Liam Maendl-Lawrance narrowly defeated in WDF Swedish Masters final

Liam Maendl-Lawrance narrowly missed out on winning the title at the WDF Swedish Masters on Sunday. He lost to Tonni Sörensen in a decider in the final.

On his way to the final, Maendl-Lawrance defeated Stefan Posinger 4-0 and also whitewashed Jozsef Szlanyina and Lee Hunter. In the round of 16, the Munich native faced Brian Lökken, whom he knocked out of the tournament with a 4-1 win, before he also outclassed Pontus Danielsson 4-1 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, Maendl-Lawrance managed a 5-3 victory over Darren Williams.

On his way to the final, Sörensen defeated Mats Anderson (4-0), Antony Allen (4-1), Ivan Madsen (4-1), Petri Rasmus (4-1), Johan Engstrom (4-2) and finally the Swiss Thomas Junghans 5-2 in the semi-final.

In the final, Sorensen managed a break in the sixth leg to take a 4-2 lead. But Maendl-Lawrance immediately got the break back in 17 darts and in as many darts he confirmed the re-break to level at 4-4.

The remaining three legs went to darts. Here the Dane had the advantage of having won the bull and used this chance to win the title with a 16-darter.

Results Swedish Masters 2024

Last 16

Liam Maendl-Lawrance 4-1 Brian Lökken

Pontus Danielsson 4-0 Niels Jörgen Hansen

Moreno Blum 4-1 Aaron Turner

Darren Williams 4-3 Edwin Torbjörnsson

Thomas Junghans 4-1 Ivan Springborg

Craig Brown 4-3 Rickard Tingvall

Johan Engstrom 4-2 Francesco Raschini

Tonni Sörensen 4-1 Petri Rasmus

Quarter finals

Liam Maendl-Lawrance 4-1 Pontus Danielsson

Darren Williams 4-0 Moreno Blum

Thomas Junghans 4-2 Craig Brown

Tonni Sörensen 4-2 Johan Engstrom

Semi-final

Liam Maendl-Lawrance 5-3 Darren Williams

Tonni Sörensen 5-2 Thomas Junghans

Final

Tonni Sörensen 6-5 Liam Maendl-Lawrance