RONALD BRIONES picked up his second victory of the year in DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD as he claimed victory in Stage Four of the event in Seoul, Korea on July 13.
The Philippine star defeated Ray Carver 3-2 in the final of the event, with the decider going all the way to a deciding leg of Cricket, which Briones won with a 120-81 scoreline.
Briones had also been victorious in Hong Kong earlier this year before claiming victory in the event's first visit to Korea, with Stage Four being held at the Sheraton Grande in Seoul.
"I feel on top of the world," said Briones. "I'm so happy to have won in Seoul and am very lucky to have won a stage again."
Briones had also defeated fellow countryman Lourence Ilagan earlier in the event, and overcame Kei Usami in the quarter-finals, 2011 champion Paul Lim in the semi-finals and American left-hander Carver in the final.
"Hats off to Ronald, who played a great match," said Carver. "I didn't do quite enough today but we both played well.
"In the final leg of Cricket I missed my chances - I hit triple 19 with my first dart and I should have stayed on 19s, I wasted two darts on the 20 as I only hit singles."
DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD is the world's biggest soft-tip darts tournament, with eight Stages being held throughout the year before the top 100 ranked players travel to Hong Kong in December to compete in the Grand Final.
Stage Five will be held on August 25 in Shanghai before moving to Las Vegas on September 21 for Stage Six.
DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD
Soft Darts World Championship 2013
Stage Four, July 13 - Seoul, Korea
Quarter-Finals
Morihiro Hashimoto 3-1 Kenichi Ajiki
Ray Carver 3-1 Royden Lam
Paul Lim 3-2 Yugi Eguchi
Ronald Briones 3-2 Kei Usami
Semi-Finals
Ray Carver 3-1 Morihiro Hashimoto
Ronald Briones 3-1 Paul Lim
Final
Ronald Briones 3-2 Ray Carver
The Final
Leg by Leg - 701/Cricket/Cricket/701/Choice. Loser throws first.
1-0 - Briones wins the opening leg by hitting double top for a 16-dart finish, with Carver left on 115.
1-1 - Carver wins the opening leg of Cricket with an average of 5.17 and 240 points to Briones' 218 points and 4.80 average.
2-1 - Briones takes the second leg of Cricket with 260 points and an average of 5.33 to Carver's 183 points and 5.20 average.
2-2 - Carver finishes in 15 darts with a 135 finish of bull, treble 19 and double 14, with Briones on 166.
3-2 - Briones wins the bull and elects to throw first, with Carver choosing Cricket. Briones quickly wraps up victory with 120 points and a 5.75 average to 81 points from the American.
DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD
Soft Darts World Championship 2013 Schedule
Stage One - April 28, Hong Kong
Stage Two - May 26, Hong Kong
Stage Three - June 16, France
Stage Four - July 13, Korea
Stage Five - August 25, Shanghai
Stage Six - September 21, USA
Stage Seven - October 13, Hong Kong
Stage Eight - November 3, Hong Kong
Grand Final - Dec 14-15, Hong Kong
For more information and entry details, please visit http://darts-theworld.com/en/schedule/.