Burchell Hits Form To Win Three Bridges Open
by Ian Holman
 Crawley's
PDC player Martin Burchell (pictured) won the
fourth Three Bridges Open at Three Bridges Football Club on Sunday 6th
April,
collecting £117.50 in prize money from an entry of
47 players. Having received a bye in the First Round, Burchell went on to
beat fellow PDC player Andy Mason 3-1, fellow Diamonds team-mate Steve
Mecrow 3-0 in the Board Semi-Final and Surrey PDC player John Ferrell 3-1 to win Board 2. In the
Semi-Finals he beat Board 1 winner Alex Tinsley (Essex Youth) 3-0 then
former Sussex County player Jim Withers 3-1 in the final. In the other
Semi-Final, Board 4 winner Withers beat Board 3 winner Graham Hollis
(Surrey) 3-0. Earlier games on Board 1 saw February's winner Gary Newman
beat Ian Holman 3-1 and former runner-up Gary Miles beating Dave
Creasey 3-0. Miles then went on to beat Newman 3-0 before losing out
to Neil Smith 3-1 in the Board Semi-Final. Tinsley progressed to the
Board Semi-Finals with wins against Dan Bowers 3-1 and Mal Terry
3-0. In his Board Semi-Final Tinsley beat Tim Churchill 3-1 and in
the Board Final Tinsley beat Smith 3-1. Board 2 featured five PDC
players. Mecrow was in good form, beating former winner Danny King
3-2 in the opening round and Tony Ayres 3-0 in the Second Round.
Ferrell beat Mark Tomlin 3-0 in the Board Semi-Finals. Hollis
progressed to the Board 3 Semi-Finals with wins against Gary
Cook 3-1 and Bryan Taylor 3-0. In the Board Semi-Finals Kevin
Fishwick beat Wayne Dodd 3-2 and Hollis beat Dan Gardner 3-0. In the
Board 3 Final Hollis beat Fishwick 3-2. On Board 4 Withers
progressed to the Board Semi-Finals with wins against Paul Russell
3-0 and Paul Oakley 3-1. In the Board Semi-Finals John Jenkinson
beat Stan Jackson 3-0 and Withers beat Roy Turner 3-0. Withers won
the Board 4 final with a 3-0 win against Jenkinson. The Flying Pairs
was won by Tara Deamer and Danny King who beat Tim Churchill and
Kevin Fishwick 3-1 in the final. |