Zuiderduin Masters

[avalon]

Haha, just spotted this!

The 2011 Zuiderduin Masters is played from December 9th to 11th and features the best 24 men in world darts

It doesnt even contain the best 24 men in the WDF system!

Who wrote this press release, Ted Hankey?

That would be funny except Ted wasn't even invited!!!

Can't find a schedule anywhere - not on BDO, WDF or Zuiderduin Masters official site...

you`re not trying very hard

zuiderduin masters site http://www.zuiderduinmasters.nl/pagina. ... &pg=100025

Is this on a stream anywhere and when does it start if so?

http://www.rtvnh.nl/live/tv

I have also got the app for it on my phone

There all here!

Not exactly, I miss quite a few, your avatar pal MA and the Count being 2 of them.

Never had this before, looking out for the ladies' matches rather than the men's, must be because of the bag carrying threesome on here.

unfortunately this is one bag carrier that will be staying home

But the good news is that I can do a split screen on tv and have both the zuiderduin and the players champs on at the same time.

[trotter]

The Zuiderduin started in 2001...the prize money for the first event in 2001 won by Barney was :

Prijzengeld
Kampioen € 5.000 5e-8e plaats € 1.500
2e plaats € 2.500 9e-24e plaats € 1.000
3e-4e plaats € 2.000


The prize money for 2010...10 years later was..

Prijzengeld
Kampioen € 5.000 5e-8e plaats € 1.500
2e plaats € 2.500 9e-24e plaats € 1.000
3e-4e plaats € 2.000


Notice the similarity

That is not knocking the event as it is a good event, well run and the players are looked after very well which is equal to extra prize money...but you would think that there would have been just a little increase over 10 years from somewhere..it is a pretty poor payout and even the diehards musty admit that, despite the way the players are looked after while they are there
I am looking forward to the event though

[Ginge]

Haha so its eleven years on the trot (if you include this year) and not eight as I stated on the last page? Even worse!!!

[nikkiboy]

Haha so its eleven years on the trot (if you include this year) and not eight as I stated on the last page? Even worse!!!

Methinks ninge just did a little sex wee

[foggs3355]

Friday the 9th of December 2011 Starts at 19.30 - venue opens at 18.45 times dutch

Joey ten Berge -
Edwin Max

ladies B
Aileen de Graaf -
Tamara Schuur

Darryl Fitton -
Salmon Renyaan -

youth A
Sven Groen -
Jeffrey de Zwaan

Scott Waites -
Geert de Vos

Jan Dekker -
Benito van de Pas

Jimmy van Schie -
Mike Zuydwijk

Scott Mitchell -
Remon Hurrebrink

Christian Kist -
Fabian Roosenbrand

Trina Gulliver -
Anastasia Dobromyslova

Steve Douglas -
Wesley Harms

Martin Adams -
Alan Norris

[Ginge]

FACT OF THE DAY

In real terms, the prize fund of the Zuiderduin has gone DOWN 20.85% in ten years

[fandarts]

FACT OF THE DAY

In real terms, i've gone DOWN 2085 times in ten years

my word

[nikkiboy]

FACT OF THE DAY

In real terms, the prize fund of the Zuiderduin has gone DOWN 20.85% in ten years

FACT OF THE DAY number 2 - I really couldn't give a fek

[Adie]

FACT OF THE DAY number 3 Ninge more interested in coming up with pointless facts than watching or supporting darts

[daveboygreen]

FACT OF THE DAY number 3 Ninge more interested in coming up with pointless facts than watching or supporting darts

[avalon]

Latest facts of the day:

After 10 years, when the numbers of dutch participants at events has fallen dramatically, when the number of dutch tournaments has fallen dramatically, when a large number of events have come and gone due to lack of sponsorship and/or interest, when the introduction of the euro has crippled many businesses ( thats not just a recent thing its been going on for years ), when there has been a worldwide banking and credit crisis, the Zuiderduin Masters is still there.

Is it better to pay out in relation to inflation and go bust, or pay out an amount of money the organisers know they can handle even if they lose a sponsor at short notice.

[Dannyboy]

Avalon, its because there are no Dutch players doing well. If Barney ever becomes world champion again, Dutch darts would get a massive boost.
Until last year, there were no darts on terrestrial TV in the Netherlands.
People will play it, if they see it on TV!

Quick question, why does RTV NL need the news for 15mins every hour FFS!?

[Dannyboy]

Fitz

Doing his warm up act. First line: "I love all you Dutch people. I love coming here. Just need to smell the air (deep breath in) - you're all high!"

[nikkiboy]

Latest facts of the day:

After 10 years, when the numbers of dutch participants at events has fallen dramatically, when the number of dutch tournaments has fallen dramatically, when a large number of events have come and gone due to lack of sponsorship and/or interest, when the introduction of the euro has crippled many businesses ( thats not just a recent thing its been going on for years ), when there has been a worldwide banking and credit crisis, the Zuiderduin Masters is still there.

Is it better to pay out in relation to inflation and go bust, or pay out an amount of money the organisers know they can handle even if they lose a sponsor at short notice.

also I think I am correct in saying that the players get the rooms et al paid for, thats a few quid as well but if you dont like the prize money then dont accept the invitation.

This fixation on prize money as the measure of a tournament's quality is utter tripe and the constant raising of the top prize looks nice but it will have to end, its great to have a headline of £100k for the winner but when the bubble bursts, and it will, you will see the prizes slashed to more realistic figures

[nikkiboy]

Is this on a stream anywhere and when does it start if so?

http://www.rtvnh.nl/live/tv

on now

[avalon]

Avalon, its because there are no Dutch players doing well. If Barney ever becomes world champion again, Dutch darts would get a massive boost.
Until last year, there were no darts on terrestrial TV in the Netherlands.
People will play it, if they see it on TV!

Quick question, why does RTV NL need the news for 15mins every hour FFS!?

Danny, Danny, Danny, you`re doing it again.

I moved to the Netherlands when I first left England in 1996, there was darts on Dutch TV, it was on TV for years after until two things happened, one the `fad` of darts came to an end ( maybe you are old enough to remember the fad of things like skateboards when the world and his mother had one not anymore though ) and two the euro bit in and hit everyone in the pocket, the busineses had to make cut backs which in turn hit the employees who are the public. The first thing most of the public do to economise is to cut back on leisure activities which meant not going out to the pub so often for a game of darts, it meant not travelling away from home every saturday and sunday to a tournament. The events got fewer and fewer entries, this effected the potential for sponsorship, events stopped running, this in turn led to less interest overall in darts, which led to sbs6 pulling the plug.
It is pretty much stabilised now in the netherlands and I think what we see now is what we will see in the next few years.

[slymaster]

Max 5-4 Ten Berge
87.76 (87.14) vs 90.44

Ten Berge missed 4 dftm

[nikkiboy]

good game that, Ten Berge really needs to practice his doubles as he gave it away really

[essxmark]

ten Berge 4 Max 5
Max threw first
ten Berge 90.44 (4/18 doubles) 15x100+ 4x140+ 3x180s High Finish: 95
Max 87.15 (5/14 doubles) 8x100+ 4x140+ 2x180s High Finish : 68
0-1 - 18 darts - Max 68co - ten Berge missed bull for 170co
0-2 - 14 darts - Max 180+ 56co - ten Berge left on D18
0-3 - 17 darts - Max hits D20 - ten Berge on 94
1-3 - 14 darts - ten Berge 180 + hits 2nd dart at D20 - Max on 265
2-3 - 15 darts - ten Berge 95co - Max missed 1 at D5
2-4 - 17 darts - Max hits D6 - ten Berge 180 + missed 2 at D20
3-4 - 14 darts - ten berge 180 + hits D8 with Max on D20
4-4 - 19 darts - ten Berge hits D18 after Max missed D20 for 114co
ten Berge won bull
4-5 - 17 darts - Max 180+ hits D6 after ten Berge missed 1 dart at D20 / 3 darts at D10

[essxmark]

Ladies Group B
Aileen de Graaf 4 Tamara Schuur 2
Schuur was 2-1 up.
Schuur 1 x 180