Reed Ensures AGP Glory

SEAN REED ensured that he will top the DPA's Australian Grand Prix rankings with victory alongside Geoff Kime in the double-header in Redcliffe last weekend.

Reed, a semi-finalist in the 2010 Australian Open Players Championship, has enjoyed great success on the AGP circuit this year.

His victory in Saturday's Redcliffe Darts Club Open, and a semi-final appearance in Sunday's event, saw him win 64 ranking points and move into an unassailable lead ahead of Anthony Fleet in the DPA rankings.

Reed was a 6-3 winner over Russell Homer in Saturday's final, and included former Grand Slam of Darts star Pat Orreal and PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship qualifier Guy Holland amongst his victims in the knockout stage.

Kime ended Reed's hopes of back-to-back victories with a whitewash in Sunday's semi-finals before going on to claim the title with a 6-1 win over Robbie King.

King, a 17-year-old based on the Gold Coast, is one of the two DPA Qualifiers for the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship, and knocked out last year's Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship representative Shane Tichowitsch in the semi-finals as he won through to the decider.

King will be joined by Newcastle's 18-year-old Guy Holland in travelling to England in November to play for the World Youth Championship title.

The Australian Grand Prix continues on September 24 & 25 in Goulburn, with further weekends to follow in Geelong and Boorowa before the end of the season.

Redcliffe Darts Club Open Day One (Saturday)
Last 16
Robbie King 6-1 Peter Scott
Glen Jones 6-1 Andrew Brown
Sean Reed 6-3 Guy Holland
Pat Orreal 6-4 Bruce Baker
Shane Tichowitsch 6-2 Dwayne Lestrange
Russell Homer 6-0 Col Embrey
Steve Duke Jnr 6-5 Chris Allanson
Dave Marshall 6-0 Denis Ollenburg
Losers $45 & eight AGP points

Quarter-Finals
Glen Jones 6-2 Robbie King
Sean Reed 6-1 Pat Orreal
Russell Homer 6-5 Shane Tichowitsch
Dave Marshall 6-5 Steve Duke Jnr
Losers $90 & 16 AGP points

Semi-Finals
Sean Reed 6-2 Glen Jones
Russell Homer 6-2 Dave Marshall
Losers $150 & 24 AGP points

Final
Sean Reed 6-3 Russell Homer
Winner $1,000 & 40 AGP points
Runner-Up $400 & 32 AGP points


Redcliffe Darts Club Open Day Two (Sunday)
Last 16

Dave Marshall 6-2 Darren Kirk
Sean Reed 6-2 Gordon Mathers
Rick Jones 6-4 Col Embrey
Geoff Kime 6-1 Glen Jones
Russell Homer 6-5 Pat Orreal
Shane Tichowitsch 6-0 Darryl Stewart
Bill Aitken 6-4 Bruce Baker
Robbie King 6-1 Dave Smith
Losers $45 & eight AGP points

Quarter-Finals
Sean Reed 6-4 Dave Marshall
Geoff Kime 6-4 Rick Jones
Shane Tichowitsch 6-4 Russell Homer
Robbie King 6-2 Bill Aitken
Losers $90 & 16 AGP points

Semi-Finals
Geoff Kime 6-0 Sean Reed
Robbie King 6-2 Shane Tichowitsch
Losers $150 & 24 AGP points

Final
Geoff Kime 6-1 Robbie King
Winner $1,000 & 40 AGP points
Runner-Up $400 & 32 AGP points