COLIN ‘OZZY OSBORNE BEATS JAMES RICHARDSON IN THE SUNDAY PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPS GLADBECK GERMANY Colin Osborne breaks James Richardsons dream with a 6-2 win in the Sunday Players Championships.
Osborne who himself has been on a bad run consolidates his position on both merit table. Rushdens James Richardsons run which was ended by Osborne in the final was his best run to date in a PDC event.
Previously that of two last 16 positions, his final run will earn him a place in the World Championships with a move up the PCOoM table and of course a break into the top 100 on the PDC OoM.
Osborne started the day with a win over locals Meszaros Zsolt 6-1 and 6-2 wins over Peter Martin, Kevin Munch and PDC Pro Terry Temple to move OZZY into the quarter finals. In the quarter final he beat PDC youth player Chris Aubrey again by 6-2 and Mark Walsh in the semi-final by 6-2. James Richardson had the day of his life, he started with a 6-4 win over youth player Adam Smith-Neale and by the same score over PDC Pro Co Stompe.
A fantastic 6-3 win over Simon Whitlock, and a 6-2 over Steve Brown moved the Rushden ace into the last 8. He then met Steve Farmer and disposed of him in style before another great win this time over Paul Nicholson in the semi-finals to move Richardson into the final.
German Darts Classic Players Championship (PC25, Sunday October 23, Gladbeck)
Preliminary Round
Simon Priest 6-3 Ufuk Uzuner
Marvin Esser 6-3 Frank Kounze
Detlef Barchanowitz 6-4 Frank Lommel
First Round
Wes Newton (1) 6-0 Hendrik Dame
William O’Connor 6-4 Dylan Duo
Dennis Smith (32) 6-3 Maik Langendorf
Chris Aubrey 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
Steve Beaton (16) 6-4 Olaf Tupuschis
John Michael 6-0 Darren Johnson
Mark Hylton (17) 6-1 Martino Tagliapietra
Per Laursen 6-3 Simon Priest
Kevin Munch 6-5 Mark Webster (8)
Magnus Caris 6-4 Andree Welge
Colin Osborne (25) 6-1 Meszaros Zsolt
Peter Martin 6-4 Karsten Koch
Mervyn King (9) 6-1 Eduardo Sales Lopes
Terry Temple 6-4 Steve Maish
John Henderson (24) 6-0 Steven Mehl
Marko Kantele 6-1 Heiko Merkes
Ronnie Baxter (5) 6-1 Steffen Siepmann
Steve Hine 6-4 Mark Dudbridge
Michael van Gerwen (28) 6-0 Reinhard Timmermann
Dave Smith 6-2 Mick Todd
Andy Smith (12) Bye (Jurgen Friedel timed out)
Andy Jenkins 6-3 Devon Petersen
Alan Tabern (21) 6-0 Lucio Rave
Darren Whittingham 6-2 Gino Vos
Mark Walsh (4) 6-0 Michael Sievert
Nick Fullwell 6-5 Barrie Bates
Nigel Heydon (29) 6-5 Christian Kallinger
Dyson Parody 6-2 Ken MacNeil
Peter Wright (13) 6-0 Karsten Kornath
Joe Cullen 6-0 Jon Archer
James Wade (20) 6-3 Michael Hurtz
Jerry Hendriks 6-2 Jelle Klaasen
Paul Nicholson (2) 6-1 Wilhelm Schwingenschlogel
Arron Monk 6-2 Nick Birch
Roland Scholten (31) 6-0 Milos Bedy
Ian White 6-3 Jyhan Artut
Dave Chisnall (15) 6-3 Kurt van de Rijk
Kevin McDine 6-2 Matt Padgett
Terry Jenkins (18) 6-4 Johnny Okken
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Marvin Esser
Jamie Caven (7) 6-0 Peter Pesta
Mareno Michels 6-3 Michael Rosenauer
Andy Hamilton (26) 6-0 Michael Rasztovits
Michael Smith 6-5 Steve Evans
Kevin Painter (10) 6-1 Daniel Bauerlein
Mark Frost 6-3 Tony Eccles
Wayne Jones (23) 6-0 Klaus Roger Kraske
Matthew Edgar 6-1 Joost Derksen
Simon Whitlock (6) 6-1 Mattheus Ziolkowski
Bernd Roith 6-2 Jann Hoffmann
Co Stompe (27) 6-5 Colin Rice
James Richardson 6-4 Adam Smith-Neale
Colin Lloyd (11) 6-0 Frank Liebeton
Reece Robinson 6-5 Adrian Gray
Steve Brown (22) 6-1 Patrick Langbeckeer
Rocco Maes 6-2 Maximilian Thamm
Justin Pipe (3) 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Kirk Shepherd 6-5 Veijo Viinikka
Steve Farmer (30) 6-0 Stefanie Luck
Ian Jopling 6-2 Nandor Bezzeg
Denis Ovens (14) 6-1 Jorg Blomenkamp
Shaun Griffiths 6-3 Antonio Alcinas
Scott Rand (19) 6-4 Mick Hasse
Brian Woods 6-1 Detlef Barchanowitz
Second Round
William O’Connor 6-4 Wes Newton – Wes Newton hits nine-dart finish
Chris Aubrey 6-5 Dennis Smith
Steve Beaton 6-3 John Michael
Mark Hylton 6-5 Per Laursen
Kevin Munch 6-5 Magnus Caris
Colin Osborne 6-2 Peter Martin
Terry Temple 6-2 Mervyn King
Marko Kantele 6-5 John Henderson
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Steve Hine
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Dave Smith
Andy Jenkins 6-5 Andy Smith
Alan Tabern 6-2 Darren Whittingham
Mark Walsh 6-1 Nick Fullwell
Dyson Parody 6-4 Nigel Heydon
Peter Wright 6-3 Joe Cullen
James Wade 6-5 Jerry Hendriks
Paul Nicholson 6-1 Arron Monk
Roland Scholten 6-4 Ian White
Kevin McDine 6-4 Dave Chisnall
Terry Jenkins 6-5 Mensur Suljovic
Jamie Caven 6-1 Mareno Michels
Michael Smith 6-1 Andy Hamilton
Kevin Painter 6-0 Mark Frost
Wayne Jones 6-5 Matthew Edgar
Simon Whitlock 6-1 Bernd Roith
James Richardson 6-4 Co Stompe
Reece Robinson 6-5 Colin Lloyd
Steve Brown 6-5 Rocco Maes
Kirk Shepherd 6-5 Justin Pipe
Steve Farmer 6-2 Ian Jopling
Denis Ovens 6-4 Shaun Griffiths
Brian Woods 6-3 Scott Rand
Losers £200
Third Round
Chris Aubrey 6-2 William O’Connor
Steve Beaton 6-1 Mark Hylton
Colin Osborne 6-2 Kevin Munch
Terry Temple 6-3 Marko Kantele
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Ronnie Baxter
Alan Tabern 6-3 Andy Jenkins
Mark Walsh 6-5 Dyson Parody
Peter Wright 6-4 James Wade
Paul Nicholson 6-2 Roland Scholten
Terry Jenkins 6-5 Kevin McDine
Jame Caven 6-3 Michael Smith
Wayne Jones 6-5 Kevin Painter
James Richardson 6-3 Simon Whitlock
Steve Brown 6-1 Reece Robinson
Steve Farmer 6-1 Kirk Shepherd
Brian Woods 6-4 Denis Ovens
Losers £400
Fourth Round
Chris Aubrey 6-3 Steve Beaton
Colin Osborne 6-2 Terry Temple
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Alan Tabern
Mark Walsh 6-5 Peter Wright
Paul Nicholson 6-4 Terry Jenkins
Jamie Caven 6-4 Wayne Jones
James Richardson 6-2 Steve Brown
Steve Farmer 6-3 Brian Woods
Losers £600
Quarter-Finals
Colin Osborne 6-2 Chris Aubrey
Mark Walsh 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Paul Nicholson 6-4 Jamie Caven
James Richardson 6-4 Steve Farmer
Losers £1,000
Semi-Finals
Colin Osborne 6-2 Mark Walsh
James Richardson 6-3 Paul Nicholson
Losers £2,000
Final
Colin Osborne 6-2 James Richardson
Winner £6,000 / Runner-Up £3,000
Semi-Finals
Colin Osborne hit back from 2-0 down to defeat Mark Walsh in the first semi-final. Walsh took out 25 for the first leg and an 11-darter to lead 2-0, but Osborne broke back before levelling the game, and took the fifth to edge in front at 3-2. He also won the sixth despite a 180 from Walsh before finishing 92 and 116 for victory.
James Richardson won through to his first-ever professional final, defeating Paul Nicholson 6-3. After Nicholson edged the first leg, Richardson hit double top to win four successive legs as he took command. Nicholson hit a 180 and a 92 finish to win the sixth, and after Richardson took the next on double 16 the world number nine finished 88 to pull back to 5-3. However, Richardson hit a 180 in the ninth to be first to a finish, and took out double four for the win.
Final – Leg-by-leg
Colin Osborne 6-2 James Richardson
0-0 – Colin Osborne wins the bull and will throw first.
0-1 – James Richardson opens with a 14-darter to break throw on double top.
1-1 – Osborne levels courtesy of a superb 160 finish.
2-1 – Richardson hits a 180 but misses double top for a 106 finish to break again, with his dart landing in double one, before Osborne returns to hit double two to atone for four previous missed doubles.
2-2 – Osborne this time misses a chance to break with one dart at tops, and Richardson returns to land double four to level.
3-2 – Osborne edges back in front by finishing 80 in two darts.
4-2 – Richardson misses two darts at tops and Osborne manages to break, hitting double 15 with his third dart.
5-2 – Osborne hits a 171 to leave 66, but misses double 16 to allow Richardson in – only for the Rushden ace to miss two darts at the same bed before Osborne lands double eight.
6-2 – Richardson opens with a 180 but misses two chances to keep the match alive, and Osborne finishes double 18 for a 14-dart winning leg.