Roland
Scholten

'Tripod'

Dutchmen Roland 'Tripod' Scholten Darts

The darts man from The Hague in Holland once a publican established himself amongst the very best in World Darts for many years and was a consistent Dart Player featuring in all the Darts Tournaments keeping 'The Flying Dutchman' busy around the World.

“2004 UK Open Champion.”
Twitter @rscholtendart

The Flying Dutchman

Roland Scholten Darting Info

Facts

Previous Premier League runner-up defeated by Phil Taylor and a great attitude on the oche, Scholten was up there with the best in darts for a long while.

Best results at the World Champonships : Quarter Finals: 2001 & 2003.

Early Years

Shortly after losing in the quarter-finals to Ronnie Baxter in the 1999 Embassy World Championship, Scholten left the BDO and switched to the PDC.
Made his PDC World Championship debut in 2001 reaching the quarters. Also, 2001 World Grand Prix Runner Up.

Great Darts

Roland's time came in 2004 where he won the Darts UK Open Title, a major prize Scholten was long overdue.

Stats

Darts Weapon of Choice : 21g Datadart Roland Scholten
Walk-on music : Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz
Lives : The Hague

Breaking / Latest News
New 5 year agreement: PDC World Darts Championship will stay at it's home the Alexandra Palace. (Total Tournament capacity boosted to 180,000).
Dom Taylor suspended from the the 2025/2026 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace for Drugs (adverse analytical finding).
Tickets on sale this October for the Premier League Darts 2026.
Saudi Arabia Darts Masters : PDC will hold its first tournament (World Series of Darts) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Season) in 2026 on Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th January.

Roland Scholten