Jimmy van Schie and Lerena Rietbergen take titles at WDF Italian Grand Masters

Both the men's and women's tournament at the WDF Italian Grand Masters had a Dutch winner. Jimmy van Schie took the men's title, while Lerena Rietbergen proved the best in the women's tournaments.

There were 264 men competing in the men's tournament. Besides Van Schie, Wesley Plaisier, Alexander Merkx and Tonny Veenhof also made it to the quarterfinals. Van Schie won 4-1 from Plaisier in the last four, while Merkx handled his Belgian opponent Francois Schweyen (4-3). Veenhof joined the last four with a 4-3 win over James Beeton.

In the semifinals, Van Schie treated his compatriot Merkx to a 4-0 defeat. Veenhof missed out on a spot in the final after a 4-1 defeat to Kai-Fan Leung. In the final Van Schie took a 2-0 lead by hitting 74 and 103 in the first two legs. Moments later, the Dutchman made it 4-1 after a 14-darter in the fifth leg. He then finished it off with a 16-darter to win his fifth WDF title of the season.

On the women's side of things, Rietbergen won her fourth title of the season. Rietbergen won 4-0 over Rebecca Brouse in her semifinal, before Irina Armstrong prevented an all Dutch final with a 4-1 victory over Anca Zijlstra. Rietbergen then defeated Armstrong 5-1 to secure herself the title win.

Jimmy van Schie 4-1 Wesley Plaisier

Alexander Merkx 4-3 Francois Schweyen

Tonny Veenhof 4-3 James Beeton

Kai-Fan Leung 4-3 Daniel Zapata

Jimmy van Schie 4-0 Alexander Merkx

Kai-Fan Leung 4-1 Tonny Veenhof

Jimmy van Schie 5-1 Kai-Fan Leung

Rebecca Brouse 4-3 Aletta Wajer

Lerena Rietbergen 4-1 Paula Jacklin

Irina Armstrong 4-0 Margaret Sutton

Anca Zijlstra 4-1 Greta Tekauer

Lerena Rietbergen 4-0 Rebecca Brouse

Irina Armstrong 4-1 Anca Zijlstra

Lerena Rietbergen 5-1 Irina Armstrong