Cori Wiltshire made a foundation tour final on his return to JDC competition, pushing Mitchell Lawrie
close in the final. Wiltshire had earlier averaged 85 in whitewashing Dylan Moss, but despite keeping
cool under pressure, was just a step off the impressive Lawrie.
Following a final four outing in event 13, Wiltshire would again make the final on Sunday afternoon.
He would go even closer to that elusive foundation tour title after defeating Lewis Mayes in the
semis and facing Joshua Machin in the final. In a big game for both the nerves would show, with
Wiltshire reeling off three straight legs to take it to a decider where he narrowly fell short.
There was always positive news from the Fabian Tapner camp as he reached a quarter-final in
Coventry. The young Welshman reeled off four straight whitewash wins before being halted by
Lewis Cook in a decider. Tapner would also add another last 16 run to his repertoire in a positive
weekend in the West Midlands.
Hannah Meek chalked up another couple of wins on the PDC Women’s Series in Milton Keynes. After
losing out to former world champion Mikuru Suzuki in the opener, Sunday would prove to be a much
more profitable day for Meek. She would defeat Sophie Hadley 4-3 in event seven, before averaging
68 in defeating Debbie McBride just a few hours later!
Away from PDC and JDC action it was a solid weekend for Riley Rees-Tucker. He averaged 75 in a
youth county appearance on Sunday whilst also impressing on his Wednesday night league, a near
90 average a high checkout of 160 keeping the local scene on high alert. It would be a similar story
for Connor Hopkins who confirmed a 3-0 win on his youth county return.
