Easter Open 2009

Kurtis Atkins Wins Easter Open Titles by Barry Moody

The second Easter Open at the Crawley Labour Club, sponsored by the Scottish and Newcastle Breweries, proved another great success, with more than sixty entries from all over the South of England competing for prize monies in excess of £500. The Open title was won by Surrey County star Kurtis Atkins (pictured) from Epsom when he defeated Croydon's Dave Webb 3-2 in the final having trailed 2-1 to take the £160 first prize. Webb beat Worthng’s Charlie Johnstone 3-0 to reach the final, collecting the £80 runners-up prize. Atkins won his semi final by 3-2 against Dale Smith from East Preston. Losing quarter finalists were Ant Morley from Redhill, PDC player Tony Ayres (last year's winner) from Billingshurst and Crawley duo Ian Holman and Stuart Campbell. The Ladies Singles final again featured two Sussex County players and the first prize was won for the second year running by Sue Bird (Fordcombe) defeating Rhonda West (Lewes) 3-1 in the final. Losing semi-finalists were Elaine Chapman (Lewes) and Katie Whiteside (Horley). Kurtis Atkins completed a unique double when he won the Youth event beating Crawley’s Warren Grantham by 2-0 in the final. Losing semi-finalists here were Crawley’s youngsters Owen Grantham and Mark Fluck. The day’s events were concluded with the ever-popular Flying Pairs attracting 48 entries. Here the winning players were drawn again with changed partners after each round and the eventual winners were the Sussex pair Andy Derrick and Charlie Johnstone who collected £72 after defeating Rhonda West and Dayle Smith in the final. Losing semi-finalists were Sue Bird and Dave O’Neil & Oliver Sopp and Chris Clewer. The club’s raffle raised £60 for local charities. Open results from the last 16 onwards are listed below.

Third Round
Dave Webb	3-1	Andy Derrick
Anthony Morley	3-0	Ben Souter
Ian Holman	3-2	Oliver Sopp
Charlie Johnstone	3-0	Tony Denman
Stuart Campbell	3-1	Alex Whiteside
Kurtis Atkins	3-2	Andy Mason
Dale Smith	3-0	Mark Fluck
Tony Ayres	3-1	Peter Sopp

Quarter-Finals
Dave Webb	3-1	Anthony Morley
Charlie Johnstone	3-2	Ian Holman
Kurtis Atkins	3-0	Stuart Campbell
Dale Smith	3-1	Tony Ayres

Semi-Finals
Dave Webb	3-0		Charlie Johnstone
Kurtis Atkins	3-1		Dale Smith

Final
Kurtis Atkins	3-2		Dave Webb

Prize Money
Kurtis Atkins (Winner)		£160
Dave Webb (Runner-up)		£80
Charlie Johnstone (Semi-finalist)		£40
Dale Smith (Semi-finalist)		£40