Jimmy van Schie achieves same pre Lakeside feat as current World Champion in good omen for Dutch ace

Jimmy van Schie will soon be considered the big favorite for the title at the WDF Lakeside World Darts Championship, and last weekend the Dutchman demonstrated his favorite role. He took the overall victory at the WDF Czech Open.

In five matches, Van Schie conceded only six legs. He defeated Petr Hlavacek 4-1 at the last 32, before narrowly beating Stefaan Deprez 4-3. After that, Jiri Brejcha (4-0) and Michel van der Horst (4-0) were left defenseless to reach the final. In the final, Van Schie was then 5-2 too strong for Andreas Harrysson.

For 'The Dutch Sequoia' it is already his eighth WDF title of the season. Earlier this year, Van Schie also won the Belfry Open, Catalonia Open, Hungarian Classic, Italian Grand Masters, Romanian Classic, Swiss Open and Team X-Treme Open.

In the women's event, the title was a triumph for Finnish player Kirsi Viinikainen. She successively defeated Jana Kazdova (4-0), Aletta Wajer (4-0), Greta Tekauer (4-0), Lerena Rietbergen (4-2) and Jitka Cisarova (5-2) to take the title.

Jimmy van Schie 4-3 Stefaan Deprez

Jiri Brejcha 4-3 Tomislav Rosandic

Carl Wilkinson 4-2 Roman Frystacky

Michel van der Horst 4-1 Jindrich Ulrych

Vitezslav Sedlak 4-2 Daniel Bauerdick

Bradley Kirk 4-2 Jan Hlavacek

Kevin Troppmann 4-0 Sjors Kolvers

Andreas Harrysson 4-2 Petr Krivka

Jimmy van Schie 4-0 Jiri Brejcha

Michel van der Horst 4-0 Carl Wilkinson

Vitezslav Sedlak 4-1 Bradley Kirk

Andreas Harrysson 4-3 Kevin Troppmann

Jimmy van Schie 4-0 Michel van der Horst

Andreas Harrysson 4-2 Vitezslav Sedlak

Jimmy van Schie 5-2 Andreas Harrysson

Lerena Rietbergen 4-0 Anna Votavova

Kirsi Viinikainen 4-0 Greta Tekauer

Priscilla Steenbergen 4-2 Deta Hedman

Jitka Cisarova 4-1 Paula Jacklin

Kirsi Viinikainen 4-2 Lerena Rietbergen

Jitka Cisarova 4-3 Priscilla Steenbergen

Kirsi Viinikainen 5-2 Jitka Cisarova