The third Modus UK tour event of 2017 served up an exceptionally high standard in Worcester on Saturday providing a deciding leg shoot out in the final. Junior players from around the UK were battling it out for a place in the World playoff finals in Bristol this December and gaining valuable ranking points for the JDC'S OOM system.
The eventual winner Keelan Kay from Plymouth managed to avoid Board 1 which contained 3 previous tour winners, Owen maiden , Jarred Cole and James Beeton.
With the draw opening up for Kay in his half, he took his chances making the Final dropping only four legs of darts.
Jarred Cole from Hertfordshire prevailed out of the toughest part of the draw to meet Keelan in the final, hoping to secure another tour victory.
However in the final Kay was sublime, hitting great finishes, scoring 180's and looking pretty secure. Cole did mount a comeback in the final drawing on his experience in his 4th JDC final, to level at 4-4, however with the darts in the last deciding leg Kay finished the job.
After the match Kay & Cole who have met on many occasions were genuinely delighted for each other.
Cole mounting up the ranking points and Kay with his first win, now qualifies outright for the JDC'S World finals in December.
Next up Tour 4 is in Sheffield September 16th
PRELIMINARY ROUND
LUKE DURHAM 3-0 RHYS JONES
JAKOB KELLY 3-0 GEORGE ONEILL
TAVIS DUDENEY 3-1 JOSH WILSON
HENRY COATES 3-2 BRAD PHILLIPS
HARRY ROBINSON 3-2 TOM BROSNAN
JACK COUSINS 3-2 KYLE COOPER
KYLE WOODWARD 3-0 TOMMY NELSON
FIRST ROUND
FREDDIE FRANCIS 3-0 LUKE DURHAM
JAKOB KELLY 3-0 WILL NORTH
JARRED COLE 3-1 MACKENZIE NIXON
JAMES BEETON 3-2 OWEN MAIDEN
TAVIS DUDENEY 3-2 TAYLOR SMOLDON
HENRY COATES 3-0 STEVEN IVEY
EMMA LEVERETT 3-2 HARRY ROBINSON
CAINE RUSHTON 3-1 RYAN JORDAN
ROSS GILDER 3-0 JACK COUSINS
KYLE WOODWARD 3-1 PACEY LARGE
JAMES SMITH 3-0 MATTHEW PEARSON
KEELAN KAY 3-0 JACK BENDALL
JIMMY BRISTOW 3-0 JORDAN PADDOCK
ALFIE JACQUES 3-0 MITCHELL LEEMING
BEN VESTE 3-1 MITCHELL MCCARTHY
CHRISTIAN TAYLOR 3-2 HARRISON RYAN
SECOND ROUND
JAKOB KELLY 3-0 FREDDIE FRANCIS
JARRED COLE 3-1 JAMES BEETON
TAVIS DUDENEY 3-2 HENRY COATES
CAINE RUSHTON 3-0 EMMA LEVERETT
KYLE WOODWARD 3-0 ROSS GILDER
KEELAN KAY 3-1 JAMES SMITH
JIMMY BRISTOW 2-3 ALFIE JACQUES
CHRISTIAN TAYLOR 3-2 BEN VESTE
QUARTER FINALS
JARRED COLE 3-1 JAKOB KELLY
TAVIS DUDENEY 3-0 CAINE RUSHTON
KEELAN KAY 3-0 KYLE WOODWARD
ALFIE JACQUES 3-0 CHRISTIAN TAYLOR
SEMI FINALS
JARRED COLE 4-1 TAVIS DUDENEY
KEELAN KAY 4-3 ALFIE JACQUES
FINAL
KEELAN KAY 5-4 JARRED COLE
