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2013 World Grand Prix

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2013 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix** was the sixteenth staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament held by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was played from 7–13 October 2013 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion having defeated Mervyn King 6–4 in the 2012 final. However, he lost 3–2 in the quarter-finals to Dave Chisnall.

Phil Taylor won his 11th World Grand Prix title by defeating Chisnall 6–0 in the final.

## Format

All matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).

This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

 Second
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The total prize fund was £350,000.

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

## Qualification

The field of 32 players were made up from the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit on 22 September. The top 8 from these rankings were also seeded.

The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit, and then to the top 2 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the ProTour Order of Merit.

1. **Phil Taylor**  **(Champion)**
2. Michael van Gerwen  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Adrian Lewis  *(Second round)*
4. Simon Whitlock  *(Quarter-finals)*
5. James Wade  *(Semi-finals)*
6. Andy Hamilton  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Dave Chisnall  *(Runner-up)*
8. Wes Newton  *(Second round)*
9. Justin Pipe  *(Semi-finals)*
10. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Second round)*
11. Robert Thornton  *(First round)*
12. Kevin Painter  *(Second round)*
13. Mervyn King  *(First round)*
14. Brendan Dolan  *(First round)*
15. Kim Huybrechts  *(First round)*
16. Terry Jenkins  *(First round)*
1. Peter Wright  *(First round)*
2. Jamie Caven  *(First round)*
3. John Part  *(First round)*
4. Paul Nicholson  *(Second round)*
5. Stuart Kellett  *(First round)*
6. Ian White  *(First round)*
7. Steve Beaton  *(First round)*
8. Gary Anderson  *(Quarter-finals)*
9. Ronnie Baxter  *(Second round)*
10. Colin Lloyd  *(First round)*
11. Andy Smith  *(First round)*
12. Jelle Klaasen  *(First round)*
13. Richie Burnett  *(First round)*
14. Wayne Jones  *(Second round)*
1. Connie Finnan  *(Second round)*
2. Mickey Mansell  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Dublin Glory For Comeback Kid!. PDC.
2. ↑ Amazing Taylor Reclaims Dublin Title. PDC.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 partypoker.com World Grand Prix Draw. PDC. Retrieved on September 24, 2023.
2018 UK Open Qualifiers

The **2018 UK Open Qualifiers** consisted of 6 darts tournaments on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour, used to determine seedings for the 2018 UK Open.

This would turn out to be the last year in which qualifiers for the UK Open would take place, as from the 2019 UK Open, all Tour Card holders would automatically qualify for the tournament.

## Prize money

The prize money for the UK Open qualifiers had each event having a prize fund of £60,000.

This is how the prize money is divided:

## Reuslts

### Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1 was contested on Friday 2 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Michael van Gerwen.

### Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2 was contested on Saturday 3 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Robbie Green and Ian White both hit nine-dart finishes. The winner was Michael van Gerwen.

### Qualifier 3

Qualifier 3 was contested on Sunday 4 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Michael van Gerwen hit a nine-dart finish. The winner was Michael Smith.

### Qualifier 4

Qualifier 4 was contested on Friday 9 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Peter Jacques hit a nine-dart finish. The winner was Gary Anderson.

### Qualifier 5

Qualifier 5 was contested on Saturday 10 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Corey Cadby.

### Qualifier 6

Qualifier 6 was contested on Sunday 11 February 2018 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Krzysztof Ratajski.

## References

1. ↑ New Format & Prize Fund For Coral UK Open. PDC (5 September 2018).
2. ↑ Coral UK Open Qualifier One. PDC (2 February 2018).
3. ↑ 100 Up For Van Gerwen. PDC (3 February 2018).
4. ↑ Super Smith's Qualifier Three Success. PDC (4 February 2018).
5. ↑ Coral UK Open Qualifier Four. PDC (9 February 2018).
6. ↑ Coral UK Open Qualifier Five. PDC (10 February 2018).
7. ↑ Coral UK Open Qualifier Six. PDC (11 February 2018).
2012 World Grand Prix

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2012 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix** was the fifteenth staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament held by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was played from 8–14 October 2012 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Brendan Dolan 6–3 to win the 2011 final., but he lost 3–2 to Robert Thornton in the second round.

The final was won by Michael van Gerwen, who won his first major title by defeating Mervyn King 6–4, coming back from 4–1 down in the process.

## Format

All matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).

This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

 Second
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The total prize fund remained at £350,000.

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

 **First round losers** | (16) | £4,000

## Qualification

The field of 32 players were made up from the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit on 16 September. The top 8 from these rankings were also seeded.

The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit, and then to the top 2 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the ProTour Order of Merit.

1. Phil Taylor  *(Second round)*
2. Adrian Lewis  *(Second round)*
3. James Wade  *(First round)*
4. Gary Anderson  *(First round)*
5. Wes Newton  *(Semi-finals)*
6. Andy Hamilton  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Simon Whitlock  *(First round)*
8. Terry Jenkins  *(First round)*
9. Mark Webster  *(First round)*
10. Raymond van Barneveld  *(First round)*
11. Justin Pipe  *(Quarter-finals)*
12. Kevin Painter  *(Second round)*
13. Dave Chisnall  *(Second round)*
14. Ronnie Baxter  *(First round)*
15. Mark Walsh  *(First round)*
16. Paul Nicholson  *(Quarter-finals)*
1. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
2. Ian White  *(Second round)*
3. Kim Huybrechts  *(First round)*
4. Colin Lloyd  *(First round)*
5. Richie Burnett  *(First round)*
6. Mervyn King  *(Runner-up)*
7. Andy Smith  *(First round)*
8. Brendan Dolan  *(Semi-finals)*
9. Robert Thornton  *(Quarter-finals)*
10. Vincent van der Voort  *(Second round)*
11. Michael Smith  *(First round)*
12. Colin Osborne  *(Second round)*
13. Dean Winstanley  *(First round)*
14. Steve Beaton  *(Second round)*
1. Mickey Mansell  *(First round)*
2. William O'Connor  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Dublin Delight For Ten-Title Taylor. PDC.
2. ↑ Dublin Glory For Comeback Kid!. PDC.
3. ↑ World Grand Prix Field Finalised. PDC.
4. ↑ PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix Draw. PDC.
2016 Perth Darts Masters

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2016 TABtouch Perth Darts Masters** was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the sixth and final entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre in Perth, Australia from 25–27 August 2016.

Phil Taylor was the two-time defending champion after defeating James Wade 11–7 in the 2015 final, but he lost in the first round to the regional qualifier Corey Cadby.

Michael van Gerwen won the title by defeating Dave Chisnall 11–4 in the final.

## Qualifiers

The PDC players were placed in World Series of Darts ranking order after 5 events (with the top 4 seeded in the draw):

1. Gary Anderson  *(Quarter-finals)*
2. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
3. Phil Taylor  *(First round)*
4. Adrian Lewis  *(Quarter-finals)*
5. James Wade  *(Quarter-finals)*
6. Dave Chisnall  *(Runner-up)*
7. Peter Wright  *(Semi-finals)*
8. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Semi-finals)*

The Oceanic qualifiers were:

1. ↑ Corey Cadby was the Number 1 ranked player, but as he already qualified via the DPA Australian Singles, the place was offered to the Number 2 ranked player, David Platt.

## References

1. ↑ Second Perth Title For Dominant Taylor. PDC. Retrieved on June 28, 2023.
2. ↑ Mighty Mike's Perth Glory!. PDC. Retrieved on June 28, 2023.
3. ↑ Perth Next Up For World Series. PDC. Retrieved on August 4, 2023.
4. ↑ Auckland, Perth & Sydney Qualifiers Info. PDC. Retrieved on August 4, 2023.
5. ↑ TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Preview. PDC. Retrieved on August 4, 2023.
2014 Grand Slam of Darts

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2014 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts**, was the eighth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 8–16 November 2014 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Robert Thornton 16–6 in the 2013 final, and he would go on to win the title for the a sixth and final time by defeating Dave Chisnall 16–13 in the final.

In his quarter-final victory over Michael van Gerwen, Belgian player Kim Huybrechts threw a nine-dart finish, only the second in the event's history, and the first ever nine-darter on TV by a Belgian player.

## Qualifying

For the first time, winners of the European Tour events were invited to the Grand Slam of Darts.

## Draw

The draw was made on 3 November by Rod Harrington, Tom Ross and ex-Aston Villa footballer Ian Taylor.

### Pools

The seedings were confirmed on 3 November.

  Michael van Gerwen  **(1)**
 Phil Taylor  **(2)**
 Stephen Bunting  **(3)**
 Raymond van Barneveld  **(4)**
 Adrian Lewis  **(5)**
 James Wade  **(6)**
 Peter Wright  **(7)**
 Alan Norris  **(8)**
 Dave Chisnall
 Andy Hamilton
 Kim Huybrechts
 Mervyn King
 Robert Thornton
 Scott Waites
 Simon Whitlock
 Jan Dekker
 Terry Jenkins
 Christian Kist
 Tony O'Shea
 Michael Smith
 Vincent van der Voort
 Dean Winstanley
 Jamie Caven
 Richie George
 Robbie Green
 Wesley Harms
 Ronny Huybrechts
 Rowby-John Rodriguez
 Darren Webster

### Group stage

*All matches first-to-5/best of 9 legs.*

NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; Q = Qualifier

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Average – 3-dart average; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified for K.O. phase

## References

1. ↑ Taylor's Five Alive In Grand Slam! (17 November 2013).
2. ↑ Magical Taylor's Grand Slam Glory (16 November 2014).
3. ↑ Grand Slam Boost For Euro Winners. PDC. Retrieved on January 11, 2024.
4. ↑ SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Draw (3 November 2014).
5. ↑ SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Seeds Confirmed (3 November 2014).
2007 World Matchplay

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2007 Stan James World Matchplay** was the 14th annual staging of the World Matchplay darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at its traditional home, the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, between 22–28 July 2007.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating James Wade 18–11 in the 2006 final, but he lost 17–11 to Terry Jenkins in the semi-finals, meaning that he had surrendered both the PDC World Darts Championship and World Matchplay titles for the first time since the PDC began in 1994.

James Wade won his first major title, by defeating Jenkins 18–7 in the final.

Raymond van Barneveld, who went into this event having won the first three Sky TV majors of the year (World Championship, UK Open and Las Vegas Desert Classic) saw his hopes of the clean-sweep evaporate with a quarter-final defeat to Adrian Lewis. Barneveld was making his debut in the event having failed to qualify in 2006.

## Qualification

The top 28 on the PDC Order of Merit on 10 June qualified, with the top 16 seeded. The remaining 4 places were taken up by the 4 highest non-qualified players on the PDPA Players Championship Order of Merit following 2 Players Championship events in Hayling Island on 16 June.

2. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Colin Lloyd  *(First round)*
4. Peter Manley  *(First round)*
5. Terry Jenkins  *(Runner-up)*
6. Dennis Priestley  *(Second round)*
7. Adrian Lewis  *(Semi-finals)*
8. Wayne Mardle  *(Second round)*
9. Roland Scholten  *(Quarter-finals)*
10. Andy Hamilton  *(Second round)*
11. **James Wade**  **(Champion)**
12. John Part  *(Second round)*
13. Ronnie Baxter  *(Quarter-finals)*
14. Andy Jenkins  *(Second round)*
15. Barrie Bates  *(Second round)*
16. Kevin Painter  *(Second round)*
* Mark Dudbridge  *(First round)*
* Denis Ovens  *(First round)*
* Colin Osborne  *(First round)*
* Wayne Jones  *(First round)*
* Alan Tabern  *(First round)*
* Wes Newton  *(First round)*
* Andy Smith  *(First round)*
* Alan Warriner-Little  *(First round)*
* Mark Walsh  *(First round)*
* Mick McGowan  *(First round)*
* Bob Anderson  *(First round)*

PDPA Players Championship Order of Merit Qualifiers* Mervyn King  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Michael van Gerwen  *(Second round)*
* Adrian Gray  *(First round)*
* Steve Beaton  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Eighth Matchplay Title For Super Taylor. *PDC*. Retrieved on July 15, 2023.
2. ↑ Wade Wins Stan James World Matchplay. *PDC*. Retrieved on July 15, 2023.
3. ↑ PDC Order of Merit - Desert Classic & World Matchplay Places Confirmed. *PDC*. Retrieved on September 11, 2023.
4. ↑ Part Completes Trans-Atlantic Double. *PDC*. Retrieved on July 15, 2023.
5. ↑ 2007 Stan James World Matchplay Draw. *PDC*. Retrieved on July 15, 2023.
JANOC 2

JANOC 2 is the 2nd episode of JANOC. the challenge was to break open jawbreakers containing various medals of different point values. The team with the least points would be UFE. The team UFE is team coiny

point values

5 points- gold medal

3 points- silver medal

1 point- bronze medal

-1 point- dirt medal
2013 European Championship

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2013 PartyPoker.net European Championship** was the sixth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which allows the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit.

The tournament took place from 4–7 July at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.

Simon Whitlock was the defending champion after defeating Wes Newton 11–5 in the 2012 final.

He advanced to the final once more where he faced Adrian Lewis, but Lewis won his third major title by defeating him 11–6 in the final.

## Format

The format remained the same as the previous year.

 Second
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The prize fund remained at £200,000.

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

 **First round** | (16) | £2,500

## Qualification

The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit on 23 June automatically qualified for the event. The top eight from them were also the seeded players.

The remaining 16 places went to the top eight non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit, with further places awarded to the top seven non-qualified players from the Continental Europe Order of Merit and the leader of the Scandinavian Order of Merit after four of eight events.

On 3 July, Gary Anderson withdrew from the event due to illness, so Mark Webster took his place due to being the next non-qualified player from the PDC Order of Merit.

These were the participants:

1. Phil Taylor  *(Second round)*
2. Michael van Gerwen  *(Semi-finals)*
3. **Adrian Lewis**  (Champion)
4. James Wade  *(Second round)*
5. Simon Whitlock  *(Runner-up)*
6. Andy Hamilton  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Wes Newton  *(First round)*
8. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Second round)*
9. Justin Pipe  *(Second round)*
10. Dave Chisnall  *(First round)*
11. Robert Thornton  *(Quarter-finals)*
12. Kevin Painter  *(Second round)*
13. Mervyn King  *(Second round)*
14. Kim Huybrechts  *(First round)*
15. Brendan Dolan  *(First round)*
16. Terry Jenkins  *(First round)*
1. Jamie Caven  *(Quarter-finals)*
2. Peter Wright  *(First round)*
3. John Part  *(First round)*
4. Stuart Kellett  *(First round)*
5. Paul Nicholson  *(Second round)*
6. ~~Gary Anderson  *(Withdrew)*~~
7. Ronnie Baxter  *(First round)*
8. Colin Lloyd  *(Second round)*
1. Mensur Suljović  *(First round)*
2. Jelle Klaasen  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Tomas Seyler  *(First round)*
4. Max Hopp  *(First round)*
5. Kurt van de Rijck  *(First round)*
6. Ronny Huybrechts  *(Semi-finals)*
7. Vincent van der Voort  *(First round)*

**SDC Order of Merit Qualifier**
* Jani Haavisto  *(First round)*

**Alternate**
* Mark Webster  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Whitlock Is European King!. PDC.
2. ↑ Brilliant Lewis Is European Champion. PDC.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 PartyPoker.net European Championship Draw. PDC.
4. ↑ Anderson Withdraws From Euro Champs. PDC.
Jonny Tata

**Jonny Tata** (born 28 August 1992) is a New Zealand truck driver and professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He qualified for the WDF World Darts Championship.

## Career

Jonny was already playing darts at the age of nine thanks to his father Ra Tata, who was a New Zealand Champion. He went on to win several national youth tiles, but he gave it up for few years. In 2020, due to the epidemic crisis, he returned to regular training, which turned out to be effective, because within two years he advanced to the top in his country.

In August 2022, he won his first World Darts Federation international tournament, by defeat Tahuna Irwin in the John Wilkie Memorial final match. Two months later, he won the North Island Masters, where he clearly defeated the favored Haupai Puha in the final match. These victories resulted in qualification for the 2022 World Masters. Jonny easily won his group and advanced from first place to the second round, but there he lost to Bradly Roes.

At the beginning of August, he took part in the 2023 New Zealand Darts Masters as a country representative. In the first round match, he unexpectedly defeated Peter Wright by 6–3 in legs. In the second round he narrowly lost to Rob Cross by 5–6 in legs. In mid-month, he took part in the 2023 Australian Open, where he advanced to the semi-finals. At this stage he lost to Neil Duff by 4–8 in legs.

In December, he made his debut at the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship. In his first round match he defeated Shaun McDonald at a much lower average. In the second round, he eliminated the seeded Barry Copeland from the tournament. He will face Jim Widmayer in his third round match.
Michal Ondo

**Michal Ondo** (born 20 February 1985) is a Czech soft-tip and steel-tip professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He has represented his country at the WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup. He participated in the World Masters six times. He is a fourth-time team Czech Champion and two-time singles Czech Champion.

## Career

Ondo start playing in 2001 on the national level. Ten years ago he start to compete international, advanced to semi-finals at the Hungarian Open and Austria Open. In 2014, he advanced to semi-finals for third time in the Romanian Open. In the same year he won in Czech Cup and in the Czech Darts Championship in doubles. In 2015 he triumphed again in Czech Cup and he managed to win doubles tournament on the Czech Open. Following year, he won Czech Cup for the third time and he repeated the semi-finals at the Hungarian Open.

In 2018, he was selected by the national federation to participate in the 2018 WDF Europe Cup. In singles competition, he lost in the second round match to Thibault Tricole by 2–4 in legs. In pairs competition, together with Pavel Jirkal, they took a bronze medal, which is biggest achievement to far. In the semi-final match, they were defeated by Daniel Day and Scott Mitchell from England, by 0–5 in legs. In the team competition, the Czech team was surprisingly knocked out in the group-stage.

He has competed in the World Masters six times, with his best result being at the 2014 World Masters, when he advanced to the fourth round. He eventually lost to Brian Dawson by 0–3 in sets.

## References

1. ↑ WDF Europe Cup Men Singles 2018. World Darts Federation.
2. ↑ WDF Europe Cup Men Pairs 2018. World Darts Federation.
3. ↑ WDF Europe Cup Men Pairs 2018. World Darts Federation.
4. ↑ Michal Ondo. Mastercaller.
Kevin Münch

**Kevin Münch** (born 27 July 1988) is a German professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.

He is mostly known for his shock victory over Adrian Lewis in December 2017 at the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship.

During his career, he has won four tournaments.

## Early and personal life

Münch was born in the city of Herne, Germany on 27 July 1988. He now resides in Bochum.

As well as playing darts, Münch also works as a landscape gardener.

He can speak English.

## Major tournament wins

Münch has not yet won any major tournaments.

## Other tournament wins

 Germany National Championships
 PDC World Germany Qualifying Event

## External links

* Kevin Munch at Mastercaller.com
* Official Twitter
2001 World Matchplay

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2001 Stan James World Matchplay** was the eighth staging of the World Matchplay darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 29 July–4 August 2001.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Alan Warriner 18–12 in the 2000 final, and he successfully defended his title by defeating Richie Burnett 18–10 to win the title for the second year in a row.

## Prize money

The prize fund was £65,000.

 **First round** | (16) | £1,000

## Qualification

2. Alan Warriner  *(Second round)*
3. **Phil Taylor**  **(Champion)**
4. Rod Harrington  *(First round)*
5. Dennis Priestley  *(Second round)*
6. John Part  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Ronnie Baxter  *(Second round)*
8. Dave Askew  *(Second round)*
* Bob Anderson  *(First round)*
* Steve Beaton  *(Semi-finals)*
* Steve Brown  *(First round)*
* Shayne Burgess  *(First round)*
* Richie Burnett  *(Runner-up)*
* Keith Deller  *(First round)*
* Peter Evison  *(First round)*
* Reg Harding  *(First round)*
* Jamie Harvey  *(First round)*
* Andy Jenkins  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Nigel Justice  *(Second round)*
* Cliff Lazarenko  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Paul Lim  *(First round)*
* Colin Lloyd  *(First round)*
* John Lowe  *(Second round)*
* Mick Manning  *(First round)*
* Chris Mason  *(First round)*
* Denis Ovens  *(First round)*
* Kevin Painter  *(First round)*
* Alex Roy  *(Second round)*
* Roland Scholten  *(Second round)*
* Dennis Smith  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Graeme Stoddart  *(First round)*
2017 Perth Darts Masters

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2017 TABtouch Perth Darts Masters** was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the sixth entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the HBF Stadium in Perth, Australia, between 25–27 August 2017.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Dave Chisnall 11–4 in the 2016 final, but did not compete as he wished not to be included in the draw after his wife was due to give birth.

Gary Anderson won the title after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–7 in the final.

## Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

 **First round** | (8) | £1,250

## Qualifiers

The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according to the World Series Order of Merit, were:

1. **Gary Anderson**  **(Champion)**
2. Phil Taylor  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Peter Wright  *(Quarter-finals)*
4. James Wade  *(Semi-finals)*
5. Daryl Gurney  *(Semi-finals)*
6. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Runner-up)*
7. Simon Whitlock  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Michael Smith  *(Quarter-finals)*

The Oceanic qualifiers were:

## References

1. ↑ Mighty Mike's Perth Glory!. PDC. Retrieved on June 28, 2023.
2. ↑ Awesome Anderson Prevails in Perth. PDC. Retrieved on August 6, 2023.
3. ↑ TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Draw. PDC. Retrieved on August 6, 2023.
Mayumi Ouchi

## Mayumi Ōuchi

**Mayumi Ōuchi** (born 16 May 1979) is a Japanese professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and other national events. She is a five-time Japan Open champion and she played ninth-time at the World Masters, where she four-time advanced to the quarter-finals. One of the most successful darts players from Japan and first WDF World Cup women medalist from this country.

## Career

Her first international success was winning a silver medal at the 2004 WDF Asia-Pacific Cup in women's pairs competition, with the best Japanese women darts player at this time Yukari Nishikawa. In the final match they lost 0–4 in legs to Megan Smith and Jannette Jonathan from New Zealand and take the silver medal. Her first single achievement came a year later during the 2005 WDF World Cup, where she advanced to semi-finals and lost 0–4 in legs to Clare Bywaters, ending the game with a bronze medal.

In 2012, Ōuchi was invited to participate in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournament 2012 DPA Tournament of Champions held in Australia. In the first round match, she was defeated by Graham Filby from South Africa.

## Personal life

Her father, Masatami Ōuchi was also a darts player, with some success at the national level in 2003–2007. Besides darts, Mayumi is also a surfing amateur.

## References

1. ↑ 2012 DPA Tournament of Champions Results. DartsDatabase.
Martijn Dragt

**Martijn Dragt** (born 24 May 1988) is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He took part in the World Masters.

## Career

Dragt first appeared at the 2015 Dutch Open, where he reached sixth round. Two years later during 2017 Dutch Open he repeated his success. Since 2021, he has been increasingly his participate in the international events of the Professional Darts Corporation. He won a qualification tournament for the 2022 Czech Darts Open where he lost to Martin Lukeman in first round debut match. In September he reached semi-finals in the 2022 PDC Challenge Tour series event and for the first time participate at the 2022 World Masters where he advanced to fifth round, where he lost to Danny Lauby.

In the 2023 PDC Challenge Tour series event he reached the final match for the first time in his career, but lost to Andy Boulton. Shrotly afterwards he qualified for the 2023 Baltic Sea Darts Open. There he improved his play and won first round match against Ricky Evans. In the second round he beat Rob Cross in decider leg. In the third round he lost to Ryan Searle. He also qualified for the 2023 Dutch Darts Championship as a Host Nation Qualifier, but lost to Martin Lukeman in the first round match. At the end of August he also advanced to his first Players Championships events, but remained without a win.

At the 2024 PDC Q-School for European players he secured PDC Tour Card on the first day of the finals. In the final match he beat Chris Landman. Obtaining the card automatically qualified him for the 2024 UK Open.
2017 PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour series

The **2017 PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour** consisted of 10 darts tournaments on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour.

## Prize money

The prize money for each of the Nordic & Baltic ProTour events had a prize fund of €5,000.

This is how the prize money is divided:

 **Last 32** | (16) | €50

## February

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 1

ProTour 1 was contested on Saturday 18 February 2017 at the Hotel Park Inn by Radisson in Copenhagen, Denmark. The winner was Kim Viljanen.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 2

ProTour 2 was contested on Sunday 19 February 2017 at the Hotel Park Inn by Radisson in Copenhagen, Denmark. The winner was Kim Viljanen.

## March

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 3

ProTour 3 was contested on Saturday 18 March 2017 at the Apple Hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden. The winner was Kim Viljanen.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 4

ProTour 4 was contested on Sunday 19 March 2017 at the Apple Hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden. The winner was Kim Viljanen.

## May

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 5

ProTour 5 was contested on Saturday 20 May 2017 at the Comfort Hotel Runway Gardermoen in Oslo, Norway. The winner was Dennis Nilsson.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 6

ProTour 6 was contested on Sunday 21 May 2017 at the Comfort Hotel Runway Gardermoen in Oslo, Norway. The winner was Marko Kantele.

## August

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 7

ProTour 7 was contested on Saturday 12 August 2017 at the Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa in Helsinki, Finland. The winner was Kim Viljanen.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 8

ProTour 8 was contested on Sunday 13 August 2017 at the Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa in Helsinki, Finland. The winner was Marko Kantele.

## November

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 9

ProTour 9 was contested on Saturday 4 November 2017 at the Bellevue Park Hotel in Riga, Latvia. The winner was Kim Viljanen.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 10

ProTour 10 was contested on Sunday 5 November 2017 at the Bellevue Park Hotel in Riga, Latvia. The winner was Kim Viljanen.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Viljanen Claims PDCNB Double. PDC (20 February 2017).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Viljanen Remains Unbeaten On PDCNB Tour. PDC (27 March 2017).
3. ↑ PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour 2017 NB 05 Oslo. Mastercaller (20 May 2017).
4. ↑ PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour 2017 NB 06 Oslo. Mastercaller (21 May 2017).
5. ↑ PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour 2017 NB 07 Helsinki. Mastercaller (12 August 2017).
6. ↑ PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour 2017 NB 08 Helsinki. Mastercaller (13 August 2017).
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Finnish Duo Top PDCNB Standings. PDC (26 November 2017).
John Desreumaux

**John Desreumaux** (born 24 October 1974) is a Belgian professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is a Malta Open champion. He has represented Belgium during the WDF Europe Cup tournaments.

## Career

For a long time, Desreumaux could not play in the limelight, although he has tried his hand at larger tournaments since 2012, it has rarely resulted in anything countable. Until 2018 he reached a maximum of the last 32 phase at various international events. Good performances in the domestic yard ensured him a start in the 2014 WDF Europe Cup. In singles competition he lost in first round to Daniel Zygla by 3–4 in legs. In pairs competition he played with Jeffrey Van Egdom and advanced to third round where he lost to James Wilson and Glen Durrant. In team competition Belgians lost in second round to Scotland by 5–9 in points.

Four years later, he was again invited by the national federation to participate in the 2018 WDF Europe Cup. For second time he lost in first round, this time he was defeated by Arwyn Morris 2–4 in legs. He achieved a very good result together with Jeffrey Van Egdom in the pairs competition, where they lost in quarter-finals to eventual silver medalists Pavel Jirkal and Michal Ondo. In team competition Belgians lost again in second round, but this time to England by 4–9 in points.

In 2019, Desreumaux reached the semi-finals of the debut edition of the French Classic in 2019, where he was defeated by the eventual winner Adam Smith-Neale. At the 2020 Dutch Open he beat Martijn Kleermaker and Richard Veenstra on his way to the quarter-finals before losing 3–5 in legs to Ross Montgomery. Desreumaux worked his way up the world rankings in 2021 by winning the Malta Open title with a 3–5 in legs win over John Scott in the final and collecting enough ranking points with a quarter-final at the Italian Grand Masters to qualify for the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship.

At the World Championship, he beat Donovan Lottering in first round by 2–0 in sets. In the post-match interview, Desreumaux spoke very bluntly about the stress he experienced during his stage performance, which resulted in very low averages. In the second round, he was very close to advance to the next phase of tournament, but lost in the last set to James Hurrell by 2–3 in sets.

## World Championship results

### WDF

* 2022: Second round (lost to James Hurrell 2–3) (sets)

## References

1. ↑ Desreumaux lands maiden WDF title at Malta Open as 15-year-old Italian reaches women’s final. dartsplanet.tv.
2. ↑ Desreumaux swears in post match interview at Lakeside: "I was terrible, f\*cking nervous. dartsnews.com.
3. ↑ Hurrell seals scrappy win over Desreumaux, Hutchinson denies Clements to reach Quarter-Finals at Lakeside. dartsnews.com.
François Schweyen

**François Schweyen** (born 5 November 1989) is a Belgian professional soft-tip and steel-tip darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the EDU European Darts Champion and quarter-finalist of the Dutch Open.

## Career

Schweyen took part in his first Professional Darts Corporation floor tournament in 2010, but without significantly success. In the following years, he competed in soft-tip darts tournaments and occasionally in World Darts Federation events. In 2011, he finished the Antwerp Open and Top of Ghent tournaments in the second round. In the second tournament, he lost his match to Christian Kist, who a year later became the WDF World Darts Champion.

Francois achieved his first peak in 2013 when he won the gold medal during the EDU European Darts Championship in Geiselwind. In the final match he defeated Boris Krčmar. In the same year, he advanced to the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open, where he lost to the tournament favorite and eventual winner Scott Waites by 1–5 in legs. Surprisingly, his career slowed down and in the following years he appeared only occasionally at international tournaments. In 2019, he reached another quarter-finals at the Bruges Open.

On the PDC Challenge Tour in 2022, he made it to the quarter-finals once before making his debut at the 2022 Belgian Darts Open. In the first round match he lost to Jelle Klaasen. In May 2023, he occurred again at the 2023 Belgian Darts Open and this time he lost to José de Sousa. In August, he won his first World Darts Federation event, which was the Belgium Open. He beat Andy Baetens in the final match by 5–2 in legs. In October, he beat Edwin Torbjörnsson in the final match of the Latvian Open. Despite two victories, Schweyen did not advance as a reserve player to the WDF World Darts Championship.
Edwin Torbjörnsson

**Edwin Torbjörnsson** (born 5 January 1993) is a Swedish professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He represented his country during the WDF World Cup, WDF Europe Cup, WDF World Cup Youth and WDF Europe Cup Youth. He is a medalist in WDF Europe Cup and WDF Europe Cup Youth. He qualified for the WDF World Darts Championship.

## Career

Torbjörnsson has been active in darts since he was a teenager. In 2009, he was selected by the national federation to participate in the 2009 WDF Europe Cup Youth. Together with Oskar Lukasiak, he won the doubles title, and the overall ranking also went to the Sweden team. Overall, Torbjörnsson did not make a name for himself in the international darts business as quickly as his doubles partner. In the same year, he played for the Swedish youth team during the 2009 WDF World Cup Youth. In the singles tournament he advanced to the quarter-finals. In mixed pairs competition together with Gabriella Asthammer they stay at group-stage.

It took almost ten years until Edwin was seen again at an international tournament. Due to his good performance in national tournaments, Edwin was selected by the national federation to participate in the 2018 WDF Europe Cup. He did not have much success in the singles competition, losing to Scott Mitchell in the first round match, but together with colleagues he took gold medal in men's team competition. A year later, he took part in the 2019 WDF World Cup. In the singles competition he advanced to fourth round, where he lost to Antony Lopez. In the team competition, he advanced with his colleagues to the third round, where they narrowly lost to the favorites from England.

Torbjörnsson remained loyal to the World Darts Federation in the following years, only a few irregular starts on the SDC Tour at the time were not crowned with success. In 2022, Edwin won a first international title at Torshavn Open. Edwin intensified his efforts in Northern Europe at the age of 30 and actually played in all World Darts Federation tournaments in Scandinavia and the Baltics. That was also crowned with success, with a title at the Faroe Islands Open via whitewash in the final against John Scott. A short time later he won the Iceland Open against Mark Barilli in the final. Torbjörnsson was also successful at the first edition of the Kassiaru Cup in Estonia.

Edwin took part in the 2023 WDF World Cup. He did not achieve significant success in the singles and pairs competition. Once again, however, the Swedish team proved to be strong and they won the bronze medal in men's team competition after losing to Netherlands in the semi-finals. After WDF World Cup he reached third round at the Latvian Open. At the last minute, Edwin qualified and debut at the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship as a substitute player.

## World Championship results

### WDF

* 2023: Second round (lost to Jelle Klaasen 0–3) (sets)
Iceland Open

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The **Iceland Open** is a darts torunament that has been held since 2015 in Iceland. The first winners of the tournament was Barry Zander from Netherlands and Elinborg Steinunnardóttir from Iceland.

## References

1. ↑ Iceland Open Men. Mastercaller.
2. ↑ Iceland open Women. Mastercaller.
Ilya Pekaruk

**Ilya Pekaruk** (Ілля Пекарук, born 26 September 2003) is a Ukrainian professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and other national events. He represented his country during the WDF Europe Cup and PDC World Cup of Darts. He is also a Junior Java Developer and actually studying at the Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics.

## Career

Pekaruk began his career competing in local tournaments. Four times he advanced to the finals of the World Darts Federation youth tournaments held in Ukraine, but won only once in the Kyiv Masters final in 2018 against Andrii Torskiy. Pekaruk made his international debut at the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. In the singles competition, he only played one game in the preliminary round, where he lost to Aigars Strelis by 0–4 in legs. In the team competition, Ukraine was eliminated in the group stage, finishing fourth out of five.

In March 2023, he won the World Cup Qualifying organised in Lviv and together with Vladyslav Omelchenko will represent Ukraine at the 2023 PDC World Cup of Darts.

## References

1. ↑ Ilya Pekaruk. World Darts Federation.
2. ↑ WDF Europe Cup Men Singles. World Darts Federation.
3. ↑ Quartet of pairings confirmed for World Cup of Darts. Professional Darts Corporation.
2018 Melbourne Darts Masters

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The **2018 Melbourne Darts Masters** was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne, Australia, from 10–12 August 2018.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, after defeating Peter Wright 11–8 in the 2017 final, however that would be Taylor's last televised title due to his retirement after the 2018 World Championship.

Wright would end up winning his second World Series title after beating Michael Smith 11–8 in the final.

## Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

 **First round** | (8) | £1,250

## Qualifiers

The eight invited PDC representatives, (seeded according to the 2018 World Series of Darts Order of Merit) are:

1. Michael van Gerwen  *(Semi-finals)*
2. Rob Cross  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Gary Anderson  *(Semi-finals)*
4. **Peter Wright**  **(Champion)**
5. Michael Smith  *(Runner-up)*
6. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Simon Whitlock  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Kyle Anderson  *(First round)*

The regional qualifiers were:

## References

1. ↑ Taylor Claims Title in Melbourne. PDC. Retrieved on August 6, 2023.
2. ↑ Wright's Night At Melbourne Darts Masters. PDC. Retrieved on August 6, 2023.
3. ↑ Harris Amongst Quartet Confirmed For Auckland. PDC (24 June 2018).
4. ↑ 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters Draw. PDC. Retrieved on August 9, 2018.
2003 World Grand Prix

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The **2003 Paddy Power World Grand Prix** was the sixth staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, between 20–26 October 2003.

For the second consecutive year, the final was contested between Phil Taylor and John Part. Taylor won the match 7–2 to secure his fifth Grand Prix title.

## Format

All matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).

This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

 Second
 Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The prize fund went up to £76,000, with the winner receiving £15,000.

 **First round losers** | (16) | £1,250

## Qualifiers

There were 32 players, of which there were 8 seeded players. In an increase from recent years, there was also a qualifier for 4 players from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

1. **Phil Taylor**  **(Champion)**
2. John Part  *(Runner-up)*
3. Peter Manley  *(Semi-finals)*
4. Roland Scholten  *(Semi-finals)*
5. Colin Lloyd  *(Quarter-finals)*
6. Dennis Smith  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Ronnie Baxter  *(First round)*
8. Alan Warriner  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Peter Allen  *(First round)*
* Bob Anderson  *(First round)*
* Dave Askew  *(First round)*
* Steve Beaton  *(First round)*
* Richie Burnett  *(First round)*
* Alan Caves  *(First round)*
* Keith Deller  *(Second round)*
* Mark Dudbridge  *(First round)*
* Peter Evison  *(First round)*
* Les Fitton  *(First round)*
* Jamie Harvey  *(Second round)*
* Andy Jenkins  *(Second round)*
* John Lowe  *(First round)*
* Wayne Mardle  *(Second round)*
* Denis Ovens  *(Second round)*
* Kevin Painter  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Dennis Priestley  *(Second round)*
* Alex Roy  *(First round)*
* Mark Walsh  *(Second round)*
* Paul Williams  *(Second round)*
* John MaGowan  *(First round)*
* Roy Montgomery  *(First round)*
* Martin Murphy  *(First round)*
* Mattie Murtagh  *(First round)*
Alexander Merkx

**Alexander Merkx** (born 20 March 1994) is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He was qualified for the WDF World Darts Championship.

## Career

Merkx appeared for the first time at the Dutch Open in 2012 and he advanced to the seventh round, where he lost to Alan Norris. This was followed by three quarter-finals at the World Darts Federation events in next few years. He played his first final at the Lithuanian Open in 2019, when he lost to Martin Barratt. In the same month he qualified for the 2019 Dutch Darts Masters, but he lost in his debut first round match to Glen Durrant.

In 2022, he won the Helvetia Open. He also won Lithuanian Open. In August, Merkx also advanced to the final match of Swedish Open where he lost to Kai Fan Leung. During the 2022 World Masters, he confidently won his group, but he encountered strong resistance from Jan MacIntosh. In the second round match, only the last leg decided on the victory over Teuvo Haverinen. In subsequent matches he was better than Jeffrey de Graaf and Roemer Mooijman. Ultimately, he was eliminated in the fifth round after a terrible match against Owen Roelofs. At the 2022 Dutch Open, he reached the seventh round for the second time in his career, losing only to Antony Allen.

In March 2023, he reached his first final at the PDC Challenge Tour event, but he lost that match to compatriot Ron Meulenkamp. He was eliminated from the 2023 Dutch Open in the third round. Merkx was seeded for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship and was able to win his opening second round game against compatriot Arjan Konterman. In the third round he was defeated by Dennis Nilsson.

## World Championship results

### WDF

* 2023: Third round (lost to Dennis Nilsson 1–3) (sets)
* 2024:
PDC World Youth Championship

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament

The **PDC World Youth Championship** is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), for darts players aged between 16 and 23. The tournament was introduced in 2010 as the **PDC Under-21 World Championship** and is sponsored by darts manufacturer Unicorn.

The whole tournament is not broadcast live on TV, but the final was played during the World Championship in 2011, before the final of the Premier League Darts from 2012–14, and is now played before the final game of the Players Championship Finals tournament since 2015. The 2 finalists will earn a spot in the Grand Slam of Darts, and the winner receives a spot in the next PDC World Championship.

The inaugural final was won by Arron Monk, who defeated Michael van Gerwen on 3 January 2011.

## Age limits

The first editions were open to players aged 14 to 21 on 1 January of the competition's year. In 2014, the minimum age was increased to 16 and in 2015, the maximum age was increased to 23. Thus instead of an Under-21 or Under-23 championship the general term 'youth' is usually used.

## References

1. ↑ Order of Merit Rules | PDC.
2. ↑ PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship Expands | PDC (en).
3. ↑ Monk Claims PDC Unicorn U21 Title Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv