Dutch Open Diary: Greaves & Bottenberg Triumph
[Greaves] shared some breaking news with me, as she will be playing Development Tour events this year…. Continue reading Dutch Open Diary: Greaves & Bottenberg Triumph
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Dutch Open Diary: Day 2
Defending champion Aileen de Graaf said to me she felt the pressure of being the defending champion and playing in front of the crowd all day… Continue reading Dutch Open Diary: Day 2
Dutch Open Diary: Day 1
it took almost half an hour to park my car! And that was just a small indication of how extremely busy the tournament at the Bonte Wever was… Continue reading Dutch Open Diary: Day 1
Dutch Open Proves Viewing Success
What an impressive total of 1,172,000 viewers tuning in to watch the TOTO Dutch Open final. Continue reading Dutch Open Proves Viewing Success
Dutch Open Diary – Day 3: The Winners
Van Peer kept his cool and defeated Baetens 3-1 in sets to win his first ever WDF seniors title Continue reading Dutch Open Diary – Day 3: The Winners
Duth Open Diary – Day 2: A Favourite Day
Dutch no.1 Aileen de Graaf had a straight forward win over Belgian’s Shana van Nieuwenhoven 4-1, while Beau Greaves averaged over 98 and smashed Aletta Wajer 4-0 to reach the… Continue reading Duth Open Diary – Day 2: A Favourite Day
Dutch Open Diary: Day 1
Our favourite Dutch Contributor Wim Blokpoel is once more enjoying the Dutch Open weekend. Partly as a diarist, player, and party-goer: Today was the start of my favourite tournament in the world, and the one with the most entries too: the WDF Dutch Open!! Friday is pairs day, as I paired up with fellow darting journalist Henry Cheal. We had to play early so it … Continue reading Dutch Open Diary: Day 1
Shaun Greatbatch 11th July 1969 – June 5th, 2022
Darts World remembers that Shaun was a lovely gentle person “who’s only malice was in his walk-on tune” Continue reading Shaun Greatbatch 11th July 1969 – June 5th, 2022
Dutch Open Diary: Final Flourish
The doors were opened, I walked inside the venue and I saw a massive crowd, in front of a big stage. The WDF might be for amateur players, but this looked very professional! A lot of places to eat and drink, a stand where the Paradarts players seemed to be generating income, and even two DJs for the music! It cannot be denied that it … Continue reading Dutch Open Diary: Final Flourish
Dutch Open Diary: Finals Day (Pt I)
Sunday at the Dutch Open means finals day. But before that, there was plenty of action as the men’s event continued from the last 64 onwards and the youth events were played as well. Before getting ready for my own game, I myself took part in the boys (14-18) event, I went to the Press/VIP room to drop off my bag, and I noticed the … Continue reading Dutch Open Diary: Finals Day (Pt I)