Chas Barstow hit a 110 average to win the England Classic in Selsey as the curtain was drawn on the England Darts Weekend. Meanwhile, Archie Self landed his first senior WDF title in the England Masters and 14-year-old Jayden Walker made history in the England International Open.
England Classic: Barstow 5-0 Martin
Chas Barstow produced the finest of finals performances of the weekend, averaging 110.5q to win the England Classic and his first WDF title. A 5-0 whitewash of Robbie Martin was completed in just 13 minutes.
He won legs in 15, 13, 13, 14 and 13 darts, with 180s in the second and third legs. Martin matched him for power, hitting four 180s himself and averaging 96.91, but was left on 24, 34, 40 121 and 57 at the close of each leg.
It was a title worth winning. Barstow had edged top seed Kaya Baysal 4-3 in the semi-finals and opened with a 105.47 average in the Last 32. Barstow takes the £1,500 top prize and with it a first WDF ranking title.
England Masters: Self 5-1 Francis
Just over an hour after winning the Youth title, Self went back on stage and won the senior England Masters, beating Callum Francis 5-1 in the final with a 92.59 average for his first senior WDF title.
Francis made the early running, taking the opening leg in 13 darts with a pair of maximums. That was the end of the road for Francis, because from here, Self went on a charge.
He hit back with a 180 in the second leg to level, then won the third and fourth with Francis left on 4 each time. A 74 finish in the fifth set up an attempt at the big fish in the sixth, which was narrowly missed. Self cleaned up the 25 for a 14 dart leg to seal it.
England International Open Darts: Walker 5-2 Turner
Jayden Walker delivered on his huge talent, breaking Kaya Baysal’s record to become the youngest-ever senior WDF title winner, beating Aaron Turner 5-2 in the England International Open final.
‘The Young Gun’, who turned 14 in August, hit three 140s, three 180s and a 136 finish, averaging 93.81. He opened with that finish and took the second in rapid time, before Turner struck back. Walker then won the fourth after a 156 set up left 8, but Turner was not backing down.
A double-double 91 finish sealed the fifth for ‘Azza’ after Walker had hit back-to-back 180s. Walker then took the sixth with an 80 out, and sealed it with a 13-darter in the seventh.
Walker had beaten fellow youngsters Self and Jack Nankervis in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively, the latter won with a 101.90 average.
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