Home win for Barney

Dutchman triumphs on home soil to claim first tournament of the year

Last updated: 26th April 2008

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Van Barneveld: Successful in Schiedam

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Raymond van Barneveld picked up his first PDC Pro Tour victory of 2008 at the Amsterdam Casino Open Holland Masters.

The Dutchman defeated Colin Osborne in straight sets in the final of the event in Schiedam to pick up the £5,000 first prize.

Van Barneveld dropped just one set in defeating Dave Honey, Steve Maish, Ronnie Baxter and Mark Walsh to reach the semi-finals, where he defeated Wayne Atwood 3-1.

The Welshman - who included Andy Hamilton and last week's Scottish Sun Scottish Players Championship winner Mervyn King amongst his victims, threatened a comeback when he came from two sets down to take the third.

However, van Barneveld edged the next 2-1 to move into the final where he defeated Osborne 3-0 to claim his first win since the Blue Square UK Open Irish Regional Final last October.

Osborne reached his second PDC Pro Tour final of the year, with John Quantock, Mark Dudbridge, Tony Eccles and Jan van der Rassel his victims on the day.

Both Dudbridge and van der Rassel took him all the way in five-set matches, while Osborne received a semi-final bye after Adrian Lewis and Kevin Painter were disqualified by the Tournament Director for their conduct during their quarter-final match.

The event featured first-game losses for Dutch duo Jelle Klaasen and Michael van Gerwen, who could only watch as Alan Caves took out a superb 160 finish in the final leg of their clash.

Dennis Priestley overcame Kevin McDine in his first competitive game for a month, but was a 3-1 loser to Vincent van der Voort in the second round.

Quarter-Finals
Colin Osborne 3-2 Jan van der Rassel
Adrian Lewis v Kevin Painter - both players disqualified
Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 Mark Walsh
Wayne Atwood 3-0 Mervyn King
Losers £600

Semi-Finals
Colin Osborne Bye
Raymond van Barneveld 3-1 Wayne Atwood (2-1, 2-0, 0-2, 2-1)
Losers £1,250

Final
Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 Colin Osborne (2-1, 2-0, 2-1)
Winner £5,000
Runner-Up £2,500