Semi-Finals
Lisa Ashton continued her impressive tournament in the semi-finals.
The current Lakeside Champion brought her A-game to the stage on
finals day as she claimed a 6-1 victory over Fallon Sherrock.
Ashton would face Anastasia Dobromyslova in the final after the talented
Russian came through in relative comfort by defeating Irina Armstrong,
who incidentally had enjoyed her best ever televised tournament.
Final
Anastasia Dobromyslova overcame World Champion Lisa Ashton 9-7 in
a match that went all the way to a tie-break situation. During the
early stages there was nothing to split the two players, indeed six
consecutive holds of throw set the tone for the match as the players
headed into the break.
When they returned to the stage it was Dobromyslova who started off
stronger, taking the seventh and eighth legs to open up a gap for the
first time, only to find herself pegged back to 5-5 by an impressive
Ashton, who went on to hold throw again in the twelfth leg, thus
forcing the match into a tie-break situation. Anastasia took the the
thirteenth leg to lead 7-6, only to find herself denied the title as Lisa
levelled up once more at 7-7.
In the fifteenth leg Dobromyslova moved in front again and this time
she was able to complete the victory, landing tops in the next leg to
wrap up a thrilling final that had the crowd on the edge of their seats.
The Verdict
As with the mens’ tournament, the BDO Ladies World Trophy was a
huge success, the final in particular served to highlight the standard
the the ladies game has reached over recent years. So much so that
Trina Gulliver, the nine-time World Champion who is considered the
greatest lady player of all time is in danger of being left behind.
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