KLAASEN WINS IN MALTA! Jelle Klaasen is the Malta Masters champion after beating Mark Barilli 5-3 in the final. From 2-0 down, 'The Cobra' won five of the next six legs to claim his third WDF ranking title of the year.
There were two Dutch successes to celebrate Saturday night at the WDF Malta Masters. Jelle Klaasen and Noa-Lynn van Leuven won the singles tournaments at the Malta Masters.
Klaasen, seeded first in Malta, successively defeated Andrew Ingmann (4-1), George Ebejer (4-1), Anthony Borg (4-0), Gabriel Rollo (4-0), Hannes Schnier (4-2), Alexander Merkx (4-1) and Mark Barilli (5-3) to claim the title.
Among the women, Van Leuven ran away with the overall victory. She dealt with Nananko Shimizu (4-1), Tracy North (4-1), Lerena Rietbergen (4-1), Kirsty Hutchinson (4-0) and Lena Zollikofer (5-2).
Results Malta Masters
Gentlemen
Quarterfinals
Jelle Klaasen 4-2 Hannes Schnier
Alexander Merkx 4-1 Marc Burmeister
Mark Barilli 4-1 Thomas Junghans
Darren Johnson 4-2 Hendrie van Berkel
Semi-final
Jelle Klaasen 4-1 Alexander Merkx
Mark Barilli 4-3 Darren Johnson
Final
Jelle Klaasen 5-3 Mark Barilli
Ladies
Quarterfinals
Lena Zollikofer 4-1 Anna Hlavova
Fae Micol 4-3 Britta Gabriel
Kirsty Hutchinson 4-1 Rebecca Brouse
Noa-Lynn van Leuven 4-1 Lerena Rietbergen
Semi-final
Lena Zollikofer 4-1 Anna Hlavova
Noa-Lynn van Leuven 4-0 Kirsty Hutchinson
Final
Noa-Lynn van Leuven 5-2 Lena Zollikofer
KLAASEN WINS IN MALTA! Jelle Klaasen is the Malta Masters champion after beating Mark Barilli 5-3 in the final. From 2-0 down, 'The Cobra' won five of the next six legs to claim his third WDF ranking title of the year.