Raymond van Barneveld - 2008 Amsterdam Casino Open Holland Masters winner, courtesy BMAP - DoetinchemRAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD picked up his first PDC Pro Tour victory of 2008 at the Amsterdam Casino Open Holland Masters.

The Dutchman defeated Colin Osborne in straight sets in the final of the event in Schiedam to pick up the £5,000 first prize.

Van Barneveld dropped just one set in defeating Dave Honey, Steve Maish, Ronnie Baxter and Mark Walsh to reach the semi-finals, where he defeated Wayne Atwood 3-1.

The Welshman - who included Andy Hamilton and last week's Scottish Sun Scottish Players Championship winner Mervyn King among his victims, threatened a comeback when he came from two sets down to take the third, but van Barneveld edged the next 2-1 to move into the final.

He then defeated Osborne 3-0, coming from a leg down to win the next four and move two sets up, before edging the third for victory.

The win is van Barneveld's first since the Blue Square UK Open Irish Regional Final last October.

Osborne reached his second PDC Pro Tour final of the year, with John Quantock, Mark Dudbridge, Tony Eccles and Jan van der Rassel his victims on the day.

Both Dudbridge and van der Rassel took him all the way in five-set matches, while Osborne received a semi-final bye after Adrian Lewis and Kevin Painter were disqualified by the Tournament Director for their conduct during their quarter-final match.

The event featured first-game losses for Dutch duo Jelle Klaasen and Michael van Gerwen - who could only watch as Alan Caves took out a superb 160 finish in the final leg of their clash.

Leon de Geus came through Friday's qualifier to win a place in the event, but reached the last 16 with wins over Robin Ferdinandus, Barrie Bates and Geert de Vos before losing to Mark Walsh.

Dennis Priestley overcame Kevin McDine in his first competitive game for a month, but was a 3-1 loser to Vincent van der Voort in the second round.

Picture courtesy BMAP - Doetinchem

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