Weber & Heta Claim Final Sydney Spots

JOHN WEBER and Damon Heta secured the final two places in the TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters field at the Warilla Bowls Club on Tuesday.

Weber (pictured, above left) won the second tournament of the DPA Australian Grand Prix double-header with a 6-1 victory over New Zealand's Rob Szabo.

With Weber having also reached the quarter-finals of Monday's AGP event, he earned enough ranking points to jump above Clinton Bridge in the Order of Merit and join Loz Ryder, Shane Tichowitsch and David Platt in qualifying to play in the TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters this weekend.

Justin Miles - who competed in last week's TABtouch Perth Darts Masters - and Ray O'Donnell were the losing semi-finalists, while Tichowitsch was joined in the last eight by Warren Parry, Brian Roach and Harvey Mayall.

Meanwhile, Perth's Damon Heta (pictured, above right) won the last place in the Sydney Darts Masters by coming through the DPA Qualifier in Warilla, edging out Gordon Mathers 5-4 in a tight final.

Miles was joined in reaching the semi-finals by New Zealand's Craig Pullen, while Szabo progressed to the quarter-finals alongside Jamie Rundle, Robbie King and top Australian women's player Lavinia Hogg.

The DPA's series of events at the Warilla Bowls Club concluded on Tuesday night with a Test Match between Australia and New Zealand, who won 11-9 in a series of Singles and Doubles contests between four-player teams.

The draw for the TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters will be made on Wednesday in Sydney, with the final list of Oceanic Qualifiers being:
Paul Nicholson - Former Players Championship Finals winner
Warren Parry - New Zealand number one & three-time Oceanic Masters winner
Loz Ryder - Current DPA Australian Grand Prix number one
Shane Tichowitsch - Current DPA Australian Grand Prix number two
David Platt - Current DPA Australian Grand Prix number three
John Weber - Current DPA Australian Grand Prix number four
Kyle Anderson - DPA Qualifier
Damon Heta - DPA Qualifier

Tuesday August 26
TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters Qualifier Two
Last 16

Rob Szabo 5-2 Peter Sutton
Damon Heta 5-4 Harvey Mayall
Jamie Rundle 5-1 Sonny Turner
Justin Miles 5-4 Don Whittington
Gordon Mathers 5-0 Dave Muller
Lavinia Hogg 5-3 Paul Lease
Robbie King 5-4 Craig Prizeman
Craig Pullen 5-4 Brian Roach

Quarter-Finals
Damon Heta 5-2 Rob Szabo
Justin Miles 5-2 Jamie Rundle
Gordon Mathers 5-1 Lavinia Hogg
Craig Pullen 5-3 Robbie King

Semi-Finals
Damon Heta def Justin Miles
Gordon Mathers def Craig Pullen

Final
Damon Heta 5-4 Gordon Mathers

Australian Grand Prix - Warilla Bowls Club Day Two
Last 16

Harvey Mayall 6-5 Damon Heta
Rob Szabo 6-5 David Platt
Warren Parry 6-3 Jason Stokes
Ray O'Donnell 6-3 Dave Marshall
Brian Roach 6-2 Kim Anderson
John Weber 6-5 Loz Ryder
Justin Miles 6-4 Tic Bridge
Shane Tichowitsch 6-3 Lindsay Wells

Quarter-Finals
Rob Szabo 6-2 Harvey Mayall
Ray O'Donnell 6-4 Warren Parry
John Weber 6-3 Brian Roach
Justin Miles 6-4 Shane Tichowitsch

Semi-Finals
Rob Szabo 6-2 Ray O'Donnell
John Weber def Justin Miles

Final
John Weber 6-1 Rob Szabo