Dimitri van den Bergh does not appear to be the only darts talent in his family. His little brother Xanti managed to win his first WDF title at the Swedish Open in Malmo last Saturday.
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The Swedish Open is one of the bigger open tournaments on the WDF calendar. Big names like Eric Bristow, Bob Anderson, Rod Harrington, Roland Scholten, Raymond van Barneveld and Erik Clarys once won there. Xanti van den Bergh is now following in the footsteps of his illustrious compatriot Clarys by becoming the second Belgian to take the Swedish Open title.
The 20-year-old Belgian successively defeated Mikkel Bak (4-2), James Beeton (4-3), Viktor Tingstrom (4-3), John Scott (4-3), Moreno Blom (4-2), Ryan Hogarth (5-2) and Tonni Sorensen (6-4) to secure the title.
In the ladies, the final victory went to Aletta Wajer. In a Dutch final, she was 5-2 too strong for Anca Zijlstra, after Wajer had previously defeated Kirstine Christensen (4-0), Rebecca Brouse (4-3), Ina Rademacher (4-1) and Henriette Honore (4-0).
Results WDF Swedish Open
Gentlemen
Last 16
Ryan Hogarth 4-3 Alex Williams
Dafydd Edwards 4-3 Thobias Johnsson
Moreno Blom 4-2 Aaron Turner
Xanti van den Bergh 4-3 John Scott
Thomas Junghans 4-0 Willem van Putten
Tonni Sorensen 4-2 Michael Mogensen
Brian Lokken 4-3 Pontus Danielsson
Dave ladley 4-0 Jim Cawaing
Quarterfinals
Ryan Hogarth 4-0 Dafydd Edwards
Xanti van den Bergh 4-2 Moreno Blom
Tonni Sorensen 4-3 Thomas Junghans
Brian Lokken 4-3 Dave Ladley
Semi-final
Xanti van den Bergh 5-2 Ryan Hogarth
Tonni Sorensen 5-2 Brian Lokken
Final
Xanti van den Bergh 6-4 Tonni Sorensen
Ladies
Last 16
Aileen de Graaf 4-1 Jojo Rolls
Priscilla Steenbergen 4-0 Natalie Gilbert
Anca Zijlstra 4-1 Michelle Merlit
Paula Jacklin 4-1 Kirsi Viinikainen
Aletta Wajer 4-3 Rebecca Brouse
Ina Rademacher 4-3 Greta Tekauer
Kirsty Hutchinson 4-2 Kristiina Korpi
Henriette Honore 4-2 Anna Forsmark
Quarterfinals
Priscilla Steenbergen 4-3 Aileen de Graaf
Anca Zijlstra 4-3 Paula Jacklin
Aletta Wajer 4-1 Ina Rademacher
Henriette Honore 4-1 Kirsty Hutchinson
Semi-final
Anca Zijlstra 4-2 Priscilla Steenbergen
Aletta Wajer 4-0 Henriette Honore
Final
Aletta Wajer 5-2 Anca Zijlstra
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Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
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