Six years after winning her first Romanian Open title, Aileen de Graaf won the WDF tournament Sunday night for the second time in her career.
The Dutch player had started her tournament with easy wins over Debora Urdeva (4-0) and Louise Hepburn (4-0). After that, De Graaf had a slightly harder time against Eve Watson, but the Welsh player was defeated 4-2. Next, De Graaf also won over Kirsi Viinikainen (4-1) and Lerena Rietbergen (4-1).
In the final, Deta Hedman was the opponent. De Graaf led 4-1, but saw Hedman come back to 4-4 after several missed match darts. In the leg decider De Graaf pulled out the victory. This meant another Dutch winner in Romania, as Rietbergen had previously won the Romanian Classic.
Results WDF Romanian Open
Ladies
Last 16
Lerena Rietbergen 4-1 Emine Dursun
Kirsty Hutchinson 4-0 Greta Tekauer
Aileen de Graaf 4-2 Eve Watson
Kirsi Viinikainen 4-2 Irina Armstrong
Amy Evans 4-3 Kelly Streef
Hannah Meek 4-0 Deniz Ekin Uzen
Deta Hedman 4-1 Christiane Muzik
Natalie Gilbert 4-1 Anca Zijlstra
Quarterfinals
Lerena Rietbergen 4-0 Kirsty Hutchinson
Aileen de Graaf 4-1 Kirsi Viinikainen
Amy Evans 4-2 Hannah Meek
Deta Hedman 4-0 Natalie Gilbert
Semi-final
Aileen de Graaf 4-1 Lerena Rietbergen
Deta Hedman 4-0 Amy Evans
Finale
Aileen de Graaf 5-4 Deta Hedman
DE GRAAF DOWNS HEDMAN!
— WDF Darts (@DartsWDF) January 26, 2025
Six years on from winning it the first time, Aileen de Graaf is now a two-time Women's Romanian Open champion.
The Dutch ace pipped Deta Hedman in a back-and-forth final, recording finishes of 65, 70, 72 and 97 as she won 5-4.
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