Kaya Baysal wasted no time making himself the man to beat in Selsey, signing off the new Warm Up Darts Singles with a staggering 111.33 average in a 4-0 final win over Ryan O’Connor.
The Thursday-night event at the Seal Bay Resort was added to this year’s schedule as an early test and a post-journey loosener ahead of the England International Open, England Masters and England Classic, which get under way on Friday.
A darts statement from start to finish
Fresh off success on the PDC Development Tour, Baysal’s night began in the last 32, where he took Steven Inkpen apart 4-1 with a 105.75 average. A 4-0 whitewash of Ron Meulenkamp followed in the last 16 (92.49), before Ben Townley was dispatched 4-1 in the quarter finals (91.06).
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The semi-final was the only real scare for the 16-year-old Turk. Vince Tipple pushed him all the way, taking the match to a deciding leg before Baysal edged through 4-3 with a 102.51 average. It was also the only time he dropped more than a single leg all evening. Across five matches, he conceded five in total.
Then came the final, and a performance that dwarfed everything else on the night. O’Connor managed to average 77.71 and never found a way into it. With legs of 15 darts, 12 darts, 13 darts and 14 darts. Baysal closed it out without reply.
The event sets the tone for a packed weekend of WDF ranking action in Selsey across the Open, Women’s, Youth and Girls categories, plus pairs and mixed triples.
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