Gates wins final tournament of CDC Tour but falls just short of spot at World Darts Championship; Spellman, Buntz and Cameron to Ally Pally

David Cameron and Leonard Gates have won the last two tournaments on the CDC Tour. For Cameron, it proved enough for a spot at the World Darts Championship, while Gates fell just short.

The CDC Tour is open to darters from North America and consists of 12 tournaments. The number one in the final ranking and then the best American and best Canadian receive an invitation to the World Championships at Alexandra Palace.

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Alex Spellman, who won the tenth tournament of the CDC Tour on Friday, finished first in the standings. The battle for the second American spot was between Stowe Buntz and Leonard Gates. Buntz did excellent business by defeating his rival in a straight duel during the eleventh event. Buntz eventually made it to the finals, which he lost to David Cameron. 

Both players secured participation in the World Darts Championship through that result. Gates did win the final tournament, but was ultimately just short of qualifying for the World Darts Championship.

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CDC Tour 11

Quarterfinals

Alex Spellman 6-2 Gary Mawson

Stowe Buntz 6-1 Leonard Gates

David Cameron 6-1 Danny Lauby

Jim Long 6-5 Jacob Taylor

Semi-final

Stowe Buntz 7-5 Alex Spellman

David Cameron 7-6 Jim Long

Final

David Cameron 7-3 Stowe Buntz

CDC Tour 12

Quarterfinals

Alex Spellman 6-1 Danny Lauby

Leonard Gates 6-0 Jason Brandon

David Cameron 6-4 Danny Lauby

Jacob Taylor 6-4 David Fatum

Semi-final

Leonard Gates 7-0 Alex Spellman

David Cameron 7-5 Jacob Taylor

Final

Leonard Gates 7-2 David Cameron

Final CDC Ranking

1 Alex Spellman 116 (Q)

2 Stowe Buntz 102 (Q)

3 Leonard Gates 96

4 David Cameron 94 (Q)

5 Jacob Taylor 84

6 Danny Lauby 82

7 Jim Long 70

8 Doug Boehm 48

9 Jason Brandon 48

10 Larry Butler 45