Leonard Gates has sailed right into contention for a 2023 Lakeside place after winning yesterday's Witch City Open. 'Soulger' produced a 14-darter in the deciding leg to beat Kevin Luke 5-4 in the final.
Gates wins WDF tournament in United States and keeps hopes alive for Lakeside participation
WDFSunday, 17 September 2023 at 17:15
Leonard Gates on Saturday won the Witch City Open in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. 'The Soulger' did good business with an eye on possible participation in the WDF World Championship.
Gates did not concede a single leg in his first three duels against Eric Weeks, Erik Alves and Brian Doherty and then also defeated Jon Foreman (4-3), Ethan De Veyra (5-4) and Rick Fortin (5-4) for a final spot. In the final match, Gates was then 5-4 too strong for Kevin Luke.
With this final victory, Gates retains a good chance of qualifying for Lakeside. The American is not currently seeded but is now approaching the qualifying spots via the so-called "reserve list".
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Witch City Open 2023.
Quarterfinals
Leonard Gates 5-4 Ethan De Veyra
Rick Fortin 5-3 Bruce Robbins
Lorne Langlais 5-2 Gino Florian
Kevin Luke 5-0 Paul Pilch
Semi-final
Leonard Gates 5-4 Rick Fortin
Kevin Luke 5-3 Lorne Langlais
Final
Leonard Gates 5-4 Kevin Luke
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