# 2006 International Darts League

The 2006 Topic International Darts League was a darts tournament held in Triavium, Nijmegen, Netherlands from 6 to 14 May 2006. The tournament was sponsored by Topic, a Dutch-based electronics software and hardware manufacturer.
It began as a tournament for BDO players but Dutch broadcaster SBS-6 invited five PDC/non-WDF players for the first time in this event, with Raymond van Barneveld's switch to the PDC earlier in the year being the vital part in that decision.

## Results

The draw was conducted on 10 March 2006.

### Preliminary round

* Andy Fordham 5–4 Roy Montgomery

### First round

"ROUND ROBIN" BEST OF 11 LEGS. BEST TWO IN EACH GROUP GO FORWARD TO "ROUND ROBIN" ROUND TWO
| Group A Mervyn King 6–1 Gary Robson Vincent van der Voort 2–6 Raymond van Barneveld Mervyn King 3–6 Vincent van der Voort Gary Robson 6–4 Raymond van Barneveld Mervyn King 3–6 Raymond van Barneveld Gary Robson 6–3 Vincent van der Voort | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Raymond van Barneveld21611 2 Gary Robson21313 3 Mervyn King11213 4 Vincent van der Voort11115 |
| Group B Simon Whitlock 4–6 Albertino Essers Roland Scholten 6–1 Jonny Nijs Simon Whitlock 6–2 Roland Scholten Albertino Essers 1–6 Roland Scholten Simon Whitlock 6–4 Jonny Nijs Albertino Essers 6–3 Jonny Nijs | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Roland Scholten2148 2 Simon Whitlock21612 3 Albertino Essers21313 4 Jonny Nijs0818 |
| Group C Paul Hanvidge 5–6 Phil Taylor Co Stompé 4–6 Darryl Fitton Paul Hanvidge 6–4 Co Stompé Phil Taylor 6–5 Darryl Fitton Paul Hanvidge 2–6 Darryl Fitton Phil Taylor 6–0 Co Stompé | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Phil Taylor31810 2 Darryl Fitton21712 3 Paul Hanvidge11316 4 Co Stompé0818 |
| Group D Tony Eccles 6–3 Michael van Gerwen Colin Lloyd 6–2 Martin Atkins Tony Eccles 1–6 Colin Lloyd Michael van Gerwen 6–2 Martin Atkins Tony Eccles 6–1 Martin Atkins Michael van Gerwen 6–3 Colin Lloyd | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Colin Lloyd2159 2 Michael van Gerwen21511 3 Tony Eccles21310 4 Martin Atkins0518 |
| Group E Niels de Ruiter 6–5 Ted Hankey John Walton 5–6 Ronnie Baxter Niels de Ruiter 6–4 John Walton Ted Hankey 6–4 Ronnie Baxter Niels de Ruiter 4–6 Ronnie Baxter Ted Hankey 6–3 John Walton | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Ted Hankey21713 2 Ronnie Baxter21615 3 Niels de Ruiter21615 4 John Walton01218 |
| Group F Gary Anderson 6–3 Brian Sørensen Paul Hogan 3–6 Per Laursen Gary Anderson 3–6 Paul Hogan Brian Sørensen 6–2 Per Laursen Gary Anderson 6–4 Per Laursen Brian Sørensen 5–6 Paul Hogan | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Gary Anderson21513 2 Paul Hogan21514 3 Brian Sørensen11414 4 Per Laursen11215 |
| Group G Tony Martin 6–1 Shaun Greatbatch Tony O'Shea 6–3 Mareno Michels Tony Martin 3–6 Tony O'Shea Shaun Greatbatch 6–3 Mareno Michels Tony Martin 4–6 Mareno Michels Shaun Greatbatch 6–5 Tony O'Shea | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Tony O'Shea21711 2 Shaun Greatbatch21314 3 Tony Martin11313 4 Mareno Michels11216 |
| Group H Martin Adams 6–3 Andy Fordham Dick van Dijk 3–6 Jelle Klaasen Martin Adams 6–3 Dick van Dijk Andy Fordham 5–6 Jelle Klaasen Martin Adams 6–4 Jelle Klaasen Andy Fordham 4–6 Dick van Dijk | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Martin Adams31810 2 Jelle Klaasen21614 3 Dick van Dijk11216 4 Andy Fordham01218 |

### Second round

ROUND TWO "ROUND ROBIN" BEST OF 13 LEGS. BEST TWO IN EACH GROUP GO FORWARD TO QUARTER-Finals
| Group I Raymond van Barneveld 7–5 Ronnie Baxter Roland Scholten 7–4 Paul Hogan Ronnie Baxter 7–2 Paul Hogan Raymond van Barneveld 7–1 Roland Scholten Raymond van Barneveld 7–5 Paul Hogan Roland Scholten 7–6 Ronnie Baxter | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Raymond van Barneveld32111 2 Roland Scholten21517 3 Ronnie Baxter11816 4 Paul Hogan01121 |
| Group J Colin Lloyd 7–2 Jelle Klaasen Phil Taylor 7–1 Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch 7–5 Jelle Klaasen Phil Taylor 7–1 Colin Lloyd Phil Taylor 6–7 Jelle Klaasen Colin Lloyd 7–5 Shaun Greatbatch | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Phil Taylor2209 2 Colin Lloyd21514 3 Shaun Greatbatch11319 4 Jelle Klaasen11420 |
| Group K Gary Anderson 3–7 Simon Whitlock Ted Hankey 7–6 Gary Robson Ted Hankey 7–5 Gary Anderson Gary Robson 4–7 Simon Whitlock Gary Robson 7–2 Gary Anderson Ted Hankey 7–2 Simon Whitlock | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Ted Hankey32113 2 Simon Whitlock21614 3 Gary Robson11716 4 Gary Anderson01021 |
| Group L Tony O'Shea 6–7 Darryl Fitton Martin Adams 6–7 Michael van Gerwen Darryl Fitton 7–3 Michael van Gerwen Tony O'Shea 4–7 Martin Adams Tony O'Shea 2–7 Michael van Gerwen Martin Adams 7–3 Darryl Fitton | Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Martin Adams22014 2 Michael van Gerwen21715 3 Darryl Fitton21716 4 Tony O'Shea01221 |

### Knockout stages

Players in bold denote match winners.
| Quarter-finals Best of 11 sets best of three legs per set May 10 | Quarter-finals Best of 11 sets best of three legs per set May 10 | Quarter-finals Best of 11 sets best of three legs per set May 10 | Semi-finals Best of 17 sets best of three legs per set May 11 | Semi-finals Best of 17 sets best of three legs per set May 11 | Semi-finals Best of 17 sets best of three legs per set May 11 | Final Best of 25 sets best of three legs per set May 12 | Final Best of 25 sets best of three legs per set May 12 | Final Best of 25 sets best of three legs per set May 12 |
| PDC | Raymond van Barneveld 100.29 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WDF | Michael van Gerwen 97.14 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WDF | Michael van Gerwen 97.14 | 3 | PDC | Raymond van Barneveld 95.37 | 9 | | | |
| | | | WDF | Simon Whitlock 92.88 | 7 | | | |
| PDC | Phil Taylor 101.52 | 5 | WDF | Simon Whitlock 92.88 | 7 | | | |
| WDF | Simon Whitlock 101.22 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WDF | Simon Whitlock 101.22 | 6 | | | | PDC | Raymond van Barneveld 99.54 | 13 |
| | | | | | | PDC | Colin Lloyd 95.25 | 5 |
| WDF | Ted Hankey 93.18 | 3 | | | | | | | PDC | Colin Lloyd 95.25 | 5 |
| PDC | Colin Lloyd 86.55 | 6 | | | | | | |
| PDC | Colin Lloyd 86.55 | 6 | PDC | Colin Lloyd 94.35 | 9 | | | |
| | | | PDC | Roland Scholten 93.18 | 8 | | | |
| WDF | Martin Adams 94.50 | 4 | PDC | Roland Scholten 93.18 | 8 | | | |
| PDC | Roland Scholten 86.79 | 6 | | | | | | |