2006 International Darts League

The 2006 Topic International Darts League was a darts tournament held in the Triavium, Nijmegen, Netherlands from 6 to 14 May 2006. ^{[1] [2]} The tournament was sponsored by Topic, a Dutch-based electronics, software and hardware manufacturer.

It began as a tournament for BDO players, but Dutch broadcaster SBS-6 invited five PDC/non-WDF players for the first time to this event, with Raymond van Barneveld's switch to the PDC earlier in the year being a vital part of that decision.

Results

The draw was conducted on 10 March 2006. ^[3]

Preliminary round

• Andy Fordham 5–4 Roy Montgomery

First round

"ROUND ROBIN" BEST OF 11 LEGS. BEST TWO IN EACH GROUP GO FORWARD TO "ROUND ROBIN" ROUND TWO ^[4]

Group A Mervyn King 6–1 Gary Robson Vincent van der Voort 2–6 Raymond van Barneveld Mervyn King 3–6 Vincent van der Voort Gary Robson 6–4 Raymond van Barneveld Mervyn King 3–6 Raymond van Barneveld Gary Robson 6–3 Vincent van der Voort

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Raymond van Barneveld 2 16 11 2 Gary Robson 2 13 13 3 Mervyn King 1 12 13 4 Vincent van der Voort 1 11 15

Group B Simon Whitlock 4–6 Albertino Essers Roland Scholten 6–1 Jonny Nijs Simon Whitlock 6–2 Roland Scholten Albertino Essers 1–6 Roland Scholten Simon Whitlock 6–4 Jonny Nijs Albertino Essers 6–3 Jonny Nijs

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Roland Scholten 2 14 8 2 Simon Whitlock 2 16 12 3 Albertino Essers 2 13 13 4 Jonny Nijs 0 8 18

Group C Paul Hanvidge 5–6 Phil Taylor Co Stompé 4–6 Darryl Fitton Paul Hanvidge 6–4 Co Stompé Phil Taylor 6–5 Darryl Fitton Paul Hanvidge 2–6 Darryl Fitton Phil Taylor 6–0 Co Stompé

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Phil Taylor 3 18 10 2 Darryl Fitton 2 17 12 3 Paul Hanvidge 1 13 16 4 Co Stompé 0 8 18

Group D Tony Eccles 6–3 Michael van Gerwen Colin Lloyd 6–2 Martin Atkins Tony Eccles 1–6 Colin Lloyd Michael van Gerwen 6–2 Martin Atkins Tony Eccles 6–1 Martin Atkins Michael van Gerwen 6–3 Colin Lloyd

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Colin Lloyd 2 15 9 2 Michael van Gerwen 2 15 11 3 Tony Eccles 2 13 10 4 Martin Atkins 0 5 18

Group E Niels de Ruiter 6–5 Ted Hankey John Walton 5–6 Ronnie Baxter Niels de Ruiter 6–4 John Walton Ted Hankey 6–4 Ronnie Baxter Niels de Ruiter 4–6 Ronnie Baxter Ted Hankey 6–3 John Walton

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Ted Hankey 2 17 13 2 Ronnie Baxter 2 16 15 3 Niels de Ruiter 2 16 15 4 John Walton 0 12 18

Group F Gary Anderson 6–3 Brian Sørensen Paul Hogan 3–6 Per Laursen Gary Anderson 3–6 Paul Hogan Brian Sørensen 6–2 Per Laursen Gary Anderson 6–4 Per Laursen Brian Sørensen 5–6 Paul Hogan

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Gary Anderson 2 15 13 2 Paul Hogan 2 15 14 3 Brian Sørensen 1 14 14 4 Per Laursen 1 12 15

Group G Tony Martin 6–1 Shaun Greatbatch Tony O'Shea 6–3 Mareno Michels Tony Martin 3–6 Tony O'Shea Shaun Greatbatch 6–3 Mareno Michels Tony Martin 4–6 Mareno Michels Shaun Greatbatch 6–5 Tony O'Shea

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Tony O'Shea 2 17 11 2 Shaun Greatbatch 2 13 14 3 Tony Martin 1 13 13 4 Mareno Michels 1 12 16

Group H Martin Adams 6–3 Andy Fordham Dick van Dijk 3–6 Jelle Klaasen Martin Adams 6–3 Dick van Dijk Andy Fordham 5–6 Jelle Klaasen Martin Adams 6–4 Jelle Klaasen Andy Fordham 4–6 Dick van Dijk

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Martin Adams 3 18 10 2 Jelle Klaasen 2 16 14 3 Dick van Dijk 1 12 16 4 Andy Fordham 0 12 18

Second round

ROUND TWO "ROUND ROBIN" BEST OF 13 LEGS. BEST TWO IN EACH GROUP GO FORWARD TO QUARTER-Finals ^[4]

Group I Raymond van Barneveld 7–5 Ronnie Baxter Roland Scholten 7–4 Paul Hogan Ronnie Baxter 7–2 Paul Hogan Raymond van Barneveld 7–1 Roland Scholten Raymond van Barneveld 7–5 Paul Hogan Roland Scholten 7–6 Ronnie Baxter

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Raymond van Barneveld 3 21 11 2 Roland Scholten 2 15 17 3 Ronnie Baxter 1 18 16 4 Paul Hogan 0 11 21

Group J Colin Lloyd 7–2 Jelle Klaasen Phil Taylor 7–1 Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch 7–5 Jelle Klaasen Phil Taylor 7–1 Colin Lloyd Phil Taylor 6–7 Jelle Klaasen Colin Lloyd 7–5 Shaun Greatbatch

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Phil Taylor 2 20 9 2 Colin Lloyd 2 15 14 3 Shaun Greatbatch 1 13 19 4 Jelle Klaasen 1 14 20

Group K Gary Anderson 3–7 Simon Whitlock Ted Hankey 7–6 Gary Robson Ted Hankey 7–5 Gary Anderson Gary Robson 4–7 Simon Whitlock Gary Robson 7–2 Gary Anderson Ted Hankey 7–2 Simon Whitlock

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Ted Hankey 3 21 13 2 Simon Whitlock 2 16 14 3 Gary Robson 1 17 16 4 Gary Anderson 0 10 21

Group L Tony O'Shea 6–7 Darryl Fitton Martin Adams 6–7 Michael van Gerwen Darryl Fitton 7–3 Michael van Gerwen Tony O'Shea 4–7 Martin Adams Tony O'Shea 2–7 Michael van Gerwen Martin Adams 7–3 Darryl Fitton

Pos Name Wins Legs won Legs lost 1 Martin Adams 2 20 14 2 Michael van Gerwen 2 17 15 3 Darryl Fitton 2 17 16 4 Tony O'Shea 0 12 21

Knockout stages

Players in bold denote match winners. ^[5]

Quarter-finals Best of 11 sets best of three legs per set May 10

Semi-finals Best of 17 sets best of three legs per set May 11

Final Best of 25 sets best of three legs per set May 12

PDC

Raymond van Barneveld 100.29

6

WDF

Michael van Gerwen 97.14

3

PDC

Raymond van Barneveld 95.37

9

WDF

Simon Whitlock 92.88

7

PDC

Phil Taylor 101.52

5

WDF

Simon Whitlock 101.22

6

PDC

Raymond van Barneveld 99.54

13

PDC

Colin Lloyd 95.25

5

WDF

Ted Hankey 93.18

3

PDC

Colin Lloyd 86.55

6

PDC

Colin Lloyd 94.35

9

PDC

Roland Scholten 93.18

8

WDF

Martin Adams 94.50

4

PDC

Roland Scholten 86.79

6

References

1. "Topic International Darts League Information". Professional Darts Corporation. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
2. "International Darts League 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
3. "International Darts League Draw". Professional Darts Corporation. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
4. "Groupstage of International Darts League 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
5. "International Darts League 2006 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 9 February 2024.