Ryan Branley picked up where he had left off on Saturday by winning a second Advanced Tour event of the opening weekend to build a five-point lead at the top of the ranking table.
There was also an event win for Nico Bado of Gibraltar, who beat Event 1 winner Lex Paeshuyse to seal the final event of the opening weekend.
Having beaten Mason Teese in the Event 2 final on Saturday afternoon (producing an average of 104.30 in his quarter-final), Branley went back-to-back by seeing off Jack Nankervis in the Event 3 final on Sunday.
The in-form 16-year-old, who earlier in Event 3 had beaten Shoey Ayres, Joseph Westby, Archie Self and Oliver Haughan – with his average never dropping below 87 in the process – continued his fine form with a 6-4 win against Nankervis in the final.
His margin of victory could have been greater, as he led 4-0 and 5-1, before Nankervis rallied superbly, fighting back to 5-4. But he was unable to force a deciding leg as Branley sealed the title with a 17-dart leg to go five points clear of his closest pursuer, world champion Paeshuyse, at the top of the table.
Paeshuyse had shown his class by winning the opening Advanced Tour event of the year the previous day, beating Branley 6-3 in the final, and he went down 6-5 against Bado in the Event 4 final.
Bado is third in the standings after the opening four events of 2025, three points off Paeshuyse, who he beat in a thrilling final in Coventry on Sunday afternoon.
Bado beat Teese, Jayden Walker, Cori Wiltshire and Branley on his way to the final, needing deciding-leg wins over both Walker and Branley, and he emerged victorious from another epic in the final.
He trailed 2-1 after Paeshuyse broke in 13 darts, only to break back and then hold for a 3-2 lead. Paeshuyse held in 13, before Bado held – and then broke with a 126 checkout as Paeshuyse waited on 50. Paeshuyse broke back and then held to force a deciding leg – but Bado picked a perfect time to produce a 14-dart leg to seal the win.
His win was a fitting end to a wonderful weekend of darts, with some excellent performances and averages across the board.
RESULTS:
Event 1:
Final:
Lex Paeshuyse (Bel) 6-3 Ryan Branley (Eng)
Semi-finals:
Lex Paeshuyse (Bel) 5-1 Mitchell Lawrie (Sco)
Ryan Branley (Eng) 5-2 Tergel Khurelkhuu (Mng)
Event 2:
Final:
Ryan Branley (Eng) 6-3 Mason Teese (Eng)
Semi-finals:
Ryan Branley (Eng) 5-0 Daniel Stephenson (Eng)
Mason Teese (Eng) 5-4 Lex Paeshuyse (Bel)
Event 3:
Final:
Ryan Branley (Eng) 6-4 Jack Nankervis (Eng)
Semi-finals:
Ryan Branley (Eng) 5-2 Oliver Haughan (Eng)
Jack Nankervis (Eng) 5-0 Ben Townley (Eng)
Event 4:
Final:
Nico Bado (Gib) 6-5 Lex Paeshuyse (Bel)
Semi-finals:
Nico Bado (Gib) 5-4 Ryan Branley (Eng)
Lex Paeshuyse (Bel) 5-3 Tergel Khurelkhuu (Mng)
Ranking table after four events:
Ryan Branley (Eng) 17 points
Lex Paeshuyse (Bel) 12 points
Nico Bado (Gib) 9 points
Jack Nankervis (Eng) 8 points
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