Congratulations to Tipton’s Jamie Hughes on scooping the top prize in the Coors Coventry Open. This years event attracted a very strong field, including big names and up and coming talent, played off at the Warwickshire County Darts Organisation headquarters Hen Lane Club, Beacon Road, Coventry.
After playing down to the last eight the format was increased from the best of nine to the best of eleven legs, Hughes, a PDC European Tour champions winning his quarter-final game 6-2 against Lloyd Pennell, the other winners joining him in the semi-finals were Leighton Bennett, Dan Lee and Graham Hall.
Both of the semis finished with a 6-1 scoreline, Jamie Hughes beating Graham Hall and Leighton Bennett winning against Dan Lee.
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The final saw Warwickshire County player Jamie Hughes win the title and the top prize money in the ninth leg with a final 6-3 victory over Lincolnshire’s Leighton Bennett.
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Full Results:
Preliminary Round: Chris Wickenden 5 Jason Melly 1, Wayne Willis 5 Mark Tennant 4, Jim Hill 5 Diane Nash 2, Jamie Hughes 5 Alfie Busby 1, William Earp 5 Matt Norton 2, Last 64:- Mark Carter 5 Anthony Webster 1, Leighton Bennett 5 Noel Grant 3, Grant Brown 5 Darren Williamson 2, Matty Washbrooke 5 Simon Coates 0, Luke Smith 5 Carl Jenkins 0, Tom Garfield 5 Chris Smac 1, James Thompson 5 Sam Price 2, Dave Honey 5 Paul Faruggia 0, Nigel Heydon 5 Ryan O’Connor 3, Kelly Corcoran 5 Ian McFarlane 2, Hammond Kumar 5 Eddy Smith 1, Steve Hine 5 Ryan Merrett 1, Steve Giddings 5 Adam Savage 0, Gareth Braham 5 Kyran Johnson 1, Dan Lee 5 Ben Gamble 3, Chris Wickenden 5 Wayne Willis 1, Jamie Hughes 5 Jim Hill 2, William Earp 5 Ryan Saunders 1, Karl MacDonald 5 Enola Wilson 2, Ricky Evans 5 Coby Jones-Swanson 1, Lloyd Pennell 5 Ryan MacDonald 0, James Lee 5 John Peplow 4, Ben Johnson 5 Steve Smelt 0, Lloyd Jackson 5 Wayne Basford 2, Martin Tonks 5 Colin Osborne 0, Graham Hall 5 Harry Earp 2, Larry Leung 5 Josh Aplin 0, Dean Saunders 5 Kevin Wragg 3, Courtney Hine 5 Helen Styles 3, Jim Walker 5 Paul Wallace 1, Ian Jones 5 Richard Hosey 4, Rob Thompson 5 Freddie Marshall 0,
Last 32: Leighton Bennett 5 Mark Carter 1, Matty Washbrooke 5 Grant Brown 1, Luke Smith 5 Tom Garfield 1, James Thompson 5 Dave Honey 4, Nigel Heydon 5 Kelly Corcoran 1, Steve Hine 5 Hammond Kumar 4, Gareth Braham 5 Steve Giddings 2, Dan Lee 5 Chris Wickenden 1, Jamie Hughes 5 William Earp 0, Ricky Evans 5 Karl MacDonald 0, Lloyd Pennell 5 Lee James 3, Lloyd Jackson 5 Ben Johnson 4, Graham Hall 5 Martin Tonks 2, Dean Saunders 5 Larry Leung 2, Jim Walker 5 Courtney Hine 0, Ian Jones 5 Rob Thompson 3,
Last 16: Leighton Bennett 5 Matty Washbrooke 3, Luke Smith 5 James Thompson 4, Nigel Heydon 5 Steve Hine 3, Dan Lee 5 Gareth Braham 2, Jamie Hughes 5 Ricky Evans 2, Lloyd Pennell 5 Lloyd Jackson 2, Graham Hall 5 Dean Saunders 3, Jim Walker 5 Ian Jones 4,
Quarter-Finals: Leighton Bennett 6 Luke Smith 2, Lee Dan 6 Nigel Heydon 4 Jamie Hughes 6 Lloyd Pennell 2, Graham Hall 6 Jim Walker 4,
Semi-Finals: Leighton Bennett 6 Dan Lee 1, Jamie Hughes 6 Graham Hall 1,
Final: Jamie Hughes 6 Leighton Bennett 3.
—ENDS—
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