Leighton Bennett moved into the semi-finals of the men's event at the BDO German Open in Wunderland Kalkar. The Lakeside Youth Champion edged out Nick Kenny with a superb 112 checkout in the leg-decider.
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Bennett also beat Dave Parletti and Dutch prospect Justin van Tergouw en route to the last four. 'Boom Boom' meets Mario Vandenbogaerde in his next match, as he defeated Richard Veenstra and Chris Landman. Florian Hempel and Martijn Kleermaker are the other two semi-finalists.
The final line-ups for the ladies and boys event are confirmed already. Defending champion Aileen de Graaf reached the final after defeating Anastasia Dobromyslova and she will face Fallon Sherrock, as she overcame Lisa Ashton. Oliver Pieper and Owen Roelofs will contest in the boys final.
Click here to view the prize fund breakdown for this tournament.
The final line-ups for the ladies and boys event are confirmed already. Defending champion Aileen de Graaf reached the final after defeating Anastasia Dobromyslova and she will face Fallon Sherrock, as she overcame Lisa Ashton. Oliver Pieper and Owen Roelofs will contest in the boys final.
Click here to view the prize fund breakdown for this tournament.
Men's
Last 32
Richard Veenstra 4-1 Kay Smeets
Mario Vandenbogaerde 4-1 Sebastian Pohl
Chris Landman 4-2 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Andrew Beeton 4-3 Danny van Klompenburg
Leighton Bennett 4-1 Gary Stafford
Justin van Tergouw 4-1 Darryl Fitton
Nick Kenny 4-1 Kevin Wensink
Gary Robson 4-0 Wesley Plaisier
Michael Warburton 1-4 Bjarne Iversen
Danny Tessman 3-4 Adam Smith Neale
Jitse van der Wal 4-1 Niels Jorgen Hansen
Marko Puls 1-4 Florian Hempel
John Scott 4-0 Aaron Rahlfs
Ross Montgomery 3-4 Bent Otto
Martijn Kleermaker 4-2 Brian Woods
Roemer Mooijman 0-4 Cody Harris
Last 16
Richard Veenstra 2-4 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Chris Landman 4-0 Andrew Beeton
Leighton Bennett 4-2 Justin van Tergouw
Nick Kenny 4-3 Gary Robson
Bjarne Iversen 3-4 Adam Smith Neale
Jitse van der Wal 1-4 Florian Hempel
John Scott 4-3 Bent Otto
Martijn Kleermaker 4-3 Cody Harris
Quarter-Finals
Mario Vandenbogaerde 5-2 Chris Landman
Leighton Bennett 5-4 Nick Kenny
Adam Smith Neale 4-5 Florian Hempel
John Scott 3-5 Martijn Kleermaker
Semi-Finals
Mario Vandenbogaerde v Leighton Bennett
Florian Hempel v Martijn Kleermaker
Richard Veenstra 4-1 Kay Smeets
Mario Vandenbogaerde 4-1 Sebastian Pohl
Chris Landman 4-2 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Andrew Beeton 4-3 Danny van Klompenburg
Leighton Bennett 4-1 Gary Stafford
Justin van Tergouw 4-1 Darryl Fitton
Nick Kenny 4-1 Kevin Wensink
Gary Robson 4-0 Wesley Plaisier
Michael Warburton 1-4 Bjarne Iversen
Danny Tessman 3-4 Adam Smith Neale
Jitse van der Wal 4-1 Niels Jorgen Hansen
Marko Puls 1-4 Florian Hempel
John Scott 4-0 Aaron Rahlfs
Ross Montgomery 3-4 Bent Otto
Martijn Kleermaker 4-2 Brian Woods
Roemer Mooijman 0-4 Cody Harris
Last 16
Richard Veenstra 2-4 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Chris Landman 4-0 Andrew Beeton
Leighton Bennett 4-2 Justin van Tergouw
Nick Kenny 4-3 Gary Robson
Bjarne Iversen 3-4 Adam Smith Neale
Jitse van der Wal 1-4 Florian Hempel
John Scott 4-3 Bent Otto
Martijn Kleermaker 4-3 Cody Harris
Quarter-Finals
Mario Vandenbogaerde 5-2 Chris Landman
Leighton Bennett 5-4 Nick Kenny
Adam Smith Neale 4-5 Florian Hempel
John Scott 3-5 Martijn Kleermaker
Semi-Finals
Mario Vandenbogaerde v Leighton Bennett
Florian Hempel v Martijn Kleermaker
Ladies
Quarter-Finals
Lisa Ashton 4-1 Maria O’Brien
Fallon Sherrock 4-0 Deta Hedman
Lorraine Winstanley 2-4 Anastasia Dobromyslova
Sharon Prins 0-4 Aileen de Graaf
Semi-Finals
Lisa Ashton 1-4 Fallon Sherrock
Anastasia Dobromyslova 2-4 Aileen de Graaf
Final
Fallon Sherrock v Aileen de Graaf
Lisa Ashton 4-1 Maria O’Brien
Fallon Sherrock 4-0 Deta Hedman
Lorraine Winstanley 2-4 Anastasia Dobromyslova
Sharon Prins 0-4 Aileen de Graaf
Semi-Finals
Lisa Ashton 1-4 Fallon Sherrock
Anastasia Dobromyslova 2-4 Aileen de Graaf
Final
Fallon Sherrock v Aileen de Graaf
Boys
Semi-Finals
Oliver Pieper 4-3 Kevin Lasker
Owen Roelofs 4-2 Pim van Bijnen
Final
Oliver Pieper – Owen Roelofs
Oliver Pieper 4-3 Kevin Lasker
Owen Roelofs 4-2 Pim van Bijnen
Final
Oliver Pieper – Owen Roelofs
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I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
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