Philippine Qualifier to the World Darts Championship Update

Any moment from now, NDFP (National Darts Federation of the Philippines) will officially announce the Philippines' representative to the World Darts Championship in Alexandra Palace, London, England. The qualifying event will be finally concluded today as scheduled. Several darters from around the nation bear witness of the qualifying event as it was staged together with the free-registration Darterong Pinoy tournament. Yesterday, the top ten qualifiers went of round robin format to determine the top 4 who will go through a step ladder for the finale of the event. Adding new blood in the top ten is the 2-time National Youth singles Champion, Jaypee Detablan (UDT), who showed class in his form beating veteran darters with a lone loss to Jojo Barellano. Sadly, he won't be allowed to advance to the next phase of the competion owing to a violation of playing agreement. Playing agreement number 1 states :

"1.. I understand that it is mandatory to furnish a readable copy of my valid passport with over 6 month expiration from December 18, 2009 upon reaching the Top 10 of the elimination round in anticipation of the limited visa processing time. I am fully aware that my failure to comply with this vital requirement negates any right from my side to participate and further continue the said competition;"

This unfortunate fate shouldn't bother the youngster since I am sure that we'll see more of him in the next years to come.

Oh, by the way, the Winmau World Masters semi-finalist Lourence "The Gunner" Ilagan did not see action in the Qualifying event. The reason was not publicly disclosed but I speculate that this has something to do with him participating in BDO sanctioned event. Same goes to Roland "Arvy" Briones who won two WDF-sanctioned events this year (2009 French and Korean Open respectively).

Newsfeed: Ian Perez (runner-up of the Shanghai International Darts Open) of Team Robson defeated a fellow Robson player, Celso "Boie" Parfan to advance to the Championship match against Rizal "Jojo" Barellano. Jojo Barellano was our first Wildcard to the World Darts Championship last 2008. It will be Jojo's second appearance at the Ally Pally should he win his match against Ian Perez.

Lourence "Gunner" Ilagan's signature dart pins by Monter Darts

Finally, I got my set of Lourence Ilagan's signature pins. I have been desperately looking for a set since I got to try one last May. Monster dart pins are actually made in England but were designed in Japan. The "Gunner" is being sold locally at around Php 4,500.00 but I got mine for a bargain. It's not actually brand new but it's just right for my budget. I've got this urge to collect dart pins which are designed for our Filipino players. Well, we only have two as yet but for sure more Filipino signature players will emerge soon.
My next plan is to purchase Freddie Deen's signature pins by Unicorn. This is now considered rare since Unicorn has already stopped producing this several years ago. If you know someone who sells one please do leave a message in the comment portion.

Shanghai International Darts Open - John Part Vs Ian Perez II

A 15-darter from Ian Perez (Robson Player & NDFP's #2). 100-100-100-140-61

Pinoy Darters Top Korean Open

Ronald "Arvy" Briones once again proved that he's among the top Asian darters as he emerged Champion in Korean Open Singles last October 25,2009. An event which was sanctioned by World Darts Federation (WDF) - Category 4. This is his second title this year after winning the French Open last month.
Lourence Ilagan bowed to Arvy in the finals to grab the runner up while Mon Sabalboro and Karl Hartman placed third.

Shanghai International Darts Open 2009 Finals - Part vs. Perez

Sharing a video of a Finals match between John Part and Ian Perez.

John Part on Shanghai International Darts Open 2009

Read uniblog's article here.

World Darts Championship - Philippine Qualifier

In less than two weeks time, we will know who will be the Philippines' bet to the 2010 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship this coming December 18,2009 - January 3,2010 at Alexandra Palace, London, England. NDFP is holding the qualifier simultaneously with Darterong Pinoy on November 5-8 at Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall in Cainta, Rizal.

Click here for the event details.