daryl Gurney. Peter Wright and Michael Smith are not able to qualify any longer for the top four and have nothing to lose against Michael van Gerwen and James Wade. First in the table Rob Cross will play against Mensur Suljovic.
Preview
3. May
Austrian Darts Open
Today in Premstätten near Graz in Austria the Austrian Darts Open will begin - the fifth event of the European Tour 2019.In an afternoon-and an evening-session the first round will be played in which only the qualifiers take part.
By the West/South Europe Associate Members Qualifier Patrick van den Boogaard and Diogo Portela qualified. By the Host Nation Qualifier qualified Dietmar Burger, Michael Rasztovits, Benjamin Fasching und Patrick Tringler for the event. Fasching and Tingler will give their European Tour debut.
Participants, Schedule, Results
Statistics
2. May
Premier League - Fourteenth League Day
With a clear 8:1 win over Michael Smith Rob Cross played hi9mself back on the first place of the table of the Premier League and secured as first player his place in the play-offs Platz while Michael Smith with this loss is out finally out of the race for a place under the top four. Michael van Gerwen for the second time this season lost to Daryl Gurney and again has one point less then Cross. Gurney moved up with the win to the fifth place in the table and is only one point behind the places three and four. As well no longer in the races for a place under the top four is Peter Wright who lost against Mensur Suljovic. In the last match of the night direct rivals James Wade and Gerwyn Price met. Price had no good day and lost against a solid playing Wade. By this Price dropped behind Gurney on the sixth place in the table.
Table, Results
Report, Statistics
1. May
O'Connor and de Zwaan win in Barnsley
William O'Connor and Jeffrey der Zwaan won the Players Championships 13 and 14 in Barnsley.
William O'Connor got his first PDC Title by defeating Nathan Aspinal in the final of Players Championship 13 on Tuesday. The semi-finals reached Adrian Lewis and Daryl Gurney.
Jeffrey de Zwaan won today the fourteenth Players Championship defeating Stephen Bunting. Arron Monk and Darius Labanauskas stood in the semi-finals.
Results
Premier League - Preview Fourteenth League Day
The fourteenth league day of Premier League is played in Manchester and the battle for the play-off places enters the next round.
Gerwyn Price and James Wade meet in the last match of the evening in a head-to-head match while Mensur Suljovic will play against Peter Wright who is last of the table. Rob Cross and Michael van Gerwen could secure their play-off places. Rob Cross will meet luckless Michael Smith, Michael van Gerwen will play againsth Daryl Gurney who defeated him in the first half of the campaign in Berlin.
Preview