UK Darts Issue 17 - August 2014 | Page 36

BDO Belgium Open Photo: Mike Glover/UK Darts Magazine The top stars from the BDO headed to Belgium over the weekend of 1st-3rd August for the 2014 Belgium Open and when all was said and done it was Wales captain Martin Philips who emerged victorious from the event after defeating Wesley Harms by three sets to two in a close final. Philips had earlier overcome Brian Dawson in the semi-finals as well as defeating Scott Waites in a last leg decider to win the pairs quarter final encounter. Harms, meanwhile, had overcome Jamie Hughes, Martin Adams and Ted Hankey, who had his best run since returning to the BDO, to book his spot in the final although in the end he fell desperately short. In the ladies event Aileen de Graaf overcame Zoe Jones 2-0 in sets to lift the title after previously defeating Sharon Prins and Fallon Sherrock. Tamara van der Meirsch won the girls singles, whilst Colin Roelofs claimed victory in the boys and the mens and womens pairs events were won by Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts as well as Trina Gulliver and Zoe Jones. In the final event of the weekend James Wilson and Rachel Brooks took victory in the mixed pairs.