International Dart Federation

IDF Darts World Cup 2011

Vilim — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:10:26 +0000

This year was held for the second time under the auspices of the IDF (International Darts Federation) World Cup of Darts in the Chinese mega city of Shanghai. Impressed by the size and the friendliness of the hosts was attended by 20 nations from four continents for this greatest of the continental tournament Softdart – in some scenes. Noteworthy this year was the very high level which was shown by the players. Especially the U.S. last year which are still performed with a hull team had summoned all the stars of the NDA series. Canada, too, with his star David Fatum was this year for the first time at the start and this coincided with a very strong team. But also represent the Asians, especially with the Dartlegende Paul Lim from Singapore and an extremely strong and very young Japanese team were the creme de la creme of darts.
Of course not to forget our first and foremost with the European elite teams from Germany and Croatia.
Despite the long journey, the associated costs and hardships, Europe had the EDU members from Germany, France, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Russia, Switzerland and Spain, a major role in the success of the event.
At the pinnacle of the team competition could prevail in an energized game hardly be surpassed the experienced American team with a tight 9:8 against the young Japanese team. In the individual competitions the Pro’s specially stabbed Paul Lim (SIN) with a first (Cricket) and a second Space (501 d.i. / d.o) out.

Particularly surprising is the fact that this sporting event was broadcast in the world’s largest sports channel (CCTV 5). This, of course, the value of sporting bodies Softtip darts Portes raises especially in China, and of course all over the world many times over and brings us closer to our goal of recognition of our sport. A thanks go in particular to the CDA (Chinese Darts Association), Zhou Mei (board member of the IDF) and last but not least, Robert Nisbet (Vice-President of the IDF) through their selfless work this event a highlight of the dart tournaments – become a scene.

We congratulate the winners of all delegations and thank the organizers for the central organization and the extraordinary ease with which we were received. We are already looking forward to seeing you again at the IDF World Cup 2012th

IDF World Cup – Shanghai 2011 Results:

501 DI/DO – Men Singles pro:
1 .DERSCH, BENJAMIN (USA)
2 .LIM, LEONG HWA PAUL (SIN)
3 .ONO, KEITA (JPN)
4 .KRCMAR, BORIS (CRO)
5 .HOSHINO, MITSUMASA (JPN)
5 .SCHMEDEMANN, FRANK (GER)
7 .FABIEN, MARCHAL (FRA)
7 .LAM, TING CHI ROYDEN (HKG)

501 DI/DO – Women Singles pro:
1 .OUCHI, MAYUMI (JPN)
2 .DOBROMYSLOVA, ANASTASIA (RUS)
3 .RICHTER, STEFANIE (GER)
4 .NAGAPETYANTS, KARINA (SUI)
5 .ARMSTRONG, IRINA (RUS)
5 .MATSUMOTO, MEGUMI (JPN)
7 .LIXING, ZHU (CHN)
7 .XUEYUN, ZHAN (CHN)

CRICKET – Man Singles pro:
1 .LIM, LEONG HWA PAUL (SIN)
2 .ANTUNOVIC, ZDRAVKO (CRO)
3 .FATUM, DAVID (CAN)
4 .LAM, TING CHI ROYDEN (HKG)
5 .BURNETT, SCOTT (USA)
5 .KRCMAR, BORIS (CRO)
7 .LESIC, VLADIMIR (CRO)
7 .ONO, KEITA (JPN)

CRICKET – Woman Singles pro:

1. DOBROMYSLOVA, ANASTASIA (RUS)
2 .OUCHI, MAYUMI (JPN)
3 .MATSUMOTO, MEGUMI (JPN)
4 .NAGAPETYANTS, KARINA (SUI)
5 .ASANO (NISHIKAWA), YUKARI (JPN)
5 .BROMBERG, STACY (USA)
7 .KANJANARUNGSIMA, HATTAYA (THA)
7 .STANKIC, VLASTA (CRO)

IDF Darts World Cup Teams:
1. USA
2. JAPAN
3. GERMANY
4. CROATIA

IDF Darts Wolrd CHAMPIONSHIP – BENIDORM, SPAIN

Vilim — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:20:03 +0000

After the European Championship.

As all of us have traveled from across Europe to the party town of Benidorm many of their eyes have not married.
Evening in the streets was eating, drinking, celebrating and marvelous announcement. We saw many English tourists, as if you were at the Rio carnival, or at carnival in Cologne.
Omitted groups in colorful costumes were always an eye catcher, and gave reason to wonder and laugh.
The EM / WM 2011 was launched with a parade of all nations, a brass band and a group of proud Spanish rider in the Benidorm Hall, a vaudeville theater.
A special situation arose this year that we were involved in addition to the usual 22 European nations this year, many countries from Asia (China, Mongolia, Japan, Thailand, India, etc.) and America in the invasion.
After moving in and the traditional transfer of all flags on the EDU was held by a spectacular show, the speech of IDF President Dr. Alexander von Egen, the speech of President EDU Karl Plank and the oath of the referees, a successful opening ceremony.
Now, could start the games and it was done all week high competitions.
All results and prize list please see the appropriate information.
Our host then invited Spain on Wednesday after the prize distribution of the IDF competitions for players party. There was free beer and a 4 meter wide pan for more than 1,000 people, a traditional paella cooked live and then distributed to all property. A wonderful idea, which was accepted by the darts like learning. Thank you to the organization in Spain, Robert Nisbet, Rafael Garcia and your staff.
On Saturday it was ready and the EM 2011 has been completed by the closing ceremony with all the winners. More than 900 dart players have measured at this event in 40 different competitions. After the awards and the national anthems, the official handover of the flag of Spain at EDU, the EDU, and was forwarded to the Turkish Association. The European Championships 2012 from 26 May – 3 June 2012 held in Antalya, Turkey.
It was a great week, a beautiful experience with many new and old friends, and hopefully we’ll see the ranking in Linz, Austria, from 09-10. September.
According to the EC before the European Championship

News of IDF Darts World Cup – Shanghai, Dec 1- 4, 2010

Vilim — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:11:42 +0000

The first step is the most important

The first edition of the IDF Darts World Cup was successfully held in Shanghai, China, during the first week of December 2010. The tournament was a soft tip darts tournament using 65 IDF Certified 15 darts boards supplied by Cyberdine of Croatia. Players attended from over 20 countries, the main competition being a team event, with a minimum of 4 players per team, with at least one player of each gender. The tournament was not very large in terms of the number of players, as it was by invitation only, with only one team being invited per country, but it was a very high level event in terms of the skill of the players.

The score sheet for the team event included 6 games of 501 DI/DO, 6 games of Cricket and a final tiebreaker game of 701. This format, although generally used in the North American continent, was not familiar to most of the players, but it became quickly understood by all. An important aspect of this tournament was that it included some players more accustomed to playing steel tip darts and also soft tip players who normally play on the smaller 13 target. In this respect it was satisfying to see that the players from the three different disciplines of darts were able to enjoy playing against each other: the conclusion seems to be Darts is Darts, regardless of the type or size of the board.

The event was played over three days, with the mornings of the first two days being devoted to singles competitions of 501 DI/DO and Cricket, with separate events for men and women. The team event started on the afternoon of the first day with a Round Robin phase, in which the teams were divided into four groups of teams, through a draw, in order to classify the best two teams from each group to go forward into an 8 position double elimination chart. It was interesting to observe that only two European teams, from Spain and the Czech Republic, managed to classify for the second round, in spite of the fact that the European players of both genders achieved a high proportion of the top places in the singles events. Once again this event showed that this format for the team event is more than just a compilation of singles matches, which is relevant to one of the aims of the IDF, which is to promote team building in the sport of darts. The first two rounds of the double elimination chart were played on the afternoon of the second day, leaving the final four teams for the last day. In general the matches were very close, going to the tiebreaker in many cases.

The final of the team event, between the team from the Thailand, which had reached the final undefeated, and the team from China Hong Kong that was the winner of the losers bracket, was very formal as it was televised in its entirety for CCTV Channel 5, the national sports channel in China. It was also very close, with the Cup finally and unexpectedly going to China Hong Kong, who came from behind and won the tiebreaker.

Overall the level of sportsmanship was very high and this tournament was more formal than darts events normally seen in other countries. The Chinese hosts excelled themselves by putting on both an impressive opening and closing ceremony which will be remembered by the players for many years. The spirit of the whole tournament organization was to respect the format of the Olympic Games, since one of the declared objectives of the IDF is to achieve Olympic recognition for the sport of darts. In this respect the Chinese hosts did an excellent job.

Darts is a sport that is not yet very well known in China, but it is a sport that can appeal to a very large range of players: it is one of the few sports in which the physical attributes of the players are not as important as their level of concentration, determination and skill. It is also a sport that does not require a large amount of space and which can be played by players of both genders and all ages. History has been made, as the organization of this first edition of the IDF Darts World Cup in Shanghai, with its high level of favourable media attention, contributes a first step towards introducing the sport of darts throughout China and starting a movement that will surely be very popular. The fist successful step is the most important one.