2006 World Masters (darts)

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Winmau World Masters
Tournament information
Dates1315 October 2006
Venue Leisure World, Bridlington
Location East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Country England
Organisation(s) BDO
Format Sets (best of 3 legs) for men,
Legs for women, boys and girls
Finals:
best of 13 (men's)
Prize fund£24,000
Winner's share£15,000 (men's)
Champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (men)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Francis Hoenselaar (women)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maarten Pape (boys)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kimberley Lewis (girls)
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The 2006 Winmau World Masters was a darts tournament held at Leisure World in Bridlington between October 13-15, 2006. It also featured a qualifying event for the 2007 Lakeside World Professional Championship.

Contents

Seventeen-year-old Michael van Gerwen became the youngest winner in the 32-year history of the event when he defeated England captain Martin Adams in the final. [1]

Tournament Schedule

Thursday October 12, 2006

Qualifying event for the 2007 Lakeside World Professional Championship was held.

Friday October 13, 2006

Players from 30 countries played on a multi-board system to qualify for the stage matches to be played on Saturday and Sunday. There were some major upsets in the qualifying round as only 4 seeded players managed to progress to the last 16. Five seeded players even failed to reach the final qualifying round (last 32) of the tournament. World Champion, Jelle Klaasen was amongst the big-named players who went out early.

Bobby George lost in the first qualifying round to Jim Widmeyer (USA). Former World Champion, Andy Fordham managed to progress through one qualifying round before losing to Benny Grace (Ire).

Saturday October 14, 2006

Kimberley Lewis Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (Ave 63.06) beat Thea Kaaijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (Ave 67.26) 4-2 (legs)

Maarten Pape Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (Ave 75.84) beat Jan Dekker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (Ave 71.64) 4-1 (legs)

Sunday October 15, 2006

2006 Men's Event results

Players in bold denote match winners. [2] [3]

Round 2
(best of 5 sets)
Round 3
(best of 5 sets)
Round 4
(best of 5 sets)
Quarter-finals
(best of 5 sets)
Semi-finals
(best of 11 sets)
Final
(best of 13 sets)
                  
Flag of England.svg Andy Boulton 3
Flag of Norway.svg John Sandaker 2
Flag of England.svg Andy Boulton 3
Flag of England.svg Tony O'Shea 0
Flag of France.svg Christian Demazure 1
Flag of England.svg Tony O'Shea 3
Flag of England.svg Andy Boulton (74.73)0
Flag of England.svg Martin Adams (87.03)3
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Henry Zapata 0
Flag of Ireland.svg John Cullen 3
Flag of Ireland.svg John Cullen 1
Flag of England.svg Martin Adams 3
Flag of England.svg Paul Hogan 1
Flag of England.svg Martin Adams 3
Flag of England.svg Martin Adams (95.58)3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Co Stompé (64.95)1
Flag of Sweden.svg Kenneth Hogwall 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Co Stompé 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Co Stompé 3
Flag of England.svg Martin Atkins 0
Flag of Ireland.svg Connie Finnan 1
Flag of England.svg Martin Atkins 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Co Stompé (86.73)3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Carl Lewis (77.07)1
Flag of England.svg John Elliot 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Carl Lewis 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Carl Lewis 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Neil Duff 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Neil Duff 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rick Hofstra 1
Flag of England.svg Martin Adams (103.68)6
Flag of England.svg Steve Farmer (93.09)0
Flag of England.svg Gary Robson 1
Flag of Sweden.svg Par Riihonen 3
Flag of Sweden.svg Par Riihonen 2
Flag of England.svg John Walton 3
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Widmayer 0
Flag of England.svg John Walton 3
Flag of England.svg John Walton (86.70)3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Cosslett (76.59)0
Flag of Denmark.svg Preben Krabben 1
Flag of Germany.svg Marko Puls3
Flag of Germany.svg Marko Puls 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Cosslett 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Cosslett 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Albertino Essers 1
Flag of England.svg John Walton (83.13)1
Flag of England.svg Steve Farmer (85.95)3
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Rosenauer 3
Flag of Ireland.svg James Keogh 2
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Rosenauer 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mario Robbe 1
Flag of England.svg Andy Nye 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mario Robbe 3
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Rosenauer (73.32)0
Flag of England.svg Steve Farmer (82.62)3
Flag of England.svg Steve Farmer 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Benny Grace 2
Flag of England.svg Steve Farmer 3
Flag of England.svg Tony Eccles 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mareno Michels 1
Flag of England.svg Tony Eccles 3
Flag of England.svg Martin Adams (93.69)5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (94.50)7
Flag of England.svg Phil Nixon 3
Flag of Norway.svg Ken Rune Jorgensen 0
Flag of England.svg Phil Nixon 3
Flag of England.svg Scott Waites 1
Flag of England.svg Scott Waites 3
Ulster Banner.svg Roy Montgomery 0
Flag of England.svg Phil Nixon (79.26)1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster (81.03)3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 3
Flag of Jersey.svg Kenny Horton 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 1
Ulster Banner.svg John Elder 0
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster (101.52)3
Flag of England.svg Brian Woods (90.90)1
Flag of England.svg Kevin Simm 0
Flag of England.svg Brian Woods 3
Flag of England.svg Brian Woods 3
Flag of England.svg Joe Palmer 1
Flag of England.svg Joe Palmer 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Veitch 1
Flag of England.svg Brian Woods (91.65)3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Hughes (86.28)0
Ulster Banner.svg Michael Blair 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Hughes 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Hughes 3
Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey 2
Flag of England.svg Mick Reed 1
Flag of England.svg Ted Hankey 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster (90.69)3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (94.14)6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Martin Phillips 3
Flag of England.svg Terry Temple 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Martin Phillips 3
Flag of England.svg Shaun Greatbatch 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Aodhagan O'Neill 1
Flag of England.svg Shaun Greatbatch 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Martin Phillips (89.13)2
Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton (90.24)3
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Larsson 2
Flag of Finland.svg Marko Kantele 3
Flag of Finland.svg Marko Kantele 1
Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony David 2
Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton 3
Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton (93.06)1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (97.20)3
Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Komula 2
Flag of Norway.svg Robert Wagner 3
Flag of Norway.svg Robert Wagner 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels de Ruiter 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris van den Bergh 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels de Ruiter 3
Flag of Norway.svg Robert Wagner (81.54)2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (88.86)3
Flag of England.svg Mick Cummins 3
Flag of Austria.svg Dietmar Burger 2
Flag of England.svg Mick Cummings 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 3
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Miera 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 3

2006 Women's Event results

Players in bold denote match winners. [4] [5]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 Legs
Losers £300
Semi-finals
Best of 7 Legs
Losers £500
Final
Best of 7 Legs
Winner £3,000
Runner-up £1,000
         
1 Flag of England.svg Trina Gulliver 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Anne Kirk 0
1 Flag of England.svg Trina Gulliver 77.37 2
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Francis Hoenselaar 82.53 4
Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Bromberg 2
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Francis Hoenselaar 4
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Francis Hoenselaar 76.56 4
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Karen Krappen 77.94 3
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Karen Krappen 4
7 Flag of England.svg Clare Bywaters 3
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Karen Krappen 71.25 4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carla Molema 67.86 2
6 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Dobromyslova 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carla Molema 4

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References

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  2. "Results of World Masters Men 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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See also