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The Finder Darts Masters is a darts tournament held in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, sanctioned by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation. It was better known as the Zuiderduin Masters from 2007 to 2014 and the Dutch Grand Masters before that. It is held in December and is traditionally the last BDO event held before the annual World Championship. The tournament was an unranked event until 2008, when it was installed as a ranking event, along with the World Championships and the World Masters, following the cancellation of the World Darts Trophy and the International Darts League. == History == The competition began in 1995,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Finder Darts Masters )〕 known as the Dutch Grand Masters, but the tournament ceased between 1997 and 1999. Following a growth in popularity in darts in the Netherlands because of the great success of players such as Raymond van Barneveld the event returned in 2000.〔 It returned as the "European Grand Masters" in 2000, and then became the "Doeland Grand Masters" from 2001 to 2004, and the "Leendesk Masters" in 2005. The 2006 Masters was postponed,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Masters )〕 and was to be held in March 2007, reverting to its original title "Dutch Grand Masters".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=WDF NEWS ARCHIVES: NOVEMBER 2007 )〕 The event was later cancelled, due to lack of sponsorship, but was revived later that year when the tournament venue, the Hotel Zuidenduin, stepped in to sponsor the tournament signing a five-year contract until 2012, and it was branded the Zuiderduin Masters.〔 Following sponsorship from the Hotel Zuiderduin, a women's competition was added in 2008 and after a demonstration tournament for juniors in 2010, a juniors competition was added in 2011.〔 A new three-year contract was agreed in 2011 for it to remain the Zuiderduin Masters up to 2014. Finder, an international operating company, took over the naming rights to the tournament from the 2015 edition onwards. It was branded the Finder Darts Masters. The first nine-dart finish at the tournament was recorded by Darryl Fitton in 2009.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zuiderduin Masters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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