2006 World Darts Trophy

The 2006 Bavaria World Darts Trophy was the fifth staging of a professional darts tournament in the Netherlands at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht.

Reigning champion Gary Robson was defeated in the opening round by Simon Whitlock. Current BDO World Champion Jelle Klaasen was put out the first round by Tony Eccles.

The final featured current PDC World Champion Phil Taylor and Martin Adams. Taylor was making his first appearance in the final and his first BDO major final for fourteen years, while Adams made it to his second final in two years. In the end, Taylor managed to convincingly beat Adams to capture his first World Darts Trophy title and first major BDO title for fourteen years.

Results

First Round
Best of 5 sets
Second Round
Best of 7 sets
Quarter-Finals
Best of 9 sets
Semi-Finals
Best of 11 sets
Final
Best of 13 sets
               
England Colin Lloyd 3
England Peter Manley 1
England Colin Lloyd 4
Scotland Gary Anderson 2
Scotland Gary Anderson 3
England Ted Hankey 0
England Colin Lloyd 1
England Phil Taylor 5
England Phil Taylor 3
Denmark Brian Sorensen 0
England Phil Taylor 4
England John Walton 1
England John Walton 3
England Shaun Greatbatch 2
England Phil Taylor 6
England Ronnie Baxter 0
England Ronnie Baxter 3
England Paul Hogan 1
England Ronnie Baxter 4
England Martin Atkins 0
England Martin Atkins 3
Scotland Paul Hanvidge 0
England Ronnie Baxter 5
Scotland Mike Veitch 3
Scotland Mike Veitch 3
Belgium Dirk Hespeels 0
Scotland Mike Veitch 4
England Tony Eccles 1
England Tony Eccles 3
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 0
England Phil Taylor (102.21) 7
England Martin Adams (94.77) 2
England Martin Adams 3
Netherlands Albertino Essers 0
England Martin Adams 4
England Tony O'Shea 3
England Tony O'Shea 3
Netherlands Dick van Dijk 1
England Martin Adams 5
Netherlands Niels de Ruiter 0
Netherlands Niels de Ruiter 3
Netherlands Mareno Michels 2
Netherlands Niels de Ruiter 4
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 2
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 3
Sweden Goran Klemme 2
England Martin Adams 6
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 4
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 3
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 2
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 4
Australia Simon Whitlock 3
Australia Simon Whitlock 3
England Gary Robson 1
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 5
England Mervyn King 4
England Mervyn King 3
England Tony Martin 0
England Mervyn King 4
England Darryl Fitton 1
England Darryl Fitton 3
Netherlands Co Stompe 0

Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast by SBS6 in the Netherlands, but was not shown in the UK. An internet feed from SBS was available. However, this may be restricted to the Netherlands only due to contractual restrictions.

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