Stewart Takes First AGP Event

RUSSELL STEWART won the opening Australian Grand Prix event at the weekend, which was held in Jannali.

Stewart defeated Anthony Fleet 6-2 in the final, averaging 95.70 in an impressive display.

Last year's AGP winner and Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship qualifier Brian Roach reached the semi-finals.

Barry Jouannet suffered a first round defeat, but another player with Purfleet experience, Simon Whitlock, reached the last 16, where he fell victim to Fleet.

AGP Event One - Jannali
Winner: Russell Stewart ($800, ten ranking points)
Runner-Up: Anthony Fleet ($400, eight ranking points)
Semi-Finalists: Brian Roach, Jerry Weyman ($200, six ranking points)
Last Eight: Colin Bell, Peter Corcoran, Dave Fitzpatrick, Gavin Thorpe ($50, four ranking points)
Last 16: Michael Cohen, Paul Cotton, Robert Denny, Colin Sharpe, Mark Taafe, Darran Wade, Alan Wheeler, Simon Whitlock ($25, two ranking points)