phil davies wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:45 pm The BDO should just move all their “majors”/TV events to Holland they can keep the worlds at Lakeside maybe but the rest are dead in the UK surely they could get bigger crowds over theiR for them.

I agree move the wdt over there then they have zuidern masters over the keep world masters world pro UK so 2 tv events in each

Des has it all in hand, venues everywhere contacting them, even a football club he "thought was in the Premier League" but actually isn't. Does his homework this lad.

How many of the BDO top 32 played in this.

foggs3355 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:54 pm

phil davies wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:45 pm The BDO should just move all their “majors”/TV events to Holland they can keep the worlds at Lakeside maybe but the rest are dead in the UK surely they could get bigger crowds over theiR for them.

I agree move the wdt over there then they have zuidern masters over the keep world masters world pro UK so 2 tv events in each

There were two excellent events in Holland few years ago...what happened to those??

Anyway, what about Japan??

Zeyes wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:06 pm Not to mention that the vast majority of people in the audience have been there as players or players' friends/family since Friday morning and probably enjoy getting home at a reasonable hour on Sunday...

At least we've been spared the usual suggestion that the PDC should somehow look at incorporating the Dutch Open into the European Tour. Baby steps.

I beg to differ, the audience is mainly made up of Dutch darts fans, not players family and friends as suggested. the queue to get in to this event starts at 8.00 am on finals day. they pay to get in and it's one of the best atmosphere's ever experienced.

Borespark will be stepping up his efforts when Des brings out the news

Zapp will be firing loads of Emails & making calls

Double One wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:06 pm

Zeyes wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:06 pm Not to mention that the vast majority of people in the audience have been there as players or players' friends/family since Friday morning and probably enjoy getting home at a reasonable hour on Sunday...

At least we've been spared the usual suggestion that the PDC should somehow look at incorporating the Dutch Open into the European Tour. Baby steps.

I beg to differ, the audience is mainly made up of Dutch darts fans, not players family and friends as suggested. the queue to get in to this event starts at 8.00 am on finals day. they pay to get in and it's one of the best atmosphere's ever experienced.

No no Zeyes knows everything and appears to be knowledgeable

Dannyboy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:46 pm That kid is 12 years old?

He's 13. Born in November 2005.
https://www.ndbdarts.nl/images/media/20 ... 202018.pdf

PDC Q School 2022. Although, maybe not since the BDO might be 50-50 with the PDC by then.

1205 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:08 pm

Dannyboy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:46 pm That kid is 12 years old?

He's 13. Born in November 2005.
https://www.ndbdarts.nl/images/media/20 ... 202018.pdf

PDC Q School 2021. Although, maybe not since the BDO might be 50-50 with the PDC by then.

He's very good, whatever his age! Yet another Dutch talent

Astonvilla wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:00 pm How many of the BDO top 32 played in this.

https://www.dutchopendarts.nl/en/draw-2019-en
https://www.bdodarts.com/rankings.php

Have at it.

Quite a few, it appears.

Smart switch to 19s by de Graaf, she was all over the place on the 20s.

https://winmau.com/winmautv - Link for TV programme (12:30 local 11:30 UK)

12.30 Start Podium Matches
12.45 Mikuru Suzuki/Yuriko Yamaguchi 4-0 Lorraine Winstanley/Corrine Hammond (best of 7 legs)
13.15 Martijn Kleermaker/Justin van Tergouw 4-5 Gino Vos/Berry van Peer (best of 9 legs)
13.45 1st Semi-Final Men's Singles: Dave Parletti 1-2 Ryan Hogarth (best of 3 sets, best of 5 legs)
14.15 2nd Semi-Final Men's Singles: Richard Veenstra 2-1 Jeffrey van Egdom (best of 3 sets, best of 5 legs)
14.45 Final Girls: Rosanne van der Velde 1-3 Layla Brussel (best of 5 legs)
15.15 Boys Final under 14: Pim van Bijnen 3-0 Daan Beernink (best of 5 legs)
15.45 Youth Final under 18: Daan Bastiaansen 4-2 James Beeton (best of 7 legs)
16.30 Mikuru Suzuki 5-2 Aileen de Graaf (best of 9 legs)
17.00 Ryan Hogarth 2-3 Richard Veenstra (best of 5 sets, best of 5 legs

Seems to be plenty missing considering it is one their biggest events.

phil davies wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:46 pm Easy money for Suzuki. Be intresting what BDO events she decides to do this year. Good practice too for her before the rest of the Asian tour season will be intresting to see how far up that OOM she can finish top 10 would be a fantastic achivemwnt for her. Hopefully her and Ashton will qualify for the PDC worlds next year too.

She doesnt need to do any, Fair play to her for going to the Dutch Open

Is it just me or has Hogarth got a bit of a Les Wallace look about him.

oche balboa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:06 pm

Double One wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:06 pm

Zeyes wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:06 pm Not to mention that the vast majority of people in the audience have been there as players or players' friends/family since Friday morning and probably enjoy getting home at a reasonable hour on Sunday...

At least we've been spared the usual suggestion that the PDC should somehow look at incorporating the Dutch Open into the European Tour. Baby steps.

I beg to differ, the audience is mainly made up of Dutch darts fans, not players family and friends as suggested. the queue to get in to this event starts at 8.00 am on finals day. they pay to get in and it's one of the best atmosphere's ever experienced.

No no Zeyes knows everything and appears to be knowledgeable

ChrisW wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:03 pm Is it just me or has Hogarth got a bit of a Les Wallace look about him.

Not just you. Similar mouth, same short hair making ears quite prominent.
Wallace was far more Shrek though.

'More difficult to win than Lakeside' - Veenstra.

ChrisW wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:40 pm 'More difficult to win than Lakeside' - Veenstra.

11 matches over 2 days in 3 different environments - not easy!