Reece Colley and
Lisa Ashton won the singles tournament titles at the WDF
British Open in Bridlington on Sunday night.
Colley concluded a rock-solid men's singles tournament with the title. In seven of his eight matches, he recorded an average of over 90. After victories over the likes of Dean Winstanley (4-0), Gary Stone (4-2), Mike Gillet (4-1) and Thomas Gregory (5-2), he beat Chris Landman 6-3 in the final.
Ashton was a class act in the ladies event. In her six matches, 'The Lancashire Rose' conceded seven legs, and also recorded her highest ever recorded average. In her quarter-final against Phonsawan Whillis (4-0), she reached an average of 105.47. Ashton then also dealt with Anca Zijlstra (4-2) and Aileen de Graaf (5-1).
Results WDF British Open
Men's
Quarter-Finals
Reece Colley (93.91) 4-1 (82.15) Mike Gillet
Thomas Gregory (91.59) 4-1 (81.39) Mark Barilli
Chris Landman (84.59) 4-3 (84.79) Richard Veenstra
Jamie Lewis (81.24) 4-0 (73.92) Henry Coates
Semi-Finals
Reece Colley (91.82) 5-2 (77.17) Thomas Gregory
Chris Landman (84.22) 5-1 (50.94) Jamie Lewis
Final
Reece Colley (91.93) 6-3 (91.99) Chris Landman
Ladies
Quarter-Finals
Lisa Ashton (105.47) 4-0 (70.89) Phonsawan Whillis
Anca Zijlstra (68.33) 4-2 (59.79) Sarah Roberts
Aileen de Graaf (84.88) 4-1 (72.84) Deta Hedman
Lorraine Winstanley (78.35) 4-3 (73.25) Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Semi-Finals
Lisa Ashton (69.77) 4-2 (71.11) Anca Zijlstra
Aileen de Graaf (71.96) 4-3 (69.99) Lorraine Winstanley
Final
Lisa Ashton (75.38) 5-1 (71.59) Aileen de Graaf