Wins for Noijens, Steenbergen and De Vreede at Lakeside

Wim Blokpoel - This weekend the 2022 WDF World Championship finally started at the historical venue, The Lakeside!! 

4 Dutch women, 3 Dutch men and 1 Dutch boy in the competition. It started with debutant Marjolein Noijens who took on fellow debutant English Amanda Harwood.

In set 1, it was 2-2 in legs as Noijens hold her nerves and held throw in 21 darts to go 1-0 up in sets. In set 2, Noijens immediately broke throw for a 1-0 lead but it wouldn’t be an easy victory, as Harwood broke straight back, and eventually won her own set 3-1 in legs. We went to a deciding third set, and at 1-1 both had a poor leg but it was Noijens who held throw and was one leg away from the last 16. In Harwood’s leg, Noijens hit another 21-darter as it was a 2-1 victory for Dutch debutant Marjolein Noijens as she goes through to the last 16 where she’ll play Maria O’Brien this afternoon.

Marjolein Noijens 2-1 Amanda Harwood (3-2, 1-3, 3-1)

Averages:

Marjolein Noijens: 65,0

Amanda Harwood: 66,6

The next Dutch woman in action was another debutant: Priscilla Steenbergen. She also played a fellow debutant in Canadian Darlene van Sleeuwen. In set 1 it was 2-2 in legs, but it was Steenbergen who managed to win the last leg in 21 darts to go 1-0 up. In set 2 Van Sleeuwen was 2-0 up, but Steenbergen fought back to another 2-2 in legs. However, this time it was Van Sleeuwen who won the last leg as she made it 1-1, and we went to a deciding set. In that deciding set, Steenbergen held throw, then broke throw with an amazing 15-darter and held throw again in 20 darts, as she won the game 2-1 in sets! Steenbergen also through to the last 16, where she faces fellow Dutch lady Anca Zijlstra.

Priscilla Steenbergen 2-1 Darlene van Sleeuwen (3-2, 2-3, 3-0)

Averages:

Priscilla Steenbergen. 56,8

Darlene van Sleeuwen. 53,1

The first Dutch man in action, was Ryan de Vreede who took on Italian debutant Francesco Raschini. In set 1 De Vreede saw himself 1-2 down, but fought back to 2-2 and eventually even won the set 3-2! In set 2 De Vreede took a 1-0 lead but missed doubles cost him, and Raschini won the set 3-1 and finished it with a 14-darter. Again a deciding set, but Raschini couldn’t hold his nerves while De Vreede could as he won the last set 3-0 in legs to win 2-1 and go through to the last 32 where De Vreede will play Dutch American Jules van Dongen.

Ryan de Vreede 2-1 Francesco Raschini (3-2, 1-3, 3-0)

Averages:

Ryan de Vreede. 77,2

Francesco Raschini. 72,6