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Dutch Open - Embassy Pair into Semi Finals
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Thursday 6th February - Darts Dutch Open Pairs
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| Raymond Van Barneveld and Tony
David have played their way through the strong 1156 Men's Pairs
field to make the semi-finals at the Dutch Open |
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The Netherlands Darts Federation is holding the 25th Dutch Open,
which for the second year in a row is being held at the Hotel
de Koninghof in Veldhoven, not far from Eindhoven.
It is being played from the 6th - 9th of February.
It holds all the ranking points - World Darts Federation Ranked,
British Darts Organisation Points, European Grand Prix Ranked,
& World Trophy Invitation Points |
| The tournament is played over four days, starting on Thursday
with only the last eight singles and four pairs from the Open
and Ladies events to be played on stage on the Sunday. |
| Three times Embassy winner Raymond van Barneveld and 2002 Embassy
Champion Tony David reached the semi-final when they defeated
the Dutch combination of Raymond Hoek and Andre Ruiter 3 - 0 in
the quarter finals.
The pair's event has been played down to the last four combinations.
In the men's event two all British pairs are still in and the
other remaining pairs are English/Scottish.
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The two English pairs
will not meet each other before the final.
Raymond van
Barneveld and Tony David will try to prevent that.
They take on Tony Martin and the 2002 Winmau Champion Mark Dudbridge
(England) in their semi final while Andy Smith and Terry Jenkins
(England) take on Shaun Greatbatch |
Shaun Greatbatch
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| and Bob Taylor (England/Scotland) in the other
semi final. Shaun Greatbatch hit a nine darter in the Dutch Open
last year and will be starting his Singles title defense tomorrow. |
| In the quarterfinals all four remaining all-Dutch pairs were
eliminated. Co Stompé and Frans Harmsen missed four darts
for 2-2 against Andy Smith and Terry Jenkins. |
Co Stompe & Frans Harmsen - Cor van den Broek
& Eric Ebben 2 - 0
Andy Smith & Terry Jenkins (Eng) - James Wade & Andy Jenkins
(Eng) 2 - 0
Shaun Greatbatch & Bob Taylor (Eng/Sco) - Christian Jordan
& Dick van Dijk
2 -0
Hans Blijs & Bert Vlaardingerbroek - Peter Manley & Ted
Hankey (Eng) 2 - 1
Tony Martin & Mark Dudbridge (Eng) - Mario Robbe & Braulio
Roncero 2 - 0
Fernand van der Velde & Bert Veltman - Tom Cornelisse &
Dirk Mertens 2 - 0
Raymond Hoek & Andre Ruiter - Philip Schrauwen & Gerard
van Nieuwenhoven 2 - 0
Raymond van Barneveld & Tony David (Aus) - Jan van der Rassel
& Menno both 2 - 0 |
Andy Smith & Terry Jenkins (Eng) - Co Stompe & Frans
Harmsen 3 - 1
Shaun Greatbatch & Bob Taylor (Eng/Sco) - Hans Blijs &
Bert Vlaardingerbroek 3 - 1
Tony Martin & Mark Dudbridge (Eng) - Fernand van der Velde
& Bert Veltman 3 - 0
Raymond van Barneveld & Tony David (Aus) - Raymond Hoek &
Andre Ruiter
3 - 0
Semi finals: (Sunday)
Andy Smith & Terry Jenkins (Eng) - Shaun Greatbatch &
Bob Taylor (Eng/Sco)
Tony Martin & Mark Dudbridge (Eng) - Raymond van Barneveld
& Tony David (Aus)
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| Defending Champions are there again |
| A large field of nearly 200 pairs is
contesting the Ladies Pairs at this year Dutch Open. Making it
through to the semi finals are last years Champions in Francis
Hoenselaar (Netherlands) & Trina Gulliver (England) (pictured
right) who defeated Suzanna Stanisak & Daniela Zdarskyir 3-0
in the quarterfinals. They play the Dutch pairing of Miranda Haasnoot
& Daniëlle Hartog in their semifinal match. Vicky Pruim
(Belgium) is back chasing the title again this year after loosing
last years final with then partner Meike de Boer. This year she
partners Swedish player Kristiina Korpi and they made it through
to the semi finals with a win over the English combination of
Sally Smith & Claire Bywaters. |
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Sally Smith & Claire Bywaters (Eng) - Vicky Pruim &
Kristiina Korpi (Bel/Swe)
3 - 1
Nicole Grinsven van & Denise Winter (Neth/Sui) - Zaida Andersson
&
Marie Schering (Swe) 3 - 1
Miranda Haasnoot & Daniëlle Hartog - Chantal Voogt &
Riek van der Donk 3 - 0
Francis Hoenselaar & Trina Gulliver (Neth/Eng) - Suzanna Stanisak
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Daniela Zdarskyir (Oos) 3 - 0 |
Sally Smith & Claire Bywaters (Eng) - Nicole van Grinsven
& Denise Winter (Neth/Sui)
Miranda Haasnoot & Daniëlle Hartog - Francis Hoenselaar
& Trina Gulliver (Neth/Eng) |
On Friday the singles event will start. Over 3250 men and almost
600 will play the next two days to qualify for the quarterfinals
respectively Semi-finals on Sunday.
Francis Hoenselaar is the Ladies defending Champion, and Shaun
Greatbatch will be trying to back up last year's title. |
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