John Part wins Shanghai International Darts Open 2009

The three-time World Champion, John "Darth Maple" Part, once again showed the world what he is made of as he emerged as the men's Champion in the recently concluded Shanghai Open. He was responsible for the lone loss, in the round robin phase, of NDFP's # 1 Celso "Boie" Parfan. Part landed # 10 in the last 64 while the top two posts were occupied by our Filipino darters. John Part faced Christian "Ian" Perez (NDFP's #2) in the Championship dispatching the latter at a score of 10-4. Perez dispatched Lourence "The Gunner" Ilagan securing a shot at the Championship against John Part. As for Ian Perez, facing the 3-time World Champion is a BIG achievement in itself. Finishing second to Part is a feat that we can be so proud of! The same goes to the rest of the Darterong Pinoys who competed in the said event, you guys truly made us proud. For sure, by now, darters and sponsors alike noticed your talents... David "The Scorpion" Fatum, in his blog, mentioned that the Philippines will be the "next power house in darts to come".
Congratulations, Ian Perez and the rest of the Philippine contigent ( Boie Parfan, Lourence Ilagan, Robert Reyes, Arvy Briones, Mon Sabalborro)!!!

Recent Update - Shanghai International Darts Open 2009

Christian "Ian" Perez, NDFP's # 2 (National Darts Federation of the Philippines), took on Warren Parry coming from behind, 5 sets to 2, to win the match (8-6). Perez also worked his way up from 3-0 to take a fellow Filipino Lourence Ilagan out 9-4 securing a slot for the Championship match with either John Part or a darter from Hongkong.

Day 2- Shanghai International Darts Open 2009

Today is still sees a great showing from the Philippines squad as the top 3 posts were held by Boie Parfan, Lourence Ilagan, and Arvy Briones respectively.

Early results : Arvy Briones was defeated by a fellow Filipino Ian Perez 7-5. Robert Reyes was beaten by Robert Heckman of USA. Ian Perez will take on Garry Mawson, Lourence "The Gunner" Ilagan will be facing Robert " The Dragon" Heckman of USA and Boie Parfan will have to hurdle John "Darth Maple" Part. Good luck to our Filipino darters!!! Your accomplishment, so far, is a true testament Pinoy Darters' talents are World Class. International exposures such as this will surely build their confidence and gain more experience. Again, GOOD LUCK Darterong Pinoys! Show the World what you've got!

Shanghai International Darts Open - Day 1 Highlights

I will try to bring you the Day 1 highlights in Shanghai International Open as relayed by a source from the venue. Day 1 is a bang for the Philippine contingent where two of our darters settled in the top 2 seeds. Celso "Boie" Parfan, the number 1 of National Darts Federation, is on top of the list in the last 64 while NDFP's number 2 Christian "Ian" Perez comfortably settled in top 2. Boie Parfan has the highest score in the round robin,earning 34 wins to 1 loss. David "the Scorpion" Fatum of the USA was one of his victims in the score of 5 to 0. Ian Perez who got 29 wins with 6 losses has Warren Perry of New Zealand on his list at a score of 3-2. While Roland "Arvy" Briones,Lourence Ilagan,Robert Calupit, and Ramon Sabalborro also tallied decent scores enough to secure slots in the last 64.

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Darterong Pinoy 2009

The annual Darterong Pinoy tournament has already been set to happen on November 6-8,2009 at Sta. Lucia Mall,Cainta, Rizal as confirmed by Mr. Tito Soncuya in one of his posts in NFDP's forum. This P100k free-registration tournament is one of the many ranking events organized by NDFP (National Darts Federation of the Philippines). NDFP is the most active darting organization in the Philippines today staging big tourneys all over the archipelago. Darterong pinoys can only be thankful that NDFP is here to save Philippine darts.

Click here for NDFP's official tournament announcement.

World Darts Championship

It is sad to think that we might not have a representative to the renowned World Darts Championship this year. The president of NDFP, Mr. Tito Soncuya, himself revealed in its site's forum that PDC has not yet sent an invitation (via Solar Sports) for a wildcard entry from our country. He further explained that for the past two years, they received the said invation as early as May or June. Even the PDC website does not indicate if Philippines will be given a wild card representative. NDFP's website does not also contain information as to whether a national elimination will be held as they are not sure yet if we will be granted an entry this year.
A sad news indeed. But I am still hoping that we will be given another chance in that pretigious tournament moreso that some of our local talents are now slowly recognized in the international darting scene. The invitation should come out now so NDFP can still hold a national elimination to give all aspiring darters equal chance. This is one of the major events which most Pinoy Darters are looking forward to.
Should there be a qualifying event this year, I would like to see Lourence Ilagan, Arvy Briones, Boie Parfan, and Boy Gionzon in the last four to engage in a battle for the lone World Darts Championship wildcard.

Manny Pacquiao P5 Million International Darts Classic

Calling all darters around the world, the Manny Pacquiao International Darts Tournament is finally here! A total of around USD 100,000 is at stake for the grandest darts tournament ever held in the country. The event will be held at Lagao Gymnasium in Pacman's hometown, General Santos City, on November 27 to 30, 2009. General Santos City is situated in the southern part of the Philippines in the province of South Cotabato. (How to get to General Santos City).

Book your flights and hotels now to avail of discounts. There can be no cheaper way to go around but to book early. Airlines in the Philippines offer special rates from time to time so better start googling now. As far as security is concerned, I'm sure the Pacman being the government's special envoy of peace and unity made it sure that the security is beefed up as always.

For more info of this big tourney, please visit National Darts Federation of the Philippines' website here.