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Roland Scholten

Roland Scholten
Personal information
Nickname The Tripod
The Flying Dutchman
Born (1965-01-11) 11 January 1965 (age 52)
The Hague, Netherlands
Home town The Hague
Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since 1980s
Darts 21g Datadart Roland Scholten
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Hey Ya! by Outkast
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1992–1999
PDC 1999–2013
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Semi-finals: 1998
World Masters Semi-finals: 1996
World Darts Trophy Last 16: 2007
Int. Darts League Semi-finals: 2006
Zuiderduin Masters Last 16 Group: 2002
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Quarter-finals: 2001, 2003
World Matchplay Semi-finals: 2006
World Grand Prix Runner-up: 2001
Grand Slam Last 16: 2007
Premier League Runner-up: 2006
Ch'ship League Initial groups, 8th, 2008
Desert Classic Semi-finals: 2002, 2008
European Ch'ship First round: 2008
UK Open Winner 2004
US Open/WSoD Quarter-finals: 2007
Other tournament wins
British Open 1996
Eastbourne Pro 2003, 2004
Ireland Open Autumn Classic 2001
North Holland Open 1996
Open Holland 2002
PDC Eastbourne Open 2004
PDC World Pairs 1997
PDC World West European Qualifying Event 2010
Spring Cup 1998
Sunparks Masters 2003
Swedish Open 1996
Thialf Darts Trophy 2007
Other achievements
9 Dart Finish Golden Harvest North American Cup 2003

Roland Scholten (born 11 January 1965 in The Hague) is a former Dutch professional darts player who played for the Professional Darts Corporation and previously for the British Darts Organisation. He was nicknamed The Tripod and The Flying Dutchman. Scholten turned full-time professional in 2001 and formerly worked as a publican. Despite his Dutch nationality, Scholten speaks with a strong English accent having lived in Peterborough for several years. His considerable height and throwing technique means his darts hit the board at a considerably narrow angle.

Scholten was runner-up in the 1992 Austrian Open, losing to Rod Harrington. He then won the 1993 WDF World Cup, beating Denmark's Troels Rusel in the final. Scholten made his BDO World Championship debut in 1994 where he beat Sean Palfrey in the first round and became the only seed to progress to the second round where he lost to Ronnie Sharp. He followed up with a quarter final showing in the 1994 Winmau World Masters, beating Stefan Eeckelaert and Derek Hampton before losing to Steve Beaton. He then suffered a first round exit in the 1995 World Championship, losing to Colin Monk and reached the second round of the 1995 World Masters, again beating Palfrey in the first round but lost to fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld.

In the 1996 World Championship, Scholten beat Mark Salmon 3-0 in the first round but lost in the second round to then-defending champion Richie Burnett. Scholten won three Open tournaments in 1996, winning the North Holland Open, the Swedish Open and the prestigious British Open. He then reached the semi finals on the 1996 World Masters, losing to the eventual winner Monk. Scholten then reached the quarter finals of the 1997 World Championship, beating former finalist Mike Gregory and Bobby George before losing to Mervyn King. He reached the final of the England Open and the Swedish Open and his British Open defence ended in the quarter finals. Scholten, with partner van Barneveld won the PDC World Pairs Championship at Bognor Regis in 1997, beating the pairing of Burnett and Harrington in the final.


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