It’s already July, and the first half of the darts season is behind us. For me, this is my first half-year with the Tour Card. Twenty-two of the 34 tournaments on the Players Championships Tour have been played. I’m not entirely satisfied with what I’ve achieved so far, but there’s been an upward trend lately, which has me feeling positive. In the last two tournaments, I managed to win my opening matches, which earned me important prize money toward my world ranking. I need t

After a relatively long break from competition, I travelled to Leicester last Sunday feeling highly motivated. On the agenda were Players Championships tournaments 7 and 8, as well as the qualifiers for the European Tours in Sindelfingen and Graz. The matches provided a varied and instructive experience. On Monday, I played an intense match against Niko Springer, one of the best German darts players at the moment. It’s really cool to see, and it drives me on, that I can alrea

I traveled to Wigan for Pro Tours 3-4 and another leg of the European Tour qualifiers (Wieze and Munich). The Pro Tours can be summarized quickly. On the first day, I lost to Jimmy van Schie in the first round, and on the second day, I lost to Pascal Rupprecht, also in the first round. So, on the third day, I played the two European Tour qualifiers. In the qualifier for Wieze, I lost to Ryan Meikle in the first match. Then, finally, in the qualifier for Munich, I had a succes

The first two Players Championship tournaments took place in Hildesheim on 9–10 February. I arrived well prepared and immediately faced an old acquaintance in the first round: Jermaine Wattimena. But this time I came out on top and managed to win. I also played well in the second round, beating Cor Dekker in the decider. Next up was Mickey Mansell, who had thrown a 9-darter in the second round. However, I played my best game of the day and won 6-1. I then faced Jack Tweddell

Welcome to my new homepage! Here at Belli's Newsblog, I will regularly write reports about my tournament results and darts adventures.