A
number of darts enthusiasts in Australia will be watching all the
darts action in Holland for the next 9 or so days over the internet
following the performances of our Australian players Tony David
and Steve Duke. From Saturday September 4th until Sunday the 12th
the 3 rd Bavaria World Darts Trophy will be played. Again the location
is the ice-skating arena “The Vechtsebanen” in
Utrecht (pictured right). We wish them both well. David arrived
in Holland last Sunday and Duke is well on his way.
Oh
for some sponsors in Australia like Bavaria. The brewing giant
has got right behind this event with some heavy promotion. A
huge 7-day promotional tour for the 2004 Bavaria World Darts
Trophy with a selection of the darts stars who will be attracting
capacity audiences in the massive Vechtsebanen Complex in Utrecht,
and on television (SBS-6) in Holland, will be touring in a chauffer-driven
limousine. The players include reigning Bavaria World Darts Trophy
Champion, Raymond van Barneveld and Dutch crowd favourites,
Mervyn King (the 2003 runner-up), Martin Adams, Ted Hankey and
John Walton. The world’s best known darts referee and MC,
Martin Fitzmaurice will join them.
The
tour started last Friday (Aug.27) when the limo collecting the
party from Schipol Airport and take them to the Hotel Mitland
- the official hotel for players and officials during Bavaria
World Darts Trophy week. This will be filmed and televised
by SBS-6 for their ‘Shownews’ programme. SBS-6 cameras
will then be following the players throughout the tour, and later
on Friday they will give their first media interviews. On
Saturday the players move from the Limo to a specially commissioned
boat for a canal tour through Utrecht – when a large press
contingent and guests of Bavaria, the main sponsor of World Darts
Trophy, will join them.
Then follows a whirlwind itinerary of personal appearances,
darts exhibitions, dinners and interview, autograph and photo
sessions for seven consecutive days – culminating in a
special darts exhibition and dinner at the Bavaria Brewery in
Lieshout, home of World Darts Trophy sponsors Bavaria.
The
Bavaria World Darts Trophy (BWDT) is one of the four Grand Slam
tournaments and is organised according to the knockout system
at the Lakeside World Professional Championships in January each
year in Frimley Green Surrey. The prize money exceeds a total
of € 200.000 (130.000 BP) and the winner of the Men’s
event can add €45.000 to his bank account. The winning Lady
will become €8.000 richer. Also a brand new car worth €120.000
(80.000 BP (no joke! - right) is available for the first nine
dart game thrower. “Car Centre Pietersen/Riva Den Haag” sponsors
this car. Also World Ranking Points are to be won. This year
16 points for the Men’s winner.
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of the World best darts players (men and women) from 11 different
countries will be attending. Among them the two winners from
last year in Raymond van Barneveld and Trina Gulliver and also
other favourites like the current Lakeside champion Andy Fordham,
the Winmau World Master Tony West and last years Bavaria
WDT finalist Mervyn King. Also Ted Hankey and this year Tempus
IDL finalist the Australian Tony David (left) will go for the
big price. For the ladies title we cannot forget the Rotterdam
based Francis Hoenselaar. For the first time ever a Russian will
participate in a Dutch Grand Slam tournament. The only 20-year-old
Anastasia Dobromyslova showed her skills last year and she is
the one to watch!
The best twenty eight men of the World and the six best ladies
available form the field of players. Completed with four wildcards
for the men and two for the women, the list shows a field of
forty of the World finest darts players.
The draw took place on July 8th in the “Academy House” on
the Dome Square in Utrecht. A unique location this year besides
the 750 year old 350 feet high “Dome Tower”. “The
Dutch Tom Jones” from The Hague, Henk de Jager, performed
the draw watched by Mayor of Utrecht Miss Brouwer.
The draw shows some interesting first round matches. We will need
to say goodbye to a former Embassy winner after the first round.
2000 winner Ted Hankey will meet 2001 champion John Walton. Title
defender Raymond van Barneveld will meet New Zealand’s Peter
Hunt. They also met each other in 2004’s Lakeside first round.
Schedule
Men: 1st Round: Saturday, September 4th:
16:30 Markus Korhonen, Swe
v
André Brantjes, Ned
20:50 Raymond Barneveld, Ned (1)
v
Peter Hunt,NZ
14:00 Davy Richardson, Eng
v
Tony Eccles, Eng
20:00 Darryl Fitton, Eng (8)
v
Albertino Essers, Ned
14:50 Robert Wagner, Nor
v
Marko Kantele, Fin
22:30 Tony David, Aus(5)
v
Stephen Bunting, Eng
Sunday, September 5th:
16:30 Dick van Dijk, Ned
v
Gary Robson, Eng
20:00 Ted Hankey, Eng(4)
v
John Walton, Eng
14:00 Martin Atkins, Eng
v
Shaun Greatbatch, Eng
14:50 Mervyn King, Eng (2)
v
Dave Routledge, Eng
20:50 Jarkko Komula. Fin
v
Vincent van der Voort, Ned
22:30 Tony O'Shea, Eng(7)
v
Steve Duke Sr. Aus
Monday, September 6th:
20:50 Co Stompé, Ned
v
Rick Hofstra, Ned
20:00 Gary Anderson, Scot (6)
v
Martin Adams, Eng
21:40 Tomas Seyler, Ger
v
Andy Fordham, Eng
22:30 Tony West, Eng(3)
v
Mike Veitch, Scot
Women
In the ladies
event title defender Trina Gulliver (pictured left) will have
a difficult task in overcoming Russia’s Anastasia Dobromyslova
(pictured right). This Russian
player is a very promising darts talent and is in great form
at the moment.
Again the two Dutch Ladies in Karin Krappen and Mieke
de Boer will meet each other, as they did in the first running
of this event. It was Mieke the Boer who won the match and
after that she went on and won the event.
Schedule
Women: 1st Round: Saturday, September 4th:
Vechtsebanen, Utrecht, 
9 or so days over the internet
following the performances of our Australian players Tony David
and Steve Duke. From Saturday September 4th until Sunday the 12th
the 3 rd Bavaria World Darts Trophy will be played. Again the location
is the ice-skating arena “The Vechtsebanen” in
Utrecht (pictured right). We wish them both well. David arrived
in Holland last Sunday and Duke is well on his way. 
Oh
for some sponsors in Australia like Bavaria. The brewing giant
has got right behind this event with some heavy promotion. A
huge 7-day promotional tour for the 2004 Bavaria World Darts
Trophy with a selection of the darts stars who will be attracting
capacity audiences in the massive Vechtsebanen Complex in Utrecht,
and on television (SBS-6) in Holland, will be touring in a chauffer-driven
limousine. The players include reigning Bavaria World Darts Trophy
Champion, Raymond van Barneveld and Dutch crowd favourites,
Mervyn King (the 2003 runner-up), Martin Adams, Ted Hankey and
John Walton. The world’s best known darts referee and MC,
Martin Fitzmaurice will join them. 
The
tour started last Friday (Aug.27) when the limo collecting the
party from Schipol Airport and take them to the Hotel Mitland
- the official hotel for players and officials during Bavaria
World Darts Trophy week. This will be filmed and televised
by SBS-6 for their ‘Shownews’ programme. SBS-6 cameras
will then be following the players throughout the tour, and later
on Friday they will give their first media interviews. On
Saturday the players move from the Limo to a specially commissioned
boat for a canal tour through Utrecht – when a large press
contingent and guests of Bavaria, the main sponsor of World Darts
Trophy, will join them. 
Men’s
event can add €45.000 to his bank account. The winning Lady
will become €8.000 richer. Also a brand new car worth €120.000
(80.000 BP (no joke! - right) is available for the first nine
dart game thrower. “Car Centre Pietersen/Riva Den Haag” sponsors
this car. Also World Ranking Points are to be won. This year
16 points for the Men’s winner. 
Bavaria
WDT finalist Mervyn King. Also Ted Hankey and this year Tempus
IDL finalist the Australian Tony David (left) will go for the
big price. For the ladies title we cannot forget the Rotterdam
based Francis Hoenselaar. For the first time ever a Russian will
participate in a Dutch Grand Slam tournament. The only 20-year-old
Anastasia Dobromyslova showed her skills last year and she is
the one to watch! 
In the ladies
event title defender Trina Gulliver (pictured left) will have
a difficult task in overcoming Russia’s Anastasia Dobromyslova
(pictured right).