BDO International Open

Darts history was made at the BDO International Open when Claire Stainsby and Glen Durrant recorded the first ever 9-Dart 501 in Mixed Pairs competition. They went on to be eventual runners-up to Garry Thompson and Deta Hedman who won the 2013 Mixed Pairs title.

To complete a memorable weekend, Claire and Glen won the Mixed Triples with Tony Eccles.

2013 BDO INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONS:

Mixed Triples: GLEN DURRANT, CLAIRE STAINSBY & TONY ECCLES
Mixed Pairs: GARRY THOMPSON & DETA HEDMAN

BLIND DRAW PAIRS WOMEN: SYL SMART & SARAH CHICK
BLIND DRAW PAIRS MEN: NOBBY MORRIS & PAUL BROWN

In the Youth Singles Semi-Finals, 14 year-old JORDAN SINGH beat JOE DAVIS 3-1 and 16 year-old CASEY GALLAGHER, the only girl in the Youth Singles triumphed 3-2 over JOSH McCARTHY to reach the final. And what a final it was for young Jordan who hit a 180 in the 1st leg and then checked out on 116. Another 180 came in the 4th leg as he was eventually crowned 2013 Youth Singles Champion 3-1. A real talent for the future of BDO darts.

 

In the Women's Singles Semi-Finals the in form DETA HEDMAN beat Welsh favourite JULIE GORE 4-2 and TRINA GULLIVER beat RACHEL BROOKS 4-1 to set up an exciting final. In the 2013 final, Deta hit a 180 in the 2nd leg and had 81 left after 9 darts, but the doubles deserted her. However,Trina had to wait for her first 180 until the 7th leg when Deta was 4-2 up. The Dark Destroyer eventually retained her 2012 BDO International Open title with a 5-2 win.

 

In the Men's Singles the only Dutchman left in the competition, JAN DEKKER beat Scotland's JOHN GOLDIE 5-3 in the Semi-Finals, and reigning Lakeside World Champion SCOTT WAITES raced into another major final with a 5-1 Semi-Final triumph over JAMIE HUGHES. In the final, Scott's high-scoring form deserted him as Jan powered to a 3-0 lead, but with a brilliant 124 checkout Scott made it 3-1 and then hit a 180 in the next, only to see it matched by Jan who went 4-1 up and then 5-1 before Scott pulled it back to 5-3. But it was too late as the rampant Double-Dekker went on to win the final 6-3 in convincing style.

 

2013 BDO INTERNATIONAL OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONS:

 

MEN: JAN DEKKER (Neth)

WOMEN: DETA HEDMAN (Eng)

YOUTH: JORDAN SINGH