Baetens, Duff, Ashton and De Graaf through to knockout stage at Australian Darts Open

On Friday, the final group matches were played at the Australian Darts Open. In both men's and women's matches, there were no surprises in the group stage, and the best-known names advanced to the elimination stage.

On Saturday, the WDF tournament will wrap up with the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals in succession. In the first quarterfinal, Haupai Puha will take on Jonny Tata, before Neil Duff and Danny Porter vie for a semifinal spot.

Andy Baetens meets Ronald Nakata in the third quarterfinal, while Peter Machin faces Raymond Smith. For the ladies, Lisa Ashton crosses swords with Desi Mercer. Aileen de Graaf meets Jo Hadley in the last four.

Results Australian Darts Open 2023

Gentlemen

Group A

Andy Baetens 5-3 Rob Modra

Rob Modra 5-1 Laurie Loch

Laurie Loch 2-5 Andy Baetens

Group B

Haupai Puha 5-0 Darren Carson

Darren Carson 0-5 David Platt

David Platt 2-5 Haupai Puha

Group C

Neil Duff 5-4 Brandon Weening

Brandon Weening 3-5 Scott Hallett

Scott Hallett 2-5 Neil Duff

Group D

Peter Machin 5-3 Karl Schaefer

Karl Schaefer 4-5 Stuart Coburn

Stuart Coburn 4-5 Peter Machin

Group E

Raymond Smith 5-1 Aaron Morrison

Aaron Morrison 2-5 Gordon Mathers

Gordon Mathers 1-5 Raymond Smith

Group F

Danny Porter 5-1 Carl Caton

Carl Caton 2-5 Robbie King

Robbie King 5-3 Danny Porter

Group G

Jonny Tata 5-3 Harley Kemp

Harley Kemp 3-5 Michael Cassar

Michael Cassar 3-5 Jonny Tata

Group H

Brad Thorp 5-1 Ky Smith

Ky Smith 3-5 Ronald Nakata

Ronald Nakata 5-2 Brad Thorp

Quarterfinals

Haupai Puha v Jonny Tata

Neil Duff v Danny Porter

Andy Baetens v Ronald Nakata

Peter Machin v Raymond Smith

Ladies

Group A

Aileen de Graaf 4-0 Melina van den Kieboom

Melina van den Kieboom 0-4 Amanda Loch

Amanda Loch 2-4 Aileen de Graaf

Group B

Lisa Ashton 4-1 Nicole Regnaud

Nicole Regnaud 4-1 Janine Cassar

Janine Cassar 0-4 Lisa Ashton

Group C

Jo Hadley 4-1 Wendy Harper

Wendy Harper 4-0 Maureen Homer

Maureen Homer 1-4 Jo Hadley

Group D

Kym Mitchell 4-0 Crissy Sheerin

Crissy Sheerin 2-4 Desi Mercer

Desi Mercer 4-3 Kym Mitchell

Semi-final

Lisa Ashton v Desi Mercer

Aileen de Graaf v Jo Hadley