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)
England Phil Taylor (men)
Netherlands 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]
               
England Colin Lloyd 3
England Peter Manley 1
England Colin Lloyd 4
Scotland Gary Anderson 2
Scotland Gary Anderson 3
England Ted Hankey 0
England Colin Lloyd 1
England Phil Taylor 5
England Phil Taylor 3
Denmark Brian Sorensen 0
England Phil Taylor 4
England John Walton 1
England John Walton 3
England Shaun Greatbatch 2
England Phil Taylor 6
England Ronnie Baxter 0
England Ronnie Baxter 3
England Paul Hogan 1
England Ronnie Baxter 4
England Martin Atkins 0
England Martin Atkins 3
Scotland Paul Hanvidge 0
England Ronnie Baxter 5
Scotland Mike Veitch 3
Scotland Mike Veitch 3
Belgium Dirk Hespeels 0
Scotland Mike Veitch 4
England Tony Eccles 1
England Tony Eccles 3
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 0
England Phil Taylor (102.21) 7
England Martin Adams (94.77) 2
England Martin Adams 3
Netherlands Albertino Essers 0
England Martin Adams 4
England Tony O'Shea 3
England Tony O'Shea 3
Netherlands Dick van Dijk 1
England Martin Adams 5
Netherlands Niels de Ruiter 0
Netherlands Niels de Ruiter 3
Netherlands Mareno Michels 2
Netherlands Niels de Ruiter 4
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 2
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 3
Sweden Göran Klemme 2
England Martin Adams 6
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 4
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 3
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 2
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 4
Australia Simon Whitlock 3
Australia Simon Whitlock 3
England Gary Robson 1
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 5
England Mervyn King 4
England Mervyn King 3
England Tony Martin 0
England Mervyn King 4
England Darryl Fitton 1
England Darryl Fitton 3
Netherlands 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]
Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 4
Sweden Oskar Lukasiak 2 Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 5
Netherlands Jan Dekker 4 Netherlands Jan Dekker 0
Belgium Jeffrey Vanbergen 2 Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 6
Netherlands Pieter Collijn 3 Netherlands Sven van Dun 1
England Richie George 4 England Richie George 2
Denmark Vladimir Andersen 1 Netherlands Sven van Dun 5
Netherlands 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
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  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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