Selsey’s main stage will play host to two finals on Sunday evening, with the England International Open in both the Open and Women’s titles to be settled under the lights.
Open Catagory: Walker v Turner
Jenson Walker and Aaron Turner will meet for the Open crown, with Walker heading in as as the one in better form.
‘The Interceptor’, who was recently named Captain of Coventry University’s Darts Team dropped just four legs on his way to the final and saved his best for the semi-finals, where he blitzed Jack Nankervis 4-0 with a 101.90 average.
Earlier he saw off fellow young gun Archie Self 4-1 in the quarter-finals, despite Self posting the higher average. Self was one of the stars of the early rounds, hitting 107 and 106 averages on his way through.
Walker also beat Ron Meulenkamp 4-1 and Nigel Prior 4-0 along the way.
Turner has had to work harder. He lost a leg or more in most of his matches and held his nerve in a deciding leg to edge past Scott Marsh 4-3 in the semi-finals.
Before that, he’d shut out George Smith 4-0 in the last-eight, having beaten Peter Gallacher 4-2 in the Last 16 and Owen Carr 4-2 in the last 32.
As a recent WDF tournament winner in Iceland, Turner will fancy his chances either way against the WDF World Number 2.
Women’s England Open Darts: Zijlstra v Gibbons
In the Women’s final, Dutchwoman Anca Zijlstra faces England’s Macy Gibbons. Zijlstra has been the most consistent player in the field, with 4-1 wins over Evonne Taylor in the semi-finals and Paige Pauling in the last eight.
The only scare came in the Last 16, when Hannah Davies took her to a deciding leg before Zijlstra edged it 4-3 with an average of 77 and change.Gibbons has been at her best in the early rounds, averaging 79.82 in a 4-1 win over Kat Mclean in the last 32m and she went through to the final with a 4-0 semi-final win over Olivia Heaton.
Her quarter-final against Eve Watson was tougher, going the distance before she edged it 4-3.Zijlstra will be looking to add to her WDF success, which has seen her pick up titles in 6 different countries in the last 7 years.
Meanwhile Macy Gibbons could pick up her first senior WDF title, after strong showings on the Youth circuit.Follow the action with Darts World’s WDF coverage.
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