HUTCHINSON WINS IN MALMÖ! Kirsty Hutchinson has won her first WDF title of 2024, beating Aileen de Graaf in the Swedish Masters final. At 3-3, Hutchinson won successive legs in 18 and 17 darts to run out a 5-3 winner with a 67.23 average.
On Sunday the participating men and women competed for the singles titles at the WDF Swedish Masters in Malmo. In the end it was Tonni Sorensen and Kirsty Hutchinson who won the titles.
Sorensen won his first ever WDF title in the men's event. The Dane had lost to Xanti van den Bergh in the final of the Swedish Open on Saturday, but proved successful a day later. He successively defeated Mats Andersson (4-0), Antony Allen (4-1), Ivan Madsen (4-1), Petri Rasmus (4-1), Johan Engstrom (4-2), Thomas Junghans (5-2) and Liam Maendl-Lawrance (6-5).
In the women's tournament it was the numbers one and three on the placement list who made it to the final. Aileen de Graaf lived up to her status as number one by reaching the final with wins over Anna Hlavova (4-0), Jojo Rolls (4-1), Priscilla Steenbergen (4-2) and Kirsi Viinikainen. Kirsty Hutchinson became the other finalist by defeating Kirstine Christensen (4-3), Christiane Muzik (4-1), Lerena Rietbergen (4-2) and Greta Tekauer (4-0). The final then turned out to be a 5-3 triumph for Hutchinson.
Results WDF Swedish Masters
Gentlemen
Last 16
Liam Maendl-Lawrance 4-1 Brian Lokken
Pontus Danielsson 4-0 Niels Jorgen Hansen
Moreno Blom 4-1 Aaron Turner
Darren Williams 4-3 Edwin Torbjornsson
Thomas Junghans 4-1 Ivan Springborg
Craig Brown 4-3 Rickard Tingvall
Johan Engstrom 4-2 Francesco Rasachini
Tonni Sorensen 4-1 Petri Rasmus
Quarterfinals
Liam Maendl-Lawrance 4-1 Pontus Danielsson
Darren Williams 4-0 Moreno Blom
Thomas Junghans 4-2 Craig Brown
Tonni Sorensen 4-2 Johan Engstrom
Semi-final
Liam Maendl-Lawrance 5-3 Darren Williams
Tonni Sorensen 5-2 Thomas Junghans
Finale
Tonni Sorensen 6-5 Liam Maendl-Lawrance
Ladies
Last 16
Aileen de Graaf 4-1 Jojo Rolls
Priscilla Steenbergen 4-3 Natalie Gilbert
Anca Zijlstra 4-3 Michelle Merlit
Kirsi Viinikainen 4-1 Paula Jacklin
Aletta Wajer 4-1 Kristiina Korpi
Greta Tekauer 4-2 Maud Jansson
Kirsty Hutchinson 4-1 Christiane Muzik
Lerena Rietbergen 4-3 Anna Forsmark
Quarterfinals
Aileen de Graaf 4-2 Priscilla Steenbergen
Kirsi Viinikainen 4-1 Anca Zijlstra
Greta Tekauer 4-2 Aletta Wajer
Kirsty Hutchinson 4-2 Lerena Rietbergen
Semi-final
Aileen de Graaf 4-3 Kirsi Viinikainen
Kirsty Hutchinson 4-0 Greta Tekauer
Finale
Kirsty Hutchinson 5-3 Aileen de Graaf
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