Zuiderduin Masters

Zuiderduin Masters
Tournament information
Venue	Zuiderduin Hotel
Location	Egmond aan Zee
Country	Netherlands
Established	1995
Organisation(s)	WDF/BDO
Format	Legs Sets
Month(s) Played	December
Current champion(s)
Ross Montgomery Trina Gulliver

The Zuiderduin Dutch Grand Masters, more commonly referred to as the Zuiderduin Masters, is a major darts tournament held in Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, run by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation. It is held in December and is traditionally the last BDO event held before the annual World Championship. The tournament was an unranked event until 2008, when it was installed as a major event, along with the World Championships and the World Masters, following the cancellation of the World Darts Trophy and the International Darts League.

History

The competition began in 1995, known as the Dutch Grand Masters, but the tournament ceased between 1997 and 1999. In 2000, it returned as the "European Grand Masters", and then became the "Doeland Grand Masters" from 2001 to 2004, and the "Leendesk Masters" in 2005. The 2006 Masters was postponed, and was to be held in March 2007, reverting to its original title "Dutch Grand Masters"^[1]. The event was later cancelled, due to lack of sponsorship, but was revived later that year when the tournament venue, the Hotel Zuidenduin, stepped in to sponsor the tounament, and it was branded the Zuiderduin Masters.

Format

The field is made up of 24 players. Qualification is determined from the top 16 players from the Zuiderduin Masters ranking table, which is separate from the BDO/WDF World Rankings, as well four players from the International Darts Tour of the Lowlands (IDTL), and the winner of the Netherlands Champions League, plus 3 wild cards. If an IDTL qualifier is already qualified through his ranking, an extra wild card becomes available.

The 24 players are split into 8 groups, with each player playing 2 matches, best of 9 legs. The top player from each group advance to the quarter-finals, which is played in set format through to the final.

Venue

The tournament has been held at the Hotel Zuiderduin in Egmond aan Zee. In 2007, following the postponement of the 2006 event, plans were made to host the 2007 Dutch Grand Masters in Rosmalen, but after it was cancelled, the plans were aborted and it remained in Egmond.

Winners

Year	Winner (average in final)[2]	Score[3]	Runner Up (average in final)[2]
1995	Raymond van Barneveld
1996	Martin Adams
1997-99	not held
2000	Martin Adams (97.05)	5-4	Steve Beaton (92.70)
2001	Raymond van Barneveld	5-1	Andy Fordham
2002	Tony David (96.03)	6-4	Mervyn King (95.07)
2003	Raymond van Barneveld (94.23)	6-1	Mervyn King (88.05)
2004	Raymond van Barneveld (94.17)	5-1	Ted Hankey (81.21)
2005	Mervyn King (99.30)	5-4	Martin Adams (99.48)
2006	not held
2007	Gary Anderson (100.32)	5-4	Mark Webster (96.45)
2008	Gary Anderson (99.21)	5-4	Scott Waites (93.75)
2009	Darryl Fitton (93.94)	5-2	Martin Adams (97.00)
2010	Ross Montgomery (94.17)	5-4	Robbie Green (93.81)

Women's Zuiderduin Masters

Following the tournament's inception as a major event in 2008, a women's competition was installed with an 8-player field, made up from the top 5 players in the Zuiderduin rankings, an IDTL qualifier, the winner of the Netherlands Champions League and a wildcard. Likewise with the mens event, an extra wildcard can also be awarded. The competition is played in a straight knockout format.

Year	Winner (average in final)[2]	Score[3]	Runner Up (average in final)[2]
2008	Lisa Ashton (78.42)	2-0	Trina Gulliver (65.91)
2009	Julie Gore (86.07)	2-0	Tricia Wright (81.87)
2010	Trina Gulliver (78.40)	2-1	Francis Hoenselaar (71.79)

Notes and References

1. ^ [1] WDF NEWS ARCHIVES: NOVEMBER 2007
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Each player's average score is based on the average for each 3-dart visit to the board (ie total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
3. ^ ^{a b} All scores in final are in set format

External Links

• dartsdatabase.co.uk - Tournament History