Final victory at the Australian Darts Open went convincingly to Andy Baetens. The WDF number one ranked player conceded just four legs in three matches on the final day of the platinum tournament in Australia.
The field of participants at the Australian Darts Open consisted of the best local players, supplemented by the top players of the WDF. In the men's event, they competed for the top prize of 10,000 Australian Dollars, equivalent to almost 6,000 euros.
So that cheque went to Baetens, who had come through his pool matches earlier this week against Rob Modra (5-3) and Laurie Loch (5-2) without too many problems. During the final day, 'The Beast' won his pots even easier.
Baetens started the final day with a 6-2 victory over Ronald Nakata in the quarter-finals. He then humiliated top local player Raymond Smith 8-0 before the Belgian was too strong with a whopping 10-2 win over WDF world champion Neil Duff.
For Baetens, it is already his fifth WDF ranking title of the season. Earlier this year he was already the best at the Croatian Open, Croatian Masters Denmark Masters and Denmark Open.
Quarterfinals
Andy Baetens (94.00) 6-2 (86.63) Ronald Nakata
Raymond Smith (89.43) 6-4 (85.35) Peter Machin
Jonny Tata (95.84) 6-4 (89.85) Haupai Puha
Neil Duff (87.64) 6-3 (81.31) Danny Porter
Semi-final
Andy Baetens (98.56) 8-0 (93.28) Raymond Smith
Neil Duff (84.93) 8-4 (82.77) Jonny Tata
Final
Andy Baetens (92.62) 10-2 (89.81) Neil Duff
BRILLIANT BAETENS! WDF No. 1 Andy Baetens dazzles to beat Neil Duff 10-2 and win his fifth ranking title of the year at the Australian Darts Open. A run of six straight legs proved crucial for the Belgian, who threw three 180s, two 120 finishes and ended with a 92.62 average.
