Gates denies Lauby Jr hattrick on opening weekend of CDC Tour

Leonard Gates denied Danny Lauby Jr a hat-trick of titles on the opening weekend of CDC Tour action which took place in Tampa, Florida between July 9-11.

Lauby Jnr added to his opening triumph by defeating Nick Linberg (6-4), Chuck Puleo (6-3) and finally Gary Mawson (6-1) with an 87 average who had previously got past Gates and Chris Lim.

But Gates got revenge with a 6-0 victory over Gary Mawson followed by seeing off Jeff Springer 6-4 and finally a last leg decider win over Lauby Jnr with an 87 average as he was denied a hat-trick.

It was the first of two treble header weekends which will finish with an Order of Merit winner who will then qualify for the PDC World Darts Championship.

This second weekend is set for September 17-19, with tournaments reserved in Canada on August 13-15 and October 22-24 which will be confirmed in due course.

Results CDC Tour event 2

Quarter-Finals

Chris Lim 6-3 Alex Spellman

Gary Mawson 6-4 Leonard Gates

Chuck Puleo 6-3 Bruce Robbins

Danny Lauby Jr 6-4 Nick Linberg

Semi-Finals

Gary Mawson 6-4 Chris Lim

Danny Lauby Jr 6-3 Chuck Puleo

Final

Danny Lauby Jr (87.79) 6-1 (78.32) Gary Mawson

Results CDC Tour event 3

Quarter-Finals

Jeff Springer 6-5 Alex Spellman

Leonard Gates 6-0 Gary Mawson

Danny Lauby Jr 6-0 Chris White

Nick Linberg 6-1 Joe Beecroft

Semi-Finals

Leonard Gates 6-4 Jeff Springer

Danny Lauby Jr 6-2 Nick Linberg

Final

Leonard Gates (87.46) 6-5 (92.55) Danny Lauby Jr