4 Dutch winners in round 1 of the 2021 PC Finals

Wim Blokpoel - Yesterday the 2021 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals started in Minehead, with the big amount off 11 Dutchmen in it.

 

Martijn Kleermaker started against former Lakeside World Champion Scott Mitchell. Kleermaker scored better, but missed 6(!!!) matchdarts, as he lost 5-6. Ron Meulenkamp suffered a 1-6 defeat on the main stage against Polish Krzysztof Ratajski, while Jermaine Wattimena lost 2-6 to Rob Cross. Dirk van Duijvenbode played Ryan Meikle and averaged a brilliant 105 but lost! Meikle won 6-5 while averaging 108, very unlucky for Aubergenius…

Who did win was The Freeze Danny Noppert. A ton + average saw him beat Austrian Rowby-John Rodriguez comfortably 6-2. Vincent van der Voort beat Jelle Klaasen 6-3, who now has to make the worlds to keep his tourcard. 2 other Dutch battles were played in round 1. Raymond van Barneveld had quite a return to Minehead, as the 5 time World Champion averaged 104 in a 6-1 win over Maik Kuivenhoven. Finally, Michael van Gerwen beat Dutch talent Kevin Doets 6-3.