American Baseball Dart Association
(A. B. D. A.)
World Darts Championships 2005
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Two Of "Our Own" Shooters Were In The Two Big World Darts Championships Held In England Over The Holidays !
Darin Shot In The Ladbrokes.com World Championships On December 26th!
Johhny Shot In The Lakeside World Championships On January 2nd!
Darin Young White Haven, PA Click This Link Or The Cover Image To Read This Great American Darts Story!
Darin Was First North American Player To Earn A Wild Card Spot Alongside The 12 Top Ranked Players In The World! Here Is The Link To The Latest Tournament News: |
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Johnny "K" Kuczynski Zion Grove, PA Click This Link Or The Cover Image To Read This Great American Darts Story!
Johnny Earned His Way In Las Vegas In The Second Eliminator With A Huge Victory In The Finals Over England's Shayne "The Bulldog" Burgess! Here Is The Link: |
Because of Darin's fine performance in Las Vegas he had a wild-card entry in the 2005 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championships. This was held from December 26, 2004 to January 4, 2005.
You can follow all the action at:
The Latest Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championships News
http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/index.asp?Nv=1
Darin Shot Great But Came Up Just A Dart Or Two Short In A Very Close Match On The Opening Day At Purfleet!
The final match of the first session was between Dutchman Josephus Schenk and American Darin Young. Young had played in front of the TV camera's before at the Las Vegas Desert Classic, but for 24-year-old Schenk it was his TV debut. However, it was the Dutchman who prevailed 3-2.
Schenk set off on fire with a 180 in the first leg but Young clung on in there to take it - and the first four legs were shared before Schenk won the decider for a 1-0 lead.
The second set looked like it was going to follow suit as Schenk started with
a 142 checkout, however, Young sprung in to action to take the next three
legs and level the match.
At this stage both players were averaging 85 which is respectable for their first time at the Circus Tavern.
Schenk then won the next set 3-1 and when he started the fourth with a 13 dart leg, the writing looked to be on the wall for Young. But to the American's credit, he reeled off the next three legs to take the set and level the match once more.
The momentum was now with Young and when he checked out 132 (25, T19 & bull) he looked to be heading for victory. But Schenk showed class and fighting spirit to win the next three legs on the spin for victory to set up a second round match with Alan Caves tomorrow, and on this form, deadly on his doubles and consistent scoring, he may fancy his chances.
AFTERNOON SESSION REVIEW - 2ND ROUND
Dutch qualifier Josephus Schenk put up the most
impressive performance of the world championship to date as he knocked
out world No. 25 Alan Caves 3-0.
The 24-year-old, who beat American Darin Young yesterday only dropped three legs on his way to victory to set up a third round encounter with three time world championship finalist Peter Manley, and it could be a restless night for One Dart.
3RD ROUND
Schenk continued his run at the title by defeating Manley in the third round. Josephus Schenk produced one of the biggest shocks in world championship history as he knocked out No.3 seed Peter Manley 4-2. Wins over Darin Young and Alan Caves had helped Schenk reach the top of his game and who knows what he can achieve now.
Fellow qualifier Andy Hamilton caused another shock in the third round as he knocked out the 1996 Embassy World Champion Steve Beaton 4-2.
FINAL 16 ROUND
Hamilton then ended Schenk's dream run in the final 16 round 4-1.
It makes you wonder just how far Darin might have gone if he had only gotten past Schenk!
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LAKESIDE (ENGLAND) 2005 QUALIFIERS
For the first time since the Millennium Championships, an American player has come through the tough International Play-Off’s to be in the First Round proper at Lakeside in January.
30 year-old JOHN KUCZYNSKI, who was a member of America’s 2003 World Cup team and has won several singles titles in the U.S.A. describes himself as a positive winner – and his reward will be an opening match against No.2 Seed TED HANKEY on Sunday, January 2nd.
LAKESIDE IS THE No.1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The 28th Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships will maintain their proud status as the most prestigious Championships in World Darts.
Lakeside will play host to players representing eight countries including, for the first time since 2000, a player from America – JOHN KUCZYNSKI, who battled through the International Play-Offs to secure his place. John was in Team America for for WDF World Cup in France, and has just won the 2004 Americas Cup Singles title, as well as the team event with the U.S. team.
No. 2 Seed Ted Hankey Produced "An Impressive Performance To Defeat John Kuczynski... Thanks To Some High Scoring And Accuracy On The Doubles."
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The Latest Lakeside World Darts Championships News
The A.B.D.A. Applauds Darin & Johnny For Their Efforts At These Two Prestigious World Darts Championships!
