Waites ready for defence
BETTING: 11-8 Adalene, 5 Highwayman, 13-2 On Fire, 7 John Milton, 15-2 Persian Steel, 10 Chorus Of Lies, 12 Codeshare, 25 Diamond Eagle. GALILEE CHAPEL (20) A Whillans 7 9-7 (C, D) ......... B McHugh GLORIOUS ASSET (28) I Furtado 4 9-6 ....................... T Eaves ROYAL FLAG (53) B Ellison 6 9-6 ................. Ben Robinson (7) BALDUCCI (21) Roger Fell 9 9-6 ............................ T Hamilton TAOPIX (31) K McLintock 4 9-6 (CD) ............................. D Nolan THELLO (14) G Moss 4 9-5 (CD) ............................ L Steward (3) PICKETT’S CHARGE (35) R C Guest 3 9-4 (C) ............ C Beasley GENRES (24)GSwinbank49-4(D) .......................... JFanning HYDRANT (14) R C Guest 10 9-2 (D7) ................ G Downing (3) BEAUMONT’S PARTY (15) C Grant 9 9-1 (CD) ......... D Costello DEVIOUS SPIRIT (14) I Jardine 4 9-1 ....................... M Dwyer LOS CERRITOS (4) Oliver Greenall 4 9-0 ...... Nathan Evans (3) RUBIS (28)RFahey38-11(D) ............... NatalieHambling(7) SWISS LAIT (14) P Holmes 5 8-9 ........................... J P Sullivan BETTING: 7-2 Galilee Chapel, 4 Taopix, 5 Thello, 8 Rubis, Glorious Asset, 12 Hydrant, 14 Balducci, 16 Genres, Los Cerritos, 20 Others. (29) R Fahey 4 9-9 (D) ....................... T Hamilton (10) S Bowring 5 9-7 ............................ K Lundie (7) (158) M Appleby 4 9-6 (BF) ....... A Rawlinson (3) (174) G Swinbank 3 9-5 (BF) ............ J Fanning (21) A Whillans 3 9-5 .................. R Scott (5) (17) I Furtado 3 9-4 (BF, D2) ................ ................................................................. Josephine Gordon (21)KReveley99-2(CD) ....... KO’Neill (43) J Bethell 4 9-0 (D) ....... P McDonald (17) M W Easterby 3 8-12 (BF) . Nathan Evans (3) (99) Rebecca Menzies 5 8-12 (D)...D Costello (8) P Niven 3 8-10 (BF) ...................... J P Sullivan BETTING: 7-2 African Showgirl, 4 Dominannie, 11-2 What Usain, 13-2 Celtic Artisan, 7 Swansway, 10 Broctune Papa Gio, 12 Bromance, 14 Foolaad, 16 Others. ...J Gormley (7) .............. .................................................................. Nathan Evans (3) (20) Roger Fell 3 9-5 (BF, CD) ...................... T Hamilton (36) D O’Meara 4 9-5 (CD) ....... P Vaughan (7) (52) D Loughnane 3 9-5 (C) .. A Mullen (99) K Ryan 3 9-3 ........................ T Eaves (30) R Fahey 5 9-1 ............................. B McHugh (67)MMullineaux68-13(D2) .............. MDwyer (31) C Fairhurst 10 8-12 (C3) ...... Paula Muir (7) (20) Miss L Perratt 4 8-11 ............ S Gray (21) J Goldie 5 8-7 .......................... J P Sullivan BETTING: 15-8 Lozah, 3 Crystallographer, 7 Newmarket Warrior, 8 Oak Bluffs, 10 Sir Lancelott, 12 Who’s Shirl, 14 Poor Duke, The Magic Pencil, 25 Others. MR POTTER (21) R C Guest 3 9-7 (BF, CD) ................. C Beasley CANFORD BELLE (14) G Tuer 3 9-6 ................. Phil Dennis (5) DANCIN ALPHA (10) G Swinbank 5 9-6 (BF) ............ J Fanning SYMBOLIC STAR (14) F Murtagh 4 9-5 (D) ...... C Rodriguez (7) THE BIG DAY (102) N Tinkler 3 9-5 ................... K Schofield (7) TABLE MANNERS (20) W Storey 4 9-5 (BF, C). Hollie Doyle (5) MR SUNDOWNER (20) W Storey 4 9-4 (D) .. Nathan Evans (3) ROSIE CROWE (22) S A Harris 4 9-2 (BF, D)..Josephine Gordon SECRET INTERLUDE (37) Roger Fell 3 9-1 .... B Sanderson (7) GREAT COLACI (31) K Reveley 3 9-0 (CD) ................... K O’Neill JEBEL TARA (21) A Whillans 11 8-13 (C, D3) ................. D Swift NEFETARI (21) A Brown 3 8-13 ................................... T Eaves STANLOW (10) M Mullineaux 6 8-12 ........................ M Dwyer SEA OF GREEN (9) J Goldie 4 8-12 .................... G Downing (3) BETTING: 4 Mr Potter, 5 Dancin Alpha, 11-2 Canford Belle, 7 Mr Sundowner, 8 Table Manners, Rosie Crowe, 10 Great Colaci, 12 Nefetari, 16 Others. Dennis Harbour on Tuesday, January 10, with the match starting at 10pm.
The 39-year-old Huddersfield star will be seeking a third world title in five years after last year’s success, beating Canada’s Jeff Smith 7-1 in the final which gave him his second crown.
Waites, the only BDO representative to ever win the Professional Darts Corporation Grand Slam of Darts in 2012, added the victory to his 2013 success when he went into the tournament as No3 seed and bookmakers’ favourite.
He beat Willy van de Wiel 3-0 in the first round, Geert De Vos 4-1 in the second round, and Paul Jennings 5-2 in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals for the first time – he then defeated Richie George 6-1 to set up a final against two-time runner-up Tony O’Shea, which Waites won 7-1 to claim his first crown.