Darts thrower Melder leader position in PDC Nordic & Baltic rating / day
We previously reported that the third and fourth stages of the PDC « Nordic & Baltic » Pro tour are taking place this weekend in Gothenburg, where Ogren Walter Melder, who won the 3rd round, beat the Swedish in the finals, finishing in the finals. As a result, Melder behind Madara Razma became the second Latvian to this achievement.
The start of the season at PDC Nordic & Baltic’s Pro tour in the first two stages of February in Riga was not so successful in Riga, but the colossal performance and success last weekend in Sweden allowed Melder to become a rating leader, which only Madar Razma has done so far. After his first win, triumphing in Stage 3, Walter had a big « leap » in the ranking with 1,400 points and climbed to third place, but qualifying for the finals and second place allowed last season’s Latvian rating leader to become the leader of the Nordic & Baltic Pro Tour.
The Melder account now contains both 2000 points and the same amount of prize pool in monetary terms, as the points obtained from the Nordic & Baltic Pro Tour Tours also reflect the amount of money earned. After the excellent Gothenburg, the Latvian winners with 1825 and 1625 points are followed by Oskar Lukasiac of Riga from Sweden and Jonas Masalin from Finland. In Stage 4, Melderi’s Finn Marko Kantele is ranked 4th with 1450 points.
The next of Latvia is Dmitry Zhukov, who made both days in Gothenburg in the semi -finals or Top16 and who earned 425 points in total, out of 65 points scoring dart throws. Ralph Laumanis, who has now reached the sixteenth finals in Sweden with 150 points with 150 points.
With 125 points 33-34. The place is shared in Stage 3, Gatis Ozols, who has reached the top16 and Edgars Znutiņš, who played in the top32, with 36th place in the forty, and Rihards Vosulis-Grigulis is also 125 points.
Jean -Buklovsky, Director of the Nordic & Baltic Pro Tour in Gothenburg and President of the Latvian Darts Organization, is very highly appreciating Melder’s achievement. « This is indeed a fantastic achievement, but it is no surprise, because given Walter’s determination and the time invested in training, it is just a natural outcome. »
« Of course, now the hardest is to stay at this level, because climbing once is relatively simple. Walter benefited both Friday’s qualifying tournaments, where he gained confidence in his ability and finally managed to realize himself with Scandinavia’s best players with much more experiences in high -level competitions. I hope Walter’s achievement will allow our domestic darts to believe that everyone can play at this level if they invest enough time and target their goal. ”
“We also have to highlight our young man Ralph Laumanis, who was able to rank both days in the top 32 players. Of course, Ralph still has to learn a lot of experience to fight coldly at this level. Likewise, Dmitry Zhukov has added to Edgar Znutin in his games, but a little lack of stability. Excellent games will not be enough to win the entire tournament.
“Overall, this tournament was at a high level, but our guys will have the next challenge in two weeks, when you will have to lead battles on April 12 and 13 in the next two Pro Tour in Iceland. Of course, everyone is starting to dream of the World Cup, The first two places to qualify for the PDC World Championships are expected to take place up to the last two stages in Norway.
