Roland Scholten was born on 11 January 1965 and is a Dutch former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation and British Darts Organisation.
28 Facts About Roland Scholten
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Roland Scholten was runner-up in the 1992 Austrian Open, losing to Rod Harrington.
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Roland Scholten then won the 1993 WDF World Cup, beating Denmark's Troels Rusel in the final.
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Roland Scholten made his BDO World Championship debut in 1994 where he beat Sean Palfrey in the first round and became the only seed to progress to the second round where he lost to Ronnie Sharp.
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Roland Scholten followed up with a quarter final showing in the 1994 Winmau World Masters, beating Stefan Eeckelaert and Derek Hampton before losing to Steve Beaton.
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Roland Scholten then suffered a first round exit in the 1995 World Championship, losing to Colin Monk and reached the second round of the 1995 World Masters, again beating Palfrey in the first round but lost to fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld.
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Roland Scholten won three Open tournaments in 1996, winning the North Holland Open, the Swedish Open and the prestigious British Open.
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Roland Scholten then reached the semi-finals on the 1996 World Masters, losing to the eventual winner Monk.
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Roland Scholten then reached the quarter-finals of the 1997 World Championship, beating former finalist Mike Gregory and Bobby George before losing to Mervyn King.
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Roland Scholten reached the final of the England Open and the Swedish Open and his British Open defence ended in the quarter-finals.
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Shortly after the 1999 Embassy World Championship, Roland Scholten attempted to leave the BDO and switch to the PDC although did not receive validation from the BDO so had to skip the 2000 World Darts Championship.
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Roland Scholten reached the final of the 2000 Antwerp Open, losing to Jamie Harvey.
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Roland Scholten made his PDC major debut in the 2000 World Matchplay, losing in the first round to Rod Harrington.
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Roland Scholten played in the 2000 World Grand Prix, losing in the first round to Richie Burnett.
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Roland Scholten then reached the second round of the 2001 World Matchplay and then reached his first major final in the 2001 World Grand Prix, beating Rod Harrington, Mick Manning, John Part and John Lowe before losing to Alan Warriner.
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Roland Scholten reached the second round of the 2002 World Championship, losing to Dave Askew.
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Roland Scholten then won his first PDC event in the 2002 Open Holland and reached the semi-finals of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, losing to Baxter.
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Roland Scholten won the 2003 Eastbourne Pro and the Primus Masters but suffered a first round exit in the World Matchplay.
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Roland Scholten lost in the third round of the 2004 World Championship, losing his only match to Lionel Sams.
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Roland Scholten beat Mark Dudbridge, Henry O'Neill, Denis Ovens, Alan Warriner and Steve Beaton, before beating John Part in the final.
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Roland Scholten reached the semi-finals of the 2005 Premier League, and went into the match as a big underdog against Phil Taylor.
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Roland Scholten reached the semi-finals of the 2006 World Matchplay, losing in a tie-break to James Wade, having had one dart at double top to win the match.
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Roland Scholten suffered with neck and shoulder problems from October 2008 which severely affected his performances.
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Roland Scholten suffered an early exit in the Championship of Darts and the European Championship, averaging a very poor 51.52 in losing to Mensur Suljovic at the 2008 European Championship.
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Roland Scholten then lost in the first round of the 2009 PDC World Championship, losing to Spain's Carlos Rodriguez which dropped him outside the world's top 16.
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Roland Scholten worked for a time as an expert for the German TV Station, Sport1, starting with the 2010 World Matchplay.
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Roland Scholten lost in the quarter-finals of the 2013 World Championship Qualifier to Terry Temple and was ranked world number 47 after the tournament had been completed.
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Roland Scholten had one of his most disappointing years in darts as he played the full PDC schedule but did not advance past the last 32 in any event.