22-23 October, 60+ darts players from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Mongolia got together at Moscow Omega Plaza for a qualifying tournament organized by the Eurasian Darts Corporation (EADC).
The tournament, intended to help find the player who would be representing the EADC at PDC’s William Hill World Championship, consisted of three stages. 22 October, the two preliminary events were held at which the eight participants of the final stage were identified.
The heavy favorite of the tournament was Boris Koltsov, number one of the Russian darts. Boris was in top form, but the other players had also come to the preliminary phase of the tournament in full force.
The supporters expected fierce competition between Boris Koltsov, Alexei Kadochnikov, Roman Obukhov and Alexander Oreshkin, however those expectations were disrupted by Odkhuu Khundaganai, a player from Mongolia. In the previous year, Odkhuu had only reached the quarter-finals, but this time he successfully eliminated all his opponents and made it to the final where he was awaited by Koltsov.
Unlike the Mongolian player, who had had to grit out victory in each and every leg (in almost all his matches the final score was 5 to 6), Koltsov had reached the final without any difficulties – the only opponent who managed to take 3 legs playing against Boris was Alexander Oreshkin.
In the deciding match, the Mongolian player, who was most probably exhausted, fought to the bitter end and only won 1 set. Boris Koltsov, the winner, once again proved himself and is now going to represent Russia at the world’s most prominent darts competition.
Anna Shkvarkova
Maksim Gladkov
Championship's Qualification 2016, 23 October 2016 , final part
Final (by sets)
Koltsov Boris 3 – 1 Khundaganai Odkhuu
Semi-finals
Koltsov Boris 6 – 3 Oreshkin Aleksandr
Khundaganai Odkhuu 6 – 5 Pontus Andrey
Quarter-finals
Pontus Andrey 6 – 5 Kolesov Anton
Khundaganai Odkhuu 6 – 5 Kadochnikov Aleksei
Koltsov Boris 6 – 0 Obukhov Roman
Oreshkin Aleksandr 6 – 5 Grechishkin Anton
Championship's Qualification 2016, 22 October 2016 , 1st tournament
5-8
Kolesov Anton 6 – 5 Sainbayar Khayahkbyryaa
Kadochnikov Aleksei 6 – 4 Obukhov Roman
Koltsov Boris 6 – 2 Akutov Aleksandr
Oreshkin Aleksandr 6 – 2 Abdullaev Eldar
9-16
Koltsov Boris 6 – 0 Ponomarenko Andrey
Akutov Aleksandr 6 – 5 Khundaganai Odkhuu
Oreshkin Aleksandr 6 – 1 Pimenov Aleksandr
Abdullaev Eldar 6 – 2 Izotov Evgenii
Kolesov Anton 6 – 3 Pontus Andrey
Sainbayar Khayahkbyryaa 6 – 2 Tsvetkov Kirill
Kadochnikov Aleksei 6 – 1 Gorbunov Dmitriy
Obukhov Roman 6 – 1 Shepkin Dmitry
17-32
Shepkin Dmitry 6 – 1 Kolosov Grigory
Obukhov Roman 6 – 0 Tsarolunga Dmytro
Gorbunov Dmitriy 6 – 5 Bekh Dmitry
Kadochnikov Aleksei 6 – 1 Shvetsov Pavel
Sainbayar Khayahkbyryaa 6 – 5 Kadegrov Viktor
Tsvetkov Kirill 6 – 5 Dzasokhov Igor
Pontus Andrey 6 – 4 Omelchenko Vladislav
Kolesov Anton 6 – 2 Nazarov Alexander
Abdullaev Eldar 6 – 5 Sharawsambuu GanErdene
Izotov Evgenii 6 – 1 Belov Maxim
Pimenov Aleksandr 6 – 4 Mandakh Erdene
Oreshkin Aleksandr 6 – 1 Plauski Oleg
Akutov Aleksandr 6 – 1 Tsog-Erdene Mijirchoiyen
Khundaganai Odkhuu 6 – 0 Shevel Aleksander
Ponomarenko Andrey 6 – 3 Novikov denis
Koltsov Boris 6 – 1 Frolov Nikolay
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Koltsov Boris 6 – 0 Bulekov Aleksey
Frolov Nikolay 6 – 0 Balashov Ilya
Novikov denis 6 – 2 Rudakov Vyacheslav
Ponomarenko Andrey 6 – 3 Ayupov Roman
Shevel Aleksander 6 – 2 Matsevko Maksim
Khundaganai Odkhuu 6 – 5 Grechishkin Anton
Tsog-Erdene Mijirchoiyen 6 – 5 Vankevich Artiom
Akutov Aleksandr 6 – 0 Kiselev-Bozhenko Dmitry
Oreshkin Aleksandr 6 – 0 Korsunov Roman
Plauski Oleg 6 – 3 Maksimov Evgenii
Mandakh Erdene 6 – 1 Shashero Anton
Pimenov Aleksandr 6 – 0 Deneesov Pavel
Belov Maxim 6 – 1 Tarasenka Andrey
Izotov Evgenii 6 – 0 Romashko Vitalii
Abdullaev Eldar 6 – 1 Novikov Pavel
Sharawsambuu GanErdene 6 – 1 Lobyrev Alexander
Kolesov Anton 6 – 1 Vasuyra Andrey
Nazarov Alexander 6 – 4 Martovitskiy Valerii
Pontus Andrey 6 – 4 Gordeev Vasily
Omelchenko Vladislav 6 – 1 Redziuk Tetiana
Tsvetkov Kirill 6 – 0 Merenkov Viktor
Kadegrov Viktor 6 – 0 Aldoshin Maxim
Sainbayar Khayahkbyryaa 6 – 1 Sharbak Eduard
Kadochnikov Aleksei 6 – 0 Okhotnikov Anton
Shvetsov Pavel 6 – 2 Smirnov Sergei
Bekh Dmitry 6 – 1 Morozov Serhii
Gorbunov Dmitriy 6 – 1 Frolov Mikhail
Obukhov Roman 6 – 1 Mamyka Oleksandr
Tsarolunga Dmytro 6 – 5 Korneev Sergey
Shepkin Dmitry 6 – 3 Grigorenko Denis
Kolosov Grigory 6 – 2 Kolesova Irina
Championship's Qualification 2016, 22 October 2016 , 2nd tournament
5-8
Obukhov Roman 6 – 1 Belov Maxim
Grechishkin Anton 6 – 2 Ponomarenko Andrey
Pontus Andrey 6 – 2 Smirnov Sergei
Khundaganai Odkhuu 6 – 1 Shvetsov Pavel
9-16
Khundaganai Odkhuu 6 – 1 Sainbayar Khayahkbyryaa
Shvetsov Pavel 6 – 4 Gorbunov Dmitriy
Smirnov Sergei 6 – 5 Kadegrov Viktor
Pontus Andrey 6 – 0 Grigorenko Denis
Ponomarenko Andrey 6 – 4 Izotov Evgenii
Grechishkin Anton 6 – 2 Pimenov Aleksandr
Belov Maxim 6 – 5 Sharawsambuu GanErdene
Obukhov Roman 6 – 2 Vasuyra Andrey
17-32
Belov Maxim 6 – 2 Bekh Dmitry
Sharawsambuu GanErdene 6 – 1 Plauski Oleg
Vasuyra Andrey 6 – 3 Lobyrev Alexander
Obukhov Roman 6 – 1 Shepkin Dmitry
Izotov Evgenii 6 – 4 Ivanov Evgenii
Ponomarenko Andrey 6 – 1 Tsarolunga Dmytro
Pimenov Aleksandr 6 – 5 Grishin Viktor
Grechishkin Anton 6 – 3 Mandakh Erdene
Kadegrov Viktor 6 – 5 Bulekov Aleksey
Smirnov Sergei 6 – 0 Redziuk Tetiana
Grigorenko Denis 6 – 5 Akutov Aleksandr
Pontus Andrey 6 – 1 Tsog-Erdene Mijirchoiyen
Sainbayar Khayahkbyryaa 6 – 2 Omelchenko Vladislav
Khundaganai Odkhuu 6 – 1 Gordeev Vasily
Shvetsov Pavel 6 – 1 Kireev Vladimir
Gorbunov Dmitriy 6 – 2 Vankevich Artiom
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Khundaganai Odkhuu 6 – 2 Novikov Denis
Kireev Vladimir 6 – 3 Morozov Serhii
Shvetsov Pavel 6 – 1 Aldoshin Maxim
Gorbunov Dmitriy 6 – 2 Shcharbak Eduard
Vankevich Artiom 6 – 3 Ayupov Roman
Smirnov Sergei 6 – 3 Kolosov Grigory
Akutov Aleksandr 6 – 3 Lkhagvadoj
Grigorenko Denis 6 – 1 Kiselev-Bozhenko Dmitry
Pontus Andrey 6 – 2 Shevel Aleksander
Tsog-Erdene Mijirchoiyen 6 – 0 Maksimov Evgenii
Ponomarenko Andrey 6 – 4 Shashero Anton
Grishin Viktor 6 – 1 Mokrousov Mikhail
Pimenov Aleksandr 6 – 1 Dzasokhov Igor
Grechishkin Anton 6 – 0 Tarasenka Andrey
Mandakh Erdene 6 – 5 Abdullaev Eldar
Sharawsambuu GanErdene 6 – 4 Okhotnikov Anton
Lobyrev Alexander 6 – 4 Nazarov Alexander
Vasuyra Andrey 6 – 4 Petruhin Aleksander
Obukhov Roman 6 – 4 Novikov Pavel
Shepkin Dmitry 6 – 5 Mamyka Oleksandr