The 2008 Dutch Open was the 36th edition of the Dutch Open.

Draw

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Joey ten Berge Joey ten Berge (born 18 October 1985) is a Dutch former darts player. Career BDO Ten Berge won the 2001 WDF Europe Youth Cup beating Sweden's Markus Korhonen in the final. Six years later, he captured his first professional title by capturing ...

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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 ...

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Paul Hogan Paul Hogan (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as ...

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Robert Wagner Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor of stage, screen, and television. He is known for starring in the television shows '' It Takes a Thief'' (1968–1970), ''Switch'' (1975–1978), and '' Hart to Hart'' (1979� ...

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Martin Adams Martin Adams (born 4 June 1956) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Nicknamed "Wolfie", he is a three-time BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion. He represents Cambridges ...

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Scott Waites Scott Waites (born 17 February 1977) is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. ...

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Edwin Max Edwin Max (born 23 August 1969 in The Hague) is a former Dutch darts player. He used the nickname Mad Max for his matches. Career Max made his first World Championship debut in 2008 as a member of the British Darts Organisation, losing in the f ...

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Remco van Eijden Remco van Eijden (born 12 September 1977) is a Dutch former darts player. Career Van Eijden previously played in the British Darts Organisation and he played in the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship, beating fellow Dutchman Mario Robbe in the ...

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Wouter Bos Wouter Jacob Bos (; (born 14 July 1963) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and businessman. Bos attended the Christian Gymnasium in Zeist from June 1975 until July 1980 and applied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ...

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Willy van de Wiel Willy van de Wiel (born 15 April 1982) is a Dutch former professional darts player. BDO career Van de Wiel won the 2008 Norway Open, beating Dave Chisnall, Stephen Bunting and John Henderson, before beating Paul Hanvidge in the final. He also ...

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Darryl Fitton Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962) is an English professional darts player. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song " One Step Beyond" wearing sunglasses; one of the most popular walk-ons with the audienc ...

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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 ...

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(88.14) , RD3-score02=1 , RD3-seed03={{flagicon, BEL , RD3-team03= Patrick Bulen (78.63) , RD3-score03=0 , RD3-seed04={{flagicon, NOR , RD3-team04=

(100.20) , RD3-score04=4 , RD3-seed05={{flagicon, NED , RD3-team05=

(74.82) , RD3-score05=1 , RD3-seed06={{flagicon, BEL , RD3-team06= Alain van Bouwel (79.53) , RD3-score06=4 , RD3-seed07={{flagicon, NED , RD3-team07= Willem Kralt (71.19) , RD3-score07=4 , RD3-seed08={{flagicon, ENG , RD3-team08= Phil Nixon (75.84) , RD3-score08=3 , RD4-seed01={{flagicon, SCO , RD4-team01= Robert Thornton (102.51) , RD4-score01=2 , RD4-seed02={{flagicon, NOR , RD4-team02=

(97.59) , RD4-score02=0 , RD4-seed03={{flagicon, BEL , RD4-team03= Alain van Bouwel (80.79) , RD4-score03=2 , RD4-seed04={{flagicon, NED , RD4-team04= Willem Kralt (76.80) , RD4-score04=0 , RD5-seed01={{flagicon, SCO , RD5-team01= Robert Thornton (92.52) , RD5-score01=3 , RD5-seed02={{flagicon, BEL , RD5-team02= Alain van Bouwel (84.24) , RD5-score02=0

Dutch Open (darts) The Dutch Open is amongst the longest running darts tournaments having started back in 1973. The popularity of darts in the Netherlands since Raymond van Barneveld began amassing world titles has seen the number of entries for the tournament rise ...