Post Date: 25 Oct 2012

Wizard wins Dutch Darts Masters

Current European Champion Simon Whitlock won the Dutch Darts Masters at the van der Valk Hotel, Nuland, Holland today with a 6-1 win over World Cup team mate and fellow Aussie Paul Nicholson.
 
Whitlock beat Swindon’s Johnny Haines 6-2 in the last 8 before a massive 6-1 win over Kim Huybrechts to get to the final.  Nicholson took out former World Youth Champion Arron Monk in the last 8 before a 6-3 win over Phil Taylors conqueror Wayne Jones 6-3.
 
Quarter-Finals
Phil Taylor 5-6 Wayne Jones..
Paul Nicholson 6-1 Arron Monk..
Simon Whitlock 6-2 Johnny Haines..
Kim Huybrechts 6-2 Mark Walsh..
 
Semi-Finals…
Wayne Jones 3-6 Paul Nicholson..
Simon Whitlock 6-1 Kim Huybrechts
 
Final 
Paul Nicholson 1-6 Simon Whitlock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Semi-Finals
Wayne Jones 3-6 Paul Nicholson
Paul Nicholson charged into the Dutch Darts Masters final with a 6-3 win over Wayne Jones. Jones made a fine start, winning the first two legs with successive 15-darters, taking out double eight in the first and 73 in the second, after hitting a 180. Nicholson replied with a pair of 12-darters to level, opening both legs with a 180 and a 140, before defying a maximum from Jones in the fifth to land double eight and lead 3-2. Jones took out 62 to level, but Nicholson edged the seventh on double eight and then produced a brilliant 11-darter to lead 5-3, hitting 180, 140 and 165 to set up the same double. Nicholson added his fourth 180 of the game in the next, and although Jones replied with a maximum the Australian World Cup star sealed the win on double eight. Paul Nicholson: “To be in the final of a great tournament like this in a wonderful country like Holland is a great feeling for me. I’m actually quite emotional because it’s been a tough year and I’ve worked my guts off. A lot of people, including Eric Bristow, have written me off this year and that’s been part of my inspiration recently.”
 
Wayne Jones
3-6
Paul Nicholson
8
100+
10
8
140+
8
0
170+
0
3
180
4
98.95
Average
101.02
1
Breaks of Throw
2
73
High Finish
85
 
Simon Whitlock 6-1 Kim Huybrechts
Simon Whitlock raced past Kim Huybrechts with a 6-1 victory to reach the Dutch Darts Masters final in Nuland. The Australian made a stunning start to the contest, winning the first four legs in 14, 14, 11 and 14 darts to take command. Huybrechts got off the mark in 14 darts with double eight in the fifth, but Whitlock took out 100 to win the next and finished double 14 to seal a comprehensive victory.
 
Simon Whitlock
6-1
Kim Huybrechts
9
100+
5
6
140+
5
0
170+
0
1
180
0
99.71
Average
87.86
3
Breaks of Throw
1
100
High Finish
25
 
 
Finals
Simon Whitlock 6-1  Paul Nicholson
Simon Whitlock defeated Paul Nicholson 6-1 in an all-Australian final to claim the Dutch Darts Masters title in Nuland on Sunday night as he claimed his maiden European Tour title. The world number six followed up last month’s PartyPoker.net European Championship victory in Germany with the triumph in Holland as he scooped the £15,000 first prize in style against Nicholson.
 

Simon Whitlock

6-1

Paul Nicholson

9

100+

8

3

140+

1

0

170+

0

2

180

1

87.50

Average

74.79

2

Breaks of Throw

0

40

High Finish

32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prize Money
Winner £15,000
Runner-Up £7,500
Semi-Finalists £5,000
Quarter-Finalists £3,000
Third Round Losers £1,500
Second Round Losers £1,000
First Round Losers £200
Qualifiers – Final Round Losers £100
All prize money will be applied to the PDC Order of Merit, ProTour Order of Merit and European Order of Merit