Milan Vanuytrecht makes history as first Belgian boys winner at Dutch Open with no Mitchell Lawrie or Kaya Baysal in field

Milan Vanuytrecht has made history by becoming the first Belgian darts player to win the boys’ title at the Dutch Open in Assen. The young Flemish player defeated Kai Burger in the final.

Vanuytrecht was the fourth Belgian finalist in this category, but Dimitri Van den Bergh (2012), Brian Raman (2014) and Oden Ollevier (2025) had all previously had to settle for second place at the Dutch Open.

Ollevier lost last year’s final to Bradley van der Velden, and the defending champion was knocked out in the last 64 in his attempt to retain the title by Burger. Top seed Lex Paeshuyse was eliminated in the quarter-finals by his compatriot Vanuytrecht. Vanuytrecht then went on to beat Kendji Steinbach 3–0 to book his place in the final, while Burger won his semi-final clash against Dion Hombroek 3–0.

In the final, Vanuytrecht raced into a 3–0 lead with a 23-darter and two 21-darters, but Burger responded superbly with three legs in six visits to level the match at 3–3 after six legs. The Dutchman then even had the throw for victory in the deciding leg, but missed a full hand of match darts from 32. Vanuytrecht then checked out 76 to seal the title.