Danish Darts Challenge
| Danish Darts Challenge |
|---|
| Date |
| 7 February–13 Marts |
| Edition |
| 1st |
| Number of players |
| 6 |
| Venues |
| 1 |
The Danish Darts Challenge is a darts tournament organised by the Danish Darts Organization. The event will begin on Sunday 7 February 2016 in Odense and end with the Play-Offs on Sunday 13 Marts 2016.
The final saw the favorite Per Skau lose to a very well playing Dennis Lindskjold.
Players
Dennis "The Beast" Lindskjold
The Beast is a previous winner of the Danish national championships (2014) and the 2014 winner of the Nordic Invitational - he did represent Scandinavia at the 2014 PDC World Championships.
Per "PER-FECT" Skau
PER-FECT is a well known name for darts enthusiasts, he is a former number 1 in the world and winner of Finland, Swiss and German Open - he is the reigning Danish champion.
Niels-Jørgen "The Eagle" Hansen
The Eagle is relative unkmown outside Denmark, but has some good results in pairs, winning the pairs at both Austria and Swedish Open .
Mogens "Turbo" Christensen
Did win the Danish nationals in 2012 and has since established himself on the Danish national team.
Stig "The Stig" Jørgensen
Has been selected 26 times for Denmark, a record that probably will stand for some time.
Frede "The Panther" Johansen
The Panther did reach the semifinal at the 2000 Europe Cup and is a 4 times Danish champion.
Results
7 February (Round 1)
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [1] | ||
| Frede Johansen 68.32 | 5–5 | Mogens Christensen 69.40 |
| Per Skau 81.75 | 6–2 | Dennis Lindskjold 72.44 |
| Stig Jørgensen 73.59 | 5-5 | Niels-Jørgen Hansen 69.11 |
| Frede Johansen 77.10 | 3-6 | Per Skau 80.24 |
| Mogens Christensen 74.03 | 6–2 | Stig Jørgensen 73.63 |
| Highest Checkout: Per Skau 114 | ||
| Most 180s: Per Skau & Niels-Jørgen Hansen 2 | ||
| Night's 180s: 6 | ||
21 February (Round 2)
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lindskjold 83.51 | 6–4 | Niels-Jørgen Hansen 78.25 |
| Per Skau 85.87 | 6–3 | Mogens Christensen 77.37 |
| Stig Jørgensen 70.37 | 2-6 | Dennis Lindskjold 78.28 |
| Frede Johansen 71.26 | 2-6 | Niels-Jørgen Hansen 79.20 |
| Per Skau 72.73 | 6–0 | Stig Jørgensen 66.38 |
| Highest Checkout: Niels-Jørgen Hansen 118 | ||
| Most 180s: Dennis Lindskjold 4 | ||
| Night's 180s: 8 | ||
28 February (Round 3)
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mogens Christensen 78.86 | 6–2 | Niels-Jørgen Hansen 78.60 |
| Frede Johansen 81.59 | 3-6 | Dennis Lindskjold 84.94 |
| Per Skau 83.41 | 3-6 | Niels-Jørgen Hansen 88.33 |
| Frede Johansen 86.51 | 6-1 | Stig Jørgensen 75.55 |
| Mogens Christensen 72.46 | 6–4 | Dennis Lindskjold 75.91 |
| Highest Checkout: Mogens Christensen 99 | ||
| Most 180s: Niels-Jørgen Hansen 5 | ||
| Night's 180s: 12 | ||
Table
| Pos | Name | Pld | W | D | L | LF | LA | +/- | 180s | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Skau, PerPer Skau | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Christensen, MogensMogens Christensen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Lindskjold, DennisDennis Lindskjold | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Hansen, Niels-JørgenNiels-Jørgen Hansen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | Johansen, FredeFrede Johansen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Jørgensen, StigStig Jørgensen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 29 | -19 | 1 | 1 |
Play-Offs (13 Marts)
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semi-Finals (best of 13 legs) | ||
| Niels-Jørgen Hansen 83.22 | 4–7 | Per Skau 89.50 |
| Dennis Lindskjold 90.01 | 7–2 | Mogens Christensen 84.77 |
| Final (best of 17 legs) | ||
| Per Skau 85.86 | 6–9 | Dennis Lindskjold 95.45 |
| High Checkout: Dennis LIndskjold 153 (semi-final) | ||
References
- ↑ "Danish Darts Challenge 2016". DDU. 11 January 2016.