Jimmy van Schie was once again successful on the WDF circuit last weekend. The Dutchman won the WDF Belfry Open, taking his sixth title of the season in the process. Earlier this year, Van Schie had already captured the title at the Catalonia Open, Italian Grand Masters, Romanian Classic, Swiss Open and the Team X-Treme Open.
Van Schie had qualified for the final of the Belfry Open by defeating Alfred Muscat (4-2), Demi Sijbrands (4-0), David Debrael (4-0), Nico Plovier (4-2), Gylian Surgeon (4-2) and Wesley Plaisier (4-0). Van Schie then dealt with compatriot Corne Groeneveld (5-4) in an exciting final.
For the ladies, the title went to Aileen de Graaf, who also managed to win the Belfry Open in 2022 and 2023. De Graaf defeated successively Nanako Shimizu (4-1), Adriana Van Wijgerden-Vermaat (4-3), Lerena Rietbergen (4-3) and Priscilla Steenbergen (5-3).
Gentlemen
Last 16
Wesley Plaisier 4-1 Sergio Krassen
Francois Schweyen 4-2 Kenny Simons
Gylian Surgeon 4-3 Stafan Schroder
Jimmy van Schie 4-2 Nico Plovier
Corne Groeneveld 4-2 Liam Maendl-Lawrance
Didier De Vuyst 4-2 Brian Raman
Kai Fan Leung 4-0 Ziggy Schenk
Thomas Junghans 4-2 Kristiaan De Boer
Quarterfinals
Wesley Plaisier 4-1 Francois Schweyen
Jimmy van Schie 4-2 Gylian Surgeon
Corne Groeneveld 4-1 Didier De Vuyst
Kai Fan Leung 4-3 Thomas Junghans
Semi-final
Jimmy van Schie 4-0 Wesley Plaisier
Corne Groeneveld 4-3 Kai Fan Leung
Final
Jimmy van Schie 5-4 Corne Groeneveld
Ladies
Last 16
Aileen de Graaf 4-2 Astrid Trouwborst
Adriana Van Wijgerden-Vermaat 4-0 Sora Takagashi
Lerena Rietbergen 4-0 Anna Havlova
Anca Zijlstra 4-0 Silke Lowe
Aletta Wajer 4-2 Jana Kanovska
Priscilla Steenbergen 4-2 Shana Van Nieuwenhoven
Irina Armstrong 4-2 Yukie Sakaguchi
Wendy Decender 4-2 Kelly Streef
Quarterfinals
Aileen de Graaf 4-3 Adriana Van Wijgerden-Vermaat
Lerena Rietbergen 4-3 Anca Zijlstra
Priscilla Steenbergen 4-1 Aletta Wajer
Irina Armstrong 4-0 Wendy Decender
Semi-final
Aileen de Graaf 4-3 Lerena Rietbergen
Priscilla Steenbergen 4-2 Irina Armstrong
Final
Aileen de Graaf 5-3 Priscilla Steenbergen
Jimmy van Schie takes his WDF title tally for the year to six with a nail-biting Belfry Open final victory over Corne Groeneveld. After initially leading 2-0, van Schie survived multiple match darts before pinning double 10 with the last dart in hand to win 5-4. 📸: FIGF
For the third consecutive year, Aileen de Graaf is Women's Belfry Open champion. Having missed five match darts, De Graaf converted at the sixth attempt to defeat Priscilla Steenbergen 5-3 with a 79.58 average. 📸: Tip Top Pics
