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Spring Cup (darts)
The Spring Cup was an international darts competition contested by nations from continental Europe which ran from 1986 to 2012. It was run by the European Darts Council and featured singles and team events for men and women. History Held annually since 1986,Spring Cup Dartn. Retrieved 17-03-2015. the Spring Cup was run by the European Darts Council. It was the third largest competition for European nations behind the and . The competition was referred to as the 'small' Europe Cup since there were only singles and team events held for men and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geert De Vos
Geert De Vos (born 6 October 1981) is a Belgian darts player. His nickname is "Foxy". Career In 2012, De Vos qualified for the first time for BDO World Darts Championship; this performance led to a wildcard for the Zuiderduin Masters. During this tournament, he lost his first match against the eventual winner Scott Waites 5–3. During the World Championship, De Vos played Tony West, the eleventh seed. The match was won by De Vos 3–1. In the second round, he lost to eventual champion Christian Kist 2–4. Another remarkable achievement was throwing a nine-darter at the Denmark Open in 2008, a tournament in which he would lose the final against the Polish player Krzysztof Ratajski. De Vos won the 2015 BDO World Trophy in Manchester. He started his run beating Rick Hofstra 6–3, and then thrashing American Jim Widmayer 6–0. On the final day, he defeated Wesley Harms in the quarter-finals, Mark McGeeney in what was a close game in the Semis, and won a last-leg decider i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co Stompé
Jacobus Wilhelmus "Co" Stompé (born 10 September 1962) is a Dutch former professional darts player. He was nicknamed The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance, making him look like a matchstick. He was also one of very few professionals who played in longsleeved shirts. Darts career BDO For years, Stompé was considered the third best Dutch darts player behind Raymond van Barneveld and Roland Scholten. After reaching the semi-finals of the 2000 World Championship, he dropped back behind a younger emerging Dutch group of players. Stompé came back to fame with the defeat of reigning BDO champion Jelle Klaasen in the first round of the 2007 World Championship. Towards the end of his BDO career, Stompé also acted as a darts commentator for Dutch commercial television station SBS6. PDC On 11 June 2008 it was announced that Stompé had joined the Professional Darts Corporation circuit, and had to join the PDC rankings at 227. He made his PDC debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Establishments In Europe
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Kist
Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professional darts player. In 2012, he won the BDO World Darts Championship, defeating Tony O'Shea in the final. Since 2014, he has competed in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Career BDO Kist reached the last 16 of the 2011 World Masters, where he lost 2-3 against Tony West in a deciding leg having had five darts to win. After that performance he was awarded a wild-card for the Zuiderduin Masters. Kist qualified for the 2012 BDO World Championship via the International Playoffs.Qualifier Kist takes BDO crown RTÉ Sport, 15 January 2012 Kist defeated compatriot 3-2 in the first round. He then defeated |
Ronny Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts (born 20 July 1965) is a former Belgian professional darts player. Career Ronny and his brother Kim Huybrechts became the first brothers to play in the World Cup of Darts in February 2013 and advanced from Group H courtesy of a 5–0 win over Hungary. They then pulled off a shock by defeating the Australian pairing of Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson, who were the runners up in the event last year, 5–1 with a combined average of 101.08 and then beat Croatia in the quarter-finals, with Ronny defeating Robert Marijanović 4–1 in his singles match. They required a doubles match to see off Finland in the semi-finals which they won 4–0 with a 105.47 average, the highest in the three-year history of the event, to reach the final and a meeting with the English pair of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Ronny lost both of his singles matches (0–4 to Taylor and 2–4 to Lewis) meaning Kim had to beat Taylor to force a doubles match to decide the title, but he lost 1â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andree Welge
Andree Welge (born 6 May 1972) is a German professional darts player who competed in events of the World Darts Federation (WDF). Career Welge made his World Championship debut in the 2002 BDO World Darts Championship where he lost in the first round 3–2 to Eric Clarys. He made his PDC debut in the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship, where he was defeated 3–0 by Alan Warriner-Little in the first round. Four years later, he qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, but was beaten 3–0 by Mark Dudbridge in the first round. In the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship he was close to beating Colin Lloyd in the first round, having three matchdarts, but ultimately lost 3–2. In June 2012, he earned a place in the European Tour Event 2 in Berlin by defeating Andreas Krockel and Matheus Ziolkowski in the Home Nation Qualifier. Welge played Paul Nicholson in the first round and lost 3–6. He again came through the Home Nation Qualifier to reach the fourth European Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rilana Erades
Rilana Erades – Honsbeek (born November 4, 1984) is a Dutch darts player. She used the nicknames The Dutch Dynamite and Pebbles for her matches. Rilana is still active in darts, but on a slightly lower level, she plays for the regional selection DBBR. Career Erades made her World Championship debut in 2008, losing in the quarter-finals to Karin Krappen. She had earlier reached the semi-finals of the 2007 World Masters, beating Irina Armstrong and Lisa Ashton before losing to Karen Lawman. She qualified for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship as the stand-by qualifier where she defeated number 3 seed Julie Gore in the quarter-finals via a sudden death leg before losing to Francis Hoenselaar in the semis. World Championship results BDO * 2008: Quarter-finals (lost to Karin Krappen 0–2) * 2009: Semi-finals (lost to Francis Hoenselaar 0–2) * 2014: 1st round (lost to Fallon Sherrock Fallon Sherrock (born 2 July 1994) is an English professional darts player who plays in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Brantjes
André Brantjes (born 29 November 1958) is a Dutch former darts player who played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events till 2006. Career Brantjes reached the final of the 2003 German Open, losing to Ted Hankey. He then won the unranked Spring Cup, beating Vincent van der Voort in the semi-finals and then defeating Erik Clarys in the final. After reaching the quarter-finals of the 2004 Finnish Open, Brantjes retained the Spring Cup title, beating Mario Robbe and Dick van Dijk before defeating Niels de Ruiter in the final. Brantjes played in the 2004 International Darts League, losing his opening group game to Gary Anderson, he defeated Robbe before beating Martin Adams to qualify for the second group stage. Brantjes then lost his first two group games against Tony David and Hankey, eventually winning his final group game against Jarkko Komula Jarkko Komula (born 13 March 1976) is a Finnish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Scholten
Roland Scholten (born 11 January 1965) is a Dutch former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO). Nicknamed The Tripod and The Flying Dutchman, Scholten turned full-time professional in 2001 having previously worked as a publican. Despite his Dutch nationality, Scholten speaks with a strong English accent having lived in Peterborough for several years. His considerable height and throwing technique means his darts hit the board at a considerably narrow angle. BDO career Scholten was runner-up in the 1992 Austrian Open, losing to Rod Harrington. He then won the 1993 WDF World Cup, beating Denmark's Troels Rusel in the final. Scholten made his BDO World Championship debut in 1994 where he beat Sean Palfrey in the first round and became the only seed to progress to the second round where he lost to Ronnie Sharp. He followed up with a quarter final showing in the 1994 Winmau World Masters, bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Pruim
Vicky Pruim (born 24 February 1974) is a Belgian born Swedish darts player who plays internationally for Sweden, and in competitive darting events around the world. Vicky started her darts career in 1987, successfully defending her Belgium No1 ladies title for 13 years. Vicky moved to Sweden in 2002, where she gained Swedish nationality, and became part of the Swedish Darts Federation national team. She qualified for the BDO World Darts Championship in 2002, 2018, and 2020 BDO World Darts Championship.Vicky reached last 16 in 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. Vicky won the women’s singles Gold Medal for Sweden, at the 2017 WDF World Cup in Japan and achieved Bronze Medal for Sweden, at the 2019 WDF World Cup in Romania. Vicky moved to England in 2019, and now resides in Chester, England with her partner Lainey Webb. Career 1990–2002 In 1990, Pruim reached the Final of the WDF Europe Cup. In 1999, she reached the Last 16 of the WDF World Cup and Quarter Final of the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Raes
Bruno Raes (born 21 Juli 1967) is a Belgian former professional darts player. Career Raes qualified for the 1991 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Ronnie Baxter. Raes then won the 1991 German Open, beating American Steve Brown in the final. He made a second appearance in the Lakeside in the 1995 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round 3–1 to Martin Adams, despite taking the first set. The year also saw Raes win the Spring Cup, the Belgium National Championship and the Belgium Gold Cup. He returned to Lakeside for the 1996 BDO World Darts Championship, again losing in the first round 3–0 to Andy Jenkins. Raes then disappeared from the circuit, only to return in 2007, playing in the German Gold Cup. He then went on to regain the Belgium Gold Cup in 2008, 13 years after his first success. Raes then played in his very first World Masters campaign, but lost in the very first round to Pavel Drtil of the Czech Republic. World Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aileen De Graaf
Aileen de Graaf (born 25 April 1990) is a Dutch darts player playing in events of the World Darts Federation (WDF). She is member of the Dutch national team. She also plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Career De Graaf started to play darts in 2007 and from 2010, played ranking tournaments of the NBD. Since 2012, she plays the BDO/ WDF circuit and already won a lot of tournaments or at least reached the later rounds. De Graaf qualified for the BDO World Championship 2014 but lost in the first round against the later champion Lisa Ashton Lisa Ashton (born 27 August 1970) is an English professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. She is a four-time BDO World Darts Women's Champion and has won over .... World Championships results BDO/WDF Career finals BDO majors (2 titles, 4 runners-up) Performance timeline References ;Notes ;Sources Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
