2006 World Darts Trophy

The 2006 Bavaria World Darts Trophy was the fifth edition of the World Darts Trophy, a professional darts tournament held at the De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, the Netherlands, run by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation.

World Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates	2 September 2006 – 10 September 2006
Venue	De Vechtsebanen
Location	Utrecht, Utrecht
Country	the Netherlands
Organisation(s)	BDO / WDF / PDC
Format	Men Sets Final – Best of 13 Sets Junior Legs Final – Best of 11 Legs
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor (men) Ron Meulenkamp (junior)
«2005 2007»

Players from the Professional Darts Corporation competed for the first time, with five PDC players invited to the event. Gary Robson, the 2005 winner, and Jelle Klaasen, the BDO World Champion, were eliminated in the first round by Simon Whitlock and Tony Eccles, respectively. The final, featuring Phil Taylor, the PDC World Champion and in his first BDO major final for fourteen years, and Martin Adams, in his second straight World Darts Trophy final, was won by Taylor, 7–2 in sets. The women's event was replaced with a junior's event, with this being the only year a junior's event took place. Ron Meulenkamp won the junior's event.

Prize money

Men

Pos[1]	Money (Euros)
Winner	45,000
Runner-up	22,500
Semi-Finals	11,250
Quarter-Finals	6,000
Last 16	3,000
Last 32	2,000
Highes Checkout	2,000

Qualifiers

BDO / WDF / NDB Gary Anderson Martin Adams Mervyn King Tony Eccles Martin Atkins Michael van Gerwen Niels de Ruiter John Walton Shaun Greatbatch Simon Whitlock Vincent van der Voort Paul Hanvidge Brian Sorensen Ted Hankey Paul Hogan Mike Veitch Gary Robson Co Stompé Tony O'Shea Göran Klemme Albertino Essers Tony Martin Jelle Klaasen Darryl Fitton Mareno Michels Dick van Dijk Dirk Hespeels

Professional Darts Corporation Five places were awarded to players from the PDC. Four places were awarded to the top four players in the PDC Order of Merit. A fifth place was awarded to Raymond van Barneveld, winner of the International Darts League.[2][3] PDC Order of Merit Colin Lloyd Phil Taylor Ronnie Baxter Peter Manley IDL Winner Raymond van Barneveld

Men's tournament

	First round Best of 5 sets[4][5][6]					Second round Best of 7 sets[7][8]					Quarter-Finals Best of 9 sets[9][10]					Semi-Finals Best of 11 sets[11]					Final Best of 13 sets[12]
	Colin Lloyd		3
	Peter Manley		1
						Colin Lloyd		4
						Gary Anderson		2
	Gary Anderson		3
	Ted Hankey		0
											Colin Lloyd		1
											Phil Taylor		5
	Phil Taylor		3
	Brian Sorensen		0
						Phil Taylor		4
						John Walton		1
	John Walton		3
	Shaun Greatbatch		2
																Phil Taylor		6
																Ronnie Baxter		0
	Ronnie Baxter		3
	Paul Hogan		1
						Ronnie Baxter		4
						Martin Atkins		0
	Martin Atkins		3
	Paul Hanvidge		0
											Ronnie Baxter		5
											Mike Veitch		3
	Mike Veitch		3
	Dirk Hespeels		0
						Mike Veitch		4
						Tony Eccles		1
	Tony Eccles		3
	Jelle Klaasen		0
																					Phil Taylor (102.21)		7
																					Martin Adams (94.77)		2
	Martin Adams		3
	Albertino Essers		0
						Martin Adams		4
						Tony O'Shea		3
	Tony O'Shea		3
	Dick van Dijk		1
											Martin Adams		5
											Niels de Ruiter		0
	Niels de Ruiter		3
	Mareno Michels		2
						Niels de Ruiter		4
						Vincent van der Voort		2
	Vincent van der Voort		3
	Göran Klemme		2
																Martin Adams		6
																Michael van Gerwen		4
	Michael van Gerwen		3
	Raymond van Barneveld		2
						Michael van Gerwen		4
						Simon Whitlock		3
	Simon Whitlock		3
	Gary Robson		1
											Michael van Gerwen		5
											Mervyn King		4
	Mervyn King		3
	Tony Martin		0
						Mervyn King		4
						Darryl Fitton		1
	Darryl Fitton		3
	Co Stompé		0

Junior tournament

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 legs[1]				Semi-finals Best of 9 legs[9][10]				Final Best of 11 legs[11]
	Ron Meulenkamp	4
	Oskar Lukasiak	2			Ron Meulenkamp	5
	Jan Dekker	4			Jan Dekker	0
	Jeffrey Vanbergen	2							Ron Meulenkamp	6
	Pieter Collijn	3							Sven van Dun	1
	Richie George	4			Richie George	2
	Vladimir Andersen	1			Sven van Dun	5
	Sven van Dun	4

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.