Leonard Gates and David Cameron win first tournaments of new CDC season

Last weekend, the new season of the Championship Darts Circuit (CDC) kicked off in the US state of Indiana. This tour is open to darters from Canada and the United States.

Gates managed to win the first tournament of the season in supreme fashion. Only in the quarterfinals against Stowe Buntz did "The Soulger" struggle. This match Gates won 6-4. He further defeated Paul Jones (5-0), Jared Leedy (5-0), Jake Macmillan (6-2) and Danny Baggish (7-3) to reach the final. Then, in a high-stakes final, Gates was too strong for Doug Boehm, 7-3. Gates recorded an average of 102.76 in the final, compared to 102.20 for Boehm.

The second CDC tournament proved a triumph for David Cameron. The 54-year-old Canadian successively defeated Paul Forauer (5-1), Chris Caldwell (5-1) Danny Young (6-5), Danny Baggish (6-0), Stowe Buntz (7-5) and compatriot Jeff Smith (6-5) for the title.

The entire CDC Tour in 2024 consists of fourteen tournaments. That's two more than in the previous season. The best American darter and the highest-ranked Canadian darter will receive an invitation to participate in the World Darts Championship in December.

Results CDC Tour 1

Last 16

David Cameron (95.74) 6-4 (94.84) Adam Sevada

Danny Baggish (90.71) 6-3 (84.69) Gary Mawson

Leonard Gates (90.38) 6-2 (83.40) Jake Macmillan

Stowe Buntz (91.92) 6-4 (82.64) Jason Brandon

Alex Spellman (93.93) 6-5 (95.38) Jules van Dongen

Doug Boehm (83.37) 6-1 (77.64) Shane Meeks

Jacob Taylor (92.02) 6-0 (65.19) Dave Richardson

Jeff Smith (89.72) 6-5 (90.19) Jim Long

Quarterfinals

Danny Baggish (88.69) 6-3 (95.32) David Cameron

Leonard Gates (92.21) 6-4 (93.10) Stowe Buntz

Doug Boehm (84.30) 6-5 (81.86) Alex Spellman

Jeff Smith (93.00) 6-4 (91.73) Jacob Taylor

Semi-final

Leonard Gates (98.42) 7-3 (85.09) Danny Baggish

Doug Boehm (94.55) 7-4 (91.14) Jeff Smith

Finale

Leonard Gates (102.76) 7-3 (102.20) Doug Boehm

Results CDC Tour 2

Last 16

David Cameron (82.53) 6-5 (80.70) Darin Young

Danny Baggish (93.00) 6-1 (86.37) Dave Richardson

Jack Robinson (75.75) 6-3 (74.44) Sean Mitchell

Stowe Buntz (92.83) 6-5 (90.25) Jason Brandon

Jules van Dongen (74.91) 6-3 (72.09) Ross Snook

Jake Womack (79.05) 6-2 (76.06) Jason Watt

Jacob Taylor (84.33) 6-3 (82.83) Steve Warnock

Jeff Smith (101.33) 6-0 (96.36) Adam Sevada

Quarterfinals

David Cameron (92.02) 6-0 (75.38) Danny Baggish

Stowe Buntz (81.17) 6-5 (78.32) Jack Robinson

Jake Womack (89.23) 6-2 (73.22) Jules van Dongen

Jeff Smith (94.97) 6-3 (88.93) Jacob Taylor

Semi-final

David Cameron (89.91) 7-5 (84.23) Stowe Buntz

Jeff Smith (94.48) 7-1 (84.44) Jake Womack

Finale

David Cameron (95.29) 7-5 (88.61) Jeff Smith