The maximum field of 40 players took the the oche in at Riley's in Scunthorpe this weekend for the Scunthorpe open and boy did it not disappoint as the 40 men where drawn out into 8 groups of 5 players with the top two going through to the last 16 knockout stages.It was very hot and so was the darts..........
Group 1
Well this was a complete group of death as Pete Jacques kicked things off with a win over Darren Diesel and John Daniels inflicted a defeat to Simon Birkett.Carl Moorhouse Rallied to beat Jaksey and the diesel went down without a leg to Daniels,Budha Simon Birkett then got into gear with a win over Carl Moorhouse and Jakesy just edged out a thriller with John Daniels but when Daniels then lost to Carl it sealed both men's fate as John went out but Carl went through and Simon victory over Pete gave Simon the group with Carl in 2nd both with the same leg difference but Simon beat Carl so topped the group.
Pld W L Dif Pts
SIMON BIRKETT 4 3 1 5 6
CARL MOORHOUSE 4 3 1 5 6
PETE JACQUES 4 2 2 1 4
JOHN DANIELS 4 2 2 -1 4
DAMIEN DIESEL 4 0 4 -7 0
Group 2
This was a cracking group as both Trevor Burkhill and John Walton went through the group only dropping 1 leg each before John Came out a 2-1 winner to win the group but John Camerford and Jimmy Chojonowski both threw tremendous darts and picked up decisive wins that kept both men in the hunt for a top two spot with a constant barrage of 100 plus scores from jimmy and john but Enoch Oliver was unlucky as he lost out in every match losing the decider and finished bottom with no points
Pld W L Dif Pts
JOHN WALTON 4 4 0 6 8
TREVOR BURKHILL 4 3 1 5 6
JOHN COMERFORD 4 2 2 -1 4
JIMMY CHOJNOWSKI 4 1 3 -5 2
ENOCH OLIVER 4 0 4 -4 0
Group 3
Trevor Holtby Was the star of this group winning all four games but the race for 2nd was very tight as Kieran Evans with wins over Robbie Lisskist and Patrick Meeson held 2nd spot and needed to hold off Micheal Dawson but was just edged out 2-1 giving Michael Dawson the 2nd spot and a place in the next round
Pld W L Dif Pts
TREV HOLTBY 4 4 0 8 8
MICHAEL DAWSON 4 3 1 3 6
KIERAN EVANS 4 2 2 -1 4
ROBBIE LISSKIST 4 2 2 -4 2
PATRICK MEESON 4 0 4 -6 0
Group 4
This was a tight group this one as with only two games left to play four men could still get through only the unlucky Tom Sawford with missed doubles missing out on the last games but the group ended up going to Dan Liggit winning his first three games and was closely followed by Kenny Hoult,John Jagger and Tommy Lishman and with all three men on 4 points it went down to the games and but John's victory over Kenny Hoult was enough to give him 2nd spot
Pld W L Dif Pts
DAN LIGITT 4 3 1 4 6
JOHN JAGGER 4 3 1 2 6
KENNY HOULT 4 2 2 0 4
TOMMY LISHMAN 4 2 2 -1 4
TOM SAWFORD 4 0 4 -4 0
Group 5
Darren Johnson had a bit of a scare in the first game but came through it and went on to win the group with maximum points.Steve Rumble who started the group with a win but then pushed Johnson but lost out then needed to win his last two games to make the last 16 which he did winning both games without losing a leg to send the yorkshireman through.Baz Webster was the unlucky party in the group just missing out in 3rd spot
Pld W L Dif Pts
DARREN JOHNSON 4 4 0 7 8
STEVE RUMBLE 4 3 1 4 6
BAZ WEBSTER 4 2 2 0 4
JAMIE ELLAM 4 1 3 -3 2
JOEL BURKHILL 4 0 4 -8 0
Group 6
pitted some class players against each other as Bob Pinder and Tony Darlow was put in with Russ Johnson and PDC pair Paul Redfern and Darren Mawer and what a start as the first game produced a 12,13&15 dart leg as Pinder Beat Mawer and he went on to dominate the Group beating off everyone by edging out Russ Johnson before Blasting Tony Darlow beating him without tony even winning a leg and then a tense game with Redders.
Pld W L Dif Pts
BOB PINDER 4 4 0 6 8
TONY DARLOW 4 3 1 3 6
DARREN MAWER 4 2 2 1 4
PAUL REDFERN 4 1 3 -3 2
RUSS JOHNSON 4 0 4 -8 0
Group 7
this was by far the closest group of the day as 2pts separated the top 4 as Scott Jackson won his first two games then lost and his next opponent had done the same but had lost his first and then won his next two and it was Lee Cushworth who looked to be going through as he was sat on a double with the game level only for youngster Scott Jackson take out a 155 to go into the next round and he was followed there by Tom Gregory who beat Owen Cubit in the last game to edge the group and go through as the winner
Pld W L Dif Pts
TOM GREGORY 4 3 1 3 6
SCOTT JACKSON 4 3 1 2 6
LEE CUSHWORTH 4 2 2 1 4
LIAM JEWITT 4 2 2 0 4
OWEN CUBIT 4 0 4 -8 0
Group 8
Mark Delaney went through the group dropping just one leg to Yorkshire Star Brian Hallas who also joined him there with some clinical finishing.Phil Nicolson was the unlucky party as after losing his 2nd match rallied to get back into things only to lose out to hallas in the decider
Pld W L Dif Pts
MARK DELANEY 4 4 0 6 8
BRIAN HALLAS 4 3 1 3 6
PHIL NICOLSON 4 2 2 1 4
ROB SMEATHERS 4 1 3 -1 2
KEN NORTON 4 0 4 -5 0
LAST 16
The knockout stages produced some good games as yorkshire men Brian Hallas and Simon birket locked heads but it was Brian going through 3-1 with some solid scores at the right time.Scott Jackson kicked into a lead against former world champion John Walton but back he came to make the last 8 with a 3-1 victory.Tony Darlow ended Trev Holtby's chance of lifting the Scunthorpe Open with a 3-0 win and Dan Ligitt and Steve Rumble had a belter as both men had darts for victory before Dan the man edged out the ever popular Mr Rumble 3-2.Daz Johnson continued his blistering form as he whitewashed John Jagger 3-0 and Bob Pinder did the same over Michael Dawson 3-0.Tom Gregory took advantage off missed doubles to claw his way back into the match from 2-0 down only for turbo to produce a 14 dart leg and go through and Carl Moorhouse produced some terrific arrows to oust Mark Delaney 3-1 in a cracking performance.
BRIAN HALLAS 3-1 SIMON BIRKETT
JOHN WALTON 3-1 SCOTT JACKSON
TONY DARLOW 3-0 TREV HOLTBY
DANNY LIGITT 3-2 STEVE RUMBLE
DAZ JOHNSON 3-0 JOHN JAGGER
BOB PINDER 3-0 MICHAEL DAWSON
TREVOR BURKHILL 3-2 TOM GREGORY
CARL MOORHOUSE 3-1 MARK DELANEY
LAST 8
the all Yorkshire match between John Walton and Brian Hallas was a close game but John proving too good on the day winning 3-1.Tony darlow joined him there getting stronger with every game going through 3-1 over danny Liggitt.Daz Johnson edged out Bob Pinder in a very tight game with all legs going with throw and Trevor Burkhill came from behind to just nudge passed Carl Moorhouse 3-2
JOHN WALTON 3-1 BRIAN HALLAS
TONY DARLOW 3-1 DANNY LIGITT
DAZ JOHNSON 3-2 BOB PINDER
TREVOR BURKHILL 3-2 CARL MOORHOUSE
SEMI FINALS
John Walton raced out into a 3-1 lead over the tiger and then missed doubles to win 4-1 but Tony darlow clawed his way back into the game to level at 3-3 and with John sat on a double Tony hit a superb 115 c/o to clinch a tense semi final.
TONY DARLOW 4-3 JOHN WALTON
The 2nd semi was arguably the match of the tournament as both players hit high 90 averages with Turbo Trev blasting his way in front 3-1 and like the first semi missed doubles to go through but back came dynamite to rally off three consecutive legs and go through 4-3 in a game including 5 sub 15 dart legs.
DAZ JOHNSON 4-3 TREVOR BURKHILL
FINAL
Darren winning the first leg then missed a hat full of darts at the double and the tiger took full advantage going into a 3-1 lead before daz put in a 14 dart leg and then Tony missed a dart to win 4-2 before Darren levelled the game and then produced the good to take the title 4-3 in a bloody good final that was a nail biter
DAZ JOHNSON 4-3 TONY DARLOW
Darren Johnson(left) Antonio Cruz Ref(centre) Tony Darlow (right)
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