2010 VDC EASTER OPEN
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VDC Easter Open 2010

Day one of the Easter Open saw a large and eager gathering of players at the user-friendly White Eagle House venue.
Once again the purpose built and professional dart cubicles looked fantastic and provided the perfect backdrop for an exciting weekend of competition. The BDO Qualifier fielded 36 men and 16 Ladies. Some of the Asia Pacific’s best players took to the oche to secure a berth in the main Ranked Event scheduled for Sunday.

 

The BDO qualifiers who join the Top 16 seeds on Sunday are;
Clinton BRIDGE, Jamie BROWN, Michael CASSAR, Travis CHISHOLM, Stuart COBURN, Tyler FITCH, Dean GIBBS, Shane KEIRL, Neil McCREADIE, (Junior), Luke McGREGOR, Matt McGREGOR, Adam MOODIE, Jason MURDOCH, Marcus PAICE, Lincoln PORTER, Barry SMITH, Tony VERSACE, Jack YOUNG.

Some of our top young players, Stuart Coburn, Luke McGregor and Michael Cassar were counted amongst those to qualify in the Men’s Division for Victoria and Sarah Brown and Renee Plucinski were included amongst the Ladies. The experience of throwing alongside some of Australia’s big guns provided some invaluable match practice at a top-level competition.

Second event on day one was the Mixed Doubles where 40 pairs faced off in the Round Robin format after lunch.
The strong competition found the combinations of Rob Modra and Louise Ball toe to toe in the final with Mitchell Clegg and Corinne Hammond. Rob and Louise came away winners after a hard fought battle.
The ensuing Men’s and Ladies Doubles saw day turn into evening and evening into night time, before the eventual winners for the Ladies, Carol Forwood and Corinne Hammond emerged triumphant though bleary-eyed against Dot McLeod and Louise Ball.

The Men’s final ended shortly after midnight with success falling to Jason Murdoch and Henry Bajowski [below left] over Runner-Ups and Mitchell Clegg and Eddy Sims [below right].

Day 2 VDC Easter Open 2010

Day two of the Easter Open found most players and officials appreciative of the extra hour in bed courtesy of Daylight Saving’s end. Easter Sunday started on a high note with an award made by DFA/VDC Pres. Kelvin James to the WDF’s highest ranked Asia Pacific Lady Player Carol Forwood. [right]
The BDO qualifiers returned and played through to the final 16 before the DFA ranked event commenced with 45 men and 16 Ladies playing through to the event’s conclusion.

Ladies Semi Final results:
Sue Tuhi def Pam Burr 4 - 3
Corinne Hammond def Louise Ball 4 - 1
Ladies Final results:
Corinne Hammond (avg 21.59) def Sue Tuhi 5 - 2 (avg 19.45) 5 - 2

Men’s Semi Final results:
Craig Atze (avg 30.45) def Steve Duke (avg 29.57) 5 - 2
Lindsay Wells (avg 25.87) def Laurie Loch (avg 23.44) 5 - 1
Men’s Final
Craig Atze (avg 26.76) def Lindsay Wells (avg 25.79) 6 - 4

The BDO final 16 men players again took to the boards vying for a spot in the onstage, videotaped final. Andy Robertson the only Victorian to earn a place in the Semi Final met Marcus Paice of Qld. Andy emerged the winner defeating Marcus 4 sets to 2
and keeping Victoria’s hopes alive of a local winner. Rob Modra and Kyle Anderson faced off in the other Semi. Rob and Kyle slugged it out until Rob finally emerged the victor taking out the match 4/3 and setting up a Qld – Vic Final.

Day 2 VDC Easter Open 2010

Men’s Quarter Finals
Rob Modra (avg 26.740 def Henry Bajowski 23.38)
Andy Robertson (avg 24.89) def Jamie Brown (avg 23.22)
M Paice (avg 24.81 def E Simms (avg 26.17)
Kyle Anderson (avg 29.40) def Craig Atze (avg 27.79)

Men’s Semi Finals
Andy Robertson (avg 26.59) def Marcus Paice (avg 25.43)
Rob Modra (avg 28.25) def Kyle Anderson (avg 29.50)

Men’s Final
Rob Modra (avg 30.48) def Andy Robertson (avg 27.91)

Our BDO Ladies Quarter Finals produced the following results:
Carol Forwood (avg 19.179) def Julie Thomas (avg 21.49) 2 - 1
Pam Burr (avg 19.904) def Dot McLeod (avg 19.330) 2 - 1
Corinne Hammond (avg 19.964) def Robyn McCloy (avg 19.018) 2 - 1
Louise Ball (avg 20.825) def Kerrie Crowdey (avg 17.967) 2 - 1

Semi Finals:
Pam Burr (avg 19.161) def Carol Forwood (avg 18.197) 3 - 2
Corinne Hammond (avg 25.065) def Louise Ball (avg 24.348)

Final:
Corinne Hammond (avg 22.066) def Pam Burr (avg 20.147) 4 - 2

Finals and Presentations were well attended and rounded off a tiring yet satisfying event for all concerned.

Report and images courtesy Russ Strobel

 

 

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