JACQUES AND DAWSON PLAY OUT HOT YORKSHIRE FINAL

Well the standard of darts at the Sheffield open went through the roof with over 100 maximums and more than a hat full of sub 15 dart legs and a 170 checkout,was we watching the Premier league????

What a cracker as some of the midlands and Norths finest turned out to compete for the Sheffield open and in the last 32 it did not disappoint.Chris Gill hit 3x180s and a 12 dart leg as the Yorkshire A star had to much on the afternoon for the gallant but outstanding Ben Oldroyd.Ian Cook made short work of the chauffeur and Brian Hallas hitting maximums and a 14 darter got the better of the solidly sound Dale Robinson.Curly threw some great Darts in his win over former England star Gary Whitely.Young Tom Blogg was unlucky but went down to 180 king John Bowler and young Nathan Richards missed a couple of doubles but went out to Yorkshires Brain Dawson.Steve Briggs and Ryan Critchlow shared some 180's but it was Mr Briggs going through where he was joined by Daz Johnson.A 15 dart leg from the sword Carl Wilkinson was enough as he went through to the last 16 and there he weould meet Ben Dulley who took advantage of missed doubles by Chris Burd who blasted in a 118 checkout.Jack Daykin went through 4-1 over Rob Smith and Carl Moorhouse would join him there with a 4-1 win.Pete Jacques and John Daniels would set up a mouth watering last 16 with victories in the last 32.Russ Johnson had a victory over Chris Keane on his way to the last 32 but went down to Bob Pinder.

LAST 32

CARL WILKINSON 4-0 JAMES PHILLIPS
BEN DULLEY 4-1 CHRIS BURD
JACK DAYKIN 4-1 ROB SMITH
CARL MOORHOUSE 4-1 DEE CONOLY
PETE JACQUES 4-0 BRIAN BROCKELY
JOHN DANIELS 4-1 TOM BRIGGS
TONY DARLOW 4-1 JOSEPH DRAKE
BOB PINDER 4-1 RUSS JOHNSON
IAN COOK 4-0 PAT MEESON
CHRIS GILL 4-0 BEN OLDROYD
CHRIS COOPER 4-2 GARY WHITELY
BRIAN HALLAS 4-2 DALE ROBINSON
JOHN BOWLER 4-1 TOM BLOGG
BRIAN DAWSON 4-0 NATHAN RICHARDS
DAZ JOHNSON 4-0 GARY BRIGHT
STEVE BRIGGS 4-1 RYAN CRITCHLOW

Ian Cook produced some stunning darts as he went through against the superb Chris Gill hitting the decisive doubles in crucial legs.Brian Hallas fired in 4x180s but just couldn't find the win as Chris Cooper went through 4-1.Brain Dawson rode his luck a little as he went through by the skin of his teeth 4-3 over Barnsleys John Bowler and Daz Johnson and Steve Briggs put on a super show as Daz hit 2x16 a 17 and 2x180s and Steve hitting 2x17 and 2x180s in a match that went all the way as Daz pulled back from 3-1 to win 4-3 and Bob Pnider and Tony Darlow shared 7x180s in there close Game with pinhead hitting the winning double to go through 4-3.Carl Moorhouse made his way into the last 8 with a tremendous performance over Jack Daykin and Pete Jacques excellent form continued as he went onto win 4-0 over John Daniels and Ben Dulley hit a 148 out shot but just failed to haul in Carl Wilkinson.

LAST 16

CARL WILKINSON 4-2 BEN DULLEY
CARL MOORHOUSE 4-0 JACK DAYKIN
PETE JACQUES 4-0 JOHN DANIELS
BOB PINDER 4-3 TONY DARLOW
IAN COOK 4-1 CHRIS GILL
CHRIS COOPER 4-1 BRIAN HALLAS
BRAIN DAWSON 4-3 JOHN BOWLER
DARREN JOHNSON 4-3 STEVE BRIGGS

The last 8 got underway as Pete Jacques blasted his way into the semi finals with a faultless display hitting 12 dart legs and a 170 checkout in his 4-1 over Bob Pinder who hit his 6th 180 of the afternoon.Carl Moorhouse got his head in front early and held out as he took out PDO number 1 Carl Wilkinson.Chris Cooper came from behind to beat Ian Cook 4-2 and Brian Dawson and Darren Johnson had the match of the round as it went back and fourth but it was Doggy that made the semis

BRIAN DAWSON 4-3 DARREN JOHNSON
CHRIS COOPER 4-2 IAN COOK
PETE JACQUES 4-1 BOB PINDER
CARL MOORHOUSE 4-2 CARL WILKINSON

Carl Moorhouse blasted his way into a 3-1 lead over recently crowned Barnsley Open champion Pete Jacques but the man from Huddesfield Dug Deep to get level then go on to win 5-3 and there he nearly me the man who he beat in Barnsley final Chris Cooper who missed a double to level the match at 4-4 but it was Brian Dawson making his 2nd Projectdart comp in a week as he followed on from his terrific Newbold Cup win in chesterfield last Sunday.

PETER JACQUES 5-3 CARL MOORHOUSE
BRIAN DAWSON 5-3 CHRIS COOPER

What a final the Barnsley open winner Peter Jacques taking on the Newbold Cup winner Brian Dawson both men looking to add to there PDO tournament tally.Brian dawson was faultless as he blasted into a 3-0 lead over Peter but grinding out the result Jacques came back with a flurry of 180's to level the game at 3-3 and then Brian missed a dart to retake the lead but Jacques got the double to go 4-3 up and then threw in a 14 dart leg to win the last leg and take the Sheffield open beating a brilliant quality field on the way and moving right up the rankings on the PDO as well as his opponent in the final.

PETER JACQUES 5-3 BRIAN DAWSON
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The Sheffield Open Pair was an interesting one with Yorkshire aces Darren Johnson taking on Young guns Joel Burkhill and Tom Blogg both under 18 and giving there all but going down to the experience and brilliance of the Yorkshire men 2-0 and in the other semi it was Pete Jacques and Brian Hallas taking on Steve Briggs and Chris Cooper and it was the Sheffield pairing going through 2-1.The final went right down to the wire as Daz&Chris raced into a 2-0 lead before a fightback levelled the game and then with both pairs having a chance to win it was Mont and Dynamite who secured the win 3-2 to give us two absolute outstanding finals.