Eerste grote PDC titel voor Jamie Hughes
Jamie Hughes die januari dit jaar een PDc Tour Card bemachtigde heeft gisteren in Praag zijn eerste grote PDC titel, Czech Darts Open 2019 champion, op naam gezet.
In de finale van dit toernooi klopte “Yozza” Stephen Bunting met 8-3 en mag nu dankzij deze overwinning ook deelnemen aan de World Matchplay in Blackpool.
Hughes heeft zich dit weekend laten zien met onder meer een 6-0 overwinning op de a;s 7de geplaatste Adrian Lewis. Hij ontsnapte in de kwartfinale aan uitschakeling want hij won op het nippertje met 6-5 van Ian White maar in de halve finale en finale was Hughes niet meer te stoppen.
Voor de 4 Nederlanders in het toernooi eindigde zaterdag, in zijn eerste optreden, het toernooi voor Michael van Gerwen. Jermaine Wattimena, Danny Noppert en Ron Meulenkamp kwamen niet verder dan de laatste 16.
Alle uitslagen van Czech Darts Open 2019;
| Eerste ronde | ||||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | |||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 2 | Ondrej Plesk | – | Keegan Brown | 0 | – | 6 |
| 3 | Darren Webster (16) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 4 | Danny Noppert | – | Stefan Bellmont | 6 | – | 2 |
| 5 | Mensur Suljovic (8) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 6 | William Borland | – | John Henderson | 3 | – | 6 |
| 7 | Ricky Evans (9) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 8 | Krzusztof Ratajski | – | Ted Evetts | 3 | – | 6 |
| 9 | Peter Wright (5) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 10 | Stephen Bunting | – | Robert Thornton | 6 | – | 3 |
| 11 | Joe Cullen (12) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 12 | Chris Dobey | – | Sebastian Steyer | 6 | – | 2 |
| 13 | Darryl Gurney (4) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 14 | Vaclav Shieferdecker | – | William O’Connor | 0 | – | 6 |
| 15 | Jonny Clayton (13) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 16 | Jermaine Wattimena | – | Kevin Garcia | 6 | – | 0 |
| 17 | Ian White (2) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 18 | Karel Sedlacek | – | Brendan Dolan | 6 | – | 5 |
| 19 | Nathan Aspinall (15) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 20 | Andrew Gilding | – | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 6 | – | 3 |
| 21 | Adrian Lewis (7) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 22 | Jamie Hughes | – | Devon Petersen | 6 | – | 4 |
| 23 | Steve Beaton (10) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 24 | Ron Meulenkamp | – | Jan Hlavacek | 6 | – | 2 |
| 25 | James Wade (6) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 26 | Mervyn King | – | Steve West | 6 | – | 5 |
| 27 | Michael Smith (11) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 28 | Wessel Nijman | – | Corey Cadbey | 0 | – | 6 |
| 29 | Gerwyn Price (3) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 30 | Glen Durrant | – | Daniel Larsson | 6 | – | 1 |
| 31 | Simon Whitlock (14) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 32 | Madars Razma | – | Justin Pipe | 4 | – | 6 |
| Laatste 32 | ||||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | |||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Keegan Brown | 5 | – | 6 |
| 2 | Darren Webster (16) | – | Danny Noppert | 4 | – | 6 |
| 3 | Mensur Suljovic (8) | – | John Henderson | 6 | – | 0 |
| 4 | Ricky Evans (9) | – | Ted Evetts | 3 | – | 6 |
| 5 | Peter Wright (5) | – | Stephen Bunting | 4 | – | 6 |
| 6 | Joe Cullen (12) | – | Chris Dobey | 3 | – | 6 |
| 7 | Darryl Gurney (4) | – | William O’Connor | 6 | – | 4 |
| 8 | Jonny Clayton (13) | – | Jermaine Wattimena | 2 | – | 6 |
| 9 | Ian White (2) | – | Karel Sedlacek | 6 | – | 4 |
| 10 | Nathan Aspinall (15) | – | Andrew Gilding | 4 | – | 6 |
| 11 | Adrian Lewis (7) | – | Jamie Hughes | 0 | – | 6 |
| 12 | Steve Beaton (10) | – | Ron Meulenkamp | 4 | – | 6 |
| 13 | James Wade (6) | – | Mervyn King | 2 | – | 6 |
| 14 | Michael Smith (11) | – | Corey Cadbey | 5 | – | 6 |
| 15 | Gerwyn Price (3) | – | Glen Durrant | 6 | – | 4 |
| 16 | Simon Whitlock (14) | – | Justin Pipe | 6 | – | 5 |
| Laatste 16 | ||||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | |||
| 1 | Keegan Brown | – | Danny Noppert | 6 | – | 4 |
| 2 | Mensur Suljovic (8) | – | Ted Evetts | 6 | – | 3 |
| 3 | Stephen Bunting | – | Chris Dobey | 6 | – | 5 |
| 4 | Darryl Gurney (4) | – | Jermaine Wattimena | 6 | – | 1 |
| 5 | Ian White (2) | – | Andrew Gilding | 6 | – | 1 |
| 6 | Jamie Hughes | – | Ron Meulenkamp | 6 | – | 3 |
| 7 | Mervyn King | – | Corey Cadbey | 6 | – | 4 |
| 8 | Gerwyn Price (3) | – | Simon Whitlock (14) | 3 | – | 6 |
| Laatste 8 | ||||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | |||
| 1 | Keegan Brown | – | Mensur Suljovic (8) | 6 | – | 2 |
| 2 | Stephen Bunting | – | Darryl Gurney (4) | 6 | – | 3 |
| 3 | Ian White (2) | – | Jamie Hughes | 5 | – | 6 |
| 4 | Mervyn King | – | Simon Whitlock (14) | 4 | – | 6 |
| Halve finale | ||||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | |||
| 1 | Keegan Brown | – | Stephen Bunting | 4 | – | 7 |
| 2 | Jamie Hughes | – | Simon Whitlock (14) | 7 | – | 3 |
| Finale | ||||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | |||
| 1 | Stephen Bunting | – | Jamie Hughes | 3 | – | 8 |
Foto © Jonas Hunold – PDC Europe 2019