Baetens, Duff, Ashton and De Graaf through to knockout stage at Australian Darts Open
PDCFriday, 18 August 2023 at 17:05
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.
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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
Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
In his reporting, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles when new, verified information becomes available.
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