Gary Anderson continues his excellent Pro-Tour form, with yet another win this time in the Nuland Players Championships in Holland. His 6-2 win over Colin Lloyd is his 8th on the tour this season and Paul Barnam wins the Youth Tour event to send him into second place on the merit table.
In the Semi-Finals Anderson whitwashes Tony Ayres 6-0 and Lloyd beat Scott Rand 6-4 who himself was looking for a final spot to further his claim for a World Grand Prix spot.
Anderson started the day beating Dirk van Duijvenbode also 6-0, followed by a 6-2 win over Joe Cullen. In the last 32 Nigel Heydon was the next in the firing line 6-1 then ‘Ozzy’ Colin Osborne 6-4. Into the quarter finals and a 6-1 win over Mark Webster moved Anderson into the semi-finals.
Lloyd started the day with a 6-0 win over Niels van Stuiver, Terry Temple 6-3 and Belgian Kim Huybrechts 6-2. In the last 16 a great win over in form Wes Newton 6-4 moved ’Jaws’ into the quarter finals, where a last leg decider against Dave Chisnall 6-5 moved him into the semi finals.
Lloyd started the Final in great style with a 10 dart leg 1-0, with Anderson replying in 13 (1-1). lloyd takes out 121 on the bull for a 12 darter (2-1) only to see Anderson reply again 13 with Lloyd waiting on tops (2-2) Anderson breaks for the first time with yet another 13 darter (2-3) and follows up with holding throw in 14 (2-4), Anderson takes the last 2 legs to complete another victory on the PDC Tour by 6 legs to 2.
Players Championship 19 (Nuland, Holland – Saturday September 24)
Preliminary Round
Jean-Marie Rubais 6-3 Jerry Hendriks
Steffen Siepmann 6-3 Dennis Kaulen
Gilbert van der Meijden 6-5 Johnny Okken
Christian van Overdijk 6-2 Gino Vos
Kurt van de Rijk 6-0 Martino Tagliapietra
First Round
Gary Anderson (1) 6-0 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Joe Cullen 6-5 William O’Connor
Nigel Heydon (32) 6-5 Matt Clark
Veijo Viinikka 6-1 Jean-Marie Rubais
Mervyn King (16) 6-2 Karsten Koch
Michael Smith 6-4 John O’Shea
Colin Osborne (17) 6-2 Matthias Ziolkowski
Dyson Parody 6-5 Henry Zapata
Mark Webster (8) 6-3 Maik Langendorf
Jann Hoffmann 6-5 Nick Fullwell
Andy Hamilton (25) 6-0 Andrea Guidi
Kirk Shepherd 6-2 Steffen Siepmann
Justin Pipe (9) 6-1 Rico Dera
Shaun Griffiths 6-2 Steve Evans
Wayne Jones (24) 6-3 Michael Oostermann
Roland Scholten 6-2 Dylan Duo
Mark Walsh (5) 6-1 Thomas May
Mareno Michels 6-4 Boris Krcmar
Tony Eccles (28) 6-0 Rudy Minnenbach
Michael Rosenauer 6-4 Adam Smith-Neale
Remco van Eijden 6-3 Peter Wright (12)
Alex Roy 6-3 Andree Welge
Bobby Biemans 6-4 Co Stompe (21)
Darren Johnson 6-4 Reece Robinson
Ronnie Baxter (4) 6-4 Rene Lander
Magnus Caris 6-4 Kevin McDine
Tony Ayres 6-4 Jelle Klaasen (29)
Gilbert van der Meijden 6-4 Ryan Harrington
Denis Ovens (13) 6-1 Lucio Rave
Michael Mansell 6-4 Adrian Gray
Erwin Renkema 6-5 Dennis Smith (20)
Matthew Edgar 6-2 Andy Hutchings
Wes Newton (2) 6-0 Dirk Schenk
Ian White 6-4 Arron Monk
Steve Farmer (31) 6-3 John Michael
Bernd Roith 6-4 Christian van Overdijk
Alan Tabern (15) 6-2 Wilfried Hoberg
Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Barrie Bates
Colin Lloyd (18) 6-0 Niels-Jan Stuiver
Terry Temple 6-3 Mick Todd
Vincent van der Voort (7) 6-4 Eduardo Lopes Sales
Brian Woods 6-1 Rocco Maes
Dave Chisnall (26) 6-1 Wilhelm Schwingenschlogel
Andy Jenkins 6-4 Dave Ladley
Andy Smith (10) 6-2 Jose Antonio Justicia
James Richardson 6-5 Steve Maish
Steve Brown (23) 6-1 Karsten Kornath
Dave Smith 6-4 Mensur Suljovic
Jamie Caven (6) 6-2 Danny Schellekens
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Chris Thompson
John Henderson (27) 6-4 Wichard Knoops
Antonio Alcinas 6-2 Carlos Rodriguez
Kevin Painter (11) 6-1 Andries Sterk
Per Laursen 6-4 Marko Kantele
Mark Hylton (22) 6-1 Ruzdya Hopic
Mark Dudbridge 6-3 Jyhan Artut
Paul Nicholson (3) 6-0 Romano Ruggeri
Steve Hine 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Scott Rand (30) 6-4 Chris Aubrey
Kurt van de Rijk 6-1 Steve Grubb
Steve Beaton (14) 6-2 Mark Lieftink
Mark Frost 6-2 Adam Hunt
Richie Burnett (19) 6-1 Mauro Stronati
Wayne Atwood 6-3 Aodhagan O’Neill
Second Round
Gary Anderson 6-2 Joe Cullen
Nigel Heydon 6-3 Veijo Viinikka
Mervyn King 6-4 Michael Smith
Colin Osborne 6-5 Dyson Parody
Mark Webster 6-3 Jann Hoffmann
Andy Hamilton 6-1 Kirk Shepherd
Justin Pipe 6-3 Shaun Griffiths
Wayne Jones 6-1 Roland Scholten
Mark Walsh 6-2 Mareno Michels
Michael Rosenauer 6-5 Tony Eccles
Remco van Eijden 6-2 Alex Roy
Darren Johnson 6-4 Bobby Biemans
Magnus Caris 6-5 Ronnie Baxter
Tony Ayres 6-2 Gilbert van der Meijden
Michael Mansell 6-4 Denis Ovens
Erwin Renkema 6-4 Matthew Edgar
Wes Newton 6-5 Ian White
Steve Farmer 6-1 Bernd Roith
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Alan Tabern
Colin Lloyd 6-3 Terry Temple
Vincent van der Voort 6-2 Brian Woods
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Andy Jenkins
James Richardson 6-4 Andy Smith
Steve Brown 6-4 Dave Smith
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Jamie Caven
John Henderson 6-5 Antonio Alcinas
Kevin Painter 6-2 Per Laursen
Mark Dudbridge 6-2 Mark Hylton
Paul Nicholson 6-2 Steve Hine
Scott Rand 6-3 Kurt van de Rijk
Steve Beaton 6-5 Mark Frost
Richie Burnett 6-0 Wayne Atwood
Losers £200
Third Round
Gary Anderson 6-1 Nigel Heydon
Colin Osborne 6-5 Mervyn King
Mark Webster 6-2 Andy Hamilton
Justin Pipe 6-5 Wayne Jones
Mark Walsh 6-4 Michael Rosenauer
Darren Johnson 6-3 Remco van Eijden
Tony Ayres 6-2 Magnus Caris
Michael Mansell 6-2 Erwin Renkema
Wes Newton 6-2 Steve Farmer
Colin Lloyd 6-2 Kim Huybrechts
Dave Chisnall 6-4 Vincent van der Voort
James Richardson 6-5 Steve Brown
Brendan Dolan 6-5 John Henderson
Mark Dudbridge 6-2 Kevin Painter
Scott Rand 6-4 Paul Nicholson
Richie Burnett 6-5 Steve Beaton
Losers £400
Fourth Round
Gary Anderson 6-4 Colin Osborne
Mark Webster 6-4 Justin Pipe
Mark Walsh 6-4 Darren Johnson
Tony Ayres 6-4 Michael Mansell
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Wes Newton
Dave Chisnall 6-4 James Richardson
Brendan Dolan 6-4 Mark Dudbridge
Scott Rand 6-4 Richie Burnett
Losers £600
Quarter-Finals
Gary Anderson 6-1 Mark Webster
Tony Ayres 6-5 Mark Walsh
Colin Lloyd 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Scott Rand 6-3 Brendan Dolan
Losers £1000
Semi-Finals
Gary Anderson 6-0 Tony Ayres
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Scott Rand
Losers £2,000
Final
Gary Anderson 6-2 Colin Lloyd
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000
Final
Gary Anderson v Colin Lloyd
0-0 – Colin Lloyd wins the bull and will throw first
0-1 – Lloyd opens the final with scores of 140, 180 and 145, and wins the opening leg in ten darts on double 18
1-1 – Anderson replies with a 13-darter, also finished on double 18
1-2 – The high standard continues as Lloyd finishes 121 on the bull for a 12-darter
2-2 – Anderson opens with a 180 and levels with double top for another 13-darter, with Lloyd also leaving 40 after 12 darts
3-2 – Anderson breaks for the first time with another 13-dart leg which he finishes on tops
4-2 – Anderson posts another 180 and a 131 to be first to a finish, and takes out double ten for a 14-darter
5-2 – Anderson initially bursts 129 but when Lloyd fails to step in on double 16 he returns to post double 18
6-2 – Lloyd hits a 180 in his bid to battle back but Anderson seals victory on double top
BARHAM COMPLETES YOUTH TOUR DOUBLE
PAUL BARHAM won his second PDC Unicorn Youth Tour title, defeating Holland’s Willem Mandigers 4-3 in the decider in Nuland on Saturday. Basildon’s Barham, who turned 22 in April, followed up his victory in Crawley earlier this year by picking up the £600 first prize at the Van Der Valk Hotel.
Barham defeated Patrick Paffendorf, Hermie van Orsouw and Benito van der Pas on his way to the semi-finals, where he edged a tight contest with Chris Aubrey 4-3 after his opponent missed three darts for victory.
The left-hander also made Mandigers pay for missed doubles in the opening two legs of the final as he took command, with the Dutchman finishing 90 for the third leg to get off the mark. Barham hit three 140s in a fine 14-darter to win the next for a 3-1 lead, but Mandigers took out 80 on tops in the next to stay in the game, and hit a 180 and double ten to force a decider as his opponent missed four match darts.
Barham, though, was first to a finish in leg seven and after initially failing to set up a double, he returned to the oche to post double nine for the win.
He will move above Shaun Griffiths to second in the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Order of Merit, and is aiming to retain that spot to win a PDC ProTour Card for next year.
“I’m delighted to have come through and won again,” said Barham, a protege of veteran Essex ace Steve Maish. “It was a hard final and Willem played well, and if he had hit his doubles earlier on it could have been different.
“My dream is to become a full professional and by going up to second in the Order of Merit I’m a step closer to that, but I can’t get carried away because there are still three events left and the World Youth Championship to come this year.”
Mandiger enjoyed a highly successful Youth Tour debut, including whitewashes of Italian Martino Tagliapietra and Rick Veugelers, a quarter-final defeat of Curtis Hammond – a UK Open qualifier earlier this year – and, most impressively, a semi-final win over Arron Monk.
Reigning Under-21 World Champion Monk pushed the 22-year-old from Eindhoven all the way, but he followed up a 104 finish by taking out 126 on the bull to win a deciding leg in progressing to the final.
Monk was appearing in the semis for the first time since February, while Aubrey’s display saw him reach the last four for the fourth occasion this year. Further PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events will be held in Dublin, Killarney and Gladbeck during October before the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship takes place on November 4 in Crawley.
Entry costs €25 to each event, and can be made by calling the PDC Head Office on 08712 501 180 during normal office hours.
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Event 12
(Nuland, Holland – Saturday September 24)
First Round
Joe Cullen 3-1 Alex Topper
Reece Robinson 3-0 Tim van den Hoek
Kaylee De Priester 3-0 Leon Crump
Jamie Landon 3-2 James Young
Wouter Vaes 3-1 Adam Smith-Neale
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Pascal van Mourik
Hermie van Orsouw 3-0 Mike de Wit
Adam Hunt 3-2 Dave van der Lee
Jeffrey de Zwaan 3-1 Bjorn Fransen
Jack Hill 3-2 Jeffrey de Graaf
Jimmy van Schie 3-0 Manuel Topp
Rick Veuglers 3-1 Rico Dera
Sam Hill 3-1 Ryan Harrington
Curtis Hammond 3-1 Mike Nissen
Gino Vos 3-1 Marco van Rens
Michael Smith 3-0 Roy Westerlaken
Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-1 Co Stompe Jnr
John de Kruijf 3-0 Michel Mulders
Shaun Griffiths 3-0 Bertie van Peer
Arron Monk 3-1 Darren Whittingham
Second Round
Steve Haggerty Bye (Marco van der Heijden timed out)
Joe Cullen 3-0 Reece Robinson
Chris Aubrey 3-0 Kaylee De Priester
Jamie Landon 3-2 Wouter Vaes
Paul Barham 3-0 Patrick Paffendorf
Hermie van Orsouw 3-2 Michael van Gerwen
Benito van der Pas 3-1 Adam Hunt
Jack Hill 3-1 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Willem Mandigers 3-0 Martino Tagliapietra
Rick Veuglers 3-2 Jimmy van Schie
Sam Hill 3-0 Jelle Muller
Curtis Hammond 3-1 Gino Vos
Aden Kirk 3-1 Carlo van Peer
Michael Smith 3-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ryan de Vreede 3-2 John de Kruijf
Arron Monk 3-0 Shaun Griffiths
Third Round
Joe Cullen 3-1 Steve Haggerty
Chris Aubrey 3-1 Jamie Landon
Paul Barham 3-2 Hermie van Orsouw
Benito van der Pas 3-0 Jack Hill
Willem Mandigers 3-0 Rick Veugelers
Curtis Hammond 3-1 Sam Hill
Aden Kirk 3-0 Michael Smith
Arron Monk 3-1 Ryan de Vreede
Losers €27,50 (£25 on OOM)
Quarter-Finals
Chris Aubrey 3-1 Joe Cullen
Paul Barham 3-1 Benito van der Pas
Willem Mandigers 3-1 Curtis Hammond
Arron Monk 3-1 Aden Kirk
Losers €110 (£100 on OOM)
Semi-Finals
Paul Barham 4-3 Chris Aubrey
Willem Mandigers 4-3 Arron Monk
Losers €220 (£200 on OOM)
Final
Paul Barham 4-3 Willem Mandigers
Winner €660 (£600 on OOM)
Runner-Up €440 (£400 on OOM)
