# 2006 World Darts Trophy

The 2006 Bavaria World Darts Trophy was the fifth edition of the World Darts Trophy, a professional darts tournament held at the De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, the Netherlands, run by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation.
Players from the Professional Darts Corporation competed for the first time, with five PDC players invited to the event. Gary Robson, the 2005 winner, and Jelle Klaasen, the BDO World Champion, were eliminated in the first round by Simon Whitlock and Tony Eccles, respectively. The final, featuring Phil Taylor, the PDC World Champion and in his first BDO major final for fourteen years, and Martin Adams, in his second straight World Darts Trophy final, was won by Taylor, 7–2 in sets. The women's event was replaced with a junior's event, with this being the only year a junior's event took place. Ron Meulenkamp won the junior's event.

## Prize money
### Men

| Pos | Money (Euros) |
| Winner | 45,000 |
| Runner-up | 22,500 |
| Semi-Finals | 11,250 |
| Quarter-Finals | 6,000 |
| Last 16 | 3,000 |
| Last 32 | 2,000 |
| Highes Checkout | 2,000 |

## Men's tournament

| First round Best of 5 sets | First round Best of 5 sets | First round Best of 5 sets | Second round Best of 7 sets | Second round Best of 7 sets | Second round Best of 7 sets | Quarter-Finals Best of 9 sets | Quarter-Finals Best of 9 sets | Quarter-Finals Best of 9 sets | | Semi-Finals Best of 11 sets | Semi-Finals Best of 11 sets | Semi-Finals Best of 11 sets | | Final Best of 13 sets | Final Best of 13 sets | Final Best of 13 sets |
| Colin Lloyd | Colin Lloyd | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Manley | Peter Manley | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Manley | Peter Manley | 1 | Colin Lloyd | Colin Lloyd | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gary Anderson | Gary Anderson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Anderson | Gary Anderson | 3 | Gary Anderson | Gary Anderson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ted Hankey | Ted Hankey | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ted Hankey | Ted Hankey | 0 | | | | Colin Lloyd | Colin Lloyd | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Phil Taylor | Phil Taylor | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Phil Taylor | Phil Taylor | 3 | | | | | | | Phil Taylor | Phil Taylor | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Sorensen | Brian Sorensen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Sorensen | Brian Sorensen | 0 | Phil Taylor | Phil Taylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Walton | John Walton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Walton | John Walton | 3 | John Walton | John Walton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Greatbatch | Shaun Greatbatch | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Greatbatch | Shaun Greatbatch | 2 | | | | | | | | Phil Taylor | Phil Taylor | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie Baxter | Ronnie Baxter | 0 | | | | |
| Ronnie Baxter | Ronnie Baxter | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie Baxter | Ronnie Baxter | 0 | | | | |
| Paul Hogan | Paul Hogan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hogan | Paul Hogan | 1 | Ronnie Baxter | Ronnie Baxter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin Atkins | Martin Atkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Atkins | Martin Atkins | 3 | Martin Atkins | Martin Atkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hanvidge | Paul Hanvidge | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hanvidge | Paul Hanvidge | 0 | | | | Ronnie Baxter | Ronnie Baxter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mike Veitch | Mike Veitch | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Veitch | Mike Veitch | 3 | | | | | | | Mike Veitch | Mike Veitch | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Dirk Hespeels | Dirk Hespeels | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dirk Hespeels | Dirk Hespeels | 0 | Mike Veitch | Mike Veitch | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tony Eccles | Tony Eccles | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Eccles | Tony Eccles | 3 | Tony Eccles | Tony Eccles | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jelle Klaasen | Jelle Klaasen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jelle Klaasen | Jelle Klaasen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Phil Taylor (102.21) | Phil Taylor (102.21) | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Adams (94.77) | Martin Adams (94.77) | 2 |
| Martin Adams | Martin Adams | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Adams (94.77) | Martin Adams (94.77) | 2 |
| Albertino Essers | Albertino Essers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Albertino Essers | Albertino Essers | 0 | Martin Adams | Martin Adams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tony O'Shea | Tony O'Shea | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony O'Shea | Tony O'Shea | 3 | Tony O'Shea | Tony O'Shea | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dick van Dijk | Dick van Dijk | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dick van Dijk | Dick van Dijk | 1 | | | | Martin Adams | Martin Adams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Niels de Ruiter | Niels de Ruiter | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Niels de Ruiter | Niels de Ruiter | 3 | | | | | | | Niels de Ruiter | Niels de Ruiter | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Mareno Michels | Mareno Michels | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mareno Michels | Mareno Michels | 2 | Niels de Ruiter | Niels de Ruiter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Vincent van der Voort | Vincent van der Voort | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort | Vincent van der Voort | 3 | Vincent van der Voort | Vincent van der Voort | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Göran Klemme | Göran Klemme | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Göran Klemme | Göran Klemme | 2 | | | | | | | | Martin Adams | Martin Adams | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Michael van Gerwen | Michael van Gerwen | 4 | | | | |
| Michael van Gerwen | Michael van Gerwen | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Michael van Gerwen | Michael van Gerwen | 4 | | | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Raymond van Barneveld | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Raymond van Barneveld | 2 | Michael van Gerwen | Michael van Gerwen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Simon Whitlock | Simon Whitlock | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Simon Whitlock | Simon Whitlock | 3 | Simon Whitlock | Simon Whitlock | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Robson | Gary Robson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Robson | Gary Robson | 1 | | | | Michael van Gerwen | Michael van Gerwen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mervyn King | Mervyn King | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mervyn King | Mervyn King | 3 | | | | | | | Mervyn King | Mervyn King | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Martin | Tony Martin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Martin | Tony Martin | 0 | Mervyn King | Mervyn King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Darryl Fitton | Darryl Fitton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darryl Fitton | Darryl Fitton | 3 | Darryl Fitton | Darryl Fitton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Co Stompé | Co Stompé | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Junior tournament

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 7 legs | Semi-finals Best of 9 legs | Semi-finals Best of 9 legs | Final Best of 11 legs | Final Best of 11 legs |
| Ron Meulenkamp | 4 | | | | |
| Oskar Lukasiak | 2 | Ron Meulenkamp | 5 | | |
| Jan Dekker | 4 | Jan Dekker | 0 | | |
| Jeffrey Vanbergen | 2 | | | Ron Meulenkamp | 6 |
| Pieter Collijn | 3 | | | Sven van Dun | 1 |
| Richie George | 4 | Richie George | 2 | | |
| Vladimir Andersen | 1 | Sven van Dun | 5 | | |
| Sven van Dun | 4 | | | | |

## Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast by SBS6 in the Netherlands, but was not shown in the UK. An internet feed from SBS was available. However, this may be restricted to the Netherlands only due to contractual restrictions.