La Rochelle International Dream Team Selection

La Rochelle France Darts 2009 - International Dream Team

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Team Singapore La Rochelle is unveiled!

Updated: 3 May 2009

In the finals played on 2 May 2009, the top 3 person James Quek, Daryl Lim and Albert Chia was selected to represent Team Singapore in the upcoming La Rochelle darts event in France. Abdul Jamal is the next highest ranking player and the reserve player for the team.

The 18-games final event was an even more exciting game with Daryl Lim, Albert Chia and Abd Jamal fighting tooth and nail to rotate in position 2,3 and 4. James Quek had a clear lead at pole position right from the start. Albert Chia almost dropped to the 6th position halfway and managed to make a surprising comeback with a strong win in the last cricket count-up game.

These 3 players will be travelling to France in a month's time to play together with Paul Lim. Check back here again for more news!

Final Top 5 La Rochelle Qualifiers selected!

Updated: 26 Apr 2009

In the second playoff played on 25 Apr 2009, the last 5 person were selected to enter the finals. They are Daryl Lim, Bernard Tang, Eddie Low, Roger Liu and Clement Cheong.

The second playoff proved to be a tight fight with no clear 3rd to 5th position until the end. The competition was much keener and closer compared to the first playoff. The race to the top 5 was a separation of only 5 to 6 points right until the last 2 games. Only Daryl Lim and Eddie Low stayed consistently within the top 5 throughout all the rounds and they had a comfortable win.

With all 10 finalist selected, the grand final will be an interesting game to watch. The top 3 players will be selected to represent Singapore's Dream Team in the La Rochelle darts competition, together with Paul Lim. Make sure you are there to watch and support your players on 2nd May!

The first top 5 La Rochelle Qualifiers goes into finals

Updated: 19 March 2009

In the first playoff, 5 players outshone the rest to enter the finals of the La Rochelle selection event. They are James Quek, Albert Chia, Andy Tan, Abd. Jamal and Lawrence Lee.

In the playoffs, the 10 qualifiers played in a round robin fashion. Each game were scored according to the points or marks received and legs won, rather than on the win itself. And in response to players requests, the event is played in the air-conditioned comfort of the wine-bar. All La-Rochelle qualifying events will be played in this setting.

Right from the first leg of the sequence of games played, James Quek was leading the pack with a comfortable lead. Midway through, the top 4 scorers were already clear and the battle was in the fight for the 5th position. Lawrence Lee had a small lead and managed to hold on to the lead until the end.

These top 5 players will be playing in the finals on 2nd May, together with 5 other top players that will be selected from the second playoffs, which are now playing. Sign-up for the qualifying events if you have not done so!

La Rochelle Selection event starts!

Updated: 1 March 2009

Come June 2009, 3 Medalist players will be travelling to France to play in the Intercity Cup Prestige together with Paul Lim, Singaporean Darts Extraordinaire.

This all soft-tip darts event is held yearly at La Rochelle, France, by France Darts Association. The association runs the biggest darts league in France. Every year in June, thousands upon thousands of darters from France and all over Europe, as well as from some countries around the world descend upon this seaside city. La Rochelle is a city that has maintained its historical buildings and is one of the most picturesque and historically rich city on the Atlantic coast. It also has a strong tourism industry with many things to see and do.

Although the complete La Rochelle Intercity Prestige Cup event takes place over a period of 2 weeks, events open to international players take place over 3 days, 6- 8 June 2009.

6th June: Doubles
7th June: Teams
8th June: International Dream Teams

Medalist Singapore together with event title sponsor, Estate Bar, feels this event is the right event to participate in, although it is quite expensive to send so many players to Europe. We feel this event will give the most recognition, exposure and experience to the top Medalist soft tip players in Singapore. We also want this event to motivate all Medalist players to train harder and improve themselves in order to achieve a higher level of skill worthy of competing and winning at the national level.

Mr Paul Lim, the best Singaporean soft-tip darter, will be leading the 3 selected players to France. They will get to train and play alongside with Paul Lim himself in the International Dream Team event. This is the best chance you will ever get to play and learn from Paul Lim himself and the golden opportunity to see other top darters from around the world.

The Singapore selection consist of twice weekly qualifying events, followed by 2 playoffs and 1 finals. 10 qualifying events have already completed, so please sign up for the event soon and book your chance now. Check back here again for more updated information as the qualifiers are slowly revealed.