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Gian Van Veen
Gian van Veen (born 23 April 2002) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career On 4 November 2022, van Veen reached the final of a Players Championship event, losing 4–8 to Gerwyn Price in the final. On 16 November 2022, it was announced that Peter Wright had pulled out of competing in the 2022 Players Championship Finals, with van Veen as the first reserve, taking his place. On 15 January 2023, he won a two-year PDC Tour Card via the Order of Merit at Q-School. Van veen reached his first quarter final of the year at the third Players Championship event. Shortly after, he debuted at the 2023 UK Open, winning 6-4 against Robert Owen in round one with an average of 100.15, before bettering his average to 100.67 in a 6-5 win over Scott Waites. Despite producing a third consecutive ton plus average of 101.68, van Veen succumbed 6-3 to Jim Williams in the third round (last 64). Van Veen reached his second quarter fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poederoijen
Poederoijen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 9 km southeast of Gorinchem. Poederoijen was a separate municipality until 1955, when it was merged with Brakel. Loevestein Castle is located in Poederoijen. History It was first mentioned in 850 as in uilla Podarwic. The etymology is unclear. The village developed along the Afgedamde Maas. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church dates from the 15th century. The church itself was rebuilt in 1897 after a fire. In 1840, Poederoijen was home to 425 people. In 1861, the village was flooded, and 1897, a large part of Poederoijen was lost in a fire. Castles Poederoijen Castle was built in 870 and has been restored and rebuilt many times. In 1672, it was destroyed by the French and never rebuilt. Loevestein Castle is located to the north-west of the village, and was built in 1365. It was enlarged many times, and in the 17th century became part of the Dutc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Open
The Cazoo UK Open is a ranking major darts tournament held annually at the Butlins Minehead Resort by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in England. Often referred to as the "FA Cup of darts", the UK Open replicates the abolition of seedings, elimination play, and fixtures determined via open draw. One-hundred-and-sixty players compete in the multi-board event over eight-stages before the PDC’s Top 32 enter the tournament in the fourth round. The tournament has a prize fund of £450,000; the victor’s prize is £100,000. History From 2003 to 2013, the UK Open took place in June each year at the Reebok Stadium, in Bolton. In 2014, it moved to Butlin's Minehead taking place in early March. Phil Taylor beat Shayne Burgess in the inaugural final. Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld won the tournament in 2006, the first ever ranking tournament with the PDC in which he has played. He knocked out 13-times World Champion Phil Taylor 11–10 en route to the final where he beat Barri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 European Darts Grand Prix
The 2022 Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix was the seventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany, from 20–22 May 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. José de Sousa was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–4 in the 2020 final, but lost in the second round 6–5 to Andrew Gilding. Luke Humphries won his third European Tour title of 2022, defeating Rob Cross 8–7 in a repeat of the final from the previous European Tour event a week earlier. The original venue for this tournament was the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, but it was being used as accommodation for Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Prize money The prize money is unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years: * Seeded players who lose in the second round and host nation qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Czech Darts Open
The 2022 Gambrinus Czech Darts Open was the sixth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Královka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic, from 13–15 May 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Jamie Hughes was the defending champion after defeating Stephen Bunting 8–3 in the 2019 final, but he failed to qualify for this tournament, so was unable to defend his title. Luke Humphries won his second European Tour title with an 8–5 win over Rob Cross in the final. Prize money The prize money is unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years: * Seeded players who lose in the second round and host nation qualifiers (who qualify automatically as a result of their ranking) who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdraw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 European Darts Open
The 2022 Interwetten European Darts Open was the fifth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Ostermann-Arena, Leverkusen, Germany, from 6–8 May 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Michael van Gerwen entered the event as defending champion, having defeated Rob Cross 8–6 in the 2019 final. He successfully defended his title with an 8–5 win over Dimitri Van den Bergh in the final. Prize money The prize money is unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years: * Seeded players who lose in the second round and host nation qualifiers (who qualify automatically as a result of their ranking) who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Austrian Darts Open
The 2022 Austrian Darts Open will be the fourth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament will take place at the Steiermarkhalle, Premstätten from 29 April–1 May 2022. It will feature a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ... is the defending champion after defeating Ian White 8–7 in the 2019 final. Prize money The prize money is unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years: * Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit. Qualification and format The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 16 March automatically qualified for the event and were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 German Darts Grand Prix
The 2022 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix was the third of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Kulturhalle Zenith, Munich from 16 to 18 April 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Simon Whitlock 8–3 in the 2019 final, but he was whitewashed 7–0 by Luke Humphries in the semi-finals. Humphries went on to win his first European Tour event, defeating Martin Lukeman 8–2 in the final. Prize money The prize money was unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years: * Seeded players who lose in the second round and host nation qualifiers (who qualify automatically as a result of their ranking) who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 German Darts Championship
The 2022 Interwetten German Darts Championship was the second of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim from 11 to 13 March 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Devon Petersen was the defending champion after defeating Jonny Clayton 8–3 in the 2020 final, but lost to Michael Smith in the second round. Michael van Gerwen won his 33rd European Tour title after beating Rob Cross 8–5 in the final, after surviving three match darts in his semi-final match against Dimitri Van den Bergh. Prize money The prize money was unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years: * Seeded players who lose in the second round and host nation qualifiers (who qualify automatically as a result of their ranking) who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 International Darts Open
The 2022 Interwetten International Darts Open was the first of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa from 25 to 27 February 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Joe Cullen was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–5 in the 2020 final, but lost to Nathan Aspinall in the third round. Gerwyn Price won his sixth European Tour title after beating Peter Wright 8–4 in the final, retaining his status as world number one, which he would have surrendered to Wright had he lost. Prize money The prize money was unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years: * Seeded players who lose in the second round of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 PDC Pro Tour
The 2022 PDC Pro Tour is the next series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There will be thirty Players Championship events and thirteen PDC European Tour events, and after the split format last year, the Challenge and Development Tours will return as one big tour, rather than a UK/European split tour. Prize money The prize money for the Players Championship events rose from 2021 levels, with each event having a prize fund of £100,000. This is how the prize money is divided: PDC Tour Card 128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships events, the UK Open and qualifiers for all European Tour and select televised events. Tour cards The 2022 Tour Cards are awarded to: * (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2022 World Championship. * (24) 24 qualifiers from 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 PDC Pro Tour
The 2023 PDC Pro Tour is the current series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There will be thirty Players Championship events and thirteen PDC European Tour events, as well as 24 events for the Challenge and Development Tours, and the Women's Series. Prize money On 21 November 2022, it was announced that the prize money for the Women's Series will be doubled in 2023. The following day, it was announced that the prize money for Challenge/Development Tour events would also increase, with the prize fund going up from £10,000 to £15,000 per event. On 15 February 2023, it was announced that the prize money for the PDC European Tour events was to increase by 25% with prize funds increasing from £140,000 to £175,000 per event. This is how the prize money is divided: PDC Tour Card 128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 PDC World Youth Championship
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World Darts Council (WDC). Sports promoter Eddie Hearn is the PDC chairman. The PDC developed and holds several championship competitions, including the annual PDC World Darts Championship, the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, UK Open, Premier League, and Grand Slam. It also runs its own world rankings based on players' performances. History In the 1980s, professional darts in Britain lost much of its sponsorship television coverage. From 1989, the only televised event was the annual Embassy World Championship. Some of the players felt that not enough was being done by the governing body, the British Darts Organisation, to encourage new sponsors into the sport and arrange more television coverage than just one event a year. As a result, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |