Baxter Retains Eastbourne Title

RONNIE BAXTER defeated Colin Lloyd to win the JP Sports 128 Plus Classic in Eastbourne for the second successive year.

The world number three overcame Wayne Jones 12 months ago to take the title at the Winter Gardens.

This time, a 5-2 win over Colin Lloyd secured back-to-back crowns to lift Baxter's confidence ahead of the forthcoming Holsten Premier League Darts.

Baxter overcame in-form Dennis Priestley in the semi-finals and Irish youngster Keith Rooney at the last eight stage.

Lloyd reached his second final of 2006 by seeing off Colin Osborne in the semis.

The John Smiths Open Singles will be played on Sunday.

JP Sports 128 Plus Classic
Final
Ronnie Baxter 5-2 Colin Lloyd
Winner £2,400 & 12 ranking points
Runner-up £1,200 & 9 ranking points

Semi-Finals
Colin Lloyd 5-4 Colin Osborne
Ronnie Baxter 5-2 Dennis Priestley
Losers £600 & 7 ranking points

Quarter-Finals
Colin Lloyd def Matt Clark
Colin Osborne def Adrian Gray
Ronnie Baxter def Keith Rooney
Dennis Priestley def Andy Hamilton
Losers £300 & 5 ranking points

Last 16
Matt Clark def Colin Monk
Colin Lloyd def Lionel Sams
Colin Osborne def Mark Pooke
Adrian Gray def Peter Manley
Keith Rooney def Mark Walsh
Ronnie Baxter def James Wade
Dennis Priestley def Kevin Painter
Andy Hamilton def Dave Jowett
Losers £150, 4 ranking points

Last 32
Matt Clark def Michael Barnard
Colin Monk def John Lowe
Colin Lloyd def Richard McLaughlin
Lionel Sams def Tom Kirby
Colin Osborne def Pete Hall
Mark Pooke def Wesley Newton
Peter Manley def Darren Webster
Adrian Gray def Martin Burchell
Keith Rooney def Andy Jenkins
Mark Walsh def Andy Smith
Ronnie Baxter def Barrie Bates
James Wade def Chris Mason
Kevin Painter def John Magowan
Dennis Priestley def Alan Caves
Andy Hamilton def Bob Crawley
Dave Jowett def Steve Hine
Losers £75, 3 ranking points

Last 64
Michael Barnard def Denis Ovens
Matt Clark def Kevin McDine
John Lowe def Mark Dudbridge
Colin Monk def Adrian Lewis
Colin Lloyd def Jimmy Mann
Richard McLaughlin def Gary Welding
Tom Kirby def Matt Sheehan
Lionel Sams def Jon Jukes
Colin Osborne def Wayne Mardle
Pete Hall def Paul McGimpsey
Mark Pooke def Alan Warriner-Little
Wes Newton def John Paine
Peter Manley def Mark Lawrence
Darren Webster def Kevin Thomas
Martin Burchell def Terry Jenkins
Adrian Gray def Jon Stephenson
Andy Jenkins def John Quantock
Keith Rooney def Andrew Davies
Mark Walsh def Darren Latham
Andy Smith def Lee Gladman
Ronnie Baxter def Dave Honey
Barrie Bates def Darren Johnson
Chris Mason def Lee Palfreyman
James Wade def Dean Allsop
Kevin Painter def Tony Randell
John Magowan def Jamie Harvey
Dennis Priestley def Dean Brown
Alan Caves def Anthony Ridler
Bob Crawley def Roland Scholten
Andy Hamilton def Owen Caffrey
David Jowett def Dave Askew
Steve Hine def Paul Anthony
Losers £50, 2 ranking points

Last 128
Michael Barnard def Mick Rogers
Denis Ovens def Jason Clark
Kevin McDine def Simon Whatley
Matt Clark def Kerry Bannister
John Lowe def Ricki Blay
Mark Dudbridge def Simon Craven
Adrian Lewis def Pete Allen
Colin Monk def David Webb
Jimmy Mann def Mark Tiller
Colin Lloyd def Alan Reynolds
Richard McLaughlin def Mark Holden
Gary Welding def Jim Withers
Tom Kirby def Steve Beaton
Matt Sheehan def Peter Johns
John Jukes def Phil Songhurst
Lionel Sams def George Dearman
Colin Osborne def Henry O'Neill
Wayne Mardle def Rod Harrington
Pete Hall def Keith Price
Paul McGimpsey def Keith Deller
Mark Pooke def Mark Samways
Alan Warriner-Little def Andy Nye
John Paine def Nick Fulwell
Wes Newton def Steve Alker
Mark Lawrence def Deta Hedman
Peter Manley def Dave Whitcombe
Kevin Thomas def Mick McGowan
Darren Webster def Nigel Russell
Terry Jenkins def Matt Chapman
Martin Burchell def Ashley Smith
Adrian Gray def Graham Moulds
Jon Stephenson def Alex Roy
John Quantock def R Wigg
Andy Jenkins def Shayne Burgess
Andrew Davies def Chris Forsyth
Keith Rooney def Steve Maish
Darren Latham def Jason Crawley
Mark Walsh def John Walker
Lee Gladman def Alan Taylor
Andy Smith def Paul Valentine
Dave Honey def Aaron Turner
Ronnie Baxter def Vincent Harmes
Darren Johnson def Richie Burnett
Barrie Bates def David Platt
Chris Mason def David Green
Lee Palfreyman def Lee White
Dean Allsopp def Richard Ford
James Wade def Ian Critchett
Tony Randell def Mark Stephenson
Kevin Painter def Carl Minter
John Magowan def Rocco Maes
Jamie Harvey def Russ Herbert
Dean Brown def Lee Smyth
Dennis Priestley def Leon Davies
Anthony Ridler def Kevin Turner
Alan Caves def Mark Thomson
Bob Crawley def Gary Noonan
Roland Scholten def Mark Salmon
Owen Caffrey def Kevin Pearson
Andrew Hamilton def Bob Linton
David Jowett def Robin Masters
Dave Askew def Steve Oakman
Paul Anthony def Jimmy Pryde
Steve Hine def Dennis Smith
Losers £25