Preliminary Round
In the Preliminary (best of 5 legs) round in Round 8 of the Steel City Championships at the Woodbourne Hotel we saw Marc Ellis up against Russ Simons for the right to play Sheffield Masters Champion Bob Pinder in the 1st round and it was Simons that took the game 3-1.
1st Round
The first round kicked off with Ben Dulley taking out Shaun "Croc" Greenfield 3-0, Pat Meeson booked his place in the last 8 against Dulley with a 3-1 victory over Pat Finney. Up next was Paul Brittle against Laura Taylor and Laura didn't have any answer to Paul's steady darts taking the game 3-0. Antonio Cruz cruised past Ben Doleman into the next round. Pete Bell and Mick Hulley had a close battle with Hulley taking out Bell in the deciding leg and it was Bob Pinder completing the first round fixtures getting the better of Russ Simons 3-1 and hitting a maximum in the process.
1st Round Results
Shaun Greenfield 0-3 Ben Dulley
Pat Meeson 3-1 Pat Finney
Paul Brittle 3-0 Laura Taylor
Antonio Cruz 3-1 Ben Doleman
Matt Pryor 3-1 Chris Keane
John Edwards 0-3 Steve Hattersley
Pete Bell 2-3 Mick Hulley
Bob Pinder 3-1 Russ Simons
Quarter Finals
In the last 8 we had some very close matches as Ben Dulley on the back of a good win over Shaun Greenfield up against Pat Meeson and it was a battle to the finish as it went all the way to a deciding leg which Dulley took it to be the first name in the semi finals, on the next board Paul Brittle was up against Antonio Cruz and in another tight affair going to the decider Brittle sneaked through to the final 4. Matt Pryor and Steve Hattersley was up next and in another good match with Hattersley taking it 3 legs to 1. In the final game of the last 8 Mick Hulley faced up against Bob Pinder and Hulley started off like a train and Pinder didn't have any answer to Hulley's form and never recovered as Hulley was the last name in the semi finals.
Quarter Finals Results
Ben Dulley 3-2 Pat Meeson
Paul Brittle 3-2 Antonio Cruz
Matt Pryor 1-3 Steve Hattersley
Mick Hulley 3-1 Bob Pinder
Semi Finals
The final 4 line up was set as Ben Dulley played Paul Brittle and Steve Hattersley faced up to Mick Hulley. First up was Ben Dulley who already had 2 good wins under his belt in this competition up against Paul Brittle who's good form continued in this Championships and Dulley was quick out of the blocks and stamped his authority on this game Brittle managed a leg back but just couldn't keep up with Dulley's ruthlessness and deservedly booked his place in the final.. In the other semi finals Steve Hattersley faced up against Mick Hulley who after his quarter final victory went into this game on a high but Hattersley quickly set off with the first couple of legs, Mick tried to make a comeback but it wasn't to be as Steve strolled to a 3-0 victory.
Semi Finals Results
Ben Dulley 3-1 Paul Brittle
Steve Hattersley 3-0 Mick Hulley
Final
As 17 players entered this round of Steel City Championships only 2 remain as Steve Hattersley who's only dropped 1 leg throughout the competition squared up against Ben Dulley who's form has seen him take out notable scalps along the way we were in for a close game and it couldn't have been any closer as the game swung backwards and forwards and in the end it was edge of your seat stuff as both players gave it their all and at 2-2 it was just a case of who could handle the pressure to take this round of the tournament and both players were on form as the game went to a thrilling decider and it was Hattersley who held his nerve to the last and won the final 3 legs to 2.
Final Result
Steve Hattersley 3-2 Ben Dulley
Pat Finney (Projectdarts Reporter/Media)
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