Three Bridges Open Singles January 2009

Andy Derrick Claims His Third Bridges Open Title by Ian Holman

Sussex player Andy Derrick (pictured) won his third Three Bridges Open title on Sunday 25th January, beating Billingshurst's PDC player Tony Ayres 3-1 in the Final culminating with a 14 dart final leg. From 51 entries all Semi-Finalist were previous winners, with Derrick beating Danny King 3-1 and Ayres beating Jim Withers 3-2. Derrick won his board with wins against Anthony Morley 3-2, Dave Creasey 3-1 and Mark Davis 3-0. Ayres won his board with wins against Dan Gardner 3-0, Alex Whiteside 3-1, Duncan McCotter 3-1 and Tony Denman 3-0. Withers won his board with wins against Tony Peters 3-0, Anthony Harding 3-0, Alan Colgate 3-2 and Steve Mecrow 3-0. King won his board with wins against Chris Clewer 3-0, Andy King 3-0 and Seejay Jeffs 3-0. A total of eight maximums were recorded with Ayres and Derrick hitting two and there was one each for Steve Mecrow, Anthony Morley, Paul Russell and Jason Terry (Reigate). Duncan McCotter had the highest recorded checkout of 128, Morley had a 122 checkout, Jeffs 118 and Ayres 100. There was just five entries in the Ladies singles with Rhonda West and Elaine Chapman both making the Final for the second month running. West won again but this time the end result was 3-2. Losing Semi-Finalists were Sue Bird and Lisa Tanner. There were ten entries in the Youth Singles with Horley's Ryan Lawrence taking the title with wins against Leon Watson 2-0, Matthew Woodward 2-0, Liam Caplin 2-0 and Matthew Ansley 3-2 in the Final. Ansley made the Final with wins against Josh Mason 2-0, Tommy Sykes 2-0 and Jack Kent 2-1. Sue Bird and Dave Creasey won the Flying Pairs beating Mick Sykes and Tony Ayres 2-0 in the Final. Earlier in the Flying Pairs, Tony Denman checked out on 157. Full results from the open are listed below.

First Round
Mick Reardon	3-2	Mick Sykes
Tony Denman	3-0	Peter Shaw
Ryan Lawrence	3-0	Alan Manning
Duncan McCotter	3-1	Kevin Reilly
Tony Ayres	3-0	Dan Gardner
Alan Colgate	3-0	Robert Shaw
Jim Withers	3-0	Tony Peters
Andy Baller	3-0	Tim King
Steve Mecrow	3-0	Sue Bird
Seejay Jeffs	3-1	Elaine Chapman
Ian Holman	3-0	Brian Lilly
Jason Terry (Reigate)	3-0	Dan Short
Chris Clewer	3-2	Lisa Tanner
Andy King	3-1	Shayne Milner
Anthony Morley	3-1	Jake Reedy
Paul Russell	3-0	Terry Harmsworth
Rhonda West	3-0	Simon Langridge
Tony Gigantino	3-1	Liam Caplin
Mark Davis	3-2	Mick Clarke

Second Round
Mick Reardon	3-1	Don Colgate
Tony Denman	3-0	Ryan Lawrence
Duncan McCotter	3-2	Stan Jackson
Tony Ayres	3-1	Alex Whiteside
Alan Colgate	3-0	Mark Hinchcliffe
Jim Withers	3-0	Anthony Harding
Andy Baller	3-2	Michael Corbin
Steve Mecrow	3-0	Mal Bradford
Seejay Jeffs	3-0	Lewis Wiffin
Ian Holman	3-1	Jason Terry (Reigate)
Danny King	3-0	Chris Clewer
Andy King	3-0	Callum Smith
Andy Derrick	3-2	Anthony Morley
Dave Creasey	3-1	Paul Russell
Tony Gigantino	3-0	Rhonda West
Mark Davis	3-0	Lee Campbell

Third Round
Tony Denman	3-0		Mick Reardon
Tony Ayres	3-1		Duncan McCotter
Jim Withers	3-2		Alan Colgate
Steve Mecrow	3-1		Andy Baller
Seejay Jeffs	3-2		Ian Holman
Danny King	3-0		Andy King
Andy Derrick	3-1		Dave Creasey
Mark Davis	3-2		Tony Gigantino

Quarter-Finals
Tony Ayres	3-0		Tony Denman
Jim Withers	3-0		Steve Mecrow
Danny King	3-0		Seejay Jeffs
Andy Derrick	3-0		Mark Davis

Semi-Finals
Tony Ayres	3-2		Jim Withers
Andy Derrick	3-1		Danny King

Final
Andy Derrick	3-1		Tony Ayres

Prize Money
Andy Derrick (Winner)		£125
Tony Ayres (Runner-up)		£60
Jim Withers (Semi-finalist)		£30
Danny King (Semi-finalist)		£30
Total Payout		£245