The Coventry Christmas Open was staged at the Hen Lane Social Club, Hen Lane, Beacon Road, Hobrooks, Coventry, and attracted many top-class players from around the country making it a spectacular event.
In the quarter-finals local county Warwickshire were able to boast six of the eight players, the first of the four games seeing two of them Mark Strong and Ian McFarlane square up to each other with the 4-2 result going in favour of Mark Strong.
The second of the quarter-final games was once again an all-Warwickshire tie with Jack Wareing getting the better of Jenson Walker with a 4-1 scoreline. The third game was a Warwickshire versus West Midlands tie with Warwickshire’s Scott Hope defeating West Midlands man Ian Jones 4-1. Making up the four games were Jamie Atkins (Warwickshire) and Connor Arbury (Humberside) with the latter winning a close game 4-3.
In the last four encounters two of the Warwickshire players Mark Strong and Jack Wareing took their match to a deciding leg with Strong progressing to the final with a narrow 5-4 verdict. From the other half of the draw Connor Arbury booked his final place with a 5-2 win over Scott Hope.
The final between two in-form players, as expected went the full eleven legs distance with Humberside’s Connor Arbury just getting the 6-5 edge on Mark Strong.
Coventry Christmas Open Singles:
Full Results:
Last 128: Jimmy Hill – bye, Simon Taft – bye, Paul Wallace – bye, Chris Berry – bye, Jamie Vadasz – bye, Carl Jenkins – bye, Mark Strong – bye, Martin Tonks – bye, Adam Gallett – bye, Marian Conway – bye, Joe McKenna – bye, Steve Smelt 1 Adam Henson 4, Maria Collins 0 Gareth Braham 4, Steve Homer 4 Nina Bolt 0, Steve Edwards 2 Stephen Tompkins 4, Ian McFarlane 4 William Earp 0.
Last 64: Jimmy Hill 4 Simon Taft 0, Paul Wallace 4 Chris Berry 0, Jamie Vadasz 4 Carl Jenkins 0, Mark Strong 4 Martin Tonks 1, Adam Gallett 4 Marian Conway 0, Joe McKenna 1 Adam Henson 4, Gareth Braham 4 Steve Homer 1, Stephen Tompkins 0 Ian McFarlane 4, Group 2:- Noah Rose – bye, Corey Berry – bye, Mark Tennant – bye, Andy Courtney – bye, Roy Batchelor – bye, Dave Crombie – bye, Jack Wareing – bye, Martin Partridge – bye, Jenson Walker – bye, Noel Grant Noel Grant – bye, Charlei Symons – bye, Mark Carter 4 Keelan Dockerty 0, Peter Hazra 2 Tom Martin 4, Wayne Mynard 4 Matt Norton 1, Haydon Porter 4 Jack Graham 0, Andy Hodges 4 Charlie Moreton 1, Last 64:- Noah Rose 4 Corey berry 1, Mark Tennant 2 Andy Courtney 4, Roy Batchelor 2 Dave Crombie 4, Jack Wareing 4 Martin Partridge 1, Jenson Walker 4 Noel Grant 2, Charlie Symons 3 Mark Carter 4, Tom Martin 4 Wayne Mynard 2, Hayden Porter 0 Andy Hodges 4, Group 3:- Connor Gordon – bye, Sam Price – bye, Lee Miller – bye, Richard Graham – bye, Natalie Gilbert – bye, Ian Jones – bye, Kyle Berry – bye, Harry Earp – bye, Stefan Ghita – bye, Karl Wilson – bye, Peter Wright 4 Chris Grant 1, Brian Jones 0 Mark Craddock 4, Sam Matthews 1 Scott Hope 4, Karl Reynolds 3 Kev Bambrick 4, Sue MacLennan 0 Paul Crowley 4, Richard Leatherhead 4 Harley Bennett 2, Last 64:- Connor Gordon 0 Sam Price 4, Lee Miller 4 Richard Graham 1, Natalie Gilbert 0 Ian Jones 4, Kyle Berry 3 Harry Earp 4, Stefan Ghita 4 Karl Wilson 1, Peter Wright 2 Mark Craddock 4, Scott Hope 4 Kev Bambrick 3, Paul Crowley 1 Richard Leatherhead 4, Group 4:- Anthony Webster – bye, Paul Farrugia – bye, Ryan Ward – bye, Matt Gallett – bye, Ben Gamble – bye, Scott Whitmore – bye, Dave Honey – bye, Jamie Atkins – bye, Steve Hine – bye, Chris Wickenden – bye, Enola Wilson 0 Johnny Adair 4, Connor Arbury 4 Mark Stanaway 3, Ryan Jackson 4 Darren Swords 2, Tom Sullivan 4 Baz West 2, Carl Winters 1 Luke Morris 4, Keith Judge 4 Jacob Goatley 0, Last 64:- Anthony Webster 4 Paul Farrugia 0, Ryan Ward 1 Matt Gallett 4, Ben Gamble 1 Scott Whitmore 4, Dave Honey 0 Jamie Atkins 4, Steve Hine 0 Chris Wickenden 4, Johnny Adair 0 Connor Arbury 4, Ryan Jackson 4 Tom Sullivan 1, Luke Morris 4 Keith Judge 2,
Last 32: Jimmy Hill 1 Paul Wallace 4, Jamie Vadasz 3 Mark Strong 4, Adam Gallett 4 Adam Henson 0, Gareth Braham 0 Ian McFarlane 4, Noah Rose 0 Andy Courtney 4, Dave Crombie 0 Jack Wareing 4, Jenson Walker 4 Mark Carter 1, Tom Martin 0 Andy Hodges 4, Sam Price 4 Lee Miller 1, Ian Jones 4 Harry Earp 0, Stefan Ghita 0 Mark Craddock 4, Scott Hope 4 Richard Leatherhead 1, Anthony Webster 3 Matt Gallett 4, Scott Whitmore 2 Jamie Atkins 4, Chris Wickenden 1 Connor Arbury 4, Ryan Jackson 4 Luke Morris 3
Last 16: Paul Wallace 3 Mark Strong 4, Adam Gallett 0 Ian McFarlane 4, Andy Courtney 1 Jack Wareing 4, Jenson Walker 4 Andy Hodges 2, Sam Price 1 Ian Jones 4, Mark Craddock 3 Scott Hope 4, Matt Gallett 1 Jamie Atkins 4, Connor Arbury 4 Ryan Jackson 0.
Quarter-Finals: Mark Strong 4 Ian McFarlane 2, Jack Wareing 4 Jenson Walker 1, Ian Jones 1 Scott Hope 4, Jamie Atkins 3 Connor Arbury 4, Semi-Finals:- Mark Strong 5 Jack Wareing 4, Scott Hope 2 Connor Arbury 5,
Final:- Mark Strong 5 Connor Arbury 6.
—–ENDS—–
Image: Winner Mark Strong (Left) with organiser Mark Pritchard
Words: Alan Towe writes with the support of Red Dragon Darts
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