2006 World Darts Trophy

The 2006 Bavaria World Darts Trophy was the fifth edition of the World Darts Trophy, a professional darts tournament held at the De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, the Netherlands, run by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation.

World Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates2 September 2006 – 10 September 2006
VenueDe Vechtsebanen
LocationUtrecht, Utrecht
Countrythe Netherlands
Organisation(s)BDO / WDF / PDC
FormatMen
Sets
Final – Best of 13 Sets
Junior
Legs
Final – Best of 11 Legs
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor (men)
Ron Meulenkamp (junior)
«2005 2007»

Players from the Professional Darts Corporation competed for the first time, with five PDC players invited to the event. Gary Robson, the 2005 winner, and Jelle Klaasen, the BDO World Champion, were eliminated in the first round by Simon Whitlock and Tony Eccles, respectively. The final, featuring Phil Taylor, the PDC World Champion and in his first BDO major final for fourteen years, and Martin Adams, in his second straight World Darts Trophy final, was won by Taylor, 7–2 in sets. The women's event was replaced with a junior's event, with this being the only year a junior's event took place. Ron Meulenkamp won the junior's event.

Prize Money

Men

Pos[1] Money (Euros)
Winner 45,000
Runner-up 22,500
Semi-Finals 11,250
Quarter-Finals 6,000
Last 16 3,000
Last 32 2,000
Highes
Checkout
2,000

Qualifiers

Men's Tournament

First Round
Best of 5 sets[4][5][6]
Second Round
Best of 7 sets[7][8]
Quarter-Finals
Best of 9 sets[9][10]
Semi-Finals
Best of 11 sets[11]
Final
Best of 13 sets[12]
               
Colin Lloyd 3
Peter Manley 1
Colin Lloyd 4
Gary Anderson 2
Gary Anderson 3
Ted Hankey 0
Colin Lloyd 1
Phil Taylor 5
Phil Taylor 3
Brian Sorensen 0
Phil Taylor 4
John Walton 1
John Walton 3
Shaun Greatbatch 2
Phil Taylor 6
Ronnie Baxter 0
Ronnie Baxter 3
Paul Hogan 1
Ronnie Baxter 4
Martin Atkins 0
Martin Atkins 3
Paul Hanvidge 0
Ronnie Baxter 5
Mike Veitch 3
Mike Veitch 3
Dirk Hespeels 0
Mike Veitch 4
Tony Eccles 1
Tony Eccles 3
Jelle Klaasen 0
Phil Taylor (102.21) 7
Martin Adams (94.77) 2
Martin Adams 3
Albertino Essers 0
Martin Adams 4
Tony O'Shea 3
Tony O'Shea 3
Dick van Dijk 1
Martin Adams 5
Niels de Ruiter 0
Niels de Ruiter 3
Mareno Michels 2
Niels de Ruiter 4
Vincent van der Voort 2
Vincent van der Voort 3
Göran Klemme 2
Martin Adams 6
Michael van Gerwen 4
Michael van Gerwen 3
Raymond van Barneveld 2
Michael van Gerwen 4
Simon Whitlock 3
Simon Whitlock 3
Gary Robson 1
Michael van Gerwen 5
Mervyn King 4
Mervyn King 3
Tony Martin 0
Mervyn King 4
Darryl Fitton 1
Darryl Fitton 3
Co Stompé 0

Junior Tournament

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 legs[1]
  Semi-finals
Best of 9 legs[9][10]
  Final
Best of 11 legs[11]
                   
Ron Meulenkamp 4  
Oskar Lukasiak 2     Ron Meulenkamp 5  
Jan Dekker 4   Jan Dekker 0  
Jeffrey Vanbergen 2       Ron Meulenkamp 6
Pieter Collijn 3       Sven van Dun 1
Richie George 4     Richie George 2
Vladimir Andersen 1   Sven van Dun 5  
Sven van Dun 4  

Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast by SBS6 in the Netherlands, but was not shown in the UK. An internet feed from SBS was available. However, this may be restricted to the Netherlands only due to contractual restrictions.

References

  1. "World Darts Trophy Draw and Information". PDC. 3 August 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. "Quarter Given World Darts Trophy Places". PDC. 5 June 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. "Manley handed World Darts Trophy Spot". PDC. 5 June 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. "World Darts Trophy Day One". PDC. 2 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  5. "World Darts Trophy Day Two". PDC. 3 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  6. "World Darts Trophy Day Three". PDC. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. "World Darts Trophy Day Four". PDC. 5 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  8. "World Darts Trophy Day Five". PDC. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  9. "Clinical Taylor Punishes Lloyd". PDC. 7 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  10. "Baxter Sets Up Taylor Semi". PDC. 8 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  11. "Amazing Taylor Storms in to Final". PDC. 10 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  12. "Taylor Powers to World Darts Trophy Title". PDC. 10 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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