De Graaf and Zijlstra quit Dutch national team.

[ChrisW]

https://dartsnews.com/other/de-graaf-an ... DwyOCvxZnc

Aileen de Graaf and Anca Zijlstra dropped quite a bombshell on Saturday on the Dutch women's darts team by both dropping out of the selection. Both players no longer want to team up with Noa-Lynn van Leuven.

The latter has long been a topic of conversation in the dart world. Van Leuven was born a man and currently plays on the women's circuit as a trans woman. This encounters a lot of resistance from some top players, who feel there is no longer a level playing field.

Zijlstra announced her departure from the Dutch team Saturday afternoon after losing to Van Leuven at the Women's Series. ''With pain in my heart...,'' the player from Heerlen began her statement.

''The moment when you feel ashamed to play for the Dutch Team, because a biological man plays on the women's team, it's time to go. I have tried to accept this but I cannot condone or accept it. I think in sports there should be an equal and fair playing field, handled and accepted as such in good conscience. After all, we have worked so hard to be relevant and competitive in this sport. I also resign as player representative of the NDB. To clarify: The umbrella organizations themselves can decide whether they allow a transwoman to play with the men or a transman to play with the women. I have always found it an honour to play for our country, and will always be open to returning to the national team. I hope with all my heart and for all women's sports that people come to their senses. This decision has not been light and very difficult, 1991 has been the first time I proudly put on the shirt for the Netherlands,'' Zijlstra writes.

[Randall]

Somewhere in Holland a lady has been robbed of the chance to represent her country because a man has been allowed to take her place
Women's rights are apparently secondary in 2024
The lunacy has to stop somewhere

[Cooking with Sanchez]

Hopefully they’re banned from all future events. No room for bigotry in society.

[Greipel]

Hopefully they’re banned from all future events. No room for bigotry in society.

Tasty transphile tears there.

[Cooking with Sanchez]

There she is!

[ChrisW]

Hopefully they’re banned from all future events. No room for bigotry in society.

In both codes?

[Cooking with Sanchez]

Anywhere in society mate.

[ChrisW]

You said they should be banned. From the women's series or WDF events or both?

[Mushroom]

It's their loss, they're missing out on a opportunity to play with a great player.
I disagree with those saying this is wrong. If she identifies as a women then surely that;s good enough. Darts is a game of skill not physicality like rugby

[Emulsfier]

I summon Greipel to reply with a violent cartoon gif.

[Randall]

Mushroom didn't take long to match ips
Farewell to another troll

[Emulsfier]

Mushroom didn't take long to match ips
Farewell to another troll

Didnt even give Greipes a chance to wish death. Slow down.

[Randall]

Mushroom didn't take long to match ips
Farewell to another troll

Didnt even give Greipes a chance to wish death. Slow down.

Can be wished in absentia
Let's face it they have other accounts and will be back spouting bollocks before too long

[ChrisW]

Mushroom didn't take long to match ips
Farewell to another troll

Didnt even give Greipes a chance to wish death. Slow down.

Transphiles will be exterminated swiftly.

[ChrisW]

"I wonder how many of those biological women who spoke out about biological men playing in their events,will refuse to play if drawn against someone like Noah, or Victor or whatever bloke in a dress rocks up trying to pretend he is a woman ? I guess it will be Zero"

JC right on the button so far.........

[shenmue]

Will the dutch team ever recover?, two legends leaving is devastating.

[Randall]

They are in a lose lose situation if they act individually
Only a collective action can work.

[tungsten tossers]

Will the dutch team ever recover?, two legends leaving is devastating.

[ChrisW]

Hopefully they’re banned from all future events. No room for bigotry in society.

In both codes?

You said they should be banned. From the women's series or WDF events or both?

[Greipel]

I summon Greipel to reply with a violent cartoon gif.

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