Wesley Plaisier has once again crowned himself winner of the WDF World Masters. The Dutch darter took the title at the prestigious World Darts Federation tournament by defeating Kai Gotthardt in the final.
Plaisier had advanced through the pool stage last Wednesday by defeating William McKendry (4-3), Ian Hiscock (4-1) and Wilfred Covey (4-0). He continued his tournament on Thursday with wins over Dennie Olde Kalter (5-2) and Shaun McDonald, before surviving a total of 11 matchdarts against Gyorgy Jehirszki (5-4), Barry Copeland (5-4) and Jimmy van Schie (5-4).
On Saturday, the semifinals and finals of the World Masters were played. In a Dutch semifinal, Plaisier proved too strong for Corne Groeneveld 6-3, while Gotthardt surprisingly eliminated the other title favorite Connor Scutt 6-5.
In the final against Gotthardt, Plaisier immediately broke ahead by throwing out 25 in the first leg. The next four legs went with the darts, after which Plaisier forced a second break in the seventh leg. The Dutchman then made it 6-2 with a 13-darter. Gotthardt kept in the match with an 11-darter, but that proved to be a reprieve. With a 14-darter in the tenth leg, Plaisier took the win 7-3.
Results WDF World Masters 2204
Final
Wesley Plaisier (96.33) 7 | 3 (90.63) Kai Gotthardt
Semi-final
Wesley Plaisier (81.95) 6 | 3 (83.82) Corne Groeneveld
Kai Gotthardt (87.26) 6 | 5 (87.74) Connor Scutt
Quarterfinals
Wesley Plaisier (90.38) 5 | 4 (88.53) Jimmy van Schie
Corne Groeneveld (82.40) 5 | 4 (83.82) Nico Blum
Connor Scutt (110.44) 5 | 1 (105.16) Jason Brandon
Kai Gotthardt (87.32) 5 | 1 (81.91) Johan Engstrom
Last 16
Wesley Plaisier (92.29) 5 | 4 (86.19) Barry Copeland
Jimmy van Schie (96.00) 5 | 3 (89.64) Thomas Junghans
Corne Groeneveld (90.95) 5 | 1 (76.81) Mirosław Grudziecki
Nico Blum (92.52) 5 | 1 (81.10) Carlo van Peer
Connor Scutt (106.71) 5 | 2 (90.66) Chas Barstow
Jason Brandon (97.74) 5 | 2 (90.00) Dave Ladley
Johan Engstrom (89.46) 5 | 0 (86.26) Romeo Grbavac
Kai Gotthardt (90.54) 5 | 3 (89.12) Alexander Merkx
Last 32
Wesley Plaisier (88.97) 5 | 4 (83.09) Gyorgy Jehirszki
Barry Copeland (87.82) 5 | 3 (85.35) Ryan Hogarth
Jimmy van Schie (88.35) 5 | 1 (79.39) Daniel Zapata
Thomas Junghans (89.75) 5 | 4 (81.46) Scott Walters
Corne Groeneveld (91.04) 5 | 1 (87.54) Darryl Christie
Mirosław Grudziecki (77.54) 5 | 3 (78.85) Matthew Edgar
Carlo van Peer (93.34) 5 | 4 (93.98) Dennis Nilsson
Nico Blum (91.52) 5 | 4 (87.63) Andreas Harrysson
Connor Scutt (86.20) 5 | 2 (81.38) James Vanbesien
Chas Barstow (86.58) 5 | 4 (83.66) Marcel Hausotter
Jason Brandon (88.62) 5 | 1 (87.19) Benjamin Pratnemer
Dave Ladley (71.61) 5 | 4 (70.87) Gary Brooks
Romeo Grbavac (80.72) 5 | 4 (77.68) Ben Robb
Johan Engstrom (98.73) 5 | 1 (95.93) Elliot Milk
Alexander Merkx (90.18) 5 | 2 (84.18) Jeff Springer Jr
Kai Gotthardt (80.46) 5 | 1 (69.22) Alexander Masek
Last 64
Wesley Plaisier (88.29) 5 | 1 (84.29) Shaun McDonald
Gyorgy Jehirszki (81.46) 5 | 4 (74.85) Matthew Thompson
Barry Copeland (86.04) 5 | 1 (84.15) Xanti van den Bergh
Ryan Hogarth (87.47) 5 | 3 (81.37) Janos Vegso
Jimmy van Schie (95.74) 5 | 1 (81.35) Shusaku Nakamura
Daniel Zapata (89.49) 5 | 3 (90.37) Jordan Brooks
Thomas Junghans (78.98) 5 | 2 (75.27) Ole Jorgensen
Scott Walters (81.45) 5 | 2 (69.45) Marcel Steinacher
Darryl Christie (81.02) 5 | 4 (75.06) David Fatum
Corne Groeneveld (90.46) 5 | 4 (87.02) Francois Schweyen
Mirosław Grudziecki (81.43) 5 | 4 (84.07) Ryan Deprez
Matthew Edgar (84.31) 5 | 2 (72.47) Aaron Bradley
Carlo van Peer (88.08) 5 | 3 (82.74) Paul Mitchell
Dennis Nilsson (94.29) 5 | 1 (83.81) Brian Raman
Nico Blum (85.67) 5 | 1 (79.53) Edwin Torbjornsson
Andreas Harrysson (99.12) 5 | 4 (86.44) Carl Wilkinson
James Vanbesien (89.24) 5 | 2 (80.00) Thobias Johnsson
Connor Scutt (98.88) 5 | 0 (77.54) Sybren Gijbels
Chas Barstow (94.19) 5 | 2 (85.53) Johann Brouwer
Marcel Hausotter (87.40) 5 | 2 (84.97) David Wawrzewski
Benjamin Pratnemer (82.85) 5 | 2 (85.51) Jani Keskinarkaus
Jason Brandon (81.96) 5 | 3 (77.74) Kevin Luke
Dave Ladley (87.51) 5 | 2 (85.90) Jarno Bottenberg
Gary Brooks (79.05) 5 | 3 (77.38) Henrik Halsvik
Ben Robb (81.74) 5 | 1 (83.39) Darryl Loughery
Romeo Grbavac (98.27) 5 | 1 (80.33) Gary Blackwood
Johan Engstrom (81.00) 5 | 3 (86.31) Moreno Blom
Elliot Milk (93.44) 5 | 1 (87.92) Michael Mogensen
Alexander Merkx (88.68) 5 | 4 (90.99) Dustin Holt
Jeff Springer Jr (70.40) 5 | 3 (70.39) Ross Snook
Alexander Masek (84.93) 5 | 2 (74.24) Cliff Prior
Kai Gotthardt (86.50) 5 | 1 (79.95) Maximilian Czerwinski
Last 128
Wesley Plaisier (102.09) 5 | 2 (99.31) Dennie Olde Kalter
Shaun McDonald (80.57) 5 | 1 (75.53) Claudio Dolcetti
Matthew Thompson (84.40) 5 | 1 (83.29) Bradley Kirk
Gyorgy Jehirszki (90.54) 5 | 0 (84.85) Neven Resetar
Barry Copeland (85.40) 5 | 0 (70.62) Patrick Quinn
Xanti van den Bergh (82.94) 5 | 4 (82.73) Jason Daigneault
Ryan Hogarth (81.24) 5 | 2 (79.53) John Hannon
Janos Vegso (71.66) 5 | 3 (70.98) Mario Cegir
Jimmy van Schie (85.40) 5 | 2 (79.76) Sheldon Fudge
Shusaku Nakamura (90.67) 5 | 2 (82.37) Sietse Lap
Jordan Brooks (101.55) 5 | 0 (76.09) Gunnar Hafsteinn Olafsson
Daniel Zapata (78.28) 5 | 0 (71.34) Marko Kantele
Thomas Junghans (86.35) 5 | 1 (81.41) Marko Janjic
Ole Jorgensen (81.91) 5 | 4 (82.67) Jeroen Caron
Scott Walters (91.86) 5 | 4 (90.55) Pontus Danielsson
Marcel Steinacher (74.19) 5 | 4 (74.91) Robbie Phillips
Darryl Christie (84.91) 5 | 2 (82.19) Liam Maendl-Lawrance
David Fatum (79.89) 5 | 3 (81.52) Mark Barilli
Francois Schweyen (89.88) 5 | 1 (88.01) Daniel Racoveanu
Corne Groeneveld (102.97) 5 | 1 (89.06) Darren Johnson
Ryan Deprez (82.94) 5 | 1 (65.92) Hiroto Ichimiya
Mirosław Grudziecki (80.00) 5 | 4 (83.12) Didier De Vuyst
Matthew Edgar (84.43) 5 | 3 (73.84) Evander Stevenson
Aaron Bradley (81.11) 5 | 3 (79.08) Pavel Jirkal
Paul Mitchell (80.81) 5 | 0 (66.20) John Neill
Carlo van Peer (80.55) 5 | 2 (76.91) Antony Allen
Dennis Nilsson (88.32) 5 | 3 (77.98) John Cook
Brian Raman (93.97) 5 | 2 (85.83) Daniele Petri
Edwin Torbjornsson (75.64) 5 | 3 (73.97) Dave Dwyer
Nico Blum (86.00) 5 | 3 (83.40) Jake MacMillan
Carl Wilkinson (77.23) 5 | 2 (73.18) Tom Smith
Andreas Harrysson (91.57) 5 | 2 (87.71) Neil Duff
Thobias Johnsson (74.84) 5 | 4 (76.43) Scott Mitchell
James Vanbesien (86.70) 5 | 4 (78.33) Michael Unterbuchner
Sybren Gijbels (87.38) 5 | 0 (75.15) Jürgen Heuberger
Connor Scutt (86.38) 5 | 0 (77.21) Jose Angel Molera
Johann Brouwer (85.73) 5 | 3 (82.83) Tytus Kanik
Chas Barstow (87.89) 5 | 2 (77.62) Markus Straub
Marcel Hausotter (85.44) 5 | 2 (79.29) Andras Borbely
David Wawrzewski (80.81) 5 | 0 (74.42) Jason Waugh
Benjamin Pratnemer (79.25) 5 | 1 (78.18) Michel Schmid
Jani Keskinarkaus (84.02) 5 | 4 (84.06) Kevin Lane
Kevin Luke (83.13) 5 | 4 (79.42) Daniele Sergi
Jason Brandon (89.05) 5 | 4 (88.90) Jeff Smith
Jarno Bottenberg (95.33) 5 | 2 (82.64) Joey Lynaugh
Dave Ladley (83.40) 5 | 3 (85.53) Michal Smejda
Henrik Halsvik (73.41) 5 | 4 (69.21) Szabolcs Nemeth
Gary Brooks (78.24) 5 | 3 (74.24) Valters Melderis
Ben Robb (85.31) 5 | 2 (79.77) Luca Jager
Darryl Loughery (74.86) 5 | 4 (75.14) Reece Colley
Gary Blackwood (83.13) 5 | 2 (82.43) James Beeton
Romeo Grbavac (90.40) 5 | 3 (80.95) Bjorn Vervloet
Moreno Blom (85.40) 5 | 0 (65.18) Jimmi Nielsen
Johan Engstrom (89.27) 5 | 1 (83.78) Christian Goedl
Elliot Milk (76.60) 5 | 4 (79.88) Laszlo Kadar
Michael Mogensen (77.48) 5 | 2 (72.30) Marcus Maier
Alexander Merkx (83.94) 5 | 1 (70.22) Karlo Lopatic
Dustin Holt (78.10) 5 | 2 (76.23) Kelvin O'Keefe
Ross Snook (85.17) 5 | 1 (76.37) Jim Long
Jeff Springer Jr (87.38) 5 | 0 (66.59) John Scott
Cliff Prior (88.69) 5 | 1 (86.11) Hannes Schnier
Alexander Masek (88.80) 5 | 4 (85.61) Aaron Turner
Kai Gotthardt (87.10) 5 | 2 (84.45) Krzysztof Kciuk
Maximilian Czerwinski (78.07) 5 | 2 (69.34) Wilfred Covey
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UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
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