WDF Scottish Classic: Finalists confirmed for Men’s and Women’s Singles as well as youth events

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Saturday, 15 February 2025 at 23:03
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The second day of action at the WDF Scottish Open in Renfrew saw the final lineups confirmed for both the Men’s and Women’s Scottish Classic, as well as the Boys and Girls Open events. Find out who's still in the fight right here!

In the Men’s event, it will be former Welsh Open champion Martyn Turner taking on first time WDF event finalist and home hope Stuart Wares to become champion and significantly improve their chances of reaching Lakeside.

Turner was dominant throughout the day, only dropping a leg a match on average and averaging as high as 92.49 in the last 64. He faced no real opposition until the semi finals where, despite averaging a point lower, the Englishman took care of an impressive Mitchell Lawrie 5-2.

It was a very encouraging day on the other half of the draw for Wares, with the Scotsman taking out a host of big names in the WDF system, such as Bradley Kirk, Alec Small who impressed on the MODUS Super Series recently, and reigning champion Glen Parsons in the semi finals to reach a maiden WDF ranked final.

Elsewhere throughout the day, neither of yesterday's Doubles title winners Jim McEwan or former Lakeside champion Neil Duff went far in the singles with Duff losing to Steve Buchan in the Last 128 and McEwan falling to Derek Jackson in the Last 64. It was also a day to forget for the only player at the event to have just fallen off the PDC Pro Tour, as Christian Perez lost in the Last 64 to Ryan Hogarth.

Martyn Turner is one of the finalists in the men's event
Martyn Turner is one of the finalists in the men's event

Meanwhile, Scotland’s Lorraine Hyde will be the overwhelming favourite to win her home event for the first time, as the world number 5 takes on England’s Julie Thompson. It was a depleted female field today due to a clash with the PDC Women’s Series but that didn’t stop some high quality play with Hyde, the highest ranked player in the event, forced all the way on two occasions by compatriot Susanna McGimpey in the last 16 and the inimitable Paula Jacklin in the semi final stage. Despite facing significant pressure throughout the event so far, she asserted herself as the best player of the day and deservedly reaches a second final in as many days, following up on her Doubles title yesterday.

On the other side of the draw, Thompson grew into the event as the day went on, with an especially strong performance against Irina Armstrong in the quarter finals, with the German taking her to a last leg decider in a highly entertaining match. From then on it was plain sailing as the world number 141 faced little competition in the semi final and whitewashed fellow Englishwoman Kelly Haverson, setting up a meeting with Hyde tomorrow evening, looking to avenge herself for her loss to Hyde and Louise Paterson in the Doubles final yesterday.

Meanwhile, Sophie McKinlay’s horror weekend continued as the double Lakeside finalist followed up her first round doubles loss with a last leg defeat to Kelly Jolly, and Hyde’s Doubles partner Louise Paterson lost in the last 32 to losing semi-finalist Kelly Haverson.

Lorraine Hyde is one win away from picking up a WDF title on home soil
Lorraine Hyde is one win away from picking up a WDF title on home soil

In the youth events, the massive shock of the day is that pre-tournament favourite Daniel Stephenson has not made the Boys final. He was knocked out in the semi finals by a sublime Luke Rossi who will face Taylor McGuckian in yet another Scotland vs England final tomorrow, whilst Jessica Matheson ran the card in the Girls Group Stages winning all 5 games to book her place in the final tomorrow against Taylor Field to make it a Battle of Britain in all 4 events.

The finals of each event will take place tomorrow from 4:30pm alongside the finals for the Scottish Open, also silver ranked, which begins tomorrow morning from 10am at the Normandy Hotel in Renfrew. Scores can be followed on DartConnect whilst the finals will be live-streamed on the Tri Nations Darts YouTube channel.  

Results

WDF Scottish Classic Men’s Singles

Final

Martyn Turner vs Stuart Wares

Semi Finals

Martyn Turner (85.94) 5-2 Mitchell Lawrie (87.00)
Stuart Wares (81.72) 5-3 Glen Parsons (75.25)

Quarter Finals

Mitchell Lawrie (82.62) 4-1 Scott Robertson (80.96)
Martyn Turner (83.08) 4-1 Peter Gallacher (79.78)
Stuart Wares (85.28) 4-1 Alec Small (76.36)
Glen Parsons (84.31) 4-3 Ryan Hogarth (92.47)

Last 16

Scott Robertson (87.07) 4-1 Andy Callary (81.79)
Mitchell Lawrie (87.06) 4-2 Evander Stevenson (83.14)
Martyn Turner (86.17) 4-1 Steve Buchan (70.06)
Peter Gallacher (89.73) 4-0 Dave Ladley (82.76)
Alec Small (82.11) 4-3 Jenson Walker (78.66)
Stuart Wares (85.69) 4-1 Bradley Kirk (74.60)
Glen Parsons (83.61) 4-3 Derek Jackson (74.03)
Ryan Hogarth (81.24) 4-0 Andrew Broll (69.67)

WDF Scottish Classic Women’s Singles

Final

Lorraine Hyde vs Julie Thompson

Semi Finals

Lorraine Hyde (67.99) 4-3 Paula Jacklin (69.77)
Julie Thompson (63.28) 4-0 Kelly Haverson (54.29)

Quarter Finals

Lorraine Hyde (64.25) 4-1 Christine Hyde (64.17)
Paula Jacklin (59.87) 4-3 Hannah Bell (56.56)
Julie Thompson (70.62) 4-3 Irina Armstrong (67.56)
Kelly Haverson (68.05) 4-3 Kelly Jolly (61.89)

Last 16

Lorraine Hyde (68.18) 4-3 Susanna McGimpsey (63.64)
Christine Hyde (51.08) 4-1 Ang Turnbull (46.36)
Paula Jacklin (62.63) 4-0 Chloe O’Brien (53.06)
Hannah Bell (58.89) 4-3 Nanako Shimizu (59.26)
Irina Armstrong (73.32) 4-0 Emily Davidson (58.67)
Julie Thompson (65.84) 4-2 Phonsawan Whillis (63.24)
Kelly Jolly (49.66) 4-2 Chelsea McMahon (47.41)
Kelly Haverson (57.15) 4-3 Mandy Smith (52.06)

WDF Scottish Open Boys Singles

Last 16

Luke Rossi (92.02) 3-0 Mitchell Lawrie (76.29)
Leo Jamieson (70.02) 3-1 Jacob Todd (59.41)
Daniel Stephenson (71.57) 3-0 Jack Kennedy (61.62)
Cayden Smith (86.71) 3-0 Sam Graham (68.94)
Taylor McGuckian (81.40) 3-2 Oliver Haughan (83.65)
Arthur McKeever (54.81) 3-1 Robert Sutherland (55.40)
Adam Craik (68.32) 3-0 Noah Kane (60.71)
Owen Bryceland (93.94) 3-0 Robbie Scott (61.25)

Quarter Finals

Luke Rossi (73.09) 3-2 Leo Jamieson (66.41)
Daniel Stephenson W-L Cayden Smith (forfeit)
Taylor McGuckian (79.11) 3-0 Arthur McKeever (68.89)
Owen Bryceland (86.71) 3-0 Adam Craik (66.38)

Semi Finals

Luke Rossi (75.49) 3-1 Daniel Stephenson (72.62)
Taylor McGuckian (84.94) 3-1 Owen Bryceland (86.60)

Final

Luke Rossi vs Taylor McGuckian

WDF Scottish Open Girls Singles

Final
Jessica Matheson vs Taylor Field

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