Durrant seals BDO hat-trick

Glen Durrant took the BDO World Championship for the third year in succession last night with a 7-3 win over fellow Englishman Scott Waites at the Lakeside.

Waites held a 3-2 lead as the early stages were tightly contested, but Durrant then raised his game significantly to rattle off five sets in a row and claim the first prize of £100,000.

The 48-year-old from Middlesbrough is the first player to win the BDO title three years in a row since Eric Bristow in 1984-86.

“That means the earth and back and to do it against an absolute Lakeside legend like Scott Waites, that really was the icing on the cake,” Durrant told Eurosport.

“I thought for four or five sets there he was much the better player and I just kept finding that double like I did against Jim Williams (in the semi-final) and I think I got just a little bit lucky.”

Waites, who was also looking to win his third BDO title, added: “I missed a few doubles and he didn’t and that’s why he’s champion.”

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