Jordan Singh gets back among the BDO titles
Jordan Singh claimed his first BDO ranking title in two years after going all of the way at the European Youth Open.
Singh was the top boy in the prospects' ranks competing at the same venue in Blackpool as the organisation's men and women,
The 17-year-old from Darlaston, who lives in Walsall, has previously took International and British Open honours, but last weekend's glory ended a long-wait to make it a hat-trick.
The England youth international played the full five games from the last 32 to become champion, while final opponent Bradley Brooks first had a bye.
Singh opened with a 3-0 whitewash over Ethan Sabin, before dropping just a leg in a 3-1 victory over Scotland's Chelsea McMahon.
The same scoreline saw off Bradley Storey in the quarter-finals, before play was upgraded to a first-to-four format.
Another shut-out, 4-0 over Freddie Francis, saw him reach a close-run deciding clash with Brooks, where Singh prevailed in the last leg 4-3.
Dudley's Reece Colley nearly met him in the final, but was beaten 4-2 by Brooks in the semis. He'd beaten Kallum Graham 3-0 and Dean Birks 3-2.
That was one prize settled on the inaugural European Darts Weekend, sponsored by the sports' brand Winmau and events company Shownights.com, at the Norbreck Castle Hotel.
Tipton's Jamie Hughes recorded the best run of the West Midlands throwers in the Saturday's European Classic, reaching the last 32.
Bloxwich's Shaun Carroll was also in Group Four and almost met Hughes at that stage, but lost 4-3 to Bryn Suckley. Carroll had eliminated Ross Gildner Jnr (4-2) and Carl Dennel (4-2).
Suckley repeated the trick to put Hughes out by the same verdict, after 'Yozza' had claimed the scalps of Geraint Davies 4-1 before 4-3 results over Andrew Beaumont and Dave Parletti.
Cannock's Mark Craddock, Wednesbury's Matthew Dicken, Wolverhampton's Michael Baker and Tipton's Chris Glover all bowed out after their first tie.
Craddock, after a bye, lost 4-2 to Adam Casey in Group Two. Dicken did likewise before he was edged out 4-3 by Pip Blackwell in Group Eight.
Baker and Glover both undertook last 256 fixtures, with the former pipped to the post 4-3 by George Cressey in Group Six. Glover was downed 4-2 by Scott McParlin in Group Five.
Hughes was also the pick of the West Midlands' darters in Sunday's European Open, going a phase further to the last 16.
He reached the Group Four final, but was thwarted 4-2 by Brian Dawson. Hughes had defeated James Ellis (4-0), Dale Hughes (4-2), Keith Moore (4-2) and Dave Bird (4-2).
Carroll made it to the last 32 in Group Five after accounting for Tony O'Shea (4-1), Gary Scott (4-2) and Ross Montgomery (4-2). Blackwell ended his challenge 4-1.
Baker got to the last 64 in Group Two, after a 4-2 success over Nick Stephenson. Ryan Joyce saw him off 4-3 from there.
Craddock, after a bye, was beaten 4-1 by Matt Padgett at the last 128 stage in Group Five, after Dicken and Glover had already gone out.
Dicken lost 4-1 to Rhys Griffin in Group Seven while Glover, after a bye, was eliminated by Karl McKinstry in Group Six.
