Jurjen Van der Velde captured the WIN Casino Open pairs title in Drenthe, after another season of
PDC action, the young Dutchman will be looking to end the year in good fashion.
There was also a 3-0 win for Cayden Smith at senior county level as he ran away with a 90 average for the Black Country in a big darting weekend for the county. His performance earned him a call-up to
the senior side the following day, where he lost out to experienced campaigner, Paul Hogan.
North-East darter, Ryan Branley, would continue his excellent form 90 average at youth county, and
there would also be a tick in victory column for Fabian Tapner, who got win as prepares for the JDC
World Championships in Gibraltar.
Ireland’s Adam Dee continued his preparation for the WDF World Championship Boy’s event at the
Lakeside with a semi-final run. He was eventually defeated by Niall Culleton after some excellent
performances in the early stages. After trailing in his last 32 encounter, Dee would land 15, 16 and
then another 15 darter to secure his last 16 place.
Dee would cruise into the semi-finals where he would face Culleton in a cracking encounter, the 3-0
scoreline wouldn’t reflect the performance from Dee as despite landing some monster checkouts he
would come up short. Rebecca Allen would also be in attendance, reaching the last 32 in a
competitive field.
BY JOSH GREEN
