Last weekend darts players from all over the British Isles plus the Netherlands and Isle of Man converged on the Wolverhampton Indoor Community Sports Arena to take part in Saturday’s BDO Winmau Wolverhampton Classic and Sunday’s BDO Winmau Wolverhampton Open, all hoping to take away a share of the huge £10,000 prize pot on offer.
In the Classic tournament the honours went to the BDO ranked world number one Glen Durrant (33.68) who in the final took on Worcestershire county player Liam Kelly (29.25) and won 6-2.
Andy Jones (Winmau), Glen Durrant (Winner) and Dharam Jagpal (Arena Owner).
Andy Jones (Winmau), Liam Kelly (Runner Up) and Dharam Jagpal (Arena Owner).
In the semi finals Durrant was taken to a deciding leg by Dean Reynolds while Kelly had a more convincing 5-2 success against Kyle McKinstry.
West Midlands man Scott Baker after winning the BDO Gold Cup Pairs and the Gateway Welsh Open was unable to make it three wins in a row as he made his exit in the quarter finals when he lost 4-2 to runner up Kelly.
Results:Last 64:- Glen Durrant 4 Martyn Moore 0, Cris Dale 4 Luke Morton 1, Harrison Blewitt 3 Jim McCutcheon 4, Luke Wildman 1 Jon Mansell 4, James Hurrell 1 Shane Price 4, Dean Mills 2 Daniel Ayres 4, Allan Edwards 4 Gareth Watts 1, Alan McKnight 4 Nick Kenny 2, Martin Phillips 4 Ben Davies 3, Matthew Padgett 4 Tom Gregory 1, Martin Atkins 4 Colin Wood 1, Conor Whitehouse 0 Cameron Menzies 4, Brian Dawson 4 Andy Turnbull 0, Matthew Green 3 Wayne Willis 4, Wayne Harrison 3 James Huthwaite 4, Glen McGrandle 2 Dean Reynolds 4, Ross Montgomery 0 Darren Clifford 4, Steven Gillam 4 James Beeton 1, Carl Dennel 2 Eddie Dootson 4, Graham Usher 0 Conan Whitehead 4, Kyle McKinstry 4 Michael Smith-Neale 0, Reece Colley 4 Kevin Lane 3, Paul Brown 4 Andrew Bray 1, John Roberts 4 Adrian Heathcote 1, Scott Baker 4 Neil Rose 1, Frazer Hill 4 John Simms 1, Daniel Nicholls 4 Tom Aldridge 2, Richie Edwards 4 Jim Williams 1, Gary Robson 4 Adam Smith-Neale 1, Liam Kelly 4 Paul Williams 0, Ian Jones 4 Dan Cole 1, Mick Nixon 4 Jamie Hughes 0, Last 32:- Glen Durrant 4 Cris Dale 2, Jim McCutcheon 4 Jon Mansell 0, Shane Price 2 Daniel Ayres 4, Allan Edwards 4 Alan McKnight 1, Martin Phillips 0 Matthew Padgett 4, Martin Atkins 4 Cameron Menzies 1, Brian Dawson 1 Wayne Willis 4, James Huthwaite 1 Dean Reynolds 4, Darren Clifford 4 Steven Gillam 1, Eddie Dootson 3 Conan Whitehead 4, Kyle McKinstry 4 Reece Colley 0, Paul Brown 4 John Roberts 2, Scott Baker 4 Frazer Hill 1, Daniel Nicholls 2 Richie Edwards 4, Gary Robson 0 Liam Kelly 4, Ian Jones 3 Mick Nixon 4, Last 16:- Glen Durrant 4 Jim McCutcheon 1, Daniel Ayres 1 Allan Edwards 4, Matthew Padgett 4 Martin Atkins 1, Wayne Willis 3 Dean Reynolds 4, Darren Clifford 4 Conan Whitehead 2, Kyle McKinstry 4 Paul Brown 1, Scott Baker 4 Richie Edwards 3, Liam Kelly 4 Mick Nixon 2, Quarter Finals:- Glen Durrant 4 Allan Edwards 2, Matthew Padgett 0 Dean Reynolds 4, Darren Clifford 2 Kyle McKinstry 4, Scott Baker 2 Liam Kelly 4, Semi Finals:- Glen Durrant 5 Dean Reynolds 4, Kyle McKinstry 2 Liam Kelly 5, Final:- Glen Durrant 6 Liam Kelly 2.
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Prior to the Classic final the final of the British Disability Darts Association tournament was played off and taking the crown was Sheffiled’s Jonathan Hirst. In the final Hirst came up against Ricky Chilton the game going to a deciding leg in which both players had their chance to win the title but it was Hirst who found the vital finishing double to be crowned winner of the Official British Darts Organisation Wolverhampton Classic for the BDDA.
Winner Jonathan Hirst
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Sunday saw the fifth annual BDO Winmau Wolverhampton Open which produced some world class darts from many of the top players that took part. The semi finals saw Warwickshire star Jamie Hughes take on West Midland man Glen McGrandle with Hughes recording a 33.11 average in his 5-2 win.
Booking his final place against Hughes was Scotland’s Ross Montgomery (32.83) who in his last four game beat England’s Martin Atkins in a very close 5-4 encounter.
The final saw Montgomery steam into a 3-0 lead and despite Hughes coming back to 3-2 it was Montgomery who went on to seal his victory with a final 6-2 scoreline.
Andy Jones (Winmau), Ross Montgomery (Winner) and Dharam Jagpal (Arena Owner).
Andy Jones (Winmau), Jamie Hughes (Runner Up) and Dharam Jagpal (Arena Owner).
Results:Last 64:- Jamie Hughes 4 Eddie Dootson 0, Luke Perry 1 Graham Elvidge 4, Craig Capewell 2 Nelu Manoila 4, Joshua Richardson 4 Daniel Day 3, James Hurrell 4 John Roberts 2, Mick Hibbert 4 Tony Rimmer 3, Richie Edwards 4 Tom Gregory 2, Rhys Griffin 0 Nick Kenny 4, Graham Usher 4 Mick Nixon 1, Micheal Smith-Neale 3 James Huthwaite 4, Richard Swainston 3 Shaun Carroll 4, Glen McGrandle 4 Cameron Menzies 3, Brian Dawson 4 Ben Davies 2, Mark Westgarth 4 Daniel Nicholls 3, Bradley Kirk 4 Daniel Ayres 1, Roy Pryor 0 Dean Reynolds 4, Ross Montgomery 4 Matthew Padgett 2, David Wallace 1 Matthew Moore 4, Ian Jones 4 Martin C.Adams 2, Anthony Aldridge 0 Conan Whitehead 4, Kyle McKinstry 4 Francis Carragher 0, Tony Richardson 1 Paul Williams 4, Paul Brown 4 Jamie Holmes 3, Ted Hankey 4 Scott Waites 2, Scott Baker 2 garry Thompson 4, Martin Atkins 4 Miroslav Horacek 1, Dean Birks 0 Liam Kelly 4, Stephen Hancock 1 Jim Williams 4, Gary Robson 4 Dane Cole 1, Steven Gillam 2 Allan Edwards 4, Steven Ritchie 4 Jim McCutcheon 3, Andy Turnbull 1 Scott Mitchell 4, Last 32:- Jamie Hughes 4 Graham Elvidge 2, Nelu Manoila 2 Joshua Richardson 4, James Hurrell 4 Mick Hibbert 0, Richie Edwards 1 Nick Kenny 4, Graham Usher 4 James Huthwaite 0, Shaun Carroll 2 Glen McGrandle 4, Brian Dawson 4 Mark Westgarth 2, Bradley Kirk 3 Dean Reynolds 4, Ross Montgomery 4 Matthew Moore 2, Ian Jones 4 Conan Whitehead 2, Kyle McKinstry 4 Paul Williams 1, Paul Brown 0 Ted Hankey 4, Garry Thompson 2 Martin Atkins 4, Liam Kelly 4 Jim Williams 3, Gary Robson 0 Allan Edwards 4, Steven Ritchie 1 Scott Mitchell 4, Last 16:- Jamie Hughes 4 Joshua Richardson 2, James Hurrell 3 Nick Kenny 4, Graham Usher 2 Glen McGrandle 4, Brian Dawson 0 Dean Reynolds 4, Ross Montgomery 4 Ian Jones 3, Kyle McKinstry 4 Ted Hankey 2, Martin Atkins 4 Liam Kelly 2, Allan Edwards 2 Scott Mitchell 4, Quarter Finals:- Jamie Hughes 4 Nick Kenny 2, Glen McGrandle 4 Dean Reynolds 2, Ross Montgomery 4 Kyle McKinstry 3, Martin Atkins 4 Scott Mitchell 0, Semi Finals:- Jamie Hughes 5 Glen McGrandle 2, Ross Montgomery 5 Martin Atkins 4, Final:- Jamie Hughes 2 Ross Montgomery 6.
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