We have our first winner of the Development Tour this weekend with Rowby-John Rodriguez claiming the fifth event in Hildesheim. 'Little John', a tour card holder in his own right and a well known player whitewashed fellow tour card holder George Killington in the final.
It is a second triumph for the Austrian who claimed a title in 2015 to go alongside a Challenge Tour he won in 2013. Rodriguez defeated Josh McCarthy and Tommy Wilson as well as the Dutch prospect Justin van Tergouw before taking out Killington in the final.
The likes of Dimitri van den Bergh, Ryan Meikle, Martin Schindler and Luke Humphries all made the latter stages but could not go further . As alluded to previously, Van den Bergh is playing only a day removed from being a runner up on the World Series.
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Last 16
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 4 | 2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
George Killington 4 | 0 Lars Fransen
Ryan Meikle 4 | 3 Martin Schindler
Sven Groen 4 | 2 Harry Ward
Rhys Hayden 4 | 2 Luke Humphries
Justin van Tergouw 4 | 3 Hendrik Eggermann
Tommy Wilson 4 | 0 Jarred Cole
Rowby-John Rodriguez 4 | 2 Josh McCarthy
Last Eight
George Killington 5 | 3 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Ryan Meikle 5 | 2 Sven Groen
Justin van Tergouw 5 | 2 Rhys Hayden
Rowby-John Rodriguez 5 | 2 Tommy Wilson
Last Four
George Killington 5 | 3 Ryan Meikle
Rowby-John Rodriguez 5 | 3 Justin van Tergouw
Final
Rowby-John Rodriguez 5 | 0 George Killington
The likes of Dimitri van den Bergh, Ryan Meikle, Martin Schindler and Luke Humphries all made the latter stages but could not go further . As alluded to previously, Van den Bergh is playing only a day removed from being a runner up on the World Series.
Click here for more information about the Development Tour.
Last 16
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 4 | 2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
George Killington 4 | 0 Lars Fransen
Ryan Meikle 4 | 3 Martin Schindler
Sven Groen 4 | 2 Harry Ward
Rhys Hayden 4 | 2 Luke Humphries
Justin van Tergouw 4 | 3 Hendrik Eggermann
Tommy Wilson 4 | 0 Jarred Cole
Rowby-John Rodriguez 4 | 2 Josh McCarthy
Last Eight
George Killington 5 | 3 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Ryan Meikle 5 | 2 Sven Groen
Justin van Tergouw 5 | 2 Rhys Hayden
Rowby-John Rodriguez 5 | 2 Tommy Wilson
Last Four
George Killington 5 | 3 Ryan Meikle
Rowby-John Rodriguez 5 | 3 Justin van Tergouw
Final
Rowby-John Rodriguez 5 | 0 George Killington
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- Am not outraged and as said above i dont like anyone from any country doing it to anyone from any country. Whoever is going for a double should have best of order.Mysstree17-11-2024
- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024